>>>>> "Ken" == Ken Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ken> Carlos E. R. pecked at the keyboard and wrote: >> Babies were given one of those rubber things to suck and shut up (I >> don't know the English name) Ken> pacifier That is the American name; in English it is called a Dummy >> , which some people humidified with "anís" >> (anisette in French, perhaps), an alcoholic beverage very sweet with >> aniseed flavor. So the baby would shut up faster. >> Offering poppy seeds to suck replaced the earlier method of gin. ==John ffitch "This research is of insufficient standard" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
