vindication

[ski_resort_observer]

For years I used to complain when my kids would make microwave popcorn as it stunk the whole house up with an awful chemical smell. Turns out dad wasn't so crazy after all.
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070905/NEWS01/709050358/1002/NEWS01

 

[wa-loaf]

Oh man, there are people at work who pop up a bag every afternoon and they like it slightly burnt so it stinks up the whole floor. uke:

 

[PA Ridge Racer]

wow...I'm showing this to my wife so she will now believe me when I tell her how bad it smells when she pops that stuff. Hope the guy gets better

 

[ctenidae]

"We're incredibly interested in learning more about this case. However, we are confident that our product is safe for consumers' normal everyday use in the home," said Stephanie Childs, a spokeswoman for ConAgra Foods, the nation's largest maker of microwave popcorn.


Two bags a day probably does not constitute "normal."

Six months later, the man has lost 50 pounds

Amazing what diet modification can do for you.

 

[ctenidae]

Heh- I just noticed the Google ads at the bottom of the article. Predictably, both for popcorn.
Sometimes, automation doesn't work all that well.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

I used to get candy from the bins at movie theaters until one day I looked closely in a bin at the local cineplex and saw maggots squirming around. Never. Ever. Again will eat that stuff. Just too horrible of a mental image.

Now I wonder if I'll be getting popcorn at the theater. Not that I think I'll get "popcorn lung", but all these chemicals freak me out. I'll probably at least hesitate before pumping a bunch of fake butter on top of my bag.

 

[dmc]

Oh man, there are people at work who pop up a bag every afternoon and they like it slightly burnt so it stinks up the whole floor. uke:

A guy in my office burnt a bag of popcorn and set off the fire alarm.. The fire dept came - we went to the bar next door..

 

[dmc]

I used to get candy from the bins at movie theaters until one day I looked closely in a bin at the local cineplex and saw maggots squirming around.

I just threw up in my mouth..

Don't think I'm eating candy from the bin anymore....