On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:01:06 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Kimberly's reply in Jill's thread, "Let's Talk About Picky Eater's Again
><G>" got me to wondering if there is a difference between picky and
>fussy.

<snip>

I don't get it. To me, "fussy" and "picky" amount to the same thing:
you don't want to eat what you don't want to eat. I will literally go
hungry rather than eat something I don't like. I also won't eat
something if I don't think it's worth the calories. <shrug> picky,
fussy, contrary, stubborn...all apply, although I will do my level
best to hide an aversion/dislike as a guest at someone's table. OTOH,
having a guest at your table (including relatives who think their
familial ties somehow creates a dispensation of good manners) insist
that you conform *your* cooking to *their* preferences is just rude.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

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