On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 19:45:18 +0900, Declan Murphy
<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Good 'ol Osama Bin Laden laughed his arse off as Hibijibi wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what "yes" you're referring to, but I don't believe there is a
>> general perception in the U.S. that Turkey has been a helpful or willing
>> ally in the Iraq conflict.  Turkey has the second largest military force in
>> NATO, with a full-scale conflict occuring on your border, at the same time
>> suffering viscious terrorist attacks from Muslim extremists in recent days
>> and you don't want to get involved.  Hello?
>
>Hello? HELLO? Exactly how clueless can you be? Why should any Turk give 
>a damn if the average sepponian in the street (90%+ of whom couldn't 
>locate Turkey on a map even if their thanksgiving face-stuffing depended 
>on it) thinks Turkey hasn't bent over and been shafted far enough by 
>your lot? Why should any Turkish politician care about anything other 
>than the preferences and opinions of Turkish voters?

Totally agree! Deep frying a Turkey isn't as crazy as it sounds
either. You've gotta try it. It is surprisingly easy... 

Heat a hyooge amount of peanut oil up to 375 F or so, drop the turkey
in, stand around the boiling oil drinking and watching it bubble, and
in 45 minutes or so the turkey will float up to the top. It's ready.
It really doesn't soak up a lot of oil. The outside of the turkey
develops a sort of crust that seals the juices on the inside. Once
you've sliced it, there's no greasiness to suggest that it was fried.
Kind of a hassle to set up the burner and fryer and then clean up
after you're done (that's why you might want to take the opportunity
to cook two or three birds), but the cooking part is a breeze.

--
Bryan with a マ-ファキン "Y"