Margaret Suran wrote:
>
> Boron Elgar wrote:
> > On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:45:30 -0400, Margaret Suran
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>According to today's news broadcasts, both on ABC and CNN, one of the
> >>New York City restaurants is serving an omelet, that costs $1,000.-.
> >>
> >>Supposedly, it is made with a whole lobster and six ounces of caviar.
> >
> >
> > I heard this on the radio this morning and was a bit surprised.
> > Frankly, though I like caviar with eggs, I do not think I would like
> > lobster with it.
> >
> > Besides... for *my* one thousand dollars, you can bet I want more
> > excitement than two kinds of eggs and a chunk of something that looks
> > like the exterminator forgot about it.
> >
> > Six ounces of caviar is what shoots the cost up, I assume, though the
> > type was not specified. I get pretty snooty about caviar at those
> > prices.
> >
> > Boron
>
> The latest I heard said, that the "omelette", the proper spelling for
> one that costs $1000,00, is made with ten ounces of caviar and
> "lobster meat".
>
> I heartily dislike the taste of caviar. My introduction to it was
> very traumatic. I went to a fancy reception as a teenager and saw a
> bowl of what I thought was blackberry jam. Little teensy crepes were
> next to the bowl, so I took one of the crepes, put as much of the
> "jam" as it would hold on it and stuffed it into my mouth. There was
> not the wonderful, sweet taste I expected. As I started to chew,
> there were little burst of something salty and fishy. With so many
> other guests surrounding me, I could do nothing but swallow the
> horrible stuff. Tears were running down my face and my escort, a nice
> young man, wanted to know why I was so unhappy. I felt so nauseated,
> I asked him to take me home. He really didn't want to leave, but had
> little choice.
>
> I never willingly ate caviar again. I never saw the nice young man again.

Does that mean you've eaten it *un*willingly? ;-)
I hate it, too. You couldn't pay me enough money to
eat it.

Maybe this whole omelet thing would make more sense if
they were offering to *pay* people $1000 to eat it. :-)

Kate

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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
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