Whippett's 1st Assignment

[Whippett]

Thanks for your comments Mad - they are greatly appreciated (as were Deen's).

Since you are into anthropology (at least with reference to skunk and white) , perhaps you can answer a question that has plagued me for years? You Yanks have an inedible almost confection that is a pale imitation of Smarties - I believe you call them M&Ms - however, for a barely chocolate confection (?) with an inedible plastic outer coating, would it not be more in keeping with your advertising ethics to call them S&Ms? After all, only a sadist could design something like that and call it "candy" - and only a masochist could actually eat one (lol).

And Deen - an en bar is indeed chocolate - it contains peanuts. An em-bar is bittersweet chocolate and almonds. Unlike the contiguous 48, however, the word chocolate refers to a product with a high cacao-butter content, unlike that brown pseudo-chocolate made by Mr Hershey in a back alley somewhere - lol.

[Mad Lews]

Thanks for your comments Mad - they are greatly appreciated (as were Deen's).

Since you are into anthropology (at least with reference to skunk and white) , perhaps you can answer a question that has plagued me for years? You Yanks have an inedible almost confection that is a pale imitation of Smarties - I believe you call them M&Ms - however, for a barely chocolate confection (?) with an inedible plastic outer coating, would it not be more in keeping with your advertising ethics to call them S&Ms? After all, only a sadist could design something like that and call it "candy" - and only a masochist could actually eat one (lol).

And Deen - an en bar is indeed chocolate - it contains peanuts. An em-bar is bittersweet chocolate and almonds. Unlike the contiguous 48, however, the word chocolate refers to a product with a high cacao-butter content, unlike that brown pseudo-chocolate made by Mr Hershey in a back alley somewhere - lol.

Dear Whippett,

We shall pray that it melts in your mouth, not in your hand....

While you might feel it a clever ploy to trash talk chocolate in hopes of distracting our lovely muse, I fear you are sadly mistaken. I'm sure the Dragons Muse's ire will be roused and should she approach your opus before her morning coffee I fear for your ego. Try to take it all with that infamous stiff upper lip, I'm sure it will be at least as instructive as it is vindictive.

Your second draft holds some improvement IMHO, but it is the Dragon's muse whose verdict really counts.

Best of luck good sir,

Mad