http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
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Cheers
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On Mar 12, 1:43*pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet. *- Fran Lebowitz

I guess I have nothing to hide- I'll take the Easter Bonnet, if it's
available...

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
. ..
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Rats, cant tell if I got in first or not. It's raining and i need a hat.

merryb wrote:
> On Mar 12, 1:43 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>>
>> Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz
>
> I guess I have nothing to hide- I'll take the Easter Bonnet, if it's
> available...

Dunno which one would be considered the "Easter Bonnet" but the choice
is yours

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Cheers
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Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz

cshenk wrote:
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Rats, cant tell if I got in first or not. It's raining and i need a hat.
>
>
Looks like merryb beat you to it - sorry

Thanks for great Mugshot, BTW!

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz

merryb wrote:
> On Mar 12, 1:43 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>>
>> Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz
>
> I guess I have nothing to hide- I'll take the Easter Bonnet, if it's
> available...

Ooooh, I was *this* close! LOL

Becca

"ChattyCathy" wrote

>> Rats, cant tell if I got in first or not. It's raining and i need a hat.

> Looks like merryb beat you to it - sorry

Argh! I musta been number 2 <grin>.


> Thanks for great Mugshot, BTW!

Sure! Figured you folks would like seeing something a bit different. Me
and my 2 fish, shot made in Okinawa Japan on a deep sea fishing boat. I was
tired, soaking wet, cold, hungry, and happy with my two little fishes that
day <g>.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>
> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
>
>
Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz

ChattyCathy wrote on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:43:01 +0200:

C> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
C> --
C> Cheers
C> Chatty Cathy

C> Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran
C> Lebowitz

Oh Cathy! Did you have to!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

ChattyCathy wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

I believe this is a genetically linked trait.

BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
*perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?


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ChattyCathy wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>>
>> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
>>
> Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
> thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
> don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!

My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
the odor or with the ability to perceive it.

And I like asparagus, too.


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Blinky the Shark wrote

> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability
to
> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating
asparagus?

It's probably both. While we're at it, I remember having drunk a white
wine from Alsace, a riesling IIRC, and I had a very similar effect,
with a distinct smell of the wine I had just drank. It happened only
with that particular wine.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.

It would be easy enough to test if you could broach the stinky question
to a bunch of friends, and invite a couple who said their pee didn't
stink to an asparagusfest with beer for quicker elimination. Invite a
stinker or two as well. I can see the experiment in my mind involving
jars, labels, an hour before the leaking begins and a carefree attitude.

leo

ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

"Have you ever had 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?"

I can't answer that question.

I can answer this question:
Do you have 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?

Sheldon wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> "Have you ever had 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?"
>
> I can't answer that question.
>
> I can answer this question:
> Do you have 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?

With *six* cats ****ing all over your house I'll be you can smell
anything else.

DK (Peace to Jerry)

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
>> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
>> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>
> It would be easy enough to test if you could broach the stinky question to

Easy, sure.

> a bunch of friends, and invite a couple who said their pee didn't stink
> to an asparagusfest with beer for quicker elimination. Invite a stinker
> or two as well. I can see the experiment in my mind involving jars,
> labels, an hour before the leaking begins and a carefree attitude.

You're such a party animal.


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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >>
> >>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >>
> >> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
> >>
> >> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
> >> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
> >> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
> >>
> > Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
> > thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
> > don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!
>
> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>
> And I like asparagus, too.
*********
http://www.drugs.com/npp/asparagus.html

In one study, 43% of 800 volunteers had urine odor following asparagus
ingestion. Production of the odor appears to be an autosomal dominant
genetic trait that is evident throughout life. A study of 307 volunteers
found that 10% had the ability to smell high dilutions of urine from
asparagus-fed individuals, suggesting that the ability to smell
asparagus-tainted urine is also a specific trait. A study of 19
volunteers confirmed that only some people have the ability to produce
or detect the odor. This may suggest a genetic composition to these
traits.
**********

We actually did some "informal observations" at a small dinner party a
few years ago. The participants were on faculty at university that will
remain unnamed. Asparagus was served at dinner and one of the guests (a
psychology prof who's specialty, like mine, is "sensation and
perception") discussed the urine odor thing. He claimed a genetic
component. The rest of the evening nobody flushed after peeing without
allowing the rest of us to "sample" the pee (with our noses).

Science is fun.

Regards,
Dave W.

Sheldon wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> "Have you ever had 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?"
>
> I can't answer that question.

Heh. I'm not going to sleep tonight worrying about that.
>
> I can answer this question:
> Do you have 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?

Ah, I see! So you're on Grammar and Spelling (GAS) duty on r.f.c. this
week? Interesting.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:58:36 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
>I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>
>BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>*perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?

i think the ability to produce it and the ability to smell it are both
genetically determined.

<http://www.lesjones.com/posts/003388.shtml>

cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:

It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."

....i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:05:28 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>>
>> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
>>
>>
>Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
>thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
>don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!

what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:54:23 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> In article .net>,
>> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>>
>>> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
>>> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
>>> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>>
>> It would be easy enough to test if you could broach the stinky question to
>
>Easy, sure.
>
>> a bunch of friends, and invite a couple who said their pee didn't stink
>> to an asparagusfest with beer for quicker elimination. Invite a stinker
>> or two as well. I can see the experiment in my mind involving jars,
>> labels, an hour before the leaking begins and a carefree attitude.
>
>You're such a party animal.

nah. he makes you bring your own asparagus.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:59:53 -0400, DK > wrote:

>Sheldon wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> "Have you ever had 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?"
>>
>> I can't answer that question.
>>
>> I can answer this question:
>> Do you have 'stinky pee' after eating asparagus?
>
>With *six* cats ****ing all over your house I'll be you can smell
>anything else.
>
>DK (Peace to Jerry)

sheldon's palate is so refined he can tell *which* cat ****ed in
*which* spot of his living room. ah, love.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
>
> what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Hey, that's what it's there for, right?

Felice

blake murphy wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:58:36 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>>I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>>
>>BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky pee
>>or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>>*perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
>
> i think the ability to produce it and the ability to smell it are both
> genetically determined.
>
> <http://www.lesjones.com/posts/003388.shtml>

Ah hah! Nice explanation there. With a surprise or two -- like the
ability to smell asparagus pee dimishing after middle age.

Thanks for that link. And your interest in the interesting question.

> cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:
>
> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."



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Dave W wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> >>
>> >> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>> >>
>> >> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>> >> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability
>> >> to *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating
>> >> asparagus?
>> >>
>> > Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
>> > thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
>> > don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!
>>
>> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
>> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
>> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>>
>> And I like asparagus, too.
> *********
> http://www.drugs.com/npp/asparagus.html
>
> In one study, 43% of 800 volunteers had urine odor following asparagus
> ingestion. Production of the odor appears to be an autosomal dominant
> genetic trait that is evident throughout life. A study of 307 volunteers
> found that 10% had the ability to smell high dilutions of urine from
> asparagus-fed individuals, suggesting that the ability to smell
> asparagus-tainted urine is also a specific trait. A study of 19
> volunteers confirmed that only some people have the ability to produce or
> detect the odor. This may suggest a genetic composition to these traits.
> **********

Excellent. Thanks, Dave.

And more info at the link blake posted in reply, as well...

> We actually did some "informal observations" at a small dinner party a few
> years ago. The participants were on faculty at university that will remain
> unnamed. Asparagus was served at dinner and one of the guests (a
> psychology prof who's specialty, like mine, is "sensation and perception")
> discussed the urine odor thing. He claimed a genetic component. The rest
> of the evening nobody flushed after peeing without allowing the rest of us
> to "sample" the pee (with our noses).
>
> Science is fun.

Uh...

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Felice wrote:

>
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Hey, that's what it's there for, right?

Hey, if it were there to play with, it would be called a toylet.

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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Felice wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>> Hey, that's what it's there for, right?
>
> Hey, if it were there to play with, it would be called a toylet.
>
<Purposely not snipped....>

Too damn funny .
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy -still laughing

Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Felice wrote:
>>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> Hey, that's what it's there for, right?
>
> Hey, if it were there to play with, it would be called a toylet.

Hey, in our house we call it the Oval Office.

Felice

Maybe this is a starter...............

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_383.html


"Dave W" > wrote in message
...
> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> >>
>> >> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>> >>
>> >> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
>> >> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
>> >> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?
>> >>
>> > Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
>> > thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
>> > don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!
>>
>> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
>> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
>> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>>
>> And I like asparagus, too.
> *********
> http://www.drugs.com/npp/asparagus.html
>
> In one study, 43% of 800 volunteers had urine odor following asparagus
> ingestion. Production of the odor appears to be an autosomal dominant
> genetic trait that is evident throughout life. A study of 307 volunteers
> found that 10% had the ability to smell high dilutions of urine from
> asparagus-fed individuals, suggesting that the ability to smell
> asparagus-tainted urine is also a specific trait. A study of 19
> volunteers confirmed that only some people have the ability to produce
> or detect the odor. This may suggest a genetic composition to these
> traits.
> **********
>
> We actually did some "informal observations" at a small dinner party a
> few years ago. The participants were on faculty at university that will
> remain unnamed. Asparagus was served at dinner and one of the guests (a
> psychology prof who's specialty, like mine, is "sensation and
> perception") discussed the urine odor thing. He claimed a genetic
> component. The rest of the evening nobody flushed after peeing without
> allowing the rest of us to "sample" the pee (with our noses).
>
> Science is fun.
>
> Regards,
> Dave W.

"Felice" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Felice wrote:
>>>
>>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> what's the world coming to if you can't stink up the bathroom?
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>>
>>> Hey, that's what it's there for, right?
>>
>> Hey, if it were there to play with, it would be called a toylet.
>
> Hey, in our house we call it the Oval Office.
>
> Felice
>

Ours is the library. If you put down a book or a magazine and can't find it
again, guess where it's at.
-ginny

On Mar 13, 2:56 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> Dave W wrote:
> > In article .net>,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> >> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> >> >>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> >> >> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>
> >> >> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
> >> >> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability
> >> >> to *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating
> >> >> asparagus?
>
> >> > Well, I can certainly *perceive* it. LOL! However, as there is such a
> >> > thing as 'air freshener' available for use in the bathroom, I really
> >> > don't care. Asparagus is great stuff!
>
> >> My question stands, however, for anyone with the simple intellectual
> >> curiosity to whether or not the dichotomy is with the ability to produce
> >> the odor or with the ability to perceive it.
>
> >> And I like asparagus, too.
> > *********
> >http://www.drugs.com/npp/asparagus.html
>
> > In one study, 43% of 800 volunteers had urine odor following asparagus
> > ingestion. Production of the odor appears to be an autosomal dominant
> > genetic trait that is evident throughout life. A study of 307 volunteers
> > found that 10% had the ability to smell high dilutions of urine from
> > asparagus-fed individuals, suggesting that the ability to smell
> > asparagus-tainted urine is also a specific trait. A study of 19
> > volunteers confirmed that only some people have the ability to produce or
> > detect the odor. This may suggest a genetic composition to these traits.
> > **********
>
> Excellent. Thanks, Dave.
>
> And more info at the link blake posted in reply, as well...
>
> > We actually did some "informal observations" at a small dinner party a few
> > years ago. The participants were on faculty at university that will remain
> > unnamed. Asparagus was served at dinner and one of the guests (a
> > psychology prof who's specialty, like mine, is "sensation and perception")
> > discussed the urine odor thing. He claimed a genetic component. The rest
> > of the evening nobody flushed after peeing without allowing the rest of us
> > to "sample" the pee (with our noses).
>
> > Science is fun.
>
> Uh...
>
> --
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> Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org
> Blinky:http://blinkynet.net

This entire issue is treated nicely in Gabriel García Márquez's "Love
in the time of cholera." I dont know if anyone had this other thing
happen. When my children were young, we all lived in Darmstadt,
Germany and I made some boiled beets. Well, each member of the family
came to me individually confessing "don't worry Mom, but Im probably
dying because my **** is red." I've had beets since but never with
such a spectacular development.

On 2008-03-12, Blinky the Shark wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I believe this is a genetically linked trait.
>
> BUT here's something to consider: is the difference in making stinky
> pee or not making stinky pee -- or is the difference in the ability to
> *perceive* the stinky pee that everyone makes after eating asparagus?

I don't have my copy of McGee _On Food and Cooking_ handy right now,
but I think he says that almost all people produce the smelly compound
and whereas a smaller majority can detect it.


--
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pendere, et *** illi pueri dicerent: beable beable beable; respondebat
illa: doidy doidy doidy. [plorkwort]

On 2008-03-13, Dave W wrote:

> We actually did some "informal observations" at a small dinner party a
> few years ago. The participants were on faculty at university that will
> remain unnamed. Asparagus was served at dinner and one of the guests (a
> psychology prof who's specialty, like mine, is "sensation and
> perception") discussed the urine odor thing. He claimed a genetic
> component. The rest of the evening nobody flushed after peeing without
> allowing the rest of us to "sample" the pee (with our noses).

Excellent work!

> Science is fun.

Not a brouhaha!

--
Agent Rogersz: "It happens sometimes. People just explode.
Natural causes." (Cox 1984)

On 2008-03-13, blake murphy wrote:

> cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:
>
> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."
>
> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.

I'd like to see proof of that.

No, not proof of THAT --- just the sign.


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On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:26 +0000, Adam Funk wrote:
>On 2008-03-13, blake murphy wrote:
>> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.

So says the Grauniad:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardia...features11.g21

So who knows, indeed?

¬R http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/arkville.html
God damn it, now I have a .sig, Andrew Pearson.

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:26 +0000, Adam Funk >
wrote:

>On 2008-03-13, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:
>>
>> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
>> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
>> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."
>>
>> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.
>
>I'd like to see proof of that.
>
>No, not proof of THAT --- just the sign.

i'd like to think that brits are more cultured than to **** in the
umbrella stand, but then i don't have proof of that, either.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:42:15 -0400, Glenn Knickerbocker
> wrote:

>On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:26 +0000, Adam Funk wrote:
>>On 2008-03-13, blake murphy wrote:
>>> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.
>
>So says the Grauniad:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardia...features11.g21
>
>So who knows, indeed?
>

god forbid i should say cecil might be wrong, but that's the way i
first heard it. no doubt an example of that dry british wit.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:26 +0000, Adam Funk >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2008-03-13, blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> cecil adams of *the straight dope* does note that:
>>>
>>> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
>>> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
>>> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."
>>>
>>> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.
>>
>> I'd like to see proof of that.
>>
>> No, not proof of THAT --- just the sign.
>
> i'd like to think that brits are more cultured than to **** in the
> umbrella stand, but then i don't have proof of that, either.

Just take my word for it, in my case anyway I can't speak for others

On 2008-03-18, Ophelia wrote:

>>>> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
>>>> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
>>>> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."
>>>>
>>>> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.
>>>
>>> I'd like to see proof of that.
>>>
>>> No, not proof of THAT --- just the sign.
>>
>> i'd like to think that brits are more cultured than to **** in the
>> umbrella stand, but then i don't have proof of that, either.
>
> Just take my word for it, in my case anyway I can't speak for others

I've never observed it, but then I don't go to those posh clubs.


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blake murphy wrote:
> Adam Funk wrote:
> >blake murphy wrote:
> >> cecil adams spews:
>
> >> It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign
> >> reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO
> >> RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."
>
> >> ...i heard it as 'umbrella stand,' but who knows.
>
> >I'd like to see proof of that.
>
> >No, not proof of THAT --- just the sign.
>
> i'd like to think that brits are more cultured than to **** in the
> umbrella stand, but then i don't have proof of that, either.

If a McMick possessed culture he and his hooligans would know that
Brits refer to an umbrella as a *bumbershoot*. Of course our vulva-
faced McMick hides that butt ugli mug behind a widdle lacy parasol.
hehe


SHELDON