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Chrissy would not say, “Bugger this,” under any circumstances: she considers it antigay. Myrna has explained that the term derives from an Old French word meaning “heretic,”
I am so relieved that this expression is not antigay, because it is one of my gotos to mutter under my breath when exasperated.


“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

“Chrissy would not say, “Bugger this,” under any circumstances: she considers it antigay. Myrna has explained that the term derives from an Old French word meaning “heretic,”
― Cut and Thirst
― Cut and Thirst

“You are what what you eat eats.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

“So for most practical purposes, the communal violence that started after the Babri Masjid fell came to an end after the blasts, but the spell of peace that followed felt like hate was only shedding its milk teeth.”
― Milk Teeth
― Milk Teeth

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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