This morning, I was listening to the NPR program "Wait, wait, don't tell me", which is sort of a cross between John Stewart and a quiz show. They have a segment where someone who calls in has to listen to three bizarre "news stories" and pick out which of them is actually true. This week's theme was something like "unusual or unintended uses of food". One the stories had something to do with jock straps made from pork rind (why am I suddenly having thoughts of Rael, someone whom I have never met?), another was some sort of new-age-y retreat (they dropped in the name and location - Kripalu in Stockbridge, Mass. - for verisimilitude) that was immersing people in various purees for cleansing purposes, if I am recalling correctly and the third item was the bhut grenade account.To reveal what the correct answer, they had the assistant editor (I forget her name) on another line. I listen to this show pretty regularly and they do seem to turn up a fair amount of stories pertaining to chiles being used unusually or stupidly around the world. Just felt the need to share this with the rest of the heads. Peter H. Jim wrote: > Then show up this fall at the Open Fields. If all goes well, I should > have three or four different varieties of Bhut. Have fun ;-) > > >> > Anybody here abouts dealing in these yet? >> > >> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/23/india-chilli-bhut- >> > jolokia-terrorism >> > >> > I'd be interested in a taste or few. >> > >> > carp >> > > > -Jim C > http://www.StepUpforCharity.org > > > > >