Ed Grabau and Pam Jacoby wrote:
> "Levelwave wrote ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I was alerted by a lurker to the fact that Penzey's opened a
>>> location in Memphis
>>
>> Yeah, but Memphis is still a dump.
>>
>> ~john
>
> Does your little berg have a Penzey's? Dump or not (I've never been
> there), Memphis citizenry must do some really serious cooking to get
> a Penzey's. Do I detect just a tiny bit of spite, envy, jealousy?
>
> If those are not your issues, please don't share your enmity regarding
> Memphis with us, we beg of you.
>
> Snobs 'R' Us in the TC, Minnesota, are always happy to hear of new
> stores across the country.
>
> Pam

Thanks, Pam. We do indeed to some serious cooking in Memphis. AND, it's
pretty hard to classify an entire city and surrounding burbs, population
close to a million people, as a "dump". Perhaps John's family lived in one
of the poor areas of town, say, Frayser, where the only "spices" one uses is
salt, pepper and Kraft BBQ sauce

Jill