Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E. Charters who wrote (94493)	4/10/2003 8:23:51 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116972

Are you suggesting that the corona virus came into being from cat/dog consumption? The apparent inability/ignorance of some Chinese to distinguish the subtle difference between "cheap" and "inexpensive" has caused them to use "cheap" almost exclusively as if "inexpensive" does not exist. Result: many joke and laughs have resulted from that. A French missionary once told me that only the very poor folks ate dogmeat in China and they ate python too. But as for cats, he had not seen or heard anything of it. Odd, eh? I understand some Italians have a good recipe for catmeat. The part that I find somewhat odd involves running cold water over the meat for hours on end! An Englishman told me that he once had a bowl of gruel in a restaurant in a remote part of China. It was so delicious that he asked for a second helping! He was, however, curious to know what meat was in the gruel. Not knowing any Chinese, he pointed to a sliver of meat in his gruel and imitated the sound of a chicken. The waiter shook his head meaning NO. Then the Englishman imitated the lowing of a cow. Again the waiter shook his head. After venturing several more failed "guesses", he gestured to be told what the meat was. The waiter barked, "Bow Wow" and had a good laugh! At which the Englishman puked all that he had previously swallowed with gusto!