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in reply to a message by Nanaea
In Conover, NC there's this little seafood place called the Harbor Inn (Greek-run, of course, Pav -- by a guy named Nick!) that served humongous portions of good fried fish, shrimp, etc. really cheap.
They're out on the old highway paralleling the Interstate and so used one of those backlit signs to advertise their specials. One of the most frequent was the deviled crab and fried baby shrimp combo. Since the sign was fairly small, they economized on the description.
Imagine my surprise the first time I drove by and saw "Devil and Fried Baby Special". I mentioned it to several people at work (all natives), and the response was "So? That's the deviled crab and baby shrimp special. Everyone who's from here knows that!"
It ran like that periodically for six years that I know of, and undoubtedly still does today. Is that Satanic or what?
They're out on the old highway paralleling the Interstate and so used one of those backlit signs to advertise their specials. One of the most frequent was the deviled crab and fried baby shrimp combo. Since the sign was fairly small, they economized on the description.
Imagine my surprise the first time I drove by and saw "Devil and Fried Baby Special". I mentioned it to several people at work (all natives), and the response was "So? That's the deviled crab and baby shrimp special. Everyone who's from here knows that!"
It ran like that periodically for six years that I know of, and undoubtedly still does today. Is that Satanic or what?
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Yes, that is definitely Satanic. Because when the weary traveler rolled into the joint, in eager anticipation of his "Fried Baby Special", the proprietor -- Nick? -- would probably bellow: "That's fried baby SHRIMP, Suuuuucker! Hahahahahahaha!"
And the look of bitter disappointment on the weary traveler's face would most likely spark additional peals of taunting laughter from Nick.
Definitely Satanic. Besides the obvious fact that "Nick" is another name for Satan. ;)
-- Nanaea
And the look of bitter disappointment on the weary traveler's face would most likely spark additional peals of taunting laughter from Nick.
Definitely Satanic. Besides the obvious fact that "Nick" is another name for Satan. ;)
-- Nanaea
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An "inside joke" for ol' Nick?
In Greek the uppercase spelling for "chops" and "little children" is identical: PAIDAKIA (chops has an umlaut in its first i in lowercase). This has given fodder for cheap wordplay to esurient restaurant-goers since time imemorial :P
In Greek the uppercase spelling for "chops" and "little children" is identical: PAIDAKIA (chops has an umlaut in its first i in lowercase). This has given fodder for cheap wordplay to esurient restaurant-goers since time imemorial :P
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I didn't realize "time immemorial" or "the limit of legal memory" was a legalistic concept in Greece, too. So you had punsters in Greece before September 3, 1189? Cool.
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