Jim ‘Dim’ Hoft: Sarah Pets Lobster

Did you know that lobsters make excellent pets?
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DERP DEE DERPJim “Dim” Hoft cements his reputation as the single dumbest wingnut blogger in the universe with this absolutely hilarious post: Sarah Palin Bashes Obama’s Job-Killing Fishing Regulations While She Pets Lobster in New Hampshire | The Gateway Pundit.

This is why they hate her…
She can bash Obama’s job-killing policies while she pets lobster.

Pets lobster!

Somebody… call 911. I laughed so hard, I think I hurt myself.

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225 comments
1 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:35:13am

Looks like someone in that photo isn't as comfortable around wildlife with rubber bands holding their claws closed.

2 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:35:52am

Isn't New Hampshire inland and thus has no inherent lobster fishery? Or are these special GOP lobsters attempting to escape the liberal waters to the east?

3 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:36:01am

Why does Hoft have a picture of Jesus next to his logo?

4 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:36:32am

Petting the lobster sounds like a euphemism for something.

5 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:36:37am

re: #2 oaktree

Isn't New Hampshire inland and thus has no inherent lobster fishery? Or are these special GOP lobsters attempting to escape the liberal waters to the east?

there is one part of New Hampshire that is coastal, it is just before going into Maine and it is actually really good for lobster fishing.

6 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:36:49am

re: #2 oaktree

Isn't New Hampshire inland and thus has no inherent lobster fishery? Or are these special GOP lobsters attempting to escape the liberal waters to the east?

Nope...they've got a little nipple of coastline.
Image: new-hampshire.jpg

7 researchok  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:36:58am

I really do wish the'd find photos without the kids in them.

8 Mocking Jay  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:15am

What they didn't tell you was that she picked it up after trying to shoot it five times.

9 HappyWarrior  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:19am

re: #2 oaktree

Isn't New Hampshire inland and thus has no inherent lobster fishery? Or are these special GOP lobsters attempting to escape the liberal waters to the east?

Nah, NH has Portsmouth. Definitely has less shore than Massachusetts though.

10 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:34am

re: #7 researchok

I really do wish the'd find photos without the kids in them.

It's hard to do when Sarah's using them as human shields.

11 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:45am

re: #7 researchok

I really do wish the'd find photos without the kids in them.

They could probably do that if Sarah didn't constantly keep the kids right there in front of the cameras.

12 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:52am

re: #7 researchok

I really do wish the'd find photos without the kids in them.

Kind of hard when she drags the kids along to make sure they're seen.

13 shutdown  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:37:55am

I will NOT make a joke about the danger of petting lobster versus stroking a pussy.
No.

14 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:38:06am

re: #7 researchok

I really do wish the'd find photos without the kids in them.

There are none because:

A) They can hide behind the kids

B) the kids are convenient props

and

C) if someone mentions any of that they can be attacked for going after the kids.

15 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:39:18am

re: #14 Dreggas

There are none because:

A) They can hide behind the kids

B) the kids are convenient props

and

C) if someone mentions any of that they can be attacked for going after the kids.

And the kids can be photo shopped out when she fights the FEC investigation over her misuse of PAC funds.

16 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:39:38am

From the link:

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (L) touches a lobster held by her father Chuck Heath during their visit to Yankee Seafood Cooperative in Seabrook

SOOSHILLISMMM!!1

17 Killgore Trout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:39:38am

Ouch
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

18 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:39:59am

caption: Mollusk Handles Crustacean

19 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:40:33am

re: #18 WindUpBird

caption: Mollusk Handles Crustacean

Sarah meets Intellectual superior.

20 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:40:37am

re: #17 Killgore Trout

Ouch
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

Heh. "arrives for a clam back?"

21 researchok  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:40:53am

re: #14 Dreggas

There are none because:

A) They can hide behind the kids

B) the kids are convenient props

and

C) if someone mentions any of that they can be attacked for going after the kids.

I hear that, but I'm not just talking about the Palin kids. I was referring to all the politicians kids.

That said, CJ and Kragar make a fair point.

I'm just glad no one mentioned the kids in the story.

22 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:40:58am

re: #17 Killgore Trout

Ouch
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

From your link:

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) greets a protester holding a sign reading "Idiot Queen" as she arrives for a clam back at a private residence in Seabrook, New Hampshire June 2, 2011.

She's doin' it wrong.

23 Sheila Broflovski  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:41:01am

re: #4 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Petting the lobster sounds like a euphemism for something.

Now I have inadvertently remembered a horrible, horrible urban legend that was passed around back in the day when I was too clueless to not open forwarded chain emails.

Go to snopes.com and search "lobster." Or maybe not.

24 SpaceJesus  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:41:24am

poor damn lobster

25 Killgore Trout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:42:00am

re: #20 Charles

Heh. "arrives for a clam back?"

Clam is eated
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

26 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:42:15am

re: #23 Alouette

Now I have inadvertently remembered a horrible, horrible urban legend that was passed around back in the day when I was too clueless to not open forwarded chain emails.

Go to snopes.com and search "lobster." Or maybe not.

Just did.
Oh dear.

27 Locker  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:42:39am

re: #4 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Petting the lobster sounds like a euphemism for something.

Exactly. I think this Hoft guy spends his days and nights fantasizing about Palin petting her lobster.

28 researchok  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:42:56am

re: #22 wrenchwench

From your link:

She's doin' it wrong.

Be nice to me or I'll take back everything nice I've ever said about you.

Well, the one thing, anyway.
//

29 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:43:01am

Image: palin-fish.jpg

"High five... or however many you have... !"

30 Killgore Trout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:43:55am

re: #29 wrenchwench

Image: palin-fish.jpg

"High five... or however many you have... !"

Palin to lobster: "what does my teleprompter say?"

31 SpaceJesus  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:44:26am

i wonder how long before palin confuses actual lobsters with the nickname for british redcoats in her new version of american history

32 Randy W. Weeks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:45:05am

This is lots more fun than weiner's weiner.

Uh...something like that.

"Idiot Queen"...haha

33 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:45:05am

re: #5 Dreggas

Ah. I stand corrected. Thank you.

34 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:45:28am

re: #31 SpaceJesus

i wonder how long before palin confuses actual lobsters with the nickname for british redcoats in her new version of american history

Image: 0450232-1.png

35 Killgore Trout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:45:31am

Irony: The Idiot Queen's deprapalooza sponsored by The Learning Chanel.
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

36 SpaceJesus  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:47:21am

re: #34 Varek Raith

cornwallis and clinton, dueling over british strategy

37 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:48:40am
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, poses with celebrity look-alike impersonator Cecilia Thompson during a tour of Boston's North End neighborhood, Thursday, June 2, 2011.

Image: x610.jpg

I guess she's a Tina Fey impersonator-look-alike.

38 Interesting Times  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:48:54am

Oh good, now I have an excuse to post this:

Electric-blue lobster caught off P.E.I.

Blair Doucette landed the lobster in North Rustico. Only about one in four million lobsters is blue. The colour is caused by a genetic mutation.

Image: pe-li-bluelobster-620.jpg (i.e. the same color several states will change to if Idiot Queen is nominated :) )

39 Locker  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:49:50am

Had to be done...

Youtube Video
40 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:50:15am

re: #39 Locker

one better

Youtube Video
41 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:50:59am

re: #38 publicityStunted

Oh good, now I have an excuse to post this:

Electric-blue lobster caught off P.E.I.

Image: pe-li-bluelobster-620.jpg (i.e. the same color several states will change to if Idiot Queen is nominated :) )

Bad ass lobster is bad ass.

42 scogind  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:54:37am

re: #20 Charles

Heh. "arrives for a clam back?"

Hell yeah, that's the best part!!

43 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:56:46am

Sorry but when I saw that photo the only headline I could think of was "Sarah Palin evaluates a Lobsters nipple clamp potential," damn, I think I must need therapy. :(

44 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:57:00am

What I don't understant about Jim Hoft (well, on thing) is that he calls
himself a "pundit". Don't pundits offer opinioons and commentary? All Hoft
does is repost news stories from around the internet, with an often
hysterical, or blatantly false, title of his own and makes a few snarky
remarks in reference to it.

No commentary. No opinions. At best, he's "Gateway Blogger".

I also wonder if he's really that stupid or just amazingly cynical about what people will swallow. His tagline "Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback" some kind of strange double think. What does a bunch of innacurate, snarky raving have to do with hope? His commenters don't seem to hopeful....the seem like angry & often delusional. They quite often eat their own.

One of Hofts favorite phrases "The State Run Media" is about ironic as it gets. If you've ever read a state run propagandist web site......it reads a hell of a lot like gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com: Stories exxagerated and
taken out of context, misleading or blatantly flase headlines, and the repetitive use certain descriptors....like Hoft putting the words "Far Left" in front of every person/group he has an issue with. His use of terms like
"Left Wing Hoodlums" sounds a lot like Iranian media describing any and all disidents as "Foreign spys & agitators".

I think "Gateway Drug" might be a better name for his site....

45 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:57:13am

re: #42 scogind

Hell yeah, that's the best part!!

Clam backs chip my teeth.

46 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:58:46am

re: #43 ausador

Sorry but when I saw that photo the only headline I could think of was "Sarah Palin evaluates a Lobsters nipple clamp potential," damn, I think I must need therapy. :(

Her breasts have gotten bigger.

47 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:58:58am

re: #43 ausador

Sorry but when I saw that photo the only headline I could think of was "Sarah Palin evaluates a Lobsters nipple clamp potential," damn, I think I must need therapy. :(

Its cool dude

Youtube Video
48 Bulworth  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:59:09am
This is why they hate her…
She can bash Obama’s job-killing policies while she pets lobster.

Well, that, and we hate her because she's a religious theocrat who can't put a sentence together.

49 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 11:59:52am

re: #44 Hawaii69

Yes, my post is full of typos....it's early here....

50 Bulworth  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:00:52pm
This is why they hate her…
She can bash Obama’s job-killing policies while she pets lobster.

And because she wants to lecture all of us librul elites about Murican history when she doesn't know it herself. Don't forget that part.

51 Bulworth  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:05:50pm
What I don't understant about Jim Hoft (well, on thing) is that he calls
himself a "pundit". Don't pundits offer opinioons and commentary?

Don't give him any ideas.

52 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:06:06pm

#LICHENTHROPE IS NOW A HASHTAG

53 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:07:29pm

Looking at where that lobsters' left claw is located, that photo is screaming to be photoshopped into full blown hilarity.

....if it hasn't been already

54 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:10:24pm

And the return of "Ask a Lobster"

Youtube Video
55 Buck  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:11:50pm

re: #44 Hawaii69

What I don't understant about Jim Hoft (well, on thing) is that he calls
himself a "pundit".

There is a very famous blog called InstaPundit. There were many blogs that used the Pundit sufix. InstaPundit was very influential, and many blogs call him the BlogFather because of how he influence others to blog.

56 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:13:08pm

That looks to me like "gripping a lobster," but frankly I don't know why either matters one wooden nickle.

57 prairiefire  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:13:18pm

"Uh, ring that bell there, baby, ring that bell!"
White Stripes:

Youtube Video
58 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:14:54pm

re: #55 Buck

There is a very famous blog called InstaPundit. There were many blogs that used the Pundit sufix. InstaPundit was very influential, and many blogs call him the BlogFather because of how he influence others to blog.

Well, I think Hoft must not have used the proper amounts of Resin & Hardener when he was mixing up his own batch of "InstaPundit", because it didn't seem to work for him

59 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:15:35pm

re: #56 EmmmieG

That looks to me like "gripping a lobster," but frankly I don't know why either matters one wooden nickle.

Heavy petting?

60 Obdicut  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:15:51pm

re: #55 Buck

You forgot the part about what an asshole he is these days, as detailed here:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

61 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:16:05pm

re: #59 wrenchwench

Heavy petting?

If all teenage girls had claws like that, fathers wouldn't own shotguns.

62 BongCrodny  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:17:39pm

re: #44 Hawaii69

What I don't understant about Jim Hoft (well, on thing) is that he calls
himself a "pundit".


No, no -- he's actually a "pudnit."

"Pud," of course, meaning "penis," and "nit," of course, meaning "nit."

63 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:18:13pm

re: #53 Hawaii69

Image: Lobster-Neeple.jpg

just did this one

64 Buck  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:18:44pm

re: #58 Hawaii69

Well, I think Hoft must not have used the proper amounts of Resin & Hardener when he was mixing up his own batch of "InstaPundit", because it didn't seem to work for him

You asked...

Charles used to keep a list of the blogs he helped inspire. They proudly wore the title anti idiotarian blogs. Mine was one of them.

65 Buck  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:20:05pm

re: #60 Obdicut

You forgot the part about what an asshole he is these days, as detailed here:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

You can add that if you want, but it has nothing to do with the question of where the sufix Pundit comes from.

66 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:20:21pm

'Gunsmoke' Star James Arness Dies at Age 88

67 bubba zanetti  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:20:31pm

I thought crawdads were a less elitist crustacean.

68 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:24:36pm

re: #44 Hawaii69

Calling himself a "pundit" is Hoft's way of saying he isn't just a wastere: #63 Dreggas

Image: Lobster-Neeple.jpg

just did this one

Sarah's got Lobsters? I heard she just had crabs.
// try the veal and tip your waitresses...I'll be here all week.

69 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:25:47pm

LulzSec hackers leak personal data from Sony servers, mock the FBI

On its Twitter account, the group also known as LulzSec said people frustrated with the group's actions should point their anger toward Sony, writing "hey innocent people whose data we leaked: blame @Sony."

Later, LulzSec said in tweets that they were laughing at the FBI, writing, "we sit and laugh at the FBI. No times decided, but we'll cook up something nice for tonight."

Laugh while you can, monkey boys.

70 BongCrodny  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:28:01pm

re: #55 Buck

There is a very famous blog called InstaPundit. There were many blogs that used the Pundit sufix. InstaPundit was very influential, and many blogs call him the BlogFather because of how he influence others to blog.


"Pundit" is not a suffix.

"Insta" is a prefix.

You are welcome.

71 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:28:58pm

re: #65 Buck

You can add that if you want, but it has nothing to do with the question of where the sufix Pundit comes from.

I didn't ask a question. I said that Hoft calling himself a "Pundit" was a silly.

Considering that he uses a space between "Gateway" and "Pundit", I wouldn't
call it a suffix. I'd say he's claiming to be a Pundit from the Gateway City.

Doesn't really matter either way. His blog, or whatever, belongs on an old Angelfire page....

72 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:35:35pm

So between me emailing a teacher about the subject and him telling me it was okay, and me turning it it, he changed his mind. Brought down a B to C, giving me a 3.0 GPA for Spring 2011. Dad'll be angry.

This teacher, as I stated before, is about 25-26, and also believes in Eurabia

73 Buck  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:37:54pm

re: #71 Hawaii69

I didn't ask a question. I said that Hoft calling himself a "Pundit" was a silly.

What I don't understant about Jim Hoft (well, on thing) is that he calls himself a "pundit". Don't pundits offer opinioons and commentary?

Now you understand why he used the term "Pundit". It isn't because he thinks of himself as an actual Pundit, but because of the Blog history the term had.

74 General Nimrod Bodfish  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:38:05pm

Scientists need to devote some major time to harnessing the amount of Derp from people like Dimmy. That should help wean us off of oil better than anything else!

75 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:38:44pm

I hope you guys don't mind me venting on here about that.

76 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:39:21pm

re: #72 ProLifeLiberal

So between me emailing a teacher about the subject and him telling me it was okay, and me turning it it, he changed his mind. Brought down a B to C, giving me a 3.0 GPA for Spring 2011. Dad'll be angry.

This teacher, as I stated before, is about 25-26, and also believes in Eurabia

As a dad with kid in college, my response is to suggest sending copy of email, response, and change through the appeals process.

Of course if you're like my kid, the response wasn't in writing and you didn't document it, but I can hope.

77 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:41:03pm

re: #76 kirkspencer

He's also the assistant coordinator for Middle Eastern Studies at OU. I've learned to keep your head down in a situation like this, where even if you win, he can be a menace in the future.

78 Charles Johnson  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:41:54pm

Every time I look at this post from Hoft, I just start cracking up. I think this might be the most hilarious thing he's ever posted.

79 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:42:23pm

Was it good for the lobster?

Did Sarah consume it later in the day for lunch?

80 BongCrodny  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:42:52pm

re: #73 Buck

Now you understand why he used the term "Pundit". It isn't because he thinks of himself as an actual Pundit, but because of the Blog history the term had.


Webster's defines "pundit" as "a learned man," so I think it's safe to say that Webster's doesn't think he's a pundit, either.

81 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:43:22pm

re: #78 Charles

Every time I look at this post from Hoft, I just start cracking up. I think this might be the most hilarious thing he's ever posted.

Petting the lobster is perfectly natural and nothing to feel ashamed about.

82 Sheila Broflovski  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:44:53pm

re: #81 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Petting the lobster is perfectly natural and nothing to feel ashamed about.

PETA says they are "sea kittehs"

83 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:46:13pm

re: #82 Alouette

PETA says they are "sea kittehs"

Those are fish.

Lobsters are more like sea roaches.

84 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:46:48pm

re: #82 Alouette

It don't look kosher to me.. .

85 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:47:26pm
This is why they hate her…
She can bash Obama’s job-killing policies while she pets lobster.

Why is it that any criticism of Idaho Sarah has to be framed as either hatred or fear by her worshipers?

I neither fear nor hate her. I just don't have any respect for her.

86 3CPO  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:48:07pm

re: #81 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

As long as you do it in private and wash your hands afterward...

87 General Nimrod Bodfish  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:48:23pm

re: #82 Alouette

PETA says they are "sea kittehs"

That reminds me of this article over the whole Detroit Red Wings/octopus tossing tradition that PETA decided to stick their noses in. A damn funny article!

88 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:48:30pm

re: #77 ProLifeLiberal

Does he also believe in Narnia? College is mostly horseshit anyway unless you're learning a tangible craft, don't take it too personally

89 BongCrodny  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:48:58pm

re: #81 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Petting the lobster is perfectly natural and nothing to feel ashamed about.


I used to pet my lobster so often they named an aquarium after me.

90 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:50:15pm

re: #83 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Those are fish.

Lobsters are more like sea roaches.

Tasty sea roaches.

91 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:51:38pm

re: #82 Alouette

PETA says they are "sea kittehs"

So they can haz seaweedburger?

92 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:53:02pm

re: #88 WindUpBird

No offense taken. I'm a Geography Major, with a Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies minor. The second is why I'll shut up. However, in the future after I graduate, I may bring my qualms about someone who believes in the lunacy teaching about the Muslim World.

93 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:53:54pm

re: #90 eclectic infidel

Tasty sea roaches.

Once considered food not fit to serve prisoners and only the poor would consider eating them.

94 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:55:40pm

re: #77 ProLifeLiberal

He's also the assistant coordinator for Middle Eastern Studies at OU. I've learned to keep your head down in a situation like this, where even if you win, he can be a menace in the future.

re: #77 ProLifeLiberal

He's also the assistant coordinator for Middle Eastern Studies at OU. I've learned to keep your head down in a situation like this, where even if you win, he can be a menace in the future.

How important is the B/C issue? Will the change risk loss of scholarships? Does it make you ineligible for awards and standings for which the B would have left you eligible?

If it's no big deal, then I agree with a caveat. If it has an impact then fight. Remember (for what it's worth) that the first step is always to give the person a chance to save face and fix it first.

The caveat: if you will have classes with this professor again, you will have this problem again. At a minimum you'll wonder if what he's telling you this time is legit or not. The question then becomes which headache do you prefer, lack of trust in what he's telling you, or watching your back for his revenge. Your call, either way.

95 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:55:58pm

re: #93 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Once considered food not fit to serve prisoners and only the poor would consider eating them.

Until some clever bastard convinced gullible people that it should be an expensive delicacy.

I wonder if I could flip garden snails like that.

96 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:57:07pm

re: #2 oaktree

Not exactly inland. And the US Supreme Court ruled a few years back that the border between Maine and NH runs along the middle of the Piscataqua River forming the state's NE border.

[Link: maps.google.com...]

97 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:57:30pm

re: #95 Slumbering Behemoth

Call 'em escargot.

98 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:58:15pm

re: #95 Slumbering Behemoth

Until some clever bastard convinced gullible people that it should be an expensive delicacy.

I wonder if I could flip garden snails like that.

I don't know - but I gotta wonder if it would be lucrative to supply higher end restaurants with snails on a regular basis.

99 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:59:50pm

re: #95 Slumbering Behemoth

Until some clever bastard convinced gullible people that it should be an expensive delicacy.

I wonder if I could flip garden snails like that.

If you can, I've got this neat idea of selling water like it's a fancy french wine.

100 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:00:02pm

re: #98 eclectic infidel

I don't know - but I gotta wonder if it would be lucrative to supply higher end restaurants with snails on a regular basis.

How about putting small frogs in chocolates?

101 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:00:05pm

re: #94 kirkspencer

It doesn't effect scholarships. My dad likely (along with Grandfather, who has mellowed) likely has Asperger's Syndrome as well, and he goes neurotic if things don't go the way he wants. Still got the 3.0 for the car insurance.

I'm more worried about a person who believes in Eurabia teaching Middle Eastern history, ad about Islam itself.

102 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:00:18pm

Someone needs to tell John Edwards to stop digging.

He's now admitting he did wrong, but didn't break the law.

"There's no question that I've done wrong," Edwards told reporters outside the courthouse. "But I did not break the law and I never, ever thought I was breaking the law."

Well, way to go on a defense strategy. Idiot.

He didn't break the law? So that money just automagically appeared to come from his campaign accounts and automagically appeared to shut up the people who could squawk about his extramarital affair.

Idiot.

103 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:01:21pm

re: #102 lawhawk

Someone needs to tell John Edwards to stop digging.

He's now admitting he did wrong, but didn't break the law.

Well, way to go on a defense strategy. Idiot.

He didn't break the law? So that money just automagically appeared to come from his campaign accounts and automagically appeared to shut up the people who could squawk about his extramarital affair.

Idiot.

As a pretend lawyer, I hereby tell my client to please STFU and sit down.

104 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:01:52pm

re: #98 eclectic infidel

My grandparents used to live across the street from a French couple. Quite often, they would see the husband out at night in his yard with a flashlight and a coffee can, collecting snails for escargot.

105 General Nimrod Bodfish  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:02:10pm

Victim of 9/11 hate crime fights for attacker's life

Days after the 9/11 terror attacks, 31-year old laborer Mark Stroman went on a shooting spree in the Dallas area. In a drug-fueled mission of revenge, he killed two South Asian immigrants and shot another — Rais Bhuiyan — in the face at close range, blinding him in one eye.

Shortly after his arrest, Stroman boasted of his role as "Arab Slayer."

Now, as Stroman faces imminent execution in Texas, an unlikely champion is fighting to save his life: Bhuiyan, who spent years recovering from the wounds he suffered in the attack.

"I've had many years to grow spiritually," said Bhuiyan, a Muslim who immigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh and now works as technology professional in Dallas. "I'm trying to do my best not to allow the loss of another human life. I'll knock on every door possible."

106 windsagio  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:02:26pm

re: #103 Varek Raith

its pretty much a case of 'he's so over but he so can't let go'.

107 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:02:30pm

re: #100 oaktree

How about putting small frogs in chocolates?

Maybe. Small frogs sauteed with mole, for example.

108 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:03:02pm

re: #100 oaktree

How about putting small frogs in chocolates?

Crunchy

109 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:03:07pm

re: #100 oaktree

How about putting small frogs in chocolates?

re: #107 eclectic infidel

Maybe. Small frogs sauteed with mole, for example.

Killgore strongly disapproves.

110 ProGunLiberal  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:03:14pm

re: #104 Slumbering Behemoth

I hope to have such interesting neighbors when I have a place of my own.

111 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:03:55pm

re: #109 Varek Raith

re: #107 eclectic infidel

Killgore strongly disapproves.

I thought he was a frog rancher.

112 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:04:18pm

re: #110 ProLifeLiberal

I hope to have such interesting neighbors when I have a place of my own.

My neighbor is a crazy old lady who hates everyone and puts up planks along her fence to keep cats a squirrels out.
They don't work.
XD

113 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:04:37pm

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I thought he was a frog rancher.

For an army, not to eat.

114 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:04:43pm

re: #101 ProLifeLiberal

It doesn't effect scholarships. My dad likely (along with Grandfather, who has mellowed) likely has Asperger's Syndrome as well, and he goes neurotic if things don't go the way he wants. Still got the 3.0 for the car insurance.

Ah. ok.

I'm more worried about a person who believes in Eurabia teaching Middle Eastern history, ad about Islam itself.

And ah, yes, I see. For that, I think you've the best plan; get through the immediate, then fight the structural fight.

115 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:04:52pm

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I thought he was a frog rancher.

More of a frog petting zoo, like that lobster petting zoo at the top.

oh, wait.

116 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:05:24pm

re: #110 ProLifeLiberal

I hope to have such interesting neighbors when I have a place of my own.

You will. I just hope you end up with the "good" kind of interesting neighbors.

117 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:05:33pm

re: #109 Varek Raith

re: #107 eclectic infidel

Killgore strongly disapproves.

It's probably already been done.

118 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:05:34pm

re: #104 Slumbering Behemoth

My grandparents used to live across the street from a French couple. Quite often, they would see the husband out at night in his yard with a flashlight and a coffee can, collecting snails for escargot.

I've had escargot, and it's quite amazingly tasty.

Not all species of snail are edible, BTW. So before you start your snail farm, do some research.

119 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:06:25pm

re: #118 reine.de.tout

What's the texture like?

120 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:07:07pm

re: #118 reine.de.tout

I've had escargot, and it's quite amazingly tasty.

Not all species of snail are edible, BTW. So before you start your snail farm, do some research.

Plus as a matter of law, restaurants cannot accept food product from a private source unless that source is commercial and reputable (proper commercial permits, licenses, etc).

121 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:07:27pm

re: #102 lawhawk

Someone needs to tell John Edwards to stop digging.

He's now admitting he did wrong, but didn't break the law.

Well, way to go on a defense strategy. Idiot.

He didn't break the law? So that money just automagically appeared to come from his campaign accounts and automagically appeared to shut up the people who could squawk about his extramarital affair.

Idiot.

I think he's a pathological liar. It's like he can't help himself.

122 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:07:45pm

re: #118 reine.de.tout

I've had escargot, and it's quite amazingly tasty.

Not all species of snail are edible, BTW. So before you start your snail farm, do some research.

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123 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:07:54pm

re: #119 Slumbering Behemoth

What's the texture like?

Chewy, IIRC. Not icky or slimy at all. I recall thinking that the textrue is not at all what you would THINK it would be.

124 Obdicut  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:08:11pm

re: #105 commadore183

Victim of 9/11 hate crime fights for attacker's life

What a cool dude.

125 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:08:31pm

re: #119 Slumbering Behemoth

What's the texture like?

Similar to that of oysters.

126 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:08:37pm

re: #120 eclectic infidel

Plus as a matter of law, restaurants cannot accept food product from a private source unless that source is commercial and reputable (proper commercial permits, licenses, etc).

Oh, right.
I was kidding with Sleepy B - I didn't really believe him when he was musing about raising snails.

127 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:08:45pm

I see your garden variety red lobster and raise you a blue one. Or a white one for that matter - making it the patriot's choice.

Still not kosher though...

128 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:09:11pm

re: #125 kirkspencer

Similar to that of oysters.

Fried oysters.
Not raw

129 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:09:43pm

re: #125 kirkspencer

Similar to that of oysters.

I'm thinking more like conch. I imagine snails and conch are cousins ?

130 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:10:28pm

re: #127 lawhawk

I see your garden variety red lobster and raise you a blue one. Or a white one for that matter - making it the patriot's choice.

Still not kosher though...

Rare lobsters! Quick! Someone eat them!

131 prairiefire  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:10:32pm

re: #123 reine.de.tout

Chewy, IIRC. Not icky or slimy at all. I recall thinking that the textrue is not at all what you would THINK it would be.

Conch fritters are like that.

132 garhighway  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:10:54pm

re: #129 marjoriemoon

I'm thinking more like conch. I imagine snails and conch are cousins ?

Conch? From CHIPS?

133 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:11:27pm

re: #132 garhighway

Conch? From CHIPS?

Ewwwy!

No, conch from salad hehe

134 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:11:34pm

re: #129 marjoriemoon

I'm thinking more like conch. I imagine snails and conch are cousins ?

mmmm conch. What I miss most about FL is the seafood. Damn cold Pacific breeds thick hearty fishes. I love the light stuff. wah

135 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:12:12pm

Conch, the edible marine snail. I rock.

[Link: www.foodreference.com...]

136 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:12:37pm

re: #128 reine.de.tout

Fried oysters.
Not raw

Well, raw snail is more like raw oyster, and cooked snail more like cooked oyster.

Got to thinking, however, and snail's not quite as grainy as oyster. It's actually somewhter between oyster and clam for the texture. (cooked, of course)

137 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:12:45pm

re: #131 prairiefire

Conch fritters are like that.

YES. that's what I had in mind when SB asked.
But I wasn't sure he would know what conch fritters were.

138 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:13:54pm

re: #134 Stanley Sea

mmm conch. What I miss most about FL is the seafood. Damn cold Pacific breeds thick hearty fishes. I love the light stuff. wah

I do like the seafood, but nothing beats Maine lobsters. Florida lobsters are small, more like big crayfish and not as tasty (to me).

139 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:15:03pm

Of the muscle family, the chewy seafood.

140 engineer cat  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:15:22pm

i'm glad somebody's at least trying to regulate these job-killing fish

141 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:15:44pm

re: #137 reine.de.tout

YES. that's what I had in mind when SB asked.
But I wasn't sure he would know what conch fritters were.

You'd be right. Not a clue. Remember, I'm a dude who considers Tri-Tip the pinnacle of fine cuisine.

143 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:17:17pm

re: #138 marjoriemoon

I do like the seafood, but nothing beats Maine lobsters. Florida lobsters are small, more like big crayfish and not as tasty (to me).

And I actually prefer the Fla lobsters - I think the texture is better and I find them tastier.

144 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:17:42pm

Think I'll go find a seafood place tonight and go pet me a lobster.

145 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:18:19pm

re: #143 reine.de.tout

And I actually prefer the Fla lobsters - I think the texture is better and I find them tastier.

Cup of Noodles > All.

146 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:18:31pm

re: #67 bubba zanetti

I thought crawdads were a less elitist crustacean.

Remember Michelle Obama getting run up the right wing crucifix for re: #104 Slumbering Behemoth

My grandparents used to live across the street from a French couple. Quite often, they would see the husband out at night in his yard with a flashlight and a coffee can, collecting snails for escargot.

I think escargot are fed a diet of corn to flush their bodies before they're fasted to get the shit out. Then they go to a hot tub (boiling water)...I have never thought of cooking the snails from our yard...we've got hundreds of them right now...now I'm wondering how they'd taste...hm.

147 lawhawk  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:18:51pm

re: #144 marjoriemoon

Think I'll go find a seafood place tonight and go pet me a lobster.

Make sure you pet it heavily with clarified butter. They love that!

148 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:19:28pm

re: #145 Varek Raith

Cup of Noodles > All.

hehe.
NOPE>

149 researchok  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:19:34pm

re: #144 marjoriemoon

Think I'll go find a seafood place tonight and go pet me a lobster.

I keep expectations low.

I'm thinking tuna sandwich I can name

150 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:19:34pm

re: #146 darthstar

Be sure to heed Reine's post.

151 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:20:02pm

re: #148 reine.de.tout

hehe.
NOPE>

Yes.
I win.
:P

152 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:20:09pm

re: #144 marjoriemoon

Think I'll go find a seafood place tonight and go pet me a lobster.

After all this time...I finally discovered the joy of oysters. I know, I'm a late bloomer on the seafood train, only discovered the joy of sushi three years ago. The lil' buggers are expensive though. However, San Francisco has its share of $1 oysters during happy hour too.

153 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:20:45pm

re: #118 reine.de.tout

I've had escargot, and it's quite amazingly tasty.

Not all species of snail are edible, BTW. So before you start your snail farm, do some research.

I love escargot. Occasionally I'll find the large cans of snails at a small grocery store and buy them, then make a tray of escargot in my own garlic/butter/basil mix...they're good for parties. No shells, so toothpicks and bread are all you need.

154 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:22:14pm

Jebus. I'm surrounded by a bunch of hoity toity, ivory tower elitists!

155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:22:16pm

Aaaah Aaaah Aaaah Pet Lobster!

156 researchok  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:22:49pm

re: #153 darthstar

Occasionally I'll find the large cans of snails at a small grocery store and buy them,

I buy small cans at large grocery stores.

Just sayin.

157 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:23:06pm

re: #153 darthstar

I love escargot. Occasionally I'll find the large cans of snails at a small grocery store and buy them, then make a tray of escargot in my own garlic/butter/basil mix...they're good for parties. No shells, so toothpicks and bread are all you need.

try adding some cut up/cubed black forest ham to the butter/garlic/basil when baking

158 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:23:20pm

re: #154 Slumbering Behemoth

Jebus. I'm surrounded by a bunch of hoity toity, ivory tower elitists!

Srsly.

159 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:24:09pm

re: #154 Slumbering Behemoth

Jebus. I'm surrounded by a bunch of hoity toity, ivory tower elitists!

You can pet my lobster if it would make you feel better.

160 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:24:11pm

re: #154 Slumbering Behemoth

Jebus. I'm surrounded by a bunch of hoity toity, ivory tower elitists!

re: #158 Varek Raith

Srsly.

pffft.

It sounds more to me like y'all need to expand your horizons a bit!

161 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:24:20pm

re: #146 darthstar

Remember Michelle Obama getting run up the right wing crucifix for re: #104 Slumbering Behemoth


I think escargot are fed a diet of corn to flush their bodies before they're fasted to get the shit out. Then they go to a hot tub (boiling water)...I have never thought of cooking the snails from our yard...we've got hundreds of them right now...now I'm wondering how they'd taste...hm.

the ones in the yard, I believe, are edible. The ones you buy are usually fed a diet of basil.

162 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:24:42pm

re: #160 reine.de.tout

re: #158 Varek Raith

pffft.

It sounds more to me like y'all need to expand your horizons a bit!

Give me a PB&J sandwich or give me death!

163 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:24:58pm

re: #158 Varek Raith

Take a break from the Noodles, and come over to my place for some Tri-Tip and grilled corn. And cheap beer.

164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:25:15pm

re: #160 reine.de.tout

"Mah horizons is expanded enuff!"
-Mammy Yokum, Paraphrased for FBV

165 kirkspencer  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:25:37pm

re: #153 darthstar

I love escargot. Occasionally I'll find the large cans of snails at a small grocery store and buy them, then make a tray of escargot in my own garlic/butter/basil mix...they're good for parties. No shells, so toothpicks and bread are all you need.

For a little different but still good, poach them to 140F in a court-bullion, then serve with a baked garlic pesto.

166 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:25:42pm

re: #163 Slumbering Behemoth

Take a break from the Noodles, and come over to my place for some Tri-Tip and grilled corn. And cheap beer.

Cheap beer I could go for!
I'l bring the crawfish.

167 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:26:06pm

re: #145 Varek Raith

Cup of Noodles > All.

But can you pet a Cup of Noodles??

168 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:26:55pm

re: #167 marjoriemoon

But can you pet a Cup of Noodles??

Pervert.

169 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:26:58pm

re: #166 reine.de.tout

Don't bring too many. You'd likely be the only one eating 'em. Oh, and you'll have to cook them as well. I wouldn't have a clue.

170 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:27:55pm

What is this "group cleaning" thing? And I've known women who are much messier than men...still, I wonder if clearing poison oak is an available "cleaning" option.

171 Killgore Trout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:28:08pm

re: #143 reine.de.tout

And I actually prefer the Fla lobsters - I think the texture is better and I find them tastier.

I'm a big fan of Dungeoness Crab.

172 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:28:23pm

re: #166 reine.de.tout

Cheap beer I could go for!
I'l bring the crawfish.

DUCK!

173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:28:56pm

Lobsters are giant cockroaches.

I'm just sayin'...

174 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:28:56pm

only two sorts of people will eat a snail...desperate or crazy, and I don't think anyone around here is starving

175 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:29:08pm

re: #152 eclectic infidel

After all this time...I finally discovered the joy of oysters. I know, I'm a late bloomer on the seafood train, only discovered the joy of sushi three years ago. The lil' buggers are expensive though. However, San Francisco has its share of $1 oysters during happy hour too.

I have a little mercury poisoning fear so I won't eat them everywhere. Only in restaurants that I trust which is really stupid because that can happen anywhere. I don't eat a lot of shellfish these days in general.

When I was little, like 5, my dad used to have clams for Sunday breakfast. He taught me how to eat them. I loved them. Or maybe I just loved to do anything my father did... Hmm... but I got an early clam experience.

176 webevintage  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:30:07pm

I try not to pet my food before I throw it into a pot of boiling water....

177 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:30:13pm

re: #174 albusteve

I feel the same way about lobster.

178 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:30:22pm

re: #172 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

DUCK!

"According to the Sheriffs Department, four loaded guns were found in Kelly's car, including a 12-gauge shotgun, a pistol, and a revolver. The book "The Sociopath Next Door" was also found"

Irony, much?

179 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:30:31pm

re: #174 albusteve

only two sorts of people will eat a snail...desperate or crazy, and I don't think anyone around here is starving

You calling me desperate?

180 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:30:58pm

re: #169 Slumbering Behemoth

Don't bring too many. You'd likely be the only one eating 'em. Oh, and you'll have to cook them as well. I wouldn't have a clue.

I was part of a group once that planned a national conference, to be held that year in BR. We thought we'd treat everyone to a good, old-fashioned Louisiana crawfish boil. We ordered a few burgers and hot dogs for those who might be allergic, and we ordered, I think, 5 lbs of crawfish per person.

So, we have the crawfish boil. Crawfish laid out on several tables placed end to end. And we started eating. We knew this was intended to be the MEAL. But it became obvious very quickly that the out-of-staters thought this was merely the appetizer.

We peeled crawfish 'til midnight, and somebody took them home and froze 'em. And we had two gatherings after that, with the leftover crawfish.

181 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:31:20pm

re: #179 darthstar

i think he's calling us crazy to which i reply

"Yes, Yes indeed"

oh and I'M NAPOLEON!

182 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:31:45pm

re: #181 Dreggas

i think he's calling us crazy to which i reply

"Yes, Yes indeed"

oh and I'M NAPOLEON!

I'm Lux Interior.

183 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:31:57pm

re: #171 Killgore Trout

I'm a big fan of Dungeoness Crab.

I like those. And the boiled little blue crabs. And King Crab legs.

184 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:32:48pm

re: #180 reine.de.tout

dang it you're makin me hungry. Hopefully I get some crawfish traps out this summer. Until then I'll settle for my fish fry's with the crappie I've been catchin and continue to prepare for catfish season.

185 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:33:27pm

I like french fries.
:)

186 What, me worry?  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:33:58pm

Stone crab is quite yummy. Not as flavorful as lobster, but good. Anything dipped in butter is pretty good.

Ok srsly you guys are making me hungry. I'll catch up with yas later.

187 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:34:36pm

Y'all enjoy whatever weird foods you like. I don't judge, I just joke.

Laters

188 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:34:38pm

re: #171 Killgore Trout

I'm a big fan of Dungeoness Crab.

I was planning our Memorial Day Barbecue and said that, if I couldn't get fresh salmon from the boats that we might be stuck with Dungeness crab...to which my friends who were coming over said, "Oh man! We might get stuck with crab!" I think I'm already getting a little spoiled in my new home.

189 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:35:20pm

re: #183 reine.de.tout

I like those. And the boiled little blue crabs. And King Crab legs.

Back in the day when I was married, a typical get out of dodge vacation for us was Vegas, where for a mere $20 you could eat at the Bellagio or The Paris and consume all the King Crab legs your stomach could reasonably hold.

Our eating style was something like:
1. Light salad
2. Crab legs
3. Rest
4. Crab legs
5. Rest, sip iced tea
6. Crab legs
7. Return to hotel for nap
8. Hanky panky

190 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:35:37pm

re: #188 darthstar

I was planning our Memorial Day Barbecue and said that, if I couldn't get fresh salmon from the boats that we might be stuck with Dungeness crab...to which my friends who were coming over said, "Oh man! We might get stuck with crab!" I think I'm already getting a little spoiled in my new home.

the absolute HORROR!

191 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:35:57pm

re: #189 eclectic infidel

Back in the day when I was married, a typical get out of dodge vacation for us was Vegas, where for a mere $20 you could eat at the Bellagio or The Paris and consume all the King Crab legs your stomach could reasonably hold.

Our eating style was something like:
1. Light salad
2. Crab legs
3. Rest
4. Crab legs
5. Rest, sip iced tea
6. Crab legs
7. Return to hotel for nap
8. Hanky panky

I LIKE your style!

192 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:36:36pm

re: #189 eclectic infidel

I ate the bellagios buffet once and it was awesome. They had venison, rabbit and duck plus beef wellington and loads of crab legs.

193 webevintage  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:37:51pm

I have a question of any car folks here.
Please give me good reasons to talk my 19 year old from buying a 1978 Datsun 280z Coupe for $1600.
I have no problem with the age, vintage is fine with me, I just am worried that;
a. he does not need a sporty car as his first car
and
b. parts will be hard to find for a Datsun
and
C. it is a stick and he has no idea how to drive a 5 speed

He's 19 and it's his money so I have a hard time saying no without some information to back up my argument.
I don't think "you'll put your eye out" will work.

194 JRCMYP  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:38:17pm

re: #2 oaktree

Isn't New Hampshire inland and thus has no inherent lobster fishery? Or are these special GOP lobsters attempting to escape the liberal waters to the east?

Dude. No.

195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:38:55pm

re: #192 Dreggas

You're not supposed to eat "all you can eat".

196 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:38:56pm

re: #192 Dreggas

I ate the bellagios buffet once and it was awesome. They had venison, rabbit and duck plus beef wellington and loads of crab legs.

Oh yeah. The Paris buffet provides traditional French regional cooking which is always a treat as well.

197 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:39:46pm

re: #189 eclectic infidel

Back in the day when I was married, a typical get out of dodge vacation for us was Vegas, where for a mere $20 you could eat at the Bellagio or The Paris and consume all the King Crab legs your stomach could reasonably hold.

Our eating style was something like:
1. Light salad
2. Crab legs
3. Rest
4. Crab legs
5. Rest, sip iced tea
6. Crab legs
7. Return to hotel for nap
8. Hanky panky

#8 should be moved to #1...then you work up a bigger appetite.

198 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:39:49pm

re: #193 webevintage

No. Air. Bags.

199 Kragar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:39:49pm

re: #193 webevintage

I have a question of any car folks here.
Please give me good reasons to talk my 19 year old from buying a 1978 Datsun 280z Coupe for $1600.
I have no problem with the age, vintage is fine with me, I just am worried that;
a. he does not need a sporty car as his first car
and
b. parts will be hard to find for a Datsun
and
C. it is a stick and he has no idea how to drive a 5 speed

He's 19 and it's his money so I have a hard time saying no without some information to back up my argument.
I don't think "you'll put your eye out" will work.

Has he done an estimate for insurance, gas, and maintenance? He might be able to afford the car, but can he afford owning the car?

200 Varek Raith  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:40:06pm

re: #195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You're not supposed to eat "all you can eat".

Says who

201 ReamWorks SKG  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:40:16pm

G-d says, in no uncertain terms, that we aren't supposed to eat those things!

202 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:40:37pm

re: #195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You're not supposed to eat "all you can eat".

wanna bet?

203 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:40:40pm

re: #200 Varek Raith

Says who

Point.

204 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:41:11pm

re: #195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You're not supposed to eat "all you can eat".

Well, what that really means and how most of us interpret that is, "till one is satiated without discomfort."

Besides, it's all about taking smaller portions and really appreciating the food.

205 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:41:19pm

re: #201 reuven

G-d says, in no uncertain terms, that we aren't supposed to eat those things!

Once they're out of the shell, they're not shellfish. They're simply buttery nuggets of love.

207 Eclectic Infidel  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:43:11pm

re: #205 darthstar

Once they're out of the shell, they're not shellfish. They're simply buttery nuggets of love.

And what's a better way to love one's neighbor than to share those wonderful buttery nuggets. Right?

208 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:43:27pm

re: #201 reuven

If you want to get all G-d on us...

Genesis 8:29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Sayeth the vegetarian.

209 wrenchwench  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:44:27pm

re: #193 webevintage

C. it is a stick and he has no idea how to drive a 5 speed

That takes some of the sportiness out of it. Sounds pretty safe, actually. Just never let him learn to drive a stick.

210 Alexzander  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:45:12pm

Is there a way to insert tweets into LGF posts?

211 webevintage  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:45:34pm

re: #199 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Has he done an estimate for insurance, gas, and maintenance? He might be able to afford the car, but can he afford owning the car?

Of course not.
all he saw was "oooh, I like"......

Though I did check on insurance hoping it would go sky high, but it does not, as long as he stays on our insurance.
Of course that could be my argument, that the only way he can afford the insurance is if the title is in our name and on our insurance and we just are not comfortable with it.

212 reine.de.tout  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:47:01pm

re: #195 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You're not supposed to eat "all you can eat".

Abusing the privilege of buffet.

213 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:48:33pm

re: #193 webevintage

I have a question of any car folks here.
Please give me good reasons to talk my 19 year old from buying a 1978 Datsun 280z Coupe for $1600.
I have no problem with the age, vintage is fine with me, I just am worried that;
a. he does not need a sporty car as his first car
and
b. parts will be hard to find for a Datsun
and
C. it is a stick and he has no idea how to drive a 5 speed

He's 19 and it's his money so I have a hard time saying no without some information to back up my argument.
I don't think "you'll put your eye out" will work.

my kids never owned or used a car without airbags...that I know of

214 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:48:41pm

re: #211 webevintage

My daughter's first car was a Toyota Camry, no airbags. One night I had a dream that she was in an accident and died. I woke up with the most broken heart a man ever had. When I realized that it was a dream... it didn't help. I had provided her with a potential death trap.

The next day, I bought her a car that had airbags. Couldn't afford it, but, I could never feel like that again.

BTW... Kudo's to him for buying his own car. My kids are spoiled brats.

215 darthstar  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:50:29pm

Rest in peace, Marshall.

James Arness has gone to the the big roundup in the sky.


Youtube Video
216 windsagio  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:55:17pm

re: #213 albusteve

Its a funny thing, going from remembering when nobody wore seatbelts (and most cars didn't even have shoulder belts at all), to only luxury cars having airbags, to now people being horrified if a car doesn't have 'em.

Makes ya feel old.

217 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:56:04pm

re: #214 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

My daughter's first car was a Toyota Camry, no airbags. One night I had a dream that she was in an accident and died. I woke up with the most broken heart a man ever had. When I realized that it was a dream... it didn't help. I had provided her with a potential death trap.

The next day, I bought her a car that had airbags. Couldn't afford it, but, I could never feel like that again.

BTW... Kudo's to him for buying his own car. My kids are spoiled brats.

came home from jamaica one time and my boys Tbird was not in the drive...went inside...where's your car?...I had an accident...let me guess, you smashed in the right side front...he looked at me like I was clairvoyant...he was a tail gater and I'd warned him....sure enough a car hit it's brakes and Nick tried to get around it to the left....boom...I made him and his pals fix the entire car....he was out of town for a fender, couldn't find hood, on and on til it was all back together...white car, red door, black hood....now off to the paint shop, he almost started to cry at that point...I said paint it....to this day he loves me for the lesson

218 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:58:18pm

re: #216 windsagio

Its a funny thing, going from remembering when nobody wore seatbelts (and most cars didn't even have shoulder belts at all), to only luxury cars having airbags, to now people being horrified if a car doesn't have 'em.

Makes ya feel old.

since the crossover belt have been around I've used them...and I was married to an ER nurse...had to

219 windsagio  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 1:59:00pm

re: #218 albusteve

one of the smart ones >

220 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 2:00:16pm

re: #219 windsagio

one of the smart ones >

he's the smart one....a superstar and athlete/daredevil too

221 webevintage  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 2:05:56pm

re: #214 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

BTW... Kudo's to him for buying his own car. My kids are spoiled brats.


He's a good kid, finding a used car under $2000 that seems ok has been a chore. He really wants an El Camino.
If we had the money I would probably buy him something just to get free use of my van back.

I hadn't even thought of airbags since only the van has a divers side one, my husband's truck is sans bags.

222 albusteve  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 2:09:31pm

re: #221 webevintage

He's a good kid, finding a used car under $2000 that seems ok has been a chore. He really wants an El Camino.
If we had the money I would probably buy him something just to get free use of my van back.

I hadn't even thought of airbags since only the van has a divers side one, my husband's truck is sans bags.

I taught both my kids to drive at 14...from the outset I hounded them about distractions...food, fones, gadgets...it drove them crazy
that's where the danger lies, right there

223 Hawaii69  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 2:21:44pm

re: #59 wrenchwench

Heavy petting?


Well, from this angle, it appears that lobster is getting to 2nd base....

224 enemy  Fri, Jun 3, 2011 3:11:11pm

Yeah, that is "why I hate her." Because she pets a lobster. /snark

225 wheat-dogg  Sat, Jun 4, 2011 1:00:57am

She petted the nice lobster just before she plunged it into a pot of boiling water. I think that's what the kid is looking so horrified about. Palin's handlers know how to crop photos now, after that Thanksgiving turkey fiasco.

Turkeys, caribou, lobsters, bikers, Mitt Romney ... just part of the Palin food chain, you know.


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