> For my part, I had always considered Brussels sprouts to be a hybrid of
> parchment and old washcloths, wrapped carefully around some old
> standing water. The idea that they had to be moist enough to trap and
> hold a fart, which was also installed, is fine detective work, and
> speaks to the evil of these vicious terrorists, hiding behind the
> friendly Belgians who offer us French fries, lace and waffles.
My first encounter with Brussels sprouts was in a college cafeteria,
where I asked whether they were cabbage fetuses. I have tried many
stranger things, but not those.
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Erilar, biblioholic medievalist