After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> Volante Systems POS & Restaurant Back Office Software: Serving Up Profits on
> Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| [M]aybe it's during tough times such as these that it makes the most sense
>| to invest in a modern, efficient and flexible Linux POS and restaurant back
>| office software solution.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10968.html
>
> McDonald's and Nando's are listed below as well.

Wasn't McDonald's on SCO systems?

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Saturday 01 November 2008 00:11 : \____

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Volante Systems POS & Restaurant Back Office Software: Serving Up Profits on
>> Linux
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| [M]aybe it's during tough times such as these that it makes the most sense
>>| to invest in a modern, efficient and flexible Linux POS and restaurant back
>>| office software solution.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10968.html
>>
>> McDonald's and Nando's are listed below as well.
>
> Wasn't McDonald's on SCO systems?

Yes, it was. I read that somewhere as well. It seems to have upgraded.

McDonald's pilots Linux-based electronic signage
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7373469582.html


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After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

>> Wasn't McDonald's on SCO systems?
>
> Yes, it was. I read that somewhere as well. It seems to have upgraded.
>
> McDonald's pilots Linux-based electronic signage
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7373469582.html

http://www.sco.com/5reasons/

Case Study: McDonald's

"The everyday business of a McDonald's restaurant requires a stable
operating system that can give round-the-clock performance," said John
Doty, Director of US Information Technology for McDonald's Corporation's
Store Systems. "We are very pleased with the performance of SCO UNIX.
SCO's platform has provided us with a very stable and reliable system.
SCO UNIX has been a dependable platform for thousands of McDonald's
restaurants over the past 10 years and we're looking forward to migrating
our restaurants to the current version."

Then again:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp....b64d91b3ead3fa

Jun 11 2004, 7:26 am
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
From: FyRE
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:26:02 +0100
Local: Fri, Jun 11 2004 7:26 am
Subject: Mc Donalds dumps SCO

http://www.novell.com/news/leadstories/2004/jun7/

Couldn't help grinning at this announcement. SCO's biggest (maybe
only?) remaining customer dropping them like a bad habit in
favour of a modern operating system.

Of course, Novell's link is broken.

That poster had a funny sig, too:

"War: The way Americans learn geography"

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After takin' a swig o' grog, JEDIDIAH belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> On 2008-11-03, DFS wrote:
>>
>> Don't count on it. You can eat plenty healthy at McDonald's if you want,
>> but they've done quite well for decades with their core junk: burgers and
>> fries and soda.
>
> Let's see...
>
> Fried food.
> Deep fried food.
> High fat meats.
> Breaded meats.
> Deep fried starchy vegetables.
> White bread.
> No green vegetables to speak of.
> No fiber to speak of.
> Cheese with unecessary transfat.
>
> Perhaps you were confused and thinking of Wendys.

I remember getting a nice salad at Mickie D's, then looking at the salad
dressing package. Oy! It was almost as fatty as a big Mac!

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After takin' a swig o' grog, Ezekiel belched out
this bit o' wisdom:

> "JEDIDIAH" wrote in message
>>
>> Let's see...
>>
>> Fried food.
>> Deep fried food.
>> High fat meats.
>> Breaded meats.
>> Deep fried starchy vegetables.
>> White bread.
>> No green vegetables to speak of.
>> No fiber to speak of.
>> Cheese with unecessary transfat.
>>
>> Perhaps you were confused and thinking of Wendys.
>
> More likely you are confused. Take a look at the McDonalds menu some day
> beyond their traditional (and still extremely popular) burgers and fries.
> They've had salads for several years and have various low fat grilled
> chicken sandwiches as well.

Damn, Granny! I'm hungry!

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"Chris Ahlstrom" wrote in message
newsvLPk.56818$rD2.12220@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> After takin' a swig o' grog, JEDIDIAH belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> On 2008-11-03, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't count on it. You can eat plenty healthy at McDonald's if you
>>> want,
>>> but they've done quite well for decades with their core junk: burgers
>>> and
>>> fries and soda.
>>
>> Let's see...
>>
>> Fried food.
>> Deep fried food.
>> High fat meats.
>> Breaded meats.
>> Deep fried starchy vegetables.
>> White bread.
>> No green vegetables to speak of.
>> No fiber to speak of.
>> Cheese with unecessary transfat.
>>
>> Perhaps you were confused and thinking of Wendys.
>
> I remember getting a nice salad at Mickie D's, then looking at the salad
> dressing package. Oy! It was almost as fatty as a big Mac!

It's not just Mc D's salad dressing. Many salad dressings have way more
calories than the salad. But then again... you need a good dressing
otherwise plain salad just doesn't taste all that good.

Another misconception is people who diet and eat a lot of fruit instead. The
problem there is that fruit often contains a *lot* of sugar. So fruit is
healthy and good for you but watch out for the sugar calories.


> --
> The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words
> return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

Chris Ahlstrom espoused:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Ezekiel belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> "JEDIDIAH" wrote in message
>>>
>>> Let's see...
>>>
>>> Fried food.
>>> Deep fried food.
>>> High fat meats.
>>> Breaded meats.
>>> Deep fried starchy vegetables.
>>> White bread.
>>> No green vegetables to speak of.
>>> No fiber to speak of.
>>> Cheese with unecessary transfat.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you were confused and thinking of Wendys.
>>
>> More likely you are confused. Take a look at the McDonalds menu some day
>> beyond their traditional (and still extremely popular) burgers and fries.
>> They've had salads for several years and have various low fat grilled
>> chicken sandwiches as well.
>
> Damn, Granny! I'm hungry!
>

McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell healthy food in
their cafés.

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On 2008-11-04, Ezekiel wrote:
>
> "Chris Ahlstrom" wrote in message
> newsvLPk.56818$rD2.12220@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, JEDIDIAH belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> On 2008-11-03, DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Don't count on it. You can eat plenty healthy at McDonald's if you
>>>> want,
>>>> but they've done quite well for decades with their core junk: burgers
>>>> and
>>>> fries and soda.
>>>
>>> Let's see...
>>>
>>> Fried food.
>>> Deep fried food.
>>> High fat meats.
>>> Breaded meats.
>>> Deep fried starchy vegetables.
>>> White bread.
>>> No green vegetables to speak of.
>>> No fiber to speak of.
>>> Cheese with unecessary transfat.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you were confused and thinking of Wendys.
>>
>> I remember getting a nice salad at Mickie D's, then looking at the salad
>> dressing package. Oy! It was almost as fatty as a big Mac!
>
> It's not just Mc D's salad dressing. Many salad dressings have way more
> calories than the salad. But then again... you need a good dressing
> otherwise plain salad just doesn't taste all that good.
>
> Another misconception is people who diet and eat a lot of fruit instead. The
> problem there is that fruit often contains a *lot* of sugar. So fruit is
> healthy and good for you but watch out for the sugar calories.

Fresh fruit has lots of vitamins and fiber. It's sugars are less
refined and are offset by the rest of what's in the fruit. Also they
aren't just empty calories (like the caramel sauce that comes with
apple slices at McDs).

The average American eats enough bread in a day that they can
easily exceed the FDA for fiber without even trying so long as they
avoid the white crap with no fiber and all of its vitamins bleached
out of it.

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Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:

> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell healthy
> food in their cafés.

It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the fat-ass
American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually "healthy" or in
any way "good". It's junk, it's never been anything but junk, and it's
only suitable as an occasional snack for children, which is just about
the kind of mentality one would need to want to eat the same tasteless
and unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day after day, for years at a
time, like most adult Americans (and children elsewhere) seem to do.

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Homer wrote:
> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>
>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell
>> healthy food in their cafés.
>
> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been
> anything but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional
> snack for children, which is just about the kind of mentality
> one would need to want to eat the same tasteless and
> unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day after day, for years
> at a time, like most adult Americans (and children elsewhere)
> seem to do.

However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)

--
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High Plains Thumper espoused:
> Homer wrote:
>> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>
>>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell
>>> healthy food in their cafés.
>>
>> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
>> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
>> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been
>> anything but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional
>> snack for children, which is just about the kind of mentality
>> one would need to want to eat the same tasteless and
>> unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day after day, for years
>> at a time, like most adult Americans (and children elsewhere)
>> seem to do.
>
> However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)
>

Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.
Fish is, in general, far less fatty than meat, and much much less fatty
than red meat (like beef). Here's a quote:

Fish and chips have a third less calories than the other popular
takeaways, and represents just 30% of a female's recommended
calorie intake and 23% of a male's. It also has a massive 42%
less fat than a doner kebab and a third less than a Whopper Meal
from Burger King.

http://www.seafish.org/plate/facts.asp?p=gi224

The biggest problem with fish and chips is the overfishing of the North
Sea and Atlantic cod and haddock stocks. It's also worth noting that
most people in the UK would consume Fish and Chips once/week at most,
traditionally on Friday.

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____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 05 November 2008 08:22 : \____

> High Plains Thumper espoused:
>> Homer wrote:
>>> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell
>>>> healthy food in their cafés.
>>>
>>> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
>>> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
>>> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been
>>> anything but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional
>>> snack for children, which is just about the kind of mentality
>>> one would need to want to eat the same tasteless and
>>> unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day after day, for years
>>> at a time, like most adult Americans (and children elsewhere)
>>> seem to do.
>>
>> However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)
>>
>
> Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
> protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.
> Fish is, in general, far less fatty than meat, and much much less fatty
> than red meat (like beef). Here's a quote:
>
> Fish and chips have a third less calories than the other popular
> takeaways, and represents just 30% of a female's recommended
> calorie intake and 23% of a male's. It also has a massive 42%
> less fat than a doner kebab and a third less than a Whopper Meal
> from Burger King.
>
> http://www.seafish.org/plate/facts.asp?p=gi224
>
> The biggest problem with fish and chips is the overfishing of the North
> Sea and Atlantic cod and haddock stocks. It's also worth noting that
> most people in the UK would consume Fish and Chips once/week at most,
> traditionally on Friday.

Here's an explanation of how political corruption and the sugar industry are
responsible for huge deception that harms the public... regarding diet.

http://lessig.org/blog/2008/07/netro...n_keynote.html

Eye opening, no doubt.


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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Mark Kent on Wednesday :
>> High Plains Thumper espoused:
>>> Homer wrote:
>>>> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell healthy
>>>>> food in their cafés.
>>>>
>>>> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
>>>> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
>>>> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been anything
>>>> but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional snack for children,
>>>> which is just about the kind of mentality one would need to want to
>>>> eat the same tasteless and unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day
>>>> after day, for years at a time, like most adult Americans (and
>>>> children elsewhere) seem to do.
>>>
>>> However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)
>>
>> Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
>> protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.
>> Fish is, in general, far less fatty than meat, and much much less fatty
>> than red meat (like beef). Here's a quote:
>>
>> Fish and chips have a third less calories than the other popular
>> takeaways, and represents just 30% of a female's recommended calorie
>> intake and 23% of a male's. It also has a massive 42% less fat than a
>> doner kebab and a third less than a Whopper Meal from Burger King.
>>
>> http://www.seafish.org/plate/facts.asp?p=gi224
>>
>> The biggest problem with fish and chips is the overfishing of the North
>> Sea and Atlantic cod and haddock stocks. It's also worth noting that
>> most people in the UK would consume Fish and Chips once/week at most,
>> traditionally on Friday.
>
> Here's an explanation of how political corruption and the sugar industry
> are responsible for huge deception that harms the public... regarding
> diet.
>
> http://lessig.org/blog/2008/07/netro...n_keynote.html
>
> Eye opening, no doubt.

I tried to open that site but their server is not responding. Actually, I
was being facetious. Unless one lives in the New England states, about
the only Fish 'n Chips is available from either Captain D's or Long John
Silver, both fast food restaurants. The fish is heavily battered and
deep oil fried, very oily, greasy.

Japanese food OTOH tends to use little oil and their aftermeal snacks at
restaurants are cut in smaller portions. (Perhaps an influence from
driving on the proper - left side of the road. :-)

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____/ High Plains Thumper on Wednesday 05 November 2008 10:02 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Mark Kent on Wednesday :
>>> High Plains Thumper espoused:
>>>> Homer wrote:
>>>>> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>>>
>>>>>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell healthy
>>>>>> food in their cafés.
>>>>>
>>>>> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
>>>>> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
>>>>> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been anything
>>>>> but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional snack for children,
>>>>> which is just about the kind of mentality one would need to want to
>>>>> eat the same tasteless and unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day
>>>>> after day, for years at a time, like most adult Americans (and
>>>>> children elsewhere) seem to do.
>>>>
>>>> However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)
>>>
>>> Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
>>> protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.
>>> Fish is, in general, far less fatty than meat, and much much less fatty
>>> than red meat (like beef). Here's a quote:
>>>
>>> Fish and chips have a third less calories than the other popular
>>> takeaways, and represents just 30% of a female's recommended calorie
>>> intake and 23% of a male's. It also has a massive 42% less fat than a
>>> doner kebab and a third less than a Whopper Meal from Burger King.
>>>
>>> http://www.seafish.org/plate/facts.asp?p=gi224
>>>
>>> The biggest problem with fish and chips is the overfishing of the North
>>> Sea and Atlantic cod and haddock stocks. It's also worth noting that
>>> most people in the UK would consume Fish and Chips once/week at most,
>>> traditionally on Friday.
>>
>> Here's an explanation of how political corruption and the sugar industry
>> are responsible for huge deception that harms the public... regarding
>> diet.
>>
>> http://lessig.org/blog/2008/07/netro...n_keynote.html
>>
>> Eye opening, no doubt.
>
> I tried to open that site but their server is not responding. Actually, I
> was being facetious. Unless one lives in the New England states, about
> the only Fish 'n Chips is available from either Captain D's or Long John
> Silver, both fast food restaurants. The fish is heavily battered and
> deep oil fried, very oily, greasy.
>
> Japanese food OTOH tends to use little oil and their aftermeal snacks at
> restaurants are cut in smaller portions. (Perhaps an influence from
> driving on the proper - left side of the road. :-)

The server was down when I pasted it here as well. It was fine yesterday.

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High Plains Thumper espoused:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Mark Kent on Wednesday :
>>> High Plains Thumper espoused:
>>>> Homer wrote:
>>>>> Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>>>
>>>>>> McDonalds even add sugar to their salads. They do not sell healthy
>>>>>> food in their cafés.
>>>>>
>>>>> It boggles the mind that anyone could seriously argue that the
>>>>> fat-ass American staple diet of "burgers 'n fries" is actually
>>>>> "healthy" or in any way "good". It's junk, it's never been anything
>>>>> but junk, and it's only suitable as an occasional snack for children,
>>>>> which is just about the kind of mentality one would need to want to
>>>>> eat the same tasteless and unimaginative junk, meal after meal, day
>>>>> after day, for years at a time, like most adult Americans (and
>>>>> children elsewhere) seem to do.
>>>>
>>>> However, Fish 'n Chips, now there's a meal! :-)
>>>
>>> Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
>>> protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.
>>> Fish is, in general, far less fatty than meat, and much much less fatty
>>> than red meat (like beef). Here's a quote:
>>>
>>> Fish and chips have a third less calories than the other popular
>>> takeaways, and represents just 30% of a female's recommended calorie
>>> intake and 23% of a male's. It also has a massive 42% less fat than a
>>> doner kebab and a third less than a Whopper Meal from Burger King.
>>>
>>> http://www.seafish.org/plate/facts.asp?p=gi224
>>>
>>> The biggest problem with fish and chips is the overfishing of the North
>>> Sea and Atlantic cod and haddock stocks. It's also worth noting that
>>> most people in the UK would consume Fish and Chips once/week at most,
>>> traditionally on Friday.
>>
>> Here's an explanation of how political corruption and the sugar industry
>> are responsible for huge deception that harms the public... regarding
>> diet.
>>
>> http://lessig.org/blog/2008/07/netro...n_keynote.html
>>
>> Eye opening, no doubt.
>
> I tried to open that site but their server is not responding. Actually, I
> was being facetious. Unless one lives in the New England states, about
> the only Fish 'n Chips is available from either Captain D's or Long John
> Silver, both fast food restaurants. The fish is heavily battered and
> deep oil fried, very oily, greasy.

I've not tried to buy Fish and Chips in the US at all. I've had some in
Canada, which was fine, but I suspect that the closer you get to the
coast, the better it gets. Are the great lakes fished, would you know?
Perhaps they're too polluted for the risk...

>
> Japanese food OTOH tends to use little oil and their aftermeal snacks at
> restaurants are cut in smaller portions. (Perhaps an influence from
> driving on the proper - left side of the road. :-)
>

Hehe :-) I had some excellent food whilst in Japan, although I would
say I managed to find one or two places which weren't so good, too.

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High Plains Thumper wrote:

>Actually, I
>was being facetious. Unless one lives in the New England states, about
>the only Fish 'n Chips is available from either Captain D's or Long John
>Silver, both fast food restaurants. The fish is heavily battered and
>deep oil fried, very oily, greasy.

Yeah, there's scores of highly-paid food scientists whose job it is to
see how much breading and crap that they can make stick to a small
chunk of meat. Gross.

I fry my own fish at home. When I do it, it's a chunk of MEAT, with
only a thin crispy coating, and not too much oil.

Homer wrote:

>Despite the "choices" on that menu (i.e. sugar, fat or both) I bet 99%
>of all "burger bar" patrons go for a) the biggest hamburger on the menu
>and b) the "supersize" option on both the fries and the soda and c) the
>Coke ... and then go back for seconds.

IMO, sugar-pop is one of the most evil inventions ever. "Hey, they'll
buy sugar-water!" Doesn't matter how purely unhealthy it is...

>They'll eat that three times a
>day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), and probably another couple of times
>in between meals too.

No! The true path to health is to skip breakfast, have a mid-morning
doughnut, and THEN the big fast-food lunch. 8)

Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:

> Fish and chips has a relatively low fat content, with a high fibre,
> protein and energy content, too, as well as being fairly inexpensive.

Well the fish itself is a healthy food, certainly, in that it has a high
vitamin D and so-called Omega 3 content. Of course even the Omega 3 oils
are "fattening" since they are relatively high in calories but generally
the benefits outweigh the disadvantages (they lower cholesterol levels).

Chips OTOH are mostly junk. There's some vitamin C in potatoes, and some
trace elements but not much else except carbs, and once you start frying
/anything/ you pretty much kill whatever goodness was there, and replace
it with high calorie fats, which are invariably the saturated variety.

As for price, my local fishman sells haddock at a quid for a medium size
piece, which is good value, but if you buy it in a restaurant or chippie
then it's surprisingly expensive; up to a fiver in a chippie, which IMHO
is a rip off.

I do always try to have fish on a Friday but it's only now and then that
I'll eat battered Fish 'n Chips. I prefer stuff like Cod Mornay; halibut
steaks; and pretty much any fish in a savoury white sauce. I'm also more
of a mash potatoes or salad guy, than chips. I do a lovely Rainbow Trout
with lime; lemongrass; tomatoes; rock salt; freshly ground black pepper;
and a dash of white wine; wrapped in tin foil and baked in the oven, and
served with an avocado and fresh mozzarella cheese salad, garnished with
sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil (thank you Tesco).

Hungry?



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Verily I say unto thee, that chrisv spake thusly:

> No! The true path to health is to skip breakfast, have a mid-morning
> doughnut, and THEN the big fast-food lunch. 8)

I found it fascinating that, according to a study some years ago, simply
eating breakfast at /all/, regardless of how unhealthy the food is, is
actually healthier than skipping breakfast entirely.

So the key to indulging in comfort food, is to eat it all at breakfast,
presumably.

This may account for why the American breakfast seems to consist of a
disproportionately high quantity of maple syrup

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K.
http://slated.org

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| "At the time, I thought C was the most elegant language and Java
| the most practical one. That point of view lasted for maybe two
| weeks after initial exposure to Lisp." ~ Constantine Vetoshev
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