City of Seattle could ban microwave popcorn

KTVB.com (Idaho) ^ | Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | KING5.com Staff

[RabidBartender]

SEATTLE – First, Washington State banned indoor public smoking.

Now, the City of Seattle may ban employees from making microwave popcorn.

No kidding.

A memo from the Fleets and Facilities Department addressed to "Employees at Civic Center Buildings" says there has been several evacuations in recent years due smoke alarms being tripped by burning popcorn.

The memo states that in the past three years, there have been eight evacuations at the Justice Center, which includes jail cells and courtrooms, because of burnt popcorn. That's more than 400 people evacuated each time.

There have also been several evacuations at City Hall and Seattle Municipal Tower because of the overcooked treat.

The memo states that if the problem continues, there will be a microwave popcorn ban in downtown City buildings.

Each evacuation shuts down the buildings for 30 – 40 minutes.

The memo also gives employees tips on how to prevent the problem, such as following the package instructions and staying by the microwave to know when the popcorn is done.

[RabidBartender]

First they came for the popcorn, and I did nothing, since I didn't like popcorn....

[oblomov]

When microwave popcorn is outlawed, only outlaws will enjoy the luxury of a delicious, butter-flavored treat prepared in under 3 minutes.

[Eaker]

Or they can fire anybody too stupid to nuke popcorn.

That might go a long towards fixing other problems too.

[coloradan]

Maybe they could just criminalize the overcooking of microwave popcorn, instead of the popcorn itself. Then again, this IS government we’re talking about, so never mind.

[sticker]

They obviously have never smelt microwave pork rinds, once you smell those things burnt popcorn is not a problem

[Rummyfan]

Seattle... the world’s largest kindergarten....

[JamesP81]

When microwave popcorn is outlawed, only outlaws will enjoy the luxury of a delicious, butter-flavored treat prepared in under 3 minutes.

They can have my microwave popcorn when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

[RabidBartender]

Late in the day, if you have an important meeting you want to get out of - just burn the popcorn and get the building microwaved. The meeting will get pushed back to the next morning and you can call in sick.

(I’m sure that was a Dilbert cartoon once)

[oblomov]

In the city named after the great Native American Chief Seattle, they are going to ban the Native American dish of popcorn? How racist and insensitive of them. As if stealing the name wasn’t enough for these hegemons.

[southlake_hoosier]

Popcorn deserves equality.

Calling our favotite reverends now.

[HEY4QDEMS]

If one of you sh!ts yourself, you will all have to wear diapers.

[r9etb]

The rationale is actually not all that unreasonable, given the circumstances involved...

[RabidBartender]

On the Friday afternoon before I go on vacation, I like to leave an open jar of kim-chee in the refrigerator.

(Walmart really does sell it - lol).

[Ramius]

Maybe evacuation isn’t the correct response to scorched popcorn? Just a thought.

[oblomov]

Maybe that should be a test for employment! Of course the instructions would need to be available in cartoon pictographs as well as English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Bantu. But it might keep out the riff-raff.

[RabidBartender]

"Maybe they could just criminalize the overcooking of microwave popcorn,"

Instead of criminalizing it, they can regulate it - require citizens to attend microwave popcorn classes, obtain licenses, etc.

"Sorry, can't cook that - Movie Theatre Butter Flavor season isn't until April."

[Hegemony Cricket]

"Seattle... the world’s largest kindergarten...."

Hehehe - I hope all their scissors have the rounded ends...

[Kozak]

On the Friday afternoon before I go on vacation, I like to leave an open jar of kim-chee in the refrigerator.

Works better if you leave that open jar in your co workers desk drawer...

[MinuteGal]

Microwave popcorn popping at city administration and court buildings?

Do they also have chicken rotisseries and sushi bars?

A lot of the gainfully employed in this country today are lucky if they have time to grab a bite at lunchtime.

Leni

[GladesGuru]

“In the city named after the great Native American Chief Seattle” - the white, Libroid natives don’t know that most of teh “Chief Seattle” quotes and sayings are actually the work of a white, southern male.