On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:12:02 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>TammyM wrote:
>
>>
>> "Myrl Jeffcoat" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Aug 3, 4:15 am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> Anybody have any fresh (now frozen) pork rectum recipes? Do I make
>>> sausage out of them? Use it in some sort of fried rice or chow fun?
>>>
>>> The package:http://i36.tinypic.com/jgtsts.jpg
>>>
>>> They're expensive for pork, so they must be good - right?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>>
>>>> I think the only thing they would probably be "good" for, is a
>>>> conversation piece in the middle of the dinner table! But when you
>>>> stop to think about it, we eat a lot of weird things, and don't really
>>>> even think about it - like eggs, sushi, caviar, etc.
>>
>> I agree! Whichever one of our ancestors saw the egg drop out of the
>> chicken's nether regions and grunted "hmmm, I'll bet that'll taste pretty
>> good" was a brave caveperson...
>
>The first of the early adoptors probably saw other animals stealing and
>eating birds' eggs, and emulated them.

The first of our ancestors to eat eggs probably *were* other animals
who stole eggs on occasion.

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