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"Xeno" > wrote in message
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> On 13/01/2016 7:36 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Moe DeLoughan" > wrote in message
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>>> On 1/12/2016 9:10 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> Michelle wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 2:46:01 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> Snipped a whole bunch of stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another thing that the OP might consider is popcorn. It is often
>>>>>> eaten as a
>>>>>> cereal in the Midwest. My mom liked to put it in a tall glass,
>>>>>> pour milk
>>>>>> over it and eat it with an iced tea spoon. My uncle said at his
>>>>>> house they
>>>>>> just used leftover popped popcorn as they would a breakfast cereal.
>>>>>> Put in
>>>>>> a bowl and pour milk over.
>>>>>
>>>>> You've said this before, but I wonder - was it just your family?
>>>>> Or maybe your specific place in the Midwest (AKA Wichita)?
>>>>> Because I've lived in the Midwest all my life (first Illinois, now
>>>>> Missouri)
>>>>> and I have never heard of this or seen anyone do it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've asked coworkers who come from other parts (Iowa, Indiana, Kansas)
>>>>> and they've never heard of it either.
>>>>
>>>> This is Julie saying this. I've never ever heard of such a weird thing
>>>> in my life. Put popcorn in a tall glass, pour milk over it and eat it
>>>> with a spoon? Yeah right. lol
>>>>
>>>
>>> We used to do that with crushed saltines back when we were kids. We
>>> called the resulting soggy snack 'Pus and Maggots'.

>>
>> ewwwwwwwwwwwww
>>

> I presume you are referring to the name reference?
>
> I must admit, it is a little off putting.
>
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> Xeno


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