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Kathleen[_4_]

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> On Oct 17, 7:01�pm, " >
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>>My parents would always tell me that candy was bad for me, but my
>>father said that Clark bars were healthy. He was raised in the
>>Pittsburgh PA area where Clark bars were made. Of course as a kid how
>>could I argue with his logic. Clark bars were just as good if not
>>better than Hersey bars. Anyone else have a food "fable" provided by
>>your parents?
>>
>>Tom
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>>PS: In "Candyfreak" the author mentions that in the 1920's Clark bars
>>promoted their product by having an airplane fly over Pittsburgh, and
>>drop Clark bars to all the kids. Can anyone say Berlin Airlift?
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> I was told if I didn't eat the crust on bread I wouldn't learn how to
> whistle. My parents would say, "You see birds eat crust, and they
> know how to whistle." Incidentally, I eventually started eating the
> crust but I never have been able to whistle.

My grandmother told me that eating the crust on bread would make my hair
curlier. Which was actually kind of counterproductive, since what I
pined for was straight, flat, long hair. My older cousin actually
ironed her hair (on an ironing board!).