1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. REC.ARTS.SF.FANDOM

  • Re: MT VOID, 04/12/24 -- Vol. 42, No. 41, Whole Number 2323

    From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Apr 14 10:29:09 2024
    On 4/14/24 9:48 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

    The free holiday entree (Easter ham or turkey, kosher chicken,
    etc.) now requires $400 of purchases in the four weeks preceding
    Easter, which is normally the four weeks preceding Passover.  Not
    this year.  So if you want the kosher chicken, you have to spend
    $400 even before they have put out the Passover food (which
    definitely boosted your spending).  The one bright point is they
    will let people redeem their points for the kosher chicken until
    Passover, even though the usual deadline is Easter.

    (This part is not the supermarket's fault; blame Pope Gregory
    XIII.)

    The Greek Orthodox church has an extra rule that Easter must come after Passover.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to garym@mcgath.com on Sun Apr 14 16:28:37 2024
    In article <uvgp7l$3m52c$2@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    On 4/14/24 9:48 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

    The free holiday entree (Easter ham or turkey, kosher chicken,
    etc.) now requires $400 of purchases in the four weeks preceding
    Easter, which is normally the four weeks preceding Passover.  Not
    this year.  So if you want the kosher chicken, you have to spend
    $400 even before they have put out the Passover food (which
    definitely boosted your spending).  The one bright point is they
    will let people redeem their points for the kosher chicken until
    Passover, even though the usual deadline is Easter.

    (This part is not the supermarket's fault; blame Pope Gregory
    XIII.)

    The Greek Orthodox church has an extra rule that Easter must come after >Passover.

    What if I want both options so I can cook the kosher chicken with the
    easter ham inside?
    --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Keith F. Lynch@21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Sun Apr 14 17:32:27 2024
    Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    The Greek Orthodox church has an extra rule that Easter must come
    after Passover.

    What if I want both options so I can cook the kosher chicken with
    the easter ham inside?

    Sorry, but that isn't halal. Especially not during Ramadan.
    --
    Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/
    Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)