>>>>>>I wouldn't stay fifteen minutes in a place if someone kept pushing grits at me (g,d & r)
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>>>>>Well, hey, you like pickled herring and I'd rather eat dirt ... <g>
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>>>>I agree, literally. I really would eat dirt first. Pickled herring is one of the very few foods that triggers my gagging reflex. It must be something about slimy foods, because cottage cheese is another one.
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>>>Slimy? Have you ever actually eaten it? Nothing slimy about it.
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When I was in Sweden I had some pickled herring (don't remember what they called it) - we had asked some locals what they usually eat (besides meatballs) and he bought a small plate of it for us to try. It was much better than I was expecting (although the burps from it later were horrendous). Honestly, I was expecting to hate it (and decided it was actually pretty good).