How to Say All Over the World, “No lutefisk, please, it makes me ill. Where is the nearest taco truck?”

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  “No lutefisk, please, it makes me ill. Where is the nearest taco truck?” I used GoogleTM Translate to translate the above phrases into the following languages. You might never need to use these words […]

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Shrimp Soup and the Fate of the T-Rexes

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Chilean Soup SHRIMP SOUP (Chupe de Camarones) INGREDIENTS 6 slices white bread 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk 1 medium onion 1 small carrot 1 stalk celery 1 red bell pepper 2 cups water ½ cup […]

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Tiramisu and Russia’s Cat Tsar

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Italian Dessert TIRAMISU INGREDIENTS 6 lady fingers 6 egg yolks ⅔ cup sugar ½ teaspoon rum extract or 2 tablespoons rum or Marsala wine 1 pound marscapone* ½ cup room-temperature espresso 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa […]

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Banana Fritters and the Golden Age of Musicals

Djiboutian Breakfast BANANA FRITTERS INGREDIENTS 3 ripe bananas ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup flour ¼ cup butter 2½ teaspoons honey (½ teaspoon per fritter) Makes 5 fritters. Takes […]

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My Resolutions for 2017

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Every one should have goals. Otherwise, how can we improve ourselves? Here are my resolutions for the new year. Never eat lutefisk. Never eat mushrooms. Nap only when I’m asleep. Understand my new cell phone. […]

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Why You Should Never Eat Lutefisk

Lutefisk is an abomination that proves Evil still stalks the land. It offends and destroys all the senses. Sight: It looks like boogers or broiled phlegm. Smell: It reeks like a rat decomposing under the […]

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The Fart Primer

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Our schools teach us how to solve quadratic equations. Our schools teach us how to compose essays on 19th-century English literature. They do not teach real-life survival skills. Specifically, they do not point out what […]

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Are You A Restaurant Dick?

Are you a restaurant dick? Do you make other diners so miserable that they wish they were at the dentist instead? Take this test and find out. Do you: 1) Yell at the waitress? (1 […]

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Air Koryo Hamburger (World’s Worst Burger)

North Korean Entree AIR KORYO-TM HAMBURGER (World’s worst burger) INGREDIENTS 1 pound ground whitish mystery meat that’s been lurking in the fridge for months OR mixed ground pork and turkey 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon […]

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