Here's a letter I got in response to this comic:

Never, and I mean never, EVER EVER EVER EVER go for the pokey swabby.
NEVER.
Let me repeat NEVER.
To further clarify, let your first born die if need be but NEVER EVER do it.
I'd rather chew shards of glass and gargle with buzz-saw disks than experience that type of pain.
Not that I've ever had that experience, but speaking of something similar NEVER get it.
I hope we're clear on that.