wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Monday, December 4, 2017 at 4:20:32 PM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3:23:15 PM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 12:51:29 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> > > > On 2017-12-03 10:31 AM, Gary wrote:
> > > > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > >> It would be interesting to know how you went about browning
> > > > the >> sausage.
> > > > >> What was the burner setting?
> > > > >> Did you add oil to the pan? If so, how much?
> > > > >> How long were the sausages in the pan?
> > > > >> Did you leave the room while they were browning?
> > > > >
> > > > > Bottom line, he screwed it up. If his room got all smoky, he
> > > > > cooked them on too high heat rather than simmer on low heat
> > > > > until browned. He failed. Take him out and shoot him at dawn.
> > > > > No more sausage cooking for that darn fellow! :-D
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > It should be refreshing to have someone who asks for help and
> > > > and tries to follow the advice given before rejecting it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sarcasm eh? Well Dave, I followed the instructions but not
> > > explicitly. I fouled up as Gary says. Take me out and blow my
> > > head off. Or tie me to the
> > > rack and torture me in Vincent Price or Boris Karloff fashion. I
> > > am an honest guy, Dave - I admit I screwed up. Furthermore I
> > > knew I would screw up even before it happened. I saw into the
> > > future and I saw the truth. I am a prophet, not a cook.
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > <g>
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> >
> >
> > I am not up on cyber speak. Does <g> stand for 'groan' or 'good',
> > or what? I'd like to know. Thanks.
> >
> > TJ
> >
> > <g> = grin
>
>
> Thanks, I really didn't know. I guess grin is somewhere between
> groan and good, one of those "can go either way" type deals. Kind of
> middle of the road, can be interpreted lots of different ways. "Hey
> man, I wasn't laughing at you, I was just grinning." Or, "Yo, back
> up, I wasn't sneering at you, that was just a grin." Grin: a cop
> out for moderates. Hah hah hah

Naw. Grins are always good. A +1 or a <g> or <grin> are always good on
agreeing with you or at least liking what you said.

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