Douchebag ruined our evening, or why you can't be too careful

[AccountingDrone]

If someone spiked my drinks - even 'just' with alcohol - it could cause my death. I'm serious. It might be a small chance, depending on what they spiked it with. But I'm taking nearly the maximum safe dosage of one of my drugs, and it interacts BADLY with alcohol. Mix in the other six drugs I take daily, add alcohol, stir, and who knows what would happen?

Ditto - us overmedicated types can even need to be careful about food - grapefruit can potentiate us to death [my father in law didn't get warned about grapefruit and something he is on started doing evil things with his liver so now he only has about 2/3 function.] Rob is on statins but I am not, and I asked my pharm if anything I was on prevents me from grapefruit and I am lucky enough to not have to worry about it.

I do have food allergies, which is how I discovered that someone decided to prove I wasn't allergic to mushrooms ... when I had to break out the epipen and go for an ambulance ride.

[crazylegs]

Now, if you tell me you're also bald and wear geeky wire rimmed glasses, we may just have to talk.

Full head of hair (much to my fathers annoyance) as I'm only 30 but I do wear similar glasses, so 50% isn't too bad!

[mathnerd]

See, other than the height thing, that's Jester's problem as well. Too much hair. Well, that and being too short. He does have the glasses though.

And by my count you're up to 66.7%. Tall and glasses, just not bald.

[mathnerd]

I do have food allergies, which is how I discovered that someone decided to prove I wasn't allergic to mushrooms ... when I had to break out the epipen and go for an ambulance ride.

Now this I have far too much experience with. I've been hauled out of several bars and restaurants due to accidental exposure. As far as I know, though, nobody's ever tried to intentionally expose me to "prove" me wrong. I'm also pretty sure that the staff at the places where it's happened will never, ever take allergies lightly again. I've never actually seen it myself, but I've been told it's pretty scary to watch.

[Seshat]

All that being said, I'd thank you to NOT drink at my bar, please.

Awww. Alright. But can I have a cola? Just plain non-alcoholic cola. And a chat. When you're off work and/or not busy.

Ditto - us overmedicated types can even need to be careful about food - grapefruit can potentiate us to death
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I do have food allergies, which is how I discovered that someone decided to prove I wasn't allergic to mushrooms ... when I had to break out the epipen and go for an ambulance ride.

I've discovered a food allergy to additive .. uh .. 160b. Annatto. Breaks me out in hives. Wheee.
Yellow or red foods may have it. It's also common in lipsticks and moisturisers.

I've never actually seen it myself, but I've been told it's pretty scary to watch.

I'm sure it is.

[mathnerd]

Awww. Alright. But can I have a cola? Just plain non-alcoholic cola. And a chat. When you're off work and/or not busy.

I hear this rumor that he makes some fantastic non-alcoholic concoctions. I wouldn't know, as I'm generally too busy drinking beer to find out.

[morgana]

I've never actually seen it myself, but I've been told it's pretty scary to watch.

Yes, yes indeed. Anaphalaxis is absolutely terrifying for the bystander, especially if it's someone you care about.

[dalesys]

Full head of hair ...

Nair in the shower head instead of blue RIT.

[Tama]

If I ever have a family member with that anaphylaxis reaction, I always tell myself. I will NEVER forget the epipen.

I have heard WAY too many stories about deaths or near-deaths to do that.

[Jester]

I think it'd be more entertaining with Morgan Freeman narrating. "So, here's this little douchebag who had just spiked my friend's drink, and now he was going to get such a beatdown... my, my."

Originally I was going to say you were so very wrong....but then I heard Freeman's voice in my head. And I realized that you may very very well have a point. But I do think that Samuel L. should still figure in the movie. Perhaps dropping the infamous Ezekiel speech into the appropriate moment.

Sticking with freeman, though, if he was going to be narrating my story, it would probably go something more like this (remember, read this in Freeman's voice):

"Watch this fellow. No, not him...him. The one in the mauve shirt and the way-too-cool hairstyle. I know what you're thinking....he looks harmless, even kinda cool. The kinda guy you'd like to hang out with. But watch what he does right....here. See that? No? Let me rewind it for you. Riiiight.....there. Yes, that seemingly cool fellow just spiked that drink. Fortunately for him, it was so subtle that most people wouldn't have noticed it. Unfortunately for him, Jester is not most people. And most unfortunately for him, that drink belongs to a very good friend of Jester's. And that poor fellow simply has no idea of the beat down he's about to receive. My, my..."

See, other than the height thing, that's Jester's problem as well. Too much hair. Well, that and being too short. He does have the glasses though.

Both of us can change the hair thing by shaving our head. I won't, of course, but Crazylegs might. The height thing, though, is beyond my power to change.

I've been hauled out of several bars and restaurants due to accidental exposure.

I've never actually seen it myself, but I've been told it's pretty scary to watch.

I'm sure it is.

I have. It is.

Awww. Alright. But can I have a cola? Just plain non-alcoholic cola. And a chat. When you're off work and/or not busy.

Absolutely. Just don't want you trying something in my bar just to try it and suddenly keeling over or anything.

I hear this rumor that he makes some fantastic non-alcoholic concoctions.

Pure rumor. My specialties are fantastic ALCOHOLIC concoctions.

[AccountingDrone]

If I ever have a family member with that anaphylaxis reaction, I always tell myself. I will NEVER forget the epipen.

I have heard WAY too many stories about deaths or near-deaths to do that.

2 pens in my messenger bag, one in Rob's coat, one in Phlip's messenger bag, one in the kitchen, one in the bedside stand.

[Tama]

You may want to put one in the bathroom cabinet too, if feasible?

[mathnerd]

Both of us can change the hair thing by shaving our head. I won't, of course, but Crazylegs might. The height thing, though, is beyond my power to change.

I believe we've had this conversation before. And thank you for having no intention of shaving your head. While in general I'm attracted to bald men, I think you would look silly with a shaved head.

I have. It is.

Sorry about that.

Pure rumor. My specialties are fantastic ALCOHOLIC concoctions.

If I recall correctly, you are the source of that rumor.

2 pens in my messenger bag, one in Rob's coat, one in Phlip's messenger bag, one in the kitchen, one in the bedside stand.

Holy Cow! There's a person out there that carries more than I do???? Most of my reactions take 2-4 doses of epi, along with other drugs administered by paramedics and hospital staff to get under control. The one Jester saw was "mild", and that took two self-administered pens, another dose in the ambulance, 100mg of Benadryll, oxygen with albuterol and solumedrol (also in the ambulance), and another dose of epi and solumedrol, plus prednisone in the hospital itself. What makes it "mild to moderate", was that I avoided getting intubated that night and managed to get released in only a couple hours.

[Jester]

While in general I'm attracted to bald men, I think you would look silly with a shaved head.

I'm a short skinny white guy.

DUH.

If I recall correctly, you are the source of that rumor.

I highly doubt that.

[mathnerd]

I highly doubt that.

On FB status, you stated to two of my friends (one who's pregnant and one who just had a liver transplant), that you make excellent virgin cocktails. So there.