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(The sad part is that said area is one of the most volcanically and tectonically active regions on earth and somethingâs usually going on - or going off - there.)
Thank you all, who showed sympathy with me and my stolen purse! I couldnât do much, I recognized it on Friday evening, and no one wanted to work any more! I canceled the credit cards went to police and reported the evil dead! Never again I will put all important cards into the purse!!
No sandfan, here in the North, chili sauce is the same, just glorified ketchup. I suspect that what Mom has served for dinner has been modified just a bit.
quanticobaby to make a word bold put a couple of asterics both before and after the word. To make it really bold put this # in front of the word with three asteriks and then put three asteriks after the word.
Iâm in the lower Midwest, and chili sauce even here isnât all that hot. You can get the hot stuff, but you have to know what youâre looking for. Now, if you want some CHILI sauce, get some Chinese chili sauce from an Oriental grocery. You need to be careful with that stuff. And I say that as a person who easily eats jalapenos and seranno peppers whole (my limit is at habaneros â I can eat one, but one is about it).
LXO13,
Your mention of cooking noodles and herb reminds me of Peaches & Herb - âReunitedâ
I pray that you and your purse will be Reunited, although it seems very unlikely.
Calvinâs experience reminds me of a similar time when I was in Hermosillo, Mexico with my sister and brother-in-law in a local eatery. My sister told me to test the salsa, which I did, just dipping the ends of the tines of my fork into the mix. I put it in my mouth and about 3 or 4 seconds later the volcano got started. I drank all the water on the table, and was in such pain I couldnât stay seated, so I wound up running around in the resturant with tears running down my face. I couldnât talk for at least 20 minutes. When the fire calmed down, our food came -Chimichangas, something I had never eaten before. My brother-in-law proceeded to put a huge dollop of the salsa on his and eat it with no ill effects whatever. I thought my sister was going to have to drive home alone that night, but I was wrong. I have heard that the worst stuff on the planet, literally, is called Daveâs Insanity Sauce. One drop on a soda cracker and you will turn into me. I once saw a little girl who had been fed hot salsa and was screaming in pain for quite a while. If I was ten feet tall and bulletproof I would have done a major parent adjustment on the spot. Best remedy is to drink some soft drink like Coca-ColaâŠ..
Actually, best remedy for something too spicy is milk, ice cream or other dairy(the fats help). Water and alcoholic beverages can make things worse. Mythbusters did an episode on it.
A long time ago when I was travelling in Greece (I think that was the country) and I ate something much too sharp, my friends pointed out as I gulped water frantically that water doesnât help - in fact it makes it worse. What helps is plain rice, which, as we know, absorbs whatever itâs eaten with.
If Calvin thinks chili sauce is like this, wait until he tries oriental Huy Fong sauce. Itâs the spiciest you can make your food without going all the way to pure capsaicin.
I was at a locale restaurant about 10 years ago and they brought chips and salsa to the table before the meal. I asked what it was and was told it was new for their restaurant and to try some because it was only a little spicy. I didnât know that kind of spicy. I was thinking like my spice rack at home! I had a good size dollip on a corn chip and chewed it down. It caught up to me a few seconds later and I thought it burned a hole all the way down and through my stomach!
Hey, dad, has it ever occurred to you that youâve told your son so many full-of-crap lies and stories that heâs now at the point where he no longer believes anything you say ⊠even when itâs the truth?!?!?!?!?
LX013: I left you yet another word of condolence on yesterdayâs forum regarding your stolen purse.
By the way, a couple of months ago, my cousin had her purse stolen in, of all places, a funeral home! And my mother had her purse stolen a few years ago by a co-worker where she worked (although my mom knew who it was that did it, there wasnât enough evidence to charge her because she was able to quickly get rid of the evidence before the police got there).
I had my wallet stolen by a polite robber. He took out just the cash then dropped the wallet into a mailbox. The post office put it through their system and had it back to me in a few days. (This is apparently a routine service the Canadian Post Office provides.)
Iâd already cancelled all the important cards, but it saved some running around for others!
margueritem over 14 years ago
Feed a little kid hot chili sauce, for shame!
pouncingtiger over 14 years ago
Mom, watch how many haba~neros you put in the chili sauce. YEEEEEEEEEOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Yukoner over 14 years ago
Yechh Mother, youâre the one who made it.
vibjyor over 14 years ago
Marg, I think Calvin insisted on having it as is evident from Dadâs âI told youâ.
LittleSister18 over 14 years ago
Wow! and in the wake of the recent Indonesia volcano eruption.
MontanaLady over 14 years ago
Rakkav over 14 years ago
Probably completely coincidental, Little Sister.
(The sad part is that said area is one of the most volcanically and tectonically active regions on earth and somethingâs usually going on - or going off - there.)
harrietbe over 14 years ago
Yikes! Poor Calvin! I guess he was warned and wouldnât listen. I have to say, this one really made me laugh. Hot curry does it to me every time.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
When did Calvin ever listen?
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & â Lonewolfâ .
rentier over 14 years ago
Thank you all, who showed sympathy with me and my stolen purse! I couldnât do much, I recognized it on Friday evening, and no one wanted to work any more! I canceled the credit cards went to police and reported the evil dead! Never again I will put all important cards into the purse!!
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
Sorry to hear about that, LX013
Sandfan over 14 years ago
As usual, Calvin lost his cool.
Here in the South, chili sauce is merely a form of ketchup. Hot sauce is what we call Tabasco and other hot stuff. Is this a regional thing?
thirdguy over 14 years ago
No sandfan, here in the North, chili sauce is the same, just glorified ketchup. I suspect that what Mom has served for dinner has been modified just a bit.
rentier over 14 years ago
Yesterday I cooked noodles with herb. You can eat it sweet with sugar or sharp with chili. I put chili on it, but it didnât get sharp, hopeless!
quanticobaby over 14 years ago
Sorry about your lost cards LX013. Happened to me, too. Very upsetting.
Calvin, I hope this fiery episode will make you always obey your parents from now on, BUT having had 3 sons of my own, I doubt itâŠ.
Would someone please post again how to make a word in bold type?? Thank you!
sunsurfer37 over 14 years ago
Never drink water or soda after eating Texas Pete Extra Hot Sauce Calvin. Your mouth will burn even more. Try a gallon of milk or chocolate milk.
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
At least he made an adventure out of it.
GâMorning Grog, Marg & Mike!
rentier over 14 years ago
Quanticobaby Upsetting and expensiv! With this money I wanted to buy something for Christmas for my children!
cleokaya over 14 years ago
quanticobaby to make a word bold put a couple of asterics both before and after the word. To make it really bold put this # in front of the word with three asteriks and then put three asteriks after the word.
rcerinys701 over 14 years ago
Calvin probably did what my little brother did. Saw the bottle on the table, asked and was told what it was, and dumped the whole thing on his plate.
kab2rb over 14 years ago
like this
Calvin did like his dad and put extra hot sauce in the chili. Gave him an excuse to blow like a valcano.
milano99 over 14 years ago
Iâm in the lower Midwest, and chili sauce even here isnât all that hot. You can get the hot stuff, but you have to know what youâre looking for. Now, if you want some CHILI sauce, get some Chinese chili sauce from an Oriental grocery. You need to be careful with that stuff. And I say that as a person who easily eats jalapenos and seranno peppers whole (my limit is at habaneros â I can eat one, but one is about it).
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
I love hot sauce, and hot peppers! The hotter, the better!
charliesommers over 14 years ago
Eating plenty of hot chilies will both toughen up Calvin and keep him regular!
kneatone over 14 years ago
âIt isnât âhotâ, itâs âspicyâ.â
Quoted to me by a cook as he watched me down a third glass of water.FerBurger over 14 years ago
Meanwhile, deep underground âŠ
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
You are correct, Rattymunk. Make it spicy! WooHoo!
Destiny23 over 14 years ago
ââŠTranquil Mt. CalvinâŠâ???
Thatâll be the day! If Calvin is tranquil, you KNOW an eruption is nigh!!
Puddleglum2 over 14 years ago
LXO13, Your mention of cooking noodles and herb reminds me of Peaches & Herb - âReunitedâ I pray that you and your purse will be Reunited, although it seems very unlikely.
johndifool over 14 years ago
I can eat that taco with 8 squirts of hot chili sauce!
Eat that taco.
UBarW over 14 years ago
Sounds like a date with the Thunder Mug is in orderâŠ
Fogger_man over 14 years ago
Love them habaneros (sp?) peppers! I canât spell them, but I sure do like to eat them!
FerBurger: Good one! Every eruption above ground is usually followed by an eruption below! âș
hippogriff over 14 years ago
Proper chili con carne: food men praise with tears in their eyes.
rentier over 14 years ago
Marg, glad to hear you again!
Beautiful mountain in the first panel!
Poddleglum2 : I fear, too, I will not get back the purse!
Ivy Pressendo Premium Member over 14 years ago
yâknow- it could be that DAD made the chili. he did issue the warning, after all.
ratlum over 14 years ago
Dad made the chili. There he blows I always heard there she blows. A volcano is a she.
quanticobaby over 14 years ago
cleokaya, Kab Bush, and Eldo Disc Golf, thanks for your help.
khpage over 14 years ago
Calvinâs experience reminds me of a similar time when I was in Hermosillo, Mexico with my sister and brother-in-law in a local eatery. My sister told me to test the salsa, which I did, just dipping the ends of the tines of my fork into the mix. I put it in my mouth and about 3 or 4 seconds later the volcano got started. I drank all the water on the table, and was in such pain I couldnât stay seated, so I wound up running around in the resturant with tears running down my face. I couldnât talk for at least 20 minutes. When the fire calmed down, our food came -Chimichangas, something I had never eaten before. My brother-in-law proceeded to put a huge dollop of the salsa on his and eat it with no ill effects whatever. I thought my sister was going to have to drive home alone that night, but I was wrong. I have heard that the worst stuff on the planet, literally, is called Daveâs Insanity Sauce. One drop on a soda cracker and you will turn into me. I once saw a little girl who had been fed hot salsa and was screaming in pain for quite a while. If I was ten feet tall and bulletproof I would have done a major parent adjustment on the spot. Best remedy is to drink some soft drink like Coca-ColaâŠ..
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 14 years ago
Actually, best remedy for something too spicy is milk, ice cream or other dairy(the fats help). Water and alcoholic beverages can make things worse. Mythbusters did an episode on it.
RinaFarina over 14 years ago
A long time ago when I was travelling in Greece (I think that was the country) and I ate something much too sharp, my friends pointed out as I gulped water frantically that water doesnât help - in fact it makes it worse. What helps is plain rice, which, as we know, absorbs whatever itâs eaten with.
So I offer this suggestion. It worked for me.
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 14 years ago
If Calvin thinks chili sauce is like this, wait until he tries oriental Huy Fong sauce. Itâs the spiciest you can make your food without going all the way to pure capsaicin.
Crabbyrino Premium Member over 14 years ago
totally cool I learn so much from yaâll.
hopeandjoy2 over 14 years ago
I cure what ails me with a tablespoon of ice cream! : )
Dino-1 over 14 years ago
I was at a locale restaurant about 10 years ago and they brought chips and salsa to the table before the meal. I asked what it was and was told it was new for their restaurant and to try some because it was only a little spicy. I didnât know that kind of spicy. I was thinking like my spice rack at home! I had a good size dollip on a corn chip and chewed it down. It caught up to me a few seconds later and I thought it burned a hole all the way down and through my stomach!
Gretchen's Mom over 14 years ago
Hey, dad, has it ever occurred to you that youâve told your son so many full-of-crap lies and stories that heâs now at the point where he no longer believes anything you say ⊠even when itâs the truth?!?!?!?!?
Gretchen's Mom over 14 years ago
LX013: I left you yet another word of condolence on yesterdayâs forum regarding your stolen purse.
By the way, a couple of months ago, my cousin had her purse stolen in, of all places, a funeral home! And my mother had her purse stolen a few years ago by a co-worker where she worked (although my mom knew who it was that did it, there wasnât enough evidence to charge her because she was able to quickly get rid of the evidence before the police got there).
JP Steve Premium Member over 14 years ago
I had my wallet stolen by a polite robber. He took out just the cash then dropped the wallet into a mailbox. The post office put it through their system and had it back to me in a few days. (This is apparently a routine service the Canadian Post Office provides.)
Iâd already cancelled all the important cards, but it saved some running around for others!
sweetsong1970 over 14 years ago
Lucky for mom that it was shooting out the other end!
Scooterep1 over 14 years ago
Did any one notice: âTranquil Mt. Calvinâ? As ifâŠ..
mrcharmander934 almost 14 years ago
Maybe they got a hold of those âperuvian death peppersâ from Garfield. Lol, this one is funny!