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By: sooz
Date: 10/27/98 8:40:52 AM
# Replies: 42
From USATODAY.COM:
Young man dies from caffeine overdose
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. - A 20-year-old man died after taking a dare from a fellow student and swallowing dozens of caffeine pills. Jason Allen had swallowed most of a 90-pill bottle, which would be the equivalent to drinking as many as 250 cups of coffee, authorities said. He collapsed outside a community college during a break from class Oct. 20, but it wasn't known when he took the pills. Authorities said it appeared that Allen died of heart rhythm irregularities associated with the high dose of caffeine, which is a central nervous system stimulant.
Response #1
By: Da Sissop
Date: 10/27/98 11:33:08 AM
Now wait, was it a dare, or was it a double-dog dare?
Response #2
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 10/27/98 11:40:14 AM
once again, evolution proves itself an efficient and effective mechanism.
Response #3
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 10/27/98 12:35:00 PM
I took eleven No-Doze once.
Let's say I've never taken another No-Doze since.
Response #4
By: rorschach
Date: 10/27/98 6:10:14 PM
my body is just naturaly hyper so the doctor says no more caffine for you young man!(he's only 10 years older than me at MOST) but I sneak a cup of coffee occasionally anyway... I just remember to stay calm and not try to choke the shit out of anyone while I am unnaturally hyper....some days that, in of itself, can be mighty stressful...
Response #5
By: sooz
Date: 10/27/98 8:27:33 PM
A contribution from my brother, the chemist and Baptist preacher (what a combo):
Police in Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect was telling a lie. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.
Response #6
By: Ralf
Date: 10/28/98 8:06:12 AM
I drink *at least* 250 cups of coffee a day, sometimes before lunch.
And that copier trick works great... only nake sure you put the right document in there before you press the button.
("Hey! This suspect has somehow memorized an interdepartmental memorandum! He must be from Internal Affairs! Release him!")
Response #7
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 10/30/98 9:46:29 AM
Hot sauce lands Colorado pupil in hot water
DENVER, (Reuters) - An 11-year-old has been suspended from
school for daring her classmates to taste hot sauce so
incendiary paramedics had to be called, a spokeswoman for the
school district said Thursday.
The unidentified sixth-grader was suspended Wednesday for
the rest of the week from Rock Ridge Elementary School in Castle
Rock, about 25 miles south of Denver, a spokeswoman for the
Douglas County school district said.
The girl had dared about a dozen of her friends to sample
Dave's Gourmet Total Insanity Sauce, a San Bruno, California,
product whose label warns it should be used ``one drop at a time
and kept away from eyes, pets, children and people with heart or
respiratory problems.''
None of the students was seriously hurt, but paramedics were
called when one student who swallowed more than the others
started vomiting. The other sixth-graders had a burning
sensation around their mouths.
``She didn't force them,'' the spokeswoman said. ``I hope it
helps the other children learn about taking dares,'' she added. ^REUTERS@
Response #8
By: Da Sissop
Date: 10/31/98 2:37:48 PM
You can be suspended for daring somebody to do something now?
Response #9
By: sooz
Date: 11/1/98 12:24:03 PM
Hey Ralf, I double dog dare you to go without pants....
Oh, nevermind. That's been done.
Response #10
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 11/1/98 8:30:51 PM
Response #11
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 11/2/98 6:20:22 PM
i should circumcise Nebraska after breakfast. <_wave> that might help your wife retrieve that camaro scent you used to wear. ð _wave wishes he could use IRC to mesmerize the artist formerly known as prince. ð r0et puts on a paisley hat of purple breadcrumb wonderment. and floats. ð _wave introduces hendrix's tzatziki recipe in r0et's future. ð _wave XMLizes broccoli. ð r0et fetches the lentil controls, integrating them with life, love and the pursuit of cattle futures ð _wave purrs in fantasmagoric tendencies. i wish i could induct the Vietnamese barbecued pork lady into the rock and roll hall of fame. ð _wave paints a portrait of r0et as he evaluates the '70s degree of some obscure college orange hall and sells it to the eskimo goatkeeper. ð _wave (¯`·._(-=// dada is like some dada \\=-)_.·´¯) ð r0et springrolls the barricade with Elton John relics and ginseng dictator plane tickets. ð _wave butterfingers his sandwich path to fame. i just cast my vote for the next Miss Universe under suspicious circumstances. indigo rams helmets dont make writing thsi shti any easier either. you betchya ð _wave promises moon segments to some very fuckworthy girl and then forgets about it and ends up smoking cigars in bangcock. <_wave> noshit man. ð r0et lights up the night sky ð _wave mixes up indigo and scratches and afternoon fever. i'll BRB, gotta go fix another cup of Earl Grey and his 17 piece orchesrta. if the reactor becomes unreachable in my absence, have it neutered. ð _wave thinks r0et's imagination's having puppies. <_wave> ok.. <_wave> i'm going to bed.. ð _wave will publish the log. <_wave> :) i found the hungarian soy finger, but it needs to steep a little bit longer. if the log is not used for firewood, you can publish it in it's entirety. in the morning. <_wave> hehe too bad everyone else on here is dead. or a bot. or flooded with packets of soy sauce. i think somethign is burnign. shit.. <_wave> sayonara. okie. overnout. dronf! <_wave> deedni! ð r0et does the dance of parting ð r0et clicks his heels three times ð r0et disappears ùíù r0et [~r0et@vortex.misterweb.com] has left #fnord []
Response #12
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 11/2/98 8:58:54 PM
homer, king of gratuity!
and just who are r0et and wave? and why aren't they on this board?
Response #13
By: rorschach
Date: 11/5/98 11:17:11 PM
r0et is, or was at ONE TIME.......
Response #14
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 11/8/98 4:02:10 AM
r0et, who keeps mourning the loss of BBSes for the internet...
yes, he's a Nun, sort of.
Response #15
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 2/18/99 1:49:08 PM
How many consecutive days is this of Ralf not wearing pants?
Response #16
By: rorschach
Date: 2/25/99 1:41:32 PM
he ran out of fingers, toes, and other misc. body parts to count em YEARS ago....
Response #17
By: Da Sissop
Date: 2/25/99 8:47:09 PM
Greater than 21, that's fer sure.
Response #18
By: Ralf
Date: 4/1/99 10:11:25 PM
210 days, plus or minus a few.
That's when I was laid off from my day job, and the need for pants just didn't seem as great.
Response #19
By: Seventh of Seven
Date: 4/2/99 3:02:44 PM
you know, sometimes that -5 explains everything, and sometimes absolutely nothing...
Response #20
By: Ralf
Date: 4/4/99 2:44:55 PM
Well, in #15 Cap'n Spaz asked how many days I'd been without pants.
[Homer: "I'm Peter Pantsless!!"]
Response #21
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/12/99 12:44:35 PM
[Homer: "I'm Peter Pantsless!!"]
Oh the jokes for this could be down right endless!!!
At least you aren't Peter Peckerless. :)
Response #22
By: Ralf
Date: 4/12/99 11:14:04 PM
Well, that was supposed to be a reference to Homer Simspon.
I neglected to consider the possible confusion.
For the record, Paul who lives in Seattle is NOT Homer Simpson who lives in Springfield.
Response #23
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 4/16/99 4:52:24 PM
I *do* have a fondness for donuts, though.
Response #24
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/17/99 8:16:52 PM
Mmmmm, Round Rock Donuts!!!
Response #25
By: sooz
Date: 4/18/99 2:52:20 PM
I was gonna say that, but didn't know if anyone could relate! God bless ya, Spas!
Response #26
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/18/99 9:20:32 PM
Brought it to mind so much, I went got some this morning. :)
Response #27
By: sooz
Date: 4/20/99 12:00:09 PM
I saw some RR donuts at the Diamond Shamrock, but it was about 4 in the afternono and the looked a touch toxic by then.
Response #28
By: Ralf
Date: 4/20/99 11:38:41 PM
Dammit, is that young man STILL dead of a caffeine overdose?
Response #29
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 4/21/99 2:04:20 PM
Ralf: "Dammit, is that young man STILL dead of a caffeine overdose? "
Shouldn't that be... "Dammit JIM, is that young man STILL dead of a caffeine overdose? "
Response #30
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 4/28/99 7:09:05 PM
Jim's only a doctor, man.
Response #31
By: Da Sissop
Date: 4/28/99 7:42:11 PM
Dammit.
Response #32
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 5/1/99 8:17:36 AM
So Doc..it hurts right here.. can you fix it?
Response #33
By: Ralf
Date: 5/2/99 2:57:26 PM
You'll have to disrobe first.
Response #34
By: Da Sissop
Date: 5/2/99 3:11:48 PM
Yeah, just like the rest of us.
Response #35
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 5/3/99 12:19:20 PM
Tess: "So Doc..it hurts right here.. can you fix it?"
Bring it closer so I can numb it first. ;)
Response #36
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 5/3/99 7:11:33 PM
And you assumed I was clothed why?
What numbing agent are you planning on using?
Response #37
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 5/4/99 12:34:30 PM
Sooz: "What numbing agent are you planning on using?"
You haven't ever heard that old joke?
Girl says that her breast her sore, guy says Here, let me numb that for ya. She says ok, he says that she will have to take off her blouse, she does he puts his mouth on her breasts, sticks his tongue out starts licking her nipples saying "numb, numb, numb, numb"
Thank you ladies and gentlemen...
Goodnight!
Response #38
By: sooz
Date: 5/4/99 1:47:39 PM
Tess asked that, not me!
Response #39
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 5/5/99 11:41:05 AM
Opps! Sorry sooz!
Response #40
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 5/6/99 5:15:07 AM
Sooz we must look so much alike.. ;>
Response #41
By: sooz
Date: 5/6/99 7:28:52 AM
Hee hee. That must be it. (What DO you look like, Tess-o-Rama?)
Response #42
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 5/7/99 6:18:09 AM
Tess: "Sooz we must look so much alike.. ;> "
You know what they say, they all look alike.