I would have named them Robbie, Chip and Ernie.

Doppelbangers.

I knew identical triplets growing up. They had one older brother. I always felt for their parents; "Okay, we want two kids! Time for the second one" and BAM you hear God laughing.

How could I forget about the Dionnes? Those poor kids.

Not to mention Identical Quintuplets.

This started trending a few months ago, apparently, but seems to be picking up steam this week;

I think there are a LOT of people like this guy. We just never hear about them unless something this big happens. But people reach out and help each other in so many different ways, every day.

Yes! I have actual food allergies, ones I was diagnosed with by an allergy specialist. I can't tell you how many times people seriously believe it's a matter of me a) not liking the food or b) a matter of me having to "get used to" the food in question. For example, I don't really want to "get used to" the severe…

i would have tipped that server extra for checking with me.

i used to babysit a little girl who was allergic to corn syrup. she had one shelf in the pantry of just her safe snack foods and there was almost nothing on it most of the time. she did eat a lot of raw fruits and veggies though

My Dad has celiac, and he just says allergic to gluten. If they press him, he tells them it makes him shit blood. That usually shuts them up.

wasn't there a story about a woman who was allergic to crunchy but crispy was okay?

She can call it a gluten intolerance.

I'm in the same boat - I'm not allergic to wheat or corn, but when I eat them my body goes haywire and I develop a new, weird, mystery ailment. A year or two ago it was huge digestive upsets. We travelled and finding food that was friendly to my digestive system last week was ...…

As a 25 year vegetarian I don't think that's ridiculous at all.

Folks make mistakes, sometimes dumb ones. The difference between "funny story" and "moronic pain in the ass" is whether the perpetrator insists on doubling down on his or her mistake.

Seriously. This whole trend would be a total loss were it not for the dining renaissance my actual celiac friends are currently experiencing.

Honest to goodness allergic reactions can result in blisters, whole body over, inflammation, swelling, the works. Suuuuuper hyperallergenic responses, to a variety of allergens, can go full blown Stevens-Johnson where your skin starts to fall off.

I worked at a chinese restaurant next door to a pizza shop in high school and you wouldn't believe how many people waltzed in and announced they were there to pick up two large pepperonis and a dozen wings. We had the lit-up menu board overhead, so I would "ehem" and point up to a large picture of Peking duck. You are…

I've made a 'pizza' with a cream cheese base as a really easy appetizer. It's pretty delicious.