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16 January 2007

Ow! I chopped birds eye chillis ten minutes ago and just decided to rub my eye.

OW OW OW!

post by: armoured-ant at: 19:47 | 16 comments

My sister once did this, and I had to take her contacts out for her!

posted by interrobang 16 January | 19:48

No. Don't do that.

posted by mudpuppie 16 January | 19:49

(Er, that wasn't directed at you, interrobang.)

posted by mudpuppie 16 January | 19:50

Oh, OW! I feel your pain. Chilis are vicious in eyeballs.

posted by Fuzzbean 16 January | 19:51

Whatever you do, DON'T MASTURBATE!

posted by pieisexactlythree 16 January | 19:54

No, go ahead, masturbate.
What, no tats? Let the endorphins flow.

What are birds eye chillis, OTOH.

Yah, That hand. Ha./

posted by alicesshoe 16 January | 20:11

I can personally attest to the wisdom of pi's advice.

posted by Triode 16 January | 20:13

Birds Eye Chillis

posted by armoured-ant 16 January | 20:20

What the Hell was 'ya cooking then Triode¿

Ha-Ha-Ha-

unbelievable.

Accidentally, I suppose¿

posted by alicesshoe 16 January | 20:30

poor armoured-ant. poor triode! oW!

posted by dabitch 16 January | 20:36

I had a similar experience, although mine involved having to pee. Use your imagination.

posted by jonmc 16 January | 20:37

Oh, piri-piri, why didn'cha say.

There's a great restaurant here in Toronto called that. Great Portuguese food.

Thnks.

posted by alicesshoe 16 January | 21:06

Cooking is dangerous.

The other day I had to fry some onions but I let the pan heat too long. I chucked in the onions, got a gust of pure onion gas in my face and within five seconds I wanted to claw my own eyes out.

posted by dodgygeezer 17 January | 05:00

I guess it's a bit late for this now, but if you want to chop chillis rub oil on your fingers first, the tips of your fingers. Then chop carefully, (cos of the oil natch!)
it's easier to remove the capaiscin and you wouldn't have burned your eyes so much.
If it happens again squeeze cucumber juice into your eyes and rinse with water.

posted by Wilder 17 January | 05:54

Wow! Thanks!

posted by armoured-ant 17 January | 06:04

You can also rub your hair on your eyelids if you get something hot in them. If yours isn't long enough, use another person's. I know it sounds completely ridiculous, but it works. A co worker was married to a guy from Mexico and he let her in on that little tidbit.

posted by chewatadistance 18 January | 08:32

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