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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Chow Earn $7.2 Million by Eating Popcorn!

Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Slog tipper Mike Gore sends us the latest on this buttery story:

A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with "popcorn lung," possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he regularly ate, has won a $7.2 million verdict against various food companies.

In related news, I like the smell at the gas station.

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Gasoline smells wonderful. Like cookies, though, it's only a sometimes treat.

Posted by Zebes

on September 20, 2012 at 1:59 PM

What can I say except:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWg1Jgis2…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on September 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Gas stations at least warn you to try and not breathe while you're at the pump.

Posted by lortext on September 20, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Hundreds of people who worked at the popcorn factory, got popcorn lung. This really isnt something to laugh at.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases…

Posted by Kinison

on September 20, 2012 at 2:14 PM

Slog is no place for tasteless jokes.

Posted by Dominic Holden on September 20, 2012 at 2:33 PM

@5, I wish you'd call it "spectacle corn," like God and I intended.

Huffing spectacle corn sounds way more fun than huffing popcorn.

Posted by Cienna Madrid on September 20, 2012 at 2:47 PM

You Guys have the best slog tippers.

Posted by mike gore on September 20, 2012 at 3:00 PM

@4 It's only fodder for mocking if the guy ate enough microwave popcorn to get popcorn lung like the factory workers who breathe it in 8 hours a day 5 days a week.

Posted by TheMisanthrope on September 20, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Wake me up when you're done with the documentary Hot Coffee and see if you'd still make the same baseless ignorant and destructively stupid statements and if you're trying to be funny I'm only sorry for you.

Posted by watchout5

on September 21, 2012 at 3:08 AM

I've read that gasoline is one of the most popular smells in America. I always thought my love for it made me a weirdo or a mechanic's daughter, but apparently I'm just like everyone else. Mmmm, exhaust.

Posted by More, I Say! on September 21, 2012 at 8:25 AM