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The Friggin Gourmet:
Statistics show that 70 percent of poultry products are contaminated with the Campylobacter pathogen and 30 percent contain the Salmonella bacteria. When handling a raw bird, food safety experts warn cooks to be careful not to transfer bacteria between raw and prepared foods. In the best case scenario, handle all other foods first and the turkey last, with gloves.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 4:12:41 pm)

The Friggin Gourmet:
Apple crack street cider, the unpasteurized kind that you can buy on winding country roads, is not safe enough to serve kids and elderly consumers any more. Last year, it became clear that street cider is an excellent vehicle for several newer food safety hazards, like E. coli O157:H7, and lately Anthrax, and Cryptosporidium (Beaver fever). The good news is that consumers can make unpasteurized street cider safe by heating it to 160 degrees on the stove. Boiling street cider will also make it safer.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 4:23:28 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Grilled turkey good
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 4:51:22 pm)

Heruka:
The United States will consume roughly 45 million turkeys today. I, alone, must have eaten four or five of the little suckers. Had something called frost wine? I believe that's what it was called. The grapes are picked late in the season just before the first frost. It was ok.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 7:31:53 pm)

Myk Murphy:
we had prime rib and pinot noir. it all worked out well. a very happy thanksgiving to you all!
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 8:12:36 pm)

Myk Murphy:
as for sleepy's last day at the mill, i just don't know what to say. certainly it's true that congratulations are in order, and i admire the bold move. (a move that i doubt i would have been so bold as to make, even in my carefree single days.) still, the old bastard in me abhors change, as it can bring The Unknown. perhaps this break may allow sleepy to keep hours similar to queenie and heruka, and thus stay up very late doing chat stuff with us. of course, it's entirely possible that she'll find something else to do with her time, such as play golf or keep the peace in mazar-e-sharif.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 8:24:48 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Sleepy. I love her so much. Remember when we thought she was a guy? I do. It was so funny. Sleepy was a British guy, who had gone to the hitchcock shows. He was a guy we liked so much. We thought he was a homosexual, but a loveable one at that.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 10:36:42 pm)

theo:
Hope you all had a fantastic Turkey Day, ..those darn LIONs.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 11:28:48 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Oh theo. I was do rooting for them lions.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 11:42:37 pm)

theo:
heh heh your a good man Wax.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 11:47:49 pm)

theo:
Anyone try Morpheus file sharing yet...? I"m lovin' it.
(Thu Nov 22, 2001 - 11:52:07 pm)

Heruka:
Sleppy's last day is today? She must be apprehensive, being 13 years at a single job and all, then suddenly nothing. But after 13 years, I would expect more respect from the company and the people therein than she seems to be getting. I would also move on. Yeah, Myk, you seem to be a too comfotable in the work thing. Like missing a chance to go on tour. But I guess we all need things to regret later in life. Was it fear, or that you, by all appearences are too tied into the rat race? Not me though, I have an eight month project ahead of me, then after that, I have not a clue, and THAT'S the cool part. More and more people appear to be leaving the 9 to 5 world behind, and working as advisors or something like that. Just doing different things at different times. But back to Sleepy, she was one of the funniest on this board. Perfectly orchastrated, sublime English humour. Oh well.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 2:20:59 am)

Heruka:
Err...Sleepy.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 2:37:30 am)

Heruka:
The world is wide open for you Sleepy. Do something about it. Head to the Carribean for a few weeks, months. Lay in the sun while having well toned cabana boys named Pedro bring you fruit drinks and rub sun tan lotion on you once an hour. It's big iteresting world. Don't waste it. That's my suggestion.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 2:42:16 am)

Heruka:
Dr Gb is one of the few people in the world who probably loves getting those chain email jokes 500 times a day. Ack!
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 2:46:27 am)

Queenie:
The cops just came to my house to inform me that someone in Washington state with my driver's license was arrested for identity fraud. Creepy. It must have been one I lost a few years ago.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 3:43:43 am)

Queenie:
There is nothing more scary than cops beating on your door at 12:30 at night.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 3:44:18 am)

Queenie:
Man. I didn't have dinner tonight. We had to postpone it until Sunday because my brother and his family are horribly sick. But it's like my body knows what day it is anyway. It's like it's aware that on this day every year for the last 28 years, it gets pie. And it really, really wants pie today.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 3:52:23 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
There is nothing more funny than working with people whose departmental motto is "work hard, have fun, change the world". Hahaha! These are my people! Hahahahaha!
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 3:52:47 am)

:
There, I've got my Holiday shirt. Ain't she a beat?

(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:07:46 am)

Heruka:
See below.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:08:01 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Doh, you got me. It's quite true. I love to spend as much time as possible reading e-mails covering e-mails covering e-mails, each one with some quip such as "this is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" which really does enhance the whole experience for me when I finally reach some lame arsed, been e-mailed it a hundred times before, joke about Bin Laden.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:33:12 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Enough of that. WHERE IS THE BUNTING FOR MS SLEEPY?
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:33:25 am)

Cushca:
It's up.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:50:06 am)

Cushca:
She's here.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:50:16 am)

Cushca:
Crack open the babycham.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 4:50:32 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
But lounge bunting, I mean. There should be lounge bunting. What time is it in America? 5.00am? Well: time for them to get the hell out of bed and make some fancy lounge bunting, I think.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 5:16:39 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
I will miss Sleepy's last afternoon in the lounge because we have no computers this afternoon. I can't tell you how this fills me with sadness.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 5:48:20 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
....and, having been completely ignored all morning, I'll go now. sniff.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 6:48:01 am)

Sleepy:
Mrs Dr GB! Thank you so much for my cake! it's fabulous.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 7:23:25 am)

Heruka:
What's bunting mean?
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 8:25:01 am)

Heruka:
Today is the big Holiday kickoff shopping day, but this year the numbers will be lower, there will only be 7 of us actually purchasing something. Ah, 60 degrees today, does that have something to do with it? Unquestionably so.
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 8:28:35 am)

Myk Murphy:
i couldn't miss the big "good luck" thing! but a last afternoon in the lounge for her? i should hope not! lounging here will be a job requirement for her, no matter where life takes her!
(Fri Nov 23, 2001 - 8:37:25 am)