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- From: PCAHN@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU
- Subject: re: /*'s vegetarianism
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- X-Unparseable-Date: 21-JAN-1993 09: 56:29.90
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:57:22 GMT
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- Quoth DJ:
-
- > <chuckle> "Reminds me of the time I was told to make a pot of coffee
- > my first weekend at sea { aboard a US Navy ship }. I had quit drinking
- > it and felt that the coffee drinkers should be the only ones to make it.
- > So, I a non-coffee drinker was asked { ordered } to make a pot of coffee.
- > Now the deep sinks aboard that ship { in the mop closets, not on the
- > messdecks }, had two cold water faucets. One was fresh, drinkable water;
- > the other was { several patrons start smiling at this point } Salt Water !
- > <chuckle> I never could remember which was which ! So, I made a 14-cup pot
- > of coffee using Salt Water ! I was never asked to make coffee again. DJ
- > they had fixed for me. So as to 'help' me survive !" DJ.
- >
- When I was backpacking in Wyoming, we used to recycle pasta water for hot
- drinks on occasion. Well, on one of our last nights there, my friend and I
- decided that we wanted hot drinks with dinner. He pulled out the last of his
- hot chocolate, and I a packet of Jell-O. Of course we'd forgotten that we'd
- salted the spaghetti water. YUCK!! Have you ever had anything that is both too
- salty AND too sweet at the same time. Not to mention the difficulties of
- cleaning Jell-O out of a plastic mug.
-
- Rounder
- pcahn@eagle.wesleyan.edu
- On the Bedtable:The Vampire Lestat
- On the Turntable:The Wild Jimbos
-