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graham[_4_]

On 15/02/2016 5:30 PM, wrote:
> From "Anne of Green Gables":
>
> "...But it isn't good manners to tell your company what you
>are going to give them to eat,

ISTR that there was a character in "A year in Provence" who
always wanted to know the menu so that he could time his appearance for
a particular dish. He suffered from haemorrhoids and couldn't remain
seated for the entire meal:-)
Graham