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		Study finds that 75% of oysters from the UK infected with "winter vomiting virus". Good thing nobody would ever think of eating a raw oyster (bbc.co.uk)		80
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RexTalionis

2011-11-29 01:59:47 PM

Eh... I'll risk it. Oysters on a half shell is, after all, part of my hypothetical "last meal".

Rev.K

2011-11-29 02:05:32 PM

Winter vomiting virus?

What do you suppose happens?

croesius

2011-11-29 02:17:56 PM

Well, all true oyster afficiandohs know that you never eat oysters in months that have an "R" in them. You only eat 'em during the "non-R" , warmer seasons. Trust me.

Walker

2011-11-29 03:06:30 PM

Rev.K: Winter vomiting virus?

What do you suppose happens?

You vomit snow, sleet, and freezing rain!

AlwaysRightBoy

2011-11-29 03:34:34 PM

croesius: Well, all true oyster afficiandohs know that you never eat oysters in months that have an "R" in them. You only eat 'em during the "non-R" , warmer seasons. Trust me.

You are a bad man and you should feel bad.

/leaving for London tomorrow and thanks to this article, no oysters will be had

dabbletech

2011-11-29 03:39:46 PM

What kind of noise annoys an oyster?

lordargent

2011-11-29 03:40:41 PM

Eat them in the summer, problem solved.

FesterLDS

2011-11-29 03:40:59 PM

Immediately thought of this (watch all the way to the end): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3TqbuxYP8Q

Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian

2011-11-29 03:43:39 PM

winter vomiting virus doesn't sound like something I would want to eat, but then I'm kinda picky.

clutchcargo2002

2011-11-29 03:47:11 PM

Came for pics of puke. Leaving ok about there not being any.

Hoboclown

2011-11-29 03:49:43 PM

"Told you so"

VictoryCabal

2011-11-29 03:49:55 PM

Hey Gavin, we've figured out what the sound of Winter is. Evidently, it sounds just like vomiting.

Current Resident

2011-11-29 03:50:25 PM

I have a couple of relatives that come down with a winter vomiting virus every year.

But it's usually caused by too many rum-soaked eggnogs rather than by raw oysters.

JeniNova

2011-11-29 03:50:46 PM

Ah, yes, norovirus. If you ever want to lose ten pounds in ten hours, that's the way to go.

Minimally Hairy Beer-Powered Simian

2011-11-29 03:53:09 PM

Current Resident: I have a couple of relatives that come down with a winter vomiting virus every year.

But it's usually caused by too many rum-soaked eggnogs rather than by raw oysters.

There's no such thing as too much rum.

JohnAnnArbor

2011-11-29 03:53:15 PM

Aw, shucks.

Oznog

2011-11-29 03:53:40 PM

I'm guessing it does what it says on the box.

Pollexabator

2011-11-29 03:54:38 PM

I'll never face this risk because I've never developed a taste for cold salty snot.

/let's order sushi instead

CapnBlues

2011-11-29 03:54:51 PM

i guess i'm a little confused as to why people eat raw oysters in the first place. this story validates my decision to never do so.

TeddyRooseveltsMustache

2011-11-29 03:56:02 PM

Do you get winter vomiting virus just from eating British food? 'cause I have.

/Bangers and mash didn't wanna stay down.

Phil Moskowitz

2011-11-29 03:56:18 PM

At least its not dropsy or scroffula.

Make More Hinjews

2011-11-29 03:57:24 PM

I'm reading this article while finishing 75% of the raw oysters in the UK at a raw seafood bar, so I'm getting a-

/ BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEARRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Mayhem of the Black Underclass

2011-11-29 03:58:07 PM

I didn't know he was reporting the news now.

Oysterman

2011-11-29 03:58:12 PM

dabbletech: What kind of noise annoys an oyster?

vuvuzelas, that clip from Dumb and Dumber.

moralpanic

2011-11-29 03:59:17 PM

I love oysters. I can't shuck them myself though.

Darkraven

2011-11-29 03:59:57 PM

When I lived in London there was this outdoors market right next to this church. There would be a guy selling raw oysters. I would eat them. So tasty!

ows

2011-11-29 04:00:07 PM

i don't care what people say. raw oysters are nasty snot. and you just may be lucky enough to get the one that kills you slowly and painfully.

doubled99

2011-11-29 04:00:26 PM

Sea loogies

mcwehrle

2011-11-29 04:00:50 PM

to all those who don't eat oysters:

THANKS!

_{/more for me!!!!
//not afraid of a little norovirus}

dabbletech

2011-11-29 04:01:17 PM

Oysterman: dabbletech: What kind of noise annoys an oyster?

vuvuzelas, that clip from Dumb and Dumber.

You're on the right track.

CruJones

2011-11-29 04:01:48 PM

I prefer to eat my animals after they've died, thanks.

/Bartended at an oyster bar
//damn things are hard to open

Isuldirs

2011-11-29 04:03:17 PM

RexTalionis: Eh... I'll risk it. Oysters on a half shell is, after all, part of my hypothetical "last meal".

This.

/Seriously in my top 5 fav foods.

BuckTurgidson

2011-11-29 04:03:47 PM

clutchcargo2002: Came for pics of puke. Leaving ok about there not being any.

2.bp.blogspot.com

What UK vomiting may look like.

1000Monkeys

2011-11-29 04:03:48 PM

Heston Blumenthal found that out the hard way.

sephjnr

2011-11-29 04:04:05 PM

knows the winter vomit virus all too well.

Make More Hinjews

2011-11-29 04:04:36 PM

Darkraven: When I lived in London there was this outdoors market right next to this church. There would be a guy selling raw oysters. I would eat them. So tasty!

... from a bukkit?

Lone Stranger

2011-11-29 04:05:14 PM

Clams have feelings too.

AlwaysRightBoy

2011-11-29 04:05:43 PM

moralpanic: I love oysters. I can't shuck them myself though.

Put them in the freezer for 10 minutes, then shuck.....receive reward!

Oznog

2011-11-29 04:05:44 PM

clutchcargo2002: Came for pics of puke. Leaving ok about there not being any.

scrapetv.com

Come back. We're not done.

Magnanimous_J

2011-11-29 04:06:37 PM

croesius: Well, all true oyster afficiandohs know that you never eat oysters in months that have an "R" in them. You only eat 'em during the "non-R" , warmer seasons. Trust me.

Huh. I brought a couple dozen to thanksgiving this year and no one got sick. Is that a regional thing?

/Seattle

abfalter

2011-11-29 04:09:13 PM

I tried to eat one of these once and it looked like I was about to munch on a goblin eyelid. I was completely unable to force myself to eat it.

Walker

2011-11-29 04:11:05 PM

Oznog: clutchcargo2002: Came for pics of puke. Leaving ok about there not being any.

[scrapetv.com image 513x386]

Come back. We're not done.

No, no, no. You shouldn't have done that. That's horrible.
It's better when it's animated.

img.photobucket.com

StrikitRich

2011-11-29 04:13:21 PM

Might explain the look on Liz's face.

RY28

2011-11-29 04:15:31 PM

It's ok by me . I dont' eat anything that looks like it needs to be spit out .

11of12

2011-11-29 04:15:50 PM

Magnanimous_J: croesius: Well, all true oyster afficiandohs know that you never eat oysters in months that have an "R" in them. You only eat 'em during the "non-R" , warmer seasons. Trust me.

Huh. I brought a couple dozen to thanksgiving this year and no one got sick. Is that a regional thing?

/Seattle

Well, Seattle is where the Seahawks and Mariners are so maybe you have built up a tolerance for things that make most people sick.

ChimpMitten

2011-11-29 04:16:07 PM

Oysters are great. They are like eating a cold salty wet vagina.

Sneakytoes

2011-11-29 04:16:09 PM

Oysters can vomit?

/dnrtfa, do not want to

ArcadianRefugee

2011-11-29 04:18:16 PM

Mayhem of the Black Underclass: [primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk image 180x180]
I didn't know he was reporting the news now.

Only until filming starts.

MoronLessOff

2011-11-29 04:19:19 PM

Lone Stranger: Clams have feelings too.

Actually, they don't have central nervousness.

Make More Hinjews

2011-11-29 04:20:06 PM

ChimpMitten: Oysters are great. They are like eating a cold salty wet vagina.

You're using your oyster wrong.

_{/ Ducks}

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