> > > I hope they go hang [grump].
> > Or do something anatomically impossible? In another week this whole mess
> > will be over (written on Nov 2) 
> 
> Sam Hall was never satisfied!
> 
He only had one [election] ball, right? 

> > > Hum. That's a toughie. NoDoz comes to mind.
> > It's a thought....  I wouldn't mind!
> 
> For some reason this reminds me of a Barrington 
> Bayley story where the following exchange occurs
> (regarding an automated food-making machine):
> 
> - You do realise, don't you, that that thing can go 
>   off like a nuclear bomb?
> - So can my arse after one of these curries.

Oh dear. That would be a reason to avoid the curries if not saying close to
a well-ventilated bathroom!
 
> > > Marinated Bay Scallops With Seaweed
> > As long as they are very fresh scallops I'd give it a go.
> 
> I've had this discussion with Weller. Seafood
> when it's utterly fresh is often better raw,
> and then of course the advisability of cooking
> becomes greater and that of au naturel becomes
> less. But the Japanese, who of course invented
> this particular game, claim that there comes a
> time when the decomposition of some kinds of
> flesh makes it even more delicious.

That works for cats; I'm not sure about humans.
 
> > Slightly old seafood shouldn't be eaten crudo.  Not by me anyway.
> > The marinade looks like food for sure.  
> 
> The recipe specified fresh. Of course, there's
> fresh and there's first grade fresh. Of course,
> as Mikhail Bulgakov pointed out, it's either
> first grade fresh or it's not fresh - second
> grade fresh is a contradiction.

Second grade fresh = catfood.  Unless it's my cat, who thinks fish isn't
edible.
 
> Cute Little Critters (aka Mice)

Suitable for feeding to 12 year-olds.  They'd love the gross-out factor.
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