Subj : Re: StarNet
To   : richardw
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Jul 08 2005 11:59 am

  Re: Re: StarNet
  By: richardw to Angus Mcleod on Fri Jul 08 2005 01:46 pm

 >  >  >  >  >  > I didn't know you could fry an ear of roasted corn.....
 >  >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  >  > Who said anything about frying an ear of roasted corn?
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > Well, you're frying everything else, so I just thought...
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > So if you're not frying an ear of roasted corn I assume you're serv
 >  >  >  > with grits?
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Perhaps I'm not a true Texan after all... I don't do grits.
 >  >
 >  > I am not even too sure what a grit *is*, but I thought Texans had to have
 >  > 'em.  One day, I'll go to Texas, then maybe I'll go into a restaurant and
 >  > order a grit!
 > 
 > According to Wiki, the article I linked to in the other reply is
 > incorrect.
 > 
 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits

Which matches my understanding that girst and hominy were closely related. I've
eaten hominy (not bad), but can't remember ever eating grits (though I did live
in Texas for several years as a kid).

                                                  digital man

Snapple "Real Fact" #113:
The fastest recorded speed of a racehorse was over 43 mph. 

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