• Are the olives pitted?

    From Dave Smith@adavid.smith@sympatico.ca to rec.food.cooking on Sat Jan 10 18:53:27 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried
    chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were
    pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted"
    means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife
    about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.

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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Sun Jan 11 11:15:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:53:27 -0500, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?

    No, she needs a light knock on the head.
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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net@user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Sun Jan 11 00:49:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking


    Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:53:27 -0500, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?

    No, she needs a light knock on the head.


    I agree, a knock on the noggin is required.

    ~
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  • From Janet@nobody@home.com to rec.food.cooking on Sun Jan 11 11:56:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    In article <XDB8R.967399$LrS.739983@fx09.iad>,
    adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.

    Plenty of people are so completely clueless they don't
    even know how little they know. Then as soon as they open
    their mouths, they proudly exhibit their ignorance.

    As frequently demonstrated on rfc, and broadcast to the
    world by the owner of the Western Hemisphere.

    Janet UK

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  • From Dave Smith@adavid.smith@sympatico.ca to rec.food.cooking on Sun Jan 11 10:22:01 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 2026-01-11 6:56 a.m., Janet wrote:
    In article <XDB8R.967399$LrS.739983@fx09.iad>,
    adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some
    spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried
    chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were
    pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted
    olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted"
    means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife
    about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.

    Plenty of people are so completely clueless they don't
    even know how little they know. Then as soon as they open
    their mouths, they proudly exhibit their ignorance.

    That is the Dunning-Kruger Effect and it has been well researched. I am
    sure we all knew students in school who we all expected to ace exams and
    how they would be fretting over something they could not answer, and on
    the other side were those who thought they had done well but had not
    because they didn't know enough to know what they didn't know.


    As frequently demonstrated on rfc, and broadcast to the
    world by the owner of the Western Hemisphere.




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  • From Aster Iske@not@that.dot to rec.food.cooking,alt.politics.uk,uk.politics on Sun Jan 11 11:43:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:56:12 -0000
    Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

    As frequently demonstrated on rfc, and broadcast to the
    world by the owner of the Western Hemisphere.

    Janet UK

    Says the roll-over serf to the Muzzification of the entire UK.

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  • From Aster Iske@not@that.dot to rec.food.cooking,can.politics,can.general on Sun Jan 11 11:55:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:22:01 -0500
    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    the other side were those who thought they had done well but had not
    because they didn't know enough to know what they didn't know.

    Turdumb...Freeland...Carney, etc.

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  • From dsi1@user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 17:41:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.


    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and adapt, with good humor, preferably.




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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 05:34:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some
    spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried
    chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were
    pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted
    olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted"
    means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife
    about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and >adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".
    --
    Bruce <https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>
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  • From Ed P@esp@snet.n to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 13:54:34 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 1/12/2026 1:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried
    chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were
    pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them
    into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits
    in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".


    What does this do for jobs? Are the people that put the pits in olives
    going to be out of work? Can cherries be next?
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 06:00:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:54:34 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

    On 1/12/2026 1:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    What does this do for jobs? Are the people that put the pits in olives >going to be out of work? Can cherries be next?

    And what does this mean for the pimento industry?
    --
    Bruce <https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 06:00:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:54:34 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

    On 1/12/2026 1:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    What does this do for jobs? Are the people that put the pits in olives >going to be out of work? Can cherries be next?

    And what does this mean for the pimento industry?
    --
    Bruce <https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>
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  • From dsi1@user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 20:00:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking


    Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".


    Scared man hides his face in fear and plugs his ears. I can dig words changing in
    meaning. It's been going on since language was invented. I think it's pretty groovy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIjhgXteLlY



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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 07:52:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:03 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    Scared man hides his face in fear and plugs his ears. I can dig words changing in
    meaning. It's been going on since language was invented. I think it's pretty >groovy.

    Yes, groovy and courageous observation from Hawaii! "Pitted" Now Means "Unpitted"!
    --
    Bruce <https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-681946574-20250717233334800.jpg>
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  • From Cindy Hamilton@chamilton5280@invalid.com to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 22:45:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure
    they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed
    from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at
    another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".
    --
    Cindy Hamilton
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  • From Dave Smith@adavid.smith@sympatico.ca to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 18:00:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 2026-01-12 5:45 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".


    Or passive and impassive.


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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 10:00:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:45:07 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been >>>> for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put >>>> the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".

    Or "regardless" and "irregardless".

    Soon, we may see a post from Hawaii like the following:

    "Yes" Now Means "No".

    Of course, in several Asian cultures this has always been the case.
    --
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 10:45:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:00:08 -0500, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    On 2026-01-12 5:45 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".

    Or passive and impassive.

    It's all the influence of the Hawaiian kids.
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  • From dsi1@user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 23:56:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking


    Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:

    On 1/12/2026 1:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".


    What does this do for jobs? Are the people that put the pits in olives going to be out of work? Can cherries be next?

    The great thing about olives is that they already come pre-pitted. To take the pits out, you have to un-pre-pit them. As far as I can see, there's no reason to
    ever serve pre-pitted olives. That should be illegal. A beautiful woman should never have to spit out pits onto a plate. A real lady swallows the pits or discreetly transports it to under her arms - in her pit-pits. That's all I have to say about that.

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  • From Bryan Simmons@bryangsimmons@gmail.com to rec.food.cooking on Mon Jan 12 18:51:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 1/12/2026 5:56 PM, dsi1 wrote:

    The great thing about olives is that they already come pre-pitted. To take the
    pits out, you have to un-pre-pit them. As far as I can see, there's no reason to
    ever serve pre-pitted olives. That should be illegal. A beautiful woman should
    never have to spit out pits onto a plate. A real lady swallows the pits or discreetly transports it to under her arms - in her pit-pits. That's all I have
    to say about that.

    So, "A real lady swallows," rather than spits? Interesting in light of
    what you wrote about me.
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 12:06:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:51:33 -0600, Bryan Simmons
    <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/12/2026 5:56 PM, dsi1 wrote:

    The great thing about olives is that they already come pre-pitted. To take the
    pits out, you have to un-pre-pit them. As far as I can see, there's no reason to
    ever serve pre-pitted olives. That should be illegal. A beautiful woman should
    never have to spit out pits onto a plate. A real lady swallows the pits or >> discreetly transports it to under her arms - in her pit-pits. That's all I have
    to say about that.

    So, "A real lady swallows," rather than spits? Interesting in light of
    what you wrote about me.

    One can't even mention the bird without you taking a lascivious
    turnoff.
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  • From Cindy Hamilton@chamilton5280@invalid.com to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 10:09:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:45:07 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
    <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1 >>><user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been >>>>> for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put >>>>> the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates >>>>> usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".

    Or "regardless" and "irregardless".

    Soon, we may see a post from Hawaii like the following:

    "Yes" Now Means "No".

    Of course, in several Asian cultures this has always been the case.

    Contrariwise, if you're Donald Trump, "No" means "Yes".
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  • From Bruce@Bruce@invalid.invalid to rec.food.cooking on Tue Jan 13 21:10:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:09:00 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:45:07 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

    On 2026-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1 >>>><user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been >>>>>> for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at
    the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some
    spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted
    olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and
    she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put >>>>>> the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted"
    means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits >>>>>> removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates >>>>>> usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife
    about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".

    I guess it's joining "flammable" and "inflammable".

    Or "regardless" and "irregardless".

    Soon, we may see a post from Hawaii like the following:

    "Yes" Now Means "No".

    Of course, in several Asian cultures this has always been the case.

    Contrariwise, if you're Donald Trump, "No" means "Yes".

    And "Peace Talks" means "How Can I Make Money From This".
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  • From marika@marika5000@gmail.com to rec.food.cooking,alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley on Tue Jan 13 17:16:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking

    Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
    On 1/12/2026 1:34 PM, Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:41:20 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    This afternoon I stopped at a family run grocery store I had not been
    for some time. I wanted to get some bacon because I forgot to get it at >>>> the other butcher shop I tried. While I was there I decided to get some >>>> spiced olives that appealed because they had a heck of a lot less dried >>>> chili on them. I couldn't see all that clearly so I asked if they were >>>> pitted and they girl said yes they were. When she started dishing them >>>> into the tub they looked not to be pitted. I asked her if she was sure >>>> they were pitted. Yes, she said and suggested that if I wanted unpitted >>>> olives they had pimento stuffed that we unpitted. I questioned that and >>>> she was sure they were unpitted because they took out the pits to put
    the pimento in.

    Am I wrong here?. I have always been under the impression that "pitted" >>>> means the pits have been removed. Pitted olives have had the pits
    removed. Pitted cherries are cherries that the pits have been removed >>>> from. If I make a fresh cherry pie I pit the cherries. Pitted dates
    usually caution that there may be pieces if pits in them. I told my wife >>>> about that conversation and she said the same thing happened to her at >>>> another store where the clerk thought that "pitted" meant they had pits >>>> in them.

    Welcome to the new age. You're just going to have to learn to be flexible and
    adapt, with good humor, preferably.

    Man Of The Future Discovers New Trend: "Pitted" Means "Unpitted".


    What does this do for jobs? Are the people that put the pits in olives going to be out of work? Can cherries be next?


    Good points

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