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	Veggans Beware

dmoonme1

8-15-2009 5:12 PM

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dmoonme1 says:

The Minister of the CP went on to say that "everything that looks like a fruit or vegetable, is not always edible". OK. Then he said, "No one should eat plants or parts of plants that have an unusual taste". Hmmm.....Well that leaves out about ½ of my salads.

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