blake murphy wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:03:57 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:12:18 -0400, Goomba wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> Easter!? I don't have time for Easter!! Masters week starts Easter
>>>> Monday. I'll be there at the Augusta National most of the week. I
>>>> have house/golf guests arriving the day before Easter and two of
>>>> them are Jewish so not sure if an easy fail safe ham is
>>>> appropriate?
>>>
>>> ask them.
>>
>> I've never met a Jewish person who eats ham (or anything from a pig,
>> period). Seems to me that if one knows in advance that there will be
>> Jewish folks to feed at a shindig one is hosting, it doesn't take a
>> rocket scientist to figure out that serving ham would be somewhat
>> inappropriate - and ill mannered of the host, to boot.
>
> well, there are jews and there are jews. some have no qualms about
> downing a bacon cheeseburger.

Oh, bull. That's like saying there are pregnant women and 'just a little
bit pregnant' women.
>
> if they even remotely keep kosher it might be a foolish question, yes.

Goomba said that she was expecting two Jewish guests. If she knows that
much the question in itself might already be considered offensive.
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy