apple_cinnamons Q I've applied for a grant from the government to genetically engineer a correction into apple trees or cinnamon plants to obtain the desired fruit. No, not the fruit you're thinking of. I mean apple_cinnamons. Doing this research with taxpayer money is called risk-taking for the future rich, a species of corporate welfare. But every taxpayer wants the result, right? Even if they do need to pay for it twice or three times or a hundred times, like some pharmaceuticals. (Now for a little subliminal advertising: gore.) I will be sure you can have an apple_cinnamon when I'm done. I promise not to charge you an arm and a leg for one. Probably just a leg would be enough. 000928 ... j_blue the race for the apple_cinnamon is a matter of national pride, we must develop it before those zany kanadians do. 000928 ... grendels laboratory what about orange_pineapples and strawberry_bananas? surely someone can devote some R & D money to those causes as well, no? 000928 ... j_blue now dont go overboard here, we dont want a bioengineered regrigerator, but a little improvement here and there is ok. the apple_cinnamon is very traditional, not too radical. who would buy an orange_pineapple? 000928 ... ducky Me, of course. 000928 ... carden apple cinnamon...cherrios 010405 ... 190 proof grendel besides, i always figured the liquor industry would be more than willing to underwrite the development of things that might go well with rum. to which i propose, in addition to the strawberry_banana and the orange_pineapple... the kiwi_lime 010405 ... oh pee um we'd all be happier if we were allowed to grow our own apple cinnamon or weed or opium 010516 ... the Walrus Make more cinnamon girls in addition to being devastatingly beautiful, with a green card, they could pick themselves ! 010806 what's it to you? who go blather from