Vienna sausage will never enter our house. Hubby's Dad was in the Navy during Vietnam, and they were getting ready to come back to the States for some leave. Problem was, the ship's stores hadn't been replenished yet, and all that was there was Vienna sausage. Nobody wanted to wait the extra two weeks for restocking, so they decided to just leave and stop at Honolulu for supplies. After crossing the Pacific in a Navy ship that was no one's idea of a speedster and eating only Vienna sausage, FIL was never able to even think of eating the things again. I think Hubby avoids them in his father's honor.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Aug 03, 2005 1:17:21 pm PDT #5508 of 10002
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joe boucher - Aug 03, 2005 1:20:49 pm PDT #5509 of 10002
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
I have drunk beer brewed in a (clean, never before used) garbage can, though, and it wasn't half bad.
I have this book, and want to try it, but I haven't, in large part because I can't get past the feeling that it will taste like bongwater.
askye - Aug 03, 2005 1:22:47 pm PDT #5510 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Fishing? Potted meat and vienna sausage.
Dad was all about the Vienna sausages when fishing. Vienna Sausages and crackers. And some canned fruit, maybe.
And Carnation Breakfast bars, I loved those.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 1:24:38 pm PDT #5511 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have this book, and want to try it, but I haven't, in large part because I can't get past the feeling that it will taste like bongwater.
Ha! I'm now envisioning Green Stripe beer.
Jesse - Aug 03, 2005 1:24:57 pm PDT #5512 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I actually like pate more than I would have thought, so maybe potted meat that's NOT from the dollar store like the kind I saw most recently would be something I would like.
Lee - Aug 03, 2005 1:25:01 pm PDT #5513 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think I need to get these: [link]
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2005 1:27:31 pm PDT #5514 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I'm suddenly craving vienna sausages.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 1:30:15 pm PDT #5515 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I haven't had Vienna sausages in forever, so I thought I'd google. I'm just not feeling it, although I have been off most sausages unless grilled to within an inch of their former lives. I don't know why that is. Maybe nitrites.
Ginger - Aug 03, 2005 1:36:17 pm PDT #5516 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Potted or deviled meat has an unfortunate paste-like texture and way too much salt. Like cheap bologna, it's a way to use up otherwise difficult-to-sell parts such as hearts and lights (lungs).
Thankfully, my father was a sardines-and-crackers person.
-t - Aug 03, 2005 1:36:45 pm PDT #5517 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The best part of Vienna sausages is the gelatin they're packed in. They're nice to have around for emergencies because you don't need a can opener to get to them, or utensils, or heat.