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'''Denephew Boot''' is a wizard credited with the invention of the term “Pavlovian response”. He found that by a system of rewards and punishments a dog could be trained to eat a strawberry meringue at the ringing of a bell.
'''Denephew Boot''' is a wizard credited with the invention of the term “Pavlovian response”. He found that by a system of rewards and punishments a dog could be trained to eat a strawberry meringue at the ringing of a bell. His parents had wanted a girl expecting to call Denise


== Annotations ==
== Annotations ==
It can be assumed that the strawberry meringue was more specifically [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlova_(dessert) pavlova], a meringue-based dessert originating in either Australia or New Zealand. (Apparently it's a whole thing.)
It can be assumed that the strawberry meringue was more specifically [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlova_(dessert) pavlova], a meringue-based dessert originating in either Australia or New Zealand. (Apparently, it's a whole thing.)


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Revision as of 09:01, 11 April 2023

Denephew Boot is a wizard credited with the invention of the term “Pavlovian response”. He found that by a system of rewards and punishments a dog could be trained to eat a strawberry meringue at the ringing of a bell. His parents had wanted a girl expecting to call Denise

Annotations

It can be assumed that the strawberry meringue was more specifically pavlova, a meringue-based dessert originating in either Australia or New Zealand. (Apparently, it's a whole thing.)