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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: I survived pre-historic times today
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2025 09:15:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-06-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 2025-06-06 9:46 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2025-06-06, Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> After the day I barfed peas onto the dining table, they stopped
>>> trying to make me eat things I didn't want.  They decided it
>>> wasn't worth the hassle.
>> 
>> 
>> You too? I barfed asparagus. I learned to like it later, but that was
>> *my choice*.
>
> I don't remember ever barfing any vegetable but there were a few that I 
> never liked. My younger brother still whines about not being able to go 
> out for Halloween because he would not eat his peas. I was not 
> sympathetic. I could have understood it if it had been parsnip, turnip 
> or lima beans, but IMO there is nothing about peas not to like. I know 
> there are a few people here who would disagree.

Open a can of peas.  Boil for 15 minutes.  Enjoy.  Or not, which
was my childhood experience.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton