"Janet Baraclough" > wrote

> from ChattyCathy > contains these words:
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>> > Marcel and I ate out last night and tonight we will eat whatever I took
>> > home in a Doggie Bag. )
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> I thought a doggie bag was just what it says, dog food... the uneaten
> bits of the meal, scraped from the plates it was served on?

I guess at some point it was a graceful way to take home your
leftovers, it's for the dog (wink wink). Actually, if you eat half
your steak, why not bring home the other half.

nancy