Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Deborah Harrell wrote:
> > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > <snippage of embarassing lack of knowledge on my
> > part>
> > >
> > > > Oh, that would be "wonk". I hear the term
> > "policy wonk" a lot with respect to politics.
> > >
> > > Ah, now that one I knew/have heard -
> > >
> > > I Liked The Candy, But The Movie Creeped Me Out
> > Maru <oom-pa, loom-pa, doompa-di-do...>
> >
> > What about the book?
> >
> > I've never seen the whole movie, but I liked the
> > book. And the sequel.
>
> I think I liked the book, but never read the sequel.
> I remember being truly grossed out by the thought of
> mashed caterpillars as a steady diet - no wonder the
> Oompa Loompas were so happy to be virtually enslaved
> workers in a candy factory!
Beats a steady diet of *unmashed* caterpillars, if you ask me!
The sequel is _Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator_. It was fun,
although not candy-factory fun. (Since most of it takes place outside
the candy factory, that's to be expected, yes?) :)
Julia
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