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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Eton Mess is eaten at Eton, You can see how the confusion arises.
In amongst the many ghits we find:
Due to the pronunciation (ee-ton), I thought this English dessert was called “eaten mess†for a long time before I knew how it was spelled.
Sweet!
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
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Sweet indeed!
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Happy Eton to all!
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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