>  >  > 104) that advertised Giant Shrimp along with Clams and other
stuff...  
>  >  ML> To be fair, usage of the term shrimp to mean shrimpy 
>  >  ML> is a relative newcomer.
>  > True... but Richard almost always commented on the incongruity... 
>  ML> I'm sure he knows it's not really oxymoronic.
> No doubt... It's just the image conjured up, and the way it struck him
> as funny.... 

I suppose. People get amused by small things and things 
about small things, I guess. And we have the ironic use 
of size terms, see below.

>  ML> I haven't found any example so far of such
>  ML> intensely spooky tampering. With the computer,
>  ML> of course, anything goes. I wanted the location 
>  ML> of the nearest Bank of America ATM, and Google
>  ML> just sent me to one in Geneva (New York, that is).
>  ML> In this case I've tentatively traced it to the
>  ML> router I'm connected to being haunted.
> That could explain it...

And some sites are reacting as if ignoring my inputs and
displaying to the tapping of a different drummer.

>  ML> P.S. It turns out that actual closest one was
>  ML> haunted, opening and closing its various orifices
>  ML> seemingly at random. I watched some perhaps
>  ML> slightly stoned guy standing enthralled by it for
>  ML> several minutes. I asked him if he thought it was
>  ML> broken, and he said he was scared to put his card
>  ML> into it. I also refrained from doing so.
> Yeah... I wouldn't trust my card to that either.... Any "natural"
> explanations of the phenomenon I could think of don't give any better
> confidence that one wouldn't lose the card....

It was amusing in the way Little Shop of Horrors was
(I saw the original only).

>  > ... Bread was the staff of life before humans became gluten intolerant.
>  ML> I had an acquaintance once - she was a pianist and very 
>  ML> bright - who years later I heard had moved to New York 
>  ML> and joined the staff of Life.
> Just a slightly different take on it...    Did she enjoy working for
> that magazine....?

I didn't hear from her so wouldn't know.

> ... A cat is the visible soul of a home.

From the cat's point of view!

+

>  ML> Until last year I paid property taxes in Maryland,
>  ML> but as there's no property any more, I guess I don't 
>  ML> qualify for the public library there - it's not like
>  ML> they'd kick me out and the horse I rode in, but it
>  ML> would be sort of taking advantage of the system if
>  ML> I took out books there.
> They might have some sort of arrangement for out-of-state regular
> visitors... possibly based on whether one has a currnt library card
> elsewhere... 

They didn't ask for evidence of any.

>  ML> California is a diferent question - 
>  ML> you waltz in, and if you aren't a resident, you 
>  ML> pay $5 for a lifetime card (if you lose the card,
>  ML> it's a buck to replace). I showed the librarian
>  ML> my handicap placard, and the fee got waived.
> That's a nice setup... 

It worked well enough.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
  
       Title: Burgers in Foil
  Categories: Camping, Meats
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
    1.00    .to 1 1/2 lb ground beef
    4.00    16-inch squares aluminum
            .  foil
    4.00    Carrots; sliced
    1.00 cn Potatoes; 16oz, sliced
    2.00 sm Green bell peppers; chopped
            Dehydrated onion flakes
            Worcestershire sauce
            Salt & pepper to taste
  
   Separate meat into 4 portions. Place each in the center of a square of
   foil. Top with equal portions of chopped carrots, potatoes and
   peppers. Season with dehydrated onions, Worcestershire sauce, salt
   and pepper to taste. Seal foil, checking for leaks. Place on hot
   coals for 10 to 15 minutes per side.
   
   Makes 4 servings.
   
   Nutritional analysis: per serving: 389 calories, 22g fat, 548mg
   sodium, 95mg cholesterol,  52% of calories from fat.
   
   **  Dallas Morning News  --  Food section  --  7 Jun 95  **
   
   Scanned and formatted for you by  The WEE Scot  --  paul macGregor
  
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