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Skriven 2013-10-18 06:30:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
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 DD> Oh. OK. Someone has published something newer than the study to which
 DD> I referred. I wonder if the "new" paper broke any new ground or if the
 DD> Doc-candidate got away with a re-hash of someone else's work (they do
 DD> that a lot, you know).

 RH> I know it's done a lot but I don't know if this was based on previous
 RH> work or not. This covered pretty much all of CONUS. I remember seeing a
 RH> b&w movie in junior high English asking a group of people (4-6) from
 RH> various regions about dialect, etc. Interesting thing--at the end, they
 RH> described a skunk and asked the panel what each of them called the
 RH> creature. They all called it a skunk.

Hmmmmmm .... in this region I commonly have heard a skunk (Pepe
LePew/white-striped black mammal which uses essence of butyl mercaptan as a
defence mechanism) referred to as both a "polecat" and "wood pussy" in addition
to the more usual "skunk".
 
 DD> We have an exit at the I-55/I-72 interchange that is very poorly
 DD> designed. I've seen several tractor trailer rigs on their sides on the
 DD> west-bound exit to South Sixth Street in Springfield. I also witnessed
 DD> a mugg in a high-rider four-wheel-drive pickup spin around thrice,
 DD> bounce off the left hand guard rail - doing neither truck nor guard
 DD> rail a world of good - and disappear down a gully on the other side of
 DD> the road. IDOT has yet to do anything about it.

 RH> Doesn't sound too good for the driver there. In NJ we were in a cars
 RH> only lane (on the far left) and as we got off the turnpike & went thru
 RH> the toll, we had to turn onto a road going off to the right. Other
 RH> drivers of big rigs, other cars, etc were trying to get over to the
 RH> left for the other road. All this after dark; it was like driving in
 RH> Korea! We made it without incident.

I saw him bounching about within the scope of the seatbelts, so probably the
driver was hurt worse in the wallet and insurance premium increase - not to
mention the probable ticket from the state whips for (choose one or more)
"driving to fast for conditions", "failure to reduce speed to avoid an
accident", or "improper lane usage" -- all of which are catch-all sections
painted with a broad brush to be cop friendly.

     8<--- CUT --->8

 DD> There are waaaaay more coffee roasters in the Seattle area than *$.
 DD> Bv)=

 RH> I know, and I don't drink the stuff anyway. When we were in Bethlehem
 RH> (Palestinian territory), we saw one coffee shop with a sign for Stars
 RH> and Bucks but I don't think anyone in our group went for it.

There was a nice "diner-style" place down on the second level that offered
"breakfast anytime" as well as sandwiches, soups and two daily special lunches.
I stopped there for a snack and had a bowl of seafood chowder that was quite
tasty and more filling than I had planned on.

This just dropped into my inbox from my weekly e-mail that Saveur sends around:


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Saveur's Cioppino
 Categories: Seafood, Stews, Herbs, Chilies, Vegetables
      Yield: 5 servings

    1/4 c  Olive oil
      1 tb Crushed red chile flakes
      8 cl Garlic; fine chopped
      3 c  Fish stock
  1 1/2 c  Whole peeled tomatoes in
           - juice, crushed 
     10    Leaves basil
      1 lb Cod; in 2" chunks
      1 lb Cleaned calamari; bodies in
           - 1/2" rings
     12 oz Medium shrimp; deveined
     12 oz Bay scallops
     16    Clams; cleaned
     16    Mussels; cleaned
      2    (2 lb ea) Dungeness crabs or
           - snow crab legs; halved
           Salt & fresh ground pepper

  Heat oil in an 8 qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add
  chile flakes and garlic; cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
  Add stock, tomatoes, and basil; boil. Reduce heat to
  medium-low; cook until slightly thickened, about 10
  minutes. Add cod, calamari, shrimp, scallops, clams,
  mussels, and crabs, cover with lid, and cook until seafood
  is cooked through, about 8 minutes; season with salt and
  pepper.

  Serves 4-6

  FROM: http://www.saveur.com

  MM Format by Dave Drum - 16 October 2013

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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