You’ve got a bunch a variables that makes yours more okay. It’s got to be a local establishment, and you have to have worked there for long enough to have a relationship with the owner. Also helps if owner is there at the time (sounds like he was) so he doesn’t happen to check a security camera at some point and see…

I grew up with the same “meat, starch, veggie” unless it was a particular dish that was enough for a meal but may not have hit the Big Three.

Broken trash bags are a kick in the nethers.  Glad yours wasn’t too awful.

Shout-out from the grays!

Do you not put a bag in your trashcan?

By the time kids are in middle school they need to be packing their own lunches. From 7th grade on I was asked for my lunch items (within reason, we weren’t rich) when we made the weekly grocery list. I had to make/pack those lunches or else I went hungry that day. The responsibility/freedom/independence allowed me to…

I turned a hot party dip into a cheeseball. It would easily adapt here... Start with your Duke’s and cheddar, but leave out the relish and add some diced jalapeno. You could use canned but I like to roast some fresh peppers. Also add some chopped bacon and a little bit of raspberry jam

I’m currently a contractor at the FCC.  When it’s quitting time my supervisor will log me out of our tracking software if I’m not fast enough to do it myself.  We are not authorized for overtime and the team leads ensure that nobody works more than they are paid.

Why should I pay that person more money for all the extra stuff they’re doing when they’re perfectly happy to do it for free?

The FTO LM Race Car was my workhorse through that game.  It qualified for a ton of events and could easily stomp most cars on the track.

I started doing this when I only had a toaster oven.  I’d broil my slices and put the toasted side in.  This also alleviates “BLT mouth” when the toast carves up the roof of your mouth.

Banh mi, FTW!!!

Gotta use an easy-melting cheese here because the patties cook quickly. Cooper sharp or especially some good ol’ Kraft Singles work well.  I like to add pickles and a little squirt of mustard to mine.

Just realized this is an old thread, but Haagen-Dazs has boozy ice cream flavors and one of their retired flavors is a Stout Chocolate Pretzel Crunch and it was phenomenal.

Why mention a specific brand of pumpkin beer? By the end of August/beginning of September you can’t avoid pumpkin beers at every store & bar. Just make a pumpkin beer entry to cover the style, there’s no need to sound like a such a corporate shill.

Yeah, yeah, we all love proper wings.

Hello from the grays!!   Also worth mentioning, if you do find a particular strain that “works” for you, make sure you change it up every so often if you notice it isn’t quite working as well. Personal experience has shown that I can’t use the same strain for more than about two weeks before it doesn’t quite work as…

TIL all crows are Scorpios.

Yes, you did with your original comment.  Don’t get upset that you got called on it.  Just move on, like you should have when you first read Marty’s comment.

My favorite ingredient of Potted Meat Food Product (and it’s difficult to choose just one) is “partially defatted cooked pork fatty tissue.” Still makes me giggle after all these years...