Barbecuing (on) MAHAN :-)
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: “James H. E. Maugham”
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>To: mahan@microwrks.com
>Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 14:59:16 -0500
>Subject: Re: Barbecuing (on) MAHAN 🙂
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>On 8 Sep 97 at 13:33, Louis R. Coatney wrote:
>
> > Actually, considering the culinary traditions of some of the
> > South Pacific islanders, this might be a relevant sub-thread in
> > and of itself. That’s it! We can feed the (debate) losers to
> > the … Fijians!! 🙂
> >
> > … and has disclosed his English ancestry shamelessly.
>
>While I share your English ancestry Lou, I have to step in here to >correct your
>desire to feed the losers to the Fijians.
>
>It was my Maori ancestors that would partake of “long pork”, not the Fijians
>who, when exercised by the transgressions of white visitors, would simply
>dis-assemble them into their component parts. They would then >completely waste
>this largess by failing to hang the meat properly to age.
>
>Which has lead to a great deal of confusion over the years when >Maoris greeted
>visiting sailors with a statement that the sailors would be “well hung”! 🙂
>
>Regards,
>
>James “I pick my teeth at you” Maugham
>In the Heart of the Pine Barrens 39 54 03 N, 74 49 26 W