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Aspirina
Aspirina
If you're feeling a bit of a heart attack coming on, pop some aspirin and dial 911.
(Or your local emergency number.)
The aspirin has an anti-clotting effect that inhibits platelets from doing their little
plateletty jobs. You know, hanging out together in large groups, getting rowdy,
and creating thromboses. This is perfect for those occasions when you're on the
verge of death due to an unplanned cardiac episode.
According to the American Journal of Cardiology, chewing the aspirin has a more
immediate effect than washing the pills down with a cool glass of water. So that's
good to know. Especially if you're a man over 50 with less plaque on your teeth
than in your arteries.
*I know that there are more. But there are still too many girls being discouraged
from careers in science and math. The real number is probably in the low to mid
50s.
Itchy flakiness got your shoulders looking like snowdrifts? If you wear a black
American Apparel hoodie that looks a bit like a heather gray American Apparel
hoodie, perhaps you should consider using aspirin in your daily head-washing
regimen.
Crush up two aspirins into the normal amount of shampoo you use, then leave it
in for several minutes. Don't do it with a dandruff-specific shampoo, but this is a
great method of maintaining great-smelling hair without distributing enough fine
white powder to cause an asbestos scare or DEA raid. If you're concerned about
wasting water while you wait, shut off the water and just hang out for a minute
while the aspirin does its job.
After a long night out on the town, if you are in any condition to do so, take two
aspirin before bed. These will help decrease the severity of the hangover in the
morning by inhibiting prostaglandins. (You know you don't want
thoseprostaglandins running around inside of your body like evil elves while you
have the spins.) Then take two more in the morning with some breakfast. It'll
decrease the severity of the morning headache and decrease the elf- or
prostaglandin-related swelling.
If it's one of those mornings where the hair of the dog sounds as appetizing as
actual canine fur, aspirin's your ticket to a productive day.