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  hot toddy : Downforce
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    Do not do this in any way, ever, do not even consider it, I strongly - strongly recommend you ignore this... : abrasion
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      Reverse psychology, eh?? : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • No, it's a stupid thing to do and lowers your immune system. The only time I ever did it, I genuinely wa... : abrasion
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      Wait... what is it. : TheNiXXeD
      • Retarded old wives tale trick of taking a hot tea with alcohol and honey or some shit in it and 'sweating... : abrasion
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      overreact much? the only reason it's frowned upon is because too much alcohol can cause dehydration but t... : randomnull
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        It lowers your immune system and can make you sicker, I've never been so sick in my life. 6 hours after I... : abrasion
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          Correlation does not imply causation, I find your staunch opposition to something as silly as a hot toddy... : randomnull
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            It's lowering the immune system and an urban myth, it's stupid and dangerous if people are genuinely sick... : abrasion
            • Having a drink (or even two) doesn't lower your immune system. Excessive consumption of alcohol will lowe : Juno
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          you suck and did it wrong. you probably renamed the booze, and used the wrong booze anyway. : Downforce
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            Go use the internet and get back to me, it has no medical benefit at all - it's not medicine. : abrasion
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              Don't sweat it, I'm a teetotaler and wouldn't try it anyway. : Rooster Cockburn
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                I did sweat it, for you. I tried this faggot remedy and was the sickest I've been in my life. I considere... : abrasion
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                  so you probably had a sinus infection and probably should have fucked around like a retard anyway. sta... : Downforce
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                    Don't do dopey shit like urban myths for medical purposes - you're trying to argue a wives tale, lol : abrasion
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                      yeah I really claimed it was modern synthetic doctor prescribed medicine!!!! here you are royally fucking... : Downforce
                      • LOL This post is awesome. Continue. : OMGzImBurning
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                        If it's not for medical purposes one must conclude the addition of the alcohol is to warm you up or 'swea... : abrasion
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                          Your conclusions suck, the alcohol is to relax muscles and ease coughing and sneezing. : Juno
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                            Oh really, so now we need enough alcohol to relax muscles? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24122676... : abrasion
                            • http://www.gbvdb.com/images/robert_pollard_relaxation_large.jpg : cfalcon
                            • It doesn't take much at all to relax the muscles in your mouth and throat, which are the target. : Juno
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              stop spewing horseshit and use the internet yourself, as well. shall we start with webMD? http://www.... : Downforce
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                http://firstaid.about.com/od/heatcoldexposur1/f/07_alcohol_warm.htm?rd=1 : abrasion
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                  try to get relevant at some point please, your first "LOL USE THE INTERNET" volley is a fail : Downforce
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                    What other point is the alcohol, it's meant to warm you up - no other 'apparent' value can be gleamed fr... : abrasion
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                      I surmise that if you have a sore throat it might help kill off some of the bacteria and provide relief n... : Megara9
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                        I'd speculate ghosts and the tooth fairy may also help the cold :D

                        Sep 28, 2010 10:56pm PDT
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                        I'd speculate ghosts and the tooth fairy may also help the cold :D : abrasion
                        • just proposing a plausible reason for the origin of the wives tale. : Megara9
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                      There is alcohol in just about every cold medicine out there. It helps you sleep and relaxes your muscle... : Galadriel07
                      • DING! : Sailor of Fortune
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                        I put in the precise amount as per the recipe. : abrasion
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                          Then your recipe called for too much alcohol. Most that I have seen don't call for more than a shot or t... : Galadriel07
                          • I believe it was 1 shot. : abrasion
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                      Alcohol actually lowers your body temperature, its just the sensation of feeling warm. : Vincenoir
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                        That's what I'm trying to say. : abrasion
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                          What are you trying to say, exactly? You're skipping all over the place, ignoring any relevant counterpoi... : Juno
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                            No I'm not, you can claim I am - maybe even put words in to my mouth and try to look clever but my positi... : abrasion
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                              I'm not trying to look clever - I am far too dumb for that. About your points, I agree that alcohol won't... : Juno
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                                Alcohol will not act as an anti-inflammatory to help relief a sore throat, sinus pressure, etc, but other... : classicfork
                                • alright abrasion someone broke out an article with big words, you get a gold star : Juno
  • that's extremely dangerous dude. better stick to ketel one and OJ : cpt_gloval
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQm7YpxgOnA : spazzium
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    This is a good idea. : Rooster Cockburn
    • I posted it because it was funny and relevant. I think if you sneezed while using one you'd probably exp... : spazzium
  • Haha, I was wondering how the alcohol would work out ;) : Ambient80
  • I knew what this was before clicking. Still funny. : famine101
  • Drew is so awesome, he's very funny - although some of his twitter updates are quite funny, others ... I ... : abrasion
• Bag over face usually helps me deal with this problem. : iamgoat
• Sniff some vinegar. : greasyjohn
• Say "blueberries" in your head over and over. : givemesnacks
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  Hold your nose close. : TheVietSpecial
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    And your allergies closer. : greasyjohn
    • lol : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • haha : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • lol : Rooster Cockburn
• Press your tongue up against the roof of your mouth right behind your front teeth as hard as you can, it ... : Hemtroll
• When I sneeze I just cough the air out through my mouth, I don't let any go through my nose. : HL3dsx