SC - Ham
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Mon Sep 27 03:33:59 PDT 1999
Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
> Adamantius commented:
> > troy at asan.com writes:
> > << since ham is always pork >>
For rhetorical purposes I espoused an opinion I don't actually hold.
Ham is not always pork. It is, in theory, an anatomical designation
which in common usage (in my opinion, and I think if a poll were taken
among residents of the English-speaking world, a vast majority would
share that opinion) _usually_ refers to ham cured in some way.
> To which Ras replied:
> > Not true.
>
> Interesting. Perhaps I'm seeing Adamantius' comment out of context since
> he also recently said:
>
> > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 08:13:01 -0400
> > From: Philip & Susan Troy <troy at asan.com>
> > Subject: Re: SC - wild boar
>
> <snip>
>
> > It can be used to refer to fresh or cured leg and buttock, if you will,
> > and not always necessarily in connection with pork (there are bear and
> > boar and veni --ahem-- deer hams). You'll note, though, that Phlip said
> > "regular fresh ham", which presumably refers to uncured leg of domestic pork.
> >
> > Adamantius
>
> Adamantius, can you clarify this?
Sure. My statement was ridiculous because it was intended to be.
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
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