Is there a literal difference between prawns and what is (here, at least) commonly called "jumbo shrimp"? I've never even seen the word used on menus, here. I am mostly familiar with the word, as used by my Aussie friends, and I always thought they were just using a synonym for shrimp.

There isn't much seafood unavailable to us--here, which is why I'm being so pedantic about this. I'm not used.

I'm the bad-influence friend. Next thing they'd know, I'll introduce him to chocolate.

Hee!

Nilly, corrupter of youth!

She's as evil as a tomato.

Once you introduce them to chocolate, there's no turning back.

Next thing they'd know, I'll introduce him to chocolate.

Yes, it's a short, slippery slope from tongue-sticking to chocolate to trying to take over the world (with evil naughty cuteness).

Most of what are sold as prawns in the US are just really big shrimp, since the FDA doesn't care enough to make seafood retailers label them properly. But biologically speaking, they're different critters.

"DON'T PANIC."

one of us, one of us...

I can't believe nobody saw me on TV last night! I was sitting right behind the cast during the party, and so every time CBS did a "Live, with the winners, after the show!" promo, I was in the shot.

So did House last night have anybody else saying something like House loooooves Dr. Wilson, oh yes he does! in sing-song? Or was that just me?

Mm. House. Hisundemonstrativeloveissopure.

And Firefly.

His parents will do that. They were the one who gave me the DVD set as a present, they know what's good.

She's as evil as a tomato.

Am not. If I were, I'd have to either hate myself, each and every thing about myself, which is bound to lead to deep personal problems and lots of existential angst, or, well, cook myself until I like me again, and how does one do that, anyway? Which vegetable is naughty? I'll have to settle for that, spelled rightly or not.

[Edit:

Once you introduce them to chocolate, there's no turning back.

Exactly! I didn't do it yet, though. Maybe I should ask for some bribe in order to wait until, you know, he's older than 3 months?]

[Another edit: on some weekend, a friend had her less-than-a-year old baby in her lap, and she let her taste a bit of the (chocolate) ice-cream that was for dessert. The poor thing didn't want to eat anything else from her own lunch after that, she couldn't believe there was no more of the really good stuff for her.]

Encyclopedia says that "larger shrimp are often sold as prawns" -- which was my understanding, and that prawns are certain crustaceans of the suborder shrimp. So every prawn is a shrimp, by their estimation, but not just any shrimp can be a prawn.

Maybe I should ask for some bribe in order to wait until, you know, he's older than 3 months?

Now she's asking for bribes! Perhaps the tomato is less evil?