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Like the sign over the urinal in a restaurant's men's room says..... "We aim to please. You aim too, please."

It's a link. Click on it. This is what you'll find (specifically, Hoegaarden): Brouwerij De Kluis Hoegaarden Blanche, 4 pk 12oz. btls. Belgian Ale.

SamsWine.com

They know where you live.

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The only time I got the "Bangkok belly" was in a supposedly upscale restaurant. You really do miss a lot by avoiding the stalls or "Howard Johnsons," as we called them.

Me too. We haven't been for a number of years. Used to rent condos at Puu Poa in Princeville. Where do you stay on the north shore?

Another enjoyable read, Rochelle. Thanks.

Hamburgers. Cheeseburgers. Repeat as often as necessary.

-------------------- i see drunk people, eating tahini ™

Cheese and olives.

Being able to eat hot peppers and the like has become sort of an undeclared contest in my family. I flinch when my brother says, "Here, try this." I guess it's a macho thing. The only time that I ate in an upscale restaurant, was the only time I got "Bangkok belly." It was a chicken curry dish, if I remember correctly. Mostly, we ate in small, open-front stalls where the locals ate. I drank many a glass of Mekong and coke with a lump of ice and a little sawdust. And lots of 24 ounce Singhas. About the most adventurous stuff I ate were small birds, cleaned and deep fried, but not boned. Kinda crunchy. For quite a while, I snacked on intestines, skewered, spiced and grilled, from a local pushcart. I thought they were slices of beef. My favorite restaurant, Barbo's, was on the water in Pattaya. After 35 years, I doubt it's still there.

Practice, practice, practice. Seriously. I spent a year and a half in Bangkok, 35 years ago. When my Mexican buddy and I went out to eat, he would empty the table's small dish of sliced peppers onto his food, usually kow paht (fried rice... 5 cents for a big plate... 7 1/2 cents with one egg... 10 cents with two). If the help noticed him doing this, they would gather on the side to watch his reaction. When he would request another dish of peppers, it blew their minds. Since then, I have been practicing. I wish I had started when I was younger.

Capybara is not cuy. Guinea pig is cuy.

Cuy before.

The Queen and I use Equal.

Welcome Happy Anniversary. -------------------- tommy is my second favorite poster.

That about says it. Bad company can ruin a good meal, but a bad meal can't ruin good company.

Yes... and blueberies, apples, strawberries and so on. Salads are a good place for an unexpected ingredient.

You can use chewing gum as a birth-control device, huh?

Meatloaf, baked potato and a salad.

With a cigar, I like Hevelius Kaper from Poland. It's an amber colored, strong tasting beer with 9.1% alcohol.

... try to cook anything for my breakfast after coming in from a night of drinking. Can you say, "Wake up and smell the smoke?"

No. I need it for the cocktail sauce for shrimp.

I'll go ya one better. Years ago, I used to work "behind the stick." I found all the talk, about the best brand of this and the best brand of that, quite amusing. When I had had enough from some pretentious, posturing patron, I would dare him to a simple taste-test. Tell me which is the shot of bourbon and which is the shot of blended whiskey. You would be surprised how many got it wrong.