Really? Change the shape of hot dogs and hard candies? Warning labels for hot dogs?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking (http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking)
whats next?
pornstars ask for penis shape to be changed
Quote from: bobspapa on February 22, 2010, 06:30:57 AM
whats next?
pornstars ask for penis shape to be changed
probably a warning label will suffice
When society has to warn people about food SHAPES rather than CONTENTS, we're doomed.
[bacon] can now mean DANGER
Quote from: angler on February 22, 2010, 06:29:17 AM
Really? Change the shape of hot dogs and hard candies? Warning labels for hot dogs?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking (http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking)
Know why we cant park trailers (Motorcycle, Jet ski, boat, utility, any) on the street overnight in MoCo? Evidently children were dying in droves because of these deadly nuisances.
THANK GOD the children are being saved!
[roll]
Quote from: angler on February 22, 2010, 06:29:17 AM
Really? Change the shape of hot dogs and hard candies? Warning labels for hot dogs?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking (http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100222/hl_hsn/pediatricianswantredesignofhotdogscandytocurbkidschoking)
<Soapbox rant>
Damn it! If some kid dies because you werent responsible enough to teach them to chew, then maybe,
just maybe there is some higher power working here saying "you know, this one just isnt gonna make it, lets cut our losses while we still can"
Ever hear of natural selection? survival of the fittest? sometimes i think people advocate too much for those who aren't supposed to be around, and that alone is the cause of our country becoming weaker, our gene pool becoming more diluted, and our workforce becoming lazier!
</Soapbox rant>
Quote from: djrashonal on February 22, 2010, 06:55:01 AM
<Soapbox rant>
Damn it! If some kid dies because you werent responsible enough to teach them to chew, then maybe, just maybe there is some higher power working here saying "you know, this one just isnt gonna make it, lets cut our losses while we still can"
Ever hear of natural selection? survival of the fittest? sometimes i think people advocate too much for those who aren't supposed to be around, and that alone is the cause of our country becoming weaker, our gene pool becoming more diluted, and our workforce becoming lazier!
</Soapbox rant>
Ducpainter hates it when I bring up the nanny state, but it is true. We are a society completely obsessed with safety. Put kids in the equation and just watch your freedom of choice evaporate. Pretty soon hot dogs will be fist sized spheres so you can't choke on them. I'm more of a safety second or third sort of guy.......
Quote from: djrashonal on February 22, 2010, 06:55:01 AM
<Soapbox rant>
Damn it! If some kid dies because you werent responsible enough to teach them to chew, then maybe, just maybe there is some higher power working here saying "you know, this one just isnt gonna make it, lets cut our losses while we still can"
Ever hear of natural selection? survival of the fittest? sometimes i think people advocate too much for those who aren't supposed to be around, and that alone is the cause of our country becoming weaker, our gene pool becoming more diluted, and our workforce becoming lazier!
</Soapbox rant>
Hey, get to work F-er!
;D
A biologist friend of mine had an observation. He stated that the farther we as individuals are removed from the sources of our food, the goofier we get.
Quote from: WarrenJ on February 22, 2010, 07:01:43 AM
A biologist friend of mine had an observation. He stated that the farther we as individuals are removed from the sources of our food, the goofier we get.
It makes sense, there are so many steps between the door and the dominos delivery guy that those people on "the biggest loser" have become extremely goofy over the years....it's science
Quote from: rgramjet on February 22, 2010, 07:00:45 AM
Hey, get to work F-er!
;D
Says the man presently behind a computer....i'll have you know that i am very mentally exhausted from my 20 min interview on saturday. [roll]
Quote from: angler on February 22, 2010, 06:59:27 AM
Ducpainter hates it when I bring up the nanny state, but it is true. We are a society completely obsessed with safety. Put kids in the equation and just watch your freedom of choice evaporate. Pretty soon hot dogs will be fist sized spheres so you can't choke on them. I'm more of a safety second or third sort of guy.......
+11tyb.
I hate this stuff with a passion.
Nature has a way of weeding out the weak. If it's not chewing food/choking, it would be sticking your fingers in the electric plug-ins, or falling thru 2nd floor windows, plastic bag over the head, etc etc etc
Quote from: Goat_Herder on February 22, 2010, 07:15:55 AM
Nature has a way of weeding out the weak. If it's not chewing food/choking, it would be sticking your fingers in the electric plug-ins, or falling thru 2nd floor windows, plastic bag over the head, etc etc etc
do you think there would be more plastic bag deaths if there wasnt a warning label on it?
(http://www.kieranparnell.com/images/photoblog/2005-10-27.jpg)
Quote from: djrashonal on February 22, 2010, 07:18:12 AM
do you think there would be more plastic bag deaths if there wasnt a warning label on it?
(http://www.kieranparnell.com/images/photoblog/2005-10-27.jpg)
That gives me an Idea!
From the article
"Any food that has a cylindrical or round shape poses a risk,"
*Any food* - so lets redesign the carrot, brussel sprouts and asparagus while we're at it...
Quote from: djrashonal on February 22, 2010, 07:18:12 AM
do you think there would be more plastic bag deaths if there wasnt a warning label on it?
(http://www.kieranparnell.com/images/photoblog/2005-10-27.jpg)
I am saying that, despite all the warning labels on plastic bags, there are still dumb kids with irresponsible parents dying from plastic bag suffercation. Changing the shape of hot dog to a basketball and some kid will still take a mouth full and choke on it. Jaw Breakers? Don't get me started on that.
Quote from: yuu on February 22, 2010, 07:26:49 AM
From the article
"Any food that has a cylindrical or round shape poses a risk,"
*Any food* - so lets redesign the carrot, brussel sprouts and asparagus while we're at it...
Clearly that is the next step........
[roll] Idiocracy.
Quote from: Drjones on February 22, 2010, 07:48:38 AM
[roll] Idiocracy.
we're almost there! im excited to get my law degree from costco
Best of Idiocracy - Welcome to Costco (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zNsUTWsOc&feature=related#normal)
This attitude is annoying. When I was a kid it was, "hey, be careful with this or you may get hurt," and now it's turned into "everyone has to eliminate the things that may hurt," which isn't realistic.
Though, the conspiracist in me thinks these tories are so outlandish, so over the top that they simply can't be true and are only released to instigate a visceral reaction against other, less egregious efforts to regulate something. Gotta watch those Illuminati. They're tricky.
<foil hat back on>
;D
from this
PICK YOURSELF UP
From the Film: Swing Time 1936
(Lyrics by: Dorothy Fields / Music by: Jerome Kern)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
(He)
Please teacher, teach me something,
Nice teacher, teach me something.
I'm as awkward as a camel, that's not the worst,
My two feet haven't met yet,
But I'll be teacher's pet yet,
'Cause I'm gonna learn to dance or burst.
(She)
Nothing's impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
Dust myself off,
Start All over again.
Don't lose your confidence if you slip,
Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
And pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
Work like a soul inspired,
Till the battle of the day is won.
You may be sick and tired,
But you'll be a man, my son!
Will you remember the famous men,
Who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath,
Pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
(He)
I'll get some self assurance
If your endurance is great.
I'll learn by easy stages
If you're courageous and wait.
To feel the strength I want to,
I must hang on to your hand,
Maybe by the time I'm fifty
I'll get up and do a nifty.
(Both)
Nothing's impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
Dust myself off,
Start all over again.
Don't lose your confidence if you slip,
Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
And pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
Work like a soul inspired,
Till the battle of the day is won.
You may be sick and tired,
But you'll be a man, my son!
Will you remember the famous men,
Who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath,
Pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
to
(He)
Please teacher, teach me something,
Nice teacher, teach me something.
I'm as awkward as a camel, that's not the worst,
My two feet haven't met yet,
But I'll be teacher's pet yet,
'Cause I'm gonna learn to dance or burst.
(She)
Nothing's impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up,
Dust myself off,
and sue the shit out of them.
Quote from: yuu on February 22, 2010, 07:26:49 AM
From the article
"Any food that has a cylindrical or round shape poses a risk,"
*Any food* - so lets redesign the carrot, brussel sprouts and asparagus while we're at it...
Sure. Let's start with eggs.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zf8PH1YIXjE/SsejwaGgYBI/AAAAAAAAAVc/U_XiDmTeJ8U/s400/How+to+make+a+square+egg.jpg)
Supposedly these are real too.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G2ndBTccM70/SrFTPUhVw8I/AAAAAAAAByI/SOZXkIwV4OA/s320/budda2.png)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G2ndBTccM70/SrFTPzF8zDI/AAAAAAAAByQ/xMHeOJXQnjw/s320/budda3.jpg)
I grew up with what I think were intelligent parents. I had chores and needed to get them down to have fun. I had a motorcycle when I turned 11. I was allowed to go anywhere, anytime on that thing. I never even owned a helmet. I also had a high power pellet rifle when I turned 8 and a 22 by the time I was 10. I could shot the pellet gun any time I wanted to and would think nothing of taking off on the moto out into the desert with it strapped to my back. I had to ride on at least a mile of pavement to get to dirt. Never had a complaint. Never got stopped by a LEO. Now, if a kid takes off on his moto with a gun strapped to his back, and god forbid, without a helmet, there would be a SWAT team there in a heartbeat. Half the stuff we did back then (80's essentially), would get me a one way ticket to Gitmo.
I am still alive. We wonder why kids these days (shit, did I just write that) can't think for themselves and expect everything to be handed to them. Life is hard - some mistakes will cost your life. Those are good lessons that we are throwing away......
One of the many, many things that bothered me about that article was when it stated that hot dogs were responsible for 17% of asphyxiations in kids under 10. Well, how many is that!? 17% of a 10,000 would matter more than say 17% of 100.
And angler, agreed, you can't legislate all danger out of this world. Or you raise a generation of lazy, entitled pansies. See: current youth.
...and the pussification of america continues. [roll]
I think this article came about because doctors are looking at the things that kill young kids more often, and asking themselves what can be done to prevent those death. Theirs is not a social as much as a medical position. Obviously there are social implications, but I don't think doctors set out to determine how they can derail evolution or turn us in a country full of pussies.
Warning labels limit liability more than affect behavior so I think the actual effects of implementing their recommendations will be somewhere in the neighborhood of jack and shit. Aside from pissing people off, I mean. Despite how stupid and pointless this initiative would be, I don't see how putting warning labels on things limits our freedom of choice, whichever amendment that might be.
I did foolish things when I was young, and managed to get away with it relatively unscathed. Do I reflect on this and laugh? Yes. Do I think this integral to the process of becoming an adult or man? No, not unless I recognize luck as being necessary to those processes. I think I am realistic in recognizing the difference between positive feedback and a lack of negative feedback. I think the ultimate goal is to not do stupid things, not to get away with doing stupid things.
Quote from: redxblack on February 22, 2010, 06:37:06 AM
When society has to warn people about food SHAPES rather than CONTENTS....
Amen.
and if you're going to teach them to chew, don't forget to keep your mouth SHUT when doing it.
....mouth breathers
Quote from: ducpainter on February 22, 2010, 06:36:39 AM
probably a warning label will suffice
In my opinion, a penis IS a warning label.
Quote from: NorDog on February 22, 2010, 12:15:34 PM
In my opinion, a penis IS a warning label.
Mine is a suppository.
Well that's shitty, but at least its not a tooth pick.
Quote from: MrIncredible on February 22, 2010, 12:19:52 PM
Mine is a suppository.
Well, you see? If that's not a warning, I don't know what is.
When I was a kid, third grade I think, I stabbed myself in the hand with a pencil by accident. Seems like nowadays that would be grounds for lawsuit against the school, the pencil manufacturer, and whoever else could've been involved. Its sad to think what this world is coming to.
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Remove all product warning labels from society and things will slowly but surely evolve back to the way it should be.
+1 to previous comments.
on a related topic :
didn't want to watch '1000 ways to die' - 'cause I didn't think people were that stupid. Well, apparently I'm dumb, but not stupid enough to try any of the stuff they did. Watched 2 episodes, and realized they were doing mankind a favor. haven't watched since.
Quote from: yuu on February 22, 2010, 07:26:49 AM
From the article
"Any food that has a cylindrical or round shape poses a risk,"
*Any food* - so lets redesign the carrot, brussel sprouts and asparagus while we're at it...
cue Monmake the beast with two backsingsanto... [roll]
So, on the bright side, does this mean when questioned as to while I am sucking down another cannoli, I can respond with, "Hey back off! I'm tempting death. I'm a bad ass" ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on February 22, 2010, 01:29:22 PM
cue Monmake the beast with two backsingsanto... [roll]
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ahuvxRitU74/ResR5hbNgJI/AAAAAAAABaQ/yiqRbzQz22I/s400/Erotic_20Potato_20_28Erotische_20Patatje_29_20_28Small_29.jpg)
Quote from: bobspapa on February 22, 2010, 01:55:10 PM
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ROFLMAO!!!!! Holy christ I wet myself.....
Hey, It's Mickey mouse.....Er....... Maybe not.... :o
Quote from: angler on February 22, 2010, 06:59:27 AM
Ducpainter hates it when I bring up the nanny state, but it is true. We are a society completely obsessed with safety. Put kids in the equation and just watch your freedom of choice evaporate. Pretty soon hot dogs will be fist sized spheres so you can't choke on them. I'm more of a safety second or third sort of guy.......
Thank you. The elimination of natural selection is poisoning the world. If you are so dumb as to use a hair dryer while in a bath tub, text while driving, or any number of dumb things that "laws" are supposedly preventing.... then there would be quite a few less dumb people. Let the flames begin!
It isn't the child's fault, it's the parents. Then again, if the child wasn't taught right and wrong, they arn't going to pass it on (likely), etc.. Eventually we are living Idiocracy (not really but you get the idea)
Hot dogs are dangerous!
Kan. man sues Royals claiming hot dog injury
By BILL DRAPER, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Baseball fans who sit six rows behind the third-base dugout at the Kansas City Royals' stadium know they might have to duck a few foul balls.
But a Kansas man says it was a flying hot dog, not a baseball, that almost put his eye out last year.
John Coomer has filed a lawsuit against the Royals seeking more than $25,000 for injuries he sustained Sept. 8 when he was smacked in the eye with a hot dog chucked by the team's mascot, Sluggerrr.
Coomer said the wayward wiener caused a detached retina and the development of cataracts in his left eye.
The Royals declined to comment Tuesday. The team is looking for someone new to wear the mascot's large lion costume, spokesman Toby Cook says there's "no connection" with the hot dog affair.
If a hot dog puts your eye out, you're doing it wrong......
Quote from: Arimaul on February 23, 2010, 05:57:47 PM
Hot dogs are dangerous!
Kan. man sues Royals claiming hot dog injury
By BILL DRAPER, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Baseball fans who sit six rows behind the third-base dugout at the Kansas City Royals' stadium know they might have to duck a few foul balls.
But a Kansas man says it was a flying hot dog, not a baseball, that almost put his eye out last year.
John Coomer has filed a lawsuit against the Royals seeking more than $25,000 for injuries he sustained Sept. 8 when he was smacked in the eye with a hot dog chucked by the team's mascot, Sluggerrr.
Coomer said the wayward wiener caused a detached retina and the development of cataracts in his left eye.
The Royals declined to comment Tuesday. The team is looking for someone new to wear the mascot's large lion costume, spokesman Toby Cook says there's "no connection" with the hot dog affair.
That conjures up the image of Ernest Borgnine choking on a hot dog and eventually dying in the movie "BASEketball"
"Granpa, tell us again how you lost your eye."
I have to agree with TAft that interfering with natural selection has dire consequences. It means more and more unqualified people are working, driving, voting and reproducing. Once again we have a parent blaming others for their shortfall. Bottom line is, the childs welfare is the responsibility of the parent. Put their hot dogs in a blender if it is that tough. Too bad the Gen Pop won't stand up to these ridiculous lawsuits when they happen.
Does anyone else see the irony of a bunch of us staying the dumb ones can just go die off....
on a motorcycle board?
Quote from: MrIncredible on February 23, 2010, 06:35:01 PM
Does anyone else see the irony of a bunch of us staying the dumb ones can just go die off....
on a motorcycle board?
<raises hand>
Quote from: Speedbag on February 22, 2010, 01:02:01 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Remove all product warning labels from society and things will slowly but surely evolve back to the way it should be.
+1
As a society, we've turned over responsibility for thinking, planning, child-rearing, and our lives in general to the State.
We have, in general, abdicated responsibility for ourselves.
This is what we get, and we can expect more of it, not less, in the future.
If the nanny-state collapsed tomorrow people would re-learn how to look after themselves out of necessity.
They would panic big time......
A blizzard shows a lot about human nature........its not pretty in DC.
I think this is an evil plot conjured up by the boloney manufactures to destroy the hot dog industry!
What's the non-choking replacement for hot dogs? Bolonay. ;D
Quote from: bobspapa on February 22, 2010, 01:55:10 PM
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Isnt that one of the Seven Signs?
Quote from: The Architect on February 24, 2010, 03:25:07 AM
I think this is an evil plot conjured up by the boloney manufactures to destroy the hot dog industry!
What's the non-choking replacement for hot dogs? Bolonay. ;D
No way! Bologna is Ham's retarded cousin, there's no way it has the mental capactiy to pull off such a scheme.......or do they?
Jim Gaffigan - Bologna - KING BABY - CD and DVD Available NOW! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxTOq4x5xn0#normal)