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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:02 PM
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I DON'T CARE if it gives me Mercury Poisoning!


I f'n love Tuna and need to have AT LEAST a few tuna sandwiches a week!

Mmm... :9
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:06 PM
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1. Hey, I know what you mean...
I'm surprised I haven't grown gills with the amount of fish I eat!

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zonkers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:16 PM
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2. I eat it 4x a week too. Bumble Bee gold can my fave...
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:18 PM
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3. Mmm, albacore.
:9
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:19 PM
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4. Cravings usually result from deficiencies in the diet.
Might want to look into multi-vitamins to see what's lacking and to balance it all out.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 10:21 PM
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5. Mad as a hatter




The origin of the proverbial expression "mad as a hatter" is uncertain. It may derive from:<1>

* Robert Crab, a 17th century eccentric who gave all his goods to the poor and lived on
leaves and grass.

* Mercury poisoning suffered by many hatters in the 18th century and 19th century, when
mercury was used in the manufacture of felt. Absorption of mercury through the skin can cause
Korsakoff's syndrome. These hatters so afflicted were also known as mad hatters

* An adaption of the Anglo-Saxon word atter meaning poison, closely related to the word
adder for the poisonous Crossed Viper. Lexicographers William and Mary Morris in Morris
Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins (1977) favour this derivation because "mad as a hatter"
was known before hat making was a recognized trade.

:silly:


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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 11:28 PM
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6. i love tuna too, but raw
sooooooooooooooooooooooo tasty

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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-15-06 06:52 AM
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12. Yes, it is excellent raw and so is salmon. n/t
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njdemocrat106 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 11:29 PM
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7. I love tuna, too
When I was a kid, I used to bring lunch to school. My mom would get annoyed that I always wanted tuna for lunch, and I eventually got her to make it about twice a week. Ham or turkey and cheese always ended up dry by lunchtime, and nothing's nastier than a peanut butter & jelly if the jelly ends up soaking through the bread.
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 11:30 PM
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8. I am addicted to


I could eat salmon every day of the week. :9
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-15-06 04:16 AM
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9. I make salmon pattys and grill them up...
good stuff...
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-15-06 04:19 AM
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10. 1) Mercury poisoning? Hmmmmm.
Edited on Fri Sep-15-06 04:19 AM by Random_Australian
2) Americans have weird packaging and advertising.



Edit: From above:

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-15-06 06:41 AM
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11. Mmmmm, tuna sandwich....
:rofl:

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