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After being allegedly spiked in Nashville, Vittorio was treated at urgent care with an anti-vomiting injection for $200 — far cheaper than he expected from the US healthcare system.
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This is the episode's showpiece opening story. Vittorio went to Nashville for a show, had a couple of drinks, played pool — and absolutely demolished a pair of rednecks, showboating the whole time. His working theory: the redneck (actual name Jimbo) spiked his drink in revenge. He woke up violently ill, unable to stop vomiting, and eventually ended up in an urgent care clinic beside a burger restaurant. The staff told him drink spiking was very common in that part of Nashville. He was injected in the backside with an anti-vomiting drug for $200 — far less than he expected from US healthcare — and then, still shaking, called his mum from Nashville Airport and typed 'ankle injury' into the accessibility app to get himself wheeled to his gate. Chris finds this equal parts appalling and hilarious. [1] — Vittorio Angelone "Vittorio beat a redneck named Jimbo at pool in Nashville — showboating the whole time — and woke up unable to stop vomiting. The working th…" 01:29
Vittorio beat a redneck named Jimbo at pool in Nashville — showboating the whole time — and woke up unable to stop vomiting. The working theory: Jimbo spiked his drink. He ended up in urgent care with a $200 anti-vomiting injection, then faked an ankle injury to get wheeled through the airport.
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