"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> This happened to me:
>
> Around Christmas of 06 I was going to make a tiramisu. I always just
> bought ladyfinger cookies at Trader Joes. This year they were completely
> out. So I was in a jam and went to a local market. They had none. So I
> went to another market and while strolling the cookie aisle this young
> lass of a worker was walking towards me and in her valley girl voice goes
> "can I help ya find anything" and I said I am looking for ladyfingers.
> She got a strange, almost fearful look on her face and breezed by me. I
> could have said "cookies, they are cookies" but I figured no, let her
> think I am looking for women's fingers to gnaw on.
>
> Paul

There are also firecrackers called Ladyfingers.