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26 October 2006

Food Poisoning: What a fabulous way to lose 5 pounds in 12 hours. It was a rough night, folks.→[More:]The culprit was some bad turkey cold cuts. I can't but feel that this is karmic retribution for ending my 6-year stint as a vegetarian a couple of weeks ago. But then again, that's ridiculous.

post by: amro at: 09:37 | 12 comments

Ugh. I've been there. That truly sucks.

I can't but feel that this is karmic retribution for ending my 6-year stint as a vegetarian a couple of weeks ago.

Blasphemer!

posted by jonmc 26 October | 09:38

I missed my first chance to see a band I'd been dying to see for years back in 2001 due to food poisoning. Deciding which end to hang over the toilet in a CONCERT VENUE BATHROOM is not my idea of a good time.

posted by mike9322 26 October | 09:41

... which is to say I know what it's like and am glad you are feeling better now, amro.

posted by mike9322 26 October | 09:44

What band, mike? amro, that sucks! That turkey didn't go without a fight. Five pounds....damn. That's a lot of trips to the loo.

Skip, skip, skip to my loo...

posted by iconomy 26 October | 09:46

I've had it twice. It's dreadful.

The worst ever was in Montreal when I was between hotel check out time and flight with 6 hours to kill. I spent it walking around a museum, puking in bathroom after bathroom.

posted by dobbs 26 October | 09:53

the art was that bad? but seriously, glad you are feeling better, of course as an added sukiness those five pounds wont stay gone.

posted by edgeways 26 October | 09:58

Bummer, amro... Glad you "got it outta your system," so to speak. I hate throwing up... the whole you'll-feel-better-after just never did it for me.

(And remember, spinach can kill...)

posted by Pips 26 October | 10:29

Yikes amro, no fun. Hope you're outta the woods now. Did the turkey smell or taste weird? Maybe it was disguised by the mustard?

posted by chewatadistance 26 October | 11:53

My friend's little brother had a brilliant weight loss plan. He wanted to charge $20 to lick his dog's ass, and thus contract tapeworms, which would presumably eat that excess food.

posted by pieisexactlythree 26 October | 14:06

Yeah, food poisoning...it's not fun is it? Glad you got through it relatively intact.

posted by flopsy 26 October | 15:38

Yee gods, pie, that left me speechless. What a mental picture!/Perhaps he could somehow get tapeworms in a pill form, and charge for them./

Amro, I hope you're much better now. Are you sure it was food poisoning? There is some sort of stomach virus going around now.

posted by redvixen 26 October | 17:05

Is there really something going around redvixen? I didn't know that, but the thought that it might really be a stomach flu crossed my mind when my boss never responded to the email I sent him saying I wouldn't be in (very unusual for him)... Maybe he was out sick, too.

The reason I assumed it was food poisoning is that the turkey I had the other day tasted really funny...

posted by amro 26 October | 18:07

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