Lifelong Victim Of Mob Mentality Now Regretting Pushing The Very Fine Line Of Appropriate Wasabi Dosage

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A local man enjoying some sushi with friends has fallen victim to mob mentality with an absolutely reckless encounter with the fine line of appropriate wasabi dosage.

What began as a casual mid week lunch quickly spiralled into an unspoken competition, with each person at the table quietly trying to outdo the last in their commitment to the fiery green paste.

Tom Whelan (27), admits he never set out to be the hero of the meal, but found himself swept up in the pressure to impress after one friend confidently doubled their usual smear of wasabi without flinching.

“It started small."

"Someone put on a bit more than normal and everyone acted like it was nothing."
"Next thing I knew they were hyping me up to go bigger” Tom explained, still blotting tears from his eyes a full thirty minutes after the incident.

Witnesses say the moment Tom scooped a pea sized lump onto his salmon nigiri, the table erupted into a mix of encouragement, shock and the kind of performative cheering usually reserved for pub beer garden sculls.

Experts at the restaurant confirmed Tom had gone too far for a casual lunch and described the dosage as “borderline self-harm”, highlighting the visible sweat, instant regret and brief moment where Tom stared into the middle distance as if experiencing a past life.

Tom has since vowed to return to his regular safe portion, described as “barely enough to taste”.