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[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by LintMan:
Just curious: where/why are chewing gum, okra, and fruitcake considered shocking?

Like everything that was mentioned if depends on if you (A) know what they are (B) have ever tried them and (C) not worth explaining if you live in the country where they are common, in this case the USA.

I didnt add them to the list, I got it off the net. Gum is flavored pLastic made from a petroleum waste, and a stereotype of dumb cud chewing americans. Okra is a slimey vegetable which is considered hard to even WATCH being eaten. And fruitcake is defined as "building construction material with colored gels added, rarely if ever eaten but is often passed hand to hand as gifts for years"

[Kel]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Gum is flavored pLastic made from a petroleum waste, and a stereotype of dumb cud chewing americans.

Cud like or not, it's good for the teeth

- Kel

[Cainehill]

Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
Those bugs look good enough to eat, though.

Now I'm *sure* that Demosthenes was correct in thinking that you're insane. Only certifiable nut-cases, or spec-ops guys (not that there's a difference), eat bugs. Ick. Yuck. Bleh.

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Eh - in Korea, you could buy little paper cones full of fried bug larva (not with batter - more like sauteed). Other portions of the world, chocolate covered ants and grasshoppers; other part, deep fried worms. Down near Papua New Guinea, there's tribes for whom grubs are not just a delicacy, but a vital part of the diet, as the sole source of protein (possibly fat as well) in the diet (which otherwise is 90% palm tree based).

The Philippines, they have a dish called "Balut", which is a fertile duck egg, almost hatched, which is then buried underground to ferment.

Myself, I've tried all of these (except for the fried larva and the Balut) when offered them by friends and friendly acquaintances. The larva and the Balut, I never had a local friend offer, so I harbored a suspicion that clever chaps figured out that they could get american servicemen (deliberate gender here) to eat rotten food, and pay to do so. Not even peer pressure got me to try these things, not even falling down drunk at 20 and 25 years of age.

Also - basically, all people in the USA who don't have _very_ odd diets eat bugs. Essentially every bag of flour, every loaf of bread, has X parts per million that is ground up insects, and rat droppings.

[Demosthenes]

Originally posted by Kel:

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Gum is flavored pLastic made from a petroleum waste, and a stereotype of dumb cud chewing americans.

Cud like or not, it's good for the teeth

- Kel

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But bad for the jaw. Most headaches are caused by jaw tension and dehydration.

[HotNifeThruButr]

"Dumb cud chewing Americans," that's a classic!

I've always thought the automatic door was a low point in civilization. Correct me if I'm wrong, but does opening a door really take that much effort?

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by HotNifeThruButr:
I've always thought the automatic door was a low point in civilization. Correct me if I'm wrong, but does opening a door really take that much effort?

Well it can take a bit of effort if you're carrying a few weeks worth of groceries.

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Demosthenes:
Most headaches are caused by jaw tension and dehydration.

Let's not forget my personal favorite (not!), allergy-induced sinus pressure. Ye gods how I hate sinus headaches. Thank same gods for the miracle of over-the-counter Claritan! (generic Version, of course)