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Skriven 2013-10-18 22:08:30 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 5890 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Variations
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Hi Dave,

 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.

 DD> Hmmmmmm .... in this region I commonly have heard a skunk (Pepe
 DD> LePew/white-striped black mammal which uses essence of butyl mercaptan
 DD> as a defence mechanism) referred to as both a "polecat" and "wood
 DD> pussy" in addition to the more usual "skunk".

I've heard both of those terms as well.


 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.

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

So he's probably hurting in the wallet as well as physically. (G)

 DD>      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.

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

I'd go for that any day.



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


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

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

MIght be something I'll have to round up the ingredients and try one of
these days.

 DD> ... "A congressman and a congresswoman go to lunch.  Who pays?"

The American public? (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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