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Ha-ha, Southern bella! There were no orange clogs- my dream Mario was the man of 10 or 15 years ago. Wild and crazy, not yet famous, and no orange clogs!

"Do you think there might be something wrong with me?"

The problem with that question is not knowing whether you're female ... or male ... :-\

@PerkyMac ... er .... noooooooooooooo ...

Giada, Cat Cora ... yeah, that's more like it in the "hot, hot, hot" department. ;-) (male here, but you could probably tell!)

@Luna.......LOL. Did you know Cat prefers kittens, so to speak? Hope I'm not bursting your bubble.

@Perky, that dosn't make her any less hot! ;-)

@Perky, from where I'm sitting ... ewwwwwwwwwwwww!! ;-)

The thing is, I had no idea that he was my "cup of marinara" (LOL, Perky) until my dream.

I've always been more of a Bourdain kind of gal. He's just so...tall. But I guess if he's making regular stops in huney_bumper's dreams, he had to ask Mario to cover for him.

@Luna--- you had to give me the description...now there are two of us with that image! GAH!

YOU think you all have strange dreams? I have this recurring dream where Tony Bourdain is feeding me something unidentifiable!!!

@RichardCrystal, maybe Bourdain's feeding you Andrew Zimmern piece-by-piece?

@Kerosena, I'm not so sure that's not what you've been implying! ;-)

Sure, Perky ... you're laughing ... but me, I've still got this image in my head of Mario in nothing but those orange clogs ... and a "come hither" look in his eyes ... sheer torture, that ...

LunaPierCook at 12:33PM on 04/11/08

You got me Luna. I literally fell off my chair picturing Mario coming on to you as you describe. My sides hurt and I'm laughing out loud, sitting here all by my own self. I haven't laughed this hard in ages. You are a scream.

@Perky, nice to get you laughing. Of course I'm gonna be really terrified if the image is suddenly missing the clogs! "See, I take them off for one thing, and one thing only ..."

OK--now I have the indelible image of a naked Kewpie doll (aka Mario Batali) with orange ponytail, orange beard, and orange clogs standing in my kitchen cooking god-knows-what in my orange le creuset dutch oven.

God, I'm never going to be able to use that le creuset dutch oven again.

@LunaPierCook; Just great... from olive oil and parm cheese to butter and Velvetta... thanks! :)

@huney_bumper, you know there's have to be food involved. And you know it's have to be Italian. And for whatever reason, there's be a lesson, too! :-)

Wow ... I'm jes' tryin' ta figger out what kinda groceries y'all are throwin' down yer necks afore bedtime to be makin' all these weirdo nightmares. ;-)

@Kerosena ... that would be an emphatic HELL NO. ;-) Especially since my wife has told me that every time I look at cleav ... umm, well, you know what I mean ... that it adds 15 minutes to my life. I'm going to die a very old man.

We're talking about food around here somewhere, aren't we???

actually Luna the only time food is involved well,, errrr, umm. never mind . Damn I thought I was too old to blush :(

Love this! I so understand about dreaming about chef celebs.

http://runwaylights.blogspot.com/2006/04/alton-brown-tortillas-and-back-seat.html

It still makes me smile when I think about it.

Really, my dream about Mario was just hugging, kissing, and cooking. The meal was spectacular, and when Mario came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me, my heart skipped a beat.

Of course, I've also had similar romantic dreams about Snoop Dogg.

Mario, no.
Various chefs who I actually know, yes in some cases, no in others.
Tom Collichio, very likely.
Tyler Florence, DEFINITELY.

From what I have read, there are certain foods that are aphrodisiacs. Not sure why, but could it be the catalyst for romantic dreaming. Our dreams are our unconscious desires, as I understand. Could food mess with our minds?

Oh, geez, Perky. Now I feel guilty that I let my freak flag fly. But I will say that my "nice dreams" (anybody remember Cheech and Chong?) are always quite romantic, and make me feel very protective of the subjects. Mario and Snoop now have special places in my heart, and I will defend them forever.
Ok, so maybe I'm a little dramatic.
And freaky.

We still friends?

@Kerosena......BFF's! I wasn't even going to post, but glad I did - it turned into quite a hoot. Can't wait to see what you're "dreaming" up now!

Since this topic is just about done, I have to tell you about Cheech and Chong. Years ago, we took our two young daughters and my MIL to the movies - my husband picked it out and said it was a Disney film. As soon as I saw Cheech and Chong I knew he was WRONG, but he wouldn't listen, until one of them grabbed a lady in period garb and dragged her into the bushes. We left then. My MIL was in shock! Girls confused.

Did you read all the posts PumpkinBear? I agree that he's hot, just not my type. Nobody said he isn't except Luna, who is a guy. That's when things got a little off course and hilarious. Snoop Dog was Kerosena's recent addition to her fantasy and that one ........ well, you can read. ;)

Do you think there might be something wrong with me?

Um, yeah... But then, being spanked with a spoonula by Bad Boy Bourdain might be a bit questionable, as well. lol.... Did I say that out loud?

This is just the most amazing thread ever!!! Now I know the fun ones!

Now Perky, I "knew" about you already! I guess I should say I'm sorry - I do't want to get banned from the SE site. See, this is what happens after the midnight hour in the midwest. We actually stop thinking about food for a minute!

Honestly I can't believe how far this thread has gone, and I was even more surprised yesterday when the SE folks called attention to it. Abusive threads aside, this is mostly a wonderful place to be.

@kerosena, I kinda feel we were mislead in the level of "naughtiness" mentioned when you started this thread! Just a hug and a kiss?? Suuuure ... ;-)

"Youse guys are gonna get written up and your parents notified and this will go on your permanent records!" @PerkyMac, like you've got room to talk ... :-D

"being spanked with a spoonula by Bad Boy Bourdain" @frederika, I always got the impression that if I said such a thing about one of the female chefs, I'd be instantly banned from here for life ... and then some! It's amazing what you gals get away with ...

Oh and that none of you ladies mentioned Emeril is shocking, simply shocking! :-)

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend. Oh, and of course ... pleasant dreams!

I can't believe I forgot to mention Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes). Another definite for me...love his personality TOO! ;-)

@ LunaPier - You are so right! Now you really know the notorious nature of foodie women! I guess serious foodies are passionate folks, even in their subconscious. I hope we continue to get away with murder, because it's soooo much fun...

... and through it all, my 13-year-old daughter can't help but throw up in her mouth a little bit. ;-)

My old friend Moira Tuscanaro got so excited at all your posts above that she insisted on a guest spot blogging at one of my old blogs. Here she is for anyone wishing astrological advice from a cat upon the right man-chef to dine upon .

That was it, LunaPierCook. Distracted, yes. :)

Thank you.

Bwah ha ha ha ha ha!

Being nine years old is not a bad thing at all, Curlz. I noticed the number my post had hit and only became slightly bemused by it, for even more often I notice that somehow I always end up with post #13 on lots of topics. So this number at least did not bode strange superstitious happenings. :)

I would LOVE to see that photo. He is also, VERY hot, hot, hot!!

I must admit... I'm with those who just don't "get" the getting hot over watching somebody if there isn't a context. For me, the physical beauty is lacking if there's nothing substantive to go with it. So, even if they have a cute or charming personality, it's a challenge to get me "fascinated" if I don't actually know them up close and in person. I do definitely enjoy eye candy (boy... do I ever), but without knowing 'em firsthand, I just don't actually get "hot" for 'em... Does that make sense? I know... I'm weird...
((eyeroll))

@frederika... wow, you piqued my curiosity like none of these others with the Last Supper reference... and I don't even find Tony all that special (no offense)... please post a link... or send me an email with a scanned image! I've just gotta see what got you going!

xoxoxxx

Somebody, give that poor man a meal!

Mario is orange-hot; sigh: I also have had "the dream"...He has that lusty, super-smart, Chaucer-esque thing going on which is pretty hard to resist. Yes, Tony Bourdain fantasies are awfully cheap-per-pound these days, but sheesh, they're awfully good too. He's whip-smart AND whippet-thin, but it just makes a girl want to feed him, and some other, non-seriouseatsian things as well (but forewarned is fairwarned, all I write about is meat, chefs, irony & coitus):
http://happyhoarfrost.blogspot.com/2008/03/bourdain-hezbollah-tofu-cant-take-tony.html
I think you're okay until you start having tandem Bourdain/Ruhlman dreams. Then it's time to seek professional help. But a nocturnal drizzle of Mario?--perfectly normal.

@renzata, I'd never heard of one with Ramsay, and can't find any such thing via Google Images either. Are you sure it was him and not someone else?

lunapiercook, i am all agog. what a photo!