Talk:Alderman's nerve
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WTF? Is this true? It sounds highly suspiscious... Thanx 68.39.174.238 21:19, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Maybe that's the legend but I'm pretty sure cold water in the ear doesn't induce vomiting in most people Scatterkeir 22:48, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
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Removed the apparently bogus etymology of the term "Alderman's Nerve":
"This name came into being for the following reason: the Alderman of the Anglo-Saxon empire was habitually eating and then putting some cold water in the ear to stimulate this nerve to initiate vomiting. In this way they could empty their stomach quickly and restart eating."
since there is no evidence for this bizarre story. Also, there is no such thing as the "Anglo-Saxon empire", and Anglo-Saxons (aldermen or otherwise) do not have a reputation for habitually inducing vomiting by cold water or other means.
