Article: 288567 of talk.bizarre From: c.daly@mail.utexas.edu (Dancing Ape) Newsgroups: talk.bizarre Subject: Re: The importance of tomatoes in the development of U.S. aircraft Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 23:23:51 -0600 Organization: UT Austin Lines: 18 Message-ID: <c.daly-3011962323510001@slip-110-31.ots.utexas.edu> References: <32A0EBD7.EC@ip.pt> +>You may think this is the most stupid subject in the word, but it is +>not... +> Do You have any ideia of the importance of this vegetable in a +>pilote's mind. Well, you shud. +> Put your mind at work and tell me what doyou think about this!!!! Piloting requires attention to the moist pulpy interior. Overripeness is not a factor, but can increase the incidence of "bird-hits" which can crack the exterior of the aircraft and blend the ingredients into a tasty sauce. A food processor can be used in this step, but you will lose some of the tangy flavor required by the FAA. The investigation into the downing of a botulism-laden can of Hunt's special stewed tomatoes is certainly being hampered by the unknown origin of the original tomatoes, although they are thought to have come from Mrs. Dilneck's garden, which also produced some of the first commercial aircraft. The Dancing Ape c.daly@mail.utexas.edu