On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:43 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article > ,
> "Peter-Lucas" > wrote:
>
>> "Giusi" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>>>
>>>>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>>>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>>>>> and a pic of it? TIA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*. Very simple recipe, no weird
>>>> ingredients, and very easy to make.
>
>>>
>>> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when
>>> I called it my favorite.
>>
>> When did you say that??
>>
>>> It's way more elaborate and not at all the
>>> homey favorite I love.
>>
>> Then don't make it. I was posting this for Pandora, not you.
>
> You're getting prickly again, Peter.
>
> When you post anything that the whole world can *see*, whether it was
> directed to the world at large or to a specific individual, you pretty
> much have to expect that you've opened yourself to commentary from
> anyone with a keyboard and web access.
>
> Critiquing recipes (often solicited); e.g., "I might have done thus and
> such instead; it would have produced a different sort of whatever," and
> criticizing recipes (unsolicited); e.g., "I can't imagine why anyone
> with half a brain would use this or that in a recipe for thus and such;
> it simply has no place ‹ and besides, I don't like it" happens here all
> the time. You know that.
>
> Sometimes the latter is done good-naturedly (I'm thinking of boiled dirt
> chunks), sometimes not so much. And often the nuances and inflections
> of spoken conversation do not translate well to paper, leading to some
> to get their panties and their chute straps all knotted up for no
> reason. (That'd be you.)
>

peter's a sensitive guy. it's part of him being a trained killer and all.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:43 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article > ,
>> "Peter-Lucas" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Giusi" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>>>>
>>>>>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>>>>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>>>>>> and a pic of it? TIA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*. Very simple recipe, no weird
>>>>> ingredients, and very easy to make.
>>
>>>>
>>>> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when
>>>> I called it my favorite.
>>>
>>> When did you say that??
>>>
>>>> It's way more elaborate and not at all the
>>>> homey favorite I love.
>>>
>>> Then don't make it. I was posting this for Pandora, not you.
>>
>> You're getting prickly again, Peter.
>>
>> When you post anything that the whole world can *see*, whether it was
>> directed to the world at large or to a specific individual, you pretty
>> much have to expect that you've opened yourself to commentary from
>> anyone with a keyboard and web access.
>>
>> Critiquing recipes (often solicited); e.g., "I might have done thus and
>> such instead; it would have produced a different sort of whatever," and
>> criticizing recipes (unsolicited); e.g., "I can't imagine why anyone
>> with half a brain would use this or that in a recipe for thus and such;
>> it simply has no place ‹ and besides, I don't like it" happens here all
>> the time. You know that.
>>
>> Sometimes the latter is done good-naturedly (I'm thinking of boiled dirt
>> chunks), sometimes not so much. And often the nuances and inflections
>> of spoken conversation do not translate well to paper, leading to some
>> to get their panties and their chute straps all knotted up for no
>> reason. (That'd be you.)
>>
>
> peter's a sensitive guy. it's part of him being a trained killer and all.

And don't you forget it pal! (-;

blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:43 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article > ,
>> "Peter-Lucas" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Giusi" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>>>>
>>>>>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>>>>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good
>>>>>> recipe and a pic of it? TIA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*. Very simple recipe, no weird
>>>>> ingredients, and very easy to make.
>>
>>>>
>>>> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when
>>>> I called it my favorite.
>>>
>>> When did you say that??
>>>
>>>> It's way more elaborate and not at all the
>>>> homey favorite I love.
>>>
>>> Then don't make it. I was posting this for Pandora, not you.
>>
>> You're getting prickly again, Peter.
>>
>> When you post anything that the whole world can *see*, whether it was
>> directed to the world at large or to a specific individual, you
>> pretty much have to expect that you've opened yourself to commentary
>> from anyone with a keyboard and web access.
>>
>> Critiquing recipes (often solicited); e.g., "I might have done thus
>> and such instead; it would have produced a different sort of
>> whatever," and criticizing recipes (unsolicited); e.g., "I can't
>> imagine why anyone with half a brain would use this or that in a
>> recipe for thus and such; it simply has no place < and besides, I
>> don't like it" happens here all the time. You know that.
>>
>> Sometimes the latter is done good-naturedly (I'm thinking of boiled
>> dirt chunks), sometimes not so much. And often the nuances and
>> inflections of spoken conversation do not translate well to paper,
>> leading to some to get their panties and their chute straps all
>> knotted up for no reason. (That'd be you.)
>>
>
> peter's a sensitive guy. it's part of him being a trained killer and
> all.

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