08-18-2022, 06:59 PM
Charlie et al.
A food story my father told me.
During the war they crossed the Atlantic in a troop ship that had been a British liner. One day, they were served tripe* for lunch. Most of the guys looked at it and decided to wait for dinner. There was one fellow a "big Ontario farm boy" who had resolved that he was not going to be frightened by anything that other countries considered food, so he took a helping and cut off a mouthful. He worked at it for five minutes and then said "It's no use fellows. The more yu chew it, the bigger it gets.
*Tripe is the lining of a cow's stomach. I think it was the inspiration for bubble wrap.
A food story my father told me.
During the war they crossed the Atlantic in a troop ship that had been a British liner. One day, they were served tripe* for lunch. Most of the guys looked at it and decided to wait for dinner. There was one fellow a "big Ontario farm boy" who had resolved that he was not going to be frightened by anything that other countries considered food, so he took a helping and cut off a mouthful. He worked at it for five minutes and then said "It's no use fellows. The more yu chew it, the bigger it gets.
*Tripe is the lining of a cow's stomach. I think it was the inspiration for bubble wrap.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.