Re: OT: Chinese (& the Pearl Drink Invasion)

In a message dated 2004:01:28 05:42:31 AM, ADAM (carrajena@YAHOO.COM) writes:

>I always said that drinking pearl milk tea was like
>drinking eye-ball tea.  Really grossed my students
>out!
    LOL... and some theory-slaphappy Beijing cultural anthropologists say
that the ancient Cantonese were headhuntin' cannibals... They might be on to
somethin' ::evil skull-faced grin::

Inna meszdj daatid 2004:01:28 05:00:09 AM,  Kou dhee SAGE kwotz n raitaiz:

>>     On the other shoe, many South East Asians can't see what is so
freeakin'
>>great about tea with [dairy] milk or what is the big deal with cream
crackers
>>or artichokes or caviar...
>
>Or sauerkraut. I can clear a room of Orientals in no time flat!
    No joke. YeCH!

> Bleu cheese anyone?
    Hey I like bleu cheese and brie - not together mind you... totally gaga
about brie...

>Your sigs were totally kewl this time out, dewd. Gong hei faat choi!
    I put a lot more thought into refinin' 'em.

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