On Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 7:32:22 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:59:19 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 6/22/2019 9:34 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "A Moose in Love" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-...-years-863735/
> >>
> >>
> >> In the late 1700s, a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato.
> >>
> >> <read and snipped>
> >>
> >> Thanks! Very interesting!
> >
> >Basic food history. In the late 1700's there were a lot of idiots
> >running around wearing powdered wigs.
>
> Now they all live in gated communities.

Are you aware that gated communities are a perfectly rational response
to a justifiable fear of home invasion? One million home invasions take
place every year, and 27% of those result in homeowner injury.

Gated communities are, of course, not the only rational response. My
husband keeps a gun on hand (but locks it away when we both are away
from the house).

Cindy Hamilton