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Bruce[_28_]

On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:37:10 -0500, wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:06:01 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 16 Nov 2019 06:02:12 +1100, Bruce >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:51:09 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I've eaten at least eight types of squash:
>>>>
>>>>zucchini
>>>>crookneck
>>>>patty pan
>>>>acorn
>>>>butternut
>>>>buttercup
>>>>kabocha
>>>>pumpkin
>>>>
>>>>Maybe more. Zucchini the most frequently, by far.
>>>
>>>Oh yes, pumpkin. Pumpkin dip from the supermarket, for instance. And
>>>Queensland blue.
>>>
>>>I think, generally speaking, squash is more of an American thing,
>>>though. The word alone.
>>
>>I understood that the Aussies called them all "pumpkin."
>>Janet US
>
>Aussies are uneducated... they don't even have a national language,
>alphabet, or monetary system, they grunt in kangaroo and count in
>koalas.

There aren't that many koalas left due to the fires.