In alt.religion.kibology Doctroid > wrote:
> In article >,
> Adam Funk > wrote:

>> The microwave my parents had when I was a kid had something like a
>> numeric keypad on it,

> When *I* was a kid, the only microwave ovens around were the radar
> dishes my Dad worked on at GE. Uphill. Both ways.

HAH!! When I was a kid, my Dad built this thing:

http://www.raytheon.com/products/pave_paws/

There's one of those monster phased-array radar arrays out on Cape
Cod, and we went on a tour once, and the tour consisted of walking up
and down a lot of staircases and hallways without seeing anything
cool, unlike in 'WarGames'. We were still fascinated, because Dad
told us about how one time some poor ******* who was out on the
window-washing-type scaffolding used to service the little antennae
was out there doing his servicing job, and a pulse went out and cooked
his insides and he died HOURS AND HOURS LATER. All these years later,
I think that story was bullshit. I'd post a Google Maps link, but the
whole place is pixelated out because it's supposed to be a BIG SECRET,
even though you can see it from anywhere on the Cape.

Also, since my Dad was a big Raytheon Guy, we had one of the biggest,
baddest Amana RadarRange Microwave Ovens ever made. Unfortunately, my
folks were completely lost when it came to what to do with a microwave
oven. They would grill up some burgers briefly on the grille, and
then to heat up the insides and melt the cheese, they would stick
these seared burgers in a bun, with cheese and whatnot, and then nuke
it at INFINITY for about 30 seconds or so. The result was that all
the grease waiting to drip out of the burger ended up saturating the
lower part of the bun, which made for a cheeseburger you needed to eat
with a spoon.

Partially as a result of this childhood trauma, I have relegated my
microwave oven to the pile of stuff I probably should sell or just
throw away. Any foodstuffs that have the recommended heating method
of 'microwave' is probably full of fat and sodium. You might as well
just fry up a pound of bacon. In a frying pan, goddammit.

Join me!! Toss your microwave in the trash, and use a toaster oven or
a real toaster or a real oven!! Microwaves are for SUCKERS!!!

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- Invader Zim