Turkey would be better if it tasted more like Duck.

This year we are doing a Fondue for Thanksgiving of Tenderlon and my wife
will make some fun sauces in including bearnaise, mustard-horseradish...and
few others...

Life is to short to year Turkey and I have seen a Turkey processing
plant....never AGAIN.

"Dale Williams" > wrote in message
...
> As a well-known AFW resident busybody, I've periodically taken it upon
> myself
> to post courtesy reminders. As the American holiday of Thanksgiving
> approaches,
> I thought I'd do once more. The friends I've made here (though some I've
> never
> seen!) are one of the things I'm thankful for.
>
> BTW, Some very good info can be found at the group FAQ,
> http://www.virtual-ink.com.au/afw-faq/guide.htm,
>
> A few thoughts (mostly derived from previous courtesy posts):
> 1) This is Usenet , a tool for discussion. Don't expect to post something
> w/o
> possibility of someone refuting it.
> 2) Please keep in mind that many of the contributors to alt.food.wine do
> not
> speak English as their first language. Also even for some of us who do,
> it's
> easy to mistake the tone of written communication. If there's 2 ways to
> take a
> post, be easy on yourself and decide the least offensive perception is the
> correct one.
> 3) Let's try to avoid personal comments. If you don't like someone, filter
> their posts. The details of how to do that vary according to newsreader
> software, but tutorials exist on the Web for employing filters in all the
> popular newsreaders.
> 4) If you realize someone's intent is to provoke and annoy (in other
> words, a
> troll) , please just ignore. Every time you argue with them, or invoke
> their
> name, you're stroking their (IMHO somewhat warped) ego.
> http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/courtesy9.html
>
> If you feel compelled to respond,I can't stop you. But please don't quote
> trolls , it puts their words in front of those who have kill-filed them
> 5)New Folks: you're here to learn, right? So if someone who has been on
> AFW
> for years and serious about wine for 30+ corrects you, learn from it,
> don't get
> your feelings hurt.
> 6) Old folks : remember you were new (to wine and AFW) at some point, too.
> Correct if need be, but let's try to do so graciously.
> 7) Personally, I find it less than helpful to make generalizations about
> people
> based on where they live, what they do outside wine, etc. People who
> invoke
> offensive off-topic subjects on a regular basis deserve to be killfiled,
> period.
> 8) No one is superior (In My Humble Opinion) based on either the
> simplicity or
> elegance of what they eat or drink. Isn't this group big enough for
> someone to
> have Shiraz with BBQed chicken and another to have rack of lamb with a
> fine
> Pauillac? Does it somehow offend you to read about a meal you wouldn't eat
> yourself? If someone says that they will not drink certain types of wines,
> don't waste your time worrying about their opinions of those wines, listen
> to
> those that do.
> 9)Newbies: we welcome your participation (this is speaking as someone who
> has
> participated for a few years, I'm neither a true old-timer or a newbie).
> But as
> in ANY social situation, whether on or off line, it is wisest not to
> attack a
> respected member of a community while a newbie, it really won't win you
> any
> points. It is a time-honored tradition that one should lurk for a while
> before
> posting to get a feel re tone of a group.
> 10)Most of the people here use their real names Some use a pseudonym, but
> do
> include a valid email address. As to others, I personally don't feel that
> it's
> wise to put too much energy into conversations with those who are
> unaccountable
> and unreachable. As they say,YMMV.
> So there. As usual, I'm sure I've offended a couple of old-timers and a
> couple
> of newbies, but hope the rest of you can take these remarks to heart. I
> don't
> claim to be immune to digression (I remember ruefully the "collectors
> recork
> wine every 10years/chianti cannot be drunk young/Europeans are all wine
> sophisticates" guy.
> I got a little over-involved;sorry!);all I'm asking is that we try to keep
> these guidelines in mind.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Dale
>
> Dale
>
> Dale Williams
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