Re: A Gift For You

From: nightbat (nightbat_at_home.ffni.com)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:58:37 -0500

nightbat wrote

Double-A wrote:

> > > Hi daybat,
> > >
> > > Thanks for that link. Taste testing all those 285 spirits must
> have
> > > been quite a project. Those kinds of jobs are hard to find!
> > >
> > > Of course tastes vary, but I am glad they rated my Wild Turkey as a
> > > great whiskey.
> > >
> > > Now that I'm supplying the wine for the first contact party, all we
> > > need is someone to supply the escargot, goat's cheese, and caviar.
> > > Double-A
> >
> > nightbat
> >
> > The wife is keeping me up all hours and thankfully she is
> > feeling better. I'm not an miracle worker just a dedicated one to her
> > needs.

> Double-A
> My earnest best wishes for her return to health.

nightbat

        Thanks and I'm hoping she gets better soon too so I can maybe
get some rest.

>
> > Ok, the fresh goat's milk for the pizzas we can leave to Officer
> > Luigi to secure even though we haven't heard from him lately. Now
> with
> > the escargot and caviar we have to be very careful here not to offend
> > our incoming star race dignitaries, you know due to their dolphin
> like
> > heritage. Yes, to us humans they are considered an delicacy
> appetizer,
> > but I don't know if our prospective reported arriving star race
> guests
> > would consider them as such and in bad taste or would accept them now
> > that they report being far removed from oceanic Earth like life. We
> have
> > to ask Darla of their preferences to honorary acceptable foods and
> > drinks. They also may be just vegetarians or dependent on artificial
> and
> > combination protein made food stuffs now. By us asking however it
> will
> > show our sincere attempt not to offend and make for more earnest
> attempt
> > at advanced cosmic/Earth race good inter relations.

> Double-A
> >From what I've read on dolphin diets, they are near the top of the food
> chain in the ocean and eat just about everything that swims: fish,
> octopus, sqid, anchovies. I read that they like to swallow their fish
> whole. Perhaps an hors devours tray with wriggling gold fish might be
> more appreciated by our guests! Unless they have had something of a
> religious conversion to vegetarianism somewhere in their history. In
> that case, seaweed might be to their liking.
>
> Remember that dolphins are mammals, not fish, so fish as food shouldn't
> offend them. Now whale blubber they might object to!

nightbat

        I hope you're right about this one Double-A, since Darla has
indicated of their now scientific interest in all living things but not
particularly to eat them.

>
> > I'll ask science liaison Officer Mr. Bohne if he can somehow locate
> > Luigi for
> > us so at least we can get and have the goats milk on hand for pizza
> > loving Ray and respective Earth crew elect Officers. You did bring up
> an
> > important point however Double-A for anything dealing with fishy we
> must
> > be careful not to upset the Mermaid star race, because even though we
> > love Earth fish and is very healthy our cosmic guests must be
> accorded
> > full respect and honors and as I have previously indicated we must
> > hopefully never offend intentionally or not. I'm sure inter planetary
> > ecologically orientated and biologically advanced Darla will
> understand
> > our sincerest interest in making them feel comfortable and of our
> utmost
> > wishes to accord them the highest respect they deserve. I'll remind
> oc
> > to try to fun behave after all this will possibly be his best chance
> to
> > test the flow space concept as we get further out into virgin space.
> If
> > Darla gives us a list of approved foods they can tolerate or enjoy
> I'm
> > sure we can accommodate them in the name of advancement of science
> and
> > 1st official contact day. I'll also pass this important point on to
> the
> > other profound net Earth elect science Officers.
> >
> > End of message
> >
> >
> > the nightbat

> Double-A
> Remember, some Earthlings won't eat those so called delicacy foods
> either.
>
> Double-A

nightbat

        Hmmmmm, yes, you do have a point there, not all humans like
wiggly, slimy, exotic foods or still alive fish eggs, good excellent
input. Just hope we never offend Darla and crew with some of our
particular Earthly tastes.

        the nightbat

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