Poor Ol' Karlos

[KennyR]

[KennyR]

Karlos wrote:
Well, I can joke about it, but seriously, that was nothing short of excruciating, not to mention indescribably unpleasant

No more hot food for me! At least not for a week

Seriously, why do we do this to ourselves?

Because the capsicum in hot food triggers pain receptors in the mouth, releasing endorphins which add a mild feeling of euphoria to what is already very tasty food. And that "hot coals" feeling in the stomach isn't bad either. Although it's all downhill from there. ;-)

Junkies have downers, drinkers have hangovers. We curry eaters end up having to put calamine lotion from the fridge on our toilet paper.

[KennyR]

Just sit with a wet sock between your cheeks and hope nobody notices the bulge.

[KennyR]

@T_Bone

You're probably on the wrong side of the Atlantic to have experienced truly hot food. The closest I think you could get over there is that mexican chili made with "special" peppers (hallucinations included for the price ;-)). You must try an extra-hot madras or a vindaloo one day, or even the Northern England special curry - the magnaloo. The magnaloo probably should come under the international agreements for chemical weapons. Think eating a can of mace.