The reference to "are they good eating" was for the peacock eggs. Wondering if they are going to be rid of, well maybe there could be a benefical use for them. Ben from North-central Maine where the leaves are changing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me > The message under "Snakes are okay by me" said "Are they good eating? > Maybe > so, but I would have to be WAY under the influence to try eating a snake. > I > was told they taste like chicken. So eat chicken. > Marilynn > IBSSG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Barr" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me > > >> Would they be good eating? >> >> Ben from North-central Maine where the leaves are changing. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:47 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me >> >> >>> The unwritten rule around Arcadia is that when you find peacock eggs >>> under the bushes, you step on them. Even a conservationist suggested >>> this method of controlling the population >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> Toni Perry wrote: >>>> Tom, >>>> Have you seen Linda's pictures? How could you eat those eggs when you >>>> could hatch one and have such a pretty bird? >>>> I had never thought of birds as anything but fried chicken, roast >>>> turkey, >>>> scrambled eggs and messes on the car until I married my current husband >>>> over 25 years ago. >>>> He didn't tell me until after the wedding that he was a bird-lover. I >>>> had >>>> bird phobia and considered having it (the marriage) annulled - but >>>> decided >>>> to >>>> give it a chance - we have had one or more birds living in our house >>>> ever >>>> since - >>>> I soon got over my phobia, and once I observed how smart, cute and >>>> loving >>>> a >>>> bird >>>> could be, and that each had such a very different personalty, I have >>>> come >>>> to >>>> appreciate all birds. >>>> We have had parakeet to parrot-type birds who have favorite TV shows, >>>> talk, >>>> whistle, understand words, such as "dinner" and their names. They can >>>> tell >>>> time >>>> pretty well - they know when my husband is due home from work and start >>>> their hellos >>>> as soon as the car pulls into the driveway. They know when it's dinner >>>> and >>>> treat time, >>>> and some of them can even be house-broken. >>>> >>>> Toni Perry >>>> Huntington Beach, Calif >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Dear Ben, I have never heard of anyone eating peacock eggs. Arcadia is a semi-exclusive place. I doubt that any one in that city has ever been hungry enough. The peacocks are the descendants of two birds owned by Lucky Baldwin, a successful gold prospector and gambler who settled in the area and developed the city. His home site became the Los Angeles County Arboretum, near Santa Anita Race Track. Many movies have been made there including most of the Tarzan flics and "Creature from the Black Lagoon," Anaconda , etc. I often saw movie trucks and mobile dressing rooms in the place during the 18 years I lived there. I wasn't exclusive enough to spend the rest of my life there. But I did teach school in Arcadia. It has one of the better schools districts in the State and the 7th graders were fun to work with. Tom Ben Barr wrote: > The reference to "are they good eating" was for the peacock eggs. Wondering > if they are going to be rid of, well maybe there could be a benefical use > for them. > > Ben from North-central Maine where the leaves are changing > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Snakes are okay by me > > >