Captain Peter Swallows lied:

> When all the kids were at home and going to school, the 3 of them would
> come home ravenous and be like a nest full of little chicks, cheeping and
> crying till they got something to eat.
> This happened *every* damn day!!
> So one day, it was cold and wet when they came home, and I had fixed them a
> hot 'snack' to have while waiting for dinner.
>
> Fried rice and 'Indonesian Chicken'.
>
> They had just about polished it all off (even though a few noses were
> turned up at the Indon Chook) when I asked the oldest girl to go get the
> empty can of 'Indonesian Chicken' and put it in the bin.
>
> She went into the kitchen and gave it a cursory look, gave it a more
> intense look, screamed and dropped it on the floor while yelling
> "SNAILS!!!! You fed us SNAILS??!!"
>
> Ever seen 3 kids all dry heaving at once?? Bloody hilarious!!!
>
> Needless to say, for the next few weeks, they waited paitiently for dinner
> to be served, rather than whinge for snacks :-)

....except that none of that ever happened.



> And to this day, all we have to do is say the words "Indonesian Chicken"
> and it induces some gagging :-)

All you have to say is, "silky smooth potatoes" to get *that* reaction.

Bob