On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:21:49 -0600, putz >
wrote:

>sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>>>> shrimp.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>>> and all.
>>>>
>>>
>>>It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
>>>baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
>>>just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.
>>
>> I don't think they do that at the Biltmore.
>
>I'm sure they'll offer you a lemon-scented napkin a water bowl with
>stainless steel scrub bar after you've eaten your shrimp.
>
>You're grossing out at having to touch seafood with hands is more
>improper than having just passed it up gracefully.
>
<shrug> Stevie-poo has been making mountains out of molehills. Guess
he wants a mountain range with his name on it. I'd be happy to
oblige, if I get to push him off a cliff first.


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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West