Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 08-22-19 09:37 <=-

A recent issue of The Highlander had a couple of interesting news
shorts... and I thought of you (and the Echo)... haven't had time to
type them till now, though... ;)

I know you must have posted this with the hope of
generating interest and conversation. Hah, fooled you.

Hey... at least Weller picked up on it... as did you... (G)

By the way, I'd like people to generally stick to
traditional fair use guidelines - direct quotes of, I
believe it is, 50 words or less at a time, paraphrasing
of course okay, both with appropriate credit.

I'll try to keep it in mind for any next time... It's rare, though, that
I do see anything remotely relevant... (G)

First...
VEGAN SAUSAGE ROLLS A HIT

This is actually a commercialization of a concept that
has been around for quite a while. Someone else tried to
sell them about 5 or 6 years ago, but after the initial
hoopla, the product tanked. I think I read about the
Gregg's version a while back and studiously ignored it!

Figured you would... (And granted it was somewhat a chain yank [g])

introduced in its 1,800 stores nationwide. Selling at L1, it features
96 layers of dairy-free puff pastry wrapped around a proprietary filling
of Quorn, a meat substitute popular in Europe. Early reports are

It's possible that a meatlike tempeh is made, but Quorn
is not vegan.

Somebody should maybe tell them....? ;)

but it's literally flying off the shelves," said Roger Whiteside, chief executive at Greggs.

That puff pastry must be pretty light!

Or there are a lot of suckers visiting the shops... ;)

ttyl neb

... Did you ever wonder what would have happened if Adam had eaten an IBM?

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