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[rdchino]

As a tomato-phobe, I welcomed the recent salmonella outbreak out of the belief that I would not have to ask restaurants to hold the tomatoes for my burgers.  But, for some insane reason, local restaurants keep on serving the beastly things and making me go through the motion of asking.  What the hell, Ohio?  Are you trying to kill everyone?  Can't

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[sylverfox9]

I totally agree. Tomatoes are evil.

[rdchino]

Ah, someone else with taste! Bravo!

...unless they're sprinkled with a light dusting of salmonella!

[rdchino]

That's pre-9/11 thinking, pal. I always thought tomatoes were untrustworthy, and the salmonella scare only confirmed my suspicions. And now that the truth is out, should we go back to business as usual? Hell no. They want to kill you, and they want to kill your family. We should take the fight against tomatoes abroad so we do not have to face them here at home. The world is a dangerous place, and you namby-pamby liberals with your "love thy tomatoes" ideas are going to cost American lives. You're either with us, or you're with the tomatoes...

Re: ...unless they're sprinkled with a light dusting of salmonella!

[akennett]

I, for one, am with the tomatoes.

Nothing beats going outside on a warm day, picking a just ripened fruit from the plant, then making a sandwich with it. Lightly toasted bread, a slice or two of cheese, maybe a leaf of lettuce for the crunch factor, just the thinnest of layers of mayo, a sprinkling of garlic salt, and the star -- thick, juicy slices of tomato, still warm from the sun.

That, my friend, is summer.

Re: ...unless they're sprinkled with a light dusting of salmonella!

[rdchino]

Et tu, brute?

I thought I knew you, man...

Tomatoes are the antithesis of potatoes.

[abigor60]

For all the good karma that potatoes create, an evil and opposite force becomes necessary for balance. That balancing force is of course tomatoes. They are one of the great evils of grown foods. The only redeeming quality in tomatoes is the pasta and pizza sauces that can be created from them.