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Deep Frying Dangers
Thinking of deep frying your Thanksgiving turkey this year because of the simple, unalterable truth that everything tastes better deep fried? You'll want to read this story first, in which the dangers of deep-fried turkeys are outlined. It features this money quote from one George Glenn, who accidentally gave himself second-degree burns deep-frying his turkey last year:
After flambéing his bare hand on the turkey fryer's hot lid, Glenn flung the bird into the bubbling grease with a bit too much gusto. "It exploded like a cannon," said the Rankin County resident. "Grease shot up and I got second-degree burns on my forearms and hands."
Glenn doesn't blame the fryer for his misfortune. "You can't idiot-proof the world," he said.
Thank you, Mr. Glenn, for stating what is both obvious and, sadly, too often ignored.
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That's kinda like the warning label on hair dryers.... "Do Not Use In The Shower".... DUH!!!!
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Somebody said something like, "For every warning label there is someone who's done it" - McDonald's coffee cups proudly warn us that the contents might be hot. Thanks to Mr. Glenn's healthy sense of self-responsibility, the fryers won't (at least not yet) be adorned with, "Warning! Hot oil can splatter and burn you!"
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Well i WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT. TRYING THAT THIS YEAR...JOHN
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According to a pass article in Smithsonian, having turkey for Thanksgiving started when some native Americans threw some turkeys over the fence to the starving Pilgrims. The tribesmen felt that it was unmanly to eat such a stupid bird themselves--a turkey was too easy to catch. The average pilgrim was unfit for their expedition. They were usually city folks who could not grow a garden much less recognize that a pumkin was a edible squash.
11/21/03 2:29 PM