1.   Butchers often sell short ribs cut in blocky squares, about two inches in each dimension, with a small piece of bone attached.

2.   Most butchers sell the birds that way, and I just cut them in half lengthwise to make them easier to eat and quick to cook.

3.   No butcher can sell both meats in the same shop.

4.   On every full moon day in Sri Lanka, offices are closed, butchers do not sell meat and bars do not serve alcohol.

5.   On full moon days, offices close, butchers do not sell meat and bars do not serve alcohol.

6.   When it occurs, offices are closed, butchers do not sell meat and bars do not serve alcohol.