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Kids, don't try this. But for those with the legal authority to make life-altering decisions:

I have had a cold for a good two weeks now; it's really annoying. Anyway, I mentioned to my wife that I have a hard time swallowing big pills, and that I chicken out and have to hold the NyQuil gelcap in my mouth for a few seconds while I build up the courage to swallow it. She asked, "Aren't you worried it will start to dissolve in your mouth?" and I scoffed.

Well one thing led to another, and before you know it she has out her cell phone to act as a stopwatch while I hold a NyQuil in my mouth with some water. After 7 minutes I decided just to bite the thing to see how bad it was.

I kid you not, it was quite possibly the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. You know how if you take an aspirin or something with a chipped edge, you can taste it and it's a bit gross? That is like a shower compared to a fire hose, when you try my NyQuil experiment.

Incidentally, if you are now curious, I think it's important to hold it in your mouth for a few minutes. The warmth of the contents made it that much more disgusting. I actually thought for a second that there was some chemical reaction and it was eating away my tongue.

Go ahead and guffaw at this blog post; your scorn doesn't bother me, after I have lived through the horrors of tongue-to-NyQuil-gelcap-interior contact. The next time you have to take a NyQuil gelcap, go ahead and do the experiment. You won't believe how disgusting it tastes.

Comments

  1. Wabulon2:45 PM

    I live for nothing more than to plumb deeper declivities of disgusting tastes--it is my life. Thank you for your help.

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  2. Bob Murphy4:41 PM

    Hmm I can't decide if you are mocking me. Ah well. Try the noxious NyQuil if you dare.

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  3. Woody7:33 PM

    I don't need no stinkin' nyquil.

    I thoroughly enjoy a glass of cold vodka. I have also enjoyed many a hot toddy when "illin'."

    Hope you feel better, but I'll pass on that medicinal goop, there's plenty of swell tasting stuff that produces the same or better results.

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  4. gcallah10:12 AM

    I think Wabulon is dead serious.

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