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What Happens in Vegas...
Posted by offendedblogger • 7/29/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: alcohol, danger, vegas, warning
Recently I spent 3 days in Vegas playing blackjack and having a great time and erm, well, drinking way tooooo much. 
When I returned, I noticed I had a horribly noticeable irregular heart beat for a few days and of course I thought the end was near but I come to find out it was directly related to my 'binge drinking'!!
I know!! It's better now but let me tell you, it was really scary for a few days.
So I thought I better warn you party animals before you follow in my footsteps that this is a dangerous syndrome, aptly dubbed "Holiday Heart Syndrome":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_heart_syndrome
"Holiday heart syndrome is an irregular heartbeat pattern presented in individuals who are otherwise healthy. It can be the result of stress, dehydration, and drinking. Sometimes associated with binge drinking, the condition can also occur when individuals consume only moderate amounts of alcohol."
The moral of the story is, what happens in Vegas can affect you long after you come home, so be wise and don't do what I did! 
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Yes oh wise one....
But teh real question is, did'ya win any good money?-
I did! I won $300 the first day.
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Yay!
That's what, two tanks of gas to get home? -
lmao not on the plane I flew on, that didn't even cover the cost of the ticket!
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Ha!
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Shame on you! LOL This does explain things though, next time I know what it is I'm experiencing. -
I had never experienced that before, I was re-writing my will and everything!
Oh, I had you down to inherit my blog btw hehe. -
Why thank ya, I'm honored, but certainly couldn't hold that much responsibility!
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I'd wondered if any money she made in Vegas had to go to the doctor to check her holiday heart.-
Haha actually, the bill for the doctor will probably be at least double that. I knew I should have become a proctologist, er, I mean a cardiologist!!
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G-ah!
If only it had been a proctological problem. Stick removal, I think, runs a bit cheaper than that. In fact, some folks'll do it for free. -
You know, I just saw on the History channel that back in the old days the barber offered free stick removal with a shave and a haircut!
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Maybe you should stick to bingo on Wednesday nights a the VA hall...they only have $1 beers there for you. Hopefully you can handle it...OH! And don't forget to wear your shaw, in case you get a little chilly.
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Argh!!!
Are you insinuating that I am old and can't hold my liquor?! -
As far as the liquor? Yes
As far as being old? Hell no... I just thpugh tI would thrown in the shaw reference for fun. -
You are lucky, because I was warming up my electric old lady scooter to drive cross country to kick your whipper snapper butt.
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It's about 100 degrees today in St. Louis, and with you driving out here, in this heat, with your drinking problem...better leave the shaw at home.
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Did you manage to offend anyone on this Vegas odyssey Chelle? -
Ha! I will wear my bikini, RTB.
Anin, it is mathematically impossible to offend anyone in Vegas. Which is why I enjoy going there.
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Towards the end of my drinking (14 years ago) I thought I was going to die every day after. My hangovers lasted 24 hours.
On some occasions...I was lucky to get out alive from Vegas.-
I'm thinking of giving up drinking and trading my cherished bottle of Mescal in for a crack pipe instead, I mean crack can't be all that bad on a heart, can it?
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Oooh that's gotta hurt *grimaces*
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Ok, you are delirious...Crack over Mescal?
i can see it now in the headlines...
"CRACKED OUT OFFENSIVE WOMAN PUNCHES OLD WOMEN AT LOCAL BINGO GAME" -
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Crack can be very moreish I believe.
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Easy offended, Crack can cause Emphesema (spelling?) so GO! easy..lol-
Well I have a healthy set of lungs to spare, so it's good. My liver and heart on the other hand...
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I have a friend Vinny, who was a crack head...maybe still is. He would go clean for a few months, then be off and running. We used to call him "VCR Vinny", because his thing was to steal VCRs to pay for his crack.
Seeing him holed up in an apartment was probably the scariest things I've seen in my life.-
Yes, crack is bad but meth heads are worse! I mean:
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Dude, that's looks like the cashier at my local 7-11!!!!
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Same thing.
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Duuuuude, that's me after coming back from Vegas. Did I mention I have a bit of a gambling problem? I forget to eat when I'm at the blackjack table!
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I'm gonna go out on a limb...but gambling didn't make you look like Steven Tyler in 25 years
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@Ruski - actually, crack is a derivitive of cocaine wherein meth is derived from, erm, well, it is a mixture of rat poison, battery acid, DayQuil and powdered Rockstar I believe.
Much like Mescal, but I still love it. -
"Much like Mescal"...case closed!
same thing as in "This is your brain on drugs" same
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So you are saying I should get off the Mescal and start drinking green tea instead??
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Higher Power...bay-bee!
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I told you stick with the red wine. -
You did, didn't you! I believe you advised me to cook a turkey in it, right?
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Not quite but the alcohol cooks out of it so knock yourself out.
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I live in Vegas so I see what the tourists do...and in case you're wondering...yes, we talk about you when you leave...:)
Glad you're safe back at home.-
lol!
My parents-in-law live there, too. My FIL is a high roller dealer at Caesar's Palace so we get the royal treatment when we come to town. It is a great time but I can only stand it for 3 days at most, definitely could not live there.
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The new tagline for Vegas for me is "Whatever happens in Vegas and I see it, Im telling everyone."
Plus, that sounds like a scary story. Im gonna go have a beer now so I dont have to think about it.
buzz buzz
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