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Nihil

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4. One, in turn, is led to assume ...
Tue Mar 3, 2015, 09:02 AM
Mar 2015

... that anyone who is bet their health (or even their life) on your first assumption
is thus a Darwin Award contender as they are risking everything on a moment of
blind faith - the belief that the person who prepares the fish will do so safely this
time - for the chance of gaining what? An opportunity to blow lots of money on a
pointless & non-nutritious "meal"? "Street cred"?



Yes, ultimately the "blame" for the presence of toxin in the food presented is
down to the chef but the "blame" for the result affecting those individuals is
down to the individuals themselves.

It's a different peer-group equivalent of "Hey guys, put down your beer and watch this!"

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I wonder how much they paid for that. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #1
Darwin Award contenders ... Nihil Mar 2015 #2
Why? One would like to assume that the chef understands the concepts CBGLuthier Mar 2015 #3
One, in turn, is led to assume ... Nihil Mar 2015 #4
In the South. Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #20
In this case, it's not about blame Android3.14 Mar 2015 #5
The rule of thumb for eating puffer fish (fugu) in Japan is Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #7
Agreed - I thought the chefs undergo rigorous training in preparation of puffer fish. Aren't they Hestia Mar 2015 #8
Yeah, from the article Hestia Mar 2015 #10
most of those think their faith protects them from the bites. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2015 #6
Some people just get a thrill out of tempting fate Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #9
If I ever visit Tokyo yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #12
Here you go Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #13
Sugoii!! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #14
It doesn't make your lips tingle. Bonobo Mar 2015 #24
It was an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern who yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #25
Like I thought... Bonobo Mar 2015 #26
You know, ever since I posted that information about that fugu restaurant Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #27
They should send you yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #29
If you puree an onion, and then throw in a bunch of sugar, that's pretty much durian. cemaphonic Mar 2015 #19
Or bungee jumping... or mountain climbing. Or a host of other activities LanternWaste Mar 2015 #21
O/T but FYI ... Nihil Mar 2015 #22
Fugu! HomerRamone Mar 2015 #11
Ok Chesapeak Bay area DU's INdemo Mar 2015 #15
no. yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #16
think i will stick with big macs dembotoz Mar 2015 #17
Fugu says "No, fug-YU." Throd Mar 2015 #18
I have eaten the liver several times. Bonobo Mar 2015 #23
Ah, that could explain why toxicity varies greatly among individual fish Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #28
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