The Connoisseur of Pain

[lermontov]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/the-connoisseur-of-pain.html

[T0T0R0]

Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) don't seem to be listed in the Schmidt Pain Index yet...

I guess, presume it rates at an automatic 4 simply by the capacity for human lethality? ...or maybe just stay tuned, and wait until it earns an entry?

[mhuffman → T0T0R0]

A full-blown gout attack is not on the list either, and that has to be near the top!

[T0T0R0 → mhuffman]

Well... I'd say gout falls outside the scope categories of pain as inflicted by hymenoptera.

[kikishortler]

Amusing nonsense. Pain is indeed not the same as damage. But nor is it the same as suffering, as lovers of curry and BDSM both know.

[drdrey]

I was expecting a story about a bread expert. I am disappointment.