> > ---- AlunFoto <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it officially a pandemic yet? I'd agree to epidemic off-hand, for > > sure, but it seems a bit difficult to see the true picture > through the > > media noise. :-( > > > > Anyway, last I heard on the news is that mortality seems way much > > higher in Mexico than outside the country, which puzzles the > > scientists. > > > > But what's a good doomsday, Pentax related or not, if we > can't joke about it? > > > > Jostein > > Latest news here is that it's hitting certain ethnic and > cultural minorities badly. They can't stand to be covered in rashers. >
Truth in jest. One of the reasons why pork features so much in Spanish cooking is that before the reconquista and the expulsion of the Muslims and the Jews, eating pork was a way of emphasising your Christianity. Under the Inquisition it was a sign of loyalty to the church. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
