"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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2008 18:03:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Another gagger of youth that I grew to really like is yogurt.

When I was young the only brocolli around was boiled to pulp. I was
thiry or more before I got the good stuff.

Casady

All the veggies were boiled to a pulp by Mid western cooks. Cooked so long
that they would get scorched most of the time. Added flavor.

hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:28:57 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

RPSIII wrote:
When I was a kid we used to eat liver at least once a month. Beef
liver
sucked, but chicken liver was tasty.
To this day, just the smell of liver brings back a bad childhood memory
and the ole gag reflex kicks in.
I. HATE. LIVER.


My mother, sticking to the conventional wisdom of the time that liver
was good for you, made bold attempts every once in a while to serve
liver.

The conventional wisdom at the time was that the iron in the liver was
beneficial to woman to replace the iron they lost during their period.

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote:

he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are
now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than
they did when I was a schoolboy buying them.
You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred
bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat
surprising.

Casady

What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations?


There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to
sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for
everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's.

BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know
where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and
moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO.

If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being
exploited anyway.

Eisboch




I saw Mrs. Obama deliver her speech, and my impression was the same as
yours. The kids were quite natural and enjoyable, and amazingly, neither
of them flipped "the bird" to the cameras.

I happened to be watching earlier on NPR and got to see Jesse Jackson,
Jr., deliver a pretty darned good speech, too. I wasn't impressed with
the "coverage" on CNN or MSNBC because instead showing all the speeches
from beginning to end, they kept the cameras on their talking heads and
instant analysts.

As for the corporations, well, when the shirt factory was in New Haven,
and the shirts were selling for under $10 and being sewn by U.S.
workers, the workers were paid more than the Chinese workers are paid
now, and these days the shirts sell for $100 each. Corporate gouging.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
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There isn't a way to cook liver to make it palatable.

As a kid, I ate beef liver and didn't gag, but it was never my favorite
meal. I did enjoy the chicken livers sold at KFC.

Today, when I see it in the store, I gag.

I buy all of my produce and meats in a ethnic market specializing in
Mexican and Asian products. It is amazing the parts of animals and
different sea life, that they considered a delicacy.

Surprisingly, some "scrap" animals parts, such as ox tails, sell at
outrageous prices. Ox tails and pig feet used to be some of the "parts"
that were given to the slaves, and were useless to everyone else. Now
the sell at a premium.

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote:

he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts are
now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now than
they did when I was a schoolboy buying them.
You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred
bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat
surprising.

Casady

What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations?


There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to
sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for
everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's.

BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to know
where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful and
moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO.

If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids being
exploited anyway.

Eisboch


Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his
printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those
pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants
to make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for
less is free to do so.

"hk" wrote in message
. ..

As for the corporations, well, when the shirt factory was in New Haven,
and the shirts were selling for under $10 and being sewn by U.S. workers,
the workers were paid more than the Chinese workers are paid now, and
these days the shirts sell for $100 each. Corporate gouging.


Obviously, you don't own any Gant stock.

I mentioned before, when my family lived in Woodbridge, CT, Steve Gant (Gant
owner's son) was in my class at Amity. I knew him fairly well as we both
played football, he doing very well, me don't so well. Anyway, Gant
(which was a private, family owned business at the time) was eventually sold
in 1967. Right now it is a Swedish company, listed on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange.

Which brings up an point I'd like to make that differentiates us.

I believe in a free market system with government regulations designed to
prevent corruption or activities that pose a threat to national security.
Other than that, it should be Supply and demand, because it works. If Gant
shirts have become too expensive for the majority, it opens up opportunities
for new businesses manufacturing shirts at lower prices .... much like Gant
did back in the 60's. We don't need the federal government sticking their
noses into business to make sure Gant shirts are affordable by all.

That's what cracks me up. Both political philosophies, Left and Right,
support "empowering people". In theory, the Right empowers by minimizing
government interference. allowing people to aspire to whatever level of
interest, business and financial success they desire, based on their
individual level of motivation.

The Left "empowers" by attempting to level the playing field, demanding
equal or similar benefits, rewards and lifestyle for everyone by penalizing
those with more than average ambition.

Eisboch

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:15:21 -0400, hk wrote:


I have no idea what Silverlight is, though when I log on to the Windoze
update site, it is "offered" to me. What does it do?

It's just another way MS is leveraging it's monopoly. It's MS "embrace
and extend" version of Adobe Flash.

"RPSIII" wrote in message
.com...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote:

he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts
are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now
than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them.
You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred
bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat
surprising.

Casady

What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations?


There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to
sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for
everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's.

BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to
know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful
and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO.

If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids
being exploited anyway.

Eisboch
Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his
printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those
pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants to
make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for less is
free to do so.

As long as they are a union shop.

D.Duck wrote:
"RPSIII" wrote in message
.com...
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:13 -0400, hk wrote:

he Co-Op used to sell button down Gant shirts for $7.95. Same shirts
are now about $100, and the funny thing is they cost less to make now
than they did when I was a schoolboy buying them.
You do realize that a ordinary wood baseball bat costs a hundred
bucks? A major league glove costs about only about 160, somewhat
surprising.

Casady
What's your point, that we're being gouged by corporations?

There you go again ..... those pesky corporations. You are starting to
sound like my Swedish grandfather who used to recite to us the prices for
everything in 1916 and how we were all getting ripped off in the 1980's.

BTW .... caught a few of the speeches tonight. Pelosi didn't seem to
know where she was, but Mrs.O. just finished delivering a very powerful
and moving message. Highlight of day one, IMO.

If you missed it, it's ok. You wouldn't have wanted to see his kids
being exploited anyway.

Eisboch
Corporations, those people who gave him his Tundra, his GPS unit, his
printer and computers, the bricks that he used to build his home, those
pesky corporations. The beauty of our free market is anyone who wants to
make a bat or glove or cotton "cut and sewn" shirt and sell it for less is
free to do so.

As long as they are a union shop.




Quack, quack, quack.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:36:38 -0400, DownTime wrote:


Why must I add yet another stupid plug-in this time "Microsoft
Silverlight" to watch the video via Firefox? I tried IE, but its
temporary per session and need to tolerate commercials.

Screw em, I'll pass and will wait for the Youtube version.

Hey, you're missing out on the next Microsoft antitrust saga.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/...y/stream11.php

http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/20/...t-silverlight/

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/m...ves/123837.asp