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  • From: Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: BBQ War?
  • Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 17:21:11 -0400


on Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 04:53:25PM -0400, Joe Komenda wrote:
> A BBQ war?
>
> What ever do you mean?
>
> Perchance that in the South,
> the noun is properly applied
> to a vinegar-based pork product,
> and in other locales,
> it is applied to the grilling device itself?
>
> Whereas, the *verb* BBQ,
> is unknown hereabouts,
> and in all other locales,
> means application of any food
> in tomato-based sauce
> to a grill?
>
> What could be clearer? Except,
> that those who *prefer*
> the tomato-based sauce,
> and use the term as a verb
> are egg-suckin' heathen...

Bar-be-QUE, Hai-KU. Coincidence?

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