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Old Feb 20th 2007, 5:39 am
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Earl Evleth
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The news in America is that some terrorists have put
almonella into peanut butter.

I would never has suspected it and in fact the
medias explanations are not clear.

Peanut butter is as American as apple pie. It may
be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.`

A few years ago I posted on peanut butter and
gastronomic crimes against humanity. In Nov 2 2004 I wrote---

"The greatest gastronomic crime against humanity I experienced
was at a reception at the American Embassy. Most of the stuff was ok, the
canap�s were generally in keeping with French tradition. One happened to
attract me since it gave the appearance of being a bit of foie gras (or
mousse of same) on a canap�."

I quickly snatched one from the tray and ---gasp, cough and yipes, it was
peanut butter!

I complained loudly creating a bit of a diplomatic incident. Peanut butter
is not part of God`s plan, but an intervention by Satan.

*****

Earlier in late 2001 I commented on a peanut butter drop to the hungry in
Afghanistan

I posted---

Tonight`s Le Monde had an article which broke me up, I laughed
all the way home on the bus from the FAC over to were I live in
the 6th.

The article as entiled, "Why Drop peanut butter in the plaine of Khwaja
ahawudin".? (in the North of Afghanistan)

The article starts, in French

"Pouah", the soldier runs several yards spitting, on the borderline of
choaking to death. His face, at the same time, displays "stup�faction,
le d�gout, et une sorte d'ironie" "Never will a man eat that stuff"
he cried out.

Anyway, the article goes on, in a somewhat hilarious tone, describing
the Afghans first encounter with peanut butter.

The food packages contained a few items which interested these hungry
souls, biscuits, but generally the American food packages were a failure.
They had been looking for rice, or wheat, tea, perhaps some raisons, but
peanut butter, "jamais".

Alas, there is no progress in that regard. Culturally the Americans
are continually wanting to build that Pentagon Shaped Schoolhouse
described in the "Teahouse of the August Moon".

If America pretends it can rule the world, how are we going to get Afghans
to eat peanut butter!
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 6:16 am
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James Silverton
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Earl wrote on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:39:44 +0100:

EE> Peanut butter is as American as apple pie. It may
EE> be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.`

EE> A few years ago I posted on peanut butter and
EE> gastronomic crimes against humanity. In Nov 2 2004 I
EE> wrote---

EE> "The greatest gastronomic crime against humanity I
EE> experiencedwas at a reception at the American Embassy.
EE> Most of the stuff was ok, thecanap�s were generally in
EE> keeping with French tradition. One happened toattract me
EE> since it gave the appearance of being a bit of foie gras
EE> (ormousse of same) on a canap�."
EE> I complained loudly creating a bit of a diplomatic
EE> incident. Peanut butter is not part of God`s plan, but an
EE> intervention by Satan.

How old are you Earl? I'll bet I'm older than you and was
brought up in Britain but, if I am not very enthusiastic about
it, peanut butter is quite tolerable. My kids liked it, my
British nieces and great nieces like it too!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 6:48 am
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Stephen Ellenson
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"Earl Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:C200FF00.D1B4C%[email protected]...
>
> The news in America is that some terrorists have put
> almonella into peanut butter.
>
> I would never has suspected it and in fact the
> medias explanations are not clear.

(snip)

It's not suggested to be terrorism, here's the FDA alert.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01565.html
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 7:08 am
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EvelynVogtGamble
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Earl Evleth wrote:


> Peanut butter is as American as apple pie.

A friend (with children) describes it as "the staff of life".

> It may
> be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.

As "Marmite" to the British palate?
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 7:16 am
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EvelynVogtGamble
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James Silverton wrote:

> Earl wrote on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:39:44 +0100:
>
> EE> Peanut butter is as American as apple pie. It may
> EE> be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.`
>
> EE> A few years ago I posted on peanut butter and
> EE> gastronomic crimes against humanity. In Nov 2 2004 I
> EE> wrote---
>
> EE> "The greatest gastronomic crime against humanity I
> EE> experiencedwas at a reception at the American Embassy.
> EE> Most of the stuff was ok, thecanap�s were generally in
> EE> keeping with French tradition. One happened toattract me
> EE> since it gave the appearance of being a bit of foie gras
> EE> (ormousse of same) on a canap�."
> EE> I complained loudly creating a bit of a diplomatic
> EE> incident. Peanut butter is not part of God`s plan, but an
> EE> intervention by Satan.
>
> How old are you Earl? I'll bet I'm older than you and was brought up in
> Britain but, if I am not very enthusiastic about it, peanut butter is
> quite tolerable. My kids liked it, my British nieces and great nieces
> like it too!

It certainly graced our breakfast table regularly, during
the years of the "Great Depression"! Society seems much
more allergy-prone than it was in my youth, and apparently
peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
allergic to peanuts. However, if you're not allergic to it,
it represents an inexpensive source of high quality protein.
(And most kids seem to like it.)
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 7:32 am
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David Horne
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:

> and apparently
> peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
> allergic to peanuts.

That's the funniest thing I've seen here all day...

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Old Feb 20th 2007, 7:48 am
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Runge
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ah here comes granny out again
OT + the US, she couldn't miss that one !

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
message de news: [email protected]...
>
>
> James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Earl wrote on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:39:44 +0100:
>>
>> EE> Peanut butter is as American as apple pie. It may
>> EE> be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.`
>>
>> EE> A few years ago I posted on peanut butter and
>> EE> gastronomic crimes against humanity. In Nov 2 2004 I
>> EE> wrote---
>>
>> EE> "The greatest gastronomic crime against humanity I
>> EE> experiencedwas at a reception at the American Embassy.
>> EE> Most of the stuff was ok, thecanapés were generally in
>> EE> keeping with French tradition. One happened toattract me
>> EE> since it gave the appearance of being a bit of foie gras
>> EE> (ormousse of same) on a canapé."
>> EE> I complained loudly creating a bit of a diplomatic
>> EE> incident. Peanut butter is not part of God`s plan, but an
>> EE> intervention by Satan.
>>
>> How old are you Earl? I'll bet I'm older than you and was brought up in
>> Britain but, if I am not very enthusiastic about it, peanut butter is
>> quite tolerable. My kids liked it, my British nieces and great nieces
>> like it too!
>
> It certainly graced our breakfast table regularly, during the years of the
> "Great Depression"! Society seems much more allergy-prone than it was in
> my youth, and apparently peanut butter can present a serious health risk
> to people allergic to peanuts. However, if you're not allergic to it, it
> represents an inexpensive source of high quality protein. (And most kids
> seem to like it.)
>
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 8:25 am
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EvelynVogtGamble
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David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>and apparently
>>peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
>>allergic to peanuts.
>
>
> That's the funniest thing I've seen here all day...

Funny, but all too true, apparently - even the mere SMELL of
them can trigger an allergic attack. Airlines stopped
handing out packets of roasted almonds because they wanted
to cut costs, but the shift from salted peanuts to pretzels
was due to passenger allergies.
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 8:29 am
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David Horne
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>
> > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>and apparently
> >>peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
> >>allergic to peanuts.
> >
> >
> > That's the funniest thing I've seen here all day...
>
> Funny, but all too true, apparently -

Oh, dear...

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Old Feb 20th 2007, 9:01 am
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Deeply Filled Mortician
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Let is be knownst that on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:32:33 +0000,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) writted:

>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> and apparently
>> peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
>> allergic to peanuts.
>
>That's the funniest thing I've seen here all day...

I've gotta agree. A mere single peanut is enough to kill, let alone
post a serious risk!
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Old Feb 20th 2007, 9:33 am
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Hatunen
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:32:33 +0000, [email protected] (David
Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> and apparently
>> peanut butter can present a serious health risk to people
>> allergic to peanuts.
>
>That's the funniest thing I've seen here all day...

A definite "doh!"

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* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 9:47 am
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Hatunen
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:39:44 +0100, Earl Evleth
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>The news in America is that some terrorists have put
>almonella into peanut butter.

Nonsense. Nothing to do with terrorists.

>I would never has suspected it and in fact the
>medias explanations are not clear.
>
>Peanut butter is as American as apple pie. It may
>be pretty much only American in appealing to taste buds.`
>
>A few years ago I posted on peanut butter and
>gastronomic crimes against humanity. In Nov 2 2004 I wrote---
>
>"The greatest gastronomic crime against humanity I experienced
> was at a reception at the American Embassy. Most of the stuff was ok, the
> canap�s were generally in keeping with French tradition. One happened to
> attract me since it gave the appearance of being a bit of foie gras (or
> mousse of same) on a canap�."
>
>I quickly snatched one from the tray and ---gasp, cough and yipes, it was
>peanut butter!

Good heavens!!

>I complained loudly creating a bit of a diplomatic incident. Peanut butter
>is not part of God`s plan, but an intervention by Satan.

Nonsense.. Peanut butter is God's gift to humanity. It is
unfortunate the rest pof the world fails to accept such a
beneficent gift.

>*****
>
>Earlier in late 2001 I commented on a peanut butter drop to the hungry in
>Afghanistan
>
>I posted---
>
>Tonight`s Le Monde had an article which broke me up, I laughed
>all the way home on the bus from the FAC over to were I live in
>the 6th.
>
>The article as entiled, "Why Drop peanut butter in the plaine of Khwaja
>ahawudin".? (in the North of Afghanistan)
>
>The article starts, in French
>
>"Pouah", the soldier runs several yards spitting, on the borderline of
> choaking to death. His face, at the same time, displays "stup�faction,
> le d�gout, et une sorte d'ironie" "Never will a man eat that stuff"
> he cried out.
>
>Anyway, the article goes on, in a somewhat hilarious tone, describing
>the Afghans first encounter with peanut butter.
>
>The food packages contained a few items which interested these hungry
>souls, biscuits, but generally the American food packages were a failure.
>They had been looking for rice, or wheat, tea, perhaps some raisons, but
>peanut butter, "jamais".

I should think that if they were starving they would have been
happy to eat peanut butter. If they weren't starving it doesn't
matter if they didn't eat it.

>Alas, there is no progress in that regard. Culturally the Americans
>are continually wanting to build that Pentagon Shaped Schoolhouse
>described in the "Teahouse of the August Moon".

"Teahouse is of the August Moon" is a *comedy*, not a
documentary.

>If America pretends it can rule the world, how are we going to get Afghans
>to eat peanut butter!

Let 'em starve.

Europeans are always criticising Americans for not trying new
things to eat, so eat some peanut butter (unless you have a
peanut allergy). I practically lived on peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches while between marriages.


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* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 10:03 am
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Padraig Breathnach
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Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:

>Nonsense.. Peanut butter is God's gift to humanity. It is
>unfortunate the rest pof the world fails to accept such a
>beneficent gift.
>
We are not worthy of it.

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Old Feb 20th 2007, 10:07 am
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-Martin
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:03:23 +0000, Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Nonsense.. Peanut butter is God's gift to humanity. It is
>>unfortunate the rest of the world fails to accept such a
>>beneficent gift.
>>
>We are not worthy of it.

LOL The perfect answer.
--

Martin
 
Old Feb 20th 2007, 10:32 am
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Hatunen
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:03:23 +0000, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Nonsense.. Peanut butter is God's gift to humanity. It is
>>unfortunate the rest pof the world fails to accept such a
>>beneficent gift.
>>
>We are not worthy of it.

Modesty unbecomes you.

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************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
 


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