Godzilla wrote on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:03:27 +0000:

>> DaleW wrote on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:32:58 -0800 (PST):
>>
>>> This evening was part of their dinner series, the theme was
>>> Slow & Savory Cooking. Just in case it sounds like I'm
>>> carping/complaining, let me say at the outset that I had a
>>> good time, I found the kids delightful in their trying so
>>> hard, and the food was mostly good.
>>
>> I wish you wouldn't abbreviate the Culinary Institute of
>> America as the CIA. Corked wines might be useful to the real
>> CIA. My nephew passed out after drinking some wine (provided
>> by his mother) that was only slightly corked.

> It depends upon your viewpoint of which is the "real" CIA.
> Is it the one that does covert operations in other countries,
> carries out assassinations, promotes wars and insurrections,
> or is it the one that attempts to educate the culinary
> professionals of the future?

> I would prefer to think of the later choice as being "real."

In the population as a whole, I suspect 99% have never heard of the
Culinary Institute of America but know the CIA is the spy agency. That's
real enough even if the Culinary Institute does more real good :-)

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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