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Labels Urged for Food That Can Choke
NY TIMES ^ | 5-25-10 | LAURIE TARKAN

Posted on 05/26/2010 11:02:06 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB

On a July afternoon in 2006, Patrick Hale microwaved a bag of popcorn for his two young children and sat down with them to watch television. When he got up to change the channel, he heard a strange noise behind him, and turned to see his 23-month-old daughter, Allison, turning purple and unable to breathe.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: big; bloomturd; choke; food; gubermint; labels; ny; weiner
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the jokes just right themselves...
1 posted on 05/26/2010 11:02:07 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
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To: WOBBLY BOB

and they write themselves,too.


2 posted on 05/26/2010 11:02:26 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB ("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants"-Albert Camus)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

a label will solve everything. lol


3 posted on 05/26/2010 11:07:18 AM PDT by GeronL (Political Correctness Kills)
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The can name it “Anthony Weiner Law”.


4 posted on 05/26/2010 11:08:08 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB ("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants"-Albert Camus)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Life.....is dangerous.


5 posted on 05/26/2010 11:08:13 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Are You Ready?)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

This is not a joke, it happend to me- sort of. The little pieces of kernal got trapped on the bakc of my tongue and caused of choaking sensation reaction. I was finally able to dislodge the particle. I though I was going to die. I don’t eat popcorn anymore because of it.


6 posted on 05/26/2010 11:08:17 AM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Soooo, what food could not choke?


7 posted on 05/26/2010 11:08:19 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

What the hell’s he doing giving a 23-month-old popcorn?!

This is a failure of parenting, not the fault of the manufacturers.

Every single day the MSM continues to mercilessly beat the dead horse that is personal responsibility.


8 posted on 05/26/2010 11:08:37 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Hey, this almost took out President Bush. Just think what a label could have done to keep him from choking on those pretzels!


9 posted on 05/26/2010 11:09:18 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

“How did he die?”

“Choked on the food label.”


10 posted on 05/26/2010 11:10:00 AM PDT by jessduntno (If someone calls me a racist I tell them, "you're just saying that because I'm white.")
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All foods, except Jello, can choke you.

If any food is not Jello, it needs to have a "Not Jello" label so people know its not Jello.

11 posted on 05/26/2010 11:10:12 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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12 posted on 05/26/2010 11:10:23 AM PDT by RedMDer (Throw them all out in 2010... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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13 posted on 05/26/2010 11:11:10 AM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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To: truthguy

Yes, it is a joke.
Because people don’t read labels.
It will solve nothing.


14 posted on 05/26/2010 11:11:31 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE (h)
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To: WOBBLY BOB
You can NEVER be too careful with your warnings!


15 posted on 05/26/2010 11:11:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: truthguy

I believe people can choke and even die from aspirating;however, you can aspirate on ANYTHING....a pill,a cheerio, a cracker,a nut,etc....ANYTHING...


16 posted on 05/26/2010 11:11:32 AM PDT by cherry
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are the labels going to be in spanish too?


17 posted on 05/26/2010 11:11:55 AM PDT by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: dead
All foods, except Jello, can choke you.

Dysphagia will make you choke on water...

18 posted on 05/26/2010 11:12:19 AM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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Soooo, what food could not choke?

In my experience, I find that hot dogs are foolproof.

19 posted on 05/26/2010 11:12:43 AM PDT by library user
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To: WOBBLY BOB
There is no problem that cannot be solve by passing a law.

None.

20 posted on 05/26/2010 11:12:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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