Viva Las Vegas (aka Hangover Remedies)

I am in Vegas for a few days to celebrate the end of 2009, so I thought it would be prudent to conduct a wee bit of research regarding potential cures for the old hangover... it seems each country has a specialized remedy for overcoming the inevitable ill feelings.

Worldwide Hangover Remedies

• Poland - drink pickle juice
• Ireland - bury the hungover person up to their neck in damp sand
• Romania - eat spicy tripe soup
• United States - drink a prairie oyster cocktail made of raw egg, vodka, vinegar, ketchup, Tabasco, and Worcestershire sauce
• Scotland - drink Irn-Bru soda, a fizzy orange-iron drink
• England - drink a "corpse reviver" cocktail, which includes either brandy, Calvados, and sweet vermouth, or gin, Cointreau, Lillet blanc, and lemon juice, with a dash of absinthe... wow!
• The Faux Paw Blog - wake yourself up early to have 2 Aleve with a bottle of water, sleep for one or two more hours, then chow down on a greasy Breakfast Jack and a banana milkshake or smoothie (for Potassium). This usually works like a charm for moi, though I may need more artillery for a Vegas hangover - in which case, I would slip a crispy hashbrown patty inside the Breakfast Jack for added fortification!