Comments on: Vote on What (or WHO?) Tried to Kill Me Last Night

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:49:36 +0000

by watching numerous old original scooby doo reruns i feel confident in the most suspicious item sitting at the table. but also noting that it could have been the closest to the project (Cat) or perhaps the least likely (the potatoes).

By: Christian Beyer

Christian Beyer — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:06:19 +0000

I know I'm late with this but..5 hours is a long time to have that type of violent reaction to your meal, if it was due to food poisoning. Especially if Cat didn't succumb.

Since you only list vomiting and no additional side effects like diarrhea (and you lived) then it sounds like either Staphylococcus aureus or Bacillus cereus. It's possible that only the items that you ate were contaminated with staph (unlikely). The likely suspect in this case would be the asparagus, as it will sit out for long periods at room temperature before cooking, allowing the staph to produce toxins that will not cook out. But then you'd be tossing your cookies within the hour. Bacillus cereus is associated with potatoes, but why didin't Cat get sick.

If it were prawns then it would most likely be Vibrio but that wouldn't have come on so quickly, would have lasted a day or two and you would most likely have had diarrhea.

Fish eggs are pretty safe and the cheap stuff you were eating is so loaded with salt that nothing could probably live in it.

The culture in the creme fraiche actually discourages contamination, with the exception of staph.

So…you either had the flu or you are a pansy and can't handle your bubbly.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:37:07 +0000

I’m thinkin it was James Taylor’s Auld Lang Syne. Some things should be forgotten.

By: Brian Shields

Brian Shields — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:02:07 +0000

Technically John, it was two terrible jokes. But who's counting? haha

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:30:10 +0000

Pretty rich stuff to be having late and then hitting the sack. You may have just turned yourself into a fermentation vat. Digestion probably was not taking place. Cat may of not consumed with your gusto or has a better stomach for such things. Ya'll can get digestive supplements at most health food places. NOT tums or rolaids they slow the whole business down even worse. Us old fuds (as in Elmer) need all the help we can get. My daughter suggests aloe digestive juice or papaya-pineapple juice (same store) if'n you're still feeling pukey. Maybe you doing this first thing this year is like eating a frog in the morning… the worst parts over and you can get on with important stuff. Peace bro.

By: onemansbeliefs

onemansbeliefs — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:02:04 +0000

What? No dessert???

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:51:49 +0000

There was a good reason God preferred that man abstain from eating shell fish. But all things being legal, yet not always expedient—unless it was beneficial for you to hug your potty,

Two questions. 1. Are you the chef. 2. Are you a finger licker? I've infected myself on a couple of occasions with bacteria while prepping a meal of fish or chicken and forgot to wash my hands before dipping my finger into a sauce to taste test.

Oy! Hope you're feeling better today.

By: anita

anita — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:35:21 +0000

My money will always go toward the fish being most suspect but then you throw me off with caviar AND prawns…..caviar? prawns? caviar? prawns?

Prawns. Definitely the prawns.

By: Dennis Dawson

Dennis Dawson — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:30:12 +0000

The problem with the finer things is that most of us don't have a chance to develop a tolerance for them. I ate frozen buffalo chicken strips, tater tots, and cole slaw (it had ranch dressing, so I'm not sure it still qualifies) on New Year's Eve, had a small spiked egg nog and a shot of Jim Beam, neat. Given that this is pretty typical fare for yours truly, no problems noted.

My guess is that your system wasn't ready for all that schmancy cuisine at one time. Either that, or God was punishing you for misdeeds in 2009, and you get to start the new year purged of your sins. Lucky bastard.

By: textjunkie

textjunkie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:08:51 +0000

I'm betting prawns. But it could be anything you ate up to 48 hours previously, so they may all be innocent…