Poor Little Puffer

[crackmonkey]

 

[mattbeau]

um?

dinner?

 

[collared_drifter]

ummm... tell me how that happened???

 

[pica_nuttalli]

um?

dinner?

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only if you've got a death wish the flesh of all freshwater puffers is toxic

 

[hairyadam]

sound tasty!

 

[mattbeau]

um?

dinner?

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only if you've got a death wish the flesh of all freshwater puffers is toxic

[snapback]916721[/snapback]​

well they are a delicacy in japan

looks like a Takifugu rubripes

info on Takifugu rubripes

 

[xamdarb]

puffer is a delicacy but if you dont cook it right and use the right parts you can die from it hmm i should try tary that with my puffers...if i had puffers

 

[pica_nuttalli]

the puffer eaten in japan is a saltwater fish. saltwater puffers secrete toxin from various glands that can be removed by well-trained chef. there are trace amounts left after this removal which create a sense of euphoria in the eater, hence the continued popularity of the dish.

however, in freshwater puffers, the skin and musculature of the fish are poisonous. since the poison is fatal in doses of even less than a milliliter... you might as well just regard eating freshwater puffers as attempted suicide.

--EDIT--
also, these poisons cannot be broken down through cooking nor is there any known antidote. so don't eat fugu unless you really trust your chef.

 

[xamdarb]

so what your saYING IS YOU CAN GET HIGH OF IT

 

[pica_nuttalli]

if it doesn't kill you, yes.

the toxin sounds very much so like a drug, except one that can be overdosed with only a tiny amount. however, the sense of euphoria directly induced by the fraction of poison left in fugu is probably minor in comparison to the adrenaline rush of eating a beautiful, expensive meal that is likely to kill you. thus if you are looking to "get high", there are more efficient ways of doing so... like smoking a nice Cuban cigar (which would produce a comparable response).

however, regular smoking ravages your body and really does a number on your wallet. so you'd really be better off going for a nice long run and possibly a cold shower.

 

[SarahBravo]

Actually I'd prefer chocolate to a run or even a cold shower.

 

[mattbeau]

if you want to get high from an animal a safer alternative would be licking a frogs butt, not any frog of course.

and dont let the feds catch ya as they will arrest you

wouldnt that be funny in booking

or better yet in the cell

"so what are you in for?"

"licking a frogs butt"

 

[pica_nuttalli]

"say whut?"
"frog butt."

 

[mattbeau]

yes there are frogs that live in the mid-west that have a poisonoius gland

licking them give a hallucinogenic experience

a powerpoint presentation

I thought it was the butt but i guess its just excreted by its glands

shows how much i know

heres some other info

here

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Poor, poor puffer