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I Got Spicy Food in My Eye! What Do I Do? Ignore the urge to flush your eye with water. Here's what really helps.
the take out ^

Posted on 02/18/2022 12:05:22 PM PST by mylife

“Better than a sharp stick in the eye” is a useful adage. “I had to wrestle a frozen turd away from my beagle, but it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye,” you might say. “My breakfast burrito tastes disconcertingly gamey, but it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye,” you might also say. You know what’s worse than a sharp stick in the eye? A splash of jalapeño in the eye, that’s what. Even tiny amounts of spicy foods can cause blinding eye pain and injury. Fortunately, there are a few tactics you can try to ease the burn.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
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To: CarolinaPeach

LOL!!!!


41 posted on 02/18/2022 12:48:00 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: BBQToadRibs2

Well, it’s cleaner.......................


42 posted on 02/18/2022 12:49:41 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

And best of all you get a low cost lobotomy too.


43 posted on 02/18/2022 12:51:11 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Pox

Yep. That is what should be done immediately after any chemical injury to the eye when running water is available. Milk is fine to sooth it afterwards.


44 posted on 02/18/2022 12:52:28 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Red Badger

ice pick...

Wow! I was going to suggest flushing with 99% isopropyl alcohol, but I like your Idea better..../S

* Caution, joking hazard *


45 posted on 02/18/2022 12:53:23 PM PST by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: mylife
Among the great rules of life are "don't pet the alligator" and "don't check how full the gas tank is with a match". But the top of the list is "wash your hands before using the restroom when eating Buffalo wings".
46 posted on 02/18/2022 12:57:48 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Dictatorship: now available in maple flavor.)
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To: mylife

You have no idea until you’ve worked with allyl alcohol....


47 posted on 02/18/2022 1:00:55 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: KarlInOhio

48 posted on 02/18/2022 1:04:10 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: mylife

I love that stuff.


49 posted on 02/18/2022 1:04:47 PM PST by dljordan
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To: dljordan

way better than sriracha!


50 posted on 02/18/2022 1:05:44 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: mylife

Chocolate syrup.


51 posted on 02/18/2022 1:06:52 PM PST by P-Marlowe (I got the <ΙΧΘΥΣ>< variant. Catch it. John 3:16)
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To: mylife

If it was chili, add beans to facilitate the cure.


52 posted on 02/18/2022 1:07:19 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect..it was NYC.)
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To: bunkerhill7

beans is rarely the cure.


53 posted on 02/18/2022 1:08:45 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: P-Marlowe

54 posted on 02/18/2022 1:10:23 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: mylife

What good is putting hot sauce on a trumpet?


55 posted on 02/18/2022 1:14:58 PM PST by CTyank
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To: CTyank

;)


56 posted on 02/18/2022 1:19:49 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: Red Badger
Ice pick..........................

I hate when that happens...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im1aXFYoedg

57 posted on 02/18/2022 1:31:25 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Red Badger

LOLOL Yeah, that’ll fix it right up.


58 posted on 02/18/2022 1:36:57 PM PST by Viking2002 (Whatever.)
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To: mylife
"A splash of jalapeño in the eye..."

Kid stuff. Try a glob of wasabi! くそ

59 posted on 02/18/2022 1:41:46 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: mylife

Drop a heavy object on your foot. You’ll forget about your eye.


60 posted on 02/18/2022 1:44:50 PM PST by real saxophonist (Confusion will be my epitaph)
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