It's an acquired taste...

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Have you ever noticed that a lot of the things that are bad for us are an "acquired taste".  This means that as a society, we are really going out of our way to be unhealthy. 

Beer, cigarettes, bourbon, coffee.  I'm guessing the first time you tried any of these things you weren't too sold on them.  Walk into any bar and watch folks take shots of cheap tequila.  They're licking salt, squeezing limes, anything to try and make this crap palatable.  But it doesn't matter if it's your first shot or your fifth, you cannot "acquire" a taste for cheap tequila...but let's keep trying, yes?

Most kids are disgusted by black coffee but just wait a few seconds and grandma will doctor it up with a half cup of cream and a load of sugar.  Now try it Bobby.  What do you think...good?  You betcha.  Now fast forward thirty years and little Bobby has weaned himself off the milk and sugar and he's mainlining a pot of black coffee a day into his already phuked up system.  Thanks grandma, you're the best.   

We've been smoking since 5000 BC.  This means that we've always been crazy.  Who in there right mind would think it's a good idea to breath in smoke.  And don't get me started on all the asshats who sue the tobacco companies because the tobacco companies didn't warn them that breathing in a pack of cigarettes a day for 40 years was bad for them.  There's a name for this folks, it's called natural selection. 

Reality is, our food and beverage department is really starting to fall behind.  I think it's time to pool some resources and see if we can't come up with some new ideas.  I mean, I can Google the history of blue cheese on my iPhone but I'm still sprinkling the moldy shit on my salad.  Doesn't seem right.

But I guess, for people like me, it's a good thing that all this bad shit is an "acquired taste".  Because I do a pretty good job of fighting through obstacles to consume my fair share of coffee, cigarettes, booze and blue cheese...