Aristotle probably said it before you said it before
Twain said it before C.S. Lewis said it. Nobody says
anything that hasn't been said beore, said Aristotle,
except for "bzkskttl pftet," which I just said.

Mr Mzlplyk, whose name I can't spell or pronounce, probably got there
before you.

Mxyzptlk or Mxyztplk, looked it up for you.
Apparently the creators weren't too sure of
the spelling, either.

Except totally above board, which a truck might not be.

I have a hard time with commerce in general,
figuring it's all a question of degree.

Possibly, but we have to get our potatoes and shrimp and t-shirts
somehow.

I might agree about the shrimp, but for myself,
production is very alien, as my products were on
the intangible side - editing, teaching, and making
music.

An impossibly good deal is likely to be result
of a misunderstanding, either that or taking
advantage of a disadvantage, which is worse.

Or the purchase of stolen merch. That's been known to happen too.

I am not friendly with stolen merch. Do you remember
Nancy, the downstairs tenant of where I hosted the
Salem echo picnic? I mean, you weren't there, but we
wrote about it. She periodically curried favor with
Bill the landlord with random frozen and canned goods,
which she'd obviously shoplifted (she always claimed it
was a gift from a friend, but what friend would give
a can of peas as a gift?). He accepted the stuff with
equanimity, turning down other gifts that she wanted to
give in lieu of rent. I was less favorably inclined to
these offerings when made to me, especially when they
were offered in her usually aggressive way.

Old politicians never lie; they just do
it in caucus.

Meanwhile, young politicians never lie either; they just quote
statistics.

Old statesmen never die, they just misstate things.

Didn't want to drop it on their collective foot, doubtless.

I watched C-Span once, but it died.

Drowned in C-spam?

That's sort of the way it seems.

Oh, lord, give me Correggio.

Gotta have the patience of an Angelico for this lot.

I'm not sure why I tolerate this place - a sane
person wouldn't be moderator for love or Monet.

Sometimes you just have to Cezanne an opportunity to talk.

That was very good. I have to Giotto it down.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

Title: Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca
Categories: Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1 lb Spaghetti 4 Ripe Plum Tomatoes
3 tb Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Fresh Basil Leaves
1/4 c Chopped Onions 1 tb Fresh Italian Parsley
1 Whole Clove of Garlic 1 tb Capers
2 Anchovy Fillets 12 Pitted Black Olives
1 Fresh Chili Pepper Reggiano Parmigiano
cheese

If fresh tomatoes are not available, use canned Italian San Marzano
tomatoes. Use 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes if chili pepper are not
available.
Cook spaghetti in large pot of salted water until 'al dente'. Heat olive
oil in a large, heavy saucepan and saute onions and garlic until onions
soften. Add anchovies, chili pepper, tomatoes, chopped basil, parsley,
and
capers. Stir and cook gently for 8 minutes. Discard garlic clove, add
olives, and cook just until heated. Serve hot over hot cooked spaghetti.
Trim with fresh basil and freshly grated Reggiano Parmigiano cheese.
Serves
4. By Chef Antonio Richichi of Ristorante Da Vinci. From The Gazette,
91/02/06.

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,

except for "bzkskttl pftet," which I just said.

Mr Mzlplyk, whose name I can't spell or pronounce, probably got

there

before you.

Mxyzptlk or Mxyztplk, looked it up for you.
Apparently the creators weren't too sure of
the spelling, either.

As I recall they wanted something unpronounceable. It also turned
out to be unspellable.

figuring it's all a question of degree.

Possibly, but we have to get our potatoes and shrimp and t-shirts
somehow.

I might agree about the shrimp, but for myself,
production is very alien, as my products were on
the intangible side - editing, teaching, and making
music.

Somebody's got to do it.

An impossibly good deal is likely to be result
of a misunderstanding, either that or taking
advantage of a disadvantage, which is worse.

Or the purchase of stolen merch. That's been known to happen

too.

I am not friendly with stolen merch. Do you remember

I have lots of words for it, none of which can be printed.

Nancy, the downstairs tenant of where I hosted the
Salem echo picnic? I mean, you weren't there, but we
wrote about it. She periodically curried favor with
Bill the landlord with random frozen and canned goods,
which she'd obviously shoplifted (she always claimed it
was a gift from a friend, but what friend would give
a can of peas as a gift?). He accepted the stuff with
equanimity, turning down other gifts that she wanted to
give in lieu of rent. I was less favorably inclined to
these offerings when made to me, especially when they
were offered in her usually aggressive way.

Ack. Back of the truck, much? If not for the frozens, I'd have
wondered about dumpster diving too. Store throw out all sorts of
things, often in code, if they're returns. They can't be resold for
liability reasons and have to get tossed. Fresh produce too, if one
orange in a bag gets moldy the whole thing goes out. The frozen food
tends to indicate she swiped it.

Old politicians never lie; they just do
it in caucus.

Meanwhile, young politicians never lie either; they just quote
statistics.

Old statesmen never die, they just misstate things.

Old legislators never die, they just go on recess.

Oh, lord, give me Correggio.

Gotta have the patience of an Angelico for this lot.

I'm not sure why I tolerate this place - a sane
person wouldn't be moderator for love or Monet.

Sometimes you just have to Cezanne an opportunity to talk.

That was very good. I have to Giotto it down.

Gotta love a good pun if one walks up; I'd rarely Turner down.
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