The House of Sanes
19 June 2000



Choo LJ
With regard to the questions posed by Earnshaw J:
1. The House of Sanes regards the matter of fruit salad with some difficulty. In answering the question posed by Earnshaw J, one must now outline the definition of 'fruit salad'.

  • Fruit salad: a combination of pieces of different varieties of fruits.

    From the defintion outlined above, it is therefore evident that a mandarin peeled into pieces and therefore not in its original shape does not fall under the category of fruit salad, and hence does not constitute a made lunch.

    2. The second question is an interesting one. The House of Sanes would like to commend Earnshaw J on her thought-provoking question and will now consider the issues that arise from that question.

    From the definition of a 'made lunch' previously outlined by myself, the sandwich made at the Collonade appears to fit into this category.

    However, the sandwich obviously is purchased from the retailer, that is, the product is exchanged for money. Thus, I would submit that the sandwich is both a bought and made lunch. This 'buffet' or 'DIY' type lunch seems to fall into a category of its own. Thus, I hold that a new category of lunch must be established: the bought, made lunch. This category will cover only these exceptional conditions.

    I would like to respectfully add that, regarding the question of bought lunches, the statement "If it isn't bought, it's made" made by my learned friend Earnshaw J is not entirely true. Obviously the raw materials of the made lunch must have been purchased at some stage. Even if the materials were grown in the lunchmaker's garden, the materials would have derived from something that has been purchased, for example, a mandarin tree must have come from a mandarin seed which either came from a mandarin that was bought, or the tree was bought from the nursery. Possibly, if the tree was a gift from somebody, then it would not be considered as bought.

    Therefore, there are three categories that lunch can fall under:

    1. A made lunch, satisfying the aforementioned definition.
    2. A bought lunch, purchased from a retailer.
    3. A made, bought lunch, which satisfies the conditions outlined in this judgment.

    Anything that does not fall into these three categories will probably not constitute a lunch (for example a bottle of orange juice). It is possible that one may consume a lunch that consists of both 'bought' parts and 'made' parts. By this I mean, if one has brought a made sandwich from home and additionally purchases a muffin from university and consumes both of these items as lunch, then one has consumed a bought lunch and a made lunch.

    I hope that this judgment is a satisfactory answer to your questions, Earnshaw J.

    The House of Sanes also waits in anticipation for an answer from the High Court of Daylite :)




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