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Sharing_Violation t1_jdt8ejt wrote

Reply to comment by HarlanCulpepper in TSA stirs debate after ruling peanut butter as a liquid by bwaredapenguin

I was on a flight once where they announced at the gate that someone on the flight was deadly allergic to peanuts and they would confiscate all peanut butter and related to make sure it was sealed... the amount of protest...

Me, I'm sitting there like... who is bringing peanutbutter on planes??...

So maybe it's common?

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ktgrok t1_jdt3o0g wrote

Reply to comment by OmniGigaMiga in Defrocked Catholic priest accused of molesting a boy still runs charity for kids by kangarooturd

This assumes that the abuse was reported in a timely fashion, in a way where it could be investigated and prosecuted. In this case it was reported decades later, as were many sexual abuse cases regarding the church. There is probably very little way to prove anything at that point. However, the Catholic Church had a review board evaluate the accusation, and that board found the claim to be "credible and substantial".

So, does the charity assume he is innocent despite the church finding the claim to be credible? Best case, guy gets to keep working for the charity. Worst case, children are sexually assaulted. Or, does the charity decide to err on the side of caution - with best case being kids are protected from a predator, worst case being an innocent man has to work for a non child related charity instead of one dealing with kids.

You'd think an honorable man, given the situation, would find a different type of work, to avoid, as the Catholic church itself might say, "the appearance of evil".

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VanDenBroeck t1_jdt2ddj wrote

Reply to TSA stirs debate after ruling peanut butter as a liquid by bwaredapenguin

“The agency says peanut butter fits its definition of liquid, which it declares as something with no definite shape that takes the shape of its container.”

That could also define a gas.

But my question is why does peanut butter take the shape of the jar? Is it because it is forced to under pressure during the manufacturing process?

If I scoop out a large portion with a tablespoon, does it fill the spoon like a liquid and the excess run out?

If I scoop out a bunch of it and dump it in a measuring cup, does it uniformly fill the cup by seeking a level like water would?

The TSA is a ridiculous bunch of nitwits.

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Scutshakes t1_jdt0zb4 wrote

Reply to TSA stirs debate after ruling peanut butter as a liquid by bwaredapenguin

There is a YouTube channel called "What's My Line?", it is a channel that archives and uploads episodes of the old panel show of the same name. The famous John Charles Daly hosts this game show where a celebrity panel interrogates the subject on what their profession is, kind of like a game of 20 questions. Sometimes they blindfold themselves to bring in guest celebrities (like Jack Benny and Groucho Marx) and they have to guess who they are talking to.

My memory is a little hazy as this has been some years, but I believe one person had worked as like a mustard taste tester, or worked in a mustard factory, or was an officiant for mustard marriages. I don't remember. But when the panel asked "Is what you [work with] a liquid or a solid?", the subject looked confused. The famous John Charles Daly, in all his grace, wisdom, and good nature, took the subject in for a private deliberation, and very confidently announced that the mustard was a SOLID OBJECT, which of course derailed the entire subsequent line of questioning to an inevitable failure.

For as much as I respect and love the famous John Charles Daly, I will never forgive him for this, and I've never watched another episode since. Peanut butter, a liquid? Maybe. I admit I am not smart enough to argue for or against this. There are better qualified people for it. But MUSTARD? That I have to shake up and squeeze out of a bottle? That I can easily spread over my bologna sandwich in the back of a limousine? I will never agree to call it a solid. Maybe you do, maybe you will side with the famous John Charles Daly purely on the trust he has built with you. But he's not fooling me, and I'm not afraid to look dumb enough to argue against him.

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