Wizardhawk's memorial thread (a cautionary tale of dental care and garlic)

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McCheese

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Araysar is Chechen, so he probably went back to Chechnya to join his brothers in disrupting the upcoming Olympics.
 
Grumpus

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I had a dream that Wizardhawk returned to the forums, but he posted in another thread first.
 
Jysin

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So, I am pretty wrecked with fever and chills right now. I decided to Google up fever cures at home and ran across this gem:
How to Cure a Fever at Home: 16 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Method 2, Number 7 is disturbing.

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Soak garlic in water.Mix 1 clove of garlic with a cup (225ml) of water and allow the mixture to steep. Strain out the garlic & sip the contents slowly. This can reduce the chance of another fever and alleviate the symptoms of the fever.
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It's all over bros. Who wants my stuff?
 
iannis

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#2-1 is slightly more disturbing

Eat foods. In addition to cooling your body from the outside in, eating cold foods helps reduce body temperature from the inside out. Sucking on popsicles is often a fever-reducer, but other foods such as fruit, yogurt and applesauce work as well.
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So you're saying that I need to eat food as opposed to like eating lumber or paint chips? Good to know. They also seem to either be slightly confused about or misrepresenting the roles of water and temperature in regards to infection. Sucking on popsicles can often be a fever reducer, but it's not because they'recold.

It's kinda funny. 2-2 is "take some fucking advil, you fucking idiot" and all the others revolve around hydration. It should be 3 steps total. "Take some acetomenaphin. Drink some water. Eat some food (if it came wrapped in plastic, remember not to eat the plastic)".
 
Kuriin

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I would advise against #1 as well unless your fever is way too high. If you take a cool/cold bath, you will be freezing even further, requiring your body to use more energy to keep you warm. If you take any types of fever-reducing agents and it drops your fever down from say 102 to 98 for the rest of the day, and the next day your fever is back, good chance you might have something more than just a viral infection. Aside from that, seems like a lot of common sense, haha.
 
Khane

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I just had to have a cyst lanced. About to go stock up on garlic and save myself some dough on those overpriced antibiotics the doc prescribed.
 
Malakriss

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Does stuffing your face with Garlic Parmesan breadsticks dripping in liquid not-buttery garlic provide health benefits?
 
McCheese

McCheese

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I can personally attest to the fact that stuffing your face with garlic parmesan breadsticks does nothing but make you feel like a fat sloth. Although it is delicious.
 
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