The politics of nature

lid wrote...
Many of the meals I had in Japan included a cube of tofu. When I was
done eating, the tofu had not been disturbed in any way. g

I would sooner starve to death than eat a piece of tofu. I'll fight
ANYBODY that tries to feed me tofu. A good thrashing is far better
than eating tofu! g

Last week I was visiting the toads (nickname for parental units since
you need to kiss their arses to turn them into something nice:-) for
Xmas. My younger brother and his wife were also there and she is a
full on vegan; really, really nice girl other than being a tofu
sucking vegan. I was reaching into the fridge and talking to my
brother's friend who stopped by and mistakenly grabbed the tofu
instead of the prime rib left overs. It startled me and I yelled out
with a loud "Uhhhhhhh!" My mom asked what happened and I told her I
touched some tofu and she gave me a stern look then said "Shush!
Julie is in the next room!" I didn't need any further punishment;
touching the tofu being more than adequate.....
--
Warren (forever emotionally scarred by tofu)
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Laudanum ravings snipped
If I were you, I would leave out the bloody tofu as well! Fairly shot, or
otherwise!
TL
MC

Living around the world has enabled me to taste some truely incredible
foods, from the sublime (black angus 1/2 lb cheeseburge in the PI, on a
sweet role, with bacon), to balut (the PI version of the 1000 year egg).
One thing I do miss is eier likor torte. Tofu, on the other, doesn't even
make good compost (kinda like twinkies and cockroaches, never degrades).
--
Frank Reid
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No **** "Strider," why is it that the wussy faction of wingnut
chickenhawkdom just loves these masculine nicknames, then when you meet
them
they more frequently than not want to suck on the ol meat biscuit?
Dave
Trying to be helpful

Don't be helpful, Dave. This idjit is trying to impress his pimply-faced
junior highschool friends. The guy takes his "manly name" from a fantasy
novel and hides behind it. Methinks he's been playing too much D&D.

By the way, Strider, "Don't fight a battle that you cannot win" - Tsun Su

--
Frank Reid
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"Charlie Choc" schrieb im
Newsbeitrag ...
On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 21:12:27 +0100, "Mike Connor"
wrote:

If I were you, I would leave out the bloody tofu as well! Fairly shot,
or
otherwise!

Many of the meals I had in Japan included a cube of tofu. When I was
done eating, the tofu had not been disturbed in any way. g
--
Charlie...

Too right Charlie! I am in any case immediately suspicious of anything
which comes in "cubes", unless I have diced it myself!

Some years ago now, I had the doubtful but nevertheless vastly amusing,
indeed one might say abiding, pleasure of eating a "gourmet meal" in a very
"high class" restaurant, which shall remain nameless, in order to protect
the guilty.

The meal was memorable, indeed it is indelibly stamped in my memory. The
food was ****, but the meal was absolutely wonderful! Nevertheless, I
still thank my stars that my erstwhile employer actually paid the bill,
which was booked to my company credit card. I have it framed in a drawer
somewhere, as a constant tribute and reminder to the final fragility and
futility of human endeavour.

My company decided to invite all the technical managers and all the
technicians to a really good meal. ( Translation; "Really good"=
"ridiculously expensive"). All the guys were flown in from all over the
place. First class of course!

Several highlights of this unique experience come to mind.

Our worthy Dutch incumbent drank the finger bowl, and then asked for another
one, with an extra slice of lemon!

We were served with "Hechtbaellchen in Dillsoese". The then technical
manager for England asked for a translation, and upon being told that this
was "Pike balls in Dill sauce", expressed his disgust by saying "You mean
they cut the balls off just for this ****?". ( Obviously not an angler!).

Several of the assembled company were not at all "au fait" with the current
trends in "high society", and by about ten o´ clock in the evening, ( the
"meal" started at 20.00 hrs), were rather more than three sheets to the
wind.

This resulted in them asking for what they wanted, rather than asking for
what others might think they should order, or the most expensive item they
could find, presumably in the forlorn hope that it would be "good".

One can immediately tell when one is in a five star hotel ( even though this
experience might be a very seldom occurrence), when somebody asks for a
"Portion of chips with ketchup", and the waiter does not even blink. ( In
lesser establishments, the waiter raises at least an eyebrow!).

When one is served with freshly pressed orange juice, and the reaction is,
"Have you got any "Fanta", this stuff tastes watery, and there´s no bubbles
in it".

"French fries? What´s that, are there snails in it?. I ´m not eating any of
that slimey continental crap".

"****ing hell, I have not seen so many forks and spoons since my sister got
married!".

I made copious notes in my hotel room afterwards, shortly before my room was
invaded and the mini-bar plundered. It was a really succesful evening!

Having been self-employed for quite a number of years now, and indeed in the
meantime a "pensioner" as it were. There are some things I will always miss!

Even after all this time, I can not help occasionally engaging in pleasant
speculatory conjecture, what would have happened if they had served tofu
cubes and sushi? I reckon the fifteen mini-bars would have been empty
anyway!

Which reminds me of another most enjoyable experience at an "Empfang" in a
top Hamburg hotel, with the then American Ambassador, Richard Burt. My guys
all trooped in, amd sat at their appointed places. After interminable
speeches, the first course was served. This was raw cod slices in "American
Dressing" ( Admittedly a most unfortunate combination).

My chief technician at the time was moved to remark, at what he thought was
"sotto voce", but in reality was more like "fortissimo", "**** me gently".
"You´ld think a good restaurant would know how to cook a bit of bloody
fish!".

TL
MC

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:08:31 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

No **** "Strider," why is it that the wussy faction of wingnut
chickenhawkdom just loves these masculine nicknames, then when you meet
them
they more frequently than not want to suck on the ol meat biscuit?
Dave
Trying to be helpful

Don't be helpful, Dave. This idjit is trying to impress his pimply-faced
junior highschool friends. The guy takes his "manly name" from a fantasy
novel and hides behind it. Methinks he's been playing too much D&D.

No hiding here, liberal. My addy's valid.
Played D&D a few times in 1991.
Been Strider since 1974 +/-.
I'm much older than you think.


By the way, Strider, "Don't fight a battle that you cannot win" - Tsun Su

Good advice. Take it.
How did you manage to read "The Art of War" ?
You must have gotten a Conservative to read the big words for you.

"Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart.
Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains. -
Winston Churchill"

Sir Winston was a genius.

Strider

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Laudanum ravings snipped
If I were you, I would leave out the bloody tofu as well! Fairly shot,
or
otherwise!
TL
MC

Living around the world has enabled me to taste some truely incredible
foods, from the sublime (black angus 1/2 lb cheeseburge in the PI, on a
sweet role, with bacon), to balut (the PI version of the 1000 year egg).
One thing I do miss is eier likor torte. Tofu, on the other, doesn't even
make good compost (kinda like twinkies and cockroaches, never degrades).
--
Frank Reid
Reverse email to reply



Really? I can´t think of anything more degrading!

Perhaps it would degrade if you actually ( shudder!!!) ate it?

Perhaps you should try the twinkies withoút the cockroaches?

TL
MC ( Gave up Laudanum after discovering single malt!) Mind you, the
effects are remarkably similar!

"Strider" wrote in message
news
On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:08:31 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

No **** "Strider," why is it that the wussy faction of wingnut
chickenhawkdom just loves these masculine nicknames, then when you meet
them
they more frequently than not want to suck on the ol meat biscuit?
Dave
Trying to be helpful

Don't be helpful, Dave. This idjit is trying to impress his pimply-faced
junior highschool friends. The guy takes his "manly name" from a fantasy
novel and hides behind it. Methinks he's been playing too much D&D.

No hiding here, liberal. My addy's valid.
Played D&D a few times in 1991.
Been Strider since 1974 +/-.
I'm much older than you think.


By the way, Strider, "Don't fight a battle that you cannot win" - Tsun Su

Good advice. Take it.
How did you manage to read "The Art of War" ?
You must have gotten a Conservative to read the big words for you.

"Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart.
Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains. -
Winston Churchill"

Sir Winston was a genius.

Strider

"Strider" wrote in message
...

The Constitution would work just fine if it weren't for a bunch of
tofu sucking Liberals trying to "redefine" it every other week.

Strider

You might want to check and see what good 'ol Ronnie Reagan did and what
your buddy Georgie Jr is doin' to it.

Op --death to the fascists--

"Strider" wrote in message
news
Sir Winston was a genius.

Strider

You misspelled "a drunk."

HTH

Op

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 21:52:43 GMT, "Guyz-N-Flyz"
wrote:


"Strider" wrote in message
news
Sir Winston was a genius.

Strider

You misspelled "a drunk."

HTH

Op

Something you should know lot's about.

Strider