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Default Are we (USA) the only ones who eat corn on the cob?

On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:08:08 -0400, Kate Connally wrote:

> On 7/8/2010 6:54 PM, ChattyCathy wrote:


>> For the life of me, I can't figure out what using those 'corn stabbers'
>> has to do with less messy eating of buttered corn - even if you use them
>> you still have to bring them (and the corn) up to your teeth to munch the
>> kernels - and that still doesn't stop drips of butter all over your
>> blouse/shirt. So what am I missing here?

>
> Well, at least you don't get it all over your hands. That way you
> can still pick up your glass of iced tea without worrying about it
> slipping out of your hand and breaking and spilling tea everywhere. :-)


Iced tea? Hmmmm. Pull the other leg. ;-)

>
> So why don't you just eat COTC in the nude?


Because that would scare the wildlife away...

> Or wear a bib? ;-)


Don't own one. But I could get all "posh" and use a paper kitchen towel I
suppose <eg>

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