On Sep 13, 2:11 pm, j...@xmission.com wrote:   
   > Duggy wrote:   
   > > On Sep 12, 10:17 pm, Joseph DeMartino  wrote:   
   > >> On Sep 12, 1:31 am,Duggy wrote:   
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   > >>> But the joke was Egg cream contains neither Egg nor Cream.   
   > >>> Girl Scout cookies are actually cookies.   
   > >>> Animal crackers are crackers.   
   > >>> Dog biscuits are biscuits.   
   > >> Actually, the joke was about people who are terminally literal in the   
   > >> way they read things.  Which means that, in spite of yourself, you   
   > >> have managed to contribute to the amusement-value of this thread.   
   > >>    
   >   
   > > The original joke was the irony of "neither eggs nor cream".   
   > > It then became about literality, which isn't as funny.   
   > By your definition, Grape Nuts still fits then.  No trace of either   
   > grapes or nuts.   
   Or peanuts, which are neither peas or nuts.  Oh, wait, they are peas.   
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