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Too stupid to roast marshmallows
wnd.com ^ | 10/17/2014 | Patrice Lewis

Posted on 10/19/2014 7:14:14 AM PDT by rktman

It seems the U.S. Forest Service recently published a 700-word guide on how to safely roast marshmallows. (The publication was released in time for Aug.30, which was officially, I kid you not, “National Roasted Marshmallow Day.” Your tax dollars at work.)

This comprehensive article suggests that a 10-foot buffer between children and a fire is a good rule of thumb. Roasting sticks should be at least 30 inches in length. (Do the math for how long a kid’s arm will have to be to roast marshmallows from 10 feet away with a 30-inch stick.) Oh, and don’t eat too many marshmallows, since a lot of sugar may prevent children from sleeping well. And be careful of all those nasty calories and unhealthy ingredients in s’mores. Instead, we can roast thin slices of fruit and angel food cake for a “healthier” snack. “You’re still having campfire fun, but the focus is on a healthier evening snack,” the guide gravely informs us.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: campfires; govtintervention; smores
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1 posted on 10/19/2014 7:14:14 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

Some agencies need to be eliminated and others just need their budget cut by 90%, so they can focus on their primary mission and quit trying to run our lives.


2 posted on 10/19/2014 7:16:20 AM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: rktman

Their website had another blog post that week advocating ditching the marshmallows and to use fruit like pineapple etc in s’mores instead.


3 posted on 10/19/2014 7:16:45 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: rktman

Wouldn’t be prudent to get between my kids and their smores.


4 posted on 10/19/2014 7:19:20 AM PDT by glock rocks (Never have so few, come so far, for so little - Alton Brown)
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To: rktman

Supplemental guide on how to make smores?


5 posted on 10/19/2014 7:24:52 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: rktman

There is no intelligent life on the third rock from the sun.


6 posted on 10/19/2014 7:26:43 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Yeah, Moochelle says you can make a tasty smore out of her lunch of crackers, slices of ham and cheese and two cauliflour buds.

Yum... or not.

All that belongs on a big chef salad, not in some growing kids lunch.

How did we ever get along without the nanny government teaching us how not to burn ourselves making smores? What’s next, a step by step guide on how not to burn water?


7 posted on 10/19/2014 7:28:03 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: rktman

My first day of work with the U.S. Forest Service was spent in a class covering how not to step in holes.


8 posted on 10/19/2014 7:30:08 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: rktman

and..... the writer for the Forest Service had a degree in Marine Biology and is making a difference


9 posted on 10/19/2014 7:34:41 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12 ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: rktman
I can hardly wait for the government to come out with a much-needed guide and safety rules on popcorn.

You can't be too careful with that stuff because it (gasp) explodes!

10 posted on 10/19/2014 7:36:50 AM PDT by Zakeet (Obama: fail ... deny ... blame ... golf ... distract ... lie ... repeat)
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To: blueunicorn6
My first day of work with the U.S. Forest Service was spent in a class covering how not to step in holes.

Quick - somebody get the instructor to jump the fence at 1600 Pennsylvania and show those people how to do that...

11 posted on 10/19/2014 7:40:59 AM PDT by Bernard (The Road To Hell is not paved with good results.)
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To: Zakeet

https://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/diacetyl-guidance.html


12 posted on 10/19/2014 7:41:50 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: lacrew

Who knew that popcorn could be hazardous when inhaled?

/s


13 posted on 10/19/2014 7:44:40 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: G Larry

Yes, soon these particular busybody rangers will be barging into our picnics and telling us no marshmallows allowed. Or maybe they’ll be efficient and search our baggage at the gates to make sure we have no marshmallows.

Sick of these no-fun busybody NAZIs.


14 posted on 10/19/2014 7:44:46 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: rktman; ConservingFreedom; Unam Sanctam; x_plus_one; Patton@Bastogne; Oldeconomybuyer; ...
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of general interest.

15 posted on 10/19/2014 7:46:39 AM PDT by narses ( For the Son of man shall come ... and then will he render to every man according to his works.)
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To: Zakeet

I believe my big popcorn maker has bullet proof lexan as the enclosure. Just in case of any errant kernels. :>}


16 posted on 10/19/2014 7:48:28 AM PDT by rktman ("The only thing dumber than a brood hen is a New York democrat." Mother Abagail.)
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To: rktman
This comprehensive article suggests that a 10-foot buffer between children and a fire is a good rule of thumb. Roasting sticks should be at least 30 inches in length.

Wonder what's called for to roast a Hot-Dog?

17 posted on 10/19/2014 7:52:05 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: rktman

Love the headline, think I’ll steal it to apply selected libs.


18 posted on 10/19/2014 7:52:17 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: T-Bird45

You know, you might be on to something there. Which end of the stick goes toward the fire anyway? Required directional arrows (can I say arrows) on the stick for clarity. Also, you got a huge selection to choose from. :>}


19 posted on 10/19/2014 7:54:35 AM PDT by rktman ("The only thing dumber than a brood hen is a New York democrat." Mother Abagail.)
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To: bert
"...making a difference"

Now there's a meaningless phrase on par with "fair" and "we need change".

20 posted on 10/19/2014 7:59:28 AM PDT by captain_dave
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