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As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!

What was I thinking.

A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
into my cheek.

Now I know how the corn feels.

nancy




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"Nancy Young" > wrote in
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> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
> What was I thinking.
>
> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> into my cheek.
>
> Now I know how the corn feels.
>
> nancy
>
>
>
>
>


You better copyright that name "When corn holders attack". What a perfect
B movie horror flick name.

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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
> What was I thinking.
>
> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> into my cheek.
>
> Now I know how the corn feels.
>
> nancy
>
>


Ow.

You should see the "corn holder" I used for my cockatoo.
It's a 2" x 1/4" Eye screw. ;-) It attaches to a ready link in her
aviary.
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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
> What was I thinking.
>
> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> into my cheek.
>
> Now I know how the corn feels.


We were at a restaurant last week and my daughter wanted a corn holder.
Thought she could jam her fork into the end of the cob. Wound up shooting
it at me. The corn. Not the fork.


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"hahabogus" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote


>> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>> into my cheek.
>>
>> Now I know how the corn feels.


> You better copyright that name "When corn holders attack". What a perfect
> B movie horror flick name.


Heh, do they still make those? I used to work for an insurance
company that insured many movies, the titles were sometimes odd.
So and so was ill on the set of, what? Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?

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"Omelet" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
>> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
>> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
>> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!


> You should see the "corn holder" I used for my cockatoo.
> It's a 2" x 1/4" Eye screw. ;-) It attaches to a ready link in her
> aviary.


Very cute. Actually, I'm (supposedly) getting corn holder
that are more like nails than the sort of screwdriver type I
have now.

Darn, I see they are not shipping until mid-September now.

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775

or

http://tinyurl.com/339mnq

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"Julie Bove" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote


>> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>> into my cheek.
>>
>> Now I know how the corn feels.

>
> We were at a restaurant last week and my daughter wanted a corn holder.
> Thought she could jam her fork into the end of the cob. Wound up shooting
> it at me. The corn. Not the fork.


(laugh) Good thing! Hope you weren't hurt. Flying Corn
Injures Dining Mom.

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Nancy Young said...

> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq
>
> nancy



Oooh! "Fancy Nancy!"

I have the cheap-o kind.

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> Nancy Young said...
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>> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq


> Oooh! "Fancy Nancy!"
>
> I have the cheap-o kind.


I've never had a set of corn holders that actually speared
the pointy end of the cob. I see promise in these that
they are, essentially, nails that should go in. Right now,
my holder are a metal, sort of W shape. Only works on
the flat end.

Of course, I could just cut off the pointy end. I don't
want to.

nancy




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Nancy Young said...

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> Nancy Young said...
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq

>
>> Oooh! "Fancy Nancy!"
>>
>> I have the cheap-o kind.

>
> I've never had a set of corn holders that actually speared
> the pointy end of the cob. I see promise in these that
> they are, essentially, nails that should go in. Right now,
> my holder are a metal, sort of W shape. Only works on
> the flat end.
>
> Of course, I could just cut off the pointy end. I don't
> want to.
>
> nancy



They look pretty vicious, too! Be careful.

Andy
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"Nancy Young" wrote:
> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
> What was I thinking.
>
> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> into my cheek.
>
> Now I know how the corn feels.


Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
Children of the Corn: Holder Attack (2007)

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> "Nancy Young" wrote:
>> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
>> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
>> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
>> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>>
>> What was I thinking.
>>
>> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>> into my cheek.
>>
>> Now I know how the corn feels.

>
> Children of the Corn (1984)
> Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
> Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
> Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
> Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
> Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
> Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
> Children of the Corn: Holder Attack (2007)
>
> Sheldon




Heh heh heh heh heh!

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"Sheldon" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" wrote:


>> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>> into my cheek.
>>
>> Now I know how the corn feels.

>
> Children of the Corn (1984)
> Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
> Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
> Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
> Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
> Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
> Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
> Children of the Corn: Holder Attack (2007)


(laugh!!) Good one.

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Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "hahabogus" > wrote
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote

>
> >> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> >> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> >> into my cheek.
> >>
> >> Now I know how the corn feels.

>
> > You better copyright that name "When corn holders attack". What a perfect
> > B movie horror flick name.

>
> Heh, do they still make those? I used to work for an insurance
> company that insured many movies, the titles were sometimes odd.
> So and so was ill on the set of, what? Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?
>
> nancy


I expect some were working titles and were retitled before release, or
will be retitled before release if they ever leave the vault since many
are produced and don't get released for quite some time.


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On Aug 24, 9:19 pm, hahabogus > wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote m:
>
>
>
> > As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> > metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> > haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> > ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!

>
> > What was I thinking.

>
> > A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> > revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> > into my cheek.

>
> > Now I know how the corn feels.

>
> > nancy

>
> You better copyright that name "When corn holders attack". What a perfect
> B movie horror flick name.
>

No. That would be a C movie

Last night I watched part of a movie that was that bad on Netflix
online. It was called something like Cheerleader Ninjas.
Before that, we watched an interesting documentary called "Small Town
*** Bar."
You get 8 hours a month of online watching free with your basic one
movie subscription.
Next, we're watching Walking With Dinosaurs: Allosaurus

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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
> "Omelet" > wrote
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >
> >> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> >> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> >> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> >> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!

>
> > You should see the "corn holder" I used for my cockatoo.
> > It's a 2" x 1/4" Eye screw. ;-) It attaches to a ready link in her
> > aviary.

>
> Very cute. Actually, I'm (supposedly) getting corn holder
> that are more like nails than the sort of screwdriver type I
> have now.
>
> Darn, I see they are not shipping until mid-September now.
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq
>
> nancy


Here is what we use here for the humans. Available from the Grossery
sto

http://www.fantes.com/images/13105corn.jpg

Funny, when I did a search to find these, I never realized there were SO
many kinds of corn holders! :-)

I rarely use them. I just let the ear cool off enough to handle with my
fingers. If it's too hot to hold, it's too hot to bite!

Dad likes to use them tho' as he still butters his corn sometimes. I've
gone to eating it plain now. I used to butter and salt it too.
I've learned to like it without even salt, especially the yellow/white
mixed color ears. That stuff is SO crisp and sweet!
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"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
> > Nancy Young said...
> >
> >> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq

>
> > Oooh! "Fancy Nancy!"
> >
> > I have the cheap-o kind.

>
> I've never had a set of corn holders that actually speared
> the pointy end of the cob. I see promise in these that
> they are, essentially, nails that should go in. Right now,
> my holder are a metal, sort of W shape. Only works on
> the flat end.
>
> Of course, I could just cut off the pointy end. I don't
> want to.
>
> nancy


The corn cob shaped ones with two "nails" from the grocery store work
okay on the pointy end. I've never seen wedge shaped corn spears around
here.
I can see how that would be a problem.
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"Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:


>> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775


Very nice this tool. I have never seen it

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On 2007-08-25, Pandora > wrote:

> Very nice this tool. I have never seen it


I was hoping it was made in USA by some clever enterprising yank, but
no. Made in China.

nb


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In article >, "Pandora" >
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> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> news
> > In article >,
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
> >> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775

>
> Very nice this tool. I have never seen it


You don't have any corn holders there?
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"Omelet" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:


>> Right now, my holders are a metal, sort of W shape.

>
> The corn cob shaped ones with two "nails" from the grocery store work
> okay on the pointy end. I've never seen wedge shaped corn spears around
> here.


Here's a pictu


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"Nancy Young" > wrote

> "Omelet" > wrote
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
>>> Right now, my holders are a metal, sort of W shape.

>>
>> The corn cob shaped ones with two "nails" from the grocery store work
>> okay on the pointy end. I've never seen wedge shaped corn spears around
>> here.

>
> Here's a pictu


http://i14.tinypic.com/62ekqh3.jpg

Sorry about the previous post with the link missing.
My connection went down and decided to send it the way
it was.

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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "Pandora" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> news
>> > In article >,
>> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>>
>> >> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775

>>
>> Very nice this tool. I have never seen it

>
> You don't have any corn holders there?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...p-21/ref=nosim

These are the ones we use


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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
> > "Omelet" > wrote
> >
> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

> >
> >>> Right now, my holders are a metal, sort of W shape.
> >>
> >> The corn cob shaped ones with two "nails" from the grocery store work
> >> okay on the pointy end. I've never seen wedge shaped corn spears around
> >> here.

> >
> > Here's a pictu

>
> http://i14.tinypic.com/62ekqh3.jpg
>
> Sorry about the previous post with the link missing.
> My connection went down and decided to send it the way
> it was.
>
> nancy


Those are pretty and look sturdy, but I can see why they'd not work on
the point very well.
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"Ophelia" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
>
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> In article >, "Pandora" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> news >>> > In article >,
>>> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>
>>> >> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775
>>>
>>> Very nice this tool. I have never seen it

>>
>> You don't have any corn holders there?

> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...p-21/ref=nosim
>
> These are the ones we use
>

We use those tools too eat pickels !

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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:29:17 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> Nancy Young said...
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/339mnq

>
>> Oooh! "Fancy Nancy!"
>>
>> I have the cheap-o kind.

>
>I've never had a set of corn holders that actually speared
>the pointy end of the cob. I see promise in these that
>they are, essentially, nails that should go in. Right now,
>my holder are a metal, sort of W shape. Only works on
>the flat end.
>
>Of course, I could just cut off the pointy end. I don't
>want to.
>
>nancy
>


break your ears in half and they're easier to handle and there's
always a blunt end. i usually end up jamming a steak knife in one
end. miss manners would *plotz*.

your pal,
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blake murphy said...

> break your ears in half and they're easier to handle and there's
> always a blunt end. i usually end up jamming a steak knife in one
> end. miss manners would *plotz*.
>
> your pal,
> blake



Oh, as if Ms. Manners never grabbed an ear by the butt!!!

Andy
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:09:57 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
>> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
>> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
>> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>>
>> What was I thinking.
>>
>> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>> into my cheek.
>>
>> Now I know how the corn feels.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>

>
>Ow.
>
>You should see the "corn holder" I used for my cockatoo.
>It's a 2" x 1/4" Eye screw. ;-) It attaches to a ready link in her
>aviary.



Here are the ones my father bought years ago. We have not used them.
Guess I ought to start.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=677nryv
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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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"Nancy Young" > in
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> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
> What was I thinking.
>
> A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
> revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
> into my cheek.
>
> Now I know how the corn feels.



Some may laugh, but these vendettas happen. Vegetables do it too.

A neighbor was growing squash plants, and grilling the ripe squashes on an
inexpensive enameled charcoal grill for outdoor dining. After the season,
he converted that part of the garden to another crop. The grill was tucked
away in a corner of the yard and forgotten.

When the neighbor next checked the grill, months later, it had partly
rusted, weakening the sheet metal and making it unusable. What made it more
unusable, though, was that somehow an outlier or rogue squash vine had
developed, near where the grill was stored. Maybe from a stray seed. This
plant produced long tendrils and stalks. By the time the neighbor
discovered it, these had wrapped firmly around the metal of the grill and
gradually tensed so that they had actually crushed and torn the weakened
sheet metal, all but destroying the grill, wreaking revenge.

I Am Not Making This Up. Treat your live vegetables nice.




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> "Ophelia" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
> >
> > "Omelet" > wrote in message
> > news
> >> In article >, "Pandora" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> >>> news > >>> > In article >,
> >>> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >> http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,40733,47775
> >>>
> >>> Very nice this tool. I have never seen it
> >>
> >> You don't have any corn holders there?

> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...ouk-homeimp-21
> > /ref=nosim
> >
> > These are the ones we use
> >

> We use those tools too eat pickels !


Ok, but they are called corn holders here!

I have ones similar with LONG handles for fondue.
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> >You should see the "corn holder" I used for my cockatoo.
> >It's a 2" x 1/4" Eye screw. ;-) It attaches to a ready link in her
> >aviary.

>
>
> Here are the ones my father bought years ago. We have not used them.
> Guess I ought to start.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=677nryv
> --
> Susan N.
>


Wow.

Those might actually be parrot proof. :-)
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Max Hauser wrote:
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> Some may laugh, but these vendettas happen. Vegetables do it too.
>
> A neighbor was growing squash plants, and grilling the ripe squashes on an
> inexpensive enameled charcoal grill for outdoor dining. After the season,
> he converted that part of the garden to another crop. The grill was tucked
> away in a corner of the yard and forgotten.
>
> When the neighbor next checked the grill, months later, it had partly
> rusted, weakening the sheet metal and making it unusable. What made it more
> unusable, though, was that somehow an outlier or rogue squash vine had
> developed, near where the grill was stored. Maybe from a stray seed. This
> plant produced long tendrils and stalks. By the time the neighbor
> discovered it, these had wrapped firmly around the metal of the grill and
> gradually tensed so that they had actually crushed and torn the weakened
> sheet metal, all but destroying the grill, wreaking revenge.
>
> I Am Not Making This Up. Treat your live vegetables nice.


It has to be a conspiracy - I know it is! <G> This will give me
nightmares!!! Attack of the Killer Veggies!

Sky, who eats no cooked green/yellow/red veggies save a few (think
corn!)

P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?

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Sky said...

> Max Hauser wrote:
> (snipperroonies)
>>
>> Some may laugh, but these vendettas happen. Vegetables do it too.
>>
>> A neighbor was growing squash plants, and grilling the ripe squashes on
>> an inexpensive enameled charcoal grill for outdoor dining. After the
>> season, he converted that part of the garden to another crop. The
>> grill was tucked away in a corner of the yard and forgotten.
>>
>> When the neighbor next checked the grill, months later, it had partly
>> rusted, weakening the sheet metal and making it unusable. What made it
>> more unusable, though, was that somehow an outlier or rogue squash vine
>> had developed, near where the grill was stored. Maybe from a stray
>> seed. This plant produced long tendrils and stalks. By the time the
>> neighbor discovered it, these had wrapped firmly around the metal of
>> the grill and gradually tensed so that they had actually crushed and
>> torn the weakened sheet metal, all but destroying the grill, wreaking
>> revenge.
>>
>> I Am Not Making This Up. Treat your live vegetables nice.

>
> It has to be a conspiracy - I know it is! <G> This will give me
> nightmares!!! Attack of the Killer Veggies!
>
> Sky, who eats no cooked green/yellow/red veggies save a few (think
> corn!)
>
> P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?



Uhm... aren't artichokes a member of the pea family? <VBG>

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"The Cook" > wrote

>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>> As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
>>> metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
>>> haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
>>> ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!


> Here are the ones my father bought years ago. We have not used them.
> Guess I ought to start.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=677nryv


Holy crow, those look awesome! Maybe I'll start collecting
corn holders, I would covet those.

nancy




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Andy wrote:
> Sky said...
> > Max Hauser wrote:

>
> >> Some may laugh, but these vendettas happen. Vegetables do it too.

>
> >> A neighbor was growing squash plants
> >> these had wrapped firmly around the metal of
> >> the grill and gradually tensed so that they had actually crushed and
> >> torn the weakened sheet metal,> > nightmares!!!

> > Attack of the Killer Veggies!

>
> > Sky, who eats no cooked green/yellow/red veggies save a few (think corn!)



After seeing the Andy mugshot exposed you may not ever eat corn again:
http://i15.tinypic.com/6bb0cua.jpg


> > P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?

>
> Uhm... aren't artichokes a member of the pea family? <VBG>


Peas are legumes. Artichokes are thistles.

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Sheldon said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Sky said...
>> > Max Hauser wrote:

>>
>> >> Some may laugh, but these vendettas happen. Vegetables do it too.

>>
>> >> A neighbor was growing squash plants
>> >> these had wrapped firmly around the metal of
>> >> the grill and gradually tensed so that they had actually crushed and
>> >> torn the weakened sheet metal,> > nightmares!!!
>> > Attack of the Killer Veggies!

>>
>> > Sky, who eats no cooked green/yellow/red veggies save a few (think
>> > corn!)

>
>
> After seeing the Andy mugshot exposed you may not ever eat corn again:
> http://i15.tinypic.com/6bb0cua.jpg
>
>
>> > P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?

>>
>> Uhm... aren't artichokes a member of the pea family? <VBG>

>
> Peas are legumes. Artichokes are thistles.
>
> Sheldon



Tough, Sheldon. Private joke you obviously weren't in on.

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Andy wrote:
> Sheldon said...
> > Andy wrote:

>
> >> > P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?

>
> >> Uhm... aren't artichokes a member of the pea family? <VBG>

>
> > Peas are legumes. Artichokes are thistles.

>
> Tough, Sheldon. Private joke you obviously weren't in on.


Artichokes and peas are funny???

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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:40:06 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>As I was jabbing my corn on the cob with my little
>metal cornholders, I remember I ordered new ones that
>haven't arrived. Right there, in front of the soon-to-be old
>ones, I mentioned I'd ordered their replacements!
>
>What was I thinking.
>
>A couple of bites in, the left hand corn holder took
>revenge. Escaped from the end of my cob and jabbed
>into my cheek.
>

Ouch.

>Now I know how the corn feels.


Dollars to donuts, you have more nerves in your cheek than one would
find in an ear of corn.

I'll just keep mum around my old Mickey Mouse corn holders, anyway.
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Sky > wrote:

> P.S. Do artichokes count? Aren't those technically flowers?


Thistles. :-)
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