# I hope your baby burns her eyes out **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551 "2010-04-01T09:21:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/21 "2010-04-01T13:40:18Z")
It doesn’t have to be an either-or thing. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/22 "2010-04-01T13:45:31Z")
You have now coined a new phrase: “like taking Tabasco from a baby”. -Hey, how did that Staff Report go? -It was like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody was yelling and screaming. -Hey, did you hear that Jane had a car accident? -Yeah, they told me it was like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody was yelling and screaming. -Captain, we hit an iceberg. -Shit, this is going to be like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody will be yelling and screaming. Welcome to the Webster. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/23 "2010-04-01T13:47:03Z")
It was a barbecue? You should have offered to swap the Tabasco for a live coal. Babies love shiny glowy things. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/24 "2010-04-01T13:50:42Z")
Instead of pitting the douchenozzle, you should be antipitting the host. People do stupid shit all the time. People don’t call them on it very often. Anyway, you should be hoping the baby burns _their_ eyes out. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/25 "2010-04-01T13:50:45Z")
That’s why they say, “It’s like taking candy from a baby”. If you take hot sauce from a baby it causes a world of shit. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/26 "2010-04-01T13:52:20Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > You have now coined a new phrase: “like taking Tabasco from a baby”. > > -Hey, how did that Staff Report go? > -It was like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody was yelling and screaming. > -Hey, did you hear that Jane had a car accident? > -Yeah, they told me it was like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody was yelling and screaming. > -Captain, we hit an iceberg. > -Shit, this is going to be like taking tabasco from a baby. Everybody will be yelling and screaming. > > Welcome to the Webster. This is brilliant - I’m using it today! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/27 "2010-04-01T13:58:31Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > You have now coined a new phrase: “like taking Tabasco from a baby”. This one time, at band camp, for 20 minutes in the 60s? I burning your Tabasco like a motherfuck from orbit. It’s the only way to eat stupid food for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/28 "2010-04-01T14:07:28Z")
I know this is going to make me sound like a jerk, but when I spot a toddler approaching, I leave the area. I’ve got in-laws who were quite prolific and when one of their kids approaches my area, I bail, now. Ya gotta have your head on a swivel! There’s no telling when one is coming your way unless you maintain constant vigilance! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/29 "2010-04-01T14:10:42Z")
You should have said, “Sorry, my bad” and handed the tabasco sauce back to the kid. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/30 "2010-04-01T14:15:47Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You should have said, “Sorry, my bad” and handed the tabasco sauce back to the kid. I was thinking the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/31 "2010-04-01T14:16:22Z")
The parents’ names weren’t Gomez and Morticia, were they? ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/32 "2010-04-01T14:16:26Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You should have said, “Sorry, my bad” and handed the tabasco sauce back to the kid. After removing the top. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/33 "2010-04-01T14:21:13Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > After removing the top. And emptying the bottle into a sippy cup. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/34 "2010-04-01T14:22:19Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You should have said, “Sorry, my bad” and handed the tabasco sauce back to the kid. > > Regards, > Shodan This is great. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/35 "2010-04-01T14:27:42Z")
Is it possible that the parents had actually asked her to go get the Tobasco sauce? It’s not like the stuff is nuclear waste. Don’t get me wrong, the parents were being ridiculous for berating you for doing something perfectly rational, but my daughter isn’t quite yet two and Tobasco isn’t really a big deal to her. I wont say that she enjoys the sensation, but I wouldn’t have any problem with her carrying a bottle a short distance. She has sampled food drenched in it without screaming bloody murder. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/36 "2010-04-01T14:31:50Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > Is it possible that the parents had actually asked her to go get the Tobasco sauce? It’s not like the stuff is nuclear waste. Who the hell sends a toddler to get them condiments at a barbecue? ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/37 "2010-04-01T14:32:46Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > Is it possible that the parents had actually asked her to go get the Tobasco sauce? It’s not like the stuff is nuclear waste. > > Don’t get me wrong, the parents were being ridiculous for berating you for doing something perfectly rational, but my daughter isn’t quite yet two and Tobasco isn’t really a big deal to her. I wont say that she enjoys the sensation, but I wouldn’t have any problem with her carrying a bottle a short distance. She has sampled food drenched in it without screaming bloody murder. Even if this was true, wouldn’t a more rational response from the parents be to tell **BrightNShiny** that’s what they did, instead of start screaming so much they had to be asked to leave? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/38 "2010-04-01T14:33:17Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > Is it possible that the parents had actually asked her to go get the Tobasco sauce? It’s not like the stuff is nuclear waste. > > Don’t get me wrong, the parents were being ridiculous for berating you for doing something perfectly rational, but my daughter isn’t quite yet two and Tobasco isn’t really a big deal to her. I wont say that she enjoys the sensation, but I wouldn’t have any problem with her carrying a bottle a short distance. She has sampled food drenched in it without screaming bloody murder. Who cares? Then you react calmly and say, “Thanks, but my kid loves Tabasco sauce and I asked her to get some.” I mean, if you would be sending your kid to go get Tabasco sauce, at a BBQ, in the first place! ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/39 "2010-04-01T14:33:50Z")
I don’t know how old the toddler is. It sounds like the parents weren’t actually that far away. They were likely watching her. I don’t think my daughter would have a problem with that task, and she would enjoy doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551/40 "2010-04-01T14:34:23Z")
> [@BrightNShiny](#): > > Ok, not really, but… > > Tonight I was at a bbq. There was an open bottle of tobasco sauce on the table. A toddler came up and grabbed it. I was the only adult in the vicinity. I tried to gently coax her to give me the bottle, but she wasn’t having it. When she started to toddle off, I took it from her. This of course was the biggest trauma she’d ever suffered in her toddler life, because she started shrieking. > > And out of nowhere, her parents ran up and demanded to know what I was doing to their precious. I explained that she had grabbed a bottle of tobasco sauce, and I couldn’t get her to give it back to me, and I was worried that she would get it on her, so I took it from her. > > Apparently, this makes me a child molester or something, because boy, did her parents try to read me the riot act. Now, I’m not about to sit there and get yelled at by a couple of douchebag parents who can’t be bothered to watch their kiddie, so I tried to walk away from the crazy, but that wasn’t enough. The dad followed me, screaming at me, and finally the host came up and asked him to leave the party. I really wanted to punch the guy, but I didn’t want to make a mess for the host. And plus, I feel silly about punching a guy because I took away hot sauce from his kid. And plus, you can’t punch somebody for being a yelly douchebag. > > Whatever. Next time, I won’t interfere at all. Holy crap. I once griped a guy out for grabbing my kid by the arm and yelling in his face “You’re not at home!” when my kid was jumping on a couch in a waiting room. I told the guy he should have said something to me rather than grabbing my kid and scaring him. And I kind of wondered if I was being one of _those_ parents. But reading stories like the above makes me feel much better. I’m not one of those parents at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-baby-burns-her-eyes-out/534551.md?page=3)