On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:43:09 -0700, JimLane wrote:

> Neither was chicken, until you bought it up, so I leaped and I note that
> you didn't comment on ordering ribs for yourself in restaurants. Do you
> or don't you?

Hmmmm - I DON'T eat ribs eat in a restaurant either. NO BONES for
me.... and no long, fat noodles covered with a red sauce either. <G>
I don't make "spaghetti" at home using spaghetti noodles, either. I
use Angel Hair, Vermacelli, etc. but not spaghetti and NO meatballs
(there's that cutting aversion again). I want my meat evenly
distributed throughout the sauce.

> Is it about the bones, or, picking up the pieces and gnawing on them? Now, about dem ribs?

Bones are not an "eat-in" restaurant item for me.... way too messy.
Take out is fine. As for bone in chicken, I feel like my elbows are
flapping even though they are down by my sides - just like grandma
taught me. I've learned to ALWAYS ask if the chicken is boneless
(when it's not mentioned on the menu). That way I can enjoy my meal
instead of fighting with it.