>> On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:47:58 -0400, David Williams wrote   
   (in article ):   
      
   >    
   > "Amy Guskin"  wrote in message    
   > news:0001HW.C8AE9C3B008CAA52B01AD9AF@news.eternal-september.org...   
   >> No, I (I can't speak for "folks," just myself) don't like imprecision in    
   >> my   
   >> food descriptions.   
   >    
   > Well, I generally don't like dead horse on my pizza, beaten or unbeaten, but    
   > for the sake of "precision..."  We do eat "flat" pizza here in Chicago.  In    
   > fact we eat FAR more than deep-dish, which is more expensive, takes longer,    
   > and is best enjoyed at the restaurant.  So when we order a pizza it's NOT    
   > deep-dish unless specified.   
   >    
   > Eg. "Hey let's get a pizza!"   
   > "Where from?"   
   > "How about Lou's?"   
   > "Can we get the deep-dish?"   
   >    
   > In which case it's NAME is "deep-dish pizza."  So "pizza" is part of the    
   > name, not necessarily a "food description." <<   
      
   Thank you, so noted.   
      
   >> Tell me, Amy, does "Egg Cream" get you similarly riled up?!   
   >> ;-P <<   
      
   In what sense?  I grew up with them, so I'm fine with the name.  My husband,    
   who hails from central PA, always has to add, "But there's no egg, and    
   there's no cream!"   
      
   Amy   
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