Who's to blame?

skycatcher · #1 05-11-2011, 11:46 PM

A frat buddy and I were at a party last week and a bunch of us started talking about the Lakers getting swept. I bet my friend that if the Lakers got swept he would have to eat 5 really hot peppers and I'd have to eat them if they didn't. Well the Lakers lost and so did my friend.

My question is, I've heard these are REALLY hot and what if he gets sick? We ordered the peppers a couple days ago and they should be here tomorrow. I'm worried that if something happens and he gets sick from it, am I responsible because I bought them? Could our chapter be responsible because he's going to eat them in front of everyone here on the property?

Not sure what to do... he's pretty determined and the more I read about these peppers the more scared I get that something could happen to him. Everyone in the house has setup a big event to watch him eat these things... I don't know... not sure what to do.

Any advice??? Please help!

DrPhil · #2 05-11-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by skycatcher

A frat buddy and I were at a party last week and a bunch of us started talking about the Lakers getting swept. I bet my friend that if the Lakers got swept he would have to eat 5 really hot peppers and I'd have to eat them if they didn't. Well the Lakers lost and so did my friend.

My question is, I've heard these are REALLY hot and what if he gets sick? We ordered the peppers a couple days ago and they should be here tomorrow. I'm worried that if something happens and he gets sick from it, am I responsible because I bought them? Could our chapter be responsible because he's going to eat them in front of everyone here on the property?

Not sure what to do... he's pretty determined and the more I read about these peppers the more scared I get that something could happen to him. Everyone in the house has setup a big event to watch him eat these things... I don't know... not sure what to do.

Any advice??? Please help!

The silly things that young adults trouble themselves with.

If you're this darn concerned, don't do it. Find some other way to match the bet. Something light hearted and harmless. Duh.

knight_shadow · #3 05-11-2011, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by skycatcher

A frat buddy and I were at a party last week and a bunch of us started talking about the Lakers getting swept. I bet my friend that if the Lakers got swept he would have to eat 5 really hot peppers and I'd have to eat them if they didn't. Well the Lakers lost and so did my friend.

My question is, I've heard these are REALLY hot and what if he gets sick? We ordered the peppers a couple days ago and they should be here tomorrow. I'm worried that if something happens and he gets sick from it, am I responsible because I bought them? Could our chapter be responsible because he's going to eat them in front of everyone here on the property?

Not sure what to do... he's pretty determined and the more I read about these peppers the more scared I get that something could happen to him. Everyone in the house has setup a big event to watch him eat these things... I don't know... not sure what to do.

Any advice??? Please help!

*groan*

thetaj · #4 05-11-2011, 11:55 PM

Like most other frat ailments, he will probably just barf and feel immediately better.

DrPhil · #5 05-11-2011, 11:59 PM

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Like most other frat ailments, he will probably just barf and feel immediately better.

Or he could end up in the hospital or die.

It's one of those things that could turn out harmless or could turn out dangerous. You sometimes don't know until it happens. If the OP is spending so much time thinking about the potential outcome, it's a good idea to not do it. Afterall, it is just for a Lakers bet. Save the hot peppers for fraternity pledgeship. That's the only time such potential dangers and struggles should be attempted. Hahaha...joking...uh huh.

ASTalumna06 · #6 05-12-2011, 09:04 AM

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Like most other frat ailments, he will probably just barf and feel immediately better.

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Or he could end up in the hospital or die...

Maybe I read her wrong, but I thought she was joking...

Oh well. Back to Greekchat's very own version of Man vs. Food!

DrPhil · #7 05-12-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Maybe I read her wrong, but I thought she was joking...

I read her literally. She'll let us know.

thetaj · #8 05-12-2011, 02:08 PM

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I read her literally. She'll let us know.

If I had to guess what will happen, that would be it. I've seen it plenty of times. Yeah, he MIGHT die (in which case, OP, you're SOL and are gonna have a lot of people to answer to) but I was going for the probable outcome.

When it boils down to it, people who ask for this kind of advice only ask because they don't like the answer they already know. OP KNOWS this isn't going to be pretty, he's just guessing as to what degree of not pretty it's going to be.

And to that: No one knows, bud. Give your friend a pat on the ol' back for me if he makes it. Sucks to be a lakers fan bitchesss!

DrPhil · #9 05-12-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thetaj

When it boils down to it, people who ask for this kind of advice only ask because they don't like the answer they already know. OP KNOWS this isn't going to be pretty, he's just guessing as to what degree of not pretty it's going to be.

Exactly!

jk1869 · #10 05-12-2011, 03:20 AM

What kind of peppers? Anything less than Ghost Peppers, I say grow a pair and eat them. Anything more, and think about your buddy's ability to eat hot stuff. If he can't handle many hot wings, jalapeños, or something equivalent, might want to downgrade the pepper, and save them for another bet.

skycatcher · #11 05-12-2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jk1869

What kind of peppers? Anything less than Ghost Peppers, I say grow a pair and eat them. Anything more, and think about your buddy's ability to eat hot stuff. If he can't handle many hot wings, jalapeños, or something equivalent, might want to downgrade the pepper, and save them for another bet.

They were ghost peppers I think. This is what I bought:

http://www.shop.sonoranspicecompany....z-PODS-200.htm

They have so many names on all these sites. Is a Naga Viper the same as a Naga Jolokia, which is the hottest?? So confusing. Either way we got them today and within 20 minutes he was chowing them down. He got through 2 of them before he gave up. I tried a little and it was pretty hot, I definitely wouldn't eat that again. Way too hot for me. Sour cream was the only thing we could find to ease the pain.

We got the idea from this Man Vs. Food:
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Thanks for all the advise everyone, pretty dumb bet. The funny thing is, he's more worried about what it's going to do to him tomorrow now.

HA HA HA HA....

LaneSig · #12 05-12-2011, 08:52 AM

Tell him to have some milk handy. It will cut down on the heat from the peppers.

IrishLake · #13 05-12-2011, 09:25 AM

You could coat his mouth, esophagus and stomach with wax...

Or give him something other than the ghost chili, but tell him it's a ghost chili (i'm assuming you ordered ghost chili). Nice thing about peppers is that some of them look the same but taste very different.

Oh, and don't touch any other body parts after touching the peppers. Wash your hands first, as you can burn your eyes, skin, and other sensitive areas.

ASTalumna06 · #14 05-12-2011, 09:59 AM

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...and other sensitive areas.

*sigh* My mind is ALWAYS in the gutter...

IrishLake · #15 05-12-2011, 10:23 AM

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*sigh* My mind is ALWAYS in the gutter...

We had what seemed like radioactive habanero plants last year, the peppers were big and we produced over 400. Hubby cut and preserved them all. He didn't always wash his hands well. If you think getting pepper juice in the eye hurts, try getting it... elsewhere.