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Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges here:
"... but this is Usenet. No matter what you write, somebody is going to interpret it as a proposal to cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003
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"... but this is Usenet. No matter what you write, somebody is going to interpret it as a proposal to cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003
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[nq:1]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges ... " Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq] Yeah.
- [nq:1]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges ...
- " Grant Edwards, Aug.
- 25, 2003[/nq] Yeah.
- And they never post the recipe, either.
- Bob Lieblich Babies are not kosher
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[nq:1]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges ... somebody is going to interpret it as a proposal to cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq]
Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.
Bob Lieblich
Babies are not kosher
Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.
Bob Lieblich
Babies are not kosher
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[nq:1]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
I've seen recipes - babies are kind of tough, you have to soak them in brandy.
I've seen recipes - babies are kind of tough, you have to soak them in brandy.
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[nq:2]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit ... cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq]
[nq:1]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
Spatchcocked and roasted, apparently.
[nq:1]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
Spatchcocked and roasted, apparently.
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[nq:2]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
[nq:1]I've seen recipes - babies are kind of tough, you have to soak them in brandy.[/nq]
I understand from no less an authority than Jeremy Clarkson that the best way to kill ortolans is to drown them in Armagnac.
Mike.
[nq:1]I've seen recipes - babies are kind of tough, you have to soak them in brandy.[/nq]
I understand from no less an authority than Jeremy Clarkson that the best way to kill ortolans is to drown them in Armagnac.
Mike.
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[nq:1]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges ... somebody is going to interpret it as a proposal to cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq]
I don't understand. Does he mean to cook, and (as an ancillary activity) to eat babies (either cooked or raw)? Or does he mean to cook the babies and eat them?
Or maybe
I don't understand. Does he mean to cook, and (as an ancillary activity) to eat babies (either cooked or raw)? Or does he mean to cook the babies and eat them?
Or maybe
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[nq:1]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit in with the tenor of some of the recent exchanges ... somebody is going to interpret it as a proposal to cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq]
A .sig I have encountered in a number of places; google seems to indicate that the original quotation is about one elephant but:
"Usenet is like a herd of performin
A .sig I have encountered in a number of places; google seems to indicate that the original quotation is about one elephant but:
"Usenet is like a herd of performin
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[nq:2]Here's a quote from another newsgroup that seems to fit ... cook and eat babies." Grant Edwards, Aug. 25, 2003[/nq]
[nq:1]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
I've heard rumors about American toddlers making the best fois gras. I think it has to do with the feed.
[nq:1]Babies are not kosher[/nq]
...well, at least not the Catholic ones.
Ginny
[nq:1]Yeah. And they never post the recipe, either.[/nq]
I've heard rumors about American toddlers making the best fois gras. I think it has to do with the feed.
[nq:1]Babies are not kosher[/nq]
...well, at least not the Catholic ones.
Ginny
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