Mr. Bill wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:05:00 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>>If anyone asks: "where do you have to be" I'd answer: "someplace where
>>the hostess has manners." and boogied on out the door.
>>
>
> I HAVE said...I am not feeling well right now. It must have been
> something I ate. Taint the jury pool and cast doubt among the rest
> of the guests.

I like this one.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> TFM® >
> . com: in
> rec.food.cooking

>> "Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> But then I'm a person
>>> that has been banned from the Clayton, MO Ritz Carlton for life, for
>>> smashing one of those cream pie creations in an attorney's face at
>>> Sunday brunch.
>>
>>
>> Heh, it's difficult to think that you're more of a redneck than I am.
>> LOL
>
> I was *****ED* at my former friend. The whole situation was a
> travesty.

And there I was, thinking that this sorta thing only happens between
(younger) siblings at home - and in the movies <g>

Anybody else ever had a 'food fight' (as an adult) in public?
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

On Apr 10, 8:31*pm, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
>
> *But then I'm a person that has been banned
> from the Clayton, MORitzCarlton for life, for smashing one of those
> creampiecreations in an attorney's face at Sunday brunch.
>
That is one of the single best things I have ever known anyone to do.
To see an unsuspecting person pied in anger...
My wife says that she will die unfulfilled because of only having
heard about it, but never seeing it.
>
> Michael

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> And there I was, thinking that this sorta thing only happens between
> (younger) siblings at home - and in the movies <g>
>
> Anybody else ever had a 'food fight' (as an adult) in public?
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
> "Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

Not in public, in the kitchen. This was 30+ years ago and the kids still
laugh about it.
I stopped at the Jack in the Box one night and brought back a cheeseburger
and my wife wanted something different. She pushed it back at me. I pushed
it back to her, probably a little more forcibly. She tossed it at me. I
returned it to her, now across the room. With more force she tossed it to
me, but now the wrapper was coming off. The last toss was al over the
kitchen floor.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:48:20 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Well, if someone detests it, I imagine that is relevant to the
>question. I am wondering how much time there was between the
>question being asked and the dinner. It seems odd to me that the
>hostess has such a set idea of the ONE thing she really wanted to
>make BEFORE she asked her invitees about their preferences.

What's the old mind game? Tell someone *not* to think about something
and that's all they can think about. You're saying she shouldn't have
something in mind to tell the potential guest who instead asks "What's
on the menu"? Some people have avoided certain things for so long
they don't even remember they exist. If I didn't like pickles and
hadn't eaten them in 20 years, I wouldn't necessarily remember to say
I didn't like them.

>And her bringing it up like that was extremely insensitive and rude.

Insensitive, for sure. But I'm agreeing more and more with the person
who said it was probably her idea of a joke. She could have thought
she was giving Tammy a "gentle" ribbing... except she didn't have a
stop button and mortified Tammy rather than make her laugh too. I'm
seeing it happen between two of my friends now. One doesn't have a
stop button and the other one is fed up.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>
That is one of the single best things I have ever known anyone to do.
To see an unsuspecting person pied in anger...
My wife says that she will die unfulfilled because of only having
heard about it, but never seeing it.

You can arrange for her to be one of the participants!

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>> And there I was, thinking that this sorta thing only happens between
>> (younger) siblings at home - and in the movies <g>
>>
>> Anybody else ever had a 'food fight' (as an adult) in public?

>
> Not in public, in the kitchen. This was 30+ years ago and the kids
> still laugh about it.
> I stopped at the Jack in the Box one night and brought back a
> cheeseburger
> and my wife wanted something different. She pushed it back at me. I
> pushed
> it back to her, probably a little more forcibly. She tossed it at me.
> I returned it to her, now across the room. With more force she tossed
> it to
> me, but now the wrapper was coming off. The last toss was al over the
> kitchen floor.

<laugh> So who cleaned it up afterward?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sat 11 Apr 2009 09:18:33a, Ed Pawlowski told us...

>
> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>>
> That is one of the single best things I have ever known anyone to do.
> To see an unsuspecting person pied in anger...
> My wife says that she will die unfulfilled because of only having
> heard about it, but never seeing it.
>
> You can arrange for her to be one of the participants!

I haven't actually thrown food at anyone, but there was one incident some
yeas ago. David, who is as picky as they come, and I were in a good
Chinese restaurant where he had not eaten before. The only dish he will
oder is Lemon Chicken, and only if it is the chicken with the lemon sauce
and no vegetables included. When our order came, his Lemon Chicken came
surrounded by a beautiful assortment of asian type vegetables. He
immediately began bitching about it. About a quarter way through the meal
I had enough of his whining. I got up and dumped his platter of Lemon
Chicken in his lap, along with a huge bowl of rice. Then I left the
restaurant and drove home. He came home hours later in a taxi. Not a word
was every spoken of it, but he doesn't bitch about things like that
anymore. He's either careful to order it to his specifications, or he eats
around what he doesn't like.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I take a vitamin every day. It's called a steak. ~Leo Benvenuti
and Steve Rudnick, Kicking & Screaming, 2005, spoken by the
character Buck Weston

Victor Sack > wrote in message
...
> TammyM > wrote:
>> TammyM, don't hate me cos I hate mustard
>
> Vade retro, satanas!

Numquam suade mihi vana

The "Mustard-loving" Ranger

wrote:

> Sounds like one of those occasions where she was trying to be
> entertaining and had no idea how her remarks would hurt you. Too bad,
> just move on. -aem
>

This is my thought also. She was probably totally unaware that you took
her attempt at conversation or teasing so, and you perhaps felt
embarrassed which made it all feel worse than she intended? I might have
replied in a laughing way "stop it! stop it! you're embarrassing me! And
You did call and ask....." <insert more laughing and hope she gets the
point>

Janet Wilder wrote:

> I would have left, definitely! I think I'd have said something like: "I
> just remembered that I have to be somewhere else right now." and left.
> If anyone asks: "where do you have to be" I'd answer: "someplace where
> the hostess has manners." and boogied on out the door.
>
And that is incredibly rude to all the other guests. How uncomfortable
that would have made them feel? Talk about blowing things out of proportion!

"Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "TammyM" > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
>> OK, so we've picked apart the picky eaters. How about this?
>>
>> I was once invited to dinner at the home of a certain someone (CS).
>> CS asked me if I had any food issues - I suspect she put it more
>> nicely than that, but you probably know what I mean. I told her no,
>> no allergies, etc, but I well and truly detest mustard. Maybe I
>> shouldn't have said it, but she ASKED so I did. She said "oh no
>> problem", and that was that.
>>
>> I thought.
>>
>> At the dinner, she made a big homping deal about how she so very much
>> had wanted to make some kind of lamb-mustardy thing, but I was so
>> picky about mustard that I spoiled her fun (OK, maybe I am overstating
>> that just a tad....). I was *mortified*, close to tears in fact,
>> because she went on and on and on about it. I couldn't wait for the
>> evening to end. Which for me, is saying something!
>>
>> How would you have handled it? I never accepted a dinner invitation
>> from her after that.
>>
>> TammyM, don't hate me cos I hate mustard
>
> Well, I happen to love mustard. All kinds of mustard. Now... about the
> hostess. For her to go on and on about the lamb-mustardy thing was
> pretty lame on her part. I suspect she was using your dislike of mustard
> as a scapegoat for the dish she actually prepared. I would certainly not
> have been intimidated by her. But then I'm a person that has been banned
> from the Clayton, MO Ritz Carlton for life, for smashing one of those
> cream pie creations in an attorney's face at Sunday brunch.
>
> At the very onset I would have replied something like, "Oh dear. You
> *did* ask about it. Had you not asked, I would certainly have *tasted*
> the lamb thingy and told you how delicious it was, in spite of the fact I
> probably would not have cared for it. There was no need for you to go
> to so much trouble on my account"... or something similar. Had she
> continued to go on and on I would have excused myself from the dinner
> party and gone home with the excuse of a "headache". She sounds like a
> superficial, silly woman that I wouldn't spend another minute of my life
> with.
>
> Michael
>

Actually the hostess should never have mentioned the mustard, and if she
knew how to cook no one would have been able to detect mustard. Anyone
asked what's in the sauce a gracious hostess would simply say "Oh, it's an
old secret family recipe, I'm so glad you're enjoying it, would you care for
another serving?".

What's in the food or how it's prepared is not a topic of conversation at
the dinner table. And save any negative comments for the next day, to fill
ones idle time yakking on the phone with whichever like minded simpletons
care to. I mean if you're not a conversationalist you can always discuss
the birth of your fifth child in great detail over appetizers... I'm sure
everyone will be attentive with bated breath as you describe your entire
pregnancy, including the detailed circumstances of conception, leading up to
how the delivery was by sicilian section... and so that's why you named him
Guido Baretta Carmine, Guisi. LOL

Giusi wrote:

>> I would of stopped her as she started to whine about what she wanted to
>> make but you were picky, and point blank ask her why then had she called
>> and asked if you had food issues if she didn't want to know.
>> Put your coat on and left with a thank you for a memorable evening.
>
> You win, in my books.
>
Yes, it's a great solution up to the point of putting on a coat and
leaving. That certainly would be awkward for the remaining guests, and
doesn't give the hostess any chance to redeem herself.

TammyM > wrote in message
...
[Snip-O'-Matic surgically employed]
> I was once invited to dinner [..] CS asked me [...so] I told
> her [...And] then she went on [and off] at dinner. [..]
> How would you have handled it?

Depending on who was hosting said dinner (and my mood at being blind-sided
by that spotlight), it would have varied.

SWMBO is constantly amazed at what I'm allowed to say or how much I can take
regarding simple words. Sometimes I'm willing to let things slide but mostly
I won't sit still and let people say and do things I don't appreciate. I
also won't hold things back. The Australians I play futbol with love having
me around because I am a refreshing breath of air (for a Yank). At the
dinner party, I'd've probably played along, if I noticed her ribbing me. If
she'd gone after SWMBO, it would have been a bloody coup. I take no
prisoners when I think a wrong has been slapped against a family member. If
they're looking to burn that bridge, I bring my own kerosine.

SWMBO would have said nothing and kept it bottled up until we reached Castle
Ranger. That's always a fun 2-ay-yem discussion. "So what did you think of
CS' comment?"

> I never accepted a dinner invitation from her after that.

Yeppers. "I'd rather experience a root canal without a local before setting
foot back in your place."

> TammyM, don't hate me cos I hate mustard

Oh hail no! You're hated for more than that!

The "Colman's Mustard Stockholder" Ranger

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:56:12 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>Victor Sack > wrote in message
.. .
>> TammyM > wrote:
>>> TammyM, don't hate me cos I hate mustard
>>
>> Vade retro, satanas!
>
> Numquam suade mihi vana
>
>The "Mustard-loving" Ranger
>

Is that a mustard mustache I see?

:-{

<ducking>
--
I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> > me, but now the wrapper was coming off. The last toss was al over the
> > kitchen floor.
>
> <laugh> So who cleaned it up afterward?

The dog of course. And happy to have the job!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"[Don't] assume that someone is "broken" just because they behave in ways
you don't like or don't understand." --Miche

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> > me, but now the wrapper was coming off. The last toss was al over the
>> > kitchen floor.
>>
>> <laugh> So who cleaned it up afterward?
>
> The dog of course. And happy to have the job!
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>


Actually, you're right.

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:22:59 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>>> And there I was, thinking that this sorta thing only happens between
>>> (younger) siblings at home - and in the movies <g>
>>>
>>> Anybody else ever had a 'food fight' (as an adult) in public?
>
>>
>> Not in public, in the kitchen. This was 30+ years ago and the kids
>> still laugh about it.
<snip>
>> The last toss was al over the kitchen floor.
>>
>
><laugh> So who cleaned it up afterward?

I'm assuming not the kids, 'cause they're still laughing about it.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Goomba wrote:

> Giusi wrote:
>
>>> I would of stopped her as she started to whine about what she wanted
>>> to make but you were picky, and point blank ask her why then had she
>>> called and asked if you had food issues if she didn't want to know.
>>> Put your coat on and left with a thank you for a memorable evening.
>>
>> You win, in my books.
>>
> Yes, it's a great solution up to the point of putting on a coat and
> leaving. That certainly would be awkward for the remaining guests, and
> doesn't give the hostess any chance to redeem herself.

Why should the hostess be given a chance to redeem herself?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 11 Apr 2009 09:18:33a, Ed Pawlowski told us...
>
>> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>> That is one of the single best things I have ever known anyone to do.
>> To see an unsuspecting person pied in anger...
>> My wife says that she will die unfulfilled because of only having
>> heard about it, but never seeing it.
>>
>> You can arrange for her to be one of the participants!
>
> I haven't actually thrown food at anyone, but there was one incident some
> yeas ago. David, who is as picky as they come, and I were in a good
> Chinese restaurant where he had not eaten before. The only dish he will
> oder is Lemon Chicken, and only if it is the chicken with the lemon sauce
> and no vegetables included. When our order came, his Lemon Chicken came
> surrounded by a beautiful assortment of asian type vegetables. He
> immediately began bitching about it. About a quarter way through the meal
> I had enough of his whining. I got up and dumped his platter of Lemon
> Chicken in his lap, along with a huge bowl of rice. Then I left the
> restaurant and drove home. He came home hours later in a taxi. Not a word
> was every spoken of it, but he doesn't bitch about things like that
> anymore. He's either careful to order it to his specifications, or he eats
> around what he doesn't like.
>

:-) One would think the veggies could have been ignored. BTW, my
daughter always orders that at one local Chinese restaurant. (She
has other favorite dishes at other Chinese restaurants.)

--
Jean B.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:02:57 GMT, Gil Faver wrote:

> Of course, if I was in a particularly bad mood, or she was a democrat (but
> why would I be eating with her . . .),

hur, hur, hur.

really, have you thought about a career on radio?

blake

"TammyM" wrote

> At the dinner, she made a big homping deal about how she so very much had
> wanted to make some kind of lamb-mustardy thing, but I was so picky about
> mustard that I spoiled her fun (OK, maybe I am overstating that just a
> tad....). I was *mortified*, close to tears in fact, because she went on
> and on and on about it. I couldn't wait for the evening to end. Which for
> me, is saying something!

If she made more than a passing joke, then she's an insensitive sort who
probably found lots of people do not come back. Even a passing comment is
not polite unless it's a very passing one such as 'Hi Glenn hope you like
the lamb. I made it a different way in honor of a guest here. Everyone,
meet Tammy please'.

I do many special meals. We just did another today. If you said you didnt
like mustard, I'd just have warned you the coleslaw was a mustard onion sort
and invited you to try Steve's wonderful eggplant dish.

TammyM wrote:
>
> At the dinner, she made a big homping deal about how she so very much had
> wanted to make some kind of lamb-mustardy thing, but I was so picky about
> mustard that I spoiled her fun (OK, maybe I am overstating that just a
> tad....). I was *mortified*, close to tears in fact, because she went on
> and on and on about it. I couldn't wait for the evening to end. Which for
> me, is saying something!
>
> How would you have handled it? I never accepted a dinner invitation from
> her after that.


What a shame. First of all, it is a shame that your dislike of mustard
prevented you from having a chance to try what might have been a
delicious dish. I once cooked rack of lamb that had been slathered with
mustard. It was delicious, and not at all mustardy.

Secondly, what a shame that you hostess was such a bitch that she made
such an effort to embarrass you. I might have apologized for spoiling
her dinner party and then got up and left. Of course, a bitch like that
would see that for the insult it was meant to be and not ever invite me
back. That would preclude having to make excuses in the future.

Goomba wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> I would have left, definitely! I think I'd have said something like:
>> "I just remembered that I have to be somewhere else right now." and
>> left. If anyone asks: "where do you have to be" I'd answer: "someplace
>> where the hostess has manners." and boogied on out the door.
>>
> And that is incredibly rude to all the other guests. How uncomfortable
> that would have made them feel? Talk about blowing things out of
> proportion!


Sorry, but that's the hostess's fault for not telling "Tammy" that she
was the entertainment rather than a guest.

/Bob

ChattyCathy wrote:

>> Yes, it's a great solution up to the point of putting on a coat and
>> leaving. That certainly would be awkward for the remaining guests, and
>> doesn't give the hostess any chance to redeem herself.
>
> Why should the hostess be given a chance to redeem herself?

Because maybe she's clueless but it wasn't intended to be hurtful or
malicious? Her foot was in her mouth, but she obviously was a friend to
begin with so why not give her a chance?
And... if I were a guest forced to witness someone putting on their coat
and leaving mid meal, it would ruin the entire evening for me also. I
think that's a bit extreme, especially as I would hope it is a
misunderstanding not a deliberate attempt to be hurtful.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>
>
> What a shame. First of all, it is a shame that your dislike of mustard
> prevented you from having a chance to try what might have been a delicious
> dish. I once cooked rack of lamb that had been slathered with mustard. It
> was delicious, and not at all mustardy.
>

The o hter faxt is, mustard on cooked meat tastes entirely different than
mustard just smeared on meat from the jar. Worst case scenario is the meat
would be trimmed on the plate.


> Secondly, what a shame that you hostess was such a bitch that she made
> such an effort to embarrass you.

Yep

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like one of those occasions where she was trying to be
> > entertaining and had no idea how her remarks would hurt you. Too bad,
> > just move on. -aem
> >
>
> This is my thought also. She was probably totally unaware that you took
> her attempt at conversation or teasing so, and you perhaps felt
> embarrassed which made it all feel worse than she intended? I might have
> replied in a laughing way "stop it! stop it! you're embarrassing me! And
> You did call and ask....." <insert more laughing and hope she gets the
> point>

I've made a few gaffes at parties that stopped conversation and I
recovered nicely. I say nicely since I've been invited back.
How about "Your meal just tasted like crap because of me" and a curtsy.
I could pull that off to applause and a win.

leo

Jean B. wrote:

>>
> Heh. But MY mind flipped to that old Twilight Zone episode where
> someone was killed with a frozen leg of lamb.
>

I seldom watched Star Trek but I recall that plot in an old
Alfred Hitchcock.

The wife killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb. The
investigators couldn't find a murder weapon but were
delighted to sit down and eat her roast lamb with her.

gloria p

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:50:01 -0700, "TammyM" >
> wrote:
>
>>OK, so we've picked apart the picky eaters. How about this?
>>
>>I was once invited to dinner at the home of a certain someone (CS). CS
>>asked me if I had any food issues - I suspect she put it more nicely than
>>that, but you probably know what I mean. I told her no, no allergies,
>>etc,
>>but I well and truly detest mustard. Maybe I shouldn't have said it, but
>>she ASKED so I did. She said "oh no problem", and that was that.
>>
>>I thought.
>>
>>At the dinner, she made a big homping deal about how she so very much had
>>wanted to make some kind of lamb-mustardy thing, but I was so picky about
>>mustard that I spoiled her fun (OK, maybe I am overstating that just a
>>tad....). I was *mortified*, close to tears in fact, because she went on
>>and on and on about it. I couldn't wait for the evening to end. Which for
>>me, is saying something!
>>
>>How would you have handled it? I never accepted a dinner invitation from
>>her after that.
>>
>>TammyM, don't hate me cos I hate mustard
>>
>
> I would of stopped her as she started to whine about what she wanted
> to make but you were picky, and point blank ask her why then had she
> called and asked if you had food issues if she didn't want to know.
> Put your coat on and left with a thank you for a memorable evening.



Exactamundo! Why the hell did she ask then announce it? That's very rude.

I do, however, make pork tenderloin brushed first with Dijon mustard then
coated with whole wheat bread-crumbs mixed with garlic, sage, salt & pepper.
I'm not a fan of prepared mustard (or any "condiments")...but this isn't
that bright YELLOW stuff <gag>. Honestly, if no one asked they wouldn't
even know I'd lightly brushed it with the Dijon first. It's delicious
Not saying you'd have to eat it... just pass the plate.

She was rude, no doubt in my mind.

Jill

Goomba wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:

>>
>> Why should the hostess be given a chance to redeem herself?
>
> Because maybe she's clueless but it wasn't intended to be hurtful or
> malicious? Her foot was in her mouth, but she obviously was a friend
> to begin with so why not give her a chance?

We're all guilty of putting our foot in our mouths occasionally, but
this sounded like a lot more than that. It was pretty obvious to me
that she hurt Tammy's feelings rather badly - and friends shouldn't do
that sorta thing to one another, IMHO.

> And... if I were a guest forced to witness someone putting on their
> coat and leaving mid meal, it would ruin the entire evening for me
> also. I think that's a bit extreme, especially as I would hope it is a
> misunderstanding not a deliberate attempt to be hurtful.

I reckon that the evening was ruined anyway... Who wants to sit there
and listen to your hostess embarrassing another guest - whether it
was 'intentional' or not? I doubt I would have accepted another
invitation from the hostess myself if I had been one of the other
guests.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

ChattyCathy wrote:

> I reckon that the evening was ruined anyway... Who wants to sit there
> and listen to your hostess embarrassing another guest - whether it
> was 'intentional' or not? I doubt I would have accepted another
> invitation from the hostess myself if I had been one of the other
> guests.

I'm no poker player, maybe Tammy is ... but if I was "near tears"
during the verbal beating, you wouldn't miss it. Surely some of
the other guests noticed how upset she was even if the hostess
didn't. Some party. And the fact that she "couldn't wait to get
out of there" tells me she likely wasn't exactly the life of the party
after that. If these people know her, surely there would be a pall
because people must notice she was still upset.

Not saying what Tammy should have done, but I would have made
it an early evening at the very least. It's the hostess (and I use
that term lightly) who ruined the evening, not Tammy.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Not saying what Tammy should have done, but I would have made
> it an early evening at the very least. It's the hostess (and I use
> that term lightly) who ruined the evening, not Tammy.

Exactly.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Puester wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>
>>>
>> Heh. But MY mind flipped to that old Twilight Zone episode where
>> someone was killed with a frozen leg of lamb.
>>
>
> I seldom watched Star Trek but I recall that plot in an old Alfred
> Hitchcock.
>
> The wife killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb. The
> investigators couldn't find a murder weapon but were delighted to sit
> down and eat her roast lamb with her.
>
> gloria p

Must be the same thing. Gee, I am getting old....

--
Jean B.

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > I reckon that the evening was ruined anyway... Who wants to sit there
> > and listen to your hostess embarrassing another guest - whether it
> > was 'intentional' or not? I doubt I would have accepted another
> > invitation from the hostess myself if I had been one of the other
> > guests.
>
> I'm no poker player, maybe Tammy is ... but if I was "near tears"
> during the verbal beating, you wouldn't miss it. Surely some of
> the other guests noticed how upset she was even if the hostess
> didn't. Some party. And the fact that she "couldn't wait to get
> out of there" tells me she likely wasn't exactly the life of the party
> after that. If these people know her, surely there would be a pall
> because people must notice she was still upset.
>
> Not saying what Tammy should have done, but I would have made
> it an early evening at the very least. It's the hostess (and I use
> that term lightly) who ruined the evening, not Tammy.
>
> nancy

I think the hostess was being a complete bitch and I'd have walked out
of there the minute it started, without saying a word.

That kind of behavior is inexcusable and it would have ended my
friendship with her!
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Puester > wrote:

> The wife killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb.

Shades of Charliam with his frozen tuna... As I remember the reports of
that Sandy Eggo cook-in, he overdosed on tj's garam masala, spiked
everything with weapons-grade mustard oil, killing most of the
participants, and finished off the rest with the frozen tuna. There are
no witnesses left, I take it.

Victor

Victor Sack wrote:
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> The wife killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb.
>
> Shades of Charliam with his frozen tuna... As I remember the reports of
> that Sandy Eggo cook-in, he overdosed on tj's garam masala, spiked
> everything with weapons-grade mustard oil, killing most of the
> participants, and finished off the rest with the frozen tuna. There are
> no witnesses left, I take it.
>
> Victor

Is THAT what happened to that crew?

--
Jean B.

I'm coming in late, but want to share a story before I forget. Then
maybe I'll get to the rest of the thread.

I'd invited a couple of friends over for pizza. I knew one was a
vegetarian. We talked. Any allergies? Anything you love or hate?
No, we're cool.

Either they showed up early or I started late, but they walked in as I
was putting on the eggplant. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I COULD DIE! WHO
PUTS EGGPLANT ON PIZZA ANYWAY?!"

Well, me, for one. And I did ask. And I had fed these people before,
they should know my lack of limits.

Took off the eggplant. Nobody died.

But, as to the conversation - the host was wrong. If she did do a
nice thing by altering her menu for a guest's mustard aversion, it was
still not nice to make a big deal about it and make the guest
uncomfortable.

mb

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:43:04 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>brooklyn1 wrote:

>> I give you two guesses and the first one doesn't count... how big was that
>> leg o mutton? LOL
>>
>>
>Heh. But MY mind flipped to that old Twilight Zone episode where
>someone was killed with a frozen leg of lamb.

Isn't that from one of the stories by Roald Dahl? And a mighty good
one too!

Nathalie in Switzerland

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:14:19 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:


>Since good manners prohibit you from saying : "Fu** you, the horse you rode
>in on, and the wagon it was pulling", you could have turned and said cooked
>mustard of course is a different kettle of fish. Had I known what you were
>planning I'm sure we could have found an easy compromise and I am always
>open to new tastes. However it was very kind of you to ask in the first
>place. Bitch. ( Ok leave the Bitch off. )

Ooooooh, I read the whole thread and that's my favorite answer :-)
Polite but just this side of bitchy :-)))

Nathalie in Switzerland

Dimitri wrote:
> Since good manners prohibit you from saying : "Fu** you, the horse you
> rode in on, and the wagon it was pulling", you could have turned and
> said cooked mustard of course is a different kettle of fish. Had I
> known what you were planning I'm sure we could have found an easy
> compromise and I am always open to new tastes. However it was very kind
> of you to ask in the first place. Bitch. ( Ok leave the Bitch off. )

No, leave it there. I like it!