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[dieuterus]

So while I'm sitting here avoiding sleep and homework, I might as well tell you guys about something kinda funny I saw on Monday. I went to go see the apartment, and while waiting for the realestate agent, I saw a cat in the courtyard. The sidewalk I was on was about ten feet from it, and since he didn't run off as I approached, I thought I might

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*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

Megan is that you? I think it's an INTRUDER! Woo-ERT Woo-ERT! Intruder alert! Sound the dieU alarm!

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

Heh heh. I'm funny. Look at how funny I am.

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

I wonder if Mandy is still around here somewhere medicating her swollen tonsils. It's practically a DieU reunion.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

I know! I feel all weird!

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

It's giving me flashbacks.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

To the mono-lific time of woe?

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

...yes, actually.

Especially since last week I thought I had managed to catch the ever-elusive second round of mono. But it turned out to just be food poisoning. Spectacular food poisoning, but food poisoning nonetheless.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

Ack, from what?

Hey, do you have allergies?

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

I went to Old Chicago's and had the nacho appetizer. Not really sure what was bad, though. A friend who got the Fisherman's Catch was the only other one to get food poisoning, so we're thinking it was a bad ingredient common to both.

On the good side, as opposed to the bad, vomiting side, I hear we're getting coupons.

Um, allergies? I'm allergic to lots of metals, and . . . artichokes. Neither of which come up too often. No really annoying allergies, though, like grass or dust.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

A common ingredient...sounds like a good, old-fashioned mystery to me! I guess: CHEESE!

(Is there cheese in the Fisherman's Catch? On...it?)

Urgh, how immediate was the sickness? Since you're getting coupons, were you actually in the restaurant when you started feeling pukey--or did someone call in about it later?

Artichokes? How did that happen? LMAO. Wait...I think you might have told me about this at that Christmas Staff Party so long ago. My pizza had artichokes on it...and didn't I offer you some? And you were like, no, I could die?

Ah. I have really annoying allergies like grass and dust, in addition to the fucking weird, like bananas and...yeah. The reason I brought it up is because I think allergy season is kicking in already, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't having fear-based hallucinations. Or that I'm sick with something else.

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

No cheese on the Fisherman's Catch. As for the mystery, the clues are:

*Both the Nachos and the Fisherman's Catch poisoned their eaters.
*The mozarella sticks did not.
*No food was shared.

As for the actual getting sick thing, we both did actually get sick in the restaurant, though everybody thought he was just drunk (it was my friend's 21st, so there was much alcohol being shoved at him), and I didn't realize it was food poisoning til after I left. Mostly because it started with my left arm going entirely numb. Which was, um....fun.

Nothing like trying to figure out if you're having a heart attack or not over some tasty nachos.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

Kay, let's compare. According to the Old Chicago online menu, the Fisherman's Catch is:

A combination of Sam Adams® beer-battered cod fillets with six crispy shrimp, all lightly fried and served with sides of tartar and cocktail sauce, coleslaw and salt and vinegar fries.

Which nacho appetizer did you have? The Italian one or the Nachos Grande?

I'm thinking maybe the lettuce was bad. Because that's a common ingredient. (I'm assuming the Fisherman's coleslaw used lettuce.) Lettuce can be a watery bitch.

Your left arm went numb! Isn't heart attack "shooting pain" up and down arm? Could you move your arm? Was it numb like suddenly-woke-up-because-you've-been-sleeping-on-it-for-five-hours-cutting-off-all-circulation numb?

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

Doesn't coleslaw generally use cabbage rather than lettuce? I think lettuce would wilt in the presence of that much mayonaise.

At first it was numb like it'd fallen asleep (but without the tingly feeling), then it became limp and useless and completely oblivious even to pressure.

So of course I sort of limp-noodled it around for ten or fifteen minutes, until circulation and feeling returned. It was pretty weird. About the same time, the other victim began getting chills worthy of menopause.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

I think it uses a mix of both lettuce and cabbage. It depends on how chunky-thick you want your coleslaw. All cabbage coleslaw would be pretty hardy.

*gasp* Then it was like suddenly-woke-up-because-you've-been-sleeping-on-it-for-five-hours-cutting-off-all-circulation numb! Did you guys go straight to the doctor? Have you had food poisoning before?

*Megan*

[dieuterus]

We were thinking about going to the doctor, but we've both had food poisoning before, so once we realized what it was we just went home and suffered there.

I don't think there's much they can do for you at the hospital short of providing a pail.

*Crystalline*

[dieuterus]

Ah, I didn't know that. That sucks. Man, I'm glad I've never gotten food poisoning. LOL