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So, I was standing in front of the counter at the ice cream store the other day with my lovely and talented wife Alison. The young lady attending to us was about 15 and very polite. This was an after school job for her, I'm sure. I was inquiring about the frozen yogurt. She said proudly the flavors of the day were, "Vanilla, strawberry, raspberry and white chocolate mousse."Then I asked her straight-faced. "Is that white chocolate mousse made with real moose milk or is it artificial?" Her eyes shifted away from me for a second. She did not start smiling so I knew she was thinking about this. Then she answered."Well sir, I am really not sure," she said seriously, with a hint of disappointment in her voice that she did not know the answer to this question she had never been asked before. She then began to look on the side of the container."That's okay," I said. "It's just that the fake moose milk has an aftertaste that is kind of funky." Alison folded her arms, looked at me, shook her head and laughed as if to say, "Why are you picking on this girl?" "Don't listen to - more available