HW : Moorcock biscuits
Paul Mather
paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU
Fri Apr 24 10:51:45 EDT 1998
On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Jon Browne wrote:
> This was posted to the Moorcock list, thought it might apply.
>
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> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> Dear All,
>
> This was sent to me by Mike Mooorcock. Thought i'd pass it on, as
> instructed...
>
> "... RE: cookies
>
> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE---- PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND SEND THIS
> TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADRESS:
>
> My daughter and I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas
> and decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie
> lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". (EDITORIAL COMMENT:
> Neiman's is a VERY EXPENSIVE depertment store) It was so excellent that I
> asked if they would give me the recipe and the waitress said with a small
> frown, "I'm afraid not".
[...etc...]
This is a well-known urban legend/chain letter that does the rounds on
e-mail. I've not yet seen a variant in which Craig Shergold
inadvertently buys the cookie recipe, but give it time... :-)
Cheers,
Paul.
obCD: Jethro Tull, _Thick As A Brick_ (25th Anniversary Edition)
e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
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