> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe > >>>in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because our family > >>>are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus > >>>Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me > >>>the recipe and they said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." > >>>Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe? With a cute > >>>smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she responded, > >>>"Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to my tab. > >>> > >>> Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from > >>>Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and I > >>>remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 > >>>for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it > >>>said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00." Boy, was I upset!! I called > >>>Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress said it was > >>>"two fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00 for a cookie > >>>recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill > >>>and they said they were sorry, but all the recipes were > >>>this expensive so not just everyone could duplicate any of their > >>>bakery recipes....the bill would stand. I waited, thinking of > >>>how I could get even or even try and get any of my money back. > >>> > >>>I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00 and now I'm going to > >>>have $250.00 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to > >>>it that every cookie lover had a $250.00 cookie recipe from > >>>Neiman-Marcus for nothing. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do > >>>this." I said, "I'm sorry but this is the only way I feel I can > >>>get even," and I will. > >>> > >>> So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run a few > >>>copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free. > >>>(Recipe may be halved.): > >>> > >>>2 cups butter 4 cups flower > >>>2 tsp. soda 2 cups sugar > >>>5 cups blended oatmeal** 24 oz. chocolate chips > >>>2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp. salt > >>>1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs > >>>2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups chopped nuts > >>>2 tsp. vanilla (your choice) > >>> > >>> Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix > >>>together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add > >>>chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. > >>> Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. > >>>Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. > >>> > >>>** measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. > >>> > >>>Have fun!!! This is not a joke --- this is a true story.. > >>> > >************************************************************ > > > >>> That's it. Please, pass it along to everyone you know, single > >>>people, mailing lists, etc..... Article 1393 of ucsc.baskin.general: Path: darkstar.UCSC.EDU!aaronf From: aaronf@cse.ucsc.edu (Aaron T. Ferrucci) Newsgroups: ucsc.baskin.general Subject: Re: anti-establishment cookies Date: 8 Apr 1994 17:16:02 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards) Lines: 77 Distribution: ucsc Message-ID: <2o43gi$e3m@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> References: <2o1ltk$14h@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <2o1spf$2oj@darkstar.ucsc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: arapaho.cse.ucsc.edu Just to fan the flames: >From: lungtt@gus.ecn.purdue.edu (Terence T. Lung) >Subject: Cookies > >A few years ago I was touring the Jet Propulsion Lab and they showed >me a prototype of the Hubble Space Telescope. "Pretty cool machine, >guys," I said, "but is there anyway us amateur astronomers can get in >on this kind of action?" They said yes, plans for the HST were >available through the gift shop. "How much?" I asked. They said >"Fifty." I said "Great! Here's my American Express Plutonium Card!" > >I picked up the plans and went home, happy as a clam, until I got my >American Express bill. The total amount due was $50,119.00! I >figured the $119 must have been from one of these Northwest student >ticket vouchers, but where was that $50,000 from? Only then did I >realize that JPL had charged me, not fifty dollars, but fifty THOUSAND >dollars. Boy was I mad. But it was too late to return the plans and >get my fifty thousand dollars back, so I just chalked it up to >experience. But now I'm getting my revenge... I asked the folks at >the JPL copyright office if I could give the plans out to all my >friends and they said, "Heck, why not? What do we need with >royalties? Tell the world!" So I've written up the key steps here. >Please post them to every bboard you can think of and mail them to all >your friends. Remember, if you break the chain you'll get seven years >of bad sunspot interference. > >You will need: > > 1 launch vehicle. > 126 "Master Constructor" Erector Sets(tm). > 1 Radio Shack(tm) Pro-2001 scanner. > 1 2-meter block of glass. > 1 box of aluminum foil. > 4 sheets of #20 (coarse) sandpaper. > 4 sheets of #150 (fine) sandpaper. > 2 children's magnifying glasses. > > (optional) filters and instrumentation as needed. > >Instructions: > > 1. Using the erector sets, construct a superstructure capable of > supporting a 2-meter mirror and whatever instrumentation you will > be using. Make sure that the superstructure can survive the > G-forces during launch. Don't be tempted to skimp on the nuts and > bolts here. > > 2. Using the #20 sandpaper, grind the block of glass until it takes > on the shape of a convex mirror. Be very careful in this step > because if you get the shape wrong you'll have to start over > again. Use the #150 sandpaper to smooth out any irregularities > and fix any minor problems with the focus. Then melt the aluminum > foil and vacuum deposit 1-2 atomic layers of aluminum on the > surface of the mirror. Mount the mirror in its place in the > superstructure. > > 3. Mount the children's magnifying glasses at the focal point of the > mirror. These will serve as an eyepiece for your instruments. > > 4. Open the back of the Pro-2001 scanner. There will be a 16-pin > chip on the upper left of the circuit board labelled 1Y1169AV. > Carefully clip out the fourth pin on the left and remove it from > the chip. This will convert your Pro-2001 scanner into the usually > much more expensive Pro-2010 scanner with orbital transceiver > capabilities. Close the back of the scanner, check that the > batteries are in place, mount it in the superstructure, and > connect it to your instruments. > > 5. Make one last check of everything and you're ready to launch! > >This is a true story, every bit of it, I swear on my father's sister's >grave. Even if it isn't, I hope that you get as much use and enjoyment >out of your home-built Hubble Space Telescope as I have from mine!