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 This wasn't about trichinella again, was it? 
 I knew a guy who used a thermometer on everything bc he had a childhood friend who died of pork aids. 😩 
 I have an asian friend who hates over-cooked pork and screams about how controlled the pork production process it's totally safe to cook it at lower temps.

Besides, the best way to cook pork is to bury the whole pig in a pit over it over coals, then dig it up 24 hours later. 
 Good to know, but I don't think I'll mention it to them at this time...

Ah, the boy has retreated to the family room, and the mister has retreated to the ham radio shack. The Morse code sounds fast, inaccurate, and angry. Fortunately, the boy is gaming with headphones on, so I can only hear the occasional groan. 
 Ok, but is one of them not cooking the ribs? 
 Oh, the ribs are done. They were too spicy and now my tummy hurts. Totally the spice, yeah... 
 Yeah. The spice. Definitely the spice. Not the stressful week and stupid pork argument. 
 I just want to shake them both. Except, they're both bigger than I am. 
 When in doubt, go get ice cream. 
 Sounds like trichinosis again. 
 Man, who wants warmed tendon anyway 
 Not directly, no. But, apparently, Gordon Ramsey's name was invoked, so not much different. 
 Gordon will never know how they turned out, so why involve him? 
 Argument by authority 
 Let me guess, Master Grump was trying to do a run around Mr Grump's years of experience by pointing to an 'expert' who disagrees. Because Master Grump has limited first-hand experience so must find a proxy to challenge his father.