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Re: Seems I've heard this somewhere before...
Posted By: Gharlane, on host 71.111.185.235
Date: Monday, May 8, 2006, at 12:05:53
In Reply To: Re: Seems I've heard this somewhere before... posted by Howard on Monday, May 8, 2006, at 10:25:06:

> > Today on the LA Times Non-fiction Bestsellers list (#15): The Omnivore's Dilemma by Miahage Pollan. A revealing look at the food we eat, the agribusiness that produces it, and the corn that is now in nearly everything edible.
>
> Are you suggesting (gasp!) plagiarism?
>
> I think I will write a book called "How to Plagerize Famous Authors for Fun and Profit." I think I can copy most of it from the internet.
>
> Or are you worried about too much corn in our diet? Corn is not good for diabetics, so I try to avoid it. That's not easy, considering that corn, or products made from corn, are in almost everything. Corn products are more widely used than even peanuts. Come to think of it, there are people who have to avoid peanuts too.

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> So where have you heard it before?
> How"confused as usual"ard

There's a Rinkchat archive about it from several years ago. I wasn't there at the time, but I've read it recently. Here's a link, although you'll need to get about two thirds of the way through for the reference.


Ghar"corn"lane


Link: There's Corn in There!

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