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Dom Mart
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since 1999-08-17
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0 posted 1999-12-18 06:22 AM




Swedes eat delectable pancakes.
The French bake delectable bread.
Germans eat sausage for breakfast.
The Irish eat oatmeal instead.
On some islands, the abundant plantain
Is staple, and natives there fry it.
The Japanese and Koreans may
Omit milk and cheese from their diet;
And everyone knows the accounts
Of people that live here and there,
Who survive on boiledgrasshoppers
Or feast on intestines of bear.
So what's the right cuisine for us,
Whether we're civilized or un,
Is just what we've gotten used to,
Whatever we've fattened upon.
The principle applies universally:
When it comes to the right way to live,
What's good or bad for for you or me
Appears to be relative.



© Copyright 1999 Dom Mart - All Rights Reserved
Severn
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1 posted 1999-12-18 06:59 AM


Interesting thoughts here!
(Does chocolate count...?!)

Nan
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2 posted 1999-12-18 09:47 AM


..'tis so true... and the theory extends far beyond our dining habits... Interesting work, DM....
Dr.Moose1
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3 posted 1999-12-18 10:09 AM


Dom,
Tis also said
You are what you eat
To this end
Some shy from meat

And while others have
Largess of butt
Without my shell
I'm still a nut


Marge Tindal
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4 posted 1999-12-18 11:54 AM


Dom Mart -

This is pure Crusin' Cuisine !

And all things being relative ...
I like it!
~*Marge*~


 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Denise
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5 posted 1999-12-18 02:01 PM


Another great one, Dom!  

 Denise



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