Nebraska truck stop sushi, with tapeworms included!?!?! And they say that part of America isn’t worth visiting!

My ex-wife loves cheese.  I may be able to lure her back!

So much energy invested.  So much stupid.  Enjoy your Ranch dressing.

So much energy invested.  So much stupid.  Enjoy your Ranch dressing.

I’m honestly not ‘trying’ to be hip or anti-American. That said, American culture is not above criticism.

I’m honestly not ‘trying’ to be hip or anti-American. That said, American culture is not above criticism.

Wanna really do yourself an ice cream favor? Seek out a place serving malted vanilla ice cream. Oh, my heavens! I had it once, on vacation, and dream of it to this day.

I saw this reported in several places, and all of them included the word “racist” in the headline, as well as “homophobic.”

“Racial prejudices???” Cripes you take things too far. All I’m saying is that this assumption that everything can be “improved,” usually by dumping garbage-food like Ranch dressing on it is ridiculous.

“Racial prejudices???” Cripes you take things too far. All I’m saying is that this assumption that everything can be…

So, you’re saying that to have a successful small-talk conversation, I need to find an artist who works in concrete?

I like buying a few boxes every year. I feel good supporting the GSA, the cookies are reasonably decent for store-bought, and the packages aren’t so large that I am liable to over-gorge myself.

I love trying new foods.  That said, I don’t think glopping shitty additives makes food better.

I love trying new foods.  That said, I don’t think glopping shitty additives makes food better.

Wow! You are serious about your love of trash-food!

Wow! You are serious about your love of trash-food!

Yeah, but you can’t really trust the guys who run those cloud cities. They will turn on you at the first sign of danger.

Is HD 189733 b really blue? I like blue, and find that looking at that artist’s rendering to be very relaxing. Given that, I am willing to overlook the sideways-hurtling liquid glass rain, which I am sure makes an equally relaxing sound as it hits the side of my rocket ship. 

bacon-habanero-ranch, deep fried hummus bites

bacon-habanero-ranch, deep fried hummus bites

Because that’s disgusting. And it messes with the subtle flavors in the hummus.

Because that’s disgusting. And it messes with the subtle flavors in the hummus.

Throw it on your hummus

Throw it on your hummus

Bobby Darin’s “Dream Lover”

When I was a kid, my best friend’s older brother was into tasting weird (read: unpleasant) stuff to see what would happen. His reaction to straight tonic water was the same as his reaction to trying a nugget of their dog’s dry food: barf city. And I got to watch both times.

I grew up in MI and infrequently drank Vernor’s. It never tasted like ginger to me — instead it always tasted like blueberries with the skin (tangy part) removed.

Also, in the episode with the 9-8 moving in with them and causing overcrowding and inconvenience, Holt puts emphasis on being a good host, willing to put up with discomfort to show he’s accommodating.