Re: [CH] Chili powder

tucker (tucker@ticon.net)
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 17:01:08 -0600 

> > > They just call me that because of the motorcycle I used to ride in the
> > > winter.
> > > NCB
> >
> >     I guess that would make you more or less of a "nut case" depending on
> > where you live.
> >
> > -T.-
>
> Well, it wasn't because I rode in the winter but becaue the bike in question
> gave everyone the general impression that it was always on the verge of
> detonating.  I still ride in the wintertime (I live in Central Illinois.  I
> ride if there's no actual ice in the streets), but the Bike I have now is
> much newer and does not appear as ready to take out innocent bystanders.  My
> 'Biker Vest' has a squirrel on it, holding a nut, for that very reason.  I'm
> relatively new to the Chile Head bit, but I come from a long line of
> heat-lovers.  Need to see if I can get a chile patch for my vest...
>
> NutCaseBob

  Well, I could begin the usual WI rant here about IL drivers in general , but I
don't think we want the mood of the list to degenerate in that way again. For
all those of you living in other parts of the country, yes, this is an ongoing
bit of general belligerence between the "North" and the flatlanders...oops, I
mean our friends down South. If you drive around the right parts of WI enough,
you can even spot a few "Don't Illinnoy Me" bumper stickers. But overall, we
certainly do try to promote peace and good will for everyone (once they're
parked anyway).

Sorry, I guess this a bit off-topic................um....................chiles
are yummy.  ?

Whole damn crop froze two weeks ago, and it hasn't got back down to under 40
since. Oh cruel fate, why do you mock me so? (I think Homer said that once.)

Confidential (and VERY off-topic, sorry) to whoever it was that posted the Weird
Al reference a few weeks ago (The Twister rap thing). He came to Milwaukee on
the 5th., and I can't say enough about what an amazing show he puts on. First
time seeing him live; plan to go again every time he comes anywhere nearby.

I know I've seen at least on or two posts mentioning Jean Andrews book "The
Domesticated Capsicums". I would offer my assessment of it as a text, but it is
mainly used for adorning the coffee table, while I continue to use my reading
time for tearing up snail spam and catalogs. I would like to point out, however,
that she does offer a solution of bleach and water (1:5, then soap and water as
necessary) to decrease the effects of capsaicin on the skin. (Page 137 for those
of you following along at home.) I somehow think this would be a really bad
thing to try on contact lenses, keyboards, your mouse, etc...... I did use it on
a few fingers a few weeks ago when I got a bit desperate, and it did definitely
have positive results.

-E.-