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Meatballs and Cheetos, the Luncheon of Champions

By lm (Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 02:49:20 PM EST) (all tags)

Not to be confused with White Castles and Coffee, the Breakfast of Champions.

And new prattling about USian politics on Doxos.

It was a craftily hatched plot. After the Paschal service, it generally takes about fifteen to twenty minutes for the multitudes to venerate the cross, receive their blessed egg and retire to the Church hall for the Paschal banquet, leaving plenty of time for a highly motivated duo to spring to the front of the line, high tail it to the local white castle, a five minute drive away and order a crave case.

Alas, our intrepid duo did not consider that at half past three in the morning, the local White Castle would be overflowing with customers. With a line of cars in the drive through extending from one end of the parking lot to another and tens upon tens of customers lined up at the interior counter, the would-be plotters missed the blessing of the baskets. Oh, the trials I undergo for my wife.

Sunday, I cooked some Lebanese style meat balls. Lamb + cracked wheat + ground chickpeas + a secret blend of herbs and spices == teh yum. The grocer was running a special on ground bison. I almost bought that instead of the ground lamb just so I when folks asked, I could say that I had buffalo balls.

Sunday turned into Monday. I'm still a bit whacked out: elated and exhausted all at once.

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Happy Easter by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #1 Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 04:37:17 PM EST

our Macedonian neighbor gave us colored eggs on Friday, I should make egg salad.

There is no local White Castle, frozen sliders aren't the same.

USain Politics by duxup (2.00 / 0) #2 Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 12:19:09 AM EST

At least Rudy a bunch of people were killed when I was mayor (please ignore my idiotic placement of my command post) go America! Giuliani wasn't chosen. You want a dude whose entire campaign was based on fear and stupidity there you go. For a while I was worried some people were going to vote for him.

Anyway I always find those hey why are things like that in America when they're like this in other places articles interesting, but a bit off point. Nobody is voting for the president thinking about how it is in another country where it might be worse. I doubt many nations are all that different when they vote. I recall a bunch of articles about politicians in other nations trying to build campaigns on platforms including the states have gone nuts! and despite being right about that ... they found the locals still voted on local issues. Stuff is different in different places. Yup.

Not to dump that on your whole article. It was a good read. I just have that reaction anytime someone even touches that aspect of an argument.
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: I think you've got a good point by lm (4.00 / 1) #4 Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 07:34:54 AM EST

I included the bit about Grossman mostly because the interview with him inspired the article. I read that quote about the atom bomb and the first thing that popped into my mind is, `that sounds like a good description of some folks on the right wing in the US except it sounds a whole lot different coming from someone who has to worry about rockets coming down on him on a daily basis.' I like to give shout outs to the bits that get me thinking down a certain road. I also wanted to make the point that there is a context from which that mode of thinking does make sense.
That said, I agree with it being a little off point.
Also, don't relax until McCain makes his veep selection. Romney is just as bad as, if not worse than, Giuliani with regards to `the terrorists are coming!' It's possible, albeit probably unlikely, that McCain could choose either.
There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic
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Hillary, Israel, Paranoia etc. by Herring (4.00 / 1) #3 Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 04:49:15 AM EST

Like the Israeli government, Hillary also seems unable to tell the difference between a small girl with a bunch of flowers and snipers. This does not bode well.

I'm English, and as such I crave disappointment. - Bill Bailey

Lebanese style meat balls by wiredog (2.00 / 0) #5 Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 07:55:21 AM EST

plspstrecipiekthxbye

Earth First!
_{(We can strip mine the rest later.)}

: As best I can recall by lm (4.00 / 1) #6 Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:18:19 AM EST

1 lb ground lamb
1 cup chick peas, cooked
3/4 cup bulgar (covered with water and left to soak for ~ 20 minutes, drain excess water)
1/4 cup fresh basil
2 cloves garlic
ground coriander
ground cumin
salt
pepper
Chop the garlic and basil. Grind the chick peas. Mix. Form into balls. Cook.
There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic
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