This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? by Patrick Di Justo

This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? by Patrick Di Justo

Author:Patrick Di Justo [Justo, Patrick Di]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8041-3989-2
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Published: 2015-02-03T05:00:00+00:00


In other words, the law against yellow was to remain on the books, but it would not be enforced until everyone got a chance to talk about it at a hearing.

I said to Athena, “Was the public hearing ever held?” Athena said she did not know.

“But that was more than thirty years ago!” I said. Athena agreed that it was, in fact, more than thirty years ago.

“All the people who were working at the FDA at that time, all the people who ever knew about this ruling, may be dead or retired by now,” I said. Athena admitted that, yes, they might be dead or retired. “So the possibility of this hearing ever happening is essentially zero!” I cried. Athena maintained the tactful silence of the victorious for a long time, then asked if there was anything else she could do for me. I said no, there wasn’t, and thanked her.

My story was dead, and for the worst reason. A law was put into place for a good cause, and it was being subverted in a way that made that subversion legal, in the most cynical way possible. The law was put on hold until further hearings could be held, and then those hearings were never held.

I was defeated. Later that night, I told my girlfriend everything that had happened that day: the excitement of getting a good story, the responsibility of realizing that my story might have serious real-world consequences, and the ultimate letdown of realizing that cynical flouting of the law extends all the way down to holiday foods.

She looked thoughtful for a moment, then said, “You’ve had a great lesson. You were nearly seduced by the Dark Side of Eggnog.”



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