Re: [CH] thick tongues

Doug Irvine (dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca)
Sat, 05 Jun 1999 07:50:15 +0000

And now we know why some of our non chile-head friends call us "Fat Heads" ?
Watch out for the wasabi, David!  And if you use it on that deadly fish, the
puffer
what in the world could happen to you? Cheers, Doug in BC

"David C. Yoshiba" wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> Evidently, there was a bit on one of the local TV networks that sounds like
> it should be confirmed. I didn't have the joy of seeing this program myself,
> but someone who did tells me the consequences of eating too many chiles was
> expounded to all. Apparenlty, in reaction to all that heat, the skin of the
> tongue is supposed to thicken and this impairs to some agree our sense of
> taste. This sounds like a bunch of compost to me. I may occasionally say
> things that are calous, but I don't believe I have calouses on my tongue.
>
> David Yoshiba
> http://www.geocities.com:80/NapaValley/6855/index.html