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Default A sandwich from my childhood


"Chemiker" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:00:25 -0400, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>>The problem is not learning how to pronounce "mayonnaise" but how to
>>pronounce "Hellman's".
>>
>>Felice
>>

> LOL!!
>
> IN my youth I didn't know any other... except there were sometimes
> when money was tight (I knew when we ate a lot more oatmeal for
> brekkie and cheese or cabbage with noodles for dinner.) and then
> there was something called "Blue Plate". I didn't like it then, but
> later, when I lived in NOLA, I came to love it. OK stuff.
>
> Forget MiracleWhip.
>
> Alex, who knows what it like to wait while your Dad gets his
> ration coupons, and to be embarassed about your clothes in
> school, and to send a message in HS to those who would
> beat up on you, that the *next* time, that blade would be
> pushed into meat, and, No, you didn't see where it came
> from. (It came from behind my tie clip.... Heh!)
>
> Been there, no tee-shirt. Got out of it to make a decent life.


Well done.