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To: Josef Svejk who wrote (198)	4/27/1999 11:13:00 PM
From: zonkie	Respond to of 3795

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." -American humorist Mark Twain

To: Josef Svejk who wrote (198)	4/29/1999 1:56:00 AM
From: Level Head	Respond to of 3795

Josef, And home made humble pie, with a hard or soft crust. Rumor has it [reference deleted] may learn the recipe. A bit of arcane lore (lower case) which you probably know. "Humble pie" was originally "umble pie"; the "umbles" were the leftover entrails of game that were not considered suitable for consumption by the feudal landowners. The serfs, instead, were able to do what they could with this less desirable fare. Perhaps it could be argued, then, that the folks at Business Wire don't have the guts, as it were, to eat humble pie... Level Head