Re: [CH] I've been REAL naughty!
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:47:15 -0400
Here is a photo of child abuse at the last Red Lion Hotluck:
http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/redlion03/rl9.jpg
Her name is Ashlyn and she could not stay away from Doug's evil cookies...
:-)
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=Mark
http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 07:09:48 -0500, Jeff Schickowski wrote
> > if this list were dedicated to, say ... "chainsaws"
> > there'd likely be very few "yuk-yuk-har-har" comments about idiot
> > parents using chainsaws
> > to terrorize their kids in the name of "discipline".
> >
> > this List should be defending the Honor of Chile Peppers by decrying
> > inappropriate usage.
> > not guffawing about it.
> >
> > regards
> > peter g
> >
>
> Mornin' All!
> I don't think anyone on this list has encouraged the administration
> of pure capsaicin to children for purposes of punishment or revenge.
> Tabasco was the product most mentioned in the articles. It is also
> one of the most commonly available sauces to the average person.
>
> I think we'll all admit that the potential for abuse exists, but the
> parent that goes too far with hot sauce is just as likely to go to
> far with any form of punishment. Not once have I ever heard anyone
> on this list advocate the abuse of children. Would it be considered
> abuse if the parent wants to encourage the child to try new foods,
> some of which may contain hot sauce? One bite of a well seasoned
> taco is probably going to be hotter than a drop of tabasco.
>
> I for one want to keep hot sauce off the banned list (Weapon of Mass
> Tastebud Destruction?. It clearly doesn't belong in the same class
> as scalding with boiling water, burning with irons or stoves, or
> whipping with wire hangers (or wooden ones).
>
> Thanks for letting me spout off,
> Jeff
>
> PS. A T-shirt I saw the other day... Not an invitation for flaming
> or to be considered an endorsement of spousal abuse!!!
>
> "10,000 battered women... And here I've been eating them plain for
> years!"