On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:36:56 -0800, SteveB wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote
>
>> Reading backwards through new posts, your Mother-in-Law sounds like
>> a dim-witted control freak. Two very bad traits when mixed
>> together. And it's hereditary.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I got that figured out already. Now I'm seeking counter measures.
>
> It goes something like this ..........
>
> Steve, would you like some fried squash?
> Thank you, no. I don't like fried squash.
> Dink! (sound of spoon hitting my plate with a load of fried squash)
> Would you like some salt for your fried squash?
> No, I'm a cardio patient, and can't eat salt.
> I never heard of anyone who couldn't eat salt...... shake, shake, shake
> ..........
> Would you like more squash? That's not very much squash. I had an Uncle
> Louie who didn't like squash, but Aunt Janelle divorced him, and married
> that feller from Texas. Now, HE liked squash. And salt, too.
>
> sigh ...........
>
> Steve

my advice is to drink heavily before and during dinner.

your pal,
dr. nightcap