I'm on the top deck. Sitting across from me are two boys aged around twelve years old and a chic young woman who might be their big sister or aunt, they are talking and laughing and sound like they come from south London, she says:
There's this stuff called escargot, it's snails eggs and people eat it
that's disgusting!
it's like caviar which is fish eggs, you eat hens eggs, what's the difference?
Shuntaro Tanikawa.
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7 hours ago
I'm with the boys on this one, even if her logic is (almost) impeccable!
ReplyDeleteyou have a point LX!
DeleteLOL it's the butter sauce that's so delicious! almost makes you forget what you're eating ;) xoxoxo
ReplyDeletehahaha! So right, Sav!
DeleteAlmost -but not quite!
DeleteWhat's in Penge? And how do you pronounce it? Thx
ReplyDeleteI'm sitting here wondering if snails lay eggs.