Steve Wertz wrote:
On Mon, 21 May 2007 14:45:46 -0400, Julia Altshuler wrote:


You might enjoy this short article on the subject :-)


Ugh, what a lame... err... wonderful story/article!


Oh, good. Then you caught the point of the article. I was afraid I'd
have to point it out to you.


--Lia

"blake murphy" wrote

On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:04:08 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

oddly enough, the same thing almost happened to me. she first rang it
up as garlic (after looking in the book, as i recall), but then
corrected her mistake.

@$2.99 a pound, a piece a little bigger than the end of my thumb
(0.01 pound), it costed three cents.

(what rankled me was that the only produce bags they had were for
greens, about the length of my arm. i bare-handed it instead.)

Oh, I go commando with that stuff all the time. (laugh) I hardly ever
get a produce bag, and sometimes I really should. Who wants my
dirty potatoes rolling around the checkout thing. Ooops.

nancy

On May 21, 2:55�pm, Julia Altshuler wrote:
Nancy Young wrote:
That's what I wondered. *This could be a good game ... what would
come on the list between garlic and ginger, alphabetically?

I am unable to resist a good word puzzle. *Thus, with dictionary in
hand, I offer:

*garlic chives*
geckos
gefilte fish
gelatin
*geranium flowers*
ghee
gila monster
gigot

(The starred items are the only ones which could, at a stretch,
seriously be found in the produce section. *The others are words I liked
or items I'd love to see in the produce section some day.)

You forgot:
garnish
gazpacho
gherkin
and of course gin

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
On May 21, 2:55�pm, Julia Altshuler wrote:

Nancy Young wrote:

That's what I wondered. ?This could be a good game ... what would
come on the list between garlic and ginger, alphabetically?

I am unable to resist a good word puzzle. ?Thus, with dictionary in
hand, I offer:

*garlic chives*
geckos
gefilte fish
gelatin
*geranium flowers*
ghee
gila monster
gigot

(The starred items are the only ones which could, at a stretch,
seriously be found in the produce section. ?The others are words I liked
or items I'd love to see in the produce section some day.)


You forgot:
garnish
gazpacho
gherkin
and of course gin


I wonder what gila monster tastes like. Gila monster in gin. Cold gila
monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished off with gin. Cold
gila monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished off with gin
and garnished with geraniums and gherkins. Somebody stop me, please.


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" wrote

I wonder what gila monster tastes like. Gila monster in gin. Cold gila
monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished off with gin. Cold
gila monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished off with gin and
garnished with geraniums and gherkins. Somebody stop me, please.

Gladly, girlfriend.

nancy

"Nancy Young" wrote in
:


"Julia Altshuler" wrote

I wonder what gila monster tastes like. Gila monster in gin. Cold
gila monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished off with
gin. Cold gila monster soup in a tomato base like gazpacho finished
off with gin and garnished with geraniums and gherkins. Somebody
stop me, please.

Gladly, girlfriend.

nancy




Will you two just STOP IT!
Having G fixations isn't good for a celibate guy err man.
So just STOP IT!

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

hahabogus wrote:

Will you two just STOP IT!
Having G fixations isn't good for a celibate guy err man.


Guy doesn't count. It's outside the ginger parameter. Wouldn't it be
easier to change your gender?


--Lia

"Nancy Young" wrote in message

No worries there, I don't think I was cheated, was just musing
Did I make out on the mixup or lose out. It's definitely not much
either way.

I'm amazed. This thread is almost 12 hours old and no one has told you
exactly how much you cheated the store and that you should return to pay the
difference and that children are starving around the world because you stole
their ginger.

Julia Altshuler wrote:
Sheldon wrote:
Julia Altshuler wrote:
Nancy Young wrote:

That's what I wondered. ?This could be a good game ... what would
come on the list between garlic and ginger, alphabetically?

I am unable to resist a good word puzzle. ?Thus, with dictionary in
hand, I offer:

*garlic chives*
geckos
gefilte fish
gelatin
*geranium flowers*
ghee
gila monster
gigot

(The starred items are the only ones which could, at a stretch,
seriously be found in the produce section. ?The others are words I liked
or items I'd love to see in the produce section some day.)

You forgot:
garnish
gazpacho
gherkin
and of course gin

I wonder what gila monster tastes like. *

Probably chicken... you don't want me to tell you what it really
tastes like. hehe

Sheldon

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Nancy Young" wrote in message

No worries there, I don't think I was cheated, was just musing
Did I make out on the mixup or lose out. It's definitely not much
either way.

I'm amazed. This thread is almost 12 hours old and no one has told you
exactly how much you cheated the store and that you should return to
pay the difference and that children are starving around the world
because you stole their ginger.

Stolen ginger is a *big* crime! Actually, I'd be more upset if she stole
garlic since it's one of my favourite ingredients! And did I bitch when the
wench at the grocery store charged me for the kale I bought for my lovebird
and then didn't put it in the bag?! So I was charged for it but came home
with none. Waaaaaah!

Jill

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote

"Nancy Young" wrote in message

No worries there, I don't think I was cheated, was just musing
Did I make out on the mixup or lose out. It's definitely not much
either way.

I'm amazed. This thread is almost 12 hours old and no one has told you
exactly how much you cheated the store and that you should return to pay
the difference and that children are starving around the world because you
stole their ginger.

Heh, someone's probably thinking it. Thought I'd cut that
off at the pass by saying, no, I'm not going back to the store
one way or another, so don't go there. Right now it's swimming
around in my marinade.

nancy

On Mon, 21 May 2007 14:45:46 -0400, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

You might enjoy this short article on the subject :-)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...ighty_matters/

short-weighting is discussed in the torah and the old testament as
well. (they disapprove it.)

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 21 May 2007 18:01:45 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


"blake murphy" wrote

On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:04:08 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

oddly enough, the same thing almost happened to me. she first rang it
up as garlic (after looking in the book, as i recall), but then
corrected her mistake.

@$2.99 a pound, a piece a little bigger than the end of my thumb
(0.01 pound), it costed three cents.

(what rankled me was that the only produce bags they had were for
greens, about the length of my arm. i bare-handed it instead.)

Oh, I go commando with that stuff all the time. (laugh) I hardly ever
get a produce bag, and sometimes I really should. Who wants my
dirty potatoes rolling around the checkout thing. Ooops.

nancy


i don't know what's up with this store. (a giant, for those of you in
the d.c. metro area.) it seems they've had nothing but these
gargantuan bags for at least a month.

your pal,
blake

"Nancy Young" wrote

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Okay, here was my score. I got .17 pounds of ginger
at $2.99 a pound rather than $3.99 a pound. Money saved:
26 cents. I hope the store doesn't go out of business.

nancy

"Nancy Young" wrote in
:


"Nancy Young" wrote

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Okay, here was my score. I got .17 pounds of ginger
at $2.99 a pound rather than $3.99 a pound. Money saved:
26 cents. I hope the store doesn't go out of business.

nancy




Is your poster up on the post office wall yet among the other top ten
most wanted? If so is there anyway to get several 5 by 8's sent to me?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore