Mouth surfing

As to not understanding why some of us like to set ourselves on fire with peppers, I recall an anecdote from a book on peppers I read many years ago. The authors reported on a study made by a medical doctor who was asked to determine why people would eat hot peppers that burned their mouths. The doctor, in his summary, noted that “…medical terminology fails me. I can best describe what they’re doing as ‘mouth surfing’”. To date, that’s the best, most articulate explanation I’ve come across.

By Mangobob on Jan 27, 2012 05:47 AM