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Joe · 01-16-2002, 06:49 PM

Come to think of it, I think insects and some arthropods are actually *healthy* to eat.

So you're wolfing down a burrito at your local taco shack, and you crunch something unusual. Spit it out? Or just keep munching?

I know I usually just keep munching, I can glean enough information from the crunch to know whether my system can probably handle it or not. And I'd rather not know what it was, because chances are fare to middling that it was a fat juicy spider. Spitting it out and seeing the remains would scar me for life, while simply swallowing the remains without making a positive identification will introduce enough plausible deniability that I actually ate a spider to just pretend that I did not.

I know those 3-4 spiders I consume each year are just packed with spidery goodness. Mmmm!

Oh, and one more thing. The odds of getting a bug in your food are not at all related to just random chance.

Teenage food prep technicians will generally place any large insects captured at work into food on a dare, if they couldn't get laid or score any weed or if they just feel like it. Next time you're in your local pizzaria, count the dead flies on the shelves or other horizontal surfaces in the cooking area. Don't see any? Know why?

And lastly: If you are a policeman and think that eating in public restaurants in your uniform is a good idea, it isn't.

01-16-2002, 06:49 PM	#18
Joe Master of the Domain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 221	you're right Come to think of it, I think insects and some arthropods are actually healthy to eat. So you're wolfing down a burrito at your local taco shack, and you crunch something unusual. Spit it out? Or just keep munching? I know I usually just keep munching, I can glean enough information from the crunch to know whether my system can probably handle it or not. And I'd rather not know what it was, because chances are fare to middling that it was a fat juicy spider. Spitting it out and seeing the remains would scar me for life, while simply swallowing the remains without making a positive identification will introduce enough plausible deniability that I actually ate a spider to just pretend that I did not. I know those 3-4 spiders I consume each year are just packed with spidery goodness. Mmmm! Oh, and one more thing. The odds of getting a bug in your food are not at all related to just random chance. Teenage food prep technicians will generally place any large insects captured at work into food on a dare, if they couldn't get laid or score any weed or if they just feel like it. Next time you're in your local pizzaria, count the dead flies on the shelves or other horizontal surfaces in the cooking area. Don't see any? Know why? And lastly: If you are a policeman and think that eating in public restaurants in your uniform is a good idea, it isn't.