On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:17:51 -0500, George M. Middius
> wrote:

>Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> The absolute worst pancakes, the utter bottom of the barrel, are the ones
>> cooked up and served by the U. S. Navy. They've got a magical power: When
>> you pour syrup on them, the syrup simply disappears, and the pancakes still
>> taste like sawdust. Now, clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz claims to
>> have been a cook in that selfsame navy, so maybe he can answer this: Pussy,
>> what do you *do* to make those pancakes so bad?
>
>Would you say you're pushing Shelley's buttons or lighting his fuse?
>

We may never find out. Sheldon has not been able to post to
newsgroups for a few days.