Next, on Letterman: Stupid Metabolism Tricks

[athelind]

Yesterday, I asked myself a question that's come up a few times over the last few months: why do I feel hung over when I haven't had any alcohol? I had a headache that acetaminophen barely touched, and it stuck around all day, finally fading some time around 2300 hours.1(Oddly, I seldom get hangovers when I've actually imbibed. Usually, I'm very

Comments

[leonard_arlotte]

Um, if you have that adverse a reaction to a single milkshake, mayhaps you ought not be drinking them?

[athelind]

NOT EVEN FOR SCIENCE!!!

[archteryx]

You should be shot with a rapid fire Nerf gun for that last one. But then, living with Ahnuld as your governor for so long, I think the jokes are just pro forma these days. ;>

You're starting to pick up Bartimaeus' bad habits.

[tombfyre]

Hooray for SCIENCE! ^^ Now be a good dragon and avoid milkshakes so you don't feel all shitty. :3

[araquan]

Lactaid (or any other form of ingestable lactase I guess) any good for you?

[athelind]

Simpler to Just Avoid a Luxury Food That Isn't Good For Me Anyway.

[araquan]

Bah!

[r_caton]

Strawberry Shakes?
It might be the colouring matter - "red" MacShakes make my lips come up although I'm not lactose intolerant.

Cochineal?

[athelind]

This is In-N-Out. If the "red coloring matter" is anything other than actual strawberries, I'll be very surprised.

And again: not gonna try a VANILLA shake to see if IT makes me feel like crap for a full day.