The last time that I heard the "sound of the train", the sirens didn't go off. I did have a basement then. Me and the family hauled azz to the basement. When it was over, trees had been uprooted everywhere by my home and a few blocks down some homes were damaged badly. The weather service said that it wasn't a tornado that it was a "gustanado". Whichever, I don't take any chances!
MsDucky
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I'm, actually, looking out at the sky. I don't have a basement. I'll head for a closet or the hallway if I hear the "sound of the train".
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Goodness gracious!
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Sylvia, you don't miss much. I hadn't read Hamsterbait's comment until today.
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How Many Here Take Prescription Meds?
by minimus ini only take 1 daily pill, allopurinol, for gout.
i have a number of friends that take a half dozen pills a day!.
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I do. I'll tell you of one that I have to take, Levoxyl. I had a goiter removed. Since I no longer have a thyroid, I have to take this hormone.
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Remember tongue twisters?
by journey-on inour new member, fireflower, made me think of this.
(try saying "fireflower" six times real fast.).
my all-time favorite oldie tongue twister: "six sheiks slitting six sheets".
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
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Casu Marzu (maggot cheese). The maggots are alive!
Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the cheese have died. Because of this, only cheese in which the maggots are still alive is eaten. When the cheese has fermented enough, it is cut into thin strips and spread on moistened Sardinian flatbread (pane carasau), to be served with a strong red wine. [4] [5] Casu marzu is believed to be an aphrodisiac by local Sardinians. [6] Because the larvae in the cheese can launch themselves for distances up to 15 centimetres (6 in) when disturbed, [1] [7] diners hold their hands above the sandwich to prevent the maggots from leaping. Those who do not wish to eat live maggots place the cheese in a sealed paper bag. The maggots, starved for oxygen, writhe and jump in the bag, creating a "pitter-patter" sound. When the sounds subside, the maggots are dead and the cheese can be eaten. [8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu
Gordon Ramsey eats some of the cheese in this video.
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Oh, and I do eat chitlins. I like mine with my mother's turkey gravy and dressing. Since mom is gone, no more turkey gravy and dressing. I make chitlins every now and then.
Since were on the subject of intestines, what about Haggis? I heard that Scottish people love that stuff.
Haggis somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Greek cuisine), sausages, and savory puddings of which it is among the largest types. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour." [1] There are many recipes for haggis, most of which include the following ingredients: sheep's "pluck" (offal) (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately three hours.
Haggis is widely available in supermarkets in Scotland (and in some parts of England) all the year round, with cheaper brands normally packed in artificial casings, rather than stomachs, just as cheaper brands of sausages are no longer stuffed into animal intestines. Sometimes haggis is sold in canned, and can simply be microwaved or oven-baked. Some supermarket haggis is largely made from pig, rather than sheep, offal.
Since the 1960s various Scottish shops and manufacturers have created vegetarian haggis for those who do not eat meat. These substitute various vegetables and lentils for the meat in the dish, and have proved remarkably popular. [2] Since both the offal-based and the vegetarian haggis have wide variations in flavor depending on the recipe used, it would be difficult to demonstrate that the two varieties do or do not taste alike.
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Menudo is made from tripe (cow's stomach usually).
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Remember tongue twisters?
by journey-on inour new member, fireflower, made me think of this.
(try saying "fireflower" six times real fast.).
my all-time favorite oldie tongue twister: "six sheiks slitting six sheets".
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Say "Text Test" three times fast.
