baked beans and prunes

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt at y...>
wrote:
>  Those sorts of image makeovers happen all the time. 
> Chilean sea bass (yummy) used to be known as
> Patagonian toothfish (eeewww!).
 
Or like mahi mahi, which used to be called dolphin ("no, no, ma'am,
this is a *fish,* it's not like Flipper or anything").


> Changing the name of something to make it more
> palatable happens in other areas besides food. For
> example, the phrase 'compassionate conservative'...
> 
> Tyler

*lifts one eyebrow*

Hey! I am compassionate! And mostly conservative, even!

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