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Fun to digest

(為保持原汁原味,本文祇用英文撰寫。) Can't be much clearer One of my colleagues was rather puzzled yesterday at lunch. 'The sign says "Clear Chicken Soup", but it is creamy with mushrooms,' he said, and after taking the first slurp of the soup, 'and it also has some chicken in it.' Then I asked, 'Are you sure the English and German signs say the same thing?' 'Yes, they are consistent with each other.' 'Well, at least we can say it is clearly chicken soup.' Bloody fantastic! Our canteen wanted to cater to some extreme tastes for once, and came up with this 'Your favourite dish' that would be stunning to the senses of vision and smell. The blood-thirsty customers were flocking to try it out: which, in English, would translate as: Slaughter plate with blood, liver sausages, sauerkraut (sour shredded cabbage) and pan-fried potatoes If this is not enough to satisfy your appetite, may I recommend 'Chocolate Mouse' for dessert ... (But wha