blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:27:41 -0500, Mark A.Meggs wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:52:46 GMT, blake murphy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:38:50 -0500, Mark A.Meggs wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 07:59:33 -0800 (PST), amandaF >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Is it dangerous to reat almond raw?. I like the flavor and am tight
> >>>>with time to roast them
> >>>
> >>> According to an article by Uncle Cecil (aka Cecil Adams) in The
> >>> Straight Dope some years ago - just don't overdo it. Raw almonds
> >>> contain compunds that can breakdown into cyanide in your body. That
> >>> said, There were a few reports deaths.
> >>>
> >>> Check out the article he
> >>>
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...eeds-poisonous
> >>>
> >>> I wish the local alternative paper carrier that column - News of the
> >>> Weird isn't quite as good IMHO.
> >>>
> >>> - Mark
> >>
> >>you do know that cecil has a web presence, don't you?
> >>
> >><http://www.straightdope.com/>
> >>
> >>maybe you searched it for the apricot thing.
> >>
> >>it appears you can get the latest column by hitting the 'threadspotting'
> >>button.
> >>
> >>your pal,
> >>little ed
> >
> > Not the same as reading it in the City Paper (in DC), or LEO (in
> > Louisville where I live now) while grabbing lunch.
> >
> > - Mark
>
> nope. but a lot of people live in places where is no free weekly
communist
> rag.
>
> i live in the d.c. area, but don't read the *city paper* as much as i used
> to.


Read it while ya can, those alternative weeklies will soon be history. The
Chicago _Reader_ here is a pitiful thing, down to one pathetic thin section
from a fat three not so long ago. I used to read the _City Paper_ online, I
need to check it out again...

Of course the local Chicago noozepapers - _Tribune_ and _Sun - Times_ - are
not much better, they are getting thinner by the day it seems. Rumor is
that one will tank, the Tribune Company declared bankruptcy and the Sun -
Times group has announced huge losses.

The Trib "revamped" itself recently and now the front - main nooze section
is primarily soft "feature" articles and many of the articles are just
thinly - disguised "man in the street" blog - ish collections of opinions.
As for myself and many others I know, I like to read informed, cogent, news
reports, not puff pieces. And they wonder why they are losing money...

And so it goes...

:-|


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Best
Greg