similar 100% true story from a green text:

kid goes out for his 21st, and grandpa tells him that the secret to never getting too drunk is drinking some olive oil before a shot, so that the alcohol never enters the bloodstream, or something.

they follow through, and shit their pants after one round; ironically, the oil drinking did technically prevent them from getting drunk.

I don't care if it's fake, it's still a hilarious idea

You also will get cramps and muscle spasms if you don't supplement Natrium, Potassium, Magnesium. Also for me the hunger returned on day 3 and got so bad I had to stop the water fast at day 5 because it was driving me insane.

Now I just skip breakfast and have on some days only "light meals". Easier and more sustainable long time.

Olives are the one food that I don't like. Seriously, the one thing. So for me, olives have always been a lie

Replace this pic with pickles though and I'm 1000% on board

I could always count on one of those giant sams club jars of green olives from my grandma on my birthday when I was a kid.

That you'd regret it? What's to regret from becoming a Greek philosopher slash Olympic warrior?

Technically all humans are animals. Using a fork doesn’t make you better than us schlubs

As someone who has eaten the majority of a container of pickles in one sitting....

You'll be spending time sitting somewhere else after. Whether you regret that or not it's entirely a matter of opinion.

Or those pickled baby-corn cobs!

Olives are unironically among the healthiest stuff you can eat.

Also a great way to spice up aglio e olio a bit. Don't use the pasta water to emulsify in that case but roast some flour in the oil, then use the water from the olive jar, the olives themselves only have to get warmed up a bit. Don't forget the chilli.

Oh and get black olives. black ones, not blackened, look for Iron(II)-lactate or -gluconate that shit shouldn't be in there. Even better: Don't get jars but salted ones, in modern times the only ingredients will be olives, salt, and vacuum. You'll probably have to order them online if you don't have a suitable ethnic store in your neighbourhood and they're going to be both better and cheaper than that supermarket stuff. They last for ages if unopened and/or stored properly, before eating you should soak them in water though to get rid of the excessive salt. Oh, and be prepared for a de-stoning marathon.

I have yet to regret such a decision. Though to be fair I didn't use my fingers and eat directly from a jar. That could be the difference.

You could combine spam along with the spam.

I love kalamata olives, but just remember the green ones in the jar tasting like metal when I was a kid. Haven't touched them in ages though