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Ridiculous Recipe Reviews

Tropicalsenior

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Tropicalsenior

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I'm sure we've all seen them. People that don't follow the recipe and then blame the recipe for their failure. I read one this morning that I think kind of tops of chart. It was a review of a recipe called Sirloin Tips with Mushrooms.

 

"This turned out badly. Instead of beef I used chicken. Instead of mushrooms I used canned artichokes. Instead of garlic I used minced onions and added celery. Instead of tomato sauce I used ketchup with a dash of soy sauce. Instead of red wine I used sweet rose. What a terrible recipe."

 

Have you seen any reviews lately that tickled your funny bone?

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Tropicalsenior said:

I'm sure we've all seen them. People that don't follow the recipe and then blame the recipe for their failure. I read one this morning that I think kind of tops of chart. It was a review of a recipe called Sirloin Tips with Mushrooms.

 

"This turned out badly. Instead of beef I used chicken. Instead of mushrooms I used canned artichokes. Instead of garlic I used minced onions and added celery. Instead of tomato sauce I used ketchup with a dash of soy sauce. Instead of red wine I used sweet rose. What a terrible recipe."

 

Have you seen any reviews lately that tickled your funny bone?

 

 

 

 

Looks to me that the person was being intentionally humorous.

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16 minutes ago, Alex said:

Looks to me that the person was being intentionally humorous.

 

Almost certainly. There are dozens of very similar examples on the internet.

...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

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2 hours ago, Alex said:

 

Looks to me that the person was being intentionally humorous.

Possibly but I had a friend that was just that dumb. One time that I shared a recipe with her, she changed everything in it except the fact that she had gotten it from me and then claimed that I have given her a horrible recipe. It was the last time I ever gave her a recipe.

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6 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Possibly but I had a friend that was just that dumb. One time that I shared a recipe with her, she changed everything in it except the fact that she had gotten it from me and then claimed that I have given her a horrible recipe. It was the last time I ever gave her a recipe.

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