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So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the subject
states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the calls; it's too
much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the conversation went to dogs
and cats; then another flame war. Next, some purported racism, hence more
flames. A little drift to cover hospital food, with a small aside to
discuss the wine cellars in Australian hospitals, along with a few customary
flames. A little repartee on the state of the human condition: general
consensus - deplorable (even got Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An
Aesop Fable thrown into the mix; more flames. Then, some politics and urban
blight, more comments on racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!

Should I boil these spareribs first?

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> Should I boil these spareribs first?

Make a sauce with peanut butter as an ingredient. Or don't genuflect over a
bottle of 2 buck chuck.

Paul

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On 2008-10-31, Paul M. Cook > wrote:

> Make a sauce with peanut butter as an ingredient. Or don't genuflect over a
> bottle of 2 buck chuck.

Hey!..... $2CHK is perfect for genuflecting. Jes requires $4 worth. ;)

nb

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Paco wrote:
> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!

No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of
Naziism, comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...

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"Dave Bell" > wrote in message
...
> Paco wrote:
>> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
>> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
>> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
>> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
>> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
>> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
>> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
>> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
>> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
>> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
>> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
>
> No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of Naziism,
> comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...

We're getting perilously close to Godwin's Law there, Dave.

Felice

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Paco wrote:

<snip>
>
> Should I boil these spareribs first?
>
Nah. But if you feel like boiling stuff, why don't you make some
hard-cooked eggs, then tell us how long you boiled them for, what
altitude you you live at (so we can figure out at what temperature your
water 'boils'), and (of course) whether they were easy to peel or not
once cooked. Please let us know if you cooled the eggs down rapidly -
in a bowl of cold water or under cold running water (or not) - and if
you added ice cubes (or not). Oh, yes - we also need to know
how 'fresh' the eggs were i.e. a few days old, a week, whatever.

Anyway, I won't mention cilantro or Miracle Whip in *this* post...
--
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In article >,
"Paco" > wrote:

> Should I boil these spareribs first?

I prefer them braised.
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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In article >,
Dave Bell > wrote:

> Paco wrote:
> > So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
> > subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
> > calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
> > conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
> > purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
> > food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
> > hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
> > state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
> > Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
> > more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
> > racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
>
> No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of
> Naziism, comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...

According to the rulz, that'd kill the thread!
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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In article >,
"Paco" > wrote:

> Should I boil these spareribs first?

At least it's about food. You can bake them before grilling, too.

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On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...

> Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>

Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.

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On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:57:36p, Omelet told us...

> In article 0>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>>
>> > Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>> >
>>
>> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>
> No, he's a sausage casing.

Actually, the shape reminds me of something else altogether, and perhaps
more accurate.

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Felice wrote:
> "Dave Bell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Paco wrote:
>>> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
>>> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
>>> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
>>> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
>>> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
>>> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
>>> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
>>> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
>>> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
>>> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
>>> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
>> No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of Naziism,
>> comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...
>
> We're getting perilously close to Godwin's Law there, Dave.
>
> Felice

Hasn't quite triggered, though...

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Paco wrote:
> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
>
> Should I boil these spareribs first?
>

Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
--
JL

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In article >,
Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> Paco wrote:
> > So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
> > subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
> > calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
> > conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
> > purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
> > food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
> > hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
> > state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
> > Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
> > more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
> > racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
> >
> > Should I boil these spareribs first?
> >
>
> Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
> --
> JL

<snicker>
--
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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In article 0>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>
> > Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
> >
>
> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.

No, he's a sausage casing.
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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Omelet wrote:
> In article 0>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>
>>On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>>
>>
>>>Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>>
>>
>>Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>
>
> No, he's a sausage casing.

You flatter sheldon and insult the crab and the sausage casing:)
--
JL

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Paco wrote:

> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the subject
> states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the calls; it's too
> much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the conversation went to dogs
> and cats; then another flame war. Next, some purported racism, hence more
> flames. A little drift to cover hospital food, with a small aside to
> discuss the wine cellars in Australian hospitals, along with a few customary
> flames. A little repartee on the state of the human condition: general
> consensus - deplorable (even got Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An
> Aesop Fable thrown into the mix; more flames. Then, some politics and urban
> blight, more comments on racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!

Congratulations to Philadelphia for winning the World Series! And Go
Lakers!


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"Paco" > wrote in message
...
> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the subject
> states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the calls; it's
> too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the conversation went to
> dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some purported racism, hence
> more flames. A little drift to cover hospital food, with a small aside to
> discuss the wine cellars in Australian hospitals, along with a few
> customary flames. A little repartee on the state of the human condition:
> general consensus - deplorable (even got Jerry Springer in there for a
> bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix; more flames. Then, some
> politics and urban blight, more comments on racism. Has everything been
> covered? I think not!
>
> Should I boil these spareribs first?


Simmer them in cream of mushroom soup.

Paul

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On Sat 01 Nov 2008 01:14:00a, Paul M. Cook told us...

> Simmer them in cream of mushroom soup.
>
> Paul

Or in cream of shrimp soup, for surf and sty.

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In article >,
Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article 0>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
> >>
> >>
> >>>Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
> >>>
> >>
> >>Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
> >
> >
> > No, he's a sausage casing.
>
> You flatter sheldon and insult the crab and the sausage casing:)
> --
> JL

<snicker>
--
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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In article >,
"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:

> "Paco" > wrote in message
> ...
> > So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the subject
> > states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the calls; it's
> > too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the conversation went to
> > dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some purported racism, hence
> > more flames. A little drift to cover hospital food, with a small aside to
> > discuss the wine cellars in Australian hospitals, along with a few
> > customary flames. A little repartee on the state of the human condition:
> > general consensus - deplorable (even got Jerry Springer in there for a
> > bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix; more flames. Then, some
> > politics and urban blight, more comments on racism. Has everything been
> > covered? I think not!
> >
> > Should I boil these spareribs first?
>
>
> Simmer them in cream of mushroom soup.
>
> Paul

Cream of CHICKEN soup.
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

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In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Sat 01 Nov 2008 01:14:00a, Paul M. Cook told us...
>
> > Simmer them in cream of mushroom soup.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Or in cream of shrimp soup, for surf and sty.

Surf and swill?
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:52:31 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2008-10-31, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>
>> Make a sauce with peanut butter as an ingredient. Or don't genuflect over a
>> bottle of 2 buck chuck.
>
> Hey!..... $2CHK is perfect for genuflecting. Jes requires $4 worth. ;)
>
> nb

is that what the kids are calling it now?

your pal,
blake

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:41:14 -0400, Felice wrote:

> "Dave Bell" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Paco wrote:
>>> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
>>> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
>>> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
>>> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
>>> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
>>> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
>>> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
>>> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
>>> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
>>> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
>>> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
>>
>> No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of Naziism,
>> comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...
>
> We're getting perilously close to Godwin's Law there, Dave.
>
> Felice

i thought godwin's law had been repealed.

your pal,
blake

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On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:16:27 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> Paco wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Should I boil these spareribs first?
>>
> Nah. But if you feel like boiling stuff, why don't you make some
> hard-cooked eggs, then tell us how long you boiled them for, what
> altitude you you live at (so we can figure out at what temperature your
> water 'boils'), and (of course) whether they were easy to peel or not
> once cooked. Please let us know if you cooled the eggs down rapidly -
> in a bowl of cold water or under cold running water (or not) - and if
> you added ice cubes (or not). Oh, yes - we also need to know
> how 'fresh' the eggs were i.e. a few days old, a week, whatever.
>
> Anyway, I won't mention cilantro or Miracle Whip in *this* post...

beans in chili: threat or menace?

your pal,
blake

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On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:28:13 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>
>> Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>
>
> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.

i would say hard-shell, because he's most often steamed. then again, maybe
soft-shell because he's sometimes fried.

your pal,
blake

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In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> Omelet > news:ompomelet-CD48FF.23573631102008
> @news.giganews.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
> > In article 0>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
> >>
> >> > Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
> >> >
> >>
> >> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
> >
> > No, he's a sausage casing.
>
> Careful Om... you're wandering very close to my territory ;-)
>
> Michael

<grins> Sorry babe!
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On Nov 1, 12:28 am, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>
> > Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>
> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>
Quahog.

maxine in ri

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On Sat 01 Nov 2008 09:58:30a, maxine in ri told us...

> On Nov 1, 12:28 am, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>>
>> > Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>
>> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>>
> Quahog.
>
> maxine in ri
>

LOL!

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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:41:14 -0400, Felice wrote:
>
> > "Dave Bell" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Paco wrote:
> >>> So the current hot topic "Christy's in the hospital" starts as the
> >>> subject states and whoever here wants to call, can. Then, stop the
> >>> calls; it's too much. Which resulted in a flame war. Then, the
> >>> conversation went to dogs and cats; then another flame war. Next, some
> >>> purported racism, hence more flames. A little drift to cover hospital
> >>> food, with a small aside to discuss the wine cellars in Australian
> >>> hospitals, along with a few customary flames. A little repartee on the
> >>> state of the human condition: general consensus - deplorable (even got
> >>> Jerry Springer in there for a bit!) An Aesop Fable thrown into the mix;
> >>> more flames. Then, some politics and urban blight, more comments on
> >>> racism. Has everything been covered? I think not!
> >>
> >> No, I don't believe there have been the customary accusations of Naziism,
> >> comparisons with Hitler, or Holocaust arguments. Yet...
> >
> > We're getting perilously close to Godwin's Law there, Dave.
> >
> > Felice
>
> i thought godwin's law had been repealed.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Never!

It's one of the few real rules that exist in an otherwise anarchistic
usenet. :-)
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"Paco" > wrote in message
...

>
> Should I boil these spareribs first?
>


Only if they're still attached to your dog.

Dimitri

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>
>
>>Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>
>
>
> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>

Are you praising sheldon or insulting the crab?
--
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:16:27 +0200, ChattyCathy
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Paco wrote:
>
><snip>
>>
>> Should I boil these spareribs first?
>>
>Nah. But if you feel like boiling stuff, why don't you make some
>hard-cooked eggs, then tell us how long you boiled them for, what
>altitude you you live at (so we can figure out at what temperature your
>water 'boils'), and (of course) whether they were easy to peel or not
>once cooked. Please let us know if you cooled the eggs down rapidly -
>in a bowl of cold water or under cold running water (or not) - and if
>you added ice cubes (or not). Oh, yes - we also need to know
>how 'fresh' the eggs were i.e. a few days old, a week, whatever.
>
>Anyway, I won't mention cilantro or Miracle Whip in *this* post...

And there's been absolutely no flames in this thread as to American
hard boiled eggs vs. European hard boiled eggs, which devolves into a
discussion wherein the Ozzers and Kiwis claim their reverse polar
magnetism raises (or lowers) the temperature at which eggs boil. Or
some such.

And when's the last time we saw a Neiman Marcus dust up? Oh, for the
good old days...

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

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On Sat 01 Nov 2008 04:11:11p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:20:07p, Joseph Littleshoes told us...
>>
>>
>>>Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>>
>
> Are you praising sheldon or insulting the crab?
> --
> JL
>

You’re right. I shouldn’t insult the crab!

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Wayne clarified:

>>>> Lobsters getting cheaper and Sheldon's still an anatomical orifice:)
>>>
>>> Damn, I could have sworn he was a soft-shelled crab.
>>
>> Are you praising sheldon or insulting the crab?
>
> You’re right. I shouldn’t insult the crab!

Maybe it would have been more accurate to say Sheldon is a soft-shelled
CRAP.

Bob

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Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Maybe it would have been more accurate to say Sheldon is a soft-shelled
> CRAP.

I hate hard-shelled craps.

They hurt.


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