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Author Topic: Death By Popcorn Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-22-2004 07:22 PM                        When I was four years old I choked on popcorn at a century theater to the point where I was actually blue and unconcious. It took the skill of my mother, a licensed RN to clear my throat and revive me. It is rather easy for popcorn to get trapped in a young child. The opening to the esophogus (sic) is very small, and is easily blocked by dry popcorn eaten in large quantities and not properly chewed up by eager young children. My parents did not sue the theater because thier popcorn was dry, they told me I learned my lesson and if I intend to live to be five I would slow down my chewing. I learned. Here I am... It is sad about this kid. It is possible that popcorn that is older, and more stale, or perhaps drier, using less oil than they should in the cooking process, can contribute to choking. Always butter up those popcorns for the kids, then they never choke on em. Problem is, they wipe thier little grubby hands all over the damned place.... Ban children from the movie theater. I for once would love to see finding nemo without any damned kids nearby.. YEAH ciao Dave  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 08-22-2004 10:21 PM                        While I agree with the questionability of bringing a three-year-old in to see AVP, that isn't really the point. I'd bet the popcorn that theatre sold for "Nemo" was pretty much the same stuff. When I was an EMT on the local fire department, I responded to a call where a young boy was choking on a small piece of hot dog. Nothing we tried would get it out. Fortunately, the paramedics arrived in time to remove it... using tools our certifications wouldn't let us touch. Granted, if I had the stuff, I probably would have used it anyway... but we just didn't carry around the equipment that the 'medics had. In any case... the point is that given the right conditions, a youngster can choke on just about anything.  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-23-2004 03:15 AM                        Off topic I know but this is why I prefer the UK film classification and legislation system to the to the MPAA advisory .  |  IP: Logged

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