Re: Re: British Menu

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:32:46 GMT, the Omrud <usenet.omrud@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> spake thusly:
>
>> Dave Barry is an American humorist. He recently listed some "must
>> have" things available for Christmas gifts for people who have
>> everything. The list included:
>>
>> Electric marshmallow toaster
>>
>> $19.95 plus shipping and handling from Wishingfish.com, Inc., 1014
>> Pico Blvd., Suite No. 3, Santa Monica, CA 90405, 877-785-3914,
>> www.wishingfish.com
>>
>> Roasted marshmallows are a fun treat and an important nutritional
>> source of sugar. The problem is the backbreaking labor involved.
>>
>> You barely have enough strength to raise your Hershey bar to your
>> lips.
>>
>> But not any more. Not when you have this automatic marshmallow
>> roasting device, which harnesses the amazing power of AA batteries
>> (not included) to power an electric motor that actually turns your
>> marshmallows for you. That's right, we said "marshmallows," plural,
>> because this baby can rotate three marshmallows at a time. Also, we
>> are pretty sure it could be used to kill a bear, although this is not
>> explicitly stated in the instructions.
>
>Well I always stick two onto the twig, so this is only barely
>advanced. I'm disappointed - I thought it would include the heating
>element.

I expected that too. Good grief, anyone with a bit of ingenuity and a
Meccano set could make one of these.

I did like some of the other stuff. The illuminated umbrella, for
instance, and the Savvy bachelor Mop Slippers. And the
blindingly-psychedelic Hazelnut Caramel Truffle Bar on the home page.

--

Katy Jennison

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