Guest guest Posted February 17, 2000 Report Share Posted February 17, 2000 Very Good! Author, Author!!!! Vikas Sharma of Operations & Media Carnival Management Web: http://www3.sympatico.ca/carnival Email: carnival Phone 416. Paul Brennan [brennan67] Thursday, February 17, 2000 5:27 AM Re: okay,here's the pièce de résistance " Paul Brennan " <brennan67 Oh ya, I gots a good idear lets give letterman an ostrich meat enima.........thatl cure em....Gee I guess they did'nt here back from him.....why? Because it's obvious that they are stupid. love P.B. > " anji b " <vegan > > > okay, here's the pièce de résistance >Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:46:19 +0500 > >January 30, 2000 > >Washington - Ostrich producers, wanting U.S. consumers to get their heads >out of the sand and eat more ostrich meat, said Wednesday they think >they've found their ultimate representative -- CBS talk show host David >Letterman. > >Letterman, 52, was released from a New York hospital last week, five days >after undergoing quintuple-bypass heart surgery to clear a major blockage >in one of his arteries. > >The American Ostrich Association thinks that “The Late Show” star should >stay healthy by eating a diet of ostrich meat, which it says has less fat >than the other red meats. > >The group is offering Letterman a year's supply of ostrich meat and cooking >lessons so the comedian can soon be eating a number of delicacies, >including “ostrich steak with balsamic vinegar and honey,” “honey-glazed >ostrich shish- kebabs” and “ostrich and tortellini soup.” > >“What we would like to do is to get ostrich in the eyes of the consumer and >primarily in the eyes of the people with health problems,” AOA President >Dr. Amy Raines said. > >Raines said she has not heard back from Letterman's staff. > >U.S. ostrich farmers produced more than 1.6 million pounds of ostrich meat >in 1998, double the amount produced the year before, Raines said. U.S. >ostrich consumption has also jumped, in part due to the growing popularity >of ostrich leather. > >The typical U.S. ostrich meat eater is educated, makes more than $65,000 a >year and dines out a lot. About an equal amount of men and women eat >ostrich meat but men are more likely to eat it in restaurants whereas women >are more likely to cook it at home, Raines said. > >According to the association, an ostrich steak at a restaurant sells for up >to $35 per-dinner, while ground ostrich can be purchased for $6 per-pound, >costs that Raines says are comparable to high-end beef prices. >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 2.9 percent Intro or 9.9 percent Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! <a href= " http://clickme./ad/NextcardCreative4 " >Click Here</a> ------ Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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