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To: yankeedame; John Beresford Tipton; blam
Catherine de Medici is credited with introducing the fork into polite dining.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

20 posted on 12/21/2003 5:59:19 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
"Catherine de Medici is credited with introducing the fork into polite dining."

Did she do it by waiting til a guest was poisoned and saying:
"Stickka the forkka in him he's done"?
21 posted on 12/21/2003 6:01:40 PM PST by John Beresford Tipton
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To: LonePalm
Catherine de Medici is credited with introducing the fork into polite dining.

She also introduced high heels IIRC.

For one she should be praised and for the other pilloried

22 posted on 12/22/2003 3:34:25 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Prancer II: Pass the Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. - Delicious! A Holiday Movie for the whole family!)
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