Dear Deb, Your description of the macho teen is reminiscent of the time I accidentally wolfed down a big blob of wasabi in a very dimly-lit restaurant in Yokosuka, Japan. I wish you had been there to administer banana-to-mouth, but, after a moment or two, I eventually caught my breath and carried on with the rest of the meal. Like your "boy," I learned to respect wasabi! Myron Deb deForest wrote: > Once saved a macho teenaged son of a friend who after many many > many warnings thought he'd out do some of the chilehead men > in the room (who were issuing the warnings) by using a good > DOLLOP of Dave's Reserve on his sandwich...one small bite > and he was scarlet faced and teary-eyed. Frozen in his > tracks with mouth open and drooling (a lovely sight for the > teenaged girls in the room :-). I shoved the banana in his > open mouth (I had properly anticipated the scenario when I > heard his chest thumping from the other room). He chewed > and recovered quickly (comparatively speaking) and is > respectful of El Grande (and me) to this day. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Myron Menaker Daytona Beach FL USA myronm@bellsouth.net | \ / _\/_ .-'-. //o\ _\/_ -- / \ -- | /o\\ jgs^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^-=======-~^~^~^~~^~^~^~|~~^~^|^~` "Keep the Whole World Singing!" | ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''