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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> They call it the Chop House 100 menu. Reservations required.
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i5td1l/4
>
> Hey, sf! $36 for a veal chop! Choice of sauce includes a mushroom glaze.
> ;)
>
> Jill

I thought "DATAW" would appear in the subject line of all of these asinine
posts.

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On 4/23/2014 10:13 AM, graham wrote:
> On 23/04/2014 6:45 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/22/2014 4:50 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> I would not object to a woman in a sleeveless stop with straps...
>>> thinking camisole..... but when I googled it to make sure of the
>>> spelling I was surprised to see it defined as underwear.
>>
>> Camisoles *are* undergarments. When I think "tank tops" I mean
>> sleeveless tops with wide shoulder straps, not something that looks like
>> the top half of a slip. :)
>>
>> Not allowed to wear halter tops, either. There must be something wrong
>> with showing your back and shoulder blades. I'd *kill* for the silk
>> halter top Grace Kelly wore in the Hitchcock film, 'Rear Window':
>>
>> http://classiq.me/style-grace-kelly-...rear-window-12
>>
>> Shocking! Heh. Management is always yammering about wanting to entice
>> younger people to buy/build homes here. Maybe if they'd stop being so
>> prudish it could happen.
>>
>> I suspect a lot of these rules are in force due to people who have
>> grandkids visiting all the time. Sorry, mom forgot to pack his 'Little
>> Lord Fauntleroy' suit. LOL
>>
>> Jill
> In the 60s, a well-known female journalist went to dine at a snooty
> restaurant in London. She was refused entry as she was wearing a pant
> suit. So she went to the loo and removed her pants and then entered the
> dining room. Her jacket passed as a mini, all the rage then!!
> Graham

Graham, I remember hearing about that (probably here). I remember the
first time I was allowed to wear pants at school. Also in the 1960's. :)

Jill

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On 4/23/2014 9:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> When I was a teenager, it was common to use something to keep your hair
> in place when combed. Wildroot Cream Oil, Brylcreem, Vitalis were
> probably the most popular. I cannot imagine putting that stuff on my
> hair now.
>
> This shows them all
> http://tinyurl.com/mvr9wpg
>
Ha! I remember ads for Brylcream. Yeah. Greasy hair. Just what
everyone wants. Don't let us forget Alberto V05 for women!

My SO bemoans the fact he went bald at a young age. I don't understand
it. His being bald certainly doesn't bother me. He can get in and out
of the shower in 5 minutes. It takes me 15 to wash and condition my
hair. And then have to comb it out. Count your blessings!

> Not only do I save time with hair, but also socks. I have two kinds of
> socks, all the same brand. White with sneakers, black with shoes. No
> matching of colors or patterns, just grab two socks.

Socks are easy. I don't wear them. LOL Try pantyhose sometime... (teasing)

Jill

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Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>> On 2014-04-22 3:50 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wear a cap in winter to keep warm, in summer for sun protection, but
>>>> never indoors. I don't care if I'm bouncing light beams like a beacon
>>>> off my shiny skull. Frankly, had I know how easy it is to be bald, I'd
>>>> have done it by choice years ago.

These days I get my hair cut GI style, so in winter when I have a
fresh haircut I wear a knitted cap indoors and to sleep. When working
outdoors in warm weather I wear a wide brim hat for sun protection.

>When I was a teenager, it was common to use something to keep your hair
>in place when combed. Wildroot Cream Oil, Brylcreem, Vitalis were
>probably the most popular. I cannot imagine putting that stuff on my
>hair now.
>
>This shows them all
>http://tinyurl.com/mvr9wpg

I used all those at one time or another but way back when my mom
combed my hair she used this:
http://oldbike.files.wordpress.com/2...pg?w=253&h=780
I still have a full head of thick wavey hair so once it grows in after
a haircut now I use VO5 or Yardley Brilliantine.

>Not only do I save time with hair, but also socks. I have two kinds of
>socks, all the same brand. White with sneakers, black with shoes. No
>matching of colors or patterns, just grab two socks.

I have a few pairs of white cotton athletic socks and some black dress
socks but since I retired I rarely wear socks... mostly I live in flip
flops indoors and LL Bean boots outdoors... it's rare I wear sneakers
and rarer I wear dress shoes.

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 10:13:10 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
>
> In the 60s, a well-known female journalist went to dine at a snooty
> restaurant in London. She was refused entry as she was wearing a pant
> suit. So she went to the loo and removed her pants and then entered the
> dining room. Her jacket passed as a mini, all the rage then!!
>
> Graham

There's a story about Peter Sellers, probably not true,
but still a good story. He went into a restaurant
without a tie. The management gave him one to wear.
So, he tied it around his forehead (groovy in the 60s) and then sat down at the table.

http://www.richardfisher.com

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On 2014-04-23 11:30 AM, Helpful person wrote:

> There's a story about Peter Sellers, probably not true,
> but still a good story. He went into a restaurant
> without a tie. The management gave him one to wear.
> So, he tied it around his forehead (groovy in the 60s) and then sat down at the table.
>


About 30 years ago we were visiting my wife's aunt and uncle in Calgary
and wanted to take them to a nice restaurant. In had not taken a tie and
ties were required at the place we were going. Her uncle loaned me a
strong tie. Yahoo I felt like a formal cowboy.

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On 4/23/2014 10:55 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> Socks are easy. I don't wear them. LOL Try pantyhose sometime...
> (teasing)
>
> Jill


If I still had to wear the wool pants like when I was a kid, I'd wear
the panty hose under them. They were incredibly itchy and I'd sometimes
wear my PJ's under them.

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On 4/23/2014 2:13 AM, Winters_Lackey wrote:
> That's the most undesirable of the three wing sections. It belongs with
> the breast. I would happily pay more per pound for wings that didn't
> include the drumette.
>
>

Everybody's gots to do their own thing. You like the tips - I discard
them. I have to agree that the drum part ain't that much fun but they
come as a set and their presence intensifies the goodness of the wingy
thingie.

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Winters_Lackey wrote:
>
> The drumette is almost as dry and tasteless as the
> breast meat.

Not at all if you learn how to cook them properly. Chicken breast is
so good if done right but it's hard to get it right. Only a minute or
two goes by between cooking it perfectly and overcooking it.

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On 2014-04-23 4:24 PM, Gary wrote:
> Winters_Lackey wrote:
>>
>> The drumette is almost as dry and tasteless as the
>> breast meat.
>
> Not at all if you learn how to cook them properly. Chicken breast is
> so good if done right but it's hard to get it right. Only a minute or
> two goes by between cooking it perfectly and overcooking it.
>
I love chicken breast meat, but I can understand why so many people have
have issues with it. I used to find them dry and tasteless, but then I
learned how quickly it goes from cooked to dry and tasteless. We eat a
lot of chicken breasts here and they are almost always just cooked,
tender, juicy and tasty.

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On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:30:53 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/22/2014 10:58 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> > ...
>
> >> They call it the Chop House 100 menu. Reservations required.
>
> >>
>
> >> http://tinypic.com/m/i5td1l/4
>
> >>
>
> >> Hey, sf! $36 for a veal chop! Choice of sauce includes a mushroom
>
> >> glaze. ;)
>
> >
>
> > Studded with gold chips?
>
> >
>
> Apparently! :-D
>
>
>
> I don't go to the Formal Dining Room for obvious reasons. It's a tad
>
> too fru-fru for me.
>
>
>
> They recently issued an update to the Dress Code. No tank tops. Good
>
> lord, people! Are you Puritans?
>
>
>
> It's a golf resort. It sometimes gets up to 100°F in the summer. You
>
> expect people to wear sleeves? You're not allowed to wear hats, visors
>
> or caps in the Club, either. Excuse me?
>
>
>
> We're not talking about a population of wannabe gangsta's wearing
>
> backwards baseball caps, wreaking havoc. We're talking about people who
>
> play golf and wear visors to shade their eyes from the sun. Men aren't
>
> allowed to wear them inside the Club at all. Women are only allowed to
>
> wear caps/visors between certain hours. HUH?!
>
>
>
> Some of these rules are absolutely ridiculous. When the latest dress
>
> code missive was published I replied suggesting they could solve the
>
> problem by issuing everyone a *uniform*. (not kidding)
>
>
>
> Jill

Let me just say this. I ate in a gourmet joint once for a very special occasion, took another couple along, and was quite appalled that they allowed men in the dining room in wife-beaters. Who wants to glimpse a mass of black armpit hair at the next table?

As to head gear, I guess they decided visors, hats et al - verboten - period.
Yeah, I know, here comes the old 'I'm a chemo patient' etc....sorry, I don't buy it. Take the @$#% hat off.

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 10:24:17 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Winters_Lackey wrote:
>
> >
>
> > The drumette is almost as dry and tasteless as the
>
> > breast meat.
>
>
>
> Not at all if you learn how to cook them properly. Chicken breast is
>
> so good if done right but it's hard to get it right. Only a minute or
>
> two goes by between cooking it perfectly and overcooking it.

I was surprised that my daughter's boyfriend was able to perfectly cook chicken breasts on a charcoal grill. It's something I wouldn't try. He wants to own a restaurant when he grows up. Well, at least he can cook a chicken breast. :-)

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On 2014-04-23 6:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>
> I was surprised that my daughter's boyfriend was able to perfectly
> cook chicken breasts on a charcoal grill. It's something I wouldn't
> try. He wants to own a restaurant when he grows up. Well, at least he
> can cook a chicken breast. :-)
>

I like to grill chicken breast, and I either do a dry rub or marinate
them. I usually buy them for a local grocery store that sells small,
thin breasts that cook quickly. They are nicely done without ending up
overcooked.

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On 4/23/2014 1:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-04-23 6:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>
>> I was surprised that my daughter's boyfriend was able to perfectly
>> cook chicken breasts on a charcoal grill. It's something I wouldn't
>> try. He wants to own a restaurant when he grows up. Well, at least he
>> can cook a chicken breast. :-)
>>
>
> I like to grill chicken breast, and I either do a dry rub or marinate
> them. I usually buy them for a local grocery store that sells small,
> thin breasts that cook quickly. They are nicely done without ending up
> overcooked.

Congrats on that. I wouldn't try it as I lack the confidence that I can
do it. OTOH, I don't care much for chicken breasts so there's little
chance that I'll ever get good at it.