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delichonyesterday at 3:22 PM1 replyview on HN

> the treatment for methanol poisoning is… ethanol!

My grandpa drank a shot of schnapps every night and called it his medicine. I thought it was a euphemism but apparently he was actually taking an antidote prophylactically. You can't be too careful. He never once got methanol poisoning.


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PyWoodyyesterday at 4:49 PM

Was his doctor Dr. McGillicuddy?