The Iron Stomach Thread

I think I just drank some milk that had expired in the last day or so because it had a souring taste (and a sour aftertaste that won't go away).

Now in the spirit of the thread I foresee with a 97% certainty that my iron stomach will kick in and keep me from puking it back up.

Now what stuff have you eaten that would (or should) normally make you sick and yet didn't because of an iron stomach?

I don't usually taste when milk is bad. I eat food that's been left out for many hours all the time. I drink from the cups of people who are sick constantly. Haven't gotten sick for many years now.

Eating spoiled food isn't so terrible. It's when it's contaminated that it becomes a problem.

Hm. I ate a squirrel's heart once. Not bad. Very mildly gamey, what with being squirrel, and a bit rubbery, but overall not terrible. Kind of wish I had cooked it, though.

I ate a liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Thck-thck-thck-thck-thck...

Ok, seriously, the worst that I had was mouldy bread. And I didn't realise it was mouldy until the fifth one of the batch (have been eating from a batch for lunch).

I ate cheese that was covered in little spots of mold that I just failed to notice. I went on like nothing happened.

Though I am part French, so, y'know.

The rind of many soft cheeses actually contains mold, as does blue cheese of course. Cheese mold is generally harmless.

Exe's post genuinely caused me to Spit Take.

I eat mouldy bread a fair bit, but that's it.

This seems to happen a lot.

It does rather doesn't it?
I think a previous comment I've made sums this up rather nicely.

Generally "I tore out its heart — and ate it!" is more impressive with a scarier beast. Still, one has to start somewhere!

How are you people still alive?

Well Exe here is actually an Immortal Celtic Sorceress, so that probably helps.

^^ An iron stomach that's why.

@Morven: Hey, squirrels can be terrifying. I saw one kick my dog's ass once, and the dog was a Basset Hound!

edited 31st Oct '12 3:58:26 PM by DrunkGirlfriend

^ That Basset Hound needs to turn in his man card. He is a disgrace to all dogs!

Yeah, he wasn't the best of dogs either. Fucker ate a huge bar of chocolate that my grandparents had given me for my birthday, and didn't even have the courtesy to get sick from it.

Which is probably oddly appropriate for this thread.

Morven: I can always play it off as preparation for doing the same to the Mighty God-Emperor of All Squirrels. He lives in my woods, and dodges bullets.

Does he leap up at people and tear their throats out?

edited 1st Nov '12 3:00:26 PM by GameChainsaw

I'm not sure if I've eaten anything that would qualify as borderline dangerous save for very rare steak—I love it! —but I do enjoy eating a number of things that other people might consider a bit gross, like sea urchin and fried shrimp heads.

Sea urchins, crickets, and on one occasion, squirrel arse.

Here's one of my favorite stories. In my sophomore year of high school, my English class and I were assigned to write and then present speeches about topics from the book The Bean Trees. This one kid did a speech about chili peppers, and even brought some in to show us, including one that he described was dangerously hot. Feeling brave (or foolish), I thought to eat that one whole and raw. So I did. I didn't feel anything at first, but then the fire started, and I ran to the nurse's office with a speed that would shame a hungry cheetah. Fortunately, I felt better after a glass of milk and a brief rest, but just to be safe, when I got home, I ate a lot of yogurt.

@JHM: So where's the part that you mention eating gross things? Are you just trying to make me hungry?

I ate a pack of frankfurters three weeks past the expiry date.

Although with the amount of preservatives these days and the fact that I kept them in the fridge anyway, that wasn't a problem.