Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 21:10:21 GMT From: Natalie Maynor Subject: Re: 'old maid' I forgot to report that I asked my mother whether she had ever heard of "old mail" for an unpopped kernel, and she said no. She said that she'd never heard it called anything except an unpopped kernel. (I think I had mentioned earlier that I had a vague memory that she might have told me she had called it an "old maid" as a child. My memory was in error.) --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)