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Originally Posted by infinite monkey
What is corned beef? What makes it 'corned'?
Hell hath no fury like beef corned.
But really. Do you soak it in, like, corn juice?
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In Britain "corn" means many, many things.
In this case it means salt - as in corns of salt.
we, of course, call it "maize" as the goddess intended (Demeter).
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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