This is totally trippy. If that is a dashboard, the squiggles on the right really look like little people doing a little disco dance. This picture is very serendipitous.
04.12.05 - 06:02 AM
20. Henryk_ said:
Lets shake, rattle and roll. Obvoiusly a car with shock problems or driving on a paddock!
Dooce, your just fuckin with us aren't you? Trying to see what kind of response you get? That and give everyone that little extra push into migraineville. How diabolical.
04.12.05 - 06:05 AM
31. Mary said:
Hi Heather. I love the pic so much it makes my head spin a bit. 1st time commenting on you blog. I hope you will have a good Tuesday :0).
That's an awesome picture. It does look like a dashboard.
04.12.05 - 06:16 AM
48. Henryk_ said:
Mustve been an emergency issue pic!
04.12.05 - 06:17 AM
49. Muffy said:
I had to actually look at that for a while to figure out what it was. I think I had an acid flashback to Rickett's Glen Park and discovering a little city on a log. I think they have a franchise, and its on your dashboard.
And if i don't comment much today (as if there arent ENOUGH comments from me in a day), we're down to zero hour here in tax land. Do you know where your w-2 is?
04.12.05 - 06:18 AM
50. MyChelle said:
You should see my collection of drunken-coming-home-from-the-show pictures. All taken from the backseat of cabs and all of the Austin downtown - lights, skyline, bridges. They are completelyy UNRECOGNIZABLE and pretty funny...And I have been doing this for three years - so there's quite a collection. Most end up looking kinda sepia, not rockin' disco like yours
Disco lights and strobes make me jumpy.
Haveing a great day, both bosses gone till Thursday! Going at lunch to apply for another job. Yeay! I can't wait to tell them to suck it!
04.12.05 - 06:23 AM
56. Annabelle said:
Feeling. Dizzy. Need. To. Vomit.
Not diggin' it. Great picture yesterday, and she follows with a mind game.
verrry interesting...makes my head kinda hurt...no wait, maybe it's cuz I've been at work for 2 1/2 hours and been too busy to get coffee. MUST.GET.CAFFIENE.NOW
That bacon grease story reminds me of my grandmother. She used for about everything and kept it in a little metal canister. Country folk have some odd snacks. My mother liked cornbread and milk, my dad enjoyed peanut butter and syrup with bread.
How many times is it safe to use bacon grease over and over? I have seen people do this and it sort of appalls me to see the coffee tin full of coagulated lard sitting there. My mom would sometimes use bacon grease for ONE use, but not over and over. This has to be unsafe. Here we are worried about rat feces in peanut butter.
PS I meant to post yesterday but Leta is getting prettier by the day! She looks all snugglicious in that pic.
04.12.05 - 06:38 AM
71. ishouldbeworking said:
mmmmmmmm fresh hot coffee.....
the bacon grease story reminds me of my grandparents too.... after i realized what it was and what they did with it, i didn't want to eat at grandma's anymore. ewwww
04.12.05 - 06:40 AM
72. Henryk_ said:
Hi lawbrat....its good morning to you,'and good night from me. Time for bed!(12:40am Sydney time)
Ashik, I'm in law school, trying to become a lawyer. I can be a brat. My mom would tease me and call me a brat, now she says I'm too old to be a brat, but lawbitch dosent have the same ring to it. :-)
04.12.05 - 06:44 AM
81. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Since we're talking bacon greese... My mom has a jar of it in the fridge and would use it to make fried potatoes, etc, but that's about it. I grew up thinking it was normal, but now I'm thinking...hmmm...health hazard? I have yet to keep the bacon greese...it simply finds its way into a can, and in the garbage.
KBBAW - what is this mention of rat feces in peanut butter?? This is troubling...does that mean that I should stop eating spoonfuls of PB with a drop of honey for breakfast??
And I think the trippiness of the picture (which is fabulous BTW) is a direct result of a Pop Tart overdose.
While I can certainly see that it's a car dashboard, it also looks like some kind of weird robot with huge, hollow eyes and an evil, neon grin. I'm pretty sure he aims to take over the world.
Also, I get a little nauseated, staring at him.
04.12.05 - 06:49 AM
87. Annabelle said:
I keep bacon grease in my freezer in a small tupperware. I don't use it over and over- but I continue to add to it every time I make bacon (and I don't use the grease to make bacon- that's a good way to create a bubbling and spitting conflagration on your stovetop). Then, whenever I have a meal that requires a tablespoon of bacon fat to start off- like bolognese sauce, for example or the ragu for the lasagna I make- I just take it from the container. It's not gross- unless of course you're frying breaded pickles in two inches of it. But in general, it is a very common cooking method and just a little of it adds a lot of flavor to a dish- when appropriate.
Susannah, we were talking yesterday about how apparently there are trace amounts of rat "faeces" in peanut butter. Hey, it doesn't stop me from eating it. I had a peanut butter jelly sandwich last night!
Muffy, when you mentioned Ricketts Glen, I had flashbacks. Although I never tripped on acid there, or anywhere really, since I was totally scared away from drugs by the D.A.R.E. program. We used to camp at Ricketts Glen.
LOL Torrie! My youngest LOVES lemons. Everytime we go to the grocery store he wants one of those plastic lemons with the juice. HE. DRINKS. IT. What the hell did I spawn?
oh god, Nilbo that's just sick, I'm regretting that slim jim I had earlier. I wonder how many rat turds are in mystery meat.
If you were ever to read the ingredients on a can of potted meat you would never eat it again. Animal byproducts?! Rat turds.
Yeah, Torrie. That is definitely fun. But it is equally fun to sneak tasty food to babies, too. Especially when their parents don't want you to. I gave my 4 month old niece a taste of vanilla ice cream and the sheer look of glee on her face was priceless. I felt like I was breaking the law, or something.
Hi Nilbo! Long time no see...and that "recipe" just about sent my stomach over the edge. Haven't felt that urpy since about a year ago in my first trimester of pregnancy :p
Katie BBAW - Children under 12 months aren't supposed to have cow's milk. Their tummies can't process it like an adult's can. _That's_ why they can't have ice cream. It's not the sugar. It's the milk. The initial glee your niece felt may have been followed by some serious tummy issues.
I'm not trying to jump on you or tick anyone off. I'm just saying...
I highly doubt a lick off of my finger of Breyer's Vanilla will cause her tummy to go into convulsions. I had her for the night, and she didn't seem to have any problems. Now, I wouldn't suggest giving the kid an entire cone of ice cream - not a good idea. But aunties are supposed to spoil their nieces and nephews. It's a law of nature.
04.12.05 - 07:09 AM
120. Andrea in Canada said:
interesting photo. what is it? looks like the back end of a car to me...or a dashboard..hmm..
torrie, my baby girl (19mths) loves lemons, dill pickles and her fave snack is black olives...weird huh? My 4yr old also loves olives, hot salsa, pickles...anything bitter or spicy.
04.12.05 - 07:09 AM
121. naralius said:
I like to give "forbiden" food to babys, when my niece was 2 months old i gave her a bottle of coke.. you should have seen her face... adorable! my sister almost kill me, but it was worth it
Eek, the bottle of coke sounds a little frightening. I think I will wait until she is at least a year to even give her a straw-full of coke. And even then my sister will probably choke me.
SFG, it's never too early, but it sound sort of depressing to say "Only 6 hours and 48 minutes to go!!!" Well, actually 5 hours and 48 minutes since you have to take the lunch hour out.
04.12.05 - 07:12 AM
125. Annabelle said:
4 hours and 45 minutes for me- EST. After taking the lunch hour out- which is going to rock today because it's our Associate Publisher's birthday so free lunch at a nice restaurant that will probably last at least an hour and a half! Whoo-hooo!
It's okay, Naralius. I won't put you down for giving her coke. I am sure you are her favorite auntie. And it's a way to get back at your sister if she ever taunted you as a kid.
It is so strange to look at all your pictures that you take around the city heather, because I can tell exactly where you are and which direction you're going. In fact, I probably know where your Aunts trailor park is if I knew the name.
04.12.05 - 07:27 AM
136. Muffy said:
I'm breaking etiquette here...
Lawbrat, i LOVE the PARTNER button on your site! Personally, I'm a fan of the ALT+TAB combination to avoid that all too obvious dash for the mouse when doing something on the computer that isn't job related.
04.12.05 - 07:30 AM
137. Annabelle said:
Kieran, are you a boy or a girl? Man or woman, shall i say.
I have one of Alyx where it looks like she is shooting neon right out of her nose!
ISO...I will learn to pump that up a bit when taking pictures in the dark.
04.12.05 - 07:35 AM
141. ishouldbeworking said:
kbbaw--you are right, aunts are legally obligated to spoil nieces and nephews...my 2 sisters have been spoiling my daughter for almost 11 years...but i can't retaliate because neither of them has kids! when she was about 9 months old, they had her all day and before the brought her home, fed her part of a candy bar and gave her an ounce of MOUNTAIN DEW! We were still up @ 1a.m. bouncing off the walls. I made sure to call both of them every 30 minutes 'til she finally went to sleep!!!
Vaida, try the link. It's not as nasty as you think.
04.12.05 - 07:37 AM
143. Annabelle said:
My Aunt and Uncle (who were then in their late teens) babysat their older sister's oldest baby one afternoon and got her drunk. My cousin was probably like 14 months old and they fed her sips of beer and when my Aunt came to get her, she was sitting on the rug tipping and swaying from side to side. It was a BAD scene. Aunt and Uncle have grown up to be rather insane.
From the sounds of it, Marmite may as well be made of Marmots. I just can't imagine eating a spread that consists of brewer's yeast flavored with carrots and spices. Ugh.
Don't feel bad. I thought Marmite might be similar to Marmelade. Boy was I wrong.
04.12.05 - 08:42 AM
175. ishouldbeworking said:
OK, Marmite/Vegemite, never heard of either one...someone please enlighten me?!?!
It's not everywhere, but I've seen vegemite on some shelves here in Canada. I refuse to try it. I've heard enough to know that I'd probably be gagging for days.
Ishouldbeworking, Marmite is a delicacy found predominantly in the UK and Australia. It sounds hideous, but apparently many people love this stuff. It is mainly brewer's yeast and it has a brown color to it. Check this site out. http://www.accomodata.co.uk/marmite.htm
Crach? What the hell does crach mean? Man, I think I need to stop typing today. My brain doesn't seem to be talking to my fingers.
04.12.05 - 08:47 AM
183. Weetzie said:
You guys are a hoot....first I got pulled in by Heather's site -LOVE IT - but then...I started reading the comments and now I have to read all day to see what is happening. haha. I am at work too. Can I join the fun?
Welcome to the Dooceketeers Club, Weetzie. And SFG is so right - Dooce is like a vacuum, or a black hole, where you get sucked in and never get anything constructive done ever again. But it is a fun black hole.
if only we were apart of the commonwealth, then we too could have vegemite on our shelves along with the kindereggs mmmmm kindereggs...
04.12.05 - 09:00 AM
204. naralius said:
Ive been reading Dooce for 4 weeks, and since then i have pretty much done nothing at work.. i have things pending and piling up in my desk.. but I just cant do it.. how do you people manage to keep your jobs? its addictive..beter than heroin (not that I would know)
It's not often you take a picture by mistake and it comes out looking rather funky. And then you say 'yeah, I thought the dashboard lights looked rather like little neon people dancing when I blurred my eyes, so I, like, took a picture of it. It's good, no?'
Jo, I take pictures of boring crap all the time. When it blurs it looks all artsy fartsy. Just check out my blog, you'll see.
04.12.05 - 09:05 AM
210. rs said:
Bacon grease? On the counter...wow, sounds like my biggest nightmare.
04.12.05 - 09:06 AM
211. Weetzie said:
I can't get any work done either....this whole bloggie thing is very addictive. I think today's photo looks like an intentional double exposure...what think you all?
Also, I am curious as to how one learns all the blog etiquette?
Hey, Matt, why are there _two_ toothpicks in the picture?
Oh, I don't care, you're hung like a stallion!
04.12.05 - 09:07 AM
215. Lesley said:
You can find Marmite and Vegemite in any import store here in the US (check your local yellow pages; you might surprised at where little import stores pop up!), plus even the huge stores like Cost Plus carry them. (Though Cost Plus might only be on the West Coast?)
You might not want to pay a ton of money to get it shipped from England...I've never met ANYONE who likes Marmite unless they've grown up eating it! It's a really indescribable taste (revolting, in my opinion) that maybe is acquired from childhood!
I grew up eating oxtail soup and LOVE it...though my friends make faces when I mention it. As an adult, the thought kind of grosses me out...but I learned to love it as a kid!
Tell me about it girly-heap-of-slack. When I first stumbled across Dooce, I was so completely unproductive for about 4 days because I went back to the beginning of the archives and read every. single. entry. I did, no joke, and I laughed out loud at most of them which is kind of hard to hide when you're supposed to be working.
D. To actually stop getting so much work because you passed Dooce on to your bosses and they end up getting no work done either. Hence, the partnership will just fire the lot of us. Example: I got dooced times 2.
If so many of you loathe this Marmite, how is it still in existence?
04.12.05 - 09:36 AM
231. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Marmite
Make me puke
Are you really going to eat that??
Revolting
Mmmmmmmmmmmm....nope...
I had a friend in highschool who always ate Marmite and Cheese sandwiches.
Tried it everytime she brought it for lunch. Yep, it's still gross.
Extremely healthy...right.
04.12.05 - 09:39 AM
232. ishouldbeworking said:
hey, i'm back...
kbbaw thanks for the link to the marmite info, now i know all i will ever need to but was afraid to ask. i fully relate to dooce addiction, i've only been reading a couple weeks, but have been thoroughly sucked in too...you guys are way fun...
04.12.05 - 09:40 AM
233. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Vaida...
Brainwashing.
It's the only possible answer.
Yes it tastes bad, smells bad, resembles tar. But it's healthy!
Well, I have an appetite for unusual tasting food. I just want to try it, becuase there is such a buzz about it! I won't go on the hunt for it, but if he ships it to me I'll give it a whirl.
That picture wasn't me. Torrie just posted that so the rest of you will stop wanting me like you do. She's the jealous type. Torrie, you know there's plenty to go around. And around. And around...
04.12.05 - 09:49 AM
241. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone (ie. Jo) with my comments about Marmite.
Just can't get the whole "mmmm tasty" vibe from it.
LeafGirl- i'm rarely offended. I can SO understand how ppl either love it or hate it. But i swear the ppl who hated it just used it in the wrong proportions- u gotta have lots of butter, and just a smidgeing of marmite!
04.12.05 - 09:51 AM
245. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
As soon as anyone says "lots of butter" (even with Marmite), I can be convinced.
By the way, how is the dissertation going?
...to avoid the creep factor.... a couple of months ago you were discussing the merits of writing one.... and I was thinking ooh...a fellow student!
04.12.05 - 09:53 AM
246. ishouldbeworking said:
hi-ho, hi-ho, off to a 2 hour meeting i go :( l8r everybody
We are like a thundering hoard of slackers. I can't get anything done either. I even started my own blog so I could dick around some more. Well I gotta go at least look productive. Maybe I'll just go smell a couple of cigarettes.
ha ha does that mean i've persuaded you to try it?
As for the dissertation- my blog post yesterday was a winge about my writer's block in writing the conclusion (it's in on Thurs), and I complained on here yesterday of an exploding brain. As it happens I finished it an hour or two ago so i'm dead chuffed. :) Thanks for asking, Leafy
04.12.05 - 09:59 AM
250. Muffy said:
In re: Addiction to dooce.com.
I'd like to state that I am not a follower. As a matter of fact, there is a bumper sticker on my car that states "Trendy People Suck". I dance to my own beat and could never be a "sheep". But I have officially been overcome with dreams of dooce. Literally. Dreams of her. I want to cook her something high fiber so I can enjoy the privilege of having her use my bathroom (i didn't think I needed to get any more base there).
If liking this website makes me a sheep, BAAAAAA!
04.12.05 - 10:03 AM
251. Lesley said:
Vaida (re: #230) - my English family loves them some Marmite! It's popular there. I think it's sort of like the English equivalent to the American's peanut butter and jelly sandwich, popularity-wise.
I hate bumper stickers. I used to like them, but then I saw a car with about 50 on one bumper and it put me right off. I like witty signs though, like 'Witches Parking: All others will be Toad' :guffaw:
04.12.05 - 10:08 AM
255. Muffy said:
Vegemite sandwich. So THAT's what he was saying.
And no, it's not a new car. But it's getting a new master clutch cylinder today! Yippee! My total repair bill is now OVER 800 dollars! I'm thrilled. Really.
Could be worse. I could be driving a wood paneled PT cruiser. If you drive that car, you're pretty much saying "I'm afraid of my wife"
04.12.05 - 10:10 AM
256. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Jo:
Try it?? Think I'll finish my M.Sc.F (in Forestry) thesis first.
I'm in the process of planning my field season, and people keep adding to my project. I'm about 3 weeks away from going to Alberta (western Canada) for the summer, and I still don't have a project design.
I've been wondering... do the new vwbeatle drivers have to sign some kind of stickers-required contract?
Have you seen an unstuck one? They all seem to have at least 3. And at least one must be that rainbow-peace-flower... overall effect= jr. high girl's Trapper Keeper.
I am so going to go check out Cost Plus. And they do have them outside of the west coast. We have some here in Houston. I know I will probably barf upon eating Marmite, but I have to say that at least tried it.
Muffy - here's a big "BAAAHHHH!!!" right back at you.
I haven't seen an English VW Beatle with a sticker on it, i'm afraid. The only cars with stickers over here, really, are pieces-of-crap cars that could only be *improved* with a tacky piece of sticky plastic.
p.s. no offence to anyone with a bumper sticker :s
kbbaw, I would love to see that- got nothin' against vwb's.
Maybe it's my city... folks just seem a bit trigger-happy with the stickies here.
On another subject, my favorite car decoration is a huge candy-cane my friend strapped to his Ford Festiva grill around the holidays. It's still there.
I used to have one on my wall saying 'I believe in angels, fairies, good men and other imaginary creatures'. I've since discarded it as being far too harsh...
I am not going to even bother reading all the comments, but it seems you can re-use grease indefinitely. There is a hamburger joint here in Memphis called Dyer's that has been re-using the grease they cook the hamburgers in for over 80 years.
Does Lola live in West Valley? Because my bitch aunt MA lives in a trailer park in WVC. Trailer parks rock!
1. RazDreams said:
oh! awesome!!!
2. Kristi said:
First?
3. RazDreams said:
looks like the dashboard of a car.
4. Monkeyboy said:
Sweet, nice pic!!! STALKING DORK???
5. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Purty!
6. Cheryl said:
Those colors are my favorite!! And I must admit disco is the greatest music to dance to-- I am eighties child, but love disco music!
7. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
That would be so rad if you were tripping on acid!
8. beautifulmess said:
makes me wanna shake my groove thang.
9. Lauri said:
Very cool!
Now . . . what is it???
10. kitty said:
you are funny
11. dasereht said:
Is that a neon horseshoe?
Great pic.
12. Cory said:
Top ten or twenty? Whoo!
Man, that is so trippy! Cool!
13. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I think it is the dashboard, but the shutter speed was set really slow or something. Very psychedelic.
14. poupidou said:
Most pictures I take end up looking somewhat like this, except not as cool. I love it!
15. Sandman said:
Monkeyboy is a stalking dork...he's been here all morning waiting for it to change!
16. Michelle said:
Disco by the dashboard lights. Cool shot!
17. leila said:
I'm always in awe of your photo skills.
18. Liz said:
Woo.
19. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
This is totally trippy. If that is a dashboard, the squiggles on the right really look like little people doing a little disco dance. This picture is very serendipitous.
20. Henryk_ said:
Lets shake, rattle and roll. Obvoiusly a car with shock problems or driving on a paddock!
21. Peter Hentges said:
That's what you get from giving Leta the camera....
22. RazDreams said:
makin' me trip so bad that i'm still seein' chocolate pop-tarts on baby cheeks.
23. Kate said:
wha?
24. Henryk_ said:
If it's rocken......dont bother knocken!
25. sleepingmommy said:
Wow, I've never been this early. What's up with that. And what is up with this picture? I'm getting dizzy looking at it.
26. beachgal said:
Interesting....makes my headache worse, however....damn sinuses.
27. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Damn you guys are quick. And I thought I was lurking. Sheesh!
What a great pic!
28. bee said:
purty.
29. sak said:
leta didn't take the picture. chuck did
30. sleepingmommy said:
Dooce, your just fuckin with us aren't you? Trying to see what kind of response you get? That and give everyone that little extra push into migraineville. How diabolical.
31. Mary said:
Hi Heather. I love the pic so much it makes my head spin a bit. 1st time commenting on you blog. I hope you will have a good Tuesday :0).
32. Vaida said:
I still feel drunk.
33. da who said:
shiny disco arc.. disco disco disco
34. Henryk_ said:
I am still drunk
35. greenthumb said:
um...okay. it's different. it's not Leta or Chuck.
hurts the eyes a bit.
36. stella said:
mother of God, top 50. as always, goregeous pic.
37. minxlj said:
The thumbnail looked like a view down someone's gullet. Lovely...
38. bushra said:
oh-so-dizzying.
39. Meggan said:
OOO I love pictures of lights like this! Yay!
40. Ms.Chievous said:
I think that thing wants to eat me.
41. red said:
PRETTY! i'm guessing that's your dashboard? either way - cool pic.
42. Wicked H said:
A trip without luggage. Very cool.
um, not that I would know first hand or anything.....
43. TulsaOkie said:
Kewl Shot Dooce!!
Happy Birthday Avon World Sales Leader!!
44. ashik said:
It's like a dream... when you are trying to describe something but then realize that it just can't be described..
45. lawbrat said:
What is that? I've never seen anything like it. My eyes hurt trying to figure it out!! :-)
46. ashik said:
exactly, lawbrat.
it does not have a name.
47. Seven said:
That's an awesome picture. It does look like a dashboard.
48. Henryk_ said:
Mustve been an emergency issue pic!
49. Muffy said:
I had to actually look at that for a while to figure out what it was. I think I had an acid flashback to Rickett's Glen Park and discovering a little city on a log. I think they have a franchise, and its on your dashboard.
And if i don't comment much today (as if there arent ENOUGH comments from me in a day), we're down to zero hour here in tax land. Do you know where your w-2 is?
50. MyChelle said:
You should see my collection of drunken-coming-home-from-the-show pictures. All taken from the backseat of cabs and all of the Austin downtown - lights, skyline, bridges. They are completelyy UNRECOGNIZABLE and pretty funny...And I have been doing this for three years - so there's quite a collection. Most end up looking kinda sepia, not rockin' disco like yours
51. greenthumb said:
That's one of those moments that Kristine talks about, where the D70 does it's own thing.
52. Maggie said:
That's pretty trippy. I love the pink..my stupid car lights up blue.
Wow, within the first 100. Lyke omfg@#df%&firstfirstfirst!?
I need coffee.
53. Sarah said:
What is it?
54. Henryk_ said:
'Liquid caffiene.....need some complete with 1G Paracetamol
55. bethy-mae said:
Disco lights and strobes make me jumpy.
Haveing a great day, both bosses gone till Thursday! Going at lunch to apply for another job. Yeay! I can't wait to tell them to suck it!
56. Annabelle said:
Feeling. Dizzy. Need. To. Vomit.
Not diggin' it. Great picture yesterday, and she follows with a mind game.
57. Henryk_ said:
Vomit, vomit??......herbbbbbbbbbbbbbb!!
58. Henryk_ said:
Mind game?? More like...mindless game!
59. Jennifer said:
Yowza!!
60. ishouldbeworking said:
verrry interesting...makes my head kinda hurt...no wait, maybe it's cuz I've been at work for 2 1/2 hours and been too busy to get coffee. MUST.GET.CAFFIENE.NOW
61. bethy-mae said:
That bacon grease story reminds me of my grandmother. She used for about everything and kept it in a little metal canister. Country folk have some odd snacks. My mother liked cornbread and milk, my dad enjoyed peanut butter and syrup with bread.
62. southern fried girl said:
Wow, did I mix my meds this morning or what? I feel very oooooogley now.
63. Henryk_ said:
ishouldbeworking, you orta meet Katie-be-bored-at-work!
64. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
How many times is it safe to use bacon grease over and over? I have seen people do this and it sort of appalls me to see the coffee tin full of coagulated lard sitting there. My mom would sometimes use bacon grease for ONE use, but not over and over. This has to be unsafe. Here we are worried about rat feces in peanut butter.
65. Henryk_ said:
you spell it ...faeces!
66. lawbrat said:
I find used bacon grease to be gross. My mom used to do that, save it. Ewww! Thank goodness she's stopped that crazyness
67. ashik said:
mmmmm.... rat feces
68. Henryk_ said:
Not that I give a shit about how you spell faeces!
69. lawbrat said:
Hi! to SFG, KBBAW, Henry, and ashik
70. Jenny said:
Dashboard?
PS I meant to post yesterday but Leta is getting prettier by the day! She looks all snugglicious in that pic.
71. ishouldbeworking said:
mmmmmmmm fresh hot coffee.....
the bacon grease story reminds me of my grandparents too.... after i realized what it was and what they did with it, i didn't want to eat at grandma's anymore. ewwww
72. Henryk_ said:
Hi lawbrat....its good morning to you,'and good night from me. Time for bed!(12:40am Sydney time)
73. RazDreams said:
my eyes! _*MY EYES!*_
(pic makes me feel like doin' a little jig right here at my desk.)
74. AndreaBT said:
Henryk, no YOU spell it faeces! We here in this part of the world know SIMPLIFIED SPELLING IS BETTER ;)
75. ashik said:
Hi lawbrat. I've always wondered - and probably missed the explanation(s) - why are you a lawbrat?
76. lawbrat said:
Sleep well Henry.
77. ashik said:
Seriously, Henryk, "shoppe" is one of those words that never should have been.
78. southern fried girl said:
Lawbrat!!!! Happy Break to you......yeeeeeehaw, sistah.
79. Henryk_ said:
too late! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
80. lawbrat said:
Hi Andrea!
Ashik, I'm in law school, trying to become a lawyer. I can be a brat. My mom would tease me and call me a brat, now she says I'm too old to be a brat, but lawbitch dosent have the same ring to it. :-)
81. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Since we're talking bacon greese... My mom has a jar of it in the fridge and would use it to make fried potatoes, etc, but that's about it. I grew up thinking it was normal, but now I'm thinking...hmmm...health hazard? I have yet to keep the bacon greese...it simply finds its way into a can, and in the garbage.
82. Susannah said:
KBBAW - what is this mention of rat feces in peanut butter?? This is troubling...does that mean that I should stop eating spoonfuls of PB with a drop of honey for breakfast??
And I think the trippiness of the picture (which is fabulous BTW) is a direct result of a Pop Tart overdose.
83. K E N N Y (blaqenedwyte blog) said:
cool photo. happy accident?
84. El Greco said:
"Paradise by the dashboard lights!"
85. ashik said:
Lawbrat, nice! What school? I just graduated this year.. :)
86. LadyBug said:
While I can certainly see that it's a car dashboard, it also looks like some kind of weird robot with huge, hollow eyes and an evil, neon grin. I'm pretty sure he aims to take over the world.
Also, I get a little nauseated, staring at him.
87. Annabelle said:
I keep bacon grease in my freezer in a small tupperware. I don't use it over and over- but I continue to add to it every time I make bacon (and I don't use the grease to make bacon- that's a good way to create a bubbling and spitting conflagration on your stovetop). Then, whenever I have a meal that requires a tablespoon of bacon fat to start off- like bolognese sauce, for example or the ragu for the lasagna I make- I just take it from the container. It's not gross- unless of course you're frying breaded pickles in two inches of it. But in general, it is a very common cooking method and just a little of it adds a lot of flavor to a dish- when appropriate.
88. Vaida said:
I could really go for a bacon grease sandwich.
89. lawbrat said:
Congrats Ashik! Cooley Law School, in lansing Mi
90. ashik said:
rat feces fried in bacongrease..a recipe for the ages
91. southern fried girl said:
Hey Ashik and Lawbrat, remember me when you need a good paralegal....:) Even with all the posting I do on here some days, I get my shit done. :)
92. Mona said:
I feel like dancing...
93. Annabelle said:
faeces is British.
94. lawbrat said:
LOL SFG! I will remember you. Could you imagine what a team we would make SFG? We'd take dooce breaks!
Ashik, where did you go to school?
95. LeafGirl aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
OK, I can see the merits now...by keeping the bacon greese in the freezer. That way it doesn't get rancid. Good thinking.
And the ole bacon greese does add a certain je ne sais quoi to a couple dishes... I must admit I miss my mom's fried potatoes. :(
96. ashik said:
SFG - :)
dooce helps me get all mine done. and boy is there a lot of it.
97. Vaida said:
If it's British, it's HOT.
98. ashik said:
Berkeley, duuuuude. Good weather *all* the time.
99. lawbrat said:
I am so jealous!! We have grey weather all the time. On sunny days, people are like....WOOOOW, there IS a sun!
100. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Hi Lawbrat!
Susannah, we were talking yesterday about how apparently there are trace amounts of rat "faeces" in peanut butter. Hey, it doesn't stop me from eating it. I had a peanut butter jelly sandwich last night!
101. ieatcrayonz said:
Slow shutter speed or fairies on speed?
102. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Muffy, when you mentioned Ricketts Glen, I had flashbacks. Although I never tripped on acid there, or anywhere really, since I was totally scared away from drugs by the D.A.R.E. program. We used to camp at Ricketts Glen.
103. Nilbo said:
That's just silly. You don't fry rat faeces in bacon grease. Spoils the flavour. You grill them with onions and mushrooms.
104. ashik said:
nilbo - family recipe?
105. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
No, you fry bacon in rat faeces. Tremendous flavor.
106. Torrie said:
I am all for challenging and torturing children for my amusement.
Have you ever given a baby a lemon?
Now THAT'S entertainment.
107. LadyBug said:
I like the photos, Dooce.
The important question, though, is this:
_Did Lola done remembered her panties this time? _
108. lawbrat said:
LOL Torrie! My youngest LOVES lemons. Everytime we go to the grocery store he wants one of those plastic lemons with the juice. HE. DRINKS. IT. What the hell did I spawn?
109. August95 said:
Very cool dashboard lights.
110. bethy-mae said:
oh god, Nilbo that's just sick, I'm regretting that slim jim I had earlier. I wonder how many rat turds are in mystery meat.
If you were ever to read the ingredients on a can of potted meat you would never eat it again. Animal byproducts?! Rat turds.
111. Nilbo said:
Yeah ... family recipe - if you're the Manson family.
112. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Yeah, Torrie. That is definitely fun. But it is equally fun to sneak tasty food to babies, too. Especially when their parents don't want you to. I gave my 4 month old niece a taste of vanilla ice cream and the sheer look of glee on her face was priceless. I felt like I was breaking the law, or something.
113. Pissy Britches said:
Damn, that is kind of a freaky pic you got going on..I need me one of them there expensive cameras so I can take some pics like that.
114. AndreaBT said:
Hi Lawbrat!
Hi Nilbo! Long time no see...and that "recipe" just about sent my stomach over the edge. Haven't felt that urpy since about a year ago in my first trimester of pregnancy :p
115. Torrie said:
BTW, my kitty is home.
Thank you to everone who sent good vibes his way.
http://iprettymuchhateeverything.blogspot.com/
116. LadyBug said:
Katie BBAW - Children under 12 months aren't supposed to have cow's milk. Their tummies can't process it like an adult's can. _That's_ why they can't have ice cream. It's not the sugar. It's the milk. The initial glee your niece felt may have been followed by some serious tummy issues.
I'm not trying to jump on you or tick anyone off. I'm just saying...
117. Kittenagogo said:
Delurking to say beautiful picture. Impressionist Dashboard. Love it.
118. GKON said:
Dooce what's this that I hear about Mormon's baptizing dead Holocaust victims?
119. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I highly doubt a lick off of my finger of Breyer's Vanilla will cause her tummy to go into convulsions. I had her for the night, and she didn't seem to have any problems. Now, I wouldn't suggest giving the kid an entire cone of ice cream - not a good idea. But aunties are supposed to spoil their nieces and nephews. It's a law of nature.
120. Andrea in Canada said:
interesting photo. what is it? looks like the back end of a car to me...or a dashboard..hmm..
torrie, my baby girl (19mths) loves lemons, dill pickles and her fave snack is black olives...weird huh? My 4yr old also loves olives, hot salsa, pickles...anything bitter or spicy.
121. naralius said:
I like to give "forbiden" food to babys, when my niece was 2 months old i gave her a bottle of coke.. you should have seen her face... adorable! my sister almost kill me, but it was worth it
122. southern fried girl said:
Torrie, I love the way you think. Torturing others is always fun.
Yeah for the kitty!!!
Katie, is it too early to start the countdown? LOLOLOLOL
123. Lilla said:
Heather, you need to get out more, sweetheart!
124. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Eek, the bottle of coke sounds a little frightening. I think I will wait until she is at least a year to even give her a straw-full of coke. And even then my sister will probably choke me.
SFG, it's never too early, but it sound sort of depressing to say "Only 6 hours and 48 minutes to go!!!" Well, actually 5 hours and 48 minutes since you have to take the lunch hour out.
125. Annabelle said:
4 hours and 45 minutes for me- EST. After taking the lunch hour out- which is going to rock today because it's our Associate Publisher's birthday so free lunch at a nice restaurant that will probably last at least an hour and a half! Whoo-hooo!
126. Torrie said:
OK, everybody...
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Here is what Pokey's package looks like:
http://www.slinkycity.com/y7d/horse-penis.jpg
127. naralius said:
if it makes you feel good, she just drank a couple of sips
128. Torrie said:
SFG, thanks for liking the sick bitch aspect of my personality.
129. southern fried girl said:
Hey Torrie, it takes one to appreciate one. From one sick bitch to another, hats off. :)
130. Susannah said:
Torrie-personally, my favorite aspect of my personality has always been the sick bitch side.
131. ashik said:
sfg and torrie - for a sec there i thought you said "slick" and not sick. Like:
The Slick Sick Bitch Brigade.
132. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
It's okay, Naralius. I won't put you down for giving her coke. I am sure you are her favorite auntie. And it's a way to get back at your sister if she ever taunted you as a kid.
133. bethy-mae said:
Yes, neices and nephews shalt be spoiled by the aunt. I love my little neice, got to see her hunt Easter eggs for the first time this year, what fun.
134. Kieran said:
I am having an acid flashback!
135. traci said:
It is so strange to look at all your pictures that you take around the city heather, because I can tell exactly where you are and which direction you're going. In fact, I probably know where your Aunts trailor park is if I knew the name.
136. Muffy said:
I'm breaking etiquette here...
Lawbrat, i LOVE the PARTNER button on your site! Personally, I'm a fan of the ALT+TAB combination to avoid that all too obvious dash for the mouse when doing something on the computer that isn't job related.
137. Annabelle said:
Kieran, are you a boy or a girl? Man or woman, shall i say.
138. Torrie said:
I can not belive that no one is acknowledging comment #126.
I thought you sick bitches would enjoy it.
139. Vaida said:
I'm at work. All that nasty stuff is filtered.
Wah! How boring!
140. kristine said:
I have about 300 of those exact pictures above.
I have one of Alyx where it looks like she is shooting neon right out of her nose!
ISO...I will learn to pump that up a bit when taking pictures in the dark.
141. ishouldbeworking said:
kbbaw--you are right, aunts are legally obligated to spoil nieces and nephews...my 2 sisters have been spoiling my daughter for almost 11 years...but i can't retaliate because neither of them has kids! when she was about 9 months old, they had her all day and before the brought her home, fed her part of a candy bar and gave her an ounce of MOUNTAIN DEW! We were still up @ 1a.m. bouncing off the walls. I made sure to call both of them every 30 minutes 'til she finally went to sleep!!!
142. Torrie said:
Vaida, try the link. It's not as nasty as you think.
143. Annabelle said:
My Aunt and Uncle (who were then in their late teens) babysat their older sister's oldest baby one afternoon and got her drunk. My cousin was probably like 14 months old and they fed her sips of beer and when my Aunt came to get her, she was sitting on the rug tipping and swaying from side to side. It was a BAD scene. Aunt and Uncle have grown up to be rather insane.
144. lawbrat said:
Thanks Muffy!
145. heidi said:
i don't know, those mountains make those doublewides look pretty good. i think i'd live in a cardboard box if i could be surrounded by so much beauty.
146. lawbrat said:
Torrie, I went there. Too fucking funny!! He says he's hung like a horse!
147. Em said:
Groovy and pretty!
148. bethy-mae said:
yeah, like a miniature horse.
149. ishouldbeworking said:
So how 'bout it Pokey, are ya that well stuffed???
150. lawbrat said:
Ishouldbeworking- IF he is that well stuffed, he's still very short.
I dont want no short short man....LOL
151. ishouldbeworking said:
me neither...short & stubby doesn't get it ;)
152. Matt Damon said:
Yo. Is Caroline around? I heard she wanted to get Damonified.
153. Flare said:
Whoa, very cool!
154. Fujiko said:
I thought the thumbnail looked like a screenshot from the video of someone's colonoscopy.
I'm glad it's not.
155. Matt Damon said:
Ah, the truth about POKEY comes out....
156. Susannah said:
Hmmm...something is just not quite proportional about that Pokey picture...
157. ashik said:
Damon, want to show us yours?
158. the niffer said:
Torrie - it wasn't nearly as big as I expected. More girthy than lengthy; though technically, that's a good thing.
159. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I was expecting something pornographic, Torrie. That pic of Pokey is hilarious.
160. Vaida said:
Could someone please tell me the name of that bread "spread" we were talking about yesterday? It started with an M.
161. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Marmite! Yucky.
162. the niffer said:
Dooce - why wasn't Leta allowed to go? I thought double-wides were double-wide to hold double the people.
163. the niffer said:
Marmite.
164. the niffer said:
God, I'm slow. Does anyone know if Marmite tastes like Vegemite?
165. Vaida said:
Marmite. Okay thanks. I want to try it!
166. Vaida said:
Marmite. Okay thanks. I want to try it!
167. mighty! said:
Penis talk?
what's with all the penis talk?
168. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Yeah, Marmite is basically the same thing as Vegemite. But I think Marmite is only sold in Great Britain and Vegemite can be found here in the states.
169. Vaida said:
If that wacko can put peanut butter on her poo-tang, then don't worry, you can put Marmite on your penis.
170. Vaida said:
I will have my friend in London ship me a jar.
I've never heard of either of those, but they seem to be very popular!
171. Vaida said:
Vegemite is from Oz.
172. mighty! said:
vegemite is an Australian spread. which is difficult to find. I am tempted to visit the australian embassy to demand Vegemite.
Marmite is everwhere.. I always thought Marmite was made of Marmot. I have been wrong before.
173. Vaida said:
http://www.aucatalog.bigstep.com/item.jhtml?UCIDs=1139487%7C1144062&PRID...
If you want to buy Vegemite.
174. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
From the sounds of it, Marmite may as well be made of Marmots. I just can't imagine eating a spread that consists of brewer's yeast flavored with carrots and spices. Ugh.
Don't feel bad. I thought Marmite might be similar to Marmelade. Boy was I wrong.
175. ishouldbeworking said:
OK, Marmite/Vegemite, never heard of either one...someone please enlighten me?!?!
176. Maggie said:
Yeah I thought that too..Marmite..Marmelade..same thing. Guess not?
177. Nilbo said:
Marmite tastes like rat faeces fried in bacon grease. Full circle.
178. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
If you'd like to buy Marmite...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43401&item=437217...
179. the niffer said:
It's not everywhere, but I've seen vegemite on some shelves here in Canada. I refuse to try it. I've heard enough to know that I'd probably be gagging for days.
180. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Ishouldbeworking, Marmite is a delicacy found predominantly in the UK and Australia. It sounds hideous, but apparently many people love this stuff. It is mainly brewer's yeast and it has a brown color to it. Check this site out.
http://www.accomodata.co.uk/marmite.htm
181. the niffer said:
Nilbo, you crach me up. You must be home now?
182. the niffer said:
Crach? What the hell does crach mean? Man, I think I need to stop typing today. My brain doesn't seem to be talking to my fingers.
183. Weetzie said:
You guys are a hoot....first I got pulled in by Heather's site -LOVE IT - but then...I started reading the comments and now I have to read all day to see what is happening. haha. I am at work too. Can I join the fun?
184. the niffer said:
Of course you can Weetzie! I'm leaving the fun to go to a meeting, but I'm sure Katie will play with you for a while.
185. Maggie said:
Sure Weetzie you can join the club. But you can't say "Crach".
186. southern fried girl said:
Welcome Weetzie - to the land of no work getting done EVER.
187. Caroline said:
VAGINA!
188. Susannah said:
Seriously, welcome. Dooce is where productivity goes to die.
189. Matt Damon said:
Ashik - Like this, but less scaly:
http://tinyurl.com/5y988
See how happy that chick looks?
190. Katrina said:
Love the picture!
191. AndreaBT said:
Torrie, I wasn't here when you posted Pokey's picture, or I would have commented then.
Hmmm...hung like a horse, eh? If that's the horse, I'm hardly impressed, Poke.
192. Caroline said:
Matt! Do me now!
193. Matt Damon said:
Caroline! There you are! I was looking for you, baby...
Thanks for defending my good name, and spurning the advances of Ben Affleck. You're a sweetheart.
Wanna hump?
194. victoria said:
"Happy Children at Play"? Awwww.
195. AndreaBT said:
Weetzie, only if you don't talk to trolls!
196. Matt Damon said:
::Unzipping pants::
Oooh, Caroline's *feisty*!
197. naralius said:
lol.. i want to see ben's
198. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Welcome to the Dooceketeers Club, Weetzie. And SFG is so right - Dooce is like a vacuum, or a black hole, where you get sucked in and never get anything constructive done ever again. But it is a fun black hole.
199. Caroline said:
Raar
200. Weetzie said:
ok....no crach....now I am going to not only read the comments but I have to go read everyones blog as well....it will never end...
201. Prairieboy said:
I'd rather eat dung beetle vomit than ever taste Marmite or Vegemite again. Ewwwww.
202. Mamaramma said:
What in the world *is* this picture??? This Lola trip must have been very trippy.
203. mighty! said:
if only we were apart of the commonwealth, then we too could have vegemite on our shelves along with the kindereggs mmmmm kindereggs...
204. naralius said:
Ive been reading Dooce for 4 weeks, and since then i have pretty much done nothing at work.. i have things pending and piling up in my desk.. but I just cant do it.. how do you people manage to keep your jobs? its addictive..beter than heroin (not that I would know)
205. Caroline said:
You know, Matt, my birthday's next week...
206. Jo said:
It's not often you take a picture by mistake and it comes out looking rather funky. And then you say 'yeah, I thought the dashboard lights looked rather like little neon people dancing when I blurred my eyes, so I, like, took a picture of it. It's good, no?'
207. mighty! said:
naralius as long as you are doing nothing come and be a ninjamonkey....you too can be 'first!'
208. Matt Damon said:
Naralius, I'm getting my freak on with Caroline, here. But I always have time to insult Ben's wang:
http://www.ironhorse129.com/Railroad/Structures/WestEnd/Toothpick.jpg
209. Caroline said:
Jo, I take pictures of boring crap all the time. When it blurs it looks all artsy fartsy. Just check out my blog, you'll see.
210. rs said:
Bacon grease? On the counter...wow, sounds like my biggest nightmare.
211. Weetzie said:
I can't get any work done either....this whole bloggie thing is very addictive. I think today's photo looks like an intentional double exposure...what think you all?
Also, I am curious as to how one learns all the blog etiquette?
212. Matt Damon said:
Caroline, I'll be right back. My director's calling...But I'll shop for your birthday while I'm out.
Nipple clamps, maybe?
213. naralius said:
its exiting! but the problem is I do have more important things to do.. but I rather spend my 6hrs at Dooce
214. Caroline said:
Hey, Matt, why are there _two_ toothpicks in the picture?
Oh, I don't care, you're hung like a stallion!
215. Lesley said:
You can find Marmite and Vegemite in any import store here in the US (check your local yellow pages; you might surprised at where little import stores pop up!), plus even the huge stores like Cost Plus carry them. (Though Cost Plus might only be on the West Coast?)
You might not want to pay a ton of money to get it shipped from England...I've never met ANYONE who likes Marmite unless they've grown up eating it! It's a really indescribable taste (revolting, in my opinion) that maybe is acquired from childhood!
I grew up eating oxtail soup and LOVE it...though my friends make faces when I mention it. As an adult, the thought kind of grosses me out...but I learned to love it as a kid!
216. Caroline said:
I prefer pasties to nipple clamps.
217. Caroline said:
Isn't marmite fermented wheat? It was the grossest thing I've ever tasted in my life!
218. Nilbo said:
Yeah, niffer. Drove home yesterday through a snowstorm. Damn. But it was nice to hear I crotch you up.
Oh, and Andrea BT - Hi! Good to be back ...
219. ashik said:
Caroline, step away from THE DAMON!
Seriously, come on, you can share. That shroom can take on more than one!
220. mighty! said:
wow that was a 'dis', if ever I read one.
221. Caroline said:
Hey, back off, Matt's mine!
222. girly-heap-of-slack said:
I second the comment about this site being like heroin... I read it for the first time last night... and have done little else since.
I'm taking the liberty of adding a point b. under the definition below:
1. dooced
a. to lose one’s job because of one’s website.
b. to lose one's job from doing nothing but reading "dooce."
Rel., v. dooce
To reflexively minimize Web broswer set to dooce.com at speed of sound upon hearing approaching footsteps that could belong to boss.
"I sprained my wrist doocing the screen as my boss walked by my office."
Nah, that doesn't really work, but you know what I mean.
223. Susannah said:
Tell me about it girly-heap-of-slack. When I first stumbled across Dooce, I was so completely unproductive for about 4 days because I went back to the beginning of the archives and read every. single. entry. I did, no joke, and I laughed out loud at most of them which is kind of hard to hide when you're supposed to be working.
224. Caroline said:
c. to fail one or multiple classes as a result of reading too much "dooce"
"Yea, I dooced out of that class."
225. Caroline said:
Now, kiddies, I really must get ready for class. I already skipped two of them...
226. southern fried girl said:
D. To actually stop getting so much work because you passed Dooce on to your bosses and they end up getting no work done either. Hence, the partnership will just fire the lot of us. Example: I got dooced times 2.
227. southern fried girl said:
Caroline, what are you taking classes in?
228. Circus Kelli said:
Ooooo... pwitty colors...
229. Caroline said:
I'm off to English right now, but you guys have fun trying to figure out what my major is. Hehehe...
230. Vaida said:
If so many of you loathe this Marmite, how is it still in existence?
231. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Marmite
Make me puke
Are you really going to eat that??
Revolting
Mmmmmmmmmmmm....nope...
I had a friend in highschool who always ate Marmite and Cheese sandwiches.
Tried it everytime she brought it for lunch. Yep, it's still gross.
Extremely healthy...right.
232. ishouldbeworking said:
hey, i'm back...
kbbaw thanks for the link to the marmite info, now i know all i will ever need to but was afraid to ask. i fully relate to dooce addiction, i've only been reading a couple weeks, but have been thoroughly sucked in too...you guys are way fun...
233. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Vaida...
Brainwashing.
It's the only possible answer.
Yes it tastes bad, smells bad, resembles tar. But it's healthy!
234. Vaida said:
Well, I have an appetite for unusual tasting food. I just want to try it, becuase there is such a buzz about it! I won't go on the hunt for it, but if he ships it to me I'll give it a whirl.
235. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Vaida:
Think salty and bitter. mmm...good!
236. Vaida said:
I LOVE salty & bitter!
I want to try it right NOW,
damn it!
237. southern fried girl said:
Sorry if I am not getting the thrill of the Vegemite/Marmite. I am too busy licking the cheeseoid product off my fingers from my Cheetos.
Oh God, I sound like Britney Spears.
238. Jo said:
a little bit of marmite on some buttered toast is great!
239. Vaida said:
Are you British Jo?
240. POKEY said:
That picture wasn't me. Torrie just posted that so the rest of you will stop wanting me like you do. She's the jealous type. Torrie, you know there's plenty to go around. And around. And around...
241. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
I'm sorry if I'm offending anyone (ie. Jo) with my comments about Marmite.
Just can't get the whole "mmmm tasty" vibe from it.
242. Jo said:
Coorse I am Vaida!
243. OMG said:
FIRST?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
244. Jo said:
LeafGirl- i'm rarely offended. I can SO understand how ppl either love it or hate it. But i swear the ppl who hated it just used it in the wrong proportions- u gotta have lots of butter, and just a smidgeing of marmite!
245. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
As soon as anyone says "lots of butter" (even with Marmite), I can be convinced.
By the way, how is the dissertation going?
...to avoid the creep factor.... a couple of months ago you were discussing the merits of writing one.... and I was thinking ooh...a fellow student!
246. ishouldbeworking said:
hi-ho, hi-ho, off to a 2 hour meeting i go :( l8r everybody
247. bethy-mae said:
We are like a thundering hoard of slackers. I can't get anything done either. I even started my own blog so I could dick around some more. Well I gotta go at least look productive. Maybe I'll just go smell a couple of cigarettes.
248. mighty! said:
re: OMG!!!
that blog is awesome in the not awesome way...
is it a halloween or april fools gag?
or is it real?
249. Jo said:
ha ha does that mean i've persuaded you to try it?
As for the dissertation- my blog post yesterday was a winge about my writer's block in writing the conclusion (it's in on Thurs), and I complained on here yesterday of an exploding brain. As it happens I finished it an hour or two ago so i'm dead chuffed. :) Thanks for asking, Leafy
250. Muffy said:
In re: Addiction to dooce.com.
I'd like to state that I am not a follower. As a matter of fact, there is a bumper sticker on my car that states "Trendy People Suck". I dance to my own beat and could never be a "sheep". But I have officially been overcome with dreams of dooce. Literally. Dreams of her. I want to cook her something high fiber so I can enjoy the privilege of having her use my bathroom (i didn't think I needed to get any more base there).
If liking this website makes me a sheep, BAAAAAA!
251. Lesley said:
Vaida (re: #230) - my English family loves them some Marmite! It's popular there. I think it's sort of like the English equivalent to the American's peanut butter and jelly sandwich, popularity-wise.
And hey, Men At Work even sang about Vegemite!
..."he offered me a Vegemite sandwich..."!
252. me now said:
Bumper stickers ARE trendy.
Unless you're driving something you're still paying for...
253. me now said:
Popular can't mean evil. I mean, what about Matt Damon?
254. Jo said:
I hate bumper stickers. I used to like them, but then I saw a car with about 50 on one bumper and it put me right off. I like witty signs though, like 'Witches Parking: All others will be Toad' :guffaw:
255. Muffy said:
Vegemite sandwich. So THAT's what he was saying.
And no, it's not a new car. But it's getting a new master clutch cylinder today! Yippee! My total repair bill is now OVER 800 dollars! I'm thrilled. Really.
Could be worse. I could be driving a wood paneled PT cruiser. If you drive that car, you're pretty much saying "I'm afraid of my wife"
256. LeafGirl77 aka Kendra in T-Bay said:
Jo:
Try it?? Think I'll finish my M.Sc.F (in Forestry) thesis first.
I'm in the process of planning my field season, and people keep adding to my project. I'm about 3 weeks away from going to Alberta (western Canada) for the summer, and I still don't have a project design.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
257. me now said:
I've been wondering... do the new vwbeatle drivers have to sign some kind of stickers-required contract?
Have you seen an unstuck one? They all seem to have at least 3. And at least one must be that rainbow-peace-flower... overall effect= jr. high girl's Trapper Keeper.
258. Jo said:
Field season? Project Design?
Methinks Forestry couldn't be anymore different to Classics.
259. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
I am so going to go check out Cost Plus. And they do have them outside of the west coast. We have some here in Houston. I know I will probably barf upon eating Marmite, but I have to say that at least tried it.
Muffy - here's a big "BAAAHHHH!!!" right back at you.
260. Jo said:
I haven't seen an English VW Beatle with a sticker on it, i'm afraid. The only cars with stickers over here, really, are pieces-of-crap cars that could only be *improved* with a tacky piece of sticky plastic.
p.s. no offence to anyone with a bumper sticker :s
261. Katie-be-bored-at-work said:
Me Now, I have a VW Beetle and I don't have any stickers.
262. coskel said:
southern-fried girl:
no, its never too early, but what do those of us who work 7 days a week do?
LOL
263. Muffy said:
Best bumper sticker ever and if i ever see it again, i GOTTA buy it:
"All I want to know,is how much I can get away with, and STILL go to heaver"
That sums it all up!
264. me now said:
kbbaw, I would love to see that- got nothin' against vwb's.
Maybe it's my city... folks just seem a bit trigger-happy with the stickies here.
On another subject, my favorite car decoration is a huge candy-cane my friend strapped to his Ford Festiva grill around the holidays. It's still there.
265. Jo said:
I used to have one on my wall saying 'I believe in angels, fairies, good men and other imaginary creatures'. I've since discarded it as being far too harsh...
266. Susannah said:
Jo, I don't think that's harsh at all.
267. WindyLou said:
I am not going to even bother reading all the comments, but it seems you can re-use grease indefinitely. There is a hamburger joint here in Memphis called Dyer's that has been re-using the grease they cook the hamburgers in for over 80 years.
Does Lola live in West Valley? Because my bitch aunt MA lives in a trailer park in WVC. Trailer parks rock!