Aha, yes. Being a vegan, I don't need to worry about such things. I demonstrate my courage by snorting a line of caffeine, followed by some guacamole. If I'm feeling up to pushing the edge, I may use non-organically grown avocados. BTW, the "This Is Your Brain on Cow" ads, which I saw while in NYC recently, are done by McDonalds' advertising agency. Evidently, the real fear (but maybe this is just conspiracy theory) is that mad cow will become so popular that McDonalds will suffer lost revenues. This is because there are strict US FDA regulations concerning the use of infected beef in restaraunts, but they have little to say about what individuals in private homes eat. -- Greg PS: I hear that the Japan story is a hoax, as infected beef is almost impossible to get there. People pay money for the thrill, but are really just getting marinated chicken. On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 01:27:37PM -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote:
http://www.madcowculture.com/madcow-00073.html
Not surprisingly, the mad cow scare has gone underground and spawned a fan club that professes to live on the edge. Club members usually wear black, go to all-night clubs in Greenwich Village, and demonstrate courage by doing a line of cocaine. The new fad is a line of spine that involves inhaling through the nostrils a line of pulverized, powdered spine ostensibly from a really mad-cow cow. So pervasive is this practice that New York health officials have launched a television campaign called "This Is Your Brain On Cow," showing hapless young men and women braying at the moon.
In a less dramatic manner some restaurants are simply adding a note of intrigue to expensive, bland menus. For example in Japan blowfish is considered a delicacy. However, it must be cooked properly or the consumer could die a very painful death.
A similar practice is currently the rage in England where enterprising, risk-taking upper-class families actually seek out suspect meat for the Sunday roast claiming their pedigree will protect them.