What would you do if the government classified ketchup as an controled substance, and that posesion or production of ketchup could result in up to 5 years in prison and/or a $50,000 fine?
Would you buy it from your neighbor who was making it illegaly, or would you even go so far as to become a ketchup bootleger yourself?
2007-07-11 15:58:02 · 21 answers · asked by Joe American 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In the case of Ketchup (and only ketchup) I would get my fix by cooking the tomato in my food, meatloaf would be my brownies; I would pick my tomatoes after they flower, chill and drink the pulp as my tea. We use other illegal things to legally make clothes, paper, and beauty products, old time sailors used it to make rope. One acre of renewable budding ketchup plants produce as much oxygen as ten acres of slow to renew trees. The ban on ketchup does not apply to other uses of the fruit, only to that which we used to openly enjoy. I miss the days of "hey man, pass the ketchup" and of course "hey dude, don't bogart the ketchup." But I'll take my chances, I'll save the seed, and make my own, hurting no one, in the privacy of my kitchen, breaking the law. No one ever died from an overdose of ketchup and the laws force us to support the criminal element that harvest it, the law turns us into criminals even though we are not.
2007-07-11 16:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor ~W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start a ketchup bottling cartel. I would not be able to live without ketchup. I seriously consume at least one cup of ketchup every day and I eat it with almost every meal and with almost everything. I a freaking ketchupholic so I would definitely fight the goverment and go to prison.
2007-07-11 16:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha this question is great! I would def. risk the fine and laugh in the governments face for telling me that I can't put ketchup on my hotdog! Whats next? Relish?
2007-07-11 17:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by blondemafia00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without the addicting properties of other controlled substances, the market demand for it would probably not be great enough for many people to risk punishment for making and distributing it.
Black markets will always exist for banned products but the proliferation depends on market demand.
2007-07-11 16:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by Darrell D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it concerned me, then I would get the ball rolling and have ketchup changed to legal.
P.S. I don't really like ketchup anyways.
2007-07-11 16:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why stop at ketchup, we should make mustard, soy sauce and mayonnaise illegal too. Don't even get me started on jelly and honey.
2007-07-11 16:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick C 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ranch dressing...yet I additionally like honey mustard and candy and bitter sauce:P lol I only approximately enable myself ramble, you could have had an exceedingly long answer..Im enthusiastic approximately my french fries lol:P
2017-01-02 06:14:53 · answer #7 · answered by stiver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the ketchup.
2007-07-11 16:03:23 · answer #8 · answered by I'll Be Bahk! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd go for the governmental change route...
Write angry letters to the editor and such, but not actually doing anything.
2007-07-11 16:06:15 · answer #9 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd use tomatoe sauce with some sugar on it...
or
...save money to pay the fine.
LOL =)
2007-07-11 16:10:17 · answer #10 · answered by Ariel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋