On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:19:59 GMT, Blair P. Houghton > wrote:

>I've discovered that if you go to Costco in the evening
>(the ones near me are open until 8:30 on weeknights)
>they're quite pleasant. The crowd is light, parrking is
>ample, there are fewer screaming/running/stumbling brats,
>and you don't have to maneuver around the sample-hawkers.

SAMPLE HAWKERS?! Sample hawkers!!! I just informed my mother, a
Costco demo-lady (acceptable alternative nick is "demo dolly") and she
is going to tell her blue-haired compatriots about your insult! You
should expect to see a mob of torch and pitchfork-carrying demo
dollies marching your way in the very near future! Say your prayers,
bucko!

;-)

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>I opened up that can of crab I got last week, split it
>in thirds (it was a 1-lb can) and used the other third
>for crabcakes.

This item is in my near-future too. I tried their frozen crabcakes.
Dreck. I'll buy the can and make my own, thank you.

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>Oh, and I ran across this, which is so astonishing that
>my jaw was alternately dropping and chuckling:
>
>http://tinypic.com/2qbyz5g.jpg
>http://tinypic.com/333hp2w.jpg
>http://tinypic.com/2lus4fr.jpg
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You just cost me $$$, Blair!

TammyM