On 5/19/05, Dan Madoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I can actually go along with the explanation of Jelly being molded into any
> shape, although that's a bit of a stretch of the word "Jelly", as people
> don't really think of jelly as something you mold around something else.
> That is, I'll put jelly on my toast, but it's not the first thing I think of
> when I need something flexible and moldable like clay or Silly Putty.
> 
> I should note at this point that I'm American, and the suggestion that
> British "Jelly"--our "Jello"--being moldable makes much more sense, as it is
> very common to mold Jello; but "jelly" and "Jello" have no implied
> connection here.

Come on, you're only American, if that's causing a problem for you,
what about the rest of the world that doesn't even speak English!

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