It's not FDA approved, I can see that from the website.
Sure, but you can ask in a pseudo-oblivious way that hopefully gets a point across. Normally I'd shy away from advocating the passive-agressive approach but it might be worthwhile (or at least satisfying) here.
"Are you sure it's FDA approved? I'd be really nervous about giving my baby so much of something and not even knowing what's in it."
Ordinarily, I would post this in Bitches, but I'm wayyyy behind. An article on Fernet as an SF phenomena from the Boston Sunday Globe travel section (it mentions a few particular places as well): [link]
the passive-agressive approach but it might be worthwhile (or at least satisfying) here.
I'd love to needle them, but see above re trying to find more work for the nanny. I care about her livelihood more than trying to prove people wrong on the Internet at this point, so I don't want to be the one to fan the flames.
I just feel so betrayed by Darwin. I thought the stupid people were supposed to be culled from the herd by now.
::sigh::
It's our giant pattern-seeking brains that are the problem. Makes it easier to see conspiracies everywhere.
It seems to me that while as a society we're a bit more likely to Question Authority, we haven't yet figured out that it's also really useful to Question the Authority-Questioners.
Okay, I'm going to need you people to talk more, because otherwise I go read things that are bad for me.
I'm going to make this for Thanksgiving. Can it be now please?
I have Thursday and Friday off next week, and for the first time ever, we're not traveling for Thanksgiving.
Holy crap, that looks good. I need some appetizery things for the day before.