TheBanyanTree: The Elusive Mince

[MartyV]

Mike Pimgleton, you are baaaaaaad!

To the rest of you: Sorry, I didn't get to my computer in time to wish each
and everyone the  BEST Holidays there ever were!

Mike, I guess that includes you, too! - But stay away from pumpkins and
their pies, because as everyone knows Pumpkins are from Mars! Apples, being
smaller (and cuter) are, of course, from Venus, and much more edible.

...and to those friends across the sea in Merry Olde you know where: Happy
Boxing Day!


MartyV


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B Drummond" <red_clay at numail.org>
To: <TheBanyanTree at remsset.com>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:27 AM
Subject: TheBanyanTree: The Elusive Mince


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> Most young people today don't know what a mince meat pie is or have
> never tasted one.
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> I could see this happening:
>
> Young Bubba Earl invites his friend Michael over to play Playstation 2
> games at his house.  They take a break from the games when Bubba Earl's
> mom calls to them to come and eat.  They sit down at the table with
> Bubba Earl's family and Michael looks over the fixins.  Michael spies a
> big pie among the other goodies on the table (leftover turkey, ham,
> sweet tater soufle', green bean casserole, etc) and asks:
>
> "Uhmmmm . . . what kind of pie is that?
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> "It's a mince meat pie, darlin',  Bubba Earl's mom replies.
>
> "Mince meat? Michael says with a very puzzled look on his face. "What
> kinda'
> meat is mince meat?"
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> "A mince? It's a big ol creature what lives in the woods. It's kinda'
> like a deer, honey, but it's even more elusive."  X-Ray (Xavier Ray is
> Bubba Earl's dad, affectionately known as X-Ray)  " X-Ray kilt 'im down
> by the Dismal Swamp last week," answered Bubba Ray's mom.
>
> "That's right," said X-Ray proudly.  "He was a mean 'un.  Came  a
> chargin' at me from about 40 paces and I downed 'im with one clean
> shot from my 30-30.  Dropped like a sack 'a taters.   Had a set of
> horns what looked like a rockin' chair up on his head.  Twelve pointer,
> he was."  After a short pause X-Ray, smiling, looked at Michael and
> said,
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> "Can I pass you a piece, son?"
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> "Uhh, uhh . . .no, thanks." Michael stammered, " Can I have a piece of
> pumpkin pie instead, if you don't mind."
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> X-Ray tapped Bubba Earl's foot with his foot under the table and smiled
> at his boy.  Bubba Earl smiled back at his dad and then winked.
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>   bd
>     ----
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> Personally, I shoot every mince I see.  Nothin like a mess of mince for
> the
> holidays.  Save 'em for dessert, or as I call 'em, after-dinner-mince.
>
>  -- Mike Pingleton
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