On 2019-01-03 11:32 a.m., Pamela wrote:
> On 16:05 3 Jan 2019, Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 2019-01-03 4:06 a.m., Pamela wrote:
>>> On 07:13 29 Dec 2018, Bruce > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:56:47 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, December 28, 2018 at 11:51:26 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2018-12-28 1:16 p.m., joecool wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They usually have it for sale at the local Zehr's store. It sits
>>>>>> out in a big basket and is stiff as a board. I should try it in a
>>>>>> restaurant some time. I don't have any qualms about eating it. I
>>>>>> just don't want to go to all the work to prepare it if it in isn't
>>>>>> great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Swedish folks like to prepare their salt cod by soaking it in lye
>>>>> for a couple of days. My understanding is that it turns fish into a
>>>>> jelly-like substance/material/mass. It then has to be soaked in
>>>>> water for a few days to neutralize the caustic and dangerous lye.
>>>>> They like to serve this during the holidays. Somehow, abusing fish
>>>>> in this manner is their idea of being "festive." It's no wonder they
>>>>> have such a high suicide rate.
>>>>
>>>> Suicide rate per 100,000 people per year:
>>>> Sweden 11.7
>>>> United States 28
>>>>
>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate>
>>>
>>> Where on that page does it say 28 for the United States?
>>>
>>> The page I see says it's 13.7.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> In the second chart the US was ranked no.28 for suicide rate per
>> 100,000 (averaged over the years from 1985-2017).
>
> You're saying he can't read a table and ended up comparing two entirely
> different things as a way of supporting his argument.

You are the one denying that there is a number 28 associated with the
US. dsi1 was the one who suggested a link between suicide and the
Swedish treatment of salted fish. Graham pointed out that the US rate
was higher. Bruce did confuse the numbers. I am not going to make
excuses for him, but the rankings do show that the US suicide rate is
higher.