Why are you off to Reading? I'd imagine that'd be highly unpleasant.
(I have never been to Reading, but I'm going to spend the first half of New Year's in Basingstoke, so I REALLY shouldn't comment...)

I read that chewing gum helped, and it DIDN'T. Chopping garlic helped a little but it was very highly unpleasant. What fucking idiot decided it'd be a good idea to eat something that made you leak from your orifices? Fucking idiots.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:24, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

It's nothing to be ashamed of
The meeting is in Reading. This is why I've been at work - despite working flat out over the last week to get the data sorted, it, predictably, wasn't quite finished by Friday. Though on the plus side it wasn't the frantic rush of depressing barrel-scraping it's often been in the past.

As for onions - firstly consider the glory of a good onion bhaji in its defence. Secondly, as far as 'leaking from orifices' goes, it pales in comparison to what a good chilli pepper can do to you.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:30, Reply)

I bought what I thought to be a sweet pepper plant
earlier this year. I planted it, and I nutured it, and it grew a couple of lovely peppers. Yum!, thinks I, and bit in to one.
It was a cocking chilli pepper.
(berk, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:32, Reply)

Ouch.
Under normal circumstances I'd prefer chillis to sweet peppers, but not so much in the case "unwittingly biting into a raw one."
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:36, Reply)

I love that you know that.
The Fourth Bear is excellent, if you've not read it yet.

Oh, you're at work? Unpleasant. Almost as unpleasant as just now, when I got my bacon out and a little bit had a faint green tinge. So sad :( Best of luck with the meeting.

I'm just not a fan of onions in any form :( I love garlic, though. I've been eating a lot of chilli recently. Have to admit I love it just a little bit. My dad once put in his contacts after chopping chillis and didn't wash his hands... OWWWWWWWW
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:35, Reply)

Remembering the times I've gone for a leak straight after chopping chillis normally makes me shudder and cross my legs
So now I feel a strange need to cross my eyes.

Cheers. This one hasn't been as unpleasant as I was expecting it to happen and, as I say, I think I've got something positive to show tomorrow. Would still have to preferred a weekend off, but hey ho. Maybe I'll skive Tuesday in lieu or something.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:43, Reply)

Oh jesus that's nasty.
I can't cross my eyes, or raise one eyebrow. I have little control over my body. Especially when drunk.

That's excellent. I'm looking forward to next week, it's the Classics Christmas Party and I'm going to look as smokin' hot as I can. I hope you can kick back a little. Or you can continue on your thesis. Your choice!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:54, Reply)