In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Bobo wrote:
>
> > Tabasco is so wimpy I could down a whole bottle without any ill effects.
>
> The U.S. Naval Academy has a truly bizarre practice done in the name of
> "motivation." In order to show extraordinary "motivation," a midshipman will
> spontaneously consume every condiment on the table, including the bottled
> hot sauce and the entire contents of the salt and pepper shakers.
>
> I forget what they call that somewhat self-destructive bit of peacockery.

I have always called it "stupidity".

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA