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Re: Finally happy with my site. Plus some additions.
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lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun
Date: 
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:08:22 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera!ihatespam!.com
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Tom McDonald wrote:

OK, let me try again: I speak from bitter, gorge rising, salty, funny
smelling, somewhat tough to chew, strangely textured and revolting in
appearance experience.


hag'is  n. A Scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs,
and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings,
and boiled in the stomach of the animal. [ME hagese.]

Hmm. Are you *positive* we're talking about the same thing?

Well, ya. Which descriptor were you struggling with? Tough to chew?
That's the stomach part. Now, granted, the person preparing it may not
have known all there is to know about the fine art(1) of haggis
preparation, but all those descriptors fit.

1 - c /fine art/henious crime/
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  Re: Finally happy with my site. Plus some additions.
 
(...) lungs, (...) seasonings, (...) Actually I think we agree. The descriptor I was slightly disagreeing with was "experience": you might change it to "mistake" or "regret" :) It's amazing the food that's been invented by folks in tough times. Who (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Re: Finally happy with my site. Plus some additions.
 
(...) Egads, (...) Actually I meant that you shouldn't miss it like the flu once it's over. (...) From some dictionary, used without permission, but I figured if they really wanted me to know things they wouldn't copyright them ;-) : hag'is n. A (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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