I have to confess I read Ruth’s food diary with absolute fascination. She can put it away. But it made me understand the biggest difference between the amateurs and those of us who eat for a living. The former, particularly the fat ones, lie — a typical day’s intake always comprises a tablespoon of oatmeal, a lettuce leaf for lunch and maybe a Lean Cuisine for dinner. The rest of us? Bring it on! And leave it to the Diamond Jim historians to sort it out.
Post Category → silliness
Flushing fools
Speaking of unfortunate nomenclature, I have to admit Handy Corn makes me laugh every time I hear it. For the dumbest reason: It activates the ear worm of Cheryl Wheeler’s silly “I’m gonna poop in the Handy House.” But at least the Cod’s description of the condiment’s having been approved after sampling on a “unicorn antler tasting spoon from a secret underground lair” outclassed “asparagus pee and runny stools.”