On 6/4/2013 9:28 AM, barbie gee wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Do you have problems like this? A few things come to mind immediately.
>>> Polenta, black beans, black eyed peas, hominy. Yes, I can eat some of
>>> these things by myself but it does get annoying to always make different
>>> meals. And sometimes I just want what I want!
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> I'm amazed at how everything is about "like" and "don't like", "can" and
> "can't", "will" and "won't". I can only imagine what these folks are
> like when out in company.
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> We had a woman like that at work. We were at a lovely catered event for
> the holidays, and I had the misfortune of sitting next to her. She
> tried some food, which I applaud, but then gave us a play by play
> commentary of EVERYTHING on the buffet; "this is too salty", "ICK, I
> hate brie", "I would never eat stuffed grape leaves!". If you made the
> mistake of asking WHY she'd never eat stuffed grape leaves, you'd find
> she'd never actually tasted them, it was just the thought of them. I
> moved away from this tedious, self-centered, critiquing woman, and made
> a point to NEVER sit near her again at any party.
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(applause) Good move on your part. I've been to a few "rubber chicken
dinners" at company functions. The table doesn't need a play-by-play of
what the person doesn't like. BTW, I've always wanted to try stuffed
grape leaves.

> Good manners dictate that you don't insult the cook when you're being
> served food, even if the cook is your mom or wife. I remember as a
> child, if mom did happen to make a mistake, pointing it out was the LAST
> thing I would think to do. Eat it, or don't, just stop complaining
> about it.
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> sheeze.
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But then what would we have to talk about? I admit I'm a picky
eater. I despise salads and most *raw* vegetables. I also prefer my
food to be hot (as in warm, rather than, say, a cold sandwich.) Do I
bitch about it? Not really. It's easy enough to avoid things I don't like.

Jill