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Skriven 2012-05-12 08:20:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: ENDORPHINS
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> If I did that (bungee jumping), in addition to the terror and
 DD> (alleged) ecstasy there would be a spreading stain visible on my
 DD> trousers.

 GJ> As those people normally make that jump headfirst, that could be
 GJ> doubly unpleasant!  Once they get to the jump-off point 1 in 100 back
 GJ> off - not just the women, either.

 DD> Those who make the jump feet-first generally place the rope somewhere
 DD> other than around an ankle and have a man with a black hood in
 DD> attendance to operate the trap door.   Bv)=

 GJ> As it is many years since such barbaric practices were carried out in
 GJ> this country, that is not something I have to worry about, but I do
 GJ> wonder about how a modern hangman in those countries which still carry
 GJ> out those kinds of executions manages to reconcile his job with his
 GJ> own personal moral code.  Does he go home to his family and eat his
 GJ> dinner and hug his family, while mentioning in passing that he killed
 GJ> a man that afternoon.
 
Only one state (of 50) offered a choice of execution method. The choice being
between hanging (last done in 1958) and firing squad (last done in 1996). 
 
From the sometimes accurate Wikipedia: 
 
Before a national moratorium on capital punishment (1967–1976) and the
introduction of lethal injection in 1980, Utah historically allowed death row
inmates to choose between firing squad and hanging, the only state to do so up
until that time.

Prior to becoming a state, the Territory of Utah introduced beheading in 1851
as a third option of execution in accordance with the Mormon concept of blood
atonement at the time. No prisoner chose this method and it fell out of
practice in 1888.

In 1955, Utah lawmakers voted to introduce the electric chair, but due to
failure to provide appropriation, the state never used electrocution.
21-year-old Barton Kay Kirkham was the last prisoner to be hanged by the state
of Utah, in 1958. No subsequent inmate had been executed in the state in this
manner by February 1980, when the Utah State Legislature replaced the option of
hanging with lethal injection.

 GJ> And is the remote controller in the Pentagon of an armed drone in
 GJ> Pakistan any different?   I have often wondered about how I would
 GJ> manage to live with myself if I was an executioner...

Execution is merely state-sanctioned murder. And that is ALL I have to say on
the subject in the cooking echo. Get me in a saloon and feed me a couple drinks
-- that is subject to change. But, not in here.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Capital Punishment Chilli
 Categories: Beef, Pork, Chilies, Vegetables, Stews
      Yield: 20 Servings

      1 ts Oregano
      2 tb Paprika
      2 tb MSG
      9 tb Chilli spice mix
      4 tb Cumin
      4 tb Beef bouillon granules
     24 oz Old Milwaukee beer *
      2 c  Water
      4 lb Extra lean chuck; chilli
           - grind
      2 lb Extra lean pork; chilli
           - grind
      1 lb Extra lean chuck; in 1/4"
           - cubes
      2 lg Onions; fine chopped
     10 cl Garlic; fine chopped
    1/2 c  Kidney suet
      1 ts Mole poblano; powdered
      1 tb Sugar
      1 ts Coriander seed; from Chinese
           - parsley/cilantro
      1 ts Louisiana Red Hot Sauce;
           - Durkee’s
      8 oz Tomato sauce
      1 tb Masa Harina flour
           Salt

  * Real, quality beer may be used in place of the cheap
  Frothingslosh. - UDD
 
  In a large pot, add paprika, oregano, MSG, chilli spice,
  cumin, beef bouillon, beer and 2 cups water. Let simmer.
   
  In a separate skillet, brown meat in 1 lb. or 1 1/2 lb.
  batches with suet. Drain and add to simmering spices.
  Continue until all meat is done.
   
  Saute chopped onion and garlic in 1 TB suet. Add to spices
  and meat mixture. Add water as needed. Simmer 2 hours. Add
  mole, sugar, coriander seed, hot sauce and tomato sauce.
  Simmer 45 min.
   
  Dissolve masa harina flour in warm water to form a paste.
  Add to chili. Add salt to taste. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  Add additional Louisiana Hot Sauce for hotter taste.
   
  Bill Pfeiffer’s 1980 World Championship Chilli
  (International Chili Society)
   
  Reposted on the Cooking Echo by Bud Cloyd

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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