American children have much larger esophaguses (esophagi?) in order to accomodate the vast quantities of Twinkies, Chef-bo-R-Dee noodle roni and Gummi Bears that are mainstays of the American juvenile diet. Much greater risk down here.
Cripes, first no chocolate Smarties and now no Kinder Eggs? What the hell, USA? Get your shit together.
Kinder, gentler They have not been allowed in the US since like 1930 something. The FDA link you provided was a re-issuance from 2012.
I knew about the kinder egg thing awhile now. I think the rule of thumb is that if it can fit in a toilet paper tube it is considered a choking hazard. That's why at McDonald's they have different toys for toddlers. I used to love them when I was a kid in Germany. When my husband went to Brazil a few months ago he smuggled me back a couple.
On one hand, the idea strikes me as kind of dumb. On the other hand, anyone who chokes on one of those is really dumb. I'm going to call it a wash.
What's up with people going on a 45 minute rant about how shitty their relationship is and as soon as you respond with something agreeing with them, the go into full blown defensive mode? Them: They start fights all the time, they're so mean, they argue over the smallest things, I can't believe they do this. I'm really not that happy with this person. You: They sound like a jerk, why are you with them again? Them: Because of reasons, relationships are hard, you need to work on this stuff in a relationship. You: Okay. Them: (Insert another 20 minutes of basic shit people who actually work together don't need to work on). Fucking annoying.
Speaking of swallowing big things (heyooo!), I have a small mouth and so this is pretty much me whenever I eat sushi rolls:
I think that's the most normal gif of a Japanese person I've ever seen. I'd bet good money that if it was a few seconds longer an octopus with diarrhea would show up, or something.
I'm sitting at this conference across from a woman who looks like Consuela from Family Guy and whose name is Honor Castro. I feel like that name would limit career opportunities, particularly in the States.
Did you know that a black dude with an odd Muslim name, including a middle name the same as Saddam Hussein, was elected as President of these United States?
It's not the name Castro. It's the whole "honor Castro" edict. I don't know. It seems a bit inflammatory.