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Weird. I've had goat's milk cheese so I doubt that I would have an allergic reaction to goat's milk ice cream. At least not because it's made from goat's milk, that is.

The 'Bren thread' was before my time, but really, how bad could it have been?

Not at all. No one would expect identical twins to have the exact same personality - or even similar personalities, for that matter - so why would we expect them to have the exact same sexual preference? If anything, identical twins torpedo the argument that one's upbringing (over-bearing mother, etc.) has any bearing on one's sexuality. Afterall, they are raised in the same environment and presumably subjected to similar experiences in the household.

It seems there are a lot of different numbers floating around out there. I've seen a few sites that put goat meat consumption in the 60-70% range, others say 80%, and yet others say far, far less than that. From the third paragraph of the link you provided... "Admittedly, I’m late to the party: goat is the most widely consumed meat in the world, a staple of, among others, Mexican, Indian, Greek and southern Italian cuisines." That's the selling feature for me. I'm going to give the meat a taste and go from there.

Interesting. I've only ever seen cheeses made from goat's milk, never ice cream. If I see a goat's milk ice cream, I'm definitely going to try it.

That's pretty much on par with what I've read on the net. I suppose I should dust off the slow cooker for this meat. Curries and the like will work well with the cut of meat that's offered at the large grocery store because it's frozen, cubed goat meat. There's also a Halal grocer near where I live but I think I'll try my hand at the cubed meat before I attempt cooking proper cuts of it.

I was surprised to learn that goat meat makes up over 80% of the meat that is consumed around the world. However, after looking at the demographics, it makes perfect sense that this is the case. After seeing the trend of sales numbers in the US, buying goat futures is probably not a bad idea. I've done some online research and found out that goat meat is lower in fat than chicken and higher in protein than beef. What surprises me is that, unlike beef, pork and chicken, goats are not pumped full of growth hormones and antibiotics. I'm already substituting bison for beef whenever possible, and now I'm thinking of incorporating goat meat into my diet as well. Does anyone here want to share their thoughts about goat meat or maybe share a favourite recipe?

A number of years back, my parents, some friends and I, drove around checking out neighbourhoods in the area where I was to attend college. We passed by a house that had a sign alongside the driveway that read "The Wong Place". One of the adults in the car - Mr. White - joked about how he should buy the house next door and call in 'The White Place'.

I had a high school teacher named Richard Long and he went by Dick Long.

I know a woman whose last name was Cumming. Then she got married and took on the last name Chisholm. Neither name is strange, really, but given the fact that Chisholm sounds so much like jism, her name change can be seen as oddly fitting, I suppose. No one else in our group ever mentioned the fact that she was going from Cumming to Chisholm, so maybe I'm the only one who had my mind in the gutter.

I'd say you smelt it, you dealt it, but everybody knows we ladies never fart. *casts an eye towards the Aussies*

She took the gold! Congrats to her.

I'm not drawing a comparison, per se. I'm saying that I don't agree with the Georgian president's remark, "...but we expect that in sport accidents people don't die." I do expect that people will die from sporting accidents. It happens often enough to sport enthusiasts and even to top athletes or experts in their sports. And yes, there are freak sporting accidents that take lives too - Natasha Richardson's bump on the head comes to mind. So, yep, I do expect that people will die in sporting accidents. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100212/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_lug_luger_dies

His comment surprised me, actually. It isn't unheard of for someone to die as a result of a sporting accident. I live within an hour's drive of the Rocky Mountains and I've personally known two people who were seriously injured while skiing. It's a very dangerous sport in which crashes have sometimes resulted in death. Other sports that I consider dangerous would be car racing, cycling, boxing, cage fighting (ultimate fighting), motocross and the like. I wouldn't be surprised to learn of resulting deaths given the risk involved in these particular sports. Anything that combines high speeds and minimal protection - such as luge - is a recipe for disaster. I was disturbed by the video of the accident, and saddened by the news of Kumaritashvili's death but I am not surprised by it. The link to the wikipedia article in the original post shows that this is the fourth death of an athlete during Winter Olympics. To be honest, I'm quite surprised the death rate is that low.

You know what they say about assuming - it makes an ass out of you and... well, just you it would seem. Meh, luckily I've always had my stunning good looks and charm to fall back on. Now, now, don't let your 'mother issues' cloud your judgement, Michael.

As opposed to "just yesterday in fact one of my neighbors commented on how youthful I look." I understand yesterday just fine. I also understand the meaning of looked. Of course, there's the possiblility that you looked youthful yesterday but today you look old and crotchety. So maybe the past tense of 'look' was used appropriately. I'll give you this one.

Looked? Looked? The fact that you use past tense is not lost on me. Were you showing said neighbour a photo of yourself that was taken in the '40s, by chance?

Well at least people can avoid the whole 'I hope this guy doesn't have webbed feet' issue.

Had you been drinking at the time? At any rate, some jokes need context in order to be funny. Perhaps that's what's lacking here.

I've seen shoes like that in the stores of late. They are very odd-looking.

Don't be afraid of the soil. I hear it's sterile.

Three things: 1.) Who's Scott? 2.) I love the one of him tossing the dictionary in the chili bowl. 3.) I don't get the last one. Please explain.

Dessert plants produce my favourite kind of food.

I suspect your doctor told you to stay away from grapefruit juice because it will interact with your medication, whereas the other list of no-nos is probably related to how it will affect your case of gout. Grapefruit juice is to be avoided because it increases the amount of medication that your body will absorb, thereby causing you to unwittingly overdose. 'Tis true for many medications.

Are you crazy? We can't risk lifting and throwing a sock full of nickels. Our bones would snap due to chronic vitamin D deficiency.