I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
oven at 300 for a couple hours today.

I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.

On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>
>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
> You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
> fingers???
She distracted me.

On Sunday, October 12, 2014 7:12:16 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
>
> > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>
> >> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>
> >> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>
> >> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>
> >> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>
> >>
>
> >> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>
> >> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>
> >> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>
> >> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>
> >> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
> >
>
> > You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
>
> > fingers???
>
> She distracted me.

I somewhat get it. Some nights the TV or Bose is blasting, my better half is firing crossword puzzle questions at me while I try to read a recipe and cook. I cannot keep three balls in the air anymore.

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>>
>>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>>
>> You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
>> fingers???
> She distracted me.

I *always* put a potholder on the hot parts that came out of the oven
as a warning to myself and others. It's fully the cook's responsibility
to take this simple safety precaution. Lidia says the same.

On 12/10/2014 5:49 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:12:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>>>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>>>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>>>
>>>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>>>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>>>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>>>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>>>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>>>
>>> You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
>>> fingers???
>> She distracted me.
>>
> Not good enough, your fault, not hers!
>
If a man is walking alone in the middle of a forest, is he still wrong?
Graham

On Sunday, October 12, 2014 4:50:54 PM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:

> On Sunday, October 12, 2014 7:12:16 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>
> > > On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > > wrote:
>
> > >> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
> > >> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
> > >> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
> > >> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
> > >> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
> > > You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
> > > fingers???
>
> > She distracted me.

I can see that happening at our house. I would yell at her, and
she would claim I always blame her for everything.

So?

But what my wife does do is in some ways worse. She will put away
items for that night's meal that I either took out or left out
when I came home from the store.

I'll turn around to get something, and "Where did I put that?"

>
> I somewhat get it. Some nights the TV or Bose is blasting, my better half is firing crossword puzzle questions at me while I try to read a recipe and cook. I cannot keep three balls in the air anymore.
>

I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
tuning out my wife is bad tactics.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out of
>the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then let
>then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the oven at
>300 for a couple hours today.
>
> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing that.
> I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the top off
> the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now have a set
> of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.


I've done that myself, but not lately. When I take something out of the oven
I put pot holders on it due to dh tends to do that. :-)

Cheri

On 10/12/2014 6:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>
> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.

You call your wife Megatron?

I don't know about you but I'd have already had the pot holders right
there from just having taken the pot out of the oven. It's sort of
automatic to also grab one to take the lid off the hot pan. Don't blame
your wife. I don't care for people in the kitchen when I'm cooking,
either, but I don't blame them if I do something stupid.

Jill

On Sunday, October 12, 2014 9:44:20 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>
>
> > I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>
> > of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>
> > tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>
> > let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>
> > oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>
> >
>
> > I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>
> > reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>
> > that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>
> > top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>
> > have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
>
>
> Dave demonstrates his assholishness yet again.

I totally agree, what a complete asshole. He can't handle someone talking to him while he's cooking? Sounds like a complete retard, too.

On 10/12/2014 7:49 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:12:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking.

>>>
>>> You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
>>> fingers???
>> She distracted me.
>>
> Not good enough, your fault, not hers!
>

I think Dave knows that, but a distraction is still a distraction and
stuff happens. Unless you are perfect, it happens to all of us at
times. When I'm using power tools in my wood shop my family knows
enough to approach with care.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out of
>>the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then let
>>then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the oven at
>>300 for a couple hours today.
>>
>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing that.
>> I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the top off
>> the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now have a set
>> of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
>
> I've done that myself, but not lately. When I take something out of the
> oven I put pot holders on it due to dh tends to do that. :-)

Once as a teen, I was taking a pan out of the oven when the potholder
slipped. It all happened so very fast. I grabbed the pan, realizing too
late what had happened, and it sort of welded to my thumb and forefinger.
Had this weird, really long blister there for a while.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/12/2014 6:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>
>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
> You call your wife Megatron?
>
> I don't know about you but I'd have already had the pot holders right
> there from just having taken the pot out of the oven. It's sort of
> automatic to also grab one to take the lid off the hot pan. Don't blame
> your wife. I don't care for people in the kitchen when I'm cooking,
> either, but I don't blame them if I do something stupid.

What does Megatron even mean? I tried to look it up and only got something
about Transformers which I know very little about.

On 10/12/2014 6:50 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I somewhat get it. Some nights the TV or Bose is blasting, my better half is firing crossword puzzle questions at me while I try to read a recipe and cook. I cannot keep three balls in the air anymore.


Becca and I both love to cook but we have completely different styles of
doing things and they aren't always compatible. I am a "clean up as you
go" person... she is more the "clean it all at once when you are done"
kind of person.

I realized early on that my constant cleaning behind her while we were
cooking together was making her nervous, so I find other ways to help
where I am not in her way. Example... if she is going to make a chicken
soup/stew/etc... I cut up the chicken and cook it and the stock
(0onions, carrots, celery, spices, etc). When done, I pull the meat off
the bones. Then she takes the stock and meat and applies her magic and
transforms it into whatever dish she is making.

If we are making sandwiches, she is on one end of the counter doing prep
on the lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers..... and I am on the other end
doing the assembly.

Usually after dinner... we both clean up. We don't have a dish washer
but with just the two of us, we really don't need one. Clean up seldom
takes more than 10 minutes when we work together.

It works for us.

George

On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:29:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> On 10/12/2014 6:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>>
>>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>>
>> You call your wife Megatron?
>>
>> I don't know about you but I'd have already had the pot holders right
>> there from just having taken the pot out of the oven. It's sort of
>> automatic to also grab one to take the lid off the hot pan. Don't blame
>> your wife. I don't care for people in the kitchen when I'm cooking,
>> either, but I don't blame them if I do something stupid.
>
>What does Megatron even mean? I tried to look it up and only got something
>about Transformers which I know very little about.

Break it down into its parts....

Mega: synonyms...
colossal, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant,
gigantesque, gigantic, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size,
leviathan, mammoth, massive, huge, monstrous, monumental, mountainous,
supersized, titanic, tremendous

Tron: a public weighing machine, as for trucks
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tron

Somehow I get the feeling this was not the first time Dave has refered
to his wife as Megatron.

> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:44:20 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>>
>>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>>
>>Dave demonstrates his assholishness yet again.
>>
>>-sw
>
> Can't you recognise dry wit when you see it ?

Apparently not, I was pretty suprised at some of the responses to his post,
though I don't know why I should be.

Cheri

On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:59:20 -0600, graham > wrote:

> >If a man is walking alone in the middle of a forest, is he still wrong?

Yes, because he told his wife he was going to the dentist then he
forgot to pick the kids up from school.

Janet UK

On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:

> >I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
> >tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
>
> It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !

You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
> > wrote:
>
> > >I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
> > >tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
> >
> > It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !
>
> You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.

Let's face it, an unmarried man living alone on a desert island
wouldn't blame himself, either. His mother should have put a potholder
in his bag when she packed it.

Janet UK

On 13/10/2014 10:59 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
>>>> tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
>>>
>>> It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !
>>
>> You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.
>
> Let's face it, an unmarried man living alone on a desert island
> wouldn't blame himself, either. His mother should have put a potholder
> in his bag when she packed it.
>
> Janet UK
>
Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!

On 2014-10-13 1:08 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/12/2014 7:49 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:12:16 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2014-10-12 7:07 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:33:44 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking.
>
>>>>
>>>> You'd have to explain to me how it is her fault you burned your
>>>> fingers???
>>> She distracted me.
>>>
>> Not good enough, your fault, not hers!
>>
>
> I think Dave knows that, but a distraction is still a distraction and
> stuff happens. Unless you are perfect, it happens to all of us at
> times. When I'm using power tools in my wood shop my family knows
> enough to approach with care.


Exactly. I had taken the hot pot out of the oven and set it on the stove
top. I removed the lit and put it on the counter. She came in asking
questions about something that led to me thinking about that. I had had
the good sense to put the hot pad on the pot handle to remind me that it
was hot, but when I turned around and grabbed the top to moved it.....
ssssssss.

She and I have different styles of cooking. She does most of the
roasting, casseroles and braising dishes while I do the stir frying and
other things that require some prep and then last minute cooking. Her
slower style of cooking is less time critical.... though this was not
one of those things.

I prefer to work in their on my own, just as she prefers not to be
disturbed when she is cooking. Her mother used to have a sign her
kitchen telling people to stay out.

On 2014-10-13, graham > wrote:

> If a man is walking alone in the middle of a forest, is he still wrong?

Apparently.

On 2014-10-13, graham > wrote:

> Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!

He finally gets it.

On 13/10/2014 12:20 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-10-13, graham > wrote:
>
>> Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!
>
> He finally gets it.
>
I got it a long time ago regarding some posters. I restrained myself.
Graham

On 13/10/2014 1:00 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:11:42 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 13/10/2014 10:59 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
>>>>>> tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !
>>>>
>>>> You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.
>>>
>>> Let's face it, an unmarried man living alone on a desert island
>>> wouldn't blame himself, either. His mother should have put a potholder
>>> in his bag when she packed it.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!
>
> Not to mention mysogyny, it's mate.
>
Rubbish! BTW, are you a retired greengrocer?

On 13/10/2014 2:16 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:22:24 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 13/10/2014 1:00 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:11:42 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13/10/2014 10:59 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
>>>>>>>> tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's face it, an unmarried man living alone on a desert island
>>>>> wouldn't blame himself, either. His mother should have put a potholder
>>>>> in his bag when she packed it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>
>>>> Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!
>>>
>>> Not to mention mysogyny, it's mate.
>>>
>> Rubbish! BTW, are you a retired greengrocer?
>
> Huh ?
>
"It's"

On 10/13/2014 2:55 PM, wrote:

>
> I didn't see that post. Megatron ? It could well be said
> affectionately you know.
>

Yes, if my wife didn't call me an a-hole at least once a day I'd think
she was not talking to me or mad about something.

On 13/10/2014 3:01 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:35:05 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 13/10/2014 2:16 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:22:24 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 13/10/2014 1:00 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:11:42 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 13/10/2014 10:59 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35:37 AM UTC-7, wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:18:52 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can no longer answer questions requiring thought while driving. And
>>>>>>>>>> tuning out my wife is bad tactics.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's amazing how many wives get blamed for so much !
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can hardly expect a man to blame himself when his wife is RIGHT THERE.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let's face it, an unmarried man living alone on a desert island
>>>>>>> wouldn't blame himself, either. His mother should have put a potholder
>>>>>>> in his bag when she packed it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christ! Misandry is alive and kicking on this group!
>>>>>
>>>>> Not to mention mysogyny, it's mate.
>>>>>
>>>> Rubbish! BTW, are you a retired greengrocer?
>>>
>>> Huh ?
>>>
>> "It's"
>
> Grammar police eh ?
>
No, punctuation!

On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:44:20 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Dave demonstrates his assholishness yet again.
>
> -sw

> I will give you $5,000 when Burger King announces a Long Whopper. In
> the meantime, I've got a long whopper for you - just bend over and
> I'll give it to you.

> You said "oval-shaped beef patty", not burger, you fat **** asshole.
> You even quoted it for all of us to see. Dumbass.
>
> You lose again.
>
> -sw

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:35:49 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> I suppose you think that was 'wit', too?

> I will give you $5,000 when Burger King announces a Long Whopper. In
> the meantime, I've got a long whopper for you - just bend over and
> I'll give it to you.

> You said "oval-shaped beef patty", not burger, you fat **** asshole.
> You even quoted it for all of us to see. Dumbass.
>
> You lose again.
>
> -sw

On Monday, October 13, 2014 9:38:10 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:29:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >
>
> >"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >> On 10/12/2014 6:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>
> >>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>
> >>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>
> >>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>
> >>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>
> >>>
>
> >>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>
> >>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>
> >>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled the
>
> >>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>
> >>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>
> >>
>
> >> You call your wife Megatron?
>
> >>
>
> >> I don't know about you but I'd have already had the pot holders right
>
> >> there from just having taken the pot out of the oven. It's sort of
>
> >> automatic to also grab one to take the lid off the hot pan. Don't blame
>
> >> your wife. I don't care for people in the kitchen when I'm cooking,
>
> >> either, but I don't blame them if I do something stupid.
>
> >
>
> >What does Megatron even mean? I tried to look it up and only got something
>
> >about Transformers which I know very little about.
>
>
>
> Break it down into its parts....
>
>
>
> Mega: synonyms...
>
> colossal, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant,
>
> gigantesque, gigantic, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size,
>
> leviathan, mammoth, massive, huge, monstrous, monumental, mountainous,
>
> supersized, titanic, tremendous
>
>
>
> Tron: a public weighing machine, as for trucks
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tron
>
>
>
> Somehow I get the feeling this was not the first time Dave has refered
>
> to his wife as Megatron.

I'm not sure I'd consider it a compliment. Maybe they are at the point in the marriage where every peccadillo becomes harder to tolerate. I suggest a separate vacation for each of them.

I wonder what she'd call HIM if she were lodging a beef about his ways.

I burned myself by placing a metal lid on an off but still-hot burner, then picked it up - YEEOWWW. But had no one to blame but the self.

On 2014-10-13 21:09, Kalmia wrote:

>
>> Somehow I get the feeling this was not the first time Dave has
>> refered
>>
>> to his wife as Megatron.
>
> I'm not sure I'd consider it a compliment. Maybe they are at the
> point in the marriage where every peccadillo becomes harder to
> tolerate. I suggest a separate vacation for each of them.

It is a nickname that our son came up with for her when he was about 10,
and that a number of us have been using for years... long before the
Transformer character.

On 2014-10-13 14:55, wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:35:49 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:

>> This is not dry wit. This is a pattern in his posting where there is
>> very little wit compared to how to how his mind really works
>> (Megatron? Really!?!?).
>>
>> This one was just a milder version of the time he wanted to punch a
>> lady and her daughter in their faces for not ordering quick enough at
>> his favorite coffee shop. I suppose you think that was 'wit', too?
>> Nah. You give him too much credit.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I didn't see that post. Megatron ? It could well be said
> affectionately you know.
>
Of course you never saw that post. There was no such post. I once
posted about a woman who ended up in front of me after someone else
opened the door for me and then i deferred to her. She was the one who
drove around behind me while I was backing into a parking space. Then
she took forever to order. Then she was like a deer in the headlights
when her purchases were totaled up, and then had to decide which items
she was not going to get because she didn't have enough money to pay for
them.

And yes, Megatron is an affectionate nickname that our son came up with
years ago, and one that my son and I, her sister, our nieces and nephews
use for her, and the name she uses when she signs notes and cards for me.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:21:50 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> It is a nickname that our son came up with for her when he was about 10,
> and that a number of us have been using for years... long before the
> Transformer character.

The Megatron character/toy has been around for 30 years. I somehow
doubt your kid just thought it up 40+ years ago.

-sw

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:29:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 10/12/2014 6:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> I confess. As much as I love my wife dearly, I wish she would stay out
>>>> of the kitchen when I am cooking. I cooked up some ox tails for supper
>>>> tonight. I started them yesterday, braised them for a while and then
>>>> let then cool overnight, skimmed off the fat and put them back in the
>>>> oven at 300 for a couple hours today.
>>>>
>>>> I took out the tails to let them cool so I could strip off the meat and
>>>> reduce the juice. Megatron came into the kitchen while I was doing
>>>> that. I was distracted for a moment. Then I reached over and pulled
>>>> the
>>>> top off the pot.... forgetting it had just come out of the oven. I now
>>>> have a set of burn blisters on my thumb and forefinger.
>>>
>>> You call your wife Megatron?
>>>
>>> I don't know about you but I'd have already had the pot holders right
>>> there from just having taken the pot out of the oven. It's sort of
>>> automatic to also grab one to take the lid off the hot pan. Don't blame
>>> your wife. I don't care for people in the kitchen when I'm cooking,
>>> either, but I don't blame them if I do something stupid.
>>
>>What does Megatron even mean? I tried to look it up and only got
>>something
>>about Transformers which I know very little about.
>
> Break it down into its parts....
>
> Mega: synonyms...
> colossal, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant,
> gigantesque, gigantic, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size,
> leviathan, mammoth, massive, huge, monstrous, monumental, mountainous,
> supersized, titanic, tremendous
>
> Tron: a public weighing machine, as for trucks
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tron
>
> Somehow I get the feeling this was not the first time Dave has refered
> to his wife as Megatron.

Oh that's not good!

"Andy Dufrense" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:21:50 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> It is a nickname that our son came up with for her when he was about 10,
>> and that a number of us have been using for years... long before the
>> Transformer character.
>
> The Megatron character/toy has been around for 30 years. I somehow
> doubt your kid just thought it up 40+ years ago.
>
> -sw

Not sure it has been that long. I think they came out in the early 80's.

"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/12/2014 6:50 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I somewhat get it. Some nights the TV or Bose is blasting, my better
>> half is firing crossword puzzle questions at me while I try to read a
>> recipe and cook. I cannot keep three balls in the air anymore.
>
>
> Becca and I both love to cook but we have completely different styles of
> doing things and they aren't always compatible. I am a "clean up as you
> go" person... she is more the "clean it all at once when you are done"
> kind of person.
>
> I realized early on that my constant cleaning behind her while we were
> cooking together was making her nervous, so I find other ways to help
> where I am not in her way. Example... if she is going to make a chicken
> soup/stew/etc... I cut up the chicken and cook it and the stock (0onions,
> carrots, celery, spices, etc). When done, I pull the meat off the bones.
> Then she takes the stock and meat and applies her magic and transforms it
> into whatever dish she is making.
>
> If we are making sandwiches, she is on one end of the counter doing prep
> on the lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers..... and I am on the other end
> doing the assembly.
>
> Usually after dinner... we both clean up. We don't have a dish washer but
> with just the two of us, we really don't need one. Clean up seldom takes
> more than 10 minutes when we work together.
>
> It works for us.
>
> George

I guess I do mixed things. For instance, if I were peeling things and
dropped one peeling on the floor, I wouldn't stop to pick it up. I would
wait until I was done. But if I was using a bowl, I might take the time to
wash it out so I could use it again and not dirty another bowl.

The problem with my kitchen is that it is too small for two people unless
they want to stay stuck in one place. Problems always arise when one of us
needs to get past the other for some reason.

And I only work well with another person if they do one of three things.
Either they just do their thing and keep me out of it, or they work along
with me. If the latter then they would need to do what I say. They can do
it their own way but they need to do what I need done and not keep wandering
off to do other things. Or I could do what they say in which case they
need to let me do it the way I know how. One example would be when my
parents wanted me to slice an onion. They insisted that I had to use this
onion holder that they had just bought. I refused to use the device because
I had bought one prior and it didn't work. They wound up getting so angry
with me that they kicked me out of the kitchen.

From the other room, I could hear my dad cursing. He tried to use the onion
holder and when he squeezed the sides in as per the instructions to hold the
onion steady, it shot across the room. Heh. So... I was then called back
to the kitchen and told that I could slice it any way I knew how.

On 10/14/2014 12:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Andy Dufrense" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:21:50 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> It is a nickname that our son came up with for her when he was about 10,
>>> and that a number of us have been using for years... long before the
>>> Transformer character.
>>
>> The Megatron character/toy has been around for 30 years. I somehow
>> doubt your kid just thought it up 40+ years ago.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Not sure it has been that long. I think they came out in the early 80's.

The Hasbro franchise started in 1984 with Takara Tomy toys of Japan

> wrote in message
news
> I didn't see that post. Megatron ? It could well be said
> affectionately you know.

Absolutely, like calling someone Robocops, Jaegers, etc.

Cheri

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/14/2014 12:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Andy Dufrense" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:21:50 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is a nickname that our son came up with for her when he was about
>>>> 10,
>>>> and that a number of us have been using for years... long before the
>>>> Transformer character.
>>>
>>> The Megatron character/toy has been around for 30 years. I somehow
>>> doubt your kid just thought it up 40+ years ago.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Not sure it has been that long. I think they came out in the early 80's.
>
> The Hasbro franchise started in 1984 with Takara Tomy toys of Japan

Thanks! I just remember being the hero to a lot of my mom's coworkers. I
was working at K Mart and that was the time frame when not only Transformers
but Cabbage Patch Kids came out and both sold out immediately. I had a list
of specifics of what different people wanted and if I saw those items come
in, I would call them right away and hold the items for them until later in
the day.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> news >
>> I didn't see that post. Megatron ? It could well be said
>> affectionately you know.
>
> Absolutely, like calling someone Robocops, Jaegers, etc.
>
> Cheri

Not sure what those things mean either.