Scott Thurston wrote: > A person could conceivably get into a boatload of trouble, if it could be > shown that the "thief" suffered and the "baiter" had good reason to suspect > the thief would take the bait. ---------------->B Warning! Editing being done here! 8<------------------ > A bit later, the poor junior enlisted guy left work with a very pained > expression. Later that afternoon, my cohort's commander called him into the > office, and told him the airman was in the hospital in very dire straits. > As my friend related it, the commander said (pardon the language) "Every > time he blinks he shits." > Although my friend's commander could see the poetic justice in the act, he > still had to deliver administrative non-judicial punishment. The difference here being that we (as chileheads) would eat the chile laced cookies. So, the argument could be made that they were for our consumption and were stolen by the miscreant (wink, wink - nudge, nudge). Ex-Lax brownies (or cookies) have but one purpose... and a worthy one it is - in this case. When I was in the Navy thieves like that were seldom treated so gently. I once saw one fall down twelve flights of stairs -- in a one story barracks. As a result of the thief being invited and required to attend a blanket party. <GGG> ENJOY!!! -------- UNCLE DIRTY DAVE'S KITCHEN -- Home of Yaaaaa Hooooo Aaahhh!!! HOT SAUCE and Hardin Cider