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Puester > wrote:

> Litttle Malice wrote:
>
> > Our hostess also served dish of pickled
> > beets. After lunch, as we were putting the leftovers away, she asked
> > me if I liked them. "No", I replied, "I don't eat dirt chunks". She
> > seemed puzzled, I don't think she got the connection.
>
>
> If you had said that to me, I'm afraid I would have considered it rude.
>
> Your hostess has never read Barb's "dirt chunks" comments,
> therefore has no reference for the comment. A simple "I have
> never cared for beets" would have been sufficient.
>
> If you served someone brownies who doesn't like chocolate and they said
> "I don't eat dirt chunks" wouldn't you have been more than a little puzzled?
>
> gloria p

Aw c'mon, I'll bet Jani gave us only the condensed version and I'll bet
it was said in jest and good spirit. It was a family gathering. I'll
bet you say things to family members you know well that you wouldn't say
to others.
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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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