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heh heh...

I just heard Alton Brown make a hilarious crack about squirrels ..."their
spookie little hands"! (maybe it's just me)

Anyway, anyone wanna contribute another AB line that struck them funny?

nb
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On 2004-02-26, Donna Rose > wrote:

> I can't recall any specific ones - I'm the type of person who for some
> reason just can never remember jokes. I do think he's hilarious and
> makes me laugh at least once or twice an episode. Now that you've brought
> this up, I'll probably take better notice.


Yeah. Let's face it, the whole cooking show industry takes itself way to
seriously. That's why I don't mind Emeril, even though we're all suffering
from a mild case of "bam/notch" toxicity. At least Emeril has a sense of
humour and is not above self deprecation. AB adds a whole new level of
humor to tv food shows. He's not only funny, he also has the uncanny
ability to spear sacred cows without offending. His s satire is dead nuts
(OB food!). I thinks he's the best humor to come along since Al Bundy
(which shows you where my head is at .

nb
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"notbob" > wrote in message
news:y9f%b.60214$4o.83988@attbi_s52...
> heh heh...
>
> I just heard Alton Brown make a hilarious crack about squirrels ..."their
> spookie little hands"! (maybe it's just me)
>
> Anyway, anyone wanna contribute another AB line that struck them funny?
>
> nb


called the little buggers tree rats last evening.
-Ginny


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notbob wrote:
>
> On 2004-02-26, Donna Rose > wrote:
>
> > I can't recall any specific ones - I'm the type of person who for some
> > reason just can never remember jokes. I do think he's hilarious and
> > makes me laugh at least once or twice an episode. Now that you've brought
> > this up, I'll probably take better notice.

>
> Yeah. Let's face it, the whole cooking show industry takes itself way to
> seriously. That's why I don't mind Emeril, even though we're all suffering
> from a mild case of "bam/notch" toxicity. At least Emeril has a sense of
> humour and is not above self deprecation. AB adds a whole new level of
> humor to tv food shows. He's not only funny, he also has the uncanny
> ability to spear sacred cows without offending. His s satire is dead nuts
> (OB food!). I thinks he's the best humor to come along since Al Bundy
> (which shows you where my head is at .
>
> nb


Hearing this almost makes me wish I could afford cable.
Well, I *do* wish I could afford it - that would make
me better off financially - I just wouldn't get it. ;-)
Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?



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T E wrote:

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> When David Rosengarten had his show Taste he made a comment I will
> always remember
> If Karen Carpenter ate like Mama Cass and Mama Cass ate like Karen
> Carpenter they both would be alive today.
> I called his show Tasteless from then on.


Oh geeez, that old joke? Too bad he couldn't come up with an original line.


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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> notbob wrote:
> >
> > On 2004-02-26, Donna Rose > wrote:
> >
> > > I can't recall any specific ones - I'm the type of person who for some
> > > reason just can never remember jokes. I do think he's hilarious and
> > > makes me laugh at least once or twice an episode. Now that you've

brought
> > > this up, I'll probably take better notice.

> >
> > Yeah. Let's face it, the whole cooking show industry takes itself way

to
> > seriously. That's why I don't mind Emeril, even though we're all

suffering
> > from a mild case of "bam/notch" toxicity. At least Emeril has a sense

of
> > humour and is not above self deprecation. AB adds a whole new level of
> > humor to tv food shows. He's not only funny, he also has the uncanny
> > ability to spear sacred cows without offending. His s satire is dead

nuts
> > (OB food!). I thinks he's the best humor to come along since Al Bundy
> > (which shows you where my head is at .
> >
> > nb

>
> Hearing this almost makes me wish I could afford cable.
> Well, I *do* wish I could afford it - that would make
> me better off financially - I just wouldn't get it. ;-)
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> "If I were as old as I feel, I'd be dead already."
> Goldfish: "The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off."
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>


Kate, we're in the same boat, except I *do* have cable, but I forgo good
food instead. I pray to the mighty can of spaghetti sauce!
kilikini


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In article <y9f%b.60214$4o.83988@attbi_s52>,
notbob > wrote:

> Anyway, anyone wanna contribute another AB line that struck them funny?


Dunno about funny, but I liked this one: "All of life's big problems
include the words "indictment" or "inoperable." Everything else is
small stuff."

sd
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:24:59 -0600, sd > wrote:

>In article <y9f%b.60214$4o.83988@attbi_s52>,
> notbob > wrote:
>
>> Anyway, anyone wanna contribute another AB line that struck them funny?

>
>Dunno about funny, but I liked this one: "All of life's big problems
>include the words "indictment" or "inoperable." Everything else is
>small stuff."


From AB? Calvin Trillin mentions something about a business card with
"Not under indictment" in the small print.


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In article >,
Frogleg > wrote:

> >Dunno about funny, but I liked this one: "All of life's big problems
> >include the words "indictment" or "inoperable." Everything else is
> >small stuff."

>
> From AB? Calvin Trillin mentions something about a business card with
> "Not under indictment" in the small print.


I could see that Calvin Trillin _might_ have said something similar (I
could even see him saying what was quoted above). But a Google of this
quote and the name "Calvin" comes up empty. Apparently this one
belongs to Alton.

sd
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:59:51 -0600, sd > wrote:

>In article >,
> Frogleg > wrote:
>
>> >Dunno about funny, but I liked this one: "All of life's big problems
>> >include the words "indictment" or "inoperable." Everything else is
>> >small stuff."

>>
>> From AB? Calvin Trillin mentions something about a business card with
>> "Not under indictment" in the small print.

>
>I could see that Calvin Trillin _might_ have said something similar (I
>could even see him saying what was quoted above). But a Google of this
>quote and the name "Calvin" comes up empty. Apparently this one
>belongs to Alton.


Sorry. Will have to re-read the Tummy Trilogy again. But this *is* a
Trillin line, And he considerably pre-dates Alton, whom I thoroughly
enjoy.
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Alton was in rare form tonight, knockin' 'em out left and right. My fav was:


"...so un-hip, it's positively Hazel!"

Strangely, Alton doesn't look old enough to know about Hazel. Are they
running that old dog on TVland?

nb
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In article <y9fb.60214$4o.83988@attbi_s52>, notbob > wrote:
>heh heh...
>
>I just heard Alton Brown make a hilarious crack about squirrels ..."their
>spookie little hands"! (maybe it's just me)
>
>Anyway, anyone wanna contribute another AB line that struck them funny?


See my sig.

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than butchers call itself a civilization?" - Alton Brown


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Frogleg wrote:
>
> Sorry. Will have to re-read the Tummy Trilogy again. But this *is* a
> Trillin line, And he considerably pre-dates Alton, whom I thoroughly
> enjoy.


I just read the Tummy Trilogy a few months ago. It was
great. I love Calvin. But can't back you up on the
quote as my brain these days is like moldy cheese. Can't
retain a thing.

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

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Frogleg wrote:
>
> I see one in a Brit gardening group:
>
> Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are a fruit;
> Wisdom is not putting them into a fruit salad.


I love this!
Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> Frogleg wrote:
> >
> > Sorry. Will have to re-read the Tummy Trilogy again. But this *is* a
> > Trillin line, And he considerably pre-dates Alton, whom I thoroughly
> > enjoy.

>
> I just read the Tummy Trilogy a few months ago. It was
> great. I love Calvin. But can't back you up on the
> quote as my brain these days is like moldy cheese. Can't
> retain a thing.
>
> Kate
> --
> Kate Connally
> "If I were as old as I feel, I'd be dead already."
> Goldfish: "The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off."
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>


Refrain from booze in the morning. Just kidding!

kilikini


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