> > I suspect that as with other professions, the
> > smarter, more resourceful, and industrious criminals
> > tend to do better for themselves, driving faster cars, 
> > sending their kids to better schools, and so on. 
> The really good ones get to the point where they're indistinguishable 
> from legit enterprises. 

The really adept crooks are widely regarded by the 
innocent and the stupid as legitimate enterprises.
Apple, Microsoft, Tyson, Dyson, and so on.

> >  legislature (having fended off Brown's challenge all
> >  the way to the Supreme Court) transferred the land
> >  grant responsibilities to Rhode Island College for
> >  the Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (today's
> >  University of Rhode Island) in 1894.
> Even then, Brown was a group of Weird who had turned pro!

Better than criminals turned pro.

> > > I barely remember who he was.  
> > A very talented guy, sort of like Rowan Atkinson only not ugly. 
> > He co-wrote Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, The Roar of the 
> > Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, and Willy Wonka and the 
> > Chocolate Factory. Appeared in many movies, of course none of 
> > which I saw. Won a Grammy.
> I've only seen one of the three.

I saw most of Willy Wonka, none of the others.

> > Truth, and as Pad's uncle was something like the king's
> > elephant keeper, and Somtow is said to be from a branch
> > of that royal family, the likelihood is high.
> Sounds like. I'd bet their families know each other at least.  

I'd imagine.

> > I;m not sure I read those, though I was impressed by
> > some of Cherryh's short stories.
> I did, but it was a long time ago.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD (Som Tham Mara Gor)
categories: Philippine, Thai. salad
servings: 4

2 ts raw peanuts
2 md cloves garlic
2 tiny Thai chiles, more tt
1/2 c lg dried shrimp, about 1 1/2 oz
1/2 c green beans (cut in 1 1/2" lengths)
2 c shredded green papaya
4 lg cherry tomatoes, qtered
1 ts palm sugar
2 Tb plus 2 ts lime juice
2 Tb fish sauce
Iceberg lettuce or romaine

Place peanuts in skillet and dry roast over medium-low heat until
brown, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Do not allow to burn.
Turn peanuts into mortar and lb into small pieces. Remove from
mortar and set aside.

Place garlic and chiles in cleaned mortar. lb into tiny pieces. Add
dried shrimp and lb until flattened into soft, crumbly pieces.
Gradually add green beans and papaya and lb to crush slightly and
soften. Add cherry tomatoes and palm sugar. Lightly lb to release
some of tomato juices and to dissolve sugar.

Turn ingredients from mortar into bowl. Add lime juice, fish sauce and
peanuts and stir to mix. Turn out onto platter lined with lettuce.
Makes 4 servings.

Note: Shredded carrot may be substituted for green papaya. Or
substitute 2 Tb carrot for 2 Tb of the papaya to add
color to salad.

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