SC - Appropriate notice?

[Jenne Heise]

> I suspect that the person who provoked this question is confusing the
> amount of time it takes to DO a meal, with the amount of notice required
> to the cook.

Clarification: the person of whom I am speaking is NOT on this list, or
even a cook! Thanks to everyone who is giving me answers, it makes me feel
less nuts.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.
"Are you finished? If you're finished, you have to put down the spoon."