'Martini Lady' has just been WAITING to come out to play! Shaking (not stirring) as we speak...
Properly made & sipped Martinis have NEVER given me a hangover; red wine kicks my @ss, though...
Posted on 07/20/2011 5:53:34 PM PDT by dynachrome
Ancient Greeks engraved their drinking cups with groveling entreaties to the spirit Pausikrepalos, whose main job was delegating and regulating hangovers. Their Roman counterparts preferred to wolf down fried canaries and owl eggs. The Mongolians relied on sheep eyes, the Assyrians swore by ground-up sparrow beaks. Colonial Puritans flogged themselves and bled the hangover out, while Old West cowboys brewed up a pot of Jackrabbit dung tea. Voodoo-inclined Haitians would (and probably still do) jab 13 pins into the cork of the bottle that brought the pain.
And then there’s the hair of the dog. The theory that a hangover is largely withdrawal symptoms is a popular one, especially among those you find slumped on bar stools on Sunday morning. The Bloody Mary is the standby, of course, but over the centuries many alcohol-laced concoctions have been put forth. They’re called eye-openers, pick-me-ups, spine-stiffeners, restoratives and bracers and tend to fall into three categories: high-proof fruit juices; spicy, weird-ingredient punishers and sweet and creamy appeasers. Some confer hope (Fog Lifter, Corpse Reviver, Rejuvenator), others describe the state you’re in (Sufferin’ Bastard, Zombie, Morning After). They certainly ease the pain, but then, alcohol always does.
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The author’s cure. YMMV
“Frank’s Scientifically Magical Never-Fail Hangover Cure
An IV of saline solution
A bottle of 80% pure oxygen
Three, possibly four Bloody Bulls (a Bloody Mary with beef bullion)
Apply all three simultaneously and you’ll feel as well as can be expected, given the circumstances.”
“I have to feel sorry for people that don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s the best they’re going to feel all day.”
— Frank Sinatra
Hair of the dog.
'Martini Lady' has just been WAITING to come out to play! Shaking (not stirring) as we speak...
Properly made & sipped Martinis have NEVER given me a hangover; red wine kicks my @ss, though...
Two advil and a gallon of water.
“red wine”
Yah. Stay away from that! Don’t ask how I know...
Hungover and jittery!
Pour some Ron Rico in that,and we’re back in business.
I’ll attest to that.
One time I was sure I was going to wake up the next morning with a top contender for one of my worst. Took 3 aspirin and drank 40 ounces of water. Then each time during the night I had to get up to use the bathroom I drank another 40 ounces. Did that about 4 times. It worked. Felt a little light-headed the next morning but no pain.
Either that or hair of the dog. The water treatment at least spared my the pain.
I love your tagline!
Apropos the thread, I always found, oddly, that strawberry soda pop, lacking that, root beer, was a decent start out of a bad hangover (too much scotch and soda).
Milk thistle seeds ground with burdock root shavings as a tea.
drinkedy-pingedy
Not for me, ‘cause I always kept VERY large supplies of water nearby during the night after a bunch of partying, because I knew I was going to be really thirsty. Next day, for some reason really heavy PINK strawberry soda, or a really hard-core root beer, helped with the hangovers. Not cola, not Dr. Pepper, not Orange Crush, not 7-Up or Ginger ale or any of the others, because I tried them. They didn’t do a thing for me. Strawberry soda somehow chased out the queezies pretty good. It’s a mystery to me.
What's burdock? Got the thistle ...
Best hangover cure ever: Cheeseburger with grilled onions and mushrooms. Greasy. Seriously. It works.
I used to play music with some guys and we all drank mixed drinks. Hangovers weren’t terrible, but happened. Then, we switched to diet soda for a mixer, poof! No more hangovers.
historical interest ...
Aspirin before bed and as much water as you can gulp down. Not a total cure, but it knocks down the worst of it.
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