[Telepathic Intruder]

I guess that’s it for me and raw oysters.

[posterchild]

Vibrio?

[omegatoo]

No raw oysters in months without an “r”.

Just sayin’

Love,
O2

[LonePalm]

There is a reason for the old saw about eating oysters ONLY during months with an 'r' in the name.

It is also why you put Tabasco on them. (Well, they taste better with Tabasco anyway.)

I hope for their sake the restaurant can produce the oyster tags showing source.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[familyop]

That’s interesting. In the past, for those of us living near the ocean, salt water was an observable protection against infections.

[Karl Spooner]

Do the restaurants make the customers sign a wavier form? Hard to believe they would take the liability risk otherwise.

[Slyfox]

I like my oysters fried and served with a side of hush puppies and fried okra.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Don’t eat oysters in months without an ‘r’ in it! It’s true!

[hinckley buzzard]

Ancient rule of thumb: Only eat oysters in months with an R in their name.

[DesScorp]

Raw seafood of any kind is a really dangerous game of Russian Roulette. Raw Seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is a death wish if you are immune compromised. Vibrio Vulnificus don’t play around.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Who would eat raw oysters? Ewwwww

[GingisK]

Elephant boogers on a half shell.

[firebrand]

You have to order them in a classy restaurant where they test the waters before harvesting. No need to give them up entirely.

[suthener]

And in other news, about a brazillion people ate raw oysters with no ill effects. Life is a gamble. I’ll take my odds with raw oysters.

[jmacusa]

Anything pulled out of the water, fresh or salt is either infect with or home to some filthy organism that’ll kill you. I rarely eat fish and I never eat shellfish.