"Ben Hiel" wrote in
:

There are over 5 billion people in the world, and you were able to
produce a whopping 2 people who died from ingesting oleander in recent
years. Notice that they didn't die an instant after touching an
oleander leaf - they died after repeatedly ingesting oleander over a
period of days. This hardly represents a dangerous health menace to
humanity.

You asked for a credible news story. I gave you one. Did you want it
notarized by the Pope or your local Rabbi? Currently, you are the only
person characterizing oleander as a weapon of mass destruction. The
original replier said it was poisonous. Are you disputing that? The best
you can offer is third hand knowledge of what it might taste like.

Millions of people have oleander in close proximity to their their
homes and somehow they manage to stay alive. Meanwhile, people who
live in fear of the Dreaded Oleander unknowingly have yards filled
with DEADLY TOXIC PLANTS READY TO KILL. Hydrangea is toxic. Poinsettia
is toxic. English ivy is toxic. Caladium is toxic. Foxglove is toxic.
Philodendron is toxic. So are azaleas and rhododendrons.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...e&db=PubMed&do
pt=Abstract&list_uids=90376391 Hide in fear from the lovely
philodendron - it's a killer!

Somehow, human beings have existed with these plants for thousands of
years. Should people be fearful of these plants like you fear the
Dreaded Oleander?

I'm more afraid of becoming one of those people who make unwarranted
characterizations. Like yourself. You can turn the soap opera music off
now.

Maybe you should try chewing a couple of leaves and let us know (or
not) how it goes.

Maybe you should try getting a grasp of the genuine health dangers you
should be concerned with.

Maybe you should let people decide for themselves what that they are wont
to do. And save the drama for somebody who might be impressed.