The Mouthwash Riddle, SOLVED! (kinda gross, btw)

[Richard B the EMT]

Re the alcoholic content of vanilla and/or peppermint extract:

http://www.akh.se/lyrics/rum_by_gum.htm

Rum By Gum

Recorded by The Chad Mitchell Trio on::

LP: KS3262

CD: FE3262CD

Lyrics:

Away, away with rum, by gum, rum, by gum, rum, by gum.

Away, away with rum, by gum, the song of the Temperance Union.

We're coming, we're coming, our brave little band.

On the right side of temperance we do take our stand.

We don't use tobacco because we do think...

That the people who use it are likely to drink.

Away, away with rum, by gum, rum, by gum, rum, by gum.

Away, away with rum, by gum, the song of the Temperance Union.

We never eat cookies because they have yeast.

And one little bite turns a man to a beast.

Can you imagine a sadder disgrace...

Then of a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face.

Away, away with rum, by gum, rum, by gum, rum, by gum.

Away, away with rum, by gum, the song of the Temperance Union.

We never eat fruitcake because it has rum.

And one little bite turns a man to a bum.

Can you imagine a sorrier sight...

Than a man eating fruitcake until he gets tight.

[2 singers harmonizing, ad-libbing:

[1] He gets tight. [2] He gets tight.

Man eating fruitcake.

Fru-u-u-u-u-uit cake.

[Etc,, ending together with:]

Fruitcake gets tight. [pause]

[broadly:] We wish you a merry fruitcake!

We're coming, we're coming, our brave little band.

On the right side of temperance we do take our stand.

We don't use tobacco because we do think...

That the people who use it are likely to drink.

Away, away with rum, by gum, rum, by gum, rum, by gum.

Away, away with rum, by gum, the song of the Temperance Union.

[katbemeEMT-B]

My son decided to go visit a friend and called me shortly after he got there. He told me his friend was not feeling well and won't talk to him. I went to go see what was going on. Upon my arrival, there the kid was sitting in his own vomit out like a light. Next to him was a bottle of Nyquil, a bottle of generic cough syrup, and a bottle of mouthwash. When we finally got him to "wake up" I asked him why he drank all this. I was concerned he was trying to hurt himself. He responded to me, "I didn't want my dad to know that I drink." HMMMMM, like dad isn't going to be able to tell when he goes to use the cough syrup and it's gone. My son learned a valuable lesson, it doesn't matter how hard you try to hide it somehow your parents will find out. At least he had enough sense to call me.

[Laura Anne]

I had a woman who was a frequent flyer alcoholic. Her method of intoxication was to drink the tester bottles of perfume, followed by eating a lot of Rice Krispies to soak up the toxins/leftovers. She was at home with her 5 kids when one of them called 911. She didn't like me very much and asked why I was such 'a mean b*tch?'

I politely responded, "I am not mean....I am firm. Now, GET UP!"

It was the police who had dealt with her mutliple times before who filled me in on her little toilet drinking adventures. I normally wouldn't be 'firm' with people like this, but she was cursing and being quite rude in front of her kids and neighbors to me and the police. I personally don't start fights...I just finish them. :twisted:

On a more serious note...my concern is going to be when we come across one of these extreme alcoholics who is going to ingest something we didn't know about and end up hurting them in the process of trying to help them. Reasons for my concern is the large amount of alcoholics in my family. It is a hard habit to break, but it can be done with a little firmness from loved ones. KNowing the warning signs and ALL the possible highs these people can obtain is mind boggling.

[amraam840]

I dread the day I find my first pt with silver paint all over their face, reeking of minty freshness! I can't even imaging ingesting perfumes... I did hear about the kids who broke into the glue factory and busted open and spilled a 55gallon drum of aircraft glue and were found dead, glued to the floor on monday morning... Calls I just can't bear to imagine.