jim clark wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote:
> > Happy Thanksgiving to all participating tipsters!
> > Btw,how do they spend Thanksgiving in Canada?
> > Eat codfish and drink Molson?
>
> Culturally-sensitive people will be aware that cod stocks have
> been sorely depleted in recent years due to over-fishing. Now
> most of us have switched over to turkey or ham. The beer does
> not have to be Molson, but it does have to be at least of proper
> Canadian strength in terms of alcohol content (5%), rather than
> the insipid, water-like substance consumed in some other
> countries. Or a fine wine from the Niagara peninsula or British
> Columbia would also do in a pinch.
The depletion of cod stocks is not just a Canadian issue. The waters around
Cape Cod _used_ to be filled with them (hence the name). Cape Haddock would be a
more appropriate name these days.
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