NationStates Jolt Archive


Come to work stinking of Aftershave!

Call to power
15-06-2007, 17:36
The products, which also include herbal tinctures sold in pharmacies, are widely available, cheap and contain up to 97% alcohol, the Lancet study says.

It was found that they contain very few toxins but are deadly simply because of the extreme alcohol levels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6752515.stm

so Russians are dying in a haze of cheap aftershave, well at least there bums smell nice :)
Gataway
15-06-2007, 17:38
In Soviet Russia aftershave smells you!
Zarakon
15-06-2007, 17:38
Wow.
Khadgar
15-06-2007, 17:41
Always figured such things were maid with Methanol. What kind of desperate drunk drinks aftershave?


Well, the desperate kind of course, but still it's fucking stupid!
Andaluciae
15-06-2007, 17:45
I've heard tales of the seventies, when college students would all just buy a bunch of crappy booze, and dump it all into a large bucket/trough with some fruit and drink it. I've heard tell that aftershave made its way into said bucket/trough at least once.
Vetalia
15-06-2007, 17:50
Actually, during the 1980's in the Soviet Union, people drank perfumes and aftershaves because they were a source of alcohol; Gorbachev's (idiotic) anti-alcohol campaign cut off the legitimate sources of alcoholic beverages, forcing people to find alternatives.

It's not as odd as you think. I imagine more than a few of these people did the same thing during the 80's as they are now.
Gataway
15-06-2007, 17:51
this should surprise anyone..there are people who drink whole bottles of cold meds for the same effect...
Neesika
15-06-2007, 17:57
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6752515.stm

so Russians are dying in a haze of cheap aftershave, well at least there bums smell nice :)

People on the Reserve have known this for years.

Most stores won't sell aftershave by the case to Indians anymore. Even when the purchaser is himself a store owner.

Ugh, but yeah. Seen this a lot.
Call to power
15-06-2007, 17:57
I wonder if it works the other way and in fact reeking of alcohol drives women crazy...
Drunk commies deleted
15-06-2007, 18:28
this should surprise anyone..there are people who drink whole bottles of cold meds for the same effect...

A whole bottle of cold medicine could give you a very different effect. If it's got acetomenaphen/paracetamol it could fry your liver. If it's got dextromethorphan it will make you have a very weird trip.
Gataway
15-06-2007, 18:40
A whole bottle of cold medicine could give you a very different effect. If it's got acetomenaphen/paracetamol it could fry your liver. If it's got dextromethorphan it will make you have a very weird trip.

well yea..but I wasn't getting at that..I was getting at people will consume mass quantities of things they shouldn't just to get a "buzz"
Zarakon
15-06-2007, 18:45
Most stores won't sell aftershave by the case to Indians anymore. Even when the purchaser is himself a store owner.


That's kinda racist...