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Have a very safe New Year’s Eve. If you plan on drinking… hail a cab after midnight… have a sober pal drive you home… stay home and drink yourself silly (but drink lots of water… remember, an aspirin with a piece of bread and a glass of water before bed… this will help stave off the hangover)… happy fiscal cliff jumping!
Welcome 2013! The best year of Squid ever!
First of all I would like to say Happy New Year! to everyone.
Secondly, Please drive safely, and have a designated driver.
As for me, It takes a little more than bread and water to stave off a hangover. More like a small pizza,a whole subway sandwich, or a very large order of chinese food. Meybe even a large plate of pasta.
Sadly I wont be having anything to do with New Years this year.
I get done at work at six p.m. and I have to be back in the store at four a.m. That means that I will be waking up at two o’clock in the morning.
Oh well, Meybe something good can happen for Randie.
By the way, Gatorade or powerade works well for a hangover, But when the hangover is too strong, try grape flavored Pedialite. It really does help.
Or, you do what my wife and I always did, back when we still put our buzz on once in a while: get a bottle of old-fashioned aspirin. The salicylic acid kind (like Bayer), not acetaminophen or ibuprofen. It promotes water retention (which is why they warned women to NOT use it for PMS symptoms … ::wince::) which helps to counter the water loss caused by alcohol, a known diuretic.
Part (not all) of that hangover is your body dealing with severe dehydration – you’re peeing a lot not just because of the water in the drinks, but because alcohol makes you purge water – a double whammy. Take two aspirin before, two more during, and make sure your stomach has some kind of good solid snack food in it most of the night – hangovers are less frequent and less severe. We definitely noticed the difference.
Careful though, aspirin is also a blood thinner – something to be aware of if you have any sort of hematological disorders.
Nowadays, doesn’t matter for me – I still have a Mike’s hard Lemonade in the fridge from a 6-pack I bought over a year ago. Just don’t feel the need if I’m not out partyin with her, ya know?
Oh, and as for Randie/Rye’s conversation, here’s a similar conversation I had with a friend several years back:
me: this really sucks
them: well, you know that when God closes a door, he always opens a window …
me: so I can jump to my death? awesome …
(I’ve gotten a brighter attitude since then, obviously)
Yeh, Ryan’s perspective is a lot different than Randall’s. He’s not at the precipice of a fiscal cliff like she is.
brig… Happy fiscal cliff jumping (diving)? Uh, water at the bottom or rocks?
Squid… Youch, that’s a lot of food. And, if the fire water upsets your stomach, all that food is going to be spraying.
Wolf… Aspirin? You and brig too? I actually like Squid’s approach of drinking a salty sport drink better. The salt retains water and its not a drug.
Happy New Year’s Eve all! I sure hope that 2013 turns out to be a better year than 2012 was. At least I don’t know of any rumored world ending disasters predicted for the coming year. Maybe we can all get a rest from the doomsayers for a change.
I do believe in aspirin… but learned something, Grey, by your comment. Chemistry is such a funny thing. I didn’t really pay attention in my high school chemistry class.
Grey… always stay in the building… or on the first floor at any rate. It’s like a scene in Roger Rabbit… where Eddie is falling from a toon building… and Bugs has a “spare” (parachute).
stick… who knows if there’s a parachute involved… rocks, water… jagged sharpened bamboo poles… if you listen to the media, all the above.
Pasha… Happy non-disasterous New Year to you, too!
I’ll paraphrase the old song and, during these days of fiscal cliffs, let a smile be my parachute!
Ha, maybe that fiscal cliff has “rawks” at the bottom (carrying over yesterday’s comments).
Saw a store going out of business — everything 25% off — and went in to buy any stuff for the benefit of the food bank.
Remember that people like Randie need to eat all year round, not just at Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Just a note about the strip. I wonder if you artists who publish online realize how much enjoyment you give the rest of us? I really love your strip, your art work, and the story line. At the end of this year, thankful for all I have, I want to send you a little personal note of thanks for Squid Row and the enjoyment you have given me this year. My hopes for you to some day find in your artwork all that you wish it to be.
Happy New Year!
Jude… Ha! I remember that song… from a record where I first heard it… it being a Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch song… “Let a smile/frown be your umbrella on a rainy rainy day!” But Parachutes… very handy… and if you got one while you’re falling from great altitudes… you ARE smiling!
stick… wah-wah.
Mary… Tis true. She’ll have candy canes in her non-existant pantry until The Fourth of July (If you dissolve it in hot water, you sorta have peppermint tea). It hardly qualifies as food though.
Food Banks are awesome.
Irish Eddie… That, my friend, makes what I do worthwhile! Your comment right there! I am most happy, and even giggly, that my silly little strip is enjoyed by you and others. I put Squid Row out there each day because I love cartooning, and story-telling, and the humor I find in life… the kind you find in-between trips to the grocery store and sitting in the coffee shop… it’s observances and wanting to share those observances thru my lens. Smiles upon you… and all you Squiddies out there! Happy New Year!
As long as she can afford her coffee and Pop’N Tarts, I’d say she’s still blessed.
By the way stick, NOT all of that food at the same time!
My method for treating hangovers is so effective, I haven’t had a hangover since 1983.
I don’t get drunk. (Except that one time in 1983, and that was an accident.)
Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year’s Eve!