Not to mention the liability they take on from some idiot claiming it was too hot for them and it left them scarred for life.



 

Yeah I had one for lunch myself. While it was sort of good spice wise it was meh.

 

I think we are both getting old, those are from the 80's and early '90s if I recall

This.    Also, I work with people who are always bringing in "hot" food. And warn everyone this is "hot."  My usual response is......"it's mildly amusing" .......and for some reason that pisses them off.

I've met more than a few people that refer to black pepper as spicy.

I never even knew they came out with diablo.  Until the other day, I hadn't been to Taco Bell in quite some time.  Del Taco is usually a better deal, has more and better options, and has the Del Inferno sauce, which I find to be both tasty and reasonably hot (although it seems like it was hotter when it first came out; it's still noticeably hotter than Taco Bell's fire sauce).  I kind of wish I could get the Del Inferno sauce in a bottle.  It's pretty good for what it is.

I tried these new Taco Bell menu items the other day out of curiosity.  The only one that was even a little spicy for me was the ghost pepper one.  I thought the flavor wasn't bad; it makes me want to try something less diluted.  The chipotle one tasted decent, but it wasn't spicy as far as I could perceive.  The habanero one had the slightest hint of spiciness, but I didn't care much for the flavour.  The habanero's flavour is best in small doses; it just tastes a little too tart and bitter IMO to be eaten in strong doses, which are necessary when you get habaneros on the milder side if you want the heat (the grocery store won't sell habaneros that have more than the minimum amount of heat the pepper can have).  There was no mistaking that the habanero one had habanero.  The flavour came out very strongly, even if the heat did not.

I've met more than a few people that refer to black pepper as spicy.

My brother and sister are that way, although my brother is trying to acclimate himself to spicier food, now.  I remember sprinkling some black pepper on hash browns in the pan I was making for everyone and got complaints of how spicy it was.