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That is supposed to spread cheer? I'd be pissed that I couldn't eat it. It would send me spiraling into a major depression. All because of a plaster of paris cupcake. sitting there mocking me.

And in the spirit of NotAmerican's comment, I remember a weird little place in the Back of the Yards, where my aunt lived -- a woman who lived in bottom floor of an enormous corner house right across the street from the church would sell hot dogs and tamales out of her window.

Chicago dogs are one of the things I miss living in California. It's strange the things you remember.

@ BrianPrestonCampbell

If you read the article, you have found out that the person tried your idea, and it turned out an olive color instead of an emerald green.

@Cebca: Yes. "Not Safe for Work."

That..was....retarded.

ROFL I love that entry. I pictured him talking like Cartman when I read that. :P Thanks for sharing - got the site bookmarked. He has that same flair as me and my husband when we're ranting. There's a restaurant blog in Hawaii that's similar to this that I frequently visited, but she stopped posting a few months back. :( It was hilarious.

I have tried to wrap my head around the Nouveau phenomenon for the past few years, and I just don't get it. Every time I've tried it, its been very tart and astringent (this year's vintage of the duboeuf has a VERY strong urea element to it), and every one of my wine senses tells me that its just wrong. My theory is that its the beverage equivalent of fruit cake. Everyone buys it to give as gifts for the holidays, but the people buying it are never the end consumers. Either that or its some cruel joke that people who are knowledgeable about wine play on the less educated.

I like the idea of rhubarb pie with black pepper but I can't imagine drinking something that tastes like Smucker's Jam with Mr. Bubbles, especially not with a meal! Maybe my palate just isn't sophisticated enough. But I find it interesting to read about the different protocols that go into making different wines. This article added some new information to my brain files.

I'm glad that you came up with a reasonable use for genny cream ale because it's certainly not potable. When I was in college in ohio (right along lake erie), we couldn't even pawn it off on people. They'd rather be sober than drink the cream ale.

That gives me an idea for a new form of entertainment: giving beer to the dog.

Please, don't hate on the Genny, bobbob. That hurt just a little bit. :o)

This sounds delish! How can anything be bad with beer in it, let alone waffles.

Beer batter pancakes are awesome as well. Not to mention onion rings...