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Posted by Tim Holloway [69.54.28.229] on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 22:29:14 :
OK, if you absolutly need Power Wagon content, read no further, caust there wont be any here. If you want to read a funny story, keep reading.
Last week, my wife Joan and I had dinner at a little hole in the wall Mexican restuarant. On their menu, they offer the El Diablo Taco Challenge. Eat 3 tacos and win a T shirt and get your picture on the wall. I ordered off the regular menu and had a good meal. Afterwards, I asked the owner what was in the tacos. He said he makes a sauce using about 20 of the worlds hottest peppers, including the Trinidad Scorpion Moruga and the Ghost Pepper. It rates like 2.5 million on the Scoville heat scale. Now dont get me wrong, I love hot and spicy food, but there are limits.
Tonight, I picked my 25 year old son up from work. I asked him if he wanted to try a hot taco challenge. He jumped at the chance. We drove over there, and he tells the cashier he wanted to do the challenge! She reaches under the counter and pulled out a clipboard. She told him he first had to sign a waiver absolving them of anything if it all went south! He signed we ordered, I paid and we went and sat down.
A few minutes later, the waiter came out with the plate of the 3 tacos and a timer. He explained the rules. You have 15 minutes to eat the tacos. You need to lick the plate when you are done, getting all of the drippings. You can NOT drink anything until the end of the 15 minutes. No puking allowed.
Gordon was pumped for the challenge. The waiter set the timer for 15 minutes and Gordon picked up the first taco and took a bite. Not too bad, and in short order the first taco was gone. He picked up the second one, sweat was starting to pop out all over his face, he was beginning to hiccup. He started in on the second one, face beet red and totally wet by now. He got through the second one with a bit more difficulty than the first! He began to twitch and jitter uncontrollably, as well as continuing to sweat out of every pore. He took up the 3rd one and took a small bite. The Owner came by and seemed impressed. Ten minutes gone, he powered into the 3rd, got through it, and licked his plate, 12 minutes down, 3 to go before he could drink anything. The Owner brought out a gallon of milk and a tall glass and told Gordon to help himself once the timer went off. He waited it out, downed a half a glass of milk and was crowned the newest challenge champ!
He said his entire face was burning, his throat was burning and his stomach was burning. I told him that tomorrow something else would be burning too! He went into the bathroom and got cleaned up, came out to receive his T shirt and to get his picture on the wall. On the way home he was still in total discomfort, and even now, about 5 hours later he is still on fire! The owner said it would mess with him for 3 days, I suspect he might be correct.
Dats my Boy!
Tim
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