On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:58:36 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
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>I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>
>BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>*perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?

i think the ability to produce it and the ability to smell it are both
genetically determined.

<http://www.lesjones.com/posts/003388.shtml>

cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:

It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."

....i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.

your pal,
blake