Ironic hangover? (From Croydon Guardian)

Ironic hangover?

9:40pm Sunday 3rd February 2008

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Today I experienced possibly one of the longest lasting hangovers I’ve ever had.

I have never, never been sick the morning after the night before. I generally don’t even feel nauseous the next day.

But today I felt sick from beginning (a hideous half-six start) until right as I’m writing this. And that’s despite - going running (I figured kill or cure) and about or six different types of herbal tea.

And what’s worse is I really don’t think I deserved all this torment.

I mean yes, I was drinking. And booze generally does equal hangover. But last night I only had, at most, five pints. These were spread over a good few hours. And crucially, crucially I did not smoke a single cigarette - which generally reduces hangovers.

But what I did do, it seems somewhat foolishly, was take this pill my sister had bought back from Thailand which is supposed to stop hangovers.

I thought to myself, well, I doubt it will work. And it bloody didn’t. In fact I hold that pill responsible for intensifying my hangover. Perhaps it’s the great beer God saying cheats never prosper.

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