Thread: Don't eat the alum.

Yesterday as I was finishing the shave routine and applying the alum the missus decided she would sneak up behind me and give me a surprise. The only surprise I got was the alum block right in the mouth. For those of you who have never chowed down on alum I have some sage advice for you, don't do it. The taste is indescribable and the effect even worse. It reminded me of a 3 stooges routine where they are cooking and one of them adds alum to the recipe by mistake and the result is a very funny sight routine.

This wasn't funny and you can't just rinse the taste out of your mouth. Not only that the taste leaves you with psychological memory of the experience and every time I see the stuff the taste comes back.

Now I know what you are all thinking, good thing I wasn't holding the razor but she knows well enough not to do that...I hope.