Y oh Y?

Keith's Ramblings

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Today’s words :-

55Yoicks – Expression of surprise

Yeuk – to itch

Yex – to hiccup, belch

Yieldless – unyielding

Yirding – to burying

 

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I don’t just like hot spicy food,  I love it.  So when a friend challenged me to a curry-off at a restaurant that’s famous for setting people on fire (not literally of course!) I accepted.

The dish looked scrummy.  It smelled amazing.  The steam was so zesty it made my eyes water.  We held our forks to our chests. 

One … two … three … go! 

I shovelled the first load into my mouth.  

‘Yoicks’ I yelled, louder than I intended, and a restaurant full of red sweaty faces turned in my direction. 

‘Sorry’  I croaked. 

My friend was storming ahead of me.  A quick swig of water and I was off again.  Mistake, water makes it worse so I stuffed my mouth with raita which calmed me down, albeit slightly!

I began to regret taking him on.  I started to yeuk, all over.  But undaunted I continued, eating with one hand, scratching with the other. 

Then I began to yex.  Hic, burp, hic, burp.  I couldn’t stop, it was yieldless. 

Yirding my pride,  I admitted defeat.

That was yesterday. Last night I tossed and turned, wrapped in my sweat-soaked bedsheets, hopping out of bed every now and again to drink milk or nip to the loo.  I still haven’t recovered so I’ve rung in sick to work. 

Oh no, here we go again.  Sorry, must dash to the bathroom … quick, quick, quick …

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43 thoughts on “Y oh Y?”

  1. Christine Goodnough Apr 29, 2020 / 01:51

    You poor thing! There are some plants that grow on this earth than just aren’t meant for human consumption — or only in the tiniest amounts. 🙂

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  2. PaperKutzs Apr 29, 2020 / 02:03

    Oh my goodness this was so funny I could almost hear the hot offLOL

    I hope both your innards, bum & pride all manage to heal. Hopefully w/o pouting everyone on TP rations…

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  3. msjadeli Apr 29, 2020 / 03:18

    I heard about ghost peppers that hot and even watched a youtube of a person tasting a tiny bit. Funny to read about and watch lol

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  6. Suzy Apr 29, 2020 / 08:23

    Oh my that was incredibly funny to read but probably not for you. Hope you recover soon.

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  7. Unishta Apr 29, 2020 / 08:40

    Poor you ….. it’s no fun when you loose so badly ( pun intended) . Curry isn’t meant for the faint of heart

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  8. soniadogra Apr 29, 2020 / 10:26

    Oh I hope it’s not too bad. I’m a strict no no for everything spicy. I can understand must have been doubly upsetting. Losing and being stung by spices!

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  9. Denise D Hammond Apr 29, 2020 / 11:09

    Cute story. I don’t mind a little spice, but hot-hot is not my thing. And thanks for the ‘yex’ word. I’ve used yeuk in Scrabble but not yex. I must see if it works.

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  10. Srivalli Apr 29, 2020 / 11:53

    Ouch! Big time. Tiniest peppers are the hottest. 😀 It’s going to burn in more places than one, lol.

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    • Deborah Weber Apr 29, 2020 / 20:07

      Fabulously entertaining story to read, but not doubt a little less so to experience. I’m guessing next time you take on that kind of challenge, you’ll remember to keep the water further out of reach. 🙂

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  12. Anagha Yatin Apr 29, 2020 / 14:18

    Oh gosh, that’s bad. With spicy, hot food, a storm in the stomach is always a prediction. Y oh Y, really.

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  13. Shweta Suresh Apr 29, 2020 / 15:11

    Haha! This was really funny. I like my curries very spicy too but luckily, my body is adapted to handling hot curries. 😀 Perks of being a South Indian. 🙂

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    • Keith's Ramblings Apr 29, 2020 / 19:14

      I love very spicy and hot food, my friends think I’m crazy! You have a built in advantage over most of us Shweta

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      • Shweta Suresh Apr 29, 2020 / 20:19

        Many of my friends think so too. Maybe it’s because I’m the only one who can carry on eating while they sniff their noses, reach for their tissues and water! 😀

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  14. Arti Apr 29, 2020 / 15:41

    Never understood the point of this uniquely male phenomenon Keith–Y oh Y indeed?
    But if you must, take a large swig of lassi before you start and keep cooling mint or cucumber raita handy.

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  15. Kathe W. Apr 29, 2020 / 16:47

    I know my limits when it comes to spicy hot food, but my better half sometimes takes on more than he can stomach….we went to a Thai restaurant once that described the spiciest as Dragon Fire …he had some and gasped and requested a big glass of coconut milk….that calmed it down! But he said “Never again”!

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  17. Pradeep May 2, 2020 / 13:47

    That was a funny tale, though not funny narrator. I also don’t like food which is very spicy.

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  18. Pradeep May 2, 2020 / 13:52

    For some reason, my comment hasn’t appeared!
    I said this was a funny tale, though not for the narrator. I too don’t like food that is very spicy.

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    • Keith's Ramblings May 2, 2020 / 15:43

      Some do, some don’t – the narrator thought he did…! Thanks for persevering!

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