My father likes super spicy food. The kids dared him once to down a packet of hot sauce while we were at Chick fil-A having lunch. He obliged without even a twitch. I am convinced he has long since burned off every single taste bud. This feat of grandpa greatness has become a thing of legend in our house. Every once in a while talk of upping that ante comes up. No one has been brave enough to try the same thing. Until last night.
K.Z. finally got the nerve to challenge the Tabasco King. He grabbed a shot glass, filled half of it with the evil brew and after quite a few fearful false starts, downed it. For a few seconds he thought he was home free. Then the tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt kicked in, and kicked back. I am pretty sure he was going to implode. I almost felt bad for him, and tried to hide my impending fit of laughter while I offered helpful advice on how to ease the burn straight from the bowels of hell (most of it I made up; I hate spicy food). He lived through it, and I was fairly certain he had learned his lesson. However, he is a teen boy, so the lesson lasted less than 24 hours.
Today he decided to challenge his best friend to "man up" and do it again. I am fairly certain that downing Tabasco Sauce does not make you a man, but perhaps he grew a chest hair or two from the first experience. This time though it was a full shot, and because his friend has just as many "fourteen year old brain cells" as my son, he took K.Z. up on the challenge. Two idiots, two shot glasses. What could go wrong?
I am quite happy to report that both boys survived the challenge (albeit with runny noses and teary eyes) relatively unscathed. It is left to be seen if they have sprouted any chest hair, but I am fairly sure they have burned off a few taste buds. Well done, boys. Way to "man up"?
3 comments:
Your son has created a very soft spot in my heart. He fits in around here. What my oldest has done with hot sauce, with fire balls, with luggies, with swirlies, with snowboards, with friends....................... much of it I have only heard of...........
:-) I think I am going to learn a lot more in years to come, Lynne! I must admit though, he is a pretty cool kid.
Yes it starts in the mind of teenage boys and sometimes feels like it does not end. Whole Habeneros from my garden was once the dare here.
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