Re: fish and chips

["L. Bird" <pkeets@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the reason for some previous concern about you being a teacher in 
the public schools.  It's erroneous nutritional information.  Rickets is 
caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D and/or calcium and other minerals that 
leave bones soft and easily deformed.  Notice that Roger Daltrey managed to 
contract this problem because of the hardships of the final war years in 
London.

English sailors carried limes on their ships to prevent the disease Scurvy, 
which is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency, and which leads to deterioration 
of connective tissue and generally loss of teeth.  Please have your facts 
straight before you pass them along to your students.


keets



> They all also suck on limes.  I was actually explaining the slur "limey" to 
> a student once, and told them that sailors sucked on limes to keep their 
> vitamin C levels up to combat the threat of rickets, and a student raised 
> his hand and asked what limes were: "are they a type of fish or something?" 
>  The entire classed roared with laughter, as did I.  I am being playful 
> here, not antagonistic.  AEB can make a drunken Irish slur if he wants, and 
> I'll take it in good humor.
>
> mc

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