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The Garden Party
anneliese_32

Quote, 05/27/11

anneliese_32
12 years ago

The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you.

Isaac Assimov

And I hope I don't offend any vegetarians:

Life expectancy would grow by leaps an bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

Doug Larson

(Husband had yesterdy afternoon an appointment with a dietitan.)

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