On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:46:53 -0400, in rec.food.cooking, Nancy Young
wrote:

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>"Doug Weller" > wrote
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>> On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:02:56 -0400, in rec.food.cooking, Nancy Young
>> wrote:
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>>>This week it was ribs. Must be because of the late start, I saw that
>>>other people brought ribs, too. Plenty of burgers and hotdogs on
>>>the grill, too.
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>> In practical terms, how does 'tailgating' work now? Sounds like you were
>> sitting in stands rather than on the tailgate of a car. It's a long time
>> since I've seen a car with that sort of tailgate.
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>Oh, no, you hang out in the parking lot before the game. Or, for a
>lot of people, during. Usually people set up tables, grills, etc.
>Sometimes it's pretty elaborate. I saw one group had hired a
>caterer who wore his chef jacket and everything.
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>Usually people have a bar set up, even if it's just a cooler.

Thanks. That's much fancier than I thought.
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>> In the UK, tailgating is driving too close to the car in front.
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>True here, as well.
>
>nancy
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