There’s no going back

Once someone has made the suggestion that something may be wrong with the batch of food you’re eating, even when this is clearly disproven, there’s no going back. That taint remains.

Someone thought they saw mealworms in the batter of this Long John Silver’s fish. They were wrong, entirely so, but after the idea stewed, even after inspection under a magnifying glass it turns out the idea is always there.

There’s no rational reason, I suppose it’s just evolution. When we find out a big possible problem with something, we’re tend to assume the worst. Pat Buchanan’s a racist bastard, my girlfriend was banging 12 guys, Glenn Beck is insane. And it turned out the first one wasn’t really true, but the idea stuck forever. Maybe Larry Craig isn’t really even gay. Not that it’s an actual problem for most of us, but for his career and voting record, yes, yes it is. And the idea he is will stick forever.

All it takes is one herpes outbreak and you’re never interested in a girl again. It’s ridiculous!