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Common Ailments of the Common Skier

AILMENT: ALOPECIA CAPITIS TOTALIS

CAUSED BY: Genetics, wearing a hat every day since you were 10 years old.

SYMPTOMS: Thin to no undercover; sudden urge to do a comb-over; forgot your hat one time and got severely sunburned.

AILMENT: SEPARATED CORNEA

CAUSED BY: The Jerry Sword, a.k.a sudden backward thrust of a ski pole tip, often striking from

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