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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Why no sushi for lunch?
In a message dated 1/29/01 1:20:45 PM, aardvark69@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << The latter comment is testing my limits on political correctness. There is no "yellow peril" content in joking about sushi. >> I have a hunch, based on a bit of information, that most people who live along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico view raw shrimp as more likely to be on the end of a fishing line ("bait") than atop cooked rice beside the soy and wasabi. How did we get here from there? Carol lives near Corpus Christi, where lot of bait is used each day as bait. Not to politically bait people... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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