Oh hey, it's that tiny dog that the passenger next to you brought on the plane and you follow them on Instagram

But you don't know how to bring it up casually.

Allie Ward back with another episode of allergies, but not just any episode.

We are creaking the door open and we're stepping a foot into the chill of Spooktober.

That's right kiddos.

Last year we had wall-to-wall creepy Halloweeny episodes in October like osteology about bones

and spidrenology all about spider webs and cute curbotology all about pumpkins.

And it was so creepy then.

And then cut to us standing wide-eyed holding 2020 spear.

So think of Spooktober this year as a respite from the inferno of chaos that is an election year pandemic.

Let's chill out by talking about flesh-eating birds.

But first we think.

Thank you to every single patron at patreon.com slash allergies.

I love you.

You make the show possible.

Thank you to everyone for buying allergies, shirts or a winter hat or a fall blanket or face masks,

which we now have at oligiesmerch.com.

Thanks to everyone who's rating the podcast and making sure you're subscribed and telling friends and family enemies.

And of course for those writing a review, I have been known to read every single one.

I read them sometimes in a deep Southampton Inn just to keep me going on tough nights.

Such as this one this week by J.Lu98 who says beware.

Do you want to become an avid bird watcher, a taxidermist, an astronaut?

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