On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:02:28 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 8:38:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:02:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7:12:06 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:02:37 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 8:51:25 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>> >> >> On 4/20/2017 5:33 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> >> > It might be that the Mexicans serve refried beans at every meal although making it will take hours.
>> >> >> >OTOH, that might just be my gringo notion. What's the real story?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bottom line...who cares about what the Mexicans do? Make it as you like
>> >> >> it and don't worry about what others think.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'm interested in the cultural/sociological aspects of the foods we eat. You won't be able to understand a people without knowing about their relationship with food. It's better to know about others than to not know.
>> >>
>> >> When that famine hits, you'll just eat what you happen to have in your
>> >> pantry, without worrying about "the cultural/sociological aspects of
>> >> the foods". Those "others" can go sit on it and spin. Right?
>> >
>> >When that famine hits, I'm going to see if I can bring down one
>> >of my neighbors. Excellent long pig.
>>
>> I don't get it. You have a long pig for a neighbour?
>
>"Long pig" is a translation of a Maori or Polynesian term for
>human flesh, which apparently tastes something like pork.
>(At last: something that doesn't taste like chicken.)

Thanks, that's my first lesson in cannbalingo.