There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Christian Brothers VS Brandy

"My only real experience with brandy is of the cherry variety. Prior to the lifting of the blue laws on booze, Mr. Scoop and I spent an excellent Sunday using cherry brandy and diet coke to MacGuyver up a solid buzz to get us through our weekend of free Disney on the cable system. Oh, pre-digital cable - you were...adequate.." —Amandarama

How To Travel With Prosciutto?

"Why does the title of your post make me envision you and the prosciutto sitting next to each other on the train? " —Lorenzo

What's A Good Starter Fish?

"If we had an SE resident cartoonist the illustration to this thread would be titled "A Non-Threatening Starter Fish." You can use your imagination as to how the fish would be dressed: Tweeds? Short dress and Mary Janes?" —teachertalk

Chain Reaction: Papa John's Sausage Sensation

"Sausage Sensation is NOT an okay name for a pizza." —Max Falkowitz

What's That Sexy Thing They Do?

"My handsome husband, Alessandro, puts the dishes in the dishwasher away shirtless when its really warm out. That extra white skin and extra black fur on his chest and arms highlighting his 5'8'' 135lb frame. Just gazing at those boney skier's shoulders and furry shins gets me all hot and bothered.

I do like how he belches into his napkin instead of out loud... Goosebumps, I know!

I'll be honest... my husband would burn water if I left him in the kitchen by himself. Leave the sexy housewife stuff to me... I'm WAY better at it." —bitchinfixins

"I just bought my husband an apron that says, "While you were reading this you could have got me a beer." —carmason

"just a tip here....always wear appropriate clothing when frying. sexy? maybe not. but safer..." [Ed. note: we second this] —13tracker

Father's Day Book Giveaway: Tell Us About A Manly Meal That Your Dad Cooked

"Steak with a side of steak." —Baguettenbrie

"My dad insists that all meat is well done, no matter how much I plead. He also says "Why does it need to rest? Did it do any work?" " —suze92

Straight Bourbon Whiskey Or Blended?

"When I am in the mood for bourbon gotta go with Wild Turkey. It brings me back......back to what I can't remember......but back, yeah back." —finsbigfan