Gosh, where to start?
Jo--I am shocked!!
bingley--how awful for you. Bacon is one of life's best things! Kind of you to remind us of the party at paulb's!
paulb--the australia-speak website gave beer as the meaning
of slab. My apologies for misusing the term.
And now, to complete the circuit: here, we use the phrase
"a slab of bacon"!