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elkid
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 Posted: 07/09/03 - 09:41 Post subject: stupid olive companies!
The Paramedic loves black olives. LOVES 'em. I, on the other hand, only like green. But that's besides the point.
Why are black olives that have the pits removed called pitted? Wouldn't it make more sense to say that those that still have the pits are pitted (as in, with pits) and have those without say Olives Without Pits? Or Olives - No Pits!
I always get it confused and end up asking an olivelover in the grocery store. 
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kristin31
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 09:48 Post subject:
I don't know the answer to this. I do know that nothing sucks more than getting an olive with a pit in a greek salad.
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TreKay
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 10:48 Post subject:
pitted or not pitted olives suck!
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jrjo
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 10:51 Post subject: here's my question
Who would buy olives with pits? 
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 10:53 Post subject:
| TreKay wrote: | | pitted or not pitted olives suck! |
 Kalamata! 
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TreKay
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 10:58 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | TreKay wrote: | | pitted or not pitted olives suck! |
Kalamata! |
bless you....
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Cappy
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:01 Post subject:
| TreKay wrote: | | pitted or not pitted olives suck! |
 
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:15 Post subject:
| kristin31 wrote: | | I don't know the answer to this. I do know that nothing sucks more than getting an olive with a pit in a greek salad. |
I like the regular small spanish green olives with the pimento red thing in the middle 
I guess no one here has ever had a sliced green olive and cream cheese sandwich...it was all the rage in the early 60's.
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:25 Post subject:
Love olives, olive oil, and, last but not least...
olive loaf:
I hate the Olive Garden, though
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TreKay
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:51 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | Love olives, olive oil, and, last but not least...
olive loaf:
I hate the Olive Garden, though |
excuse me while I puke!!!
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jrjo
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:56 Post subject:
Mmmmm....Olive Garden.... got one coming to town here soon!
(I suppose someone is going to tell me now why I should boycott them)
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:57 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | Mmmmm....Olive Garden.... got one coming to town here soon!
(I suppose someone is going to tell me now why I should boycott them) |
Olive Garden is awesome, wish there was one closer to my house though.
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 11:58 Post subject:
olives=
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 13:02 Post subject:
yeah, but have you ever had a good olive float?
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Posted: 07/09/03 - 13:33 Post subject:
I love olives, all kinds, all shapes. I'm particularly enamored of a kind called seragnola at the moment--big, green, kinda nutty flavor.
I hate Olive Garden. It's faux Italian. Someone from Italy would smack you if you made them eat that.
I agree, Kid, the word should be "depitted." Regarding word questions, explain to me why flammable/inflammable and regardless/irregardless--words that seem to contrast--mean the same thing?
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