JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
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>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>>"Tim C." > wrote in message
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>>>>On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:46:15 +0100, "Ophelia" > wrote:
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>>>>>Tim C. wrote:
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>>>>>>On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:29:43 +0100, "Ophelia" > wrote:
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>>>>>>>Putting the half a steak left on their *own* plate is a far cry from
>>>>>>>scraping down everyones plate and sticking THAT in a doggy bag
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Why?
>>>>>
>>>>>Why not?
>>>>>
>>>>>What they are saying is that restos in the US serve huge portions. They
>>>>>take what is left (on their *own* plates home to eat later.
>>>>>
>>>>>As I said, that is a far cry from having the scraping of everyone's
>>>>>plates
>>>>
>>>>I asked why is it a far cry from having the leftovers from other
>>>>people's plates? What is it exactly that you disapprove of?
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>>>Digestion begins in the mouth. Not everyone cleans their fork before
>>>putting it back on the plate after each mouth visit.
>>
>>Does anyone? Sheesh! You've got to be kidding. Do you
>>actually "clean" your fork after each bite? That is, do you
>>wash it with soap and water after each bite? Or did you mean
>>just wipe it with your napkin after each bite? Equally
>>ridiculous.
>>
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>>>So, food is already decomposing on the plate due to transfer of saliva.
>>
>>That is ridiculous. Unless a person drools a lot while
>>eating (and probably not even then), there would not be
>>enough saliva on the fork or spoon to "contaminate" the
>>food on the plate with the next bite, which might not in
>>many cases even touch the other food.
>>
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>>>Add germs to the equation,
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>>I don't know about you, but I don't have germs. ;-)
>>
>>What do you think about French kissing then?
>>I guess you'd be against it. What with all those
>>germs and the other persons saliva digesting your
>>tongue, etc.
>>
>>
>>>and things get interesting. Maybe you're resistant to the germs already
>>>shared within your household,
>>>but not necessarily to germs from others you're
>>>dining with.
>>>
>>>Whether you take these risks or not depends on the reward involved. For
>>>me, someone's leftovers are
>>>not enough of a reward.
>>
>>Well, no one's making you do it. Go ahead and waste
>>all that food. Who cares that there are people starving
>>in parts of the world - including even in parts of the
>>U.S. and other "first world" countries.
>>
>>Kate
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> Every one of your responses or comments indicates a level of stupidity that
> is nothing short of award-winning. Congratulations.

Glad you think so. I'm proud to be thought stupid
by you. Let me know if you need my address to send
me my award.

Kate


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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?