By using the word "burning," I assume that you presume that they're consumed with laughter?

everyone in this thread is ***

So is your patter, clearly.

Erica.
Stop trying so hard.
Making fun of kayleigh isn't going to make up for the fact that no one gives a shit about what you have to say.

:laughing: yasss. I asked her to.

Veg, give up you sap. :)

*fixed

for secong I thought you said "So is your pattern, clearly." as if he/she unwittingly admitted as being part of the pattern he/she so disdainfully and maliciously point out; and it made me lol, but the original is just as humourous-ish.

Are you saying that Belgium banned mushy legumes, Neapolitan? This is odd, because according to my sources the only country in which any group attempted to ban mushy legumes (refried beans, for example) was *Mexico*, due to the efforts of the meat lobby there, which hoped to unseat the mighty legume from its position as the chief inexpensive and healthful dietary protein source.

Belgium, on the other hand, *did* have some problems last year when the Brussels Sprout lobby tried to mandate that school lunches provide Brussels sprouts 4 times per week. They were hoping to unseat green *string* beans (but not legumes) as the number one vegetable in the country.

Are you sure your source wasn't referring to mushy *string* beans rather than legumes? You are usually so on-the-mark with your information that I was surprised to see what appears to be an error on your part here.

--VEG

I got it from quite a reliable source that European Commission in a heavy handed Draconian measure outlawed Britain's traditional mushy peas. One of the Directive's general principles is that fresh and processed vegetables may not be coloured, and military khaki green is a forbidden hue for edible food. So when you said your friend would be eating mushy beans (and I assume you meant peas too) I thought you ought to know that was a highly unlikely situation.

Oh, yes, you are quite right that I meant mushy beans to include *any* of the legumes (including peas). However, since green beans (though they are legumes) are often considered a vegetable crop rather than a "bean bean," and since green beans are quite mushy when overcooked (whereas dry legumes, when cooked, are usually only severely mushy is intentionally converted into a paste), I had thought perhaps your source was referring to *green* beans. Peas *can* be very mushy, though...so I could understand someone wanting to ban overcooked peas.

Still, I cannot believe anyone would ban mushy peas, no matter how Draconian that entity's tendencies. What would little teething European babies eat if not mushy peas? And what would the various countries' militaries serve on "Match Your Flack Jacket" food days? I am suspicious of your source. In fact...and I am going to use strong terminology here, so prepare yourself...I think your source is WRONG.

There, I said it. I know it was harsh, but reality is too important to ignore, even when it leads to a full-blown argument such as the one we are having.