Hungry Are The Damned! 10/15/07-10/25/07 - COMPLETED W/LOTS OF PICS!!!

[zweihund]

Maybe now is a good time to write that novel

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

B -

I logged on today hoping for (needing) an update... Alas, no such luck.

However, after reading your assessment of your workplace, I am forced to believe that we are all working for the same "them" and only believe to be in different places/times/jobs/realities.

Thank for this existential moment.

Have a lovely weekend and I will count the days down with you until your Vegas trip. Wish I was going, too! The smell of uric acid around here is getting overwhelming.

Eat, Drink, and be Merry, uh, I mean Brenda... for all of us!!

Ms. H

 

[Tink rules]

Maybe now is a good time to write that novel

Let her recover from Vegas but then maybe she will find her Muse there... and a few other things...

 

[Mister Disney]

Let her recover from Vegas but then maybe she will find her Muse there... and a few other things...

What hapens in Vegas, stays in Vegas baby!

 

[50 years Too!]

Actually my employer took offense at the term "urine soaked hell-hole" so I've decided to refer to it as:

a pee-pee drenched pit o'despair.

Brenda, just when I think you can't get any more eloquent!

Deb

 

[Tink rules]

What hapens in Vegas, stays in Vegas baby!

I'm not sure if I should

or

 

[oybolshoi]

I plan on sharing as much as Vegas as possible with you fine people ... just not here because I'd probably end up banned for life.

 

[whogirl'smom]

First, I think you and Jay should have your own Food Network show, named appropriately "Hungry are the Damned"! (or it could be a diet show, Damned are the Hungry? Lemme think about this....)

And to cheer you up, have you been on roadfood.com? They have TRIP REPORTS from all over with various and sundry food porn! I found a breakfast review of a new restaurant here with fried bologna porn!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Anyone who has read this TR for any length of time is already 'urine soaked' from being riveted to our chairs and not being willing to take time out for a potty break AND from laughing so hard that our bladders done give out!!

That is my excuse any old way.

Slightly Goofy/Linda

 

[Princesswanabee]

Actually my employer took offense at the term "urine soaked hell-hole" so I've decided to refer to it as:

a pee-pee drenched pit o'despair.

I just laughed out loud and nearly choked while reading this! You definately have a way with words, Brenda!

 

[cntkg1]

For everyone who's employers are being big poopies this week.

Oh, you know I'll take one of your cyber-hugs B.

Is it possible to buy a different noun for $50.00?

 

[Tink rules]

I don't know... Bosses as PUUPIES just doesn't do it... or is it PIIPIES.... PAAPIES???

 

[DisneyMom5]

Re: Questionable food substances, aka hotdogs -- Last night we had a homeschool event called "History of...Food," created and hosted by yours truly.
I had been inspired by Secret Life Of and Good Eats on the Food Channel.
And I figured that all school subjects are more interesting if food is involved.

I was questioning my brilliance when two of the families did the history of the hot dog, and the history of Jell-O.

Needless to say, we were wishing we had done the tasting portion of the program BEFORE the reports.

For the record, my kids did potatoes. VERY interesting!

Potatoes were banned in the English court after Queen Elizabeth I's cooks mistakenly served her the plants and threw away the roots. The plants are related to nightshade, and therefore poisonous, and the entire court became deathly ill.

Potatoes also were refused by the French peasants until King Louis XVI and a botanist named Parmentier joined together to trick them.
They planted potatoes in a field, and then put an armed guard around them,
which caused the peasants to sneak in and steal the plants,
and VOILA, potatoes became popular in France.

There are still many recipes for Potatoes Parmentier.

Ok, enough of all that -- back to Bendy's report.

 

[oybolshoi]

Thanks for the mahvellous update Bendy. I'm sorry the Disney food Gods did not smile on you that afternoon, I hate it when they take something fabulous away. I still miss breakfast with my Pooh friends at Wilderness Lodge.

And I know you dinna likey that hot dog, but it sure looked YUMM-EEEEEE!!! And those fries, heavenlicious

Now I am STARVING. Crap, I shoudn't read your reviews this late at night.

Hiya Cass - thanks for popping in! It sucks when they take something good off the menu, doesn't it?

The dog wasn't bad ... I guess ... but it was greasy and I don't like that in a hot dog. I'm a boiled dog kinda girl at heart I suppose. The fries were quite good, though!

I love those pics. You guys look like you're having a blast. and you know how I feel about Plankton pics. Thanks for another great update!

Thanks! I actually have a ton of Plankton pics from our trip last May ... all from the Flower & Garden Festival and SSR and one very funny morning at the Polynesian where Plankton declared that he had found his "home away from home." I guess I'd better post them somewhere ...

People know EE is the place to be. I expect the same to happen to me when I try to ride the Subs at DL, sans the FastPass advantage. I just feel gypped because I had the "defective" Yeti on my one and only ride on Everest. Strobe-light and no movement. It's Plan B or something.

Bummer about your EE ride. Normally I don't see anything because I can't leave my glasses on during those kind of rides, but Jay found some ... thing ... that I could wear around my head that secured my specs and for the very first time I got to "see" everything that happened on a roller coaster ride! It was such fun! Not that riding blind doesn't have it's "rush" factor because it certainly does, but it was a riot to see the Yeti in action. Of course, I prefer to call him the Abominable.

Ooh, fake scenery! Very pretty! And I have absolutely no problem "waiting" on a FastPass by actually doing other stuff!

It's true - it's totally fake scenery but I love it anyway just because we look relappy (relaxed + happy = relappy; not to be confused with relaxo ... you can't spell relaxo without relax).

We don't always mind waiting on FastPass, but this day was so hot that we didn't want to wait another three hours for a safari that would only have sleeping animals. Seems like the best time for the trek is early morning or late afternoon (I think that's feeding time ... mmmm, tasty humans; pink, soft, and defenseless. ).

OOH! I found a California Grill tease hidden in there! And I've never eaten at ESPN Club. I've used their bathrooms, though. Nice TV viewing areas, that.

Yes ... it's a teaser, oh my what a teaser. And I love the bathrooms at ESPN - cracked me up the first time I used them!

Did someone say, "Killian's"?? <perk> Love that beer. It was a very good beer... Ahem.

One of my non-European faves!

Ah. Good times. I guess. Although I have to admit the tuna pita sounds fabulous. I got my tuna fix with the Anchors Aweigh at CHH, so I was happy. When I find a really good tuna sandwich (like on a croisssant!), I would eat that every day. The good "white albacore" tuna. Mmmm.

Their tuna pita was the best! And it was huge ... I never could finish the entire thing altought during a couple of those baseball games I made a good dent in it because we were there for more than three hours!

And the tuna at Columbia Harbour House is also quite good - it is an acceptable alternative just not as convenient as ESPN.

OMG! Shut up! I love that movie! Except for me, I always use the quote about those "fargin' bastages". Hmm, I met Brenda and Jay once.......ONCE!

The Yacht Club Gacky served me a bogus cafe mocha once ... ONCE!

Lori ... I think you and I were separated at birth! You are the only other person I know who (a) even knows what movie I'm talking about; and (b) thinks that it's funny upon viewing it! I'm still trying to find a DVD copy to buy ... it's one of my all-time goofy favorites, right up there with Yellowbeard and Hysterical and Delirious.

Poor Jay ... I don't know how he's managed to hang on to his sanity after all these years.

Since you painted such a pretty picture there , I think we are destined for......Duelling Wursts!! I already posted the pic from my report with the Germany sausage kiosk. Should I have posted here my Beaches and Cream hot dog here, too? I didn't post my No Way José (with José's face in it), even though you had one of those, too. Heheheh. Ok, I gave you some pun-worthy material. I hope you can do me proud.

Glad you liked my description - I had Naked Gun on the mind while I was typing the review and I guess it came through.

That's the wurst idea you've ever had! What are you trying to do ... turn this into Weiner-Gate? Or are you looking for some kind of dog-fight? Be warned ... I have buns of steel and I'm not afraid to use them!

OK ... that's the best I can do; sorry if I disappointed but I can't always pun under pressure. I'm sure I'll think of something really funny while we're at the UPS store or while we're at the family function we're headed to this afternoon. And then I'll get the unexplained giggles and people will start to point and whisper ... again.

Holy crap. I totally could have gone for one of those beefy sandwiches tonight. Drool. That looks mighty tasty.

Jay said it was really good. I was just impressed that he ate the whole thing while still having on-and-off stomach issues.

Oh those Stitch photos rock! The second one with the jaunty leg. That's a keeper! I can totally picture Stitch thinking, "WTH?" I bet Chip and Dale would have a field day with him, playing "keep away" from you. Heh.

It was very funny - the PhotoPass CM was great, too - she kept egging Stitch on. We were lucky that no one else was waiting or we might not have had that kind of interaction. It was a hoot!

What's next...the chicken fingers??? Oh wait, that's already been done.

Poor Mother Goose ... I'm sorry.

LOVE EE! In fact, just to show you what a complete Disney dork I am, we had a trip planned shortly before EE opened. All the reservations are in place, and lo and behold, I get an e-mail that AP holders and DVC members (which we happened to be both at the time) would get a special EE preview -- ONE DAY BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL! Oh, that just wouldn't do, so I promptly changed our flight and added a day at Pop Century just so we could be one of the first to experience EE. And yes, it was totally worth it!

I'm right there with you my friend! I would have moved heaven and earth to do the same thing!

If it had been a "real" hot dog, I think I would have liked it with the chili and cheese, skip the onion. But I agree, it really doesn't look like a "real" hot dog!

Great update, Brenda!

Sometimes I do like to add cheese to my dog ... if it's the right kind of dog. I've never been a fan of adding chili although I remember Grimace doing it all the time. She loves a good chili-dog (right up there with the cheesesteak!).

Thanks for taking the time to read Lori!

What a GREAT description!
right up there with my description of the mechanically pulled chicken nuggets at Rosie's over at Hollywood Studios!

I'm all aflutter ... Mister Disney is in da house!

I'm glad I could make you laugh ... that means I must be doing something right; thank you for stopping by!!

Yeah, but sometimes you've just got to suck it up... load it up with lots of stuff (sorry Bendy...) think of Filet Mignon and eat it!!!

No problem - to each his or her own! I'm not sure I can picture filet mignon while eating a hot dog, though!

Professor Ludwig Von Drake has to chime in here....

How about the best of ALL worlds?
100% Kobe Beef Hot Dog

In the form of an all-natural Kobe Beef hot dog from chef David Burke’s Bloomingdale’s outpost, Burke In a Box. The dog itself is enormous, more like a fat German brat than a Sabrett. But the deep red innards and the crisp and chewy encasing were all hot dog, highlighted by a lingering beefy after taste absent at the ball park. Somewhere inside was mustard oil and “angry onion jam,” and on top a mound of deliciously soggy, thinly sliced onion rings.**

Doesn't THAT just look YUMMY? Anyone from the Northeast want to go with the K-Man and I to a Disney on Broadway show and an "exploratory" tasting of David Burke's establishment?

**I found the information on the Kobe Beef Hot Dog on http://cleanplateclubnyc.com/

STRICTLY IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE I MIGHT ADD.....

Holy Mother of God!!! A Kobe beef dog? I wonder if it's permissable to eat one of those topped with nothing but cheap yellow mustard?

Actually, there is a restaurant in Vegas at the hotel we're staying at called The Burger Bar. I already told Jay that I'm ordering the Kobe Beef Burger ... for the bargain price of $16!!! And I think I'm going to wash it down with a Boddingtons ... they actually have it on tap there which makes me very happy.

Wow. That ain't no Chicago style dog, that's for sure. It looks good, though.

I'll even admit that it looks good, even if it is buried under too much stuff. Jay said he'd take a go at it any time!

Brenda, your drink is called Lynchburg Lemonade 'round here, b/c of our famous friend, Jack Daniels. I've also seen it as a Tennessee Twister on menus. Very yummy, whatever you call it.

OK! I've heard of Lynchburg Lemonade before, just never had it. It was very tasty and very refreshing!

Yeah, I don't know about the hot dog since I watched that BBC show a few months ago about what's really in your food. You forgot the snouts and ears.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I did forget the snouts and tails ... I also forgot the feet. I was actually thinking about the Naked Gun while I was typing the review and that colored my description.

I love the pic of you guys at EE--when did you get so tan all of a sudden on this trip? That reminds me, I meant to go to Target today for the Jergens natural glow lotion. It's 70 degrees here today and capri season is just around the corner! Remember, tan fat looks better than white fat!

I'm not sure when the tan kicked in ... I think it must have been that morning since it was so hot and sunny. That, or what you see is a natural glow brought out by the joy of not being at work.

Too funny!! And you're right - tan fat always looks better than white ... the dimples are camouflaged!!

 

[DisneyMom5]

Lori ... I think you and I were separated at birth! You are the only other person I know who (a) even knows what movie I'm talking about; and (b) thinks that it's funny upon viewing it! I'm still trying to find a DVD copy to buy ... it's one of my all-time goofy favorites, right up there with Yellowbeard and Hysterical and Delirious.

Poor Jay ... I don't know how he's managed to hang on to his sanity after all these years.

I told John about your Johnny Dangerously reference and what spurned it on and he said to tell you "Those fargin bastages." LOL
I told him another poster beat him to it.
So apparently there were several of us that had nothing better to do in the 80s.
oh, and I think he was a fan of yellowbeard also. tee hee.

 

[oybolshoi]

Ah! I too have fond memories of the 2004 World Series...watching my beloved Red Sox beat the Cardinals in 4, thus officially breaking the curse! Hopefully I can find something on the menu worth enjoying in June. Worst comes to worst...I will drink my way through the Sox game that evening!

Thanks for stopping in to read and post!

We remember watching your Sox kick our boys in the face while we were on a cruise that October ... eh, it was hard to feel bitter about how that series played out; unlike 1987 or dare I say ... 1985....

Well, this was a timely installment, Brenda -- I was at Opening Day yesterday at Dodger Stadium enjoying a Dodger Dog and some screw-top mini-bottles of wine...And here you bring up baseball and hot dogs in one update!

I really wish my dog had looked like the Kobe Dog, though... Indeed!

So I am trying to catch-up here, going backwards...your review is really getting me psyched for our upcoming trip. Thanks!

Opening day, huh? I bet that was fun .... yum ... Dodger Dogs! You know ... I never thought about trying dogs with wine. I wonder how they'd pair with whisky? Hmmmmmm ... perhaps Jay and I will experiment this evening!

I forgot that you're gonna be at the World in July! How exciting for you - I hope you have some good eats while you're there!

And, although I haven't been around lately, I mentally sent good thoughts and prayers your way during your spell of rain...hope things have settled down out there.

Thanks so much for thinking of us - we're in good shape but as I'm sure you know with this area, there will be on-and-off flooding through this month and maybe even through May. There's a lot of snow to the north that still has to melt and Mother Nature has been urinating on us to the tune of 2-3 inches of rain per week in the last three weeks ... we ended up with almost 9 inches of rain for the month of March - that's crazy!

Hope your extended family is OK up in the Alton area.

So sorry about the tuna. Where do I send my email for ya? I so love the Stitch pictures. I am happy to say that I enjoy the characters very much and had a bad experience with eeyore a couple of years ago when he wouldn't take his picture with me and actually ignored me. I wish that person knew that us adults aka big kids like them too.

Laura

Hi Laura! Thanks for the tuna empathy; please send all outraged emails to the Walt Disney Company... they actually own and operate the ESPN Club. I wonder now if the person who axed my tuna pita is the same person who decided to price-gouge on stroller rentals?

Sorry to hear that Eeyore was such a jerk ... that would have made me sad, too.

Awwww thanks for the welcome back, I have been reading but I couldn't keep up with all the ummmm replies/chat

I'll tell you a secret ... I have a hard time keeping up, too!

What a beautiful photo and OMG that beef sandwich looked yummy!

Thanks - that's one of my favorites from the entire trip! And Jay agrees with your sandwich assessment, by the way!

What a shame that they took away your favorite tuna sandwich!!! The hot dog doesn't look all that appetizing. I loved the pictures of you both with Stitch and Plankton. It's definitely a classic! Hurry back with more. I can't wait to hear about your evening at Cali Grill.

There was much tuna grief in my vacation world ... if it's possible to love a sandwich before devouring it then you know where I'm coming from. Glad you liked the Plankton pics - we thought they were really funny! And I hope to update later tongiht ... but it won't be CA Grill. You'll see what I mean when we get there. Thanks for reading!!

Dear Lucifer

Question
I have been reading Bendy's food reports now for the past 2 years and How is it her and her bounder of a Husband can eat copious amounts of food and drink on a daily basis without paying the usual "taxes"?....

Answer
It's important to establish what type of "Greedy git" you want to be, as this will affect your rights. You will have exactly the same rights regardless of whether you have a written contract or a verbal agreement with your's truely. However, if you would prefer to have something in writing there may be options open to you.

If your Disney addiction started after 28 February 1997 you have the right to ask your TA to provide a statement of terms of your addiction. The information that must be provided is:

The start date of your trothing;
The amount of food and beverage consumed each trip;
Which elderly relatives bank account were robbed to pay for your trips;


Ok,ok we'll sign the bloody forms Master.......


Great job Miss Bendy as always....

Well, now that Lucifer himself has spilled our secret ...

Is it wrong to tell you that Jay had to put an extra notch in his belt this week because he's lost another inch off his waist? He had to do something to make room for all the food we're planning to eat in Vegas later this month.

Bravo, sir!

Hmmmm ... I guess you wouldn't believe me if I told you that we only eat like this while on vacation (usually) and we log upwards of ten miles a day on our pedometers while at WDW.

This reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns hits Bart with his car and Bart has an out-of-body experience where he briefly goes to hell. On his way back to his body he asks the devil if he can do anything to avoid coming back.

Devil: "Yeah, but you wouldn't like it."

Bart: "Oh, OK. Well, I'll be seeing you."

Devil: "Goodbye Bart! And remember: lie, cheat, steal and listen to heavy metal music!"

Now that I've cleaned up the keyboard after spewing my late morning cafe au lait all over it... maybe I can stop giggling & respond to Ms B's review!

Brenda, Lemonade is truuuly Souuthurrnn when you throw some Bouurrrbon in thaere!!!! (think Paula Deen here)

Hi Sheryl! Gotcha on the lemonade ... perhaps that will be our drink of choice this summer!

Those F&W t-shirts were just too freakin small this past year, weren't they?? If they don't fit little Miss Skinny-Minny Brenda Barbie, who are they going to fit?!!!

I nabbed one of the Peachy colored ones in a gasp... Large! And I have to hand wash that sucker in cold water & hang dry to prevent the least little bit of shrinkage!

The do tend to run small, don't they? I bought a large one in 2006 (the peach colored one) and I have to be really careful when I wash mine, too. And while I appreciate being thought of as skinny ... there's a lot of meat on my bones that I wouldn't mind trimming down a bit!

Love the bracelet, the J-man is one sweet hubby!

It's true ... he's a keeper!

Cool Vacation Pic! When did you two visit the Himalayas?

We took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

The krautless veena but the brown mustard is delish!

Taking away your fav tuna sammie!

Brown mustard makes eveything better (except sauerkraut!). And wah wah wah on the missing tuna!

And Germany tapped out! That is almost too sad for words!

But I must say that the spatlese was a very good accompaniment for the apple strudel!

It's just wrong for Germany to run out of beer ... it may even be a sign of the apocalypse. And I'm sure you're right about that Spatlese pairing well with the strudel ... I think when we tried the strudel we were finally able to get some beer!!

More great pics Brenda, I especially love the ones with Stitch.

Thanks!

Now the food, I'm so with you on being over what they did to the menu! We ate there with the kids this past summer and even the kids said it was the worst meal of the trip

I just love your description of a hotdog, that's why I don't eat them no matter where I am (even good old Fenway)!

I can't remember everything that was on ESPN's menu in 2004, but it sure seemed like they eliminated a lot of choices when we came back on this trip. And if the kids didn't like that menu ... who would???

Glad you liked the hot dog description even if it is pretty gross. And I admit that I have to indulge in a dog when I'm at a ballgame ... it's an unwritten rule!

Looking forward to California Grill, we haven't been since right before the wedding so it'll be fun to go back. We may even request the wine room.

Don't look forward to CA Grill too much ... sorry to say we ended up having to cancel it. Wah!!! But definitely ask for the wine room the next time you do go back - it's lovely and quiet.

A fat english gent, I know the secret to how some of those skinny folk seem to eat and eat and never gain weight. There was a cosmic convention eons ago and it was decided that all calories would be contained in lettuce, cottage cheese and sugar free Jello. Some people were told and others were not.

Now you know what you see so many skinny folk walking around with a chocolate bar in one hand and sugared drinks in the other.

It is not that the big folks, like myself, do not have any self control but the fact that we are constantly on a diet and are just eating the 'wrong' foods. It also answers the question as to why I can go to DW for three solid weeks with Free Dining and come home weighing less. I never injest one bite of Jello but I sure do have loads of Mickey Bars.

Slightly Goofy/Linda

Oh my ...

 

[Tinkerspell]

Totally OT, but you started a blog, didn't you Brenda? I tried going through the backposts but couldn't find it. Would you mind PMing me the address so I can add it to my blogroll?

 

[oybolshoi]

Twice in one week - I must be on a roll!

oybolshoi, should you be overwhelmed with offers I am available for your left over jobs. Having worked for the same 'cooperation' for nearly 36 years with no pay, fewer fringe benefits and literally in an urine soaked environment I would love to work anywhere. Even if the conditions are no better, a paycheck be better than what I currently have and I might dream of retirement some far off day.

Might I suggest that you call Disney immediately and offer your services in a new department dedicated to showing folks how they CAN afford Disney using your Disney math skills?

Nothing down, low initial interest rate (to be raised at a later time), $1,000 cash back (Disney Dollars only) and no credit checks.

Slightly Goofy/Linda

Thanks for the idea, SG! Sorry to hear that your hell-hole doesn't at least include pay - that stinks on many levels!

This must be the week for urine soaked hell holes.

I think there's a giant conspiracy against us because "They" know we're both going on vacation in a couple of weeks.

Right back atcha!

You say "po-tay-to", and I say "po-tah-to"...

It's true!

Thank you ... I'll be here all week!

Have you considered a career change? If you put out a line of greeting cards, I know I'd buy them!

Thanks Sheryl! I've considered changing careers before but I just don't know what to do that will pay me as much as the soulless dominions of finance.

As for greeting cards ... maybe if they still sell sick and twisted ones somewhere I could have a chance writing those.

Keep breathing Bendy!!! Especially in that Diaper factory you work at!!! (sorry, but you started it...)

I'm better now that it's the weekend - this time of year always stinks at a bank (the examiners are coming and all the loans are maturing).

Only two weeks to go!

Maybe now is a good time to write that novel

If I could think of a good story I would ... do you have any decent ideas that you're willing to share?

B -

I logged on today hoping for (needing) an update... Alas, no such luck. However, after reading your assessment of your workplace, I am forced to believe that we are all working for the same "them" and only believe to be in different places/times/jobs/realities.

Thank for this existential moment.

Have a lovely weekend and I will count the days down with you until your Vegas trip. Wish I was going, too! The smell of uric acid around here is getting overwhelming.

Eat, Drink, and be Merry, uh, I mean Brenda... for all of us!!

Ms. H

Hi there Ms. H ... sorry to hear that your week was stinky, too. I hope you also have a good weekend and I will be posting an update later this evening or tomorrow at the latest, so maybe that will help put a smile on your face.

I will do my best to take as many pictures as possible in Vegas and eat as much food as I can without exploding.

Brenda, just when I think you can't get any more eloquent!

Deb

Thanks Deb - Jay helped me out with that last one!

First, I think you and Jay should have your own Food Network show, named appropriately "Hungry are the Damned"! (or it could be a diet show, Damned are the Hungry? Lemme think about this....)

And to cheer you up, have you been on roadfood.com? They have TRIP REPORTS from all over with various and sundry food porn! I found a breakfast review of a new restaurant here with fried bologna porn!

Hmmmm, our own TV Show? That could be fun, but I must be honest when I tell you that Jay and I are much more interesting on paper than in person. Usually in person we're both like this: "Can't talk ... eating."

Fried bologna? I haven't had that since I was a little girl! YUM!!!

Anyone who has read this TR for any length of time is already 'urine soaked' from being riveted to our chairs and not being willing to take time out for a potty break AND from laughing so hard that our bladders done give out!!

That is my excuse any old way.

Slightly Goofy/Linda

Awww, thanks! Now that's a way to cheer this old Crohn up!

Actually my employer took offense at the term "urine soaked hell-hole" so I've decided to refer to it as:

a pee-pee drenched pit o'despair.

I just laughed out loud and nearly choked while reading this! You definately have a way with words, Brenda!

Glad I could make you laugh but sorry to her about the loss of oxygen that may have accompanied it. And as I said ... I have to give credit where credit's due: Jay helped!

Oh, you know I'll take one of your cyber-hugs B.

Is it possible to buy a different noun for $50.00?

You can have as many hugs as you need, MG!

I don't know... Bosses as PUUPIES just doesn't do it... or is it PIIPIES.... PAAPIES???

I'm just gonna let Nancy handle that one!

Re: Questionable food substances, aka hotdogs -- Last night we had a homeschool event called "History of...Food," created and hosted by yours truly. I had been inspired by Secret Life Of and Good Eats on the Food Channel. And I figured that all school subjects are more interesting if food is involved.

I was questioning my brilliance when two of the families did the history of the hot dog, and the history of Jell-O.

Needless to say, we were wishing we had done the tasting portion of the program BEFORE the reports.

For the record, my kids did potatoes. VERY interesting!

Potatoes were banned in the English court after Queen Elizabeth I's cooks mistakenly served her the plants and threw away the roots. The plants are related to nightshade, and therefore poisonous, and the entire court became deathly ill.

Potatoes also were refused by the French peasants until King Louis XVI and a botanist named Parmentier joined together to trick them. They planted potatoes in a field, and then put an armed guard around them, which caused the peasants to sneak in and steal the plants, and VOILA, potatoes became popular in France.

There are still many recipes for Potatoes Parmentier.

Ok, enough of all that -- back to Bendy's report.

Awesome food history lesson! I didn't know any of that about 'taters, precious. And you had me laughing myself silly with your tasting before the report comment!

I told John about your Johnny Dangerously reference and what spurned it on and he said to tell you "Those fargin bastages." LOL

I told him another poster beat him to it. So apparently there were several of us that had nothing better to do in the 80s. oh, and I think he was a fan of yellowbeard also. tee hee.

Excellent! Your husband not only likes beer but also likes many silly and pointless movies - the four of us definitely need to meet up if you ever pay Stinktown a visit!

Totally OT, but you started a blog, didn't you Brenda? I tried going through the backposts but couldn't find it. Would you mind PMing me the address so I can add it to my blogroll?

Sent you a PM - thanks for reading!

 

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Thanks! I actually have a ton of Plankton pics from our trip last May ... all from the Flower & Garden Festival and SSR and one very funny morning at the Polynesian where Plankton declared that he had found his "home away from home." I guess I'd better post them somewhere ...

Please do... I don't want to have to come home and find out that Planky's already done everything... TWICE!!!

 

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Professor Ludwig Von Drake has to chime in here....

How about the best of ALL worlds?
100% Kobe Beef Hot Dog

In the form of an all-natural Kobe Beef hot dog from chef David Burke’s Bloomingdale’s outpost, Burke In a Box. The dog itself is enormous, more like a fat German brat than a Sabrett. But the deep red innards and the crisp and chewy encasing were all hot dog, highlighted by a lingering beefy after taste absent at the ball park. Somewhere inside was mustard oil and “angry onion jam,” and on top a mound of deliciously soggy, thinly sliced onion rings.**

Doesn't THAT just look YUMMY? Anyone from the Northeast want to go with the K-Man and I to a Disney on Broadway show and an "exploratory" tasting of David Burke's establishment?

**I found the information on the Kobe Beef Hot Dog on http://cleanplateclubnyc.com/

Ok... just give me time to digest everything I will be eating on the PC Repo cruise and I may take you up on it... So how much is this puppy????

Usually when I'm in NY I have to hit the Stage or the Carnegie for some serious Pastrami....

Little Mermaid or we doing SERIOUS Broadway?