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@Cary, what a great idea! Why the heck didn't I think of that?

We had my mom and my sushi-loving brother over for dinner one night. I was serving ahi tuna, rice and salad (and I was planning to cook Mom's tuna but not ours). Bro kept yattering on and on about how we were going to have raw fish guts this and raw fish guts that. Yep, he really is just that clever. So I popped a big piece of ahi in my mouth. My brother turned an interesting shade of green and had to sit down.

It took me 50+ years, but I finally grossed my brother out! One of the proudest moments of my life.

Leftover roast chicken and Spanish rice. Yum!

I have never heard of these. Good thing -- they sound disgusting!

And does anyone (besides my mom) actually like candy corn?

Fire fire fire! Also it's usually accompanied by beer beer beer.

Hmmmm, I wonder why the dishwater is turning pink .... ?

The reason why: I was washing my brand new (ca. 1979) Cuisinart blade after the first time I'd used it. Cut myself and didn't even feel it. As least medical attention was not required, but as kimbodian says, those blades are SHARP!

My brothers were always forgetting bottles of Coke (remember bottles?) in the freezer. They never did figure out that's what the oven timer is for.

When we were living in a remote area where booze was hard to come by, Mr Cobalt spent a lot of time and effort planning a special evening that involved copious amounts of gin and a blender ... and forgot about that little thing that goes in the middle of the blender lid. Cleaning that mess up wasn't so special.

And many years ago, we lost our damage deposit on some apartment because in my struggle to open a jar of chile sauce, I splattered the entire contents all over the counter, cabinets, stovetop, walls, light fixtures, floor and ceiling. I don't know what was in that shite but it would NOT wash off. Ever.

Anyone know if it's safe to eat kimchee that erupts like Mt Saint Helens when you open the jar? Just wondering.

My brother lives in rural northern Idaho and has tracked down every good sushi joint for miles around. Everything else around there is pretty meh but for whatever reason, the sushi is really good.

And salpico? Is he still around? I hope his MIL hasn't finally succeeded in poisoning him.

Their black beans are SOOOOOOOO good too! Of course, a sandwich plus a small bowl of beans is way, way, way too much food. But we do it anyway.

AcaciaWildwood deserves a firmament of gold stars!!!

I'm just glad my office mates aren't here today to observe me laughing my butt off ... and spewing tea (not sweet!) all over my keyboard.

Once a coworker burned microwave popcorn so badly it set off the fire alarms and the entire building was evacuated. In the rain. 300 people.

Microwave popcorn is now officially banned in our building!