Kimberly T. wrote: > > Those aren't bagels. > What do I know. I'm not Jewish or from New York. I'm just an Ohian. Sorry, that response is reflexive. In other handy tips, that entire line is somewhat redundant. I'll provide a translation: What do I know from bagels? A New Yorker I'm not! As to the Ohio part, New Yorkers don't care where you're from if you're not from New York. Bagels aren't really a Jewish thing. They're an Eastern European immigrant thing. Jews are just better known for tending to not give up their immigrant ways. > If it says bagel on the sign, I believe them. Don't believe everything you read. Think of it this way: outside of Ohio you'll find chili on the menu at many restaurants, but only a few will serve it over pasta to make you feel at home. > I don't even know what Lox is. It's thinly sliced, smoked, cured salmon. The same food is eaten under essentially the same name all over Northern Europe. The smoky & soft lox, the creamy cheese, the crunchy sharp onion, the chewy bagel... it's all about the combination of tastes and textures. Mmmm. > And I don't much care for coffee. Coffee doesn't like you, either! I think you're nice, though. =^> -- Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans eeyore@xxxxxxxx