Thoughts for the day

[BelAir]

Nope.

 

My treatment of choice for colds is lots of Tylenol and orange juice.  But that probably don't help so much with the stuffiness.

[jstephens9]

I was getting ready to say, what happened to the chicken soup? But I see Jeff already had some of that

[Jeff Wrangler]

The REAL ephedrine is in ephedra, a bush that grows in the Rocky Mountains. It's also called Mormon Tea bush. I saw many of these bushes in my recent visit to Chaco canyon in the Four Corners area of northern New Mexico. There was a highly-advertised cold medicine called Ephidac in the ?80s? ?90s? made from ephedra, but it was taken off the market because it could cause heart attacks and all sorts of negative reactions. Pseudoephedrene was then developed, but I think it was also proven to be harmful.

I think the real problem with pseudoephedrine is that it can be used to cook crystal meth. 

I wonder if you're thinking of that thing that was in some diet drug that they had to take off the market because it caused heart problems? I can't remember what that was called. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

Has anybody ever head of the thing where you put a big onion slice with sugar which causes a broth which you then inhale and it clears you out?

No, but I heard that if you're having a baby, if you put a knife under the bed, it cuts the pain in two. 

[jstephens9]

I will remember that Jeff although I am not planning on having a baby anytime soon

And by the way I said you inhale the broth when I meant to say you drink the broth. The broth would be quite difficult to inhale and if you were able to I think you would end up more stuffed up and sicker.

[McNell]

Has anybody ever head of the thing where you put a big onion slice with sugar which causes a broth which you then inhale and it clears you out?

Hmmm...I can sure use that today....this cold is "coming out"...yuck...I'll cry like a baby inhaling that big 'ole union


Mod...oh wait...just saw that you're suppose to drink it...okay..

[jstephens9]

Yes, please don't inhale the onion. Then you will be in a real mess cause it will get stuck in your nose, but it will make you forget about the cold. Would you believe that when I was a little kid I really did stuff a big piece of onion up my nose? I really did for some reason. I don't remember it, but my parents had to rush me to the doctor to get it out.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Yes, please don't inhale the onion. Then you will be in a real mess cause it will get stuck in your nose, but it will make you forget about the cold. Would you believe that when I was a little kid I really did stuff a big piece of onion up my nose? I really did for some reason. I don't remember it, but my parents had to rush me to the doctor to get it out.

I can believe it. Apparently it's quite a common occurrence among small children. Peanuts, popcorn, shit like that.

[ifyoucantfixit]

           My oldest son, stuck a bean up there...We had to take him to the doctor too.  It was a dried
bean, which could have sprouted in that environment..Holy cats what kids think to do.

[jstephens9]

I'm glad that is common since I was thinking I was just weird.......well, that is probably true too  Wonder why kids would want to stick something up their nose? Yes a dried bean could sprout there. I bet that was hard to get out. By the way Janice, how is your daughter?