Ray's Forward of the Week -- Pepper.
Today's joke is not for the most timid readers, though it's still a long way from being NSFW.
A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of an airplane. The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, gently wiped her nose, then visibly shuddered for ten to fifteen seconds. The man went back to his reading.
A few minutes later, the woman, smiling, sneezed again, took out a tissue, wiped her nose, then shuddered violently once more. Assuming that the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering.
A few more minutes passed, when the woman sneezed yet again. As before, she took out a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking even more than before.
Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said, "I couldn't help but notice that you've sneezed three times, wiped your nose and then shuddered violently. Are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I have a very rare medical condition -- whenever I sneeze, I have an orgasm."
The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious. "I have never heard of that condition before," he said. "Are you taking anything for it?"
The woman nodded and replied, "Pepper!"
Along similar lines, today's New York Times features an interview with the McIlhenny family of Avery Island, Louisiana -- better known as the makers of Tabasco brand pepper sauce. Like today's joke, it's salty and hot and infused with a sense of humor.
