On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:45:07 GMT, PL
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>Nancy2 > wrote in news:dc1674aa-d7af-4bff-9363-
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>> I wasn't talking about chunks of corn on the cob - I see those all the
>> time. I was talking about cutting kernels off with a knife and fork
>> (during the meal) and eating them as one cuts them off. THAT, I've
>> never heard of.
>>
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>*That* is usually done by 'dainty' people, who don't want to be seen eating
>their food with their fingers, getting bits of corn stuck between their
>teeth, and generally slopping melted butter all over their front.
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>In certain 'circles', I have been known to do just that. Usually when I have
>my bestest shirt on :-)

Oh quit the BS... no one serves corn on the cob at a formal dinner.