[dixiechick2000]

"It amazes me (I live in the Pacific NW) that some folks haven't seen/talked to their cousins or aunts/uncles in years."

That IS amazing, but I've found it to be true.

I've been amazed that, up here, they eat turnips but throw away the greens.

That's just silly.

[Oorang]

they eat turnips but throw away the greens

Time to take somebody to the woodshed.

My family reunion is in another couple of weeks. Pig-pickin at Aunt Hallie's!

[Tailback]

I've been amazed that, up here, they eat turnips but throw away the greens.

Being from Oregon and having spent some time in the South with the military I can't argue with that point. However, being from Oregon and having eaten real fish (Salmon, Halibut) I have a hard time believing a human being would intentionally eat a catfish. That's what the pet food plant would use to grind up into dog food.