For New York Mag, writer and self-proclaimed heavy sweater Corrie Pikul tests out advanced anti-perspirant techniques. The black tea baths sound wonderfully pleasant but didn’t work. The $140 device that bathes your feet in an electric current sounds much less pleasant and also didn’t work. The anti-cholinergic pills are promising if you’re willing to risk “constipation, impotence, loss of taste, dizziness, [and] confusion.” The best solution? Botox injections to the armpit, twenty to each arm. Costs $750 and feels like being stung repeatedly by bees.
As a new friend taught me this weekend, the people in New Orleans figured out the best solution a long time ago. Walk slowly, stay on the shady side of the street, and stop every block or two for a cocktail. Sure beats getting stung by bees.
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Jacob Grier is a freelance writer, barista, mixologist, and magician in Portland, OR. He writes, eats, and drinks a lot. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Reason Online, The Oregonian, and other publications.
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