to think another MNetter is a calpol junkie?

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That is the thread title I can predict being on here on Saturday evening.

Tomorrow I am taking my niece to a friends, who I met on MN, DDs birthday party. I have just washed some clothes, including what I am going to wear tomorrow and Dnieces blanket that she uses to sleep in travel cot for naps when here. I have used comfort exhillirations strawberry and lilly - now all my clotes stink like fucking calpol!!

So either I am going to look like I have drugged dniece to behave. Or I will look like I have been injecting calpol - this theory will be further proved by the fact that I havebruises and needle marks on my arms from cannulas and having bloods taen numerous times this week in hosp.

Shall I wear strong perfume or will this just look like I am trying to cover something up?

YABVU Medised is FAR better

they sell me that anymore :(

Shall I smear pink lipstick round my mouth?

*won't

Dribble some down your top for added effect

Excellent plan.

Shall I only feed dniece strawberry juice in a clear cup so it looks like calpol?

Yep get some Benetint which has always looked like Calpol smear to me and stain your lips with it for effect!

wait, theres a fabric softener that smells like calpol? "rushes out to buy it"

note: when i was a child i used to try and heat my forehead up/pretend to be ill so i'd get some calpol. still love the stuff :)

Quoth - don't live in Glasgow do you? You can have the bloody stuff, it stinks!!

Calpol is rank. Me and DH were having a discussion yesterday evening about junior dispro and junior asprin. I know why it isn't available any more, but, I used to love the asprin especially. Two little orange pills of bitterness. Yum.
I have been known to chew asprin on occassion.

mmmmm I love the taste of calpol, also love liquid piriton, minty fresh and always knocks me out when I am having trouble sleeping.

I am interested in buying this comfort strawberry smelling stuff. Me and DS both have a Lotso and our beds smell of strawberries from them, tis lovely!

Was it just me who had the orange calpol as a child? Thick, sugary orange syrup. I adored it. The pink stuff is nowhere near as good.

Kreecher - I think Junior Aspirin is still available but cannot be purchased for under 12's: can't remember why, I used to work for Boots in the pharmacy but that was 10 years ago!
Indith - I remember selling the orange Calpol to people, I don't know if it's still available though.

Diziet. It is due to asprin being implicated in Reyes syndrome I think. I just get my adult fix every now and again.
I honestly can't remember having calpol as a child, clearly too old. DD doesn't like it but will take it when forced encouraged. The Swiss version is butterscotch flavour which she flat out refused.

Have we figurd out how much Calpol you need to drink to get an adult dose of paracetamol? It'd be much nicer :)

Well there is 120mg of paracetamol in 1 5ml spoon of calpol. An adult dose of paracetemol is 2 x 500mg tablets. So 1000mg/120mg = 8.33. So by my working just over 8 5 ml spoons.

I am in no way medically qualified so I have not idea if this is actaully correct please don't sue

Well my friend walked in and said "your house smells of...medicine!"

Every time anybody says anything that begins with c, say a little louder than is necessary and with a wild look 'DID YOU SAY CALPOL?"

Then stare at them intently.

I am going to dress all in pink.