Comments on: Baby, we’re goin’ out for head lard! http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/ News, but not the serious kind Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: rcbasler http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413658 rcbasler Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:59:02 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413658 Yes Shra, that's called taking a leave of absinthe... Yes Shra, that’s called taking a leave of absinthe…

]]> By: Shra http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413645 Shra Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:09:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413645 Thanks for the help, Malt.. its so hard to justify zaps these days.. :) I tried absinthe once.. Got home, said goodnight to Mum and went to bed.. Next thing I know, its morning.. Never had a better night's sleep :) Thanks for the help, Malt.. its so hard to justify zaps these days.. :)
I tried absinthe once.. Got home, said goodnight to Mum and went to bed..
Next thing I know, its morning..
Never had a better night’s sleep :)

]]> By: DoctorDoll http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413613 DoctorDoll Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:03:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413613 If anyone wants you to drink this stuff (pertsivka), DON'T DO IT! Not unless you enjoy spending the next week getting rehydrated. If anyone wants you to drink this stuff (pertsivka), DON’T DO IT! Not unless you enjoy spending the next week getting rehydrated.

]]> By: DoctorDoll http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413612 DoctorDoll Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:31:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413612 "And bring us a lot of horilka, but not of that fancy kind with raisins, or with any other such things — bring us horilka of the purest kind, give us that demon drink that makes us merry, playful and wild! —Taras Bulba, by Nikolai Gogol The horilka I had was pertsivka, horilka with chili peppers in it. Newfoundland Screech! had nothing on it. “And bring us a lot of horilka, but not of that fancy kind with raisins, or with any other such things — bring us horilka of the purest kind, give us that demon drink that makes us merry, playful and wild!

—Taras Bulba, by Nikolai Gogol

The horilka I had was pertsivka, horilka with chili peppers in it. Newfoundland Screech! had nothing on it.

]]> By: DoctorDoll http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413570 DoctorDoll Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:13:28 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413570 My sweet lard! Hm, my lard. Hm. my lard. Bottom picture: Lard of the Rings Homer Simpson: Lard of the Dance My sweet lard!
Hm, my lard.
Hm. my lard.

Bottom picture: Lard of the Rings

Homer Simpson: Lard of the Dance

]]> By: Malteser http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413569 Malteser Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:12:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413569 Jul 20, 2011 9:36 am EDT @Egeria: Are you saying that they use lard in bumble berry pie or some other Canadian food like poutine? Posted by 69Spinster --- I think your pursuit of knowledge above earned you the zapping Spin. Shame on you! :P Jul 20, 2011
9:36 am EDT

@Egeria: Are you saying that they use lard in bumble berry pie or some other Canadian food like poutine?

Posted by 69Spinster

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I think your pursuit of knowledge above earned you the zapping Spin. Shame on you! :P

]]> By: Shra http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413548 Shra Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:52:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413548 Right, how many zaps is that? 2 I Gues.. One for Spin and one for Doc.. Zapppppp... That should get them sizzzling... Right, how many zaps is that? 2 I Gues..
One for Spin and one for Doc..
Zapppppp…
That should get them sizzzling…

]]> By: egeria http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413399 egeria Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:58:32 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413399 I'd say something but it'd be too hard to explain. But Baz, thanks for the memories! :P E. I’d say something but it’d be too hard to explain. But Baz, thanks for the memories!

:P

E.

]]> By: Onedoor http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413396 Onedoor Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:47:50 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413396 Well, I have to tell you the top photo almost made me gag. The giant green pickled slug on the plate just doesn't whet my appetite. Butter for cookies, Crisco for pie crust and no lard meals, thank you very much. @Doc: I was given some fresh lard once and told to use it for cookies. They just didn't taste like my cookies usually do. Kind of bacony... Well, I have to tell you the top photo almost made me gag. The giant green pickled slug on the plate just doesn’t whet my appetite.

Butter for cookies, Crisco for pie crust and no lard meals, thank you very much.

@Doc: I was given some fresh lard once and told to use it for cookies. They just didn’t taste like my cookies usually do. Kind of bacony…

]]> By: DoctorDoll http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/2011/07/19/baby-were-goin-out-for-head-lard/comment-page-1/#comment-413391 DoctorDoll Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:45:50 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/?p=65191#comment-413391 I had forgotten this. My very frugal maternal grandmother used bacon grease to make cookies. I had forgotten this. My very frugal maternal grandmother used bacon grease to make cookies.

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