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Mr Inertia - Now new, improved and mostly human! Posted Jan 17, 2003
Erm.......what's that? 
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Emee, out from under the rock Posted Jan 17, 2003
Salt water taffy.
I brought 
and guacamole.
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Lady Scott Posted Jan 17, 2003
Salt water taffy is candy, widely available at seashore resort areas.
Comes in all kinds of flavors, very sticky and chewy.
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Emee, out from under the rock Posted Jan 17, 2003
The best flavor is peppermint. (more )
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Lady Scott Posted Jan 17, 2003
Others might disagree or else there would not be so many flavors available.
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Emee, out from under the rock Posted Jan 17, 2003
True. My brothers are all fond of the licorice flavored ones.
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Lady Scott Posted Jan 17, 2003
I must say, that certainly would not be *my* first choice.
I think something like orange or strawberry would be my likely first choice.
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Emee, out from under the rock Posted Jan 17, 2003
You don't like orange or strawberry? Or you don't like salt water taffy?
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parrferris Posted Jan 17, 2003
Actually, it was the licorice which made me go 
- I've never had salt water taffy as I've never been that side of the pond.
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Emee, out from under the rock Posted Jan 17, 2003
Licorice makes me go too. We have (or used to have) a thing called 'Black Jack gum'. It was chewing gum flavored like licorice and designed to turn your tongue black. Easily one of the most disgusting things I've never tasted.
Someone should set up an import/export shop. Hmm... maybe that's my way out of telecom. 
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Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Jan 17, 2003
I 
saltwater taffy...
Hm, it's light enough... Maybe I'll get around to sending some to some of my friends on the other side of the Pond...
(And Blackjack gum is still around)
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The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Jan 18, 2003
I'm fond of the taffy... but as I live nowhere near the coast, my chances to get it are rare.
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Tabitca Posted Jan 18, 2003
you can buy moon pies on the internet ..maybe you can buy salt water taffy 
they were eating it on "sex in the city" the other night...I wondered what it was. this site is so informative.,
...a Canadian friend has just explained to me what "shot him a bird" means. It's what we would call giving another driver "the finger"
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Bagheera: Spellchecker, Grammarian Pedant, Semiquavering Secretary and member of the Punctuation Police Posted Jan 18, 2003
Do you mean that the 'signal' you refer to ISN'T in the [official] HMSO version of the Highway Code?????
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Tabitca Posted Jan 18, 2003
'fraid not....but it should be
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Lady Scott Posted Jan 18, 2003
Emee, do you happen to have any spare and guacamole?
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Bagheera: Spellchecker, Grammarian Pedant, Semiquavering Secretary and member of the Punctuation Police Posted Jan 18, 2003
... and we STILL don't have a smiley
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Jon Quixote: steaming little purple buns for tea. Posted Jan 19, 2003
They replace lost salt and protien well. I read that in a book.
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Lady Scott Posted Jan 19, 2003
Who replaces lost salt and protein well?
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