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My friend Mulu, who is from Ethiopia and has a wonderful little restaurant here, has finally got her cookbook published. I can vouch for her food. It's wonderful.

If you are looking for a unique cookbook, grab one.

https://smile.amazon.com/Ethiopian-F...+by+Mulu+Belay
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On 2017-03-08 11:38 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> My friend Mulu, who is from Ethiopia and has a wonderful little restaurant here, has finally got her cookbook published. I can vouch for her food. It's wonderful.
>
> If you are looking for a unique cookbook, grab one.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Ethiopian-F...+by+Mulu+Belay
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When my son was living in Montrea and we went to visit we often went to
an Ethiopian restaurant and I loved it.

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On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 11:38:58 AM UTC-5, ImStillMags wrote:
> My friend Mulu, who is from Ethiopia and has a wonderful little restaurant here, has finally got her cookbook published. I can vouch for her food. It's wonderful.
>
> If you are looking for a unique cookbook, grab one.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Ethiopian-F...+by+Mulu+Belay


I like Ethiopian food, but I think I'll stick with my current
cookbook:

<https://www.amazon.com/Exotic-Ethiopian-Cooking-Hospitality-Traditions/dp/0961634529>

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What food?
I've always thought they were
all starving out there in the desert.

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On 3/8/2017 1:55 PM, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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>> I like Ethiopian food,

>
> What food?
> I've always thought they were
> all starving out there in the desert.
>
>


Rhino burgers? Giraffe steaks? I'm completely ignorant of any African
cuisine. I know they did have a famine some years back. I'll have to do
some research to see what it really is.

This makes it look interesting
https://migrationology.com/ethiopian-food-guide/



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On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 14:28:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/8/2017 1:55 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> I like Ethiopian food,

>>
>> What food?
>> I've always thought they were
>> all starving out there in the desert.
>>
>>

>
>Rhino burgers? Giraffe steaks? I'm completely ignorant of any African
>cuisine. I know they did have a famine some years back.


There's always a famine somewhere in Africa. South Sudan at the
moment.
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> On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 14:28:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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> >On 3/8/2017 1:55 PM, Gary wrote:
> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I like Ethiopian food,
> >>
> >> What food?
> >> I've always thought they were
> >> all starving out there in the desert.
> >>
> >>

> >
> >Rhino burgers? Giraffe steaks? I'm completely ignorant of any African
> >cuisine. I know they did have a famine some years back.

>
> There's always a famine somewhere in Africa. South Sudan at the
> moment.


I watched a somewhat old documentary on North Korea last week. National
Geographic people snuck in with a doctor and had to film secretly. Very
disturbing how all of their people are indoctrinated from birth to love
and worship their leader, a pure dictator. I think he even rates over
any God that they might worship.
They are ALL taught to hate Americans too, just because of the Korean
War back 60 years ago.

Scary stuff, imo.

The doctor operated on 1,000 of the people for cataracts. Most or all
were cured by him. Once they removed the bandages, they didn't thank the
doctor, didn't thank any god, they all bowed down to the pictures of the
Korean leader and thanked him.

"Thank you oh great leader for restoring my eyesight. I will work much
harder in the salt mines from now on to make you happy."

Really? oh man. ;-0
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On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:22:56 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>I watched a somewhat old documentary on North Korea last week. National
>Geographic people snuck in with a doctor and had to film secretly. Very
>disturbing how all of their people are indoctrinated from birth to love
>and worship their leader, a pure dictator. I think he even rates over
>any God that they might worship.
>They are ALL taught to hate Americans too, just because of the Korean
>War back 60 years ago.
>
>Scary stuff, imo.
>
>The doctor operated on 1,000 of the people for cataracts. Most or all
>were cured by him. Once they removed the bandages, they didn't thank the
>doctor, didn't thank any god, they all bowed down to the pictures of the
>Korean leader and thanked him.
>
>"Thank you oh great leader for restoring my eyesight. I will work much
>harder in the salt mines from now on to make you happy."
>
>Really? oh man. ;-0


Yes, that whole population will suffer from post traumatic stress
disorder once that madman's finally removed. The UN should step in and
remove him for humanitarian reasons, IMO.
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> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:22:56 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> I watched a somewhat old documentary on North Korea last week. National
>> Geographic people snuck in with a doctor and had to film secretly. Very
>> disturbing how all of their people are indoctrinated from birth to love
>> and worship their leader, a pure dictator. I think he even rates over
>> any God that they might worship.


>
> Yes, that whole population will suffer from post traumatic stress
> disorder once that madman's finally removed. The UN should step in and
> remove him for humanitarian reasons, IMO.
>


I saw that NG documentary. Made you sick to watch it. Hard to believe
that in 2017 such a society can exist like that. I have to wonder if
people have tried to take him out. He'd not be easy to get to but it
would improve a lot of lives.
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On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 16:01:39 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/8/2017 3:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:22:56 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> I watched a somewhat old documentary on North Korea last week. National
>>> Geographic people snuck in with a doctor and had to film secretly. Very
>>> disturbing how all of their people are indoctrinated from birth to love
>>> and worship their leader, a pure dictator. I think he even rates over
>>> any God that they might worship.

>
>>
>> Yes, that whole population will suffer from post traumatic stress
>> disorder once that madman's finally removed. The UN should step in and
>> remove him for humanitarian reasons, IMO.
>>

>
>I saw that NG documentary. Made you sick to watch it. Hard to believe
>that in 2017 such a society can exist like that. I have to wonder if
>people have tried to take him out. He'd not be easy to get to but it
>would improve a lot of lives.


Yes, it would be a very beneficial murder.


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I heard on tv that in 2.5 yrs N Korea will have 100 nuclear tipped missiles.
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Gary wrote:
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>> I like Ethiopian food,

>
> What food?
> I've always thought they were
> all starving out there in the desert.
>


dumbass

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>I heard on tv that in 2.5 yrs N Korea will have 100 nuclear tipped missiles.


And they will all be aimed at Trump?
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On 3/8/2017 6:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 14:28:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 3/8/2017 1:55 PM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> What food?
>>> I've always thought they were
>>> all starving out there in the desert.

>>
>> Rhino burgers? Giraffe steaks? I'm completely ignorant of any African
>> cuisine. I know they did have a famine some years back. I'll have to do
>> some research to see what it really is.

>
> Mostly it's a bunch of gloopy mushy food scooped up with bread - no
> digestion required. I like the flavors but the textures are a huge
> turnoff to me. I can't eat mushy stuff like that.
>
> -sw
>

The only Ethiopan food I recall is Injera bread, which is a flat bread
and yes, it was used to scoop up a spicy stew. The bread was quite
tasty, as was the stew which had lots of vegetables and a nice thick
gravy. I think the meat was lamb.

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> I heard on tv that in 2.5 yrs N Korea will have 100 nuclear tipped missiles.
>



i heard on TV that more than a million people were in the audience at
Trump's inauguration.



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> The only Ethiopan food I recall is Injera bread.....


It's made with seltzer (club soda, IOW, carbonated) water, or so I've
heard.

> I think the meat was lamb.


Prolly.

Or goat, which is also quite good and much more available than one
might think. Those pesky "illegals", donchya know!

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On Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 9:33:08 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-03-08, jmcquown > wrote:
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> > The only Ethiopan food I recall is Injera bread.....

>
> It's made with seltzer (club soda, IOW, carbonated) water, or so I've
> heard.


Classically, it's made with a fermented batter that naturally
contains bubbles of carbon dioxide. When we make it at home,
we use a standard pancake recipe (minus the sugar), with added
seltzer to thin the batter and add the bubbles.

> > I think the meat was lamb.

>
> Prolly.
>
> Or goat, which is also quite good and much more available than one
> might think. Those pesky "illegals", donchya know!


I know where to buy goat, but I can get lamb at the regular
grocery store.

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> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>
> >> I like Ethiopian food,

> >
> > What food?
> > I've always thought they were
> > all starving out there in the desert.
> >

>
> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
> with flies on their faces.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA
>
> -sw


Lighten up people. That was a joke. First time I saw Sam Kinison doing a
stand up comedy routine, he did a thing about Ethiopia. Might have been
on SNL (?) It really cracked me up. This was soon after the "We are
the World" concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians.

You know how he would always work himself into a raving rant followed by
ARRGHHHHH!
"People in Ethiopia are starving. Well, NO KIDDING! YOU IDIOTS! YOU ALL
LIVE IN THE F------ DESERT! ARRGHHHH!"
LMAO!

heheh And speaking of Sally Struthers....yeah she did "save the
starving people" commercials too for awhile. Did you ever see the 1st
year South Park cartoon about that? Equally funny as hell. From vague
memory it showed a warehouse where all the snacky cakes were donated and
sent too. Very large Sally was in there eating up all the snacky cakes.
I loved first year of South Park. They went were no others dared to go.
Ever see the Halloween episode where Cartman dressed up as Hitler? LOL
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Gary wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
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>> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:55:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>
>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I like Ethiopian food,
>> >
>> > What food?
>> > I've always thought they were
>> > all starving out there in the desert.
>> >

>>
>> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
>> with flies on their faces.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA
>>
>> -sw

>
> Lighten up people. That was a joke.


a joke about a famine in the 1980s -- HILARIOUS


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> Gary wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
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> >> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:55:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
> >>
> >> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I like Ethiopian food,
> >> >
> >> > What food?
> >> > I've always thought they were
> >> > all starving out there in the desert.
> >> >
> >>
> >> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
> >> with flies on their faces.
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA
> >>
> >> -sw

> >
> > Lighten up people. That was a joke.

>
> a joke about a famine in the 1980s -- HILARIOUS
>


I sincerely hope you don't walk around all the time with a grimace on
your face.


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On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 10:38:58 AM UTC-6, ImStillMags wrote:
> My friend Mulu, who is from Ethiopia and has a wonderful little restaurant here, has finally got her cookbook published. I can vouch for her food. It's wonderful.
>
> If you are looking for a unique cookbook, grab one.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Ethiopian-F...+by+Mulu+Belay


Fantastic! Yes my pediatric nursing client's parents are from Kenya and the Mom cooks African food all the time. I smell but never taste any really because I'm there to work not eat. I come to work "pre fed" as I say!

John Kuthe...
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>On Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:35:08 -0500, Gary wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:55:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I like Ethiopian food,
>>>>
>>>> What food?
>>>> I've always thought they were
>>>> all starving out there in the desert.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
>>> with flies on their faces.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA

>>
>> Lighten up people. That was a joke.

>
>If you think I need to lighten up then you didn't watch the video I
>posted.
>
>tert's the only one that has a problem with what you said (unless
>dsi1, ophie, and brucie were here whining too, I didn't see them but
>that would totally be their style).


Just because you're a sociopath doesn't mean you always need to be
told off.
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"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> Lighten up people. That was a joke. First time I saw Sam Kinison doing a
> stand up comedy routine, he did a thing about Ethiopia. Might have been
> on SNL (?) It really cracked me up. This was soon after the "We are
> the World" concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians.
>
> You know how he would always work himself into a raving rant followed by
> ARRGHHHHH!
> "People in Ethiopia are starving. Well, NO KIDDING! YOU IDIOTS! YOU ALL
> LIVE IN THE F------ DESERT! ARRGHHHH!"
> LMAO!


And then he always followed it up with why the F--- don't they just move to
where the food is?

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>"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
>> Lighten up people. That was a joke. First time I saw Sam Kinison doing a
>> stand up comedy routine, he did a thing about Ethiopia. Might have been
>> on SNL (?) It really cracked me up. This was soon after the "We are
>> the World" concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians.
>>
>> You know how he would always work himself into a raving rant followed by
>> ARRGHHHHH!
>> "People in Ethiopia are starving. Well, NO KIDDING! YOU IDIOTS! YOU ALL
>> LIVE IN THE F------ DESERT! ARRGHHHH!"
>> LMAO!

>
>And then he always followed it up with why the F--- don't they just move to
>where the food is?


Yeah, let's move to Sam Kinison's backyard. See how the **** he likes
that!
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On 3/9/2017 9:33 AM, notbob wrote:
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>> The only Ethiopan food I recall is Injera bread.....

>
> It's made with seltzer (club soda, IOW, carbonated) water, or so I've
> heard.
>
>> I think the meat was lamb.

>
> Prolly.
>
> Or goat, which is also quite good and much more available than one
> might think. Those pesky "illegals", donchya know!
>
> nb
>

LOL Yes, it might have been goat. I do hope they don't need to visit
family in Ethiopia any time soon. They were lovely people.

This husband and wife team owned and operated a successful convenience
store/market (no gas pumps). Along with stocking the usual convenience
store items they made a point of selling fresh fruits and vegetables.
They also served breakfast and lunch and had a few small tables if you
wanted to eat in the store.

They made some of the best fried chicken ever! If you went in shortly
before lunchtime you could see one of the employees dredging the chicken
in flour and dropping it in the deep fryer. IOW, they weren't selling
Banquet frozen fried chicken. An option other than mashed potatoes
was quarter fries - lightly battered, quartered (lengthwise) potatoes,
also deep fried. Nice and crispy outside but texture like a baked
potato inside. Yum!

I got to know them quite well over the years since I often stopped in to
pick up breakfast on my way to work. So when Marta asked if I'd like to
try a traditional Ethiopian meal (the spicy stew with injera bread) I
was more than happy to accept. It was delicious.

Jill


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> Gary wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:55:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I like Ethiopian food,
>>>>
>>>> What food?
>>>> I've always thought they were
>>>> all starving out there in the desert.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
>>> with flies on their faces.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA
>>>
>>> -sw

>>
>> Lighten up people. That was a joke.

>
> a joke about a famine in the 1980s -- HILARIOUS
>
>

Sam Kinison made a very good point in that comedy routine: At about
four minutes into it he comments on world hunger. "How cruel. I know
the film crew could give that kid a sandwich. You know there's a
director back there saying 'Don't feed him yet! He's gotta look hungry!'"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_VURr6jnWQ

He really was a unique guy.

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> tert in seattle wrote:
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>> Gary wrote:
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:55:39 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like Ethiopian food,
>>>>>
>>>>> What food?
>>>>> I've always thought they were
>>>>> all starving out there in the desert.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You've been watching too many Sally Struthers commercials and kids
>>>> with flies on their faces.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpl1nptAxA
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Lighten up people. That was a joke.

>>
>> a joke about a famine in the 1980s -- HILARIOUS
>>

>
> I sincerely hope you don't walk around all the time with a grimace on
> your face.
>

Sam Kinison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_VURr6jnWQ

About 4 minutes in he addresses world hunger. He was actually a
screaming evangelist type preacher for a number of years. That's where
he learned to yell like he did. He finally became disillusioned with
the church and became a comedian. IIRC Rodney Dangerfield is the one
who "discovered" Sam at a comedy club.

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On 3/10/2017 2:29 AM, Cheri wrote:
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>
>> Lighten up people. That was a joke. First time I saw Sam Kinison doing a
>> stand up comedy routine, he did a thing about Ethiopia. Might have been
>> on SNL (?) It really cracked me up. This was soon after the "We are
>> the World" concert to raise money for starving Ethiopians.
>>
>> You know how he would always work himself into a raving rant followed by
>> ARRGHHHHH!
>> "People in Ethiopia are starving. Well, NO KIDDING! YOU IDIOTS! YOU ALL
>> LIVE IN THE F------ DESERT! ARRGHHHH!"
>> LMAO!

>
> And then he always followed it up with why the F--- don't they just move
> to where the food is?
>
> Cheri


Yep, he said [paraphrasing]: "Don't send them food. Send them UHauls,
boxes, luggage. We've been driving 750 miles across the desert every
day to bring you food. How about you live where the food is? Come on,
we'll make one trip! We'll take you where the food is! You live in a
desert! See this? [stoops down to scoop up sand] It's sand. It will
always BE SAND! Nothing grows out here! Nothing will ever grow out
here! We have deserts in America, we just don't live in them!" (I
guess he'd never been to Arizona or New Mexico. LOL) I don't know if he
had a point but at the time it was very funny. "Somone on the film crew
could have given that kid a sandwich." Heheh.

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> They made some of the best fried chicken ever! If you went in shortly
> before lunchtime you could see one of the employees dredging the chicken
> in flour and dropping it in the deep fryer. IOW, they weren't selling
> Banquet frozen fried chicken.


LOL! Picking on me a bit, Jill? Banquet makes an acceptable meal if
you're not real picky when you have nothing handy and come home from
work and are tired. Certainly fresh fried chicken is better whether
from a store, restaurant or at home.

That said....Banquet does a decent job considering. Don't cut them down
until you give them a try and I'll bet you never have. If you have and
hate them, you're nit picky. Their fried chicken is fairly tasty.
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> Sam Kinison made a very good point in that comedy routine: At about
> four minutes into it he comments on world hunger. "How cruel. I know
> the film crew could give that kid a sandwich. You know there's a
> director back there saying 'Don't feed him yet! He's gotta look hungry!'"


It's a very good point too. I've seen many animal documentaries where
they will sit for days filming a dying animal. I could never do that. I
realize they are filming real life and showing how wild animals live and
die but to just sit there watching some animal suffer and filming it?
Evil humans.

Odd thing about the "starving children" commercials too. They all show
very cute (and well fed) children standing there with a sad face. I
suppose people will feel sorry for a cute child rather than a really
starving and desperate one. Ever seen a pic of a seriously malnourished
child? Skeleton body with a bloated stomach? I guess the real pics
don't generate enough money. People see the cute child and are willing
to send money.


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> About 4 minutes in he addresses world hunger. He was actually a
> screaming evangelist type preacher for a number of years. That's where
> he learned to yell like he did. He finally became disillusioned with
> the church and became a comedian. IIRC Rodney Dangerfield is the one
> who "discovered" Sam at a comedy club.


Yeah....I googled him just to make sure I spelled his name right. I read
that Rodney Dangerfield's movie, "Back to School" that featured him as a
ranting college professor is what started his big career. From there he
appeared on Dave Letterman show and also Saturday Night Live. I think I
first saw him on SNL and he had me ROTFLMAO. It's rare that a comedian
cracks me up as much as he did.
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On 3/12/2017 12:45 PM, Gary wrote:
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>> They made some of the best fried chicken ever! If you went in shortly
>> before lunchtime you could see one of the employees dredging the chicken
>> in flour and dropping it in the deep fryer. IOW, they weren't selling
>> Banquet frozen fried chicken.

>
> LOL! Picking on me a bit, Jill?


Not at all. Trust me, you didn't even enter my mind when I posted that.
I was merely commenting on the fresh fried chicken at the convenience
store and how they were not trying to pass off frozen food as fresh.

They made biscuits from scratch, too. I saw them going into the oven.
Bacon cooked on a griddle. And real eggs, not something poured out of a
carton.

> Banquet makes an acceptable meal if
> you're not real picky when you have nothing handy and come home from
> work and are tired. Certainly fresh fried chicken is better whether
> from a store, restaurant or at home.
>
> That said....Banquet does a decent job considering. Don't cut them down
> until you give them a try and I'll bet you never have. If you have and
> hate them, you're nit picky. Their fried chicken is fairly tasty.
>

I buy Publix fresh fried chicken a couple of times a year. Thighs,
drumsticks. I don't eat a lot of fried chicken.

And yes, I *have* bought a box of Banquet frozen fried chicken in the
past. The best thing I could say about it was the coating was nicely
crisp. It was also very salty, and I'm not one who goes out of my way
to avoid salt.

Jill
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On 3/12/2017 12:47 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> About 4 minutes in he addresses world hunger. He was actually a
>> screaming evangelist type preacher for a number of years. That's where
>> he learned to yell like he did. He finally became disillusioned with
>> the church and became a comedian. IIRC Rodney Dangerfield is the one
>> who "discovered" Sam at a comedy club.

>
> Yeah....I googled him just to make sure I spelled his name right. I read
> that Rodney Dangerfield's movie, "Back to School" that featured him as a
> ranting college professor is what started his big career. From there he
> appeared on Dave Letterman show and also Saturday Night Live. I think I
> first saw him on SNL and he had me ROTFLMAO. It's rare that a comedian
> cracks me up as much as he did.
>

Actually, he first appeared at Dangerfield's (a comedy club in LA.).
"Back to School" came later.

I actually saw Sam Kinison live at the Orpheum in downtown Memphis.
That was in the 1980's when Kinison was still making the stand-up rounds.

I also saw Steve Martin at that show. He came out dressed like King Tut
and singing his song "King Tut" from SNL. That wasn't funny, but he
quickly changed into a suit. His stand-up routine was hilarious.

In between comedy acts were some rather obscure musicians. Leon Redbone
and Tom Waits. Okay, cool!

I think we paid $15 per ticket. We laughed our asses off. It was a
great night of entertainment.

Jill
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