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Whamenator
Thanks for the suggestions but I am just not an adventurous eater. Tried crab legs..once. Pulling meat out of an animal appendage just wasn't for me. Seafood in general resembles it's original form far too closely for me. I'll sitck with the anonymous filet o'fish, but thanks anyway.
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she-bear
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November 14, 2004
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Whammy
When I was a kid my dad and i would walk on the beach before sunrise looking for clams. He would shuck them right there and we'd eat 'em.
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canine277
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November 14, 2004
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Canine, oysters are a bitch to open! It was the hardest part
of my job in a fine dining pantry which was set up right in the dining room. I cut my hands so many times on the oyster shucker! And the first person did not even have the right tool.
And if he was looking for a pearl....How did he (or she? let's not be sexist!) know about the pearl that might be inside the shell? Hmmmmmm.........
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WHAMENATOR
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November 14, 2004
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She-bear, have you considered trying a cooked version
There are many ways to prepare a food, you know?
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WHAMENATOR
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November 14, 2004
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Canine, I love oysters on the half shell slathered in hot sauce!
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WHAMENATOR
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November 14, 2004
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she-bear
I could make a meal of oysters, clams and mussels but that doesn't mean that they don't look disgusting.
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canine277
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November 14, 2004
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whammy
some things I don't understand! I love oysters but I couldn't have been first.
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canine277
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November 14, 2004
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chris,
Now that's the kind of thinking I understand! Thanks for reading.
posted by
canine277
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November 14, 2004
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I still won't try oysters and I know they are edible!
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she-bear
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November 14, 2004
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Canine, I used to shuck oysters at a restaurant.
You are right. How did they figure out how to open it? And once they did get it opened, what compelled that first person to taste the contents?!
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WHAMENATOR
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November 14, 2004
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I've always wondered
what the first guy to milk a cow was thinking...
posted by
chris2303
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November 14, 2004
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Straight,
My mind definitely doesn't work straightforward. LOL
posted by
canine277
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November 14, 2004
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You do have a curious mind
You do have a curious mind that doesn't stay content with looking at the obvious or living the routine
posted by
Straightforward
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November 14, 2004
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Them two caused a lot of problems didn't they?
LOL
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Canine
Of course, It was Adam and Eve. God made the oyster and told them not to eat it because it was part of what he had created to keep the oceans clean; but you know what they ate the darn things anyway. They talked to the animals, the oyster told them how to let him out, and oh my goodness they ate him alive, no shrimp sauce, nothing.
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Justi
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November 13, 2004
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Canine -
it's not always a smile - sometimes It's a grimace... but not today :)
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MerryAnne
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November 13, 2004
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canine, well, i live in Florida and we were in sort of an "everglade" part
and it was mentioned that dragonflies eat mosqujitos, but the only thing that popped into my head, was, WHAT THE FUCK? DO DRAGONFLY'S EVEN FUCKING HAVE LIPS? My 16 year old daughtetr got so fucking mad at me...........so hilarious.........i still ask her to piss her off.
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Kelli
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November 13, 2004
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Merry,
You smile all of the time, you're Merry. :-)
posted by
canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Ca88,
Stick with me. I'll have you thinking about all kinds of weird things.
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Kelli,
Where did that come from? Now there's another question boggling my mind.
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Mary,
Another chauvinist. Women are smarter than us, why not a woman?
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Frankenkitty,
I was counting on you. A GnR fan should surely have answers for me.
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Hollee,
That's no help at all! Who was it? :-) aphrodisiac, don't you love that word? It's an interesting word. Do you think maybe it was aphrodite, that would mean it was a woman, maybe she was pregnant! I have my answer. See I told you that Hollee was smart!
posted by
canine277
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November 13, 2004
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I have wondered that myself.
Thanks for the post - you made me smile... :)
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MerryAnne
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November 13, 2004
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Rach,
Don't know, perhaps it was a pregnant woman? I've seen what they eat!
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Taps,
Whose THEY????? I need to know!!!
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Alf,
I love tripe, but would not have been the first to eat that either! Cow stomach BLAH!
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canine277
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November 13, 2004
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Spitfire,
I read and liked very much.
posted by
canine277
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November 13, 2004
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I must admit I have never ever wondered about oysters....
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Ca88andra
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November 13, 2004
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canine, don't feel bad, I was wondering one time if dragonfly's had lips...
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Kelli
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November 13, 2004
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I think that Frankenkitty may be onto something. This guy (I'm only theorizing it's a guy), may have watched the otters roll over on their backs, and whack at the shells with a rock (on their stomachs) and eat them with gusto. He probably thought, "Wow that looks tasty" and did the same. Where the otter got the idea is another question.
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Blanche.
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November 13, 2004
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Your post reminded me
that some animals, like otters, eat clams. Maybe it was a desperate act, I'm sure things were tough in the past. Good question. I have no idea how to answer, buut the thought of humans imitating animals like otters did cross my mind. I don't know...
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Flumpystalls3000
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November 13, 2004
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canine - supposedly oysters are an aphrodisiac -so some man was frantically
opening them by the millions to get lucky. How he found that out--I have no clue.
I figure we know to eat things because we saw animals eat them. However, I have seen some dogs eat poo - so I would have nixed that plan in the bud.
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Hollee
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November 13, 2004
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lol
I wonder about odd stuff, too. Don't worry. I think we all do!! :)
And, I dunno. But I am willing to bet it was a man who was crazy enough to try it first.
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RachelAnna
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November 13, 2004
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Some people will try anything. lol In this case, I'm glad they did.
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TAPS.
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November 13, 2004
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Canine...excellent question. I have
Often wondered the same thing about tripe.
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A_Norseman
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November 13, 2004
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canine, I must admit, I'm like you when it comes to this sort of
question pondering. So, you need not feel alone. I have brought up many questions such as this to others and yes, they often look at me and roll their eyes, but those closest to me are used to it and I actually get them thinking about the question, too. I think you may find a post I wrote a few months ago interesting... "Colder than a witch's tit" HEY!! Speaking First Hand...I Beg to Differ... Especially the part about the clam. You will definitely relate to how my mind works.
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SpitFire70
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November 13, 2004
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