THOSE WHO MAY CARE June 17, 1996: A Bunch of Wieners

************************************************************************** * You want mustard on that? * ************************************************************************** Chemical Recipe for the All-American Wiener Unlabeled Toxic Substances Benzene Hexachloride - carcinogenic Dieldrin - carcinogenic DDT - carcinogenic Heptachlor - carcinogenic, neurotoxic, reproductive toxin Hexachlorobenzene - carcinogenic, neurotoxic Lindane - carcinogenic, neurotoxic, damages blood-forming cells Hormones - carcinogenic Antibiotics - some are carcinogenic, also cause allergies and drug resistance Labeled Harmful Ingredient Nitrite - interacts with meat amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamine Source: Curt Guyette, Metro Times ************************************************************************** * This one has all the elements: law and religion [Warning: Do not mix] * ************************************************************************** Last January in Palm Harbor, a 41-year-old ex-pastor pleaded guilty to persuading his daughter, then age 6, to touch him sexually while he videotaped her. Reflecting on the community support for the pastor, county judge, Charles Cope rejected the normal three-year prison term for the man and instead sentenced him to house arrest -- in the same house where the girl, now 8, continues to live. Source: News of the Weird ************************************************************************** * Tank Removal Machine [think musically] * ************************************************************************** Under a 1990 treaty, Poland is responsible for destroying 48,000 tanks (weighing up to 34 tons each) that were left in Eastern Europe. Since blowing up the tanks or melting them is impractical, the Poles are manufacturing nine-ton balls, which are hoisted in the air by electromagnets and then dropped on the tanks, flattening them. An American diplomat commenting on the "Polish method" of tank destruction: "Wow, that must be really satisfying." Source: Wall Street Journal ************************************************************************** * THOSE WHO MAY CARE |\__ --- ___/| MOO THINKS: * * \-- 0 0\--/ * * ____ =====================/ \ * * // --//'''''''''''''''''''' _ oo | Please don't eat me! * * __// // / \_/\_/ * * //~~~ | | '' * * {} | _ _ __________ / * * || || \ / || || * * || || ||| || || * * || || ''' || || * * [] [] [] [] - Alex P * **************************************************************************