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Jihgfed Pumpkinhead

Hey, this may just be a wild rumour, but I just have to know.

Is it true that Europeans refuse to eat corn, specifically corn on the cob, considering it "something you feed to animals"? Or is this just horrific New World slander I've heard?

I don't know why, but I've really been curious about this for a while. Yep, I'm and odd fellow. If I had any European friends, I'd have asked them, but I don't, so you all get lucky.

Thanks for humouring me.

Ironshanks · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:16 pm Post subject:

That's kind of a weird rumour...I've never heard it before.

I'm assuming that only applies to a certain number of people in any case.
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ThousandKnives · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 5:54 pm Post subject:

Mmmmm... corn...

Modanung · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject:

I've never heard of that romour iether. We don't eat corn a lot, but we do sometimes, and we certainly don't have anything against it.

valderman · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject:

I like corn...but eating corn is exclusive to us fierce vikings of the north, just like wielding huge battle-axes and drinking a gallon of mead every morning.
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Bjorn · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:50 pm Post subject:

Yeah, we sometimes eat corn, no problem. It's been years since I had corn from the cob though, but I sure had it! As a naive child though, I didn't know why humans shouldn't eat the same as animals... or something.

Jihgfed Pumpkinhead

Ah, alright, I sort of suspected it was just something people over here cooked up (so to speak). Maybe it was true a century ago; but I find it hard to believe a whole continent would willingly deprive themselves of the sweet, sweet taste of corn.

Thanks for the replies.

DrV · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:25 pm Post subject:

All I saw was the title, and I immediately thought of Corn, the Nintendo 64 emulator... so I'll not comment...
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Ironshanks · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:35 pm Post subject:

The ironic thing is that you posted to say you won't comment.
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Modanung · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject:

Actually me and Bjorn ate corn less then a week ago... partly because of this thread, wich made us tell our mum about this weird rumour.

Bjorn · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:42 pm Post subject:

We even ate it from the cob, like animals! :-)

Barok · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject:

No!!! not from the cob! you... you... monsters! you animals! ;) :D

we always eat from the cob, unless it's canned corn.
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Modanung · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:02 pm Post subject:

Humans ARE animals, right?

Bjorn · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:18 pm Post subject:

How dare you. Animals are called animals because they are different from humans!

Modanung · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject:

We're primates, primates are animals, wich makes us animals... right?