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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 : 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 muscles so you don't cough too much.
                      
                      You probably put too much alcohol in your hot toddy or something.

                      Sep 29, 2010 12:02am PDT
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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