GALS Club Newsletter for July 20, 1996

NOTICE: The GALS Club is dropping the AOL account, and is being replaced by the twave account. Don't forget to change yer address books. I'll let you know what the web page address is when it's set up.

Look what I found! Those white pumpkin seeds I had stashed among the boot disks. I hope it's not too late to plant them. The packet says "Harvest 80-90 days after sowing". If everything goes right, that would be perfect for Hallowe'en.

Allan was host to an impromptu GALS meeting. Among his refreshments was something we had never seen before...Kiwi-Lemon flavored MD 20/20. It tasted as expected, and was a pretty flourescent green. (We're wondering if there is a connection between this, and him not knowing what his fiance does for a living.)

Josh tells us..."Nothing makes you appreciate a glass of milk more than a peanut butter sandwich made with the end crusts."

Valentine is *still* around.

Nikki is trying to find out what happened to "Dan" on the last episode of *Roseanne*. She waited all week for the second part to show, and now can't remember what she was doing to have missed it. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

THE OLD MAIL BAG-----

Words from *The Letter-of-the-Week*, in order of their appearance...

AOL, problem, separated, possible, reactions, useless, literature, exclusive, vaguely, explanation, appropriate, baffles, inappropriate, acceptable, inability, excluded, unwarranted, misguided, evaluation.

REPLIES-----

• Fxites...Does anything look familiar?
• Knight Owl...It is personal taste whether to fry yer green tomatoes in flour or corn meal.
• OzarkLad...I *love* that corporate talk.

SALT ETIQUETTE-----

Dear Miss Manners:

You wouldn't think that something so common and ordinary as table salt would require training to use, but I find myself with several unresolved problems having to do with this seasoning.

1. What is the formal way to serve salt? I am thinking of where it whould be put on the table, and in what. Also, how much--that is, how many guests to a salt shaker?
2. When someone asks me to pass the salt, it is often a reminder that I haven't yet salted my own food. May I do so before passing the salt?
3. If there is a salt and pepper set, do I pass both together, even if only the salt was requested?

Gentle Reader:

Common salt may be, but ordinary it is not, being truly a seasoning for all.

1. The really fastidious person will serve salt in tiny open dishes, with salt spoons, at a formal dinner, and not use a salt shaker. Almost no one except Miss Manners is that fastidious, however. Such salt cellars are placed between every two guests, or, if you want to go all out, one in front of each guest.
2. No, you may not. That is like using a friend's engagement announcement to notice how suitable a partner the betrothed would make for yourself.
3. Keep them together. Like many couples, one is sought after and the other is generally ignored, but the polite person will treat them as a couple and invite them together

Remember, we're at twave now.

Your President,

Kaye Coffey