Re: virus: official vegetables

Lena Rotenberg (lrr@netkonnect.net)
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:11:59 -0400


>rhu-barb n.
>1. Any of several plants of the genus Rheum, especially R. rhubarbarum,
>having long, green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible when
>sweetened and cooked. Also called pie plant.
>2. The dried, bitter-tasting rhizome and roots of Rheum palmatum or R.
>officinale of eastern Asia, used as a laxative.
>3. Informal. A quarrel, fight, or heated discussion.

Therefore, rhubarb: a rheumy, dried, bitter-tasting, acidic quarrel,
fight, or heated discussion, used as a laxative....

Describes CoV perfectly. No contest.

I repeat, the damn thing is non-edible, but my esteemed colleague from the
North is known to have strange tastes....

;-)

lena

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Lena Rotenberg
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