Quoth mattm04
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pork, and porcine products, are haraam (forbidden) rather than halal (permitted) So "halal ham" is something that does not exist.
Explanations curtosy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halalludo ergo sum
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Quoth HawaiianShirts View PostLet me answer your question before moving on or making stupid assumptions! Argh!
I actually managed to start saying random, nonsensical stuff in response to one woman's inane interrogation (like "That's a USB coffee port," or "Cow says moo," or "You're ignoring everything I say, aren't you?"), and she never noticed.
I used to do that a lot with The Twit. Also the ex when he gets in an equally pointless rant/ramble mode. Neither one has noticed."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor
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Quoth edible_hat View PostShe wanted the kosher kind of ham.
It reminds me of a story that I might've mentioned once...
The then-catering coordinator told me once about a woman who wanted a sandwich platter. No biggie.
No cheese on the roast beef sandwiches, because it's not kosher.
"OK," says the former bossman. "No ham, either, I suppose?"
"NO. We WANT the ham!!!"
Color him confused.Unseen but seeing
oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane-KiaKat
There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days-Irv
3rd shift needs love, too
RIP, mo bhrionglóid
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Oh, this has brought back memories. When I was in retail, the area had a large population of reform jews, but the next area along (no real boundaries - they had merged) was orthodox.
Requests for 'white beef' were uncommon, though it was always the other half of the marriage who was more devout and checked things carefully. However, I was asked for kosher ham by a notably jewish woman - it was a prank, since she'd been put up to it by the apothecary next door.
"It's not kosher, but it came from a very pious pig," I told her.
The other guy in the shop collapsed laughing at that point - he'd been next door when the plot was hatched and had only come in to listen in. She took the ham anyway, as she always did - it didn't bother her. It never had done. Always shopped and ate during Yom Kippur (granted, she was old enough to be exempted, but she was careful to shove it in everyone's faces).
One of the salesmen at the wholesale market told us about how he'd stopped whilst driving through the orthodox area. He'd stopped at the bakery, not taking any note of the star of David above the door. He asked for a ham sandwich, whereupon the temperature dropped about forty degrees celcius or so.
Rapscallion
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Quoth Dreamstalker View PostI want a USB coffee port! Plug a cable in, get coffee
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/USB_20Coffeepot ...in theory, anyway.
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Quoth Rapscallion View PostOne of the salesmen at the wholesale market told us about how he'd stopped whilst driving through the orthodox area. He'd stopped at the bakery, not taking any note of the star of David above the door. He asked for a ham sandwich, whereupon the temperature dropped about forty degrees celcius or so.
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Quoth Rapscallion View PostHowever, I was asked for kosher ham by a notably jewish woman - it was a prank, since she'd been put up to it by the apothecary next door.I'm sorry, the person to whom you were speaking has been replaced by a recording. Please leave your message at the sound of the beep.
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All the talk about kosher ham reminded me of this joke.
A priest and a rabbi were chatting one day. The priest asked the rabbi if he had ever broken kosher by eating ham. The rabbi admitted that he had on one occasion, not knowing what it was, eaten some rather tasty ham. In return he asked the priest if he had ever, shall we say, been indiscrete with a young lady. The priest replied that before he had decided to enter the priesthood he had enjoyed the favors of a young lady. The rabbi responded, "Beats pork, doesn't it?""I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Quoth crazylegs View PostHmmm,
Corned beef, flakey dark brown substance with corns of salt within.
Ham, pale meat perhaps with marbling effect also within.
Remind me again, how do you get those confused?
I probably wouldn't be able to tell them apart. Of course, if I was buying meat for someone else I would shut up and listen to the person helping me instead of interrupting them with stupid questions.
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