Comments on: The Day I Ate Rubber Bands http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html Fresh and delicious stories about anything that amuses me, confuses me, or makes me blow a gasket. Take a look around the drawer. Just leave everything where you found it. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vegan Girl http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-62631 Vegan Girl Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:55:05 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-62631 OMG! As a vegan I read this and just hearing about the tripe and the soup they turned it into nearly made me sick. I really can't think of anything more horrible to eat.. OK.. I suppose I can... but I've certainly never eaten anything as gross as this. You really have my sympathies in having to endure it. OMG! As a vegan I read this and just hearing about the tripe and the soup they turned it into nearly made me sick. I really can’t think of anything more horrible to eat.. OK.. I suppose I can… but I’ve certainly never eaten anything as gross as this. You really have my sympathies in having to endure it.

]]> By: misspiggytoes http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-37853 misspiggytoes Fri, 29 May 2009 13:48:05 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-37853 High school boyfriends always make us do things we don't want to do right down to our food consumption. Mine drove me home threatening to break up because I couldn't eat this awful piece of ham it looked like he was cutting straight from the pig's back. We even had a dramatic phone conversation about it later. High school boyfriends always make us do things we don’t want to do right down to our food consumption. Mine drove me home threatening to break up because I couldn’t eat this awful piece of ham it looked like he was cutting straight from the pig’s back. We even had a dramatic phone conversation about it later.

]]> By: Catbert http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-33221 Catbert Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:08:52 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-33221 Actually, I kind of like tripe.Whenever I'm in Tokyo they have some great grilled tripe at yakiniku restaurants. Still, I konw how you feel. I personally will not be eager to try this one out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijf5vAko4o Actually, I kind of like tripe.Whenever I’m in Tokyo they have some great grilled tripe at yakiniku restaurants. Still, I konw how you feel. I personally will not be eager to try this one out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijf5vAko4o

]]> By: RPO http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-9636 RPO Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:44:57 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-9636 Im Italian and grandmother Lovvvess to try to feed me tripe.. no way! Im Italian and grandmother Lovvvess to try to feed me tripe.. no way!

]]> By: john http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8968 john Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:25:20 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8968 I accept bedraggled albino hair, gray eyes and actual anemic skin. And a few dispersed freckles all over my body. Can anemic be pretty, or do you accept to be tan? I accept bedraggled albino hair, gray eyes and actual anemic skin. And a few dispersed freckles all over my body. Can anemic be pretty, or do you accept to be tan?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8849 Kathy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:25:15 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8849 Don -- They really need to warn patrons, don't they. "Tonight we have a fine selection of testicles. You like testicles, don't you?" Good Lord! Don — They really need to warn patrons, don’t they. “Tonight we have a fine selection of testicles. You like testicles, don’t you?” Good Lord!

]]> By: Don http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8792 Don Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:37:58 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8792 My first trip to New York was when I was 19. I met up with a couple of guys I had met at a journalism workshop back in high school (one from the city, one from Ohio, and little old me from West Virginia). We wanted to eat a Mama Leoni's, but it was closed, so we went to a Thai restaurant across the street. Of course we got yelled at by the waiter when two of us tried to order the same thing, so we each ordered something different, including appetizers. My friend from Ohio ordered the barbecue beef balls. Only after we'd popped one in our mouths and began chewing did we realize that they were not MEATballs. They were rubbery and chewy. I don't remember the flavor. I don't remember swallowing it, either. I just remember being glad we didn't order the "barbecue beef stick." Really glad. <em>Don's last blog post..<a href='http://donva.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-almost-got-robbed.html' rel="nofollow">I Almost Got Robbed!</a></em> My first trip to New York was when I was 19. I met up with a couple of guys I had met at a journalism workshop back in high school (one from the city, one from Ohio, and little old me from West Virginia). We wanted to eat a Mama Leoni’s, but it was closed, so we went to a Thai restaurant across the street.

Of course we got yelled at by the waiter when two of us tried to order the same thing, so we each ordered something different, including appetizers. My friend from Ohio ordered the barbecue beef balls.

Only after we’d popped one in our mouths and began chewing did we realize that they were not MEATballs. They were rubbery and chewy. I don’t remember the flavor. I don’t remember swallowing it, either. I just remember being glad we didn’t order the “barbecue beef stick.”

Really glad.

Don’s last blog post..I Almost Got Robbed!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8742 Kathy Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:26:36 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8742 Lauren -- Yes, there's a delicate line between being respectful and eating something just because it's been served to you. I guess the older I get, the less likely I am to do the latter. themotherboard -- Oh God. I once went to an outdoor wedding reception where they had an entire pig on a spit. I spent the whole time positioning myself so I wouldn't have to look at it. I think all I ate was wedding cake. Ugh. Susan -- Oh, you poor thing! I don't even want to know why their tripe is so shiny. I can't look at it. Love their post title, simply: Gag. Yeah, that says it all! Lauren — Yes, there’s a delicate line between being respectful and eating something just because it’s been served to you. I guess the older I get, the less likely I am to do the latter.

themotherboard — Oh God. I once went to an outdoor wedding reception where they had an entire pig on a spit. I spent the whole time positioning myself so I wouldn’t have to look at it. I think all I ate was wedding cake. Ugh.

Susan — Oh, you poor thing! I don’t even want to know why their tripe is so shiny. I can’t look at it. Love their post title, simply: Gag. Yeah, that says it all!

]]> By: Susan http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8738 Susan Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:21:42 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8738 So this post makes the second blog post I've read in the last month about tripe. Your picture isn't quite as good (good meaning disgusting) as this one, though. http://theburghblog.com/2008/05/15/gag-2/ <em>Susan's last blog post..<a href='http://rightbrainmusings.blogspot.com/2008/06/dog-day-at-park.html' rel="nofollow">Dog Day at the Park</a></em> So this post makes the second blog post I’ve read in the last month about tripe. Your picture isn’t quite as good (good meaning disgusting) as this one, though.

http://theburghblog.com/2008/05/15/gag-2/

Susan’s last blog post..Dog Day at the Park

]]> By: themotherboard http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8729 themotherboard Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:11:18 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8729 I went to someones home for dinner, and they pulled out an entire Cow's HEAD that they had slow roasted inside the oven for us to pick on and eat. Yeah. It was exactly the way you picture it... I got sick. I have had tongue tacos, and brain tacos. Tongue was good, brain-- eh. not so much. <em>themotherboard's last blog post..<a href='http://wheredidiputthat.blogspot.com/2008/06/all-things-nerdy.html' rel="nofollow">All things nerdy</a></em> I went to someones home for dinner, and they pulled out an entire Cow’s HEAD that they had slow roasted inside the oven for us to pick on and eat. Yeah. It was exactly the way you picture it… I got sick.
I have had tongue tacos, and brain tacos. Tongue was good, brain– eh. not so much.

themotherboard’s last blog post..All things nerdy

]]> By: Lauren http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8707 Lauren Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:29:50 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8707 I can't list the most disgusting things I ate... on your family friendly blog ;-) BUT...Mom always taught me never to eat anything I didn't like just to please another. I know culturally it pisses some off. Too bad is what I was taught. She was forced to eat so much in her home and got fat, and it stuck with her. It was a promise she made to herself never to do that to her kids. :-) <em>Lauren's last blog post..<a href='http://canubapartofmylife.blogspot.com/2008/06/candid-carries-friday-foto-finish.html' rel="nofollow">Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta</a></em> I can’t list the most disgusting things I ate… on your family friendly blog ;-)

BUT…Mom always taught me never to eat anything I didn’t like just to please another. I know culturally it pisses some off. Too bad is what I was taught. She was forced to eat so much in her home and got fat, and it stuck with her. It was a promise she made to herself never to do that to her kids. :-)

Lauren’s last blog post..Candid Carrie’s Friday Foto Finish Fiesta

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8702 Kathy Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8702 Craft Junkie Barb -- See, the thing about calamari is it was so encrusted with breading that I almost didn't taste the squid itself. Plus, I'm sure I dunked it in marinara sauce or something. For all I knew, it was a chicken finger. Chris -- I'm glad Fear Factor is dead (it's dead, right?). I could never watch people try to shove some disgusting thing (some still living) down their throats. But dangle many thousands of dollars in front of me, I might just get over it. Craft Junkie Barb — See, the thing about calamari is it was so encrusted with breading that I almost didn’t taste the squid itself. Plus, I’m sure I dunked it in marinara sauce or something. For all I knew, it was a chicken finger.

Chris — I’m glad Fear Factor is dead (it’s dead, right?). I could never watch people try to shove some disgusting thing (some still living) down their throats. But dangle many thousands of dollars in front of me, I might just get over it.

]]> By: Chris http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8700 Chris Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:59:35 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8700 Must have been love. It's amazing the things people learn to eat. Like an episode of Fear Factor. I can't even bring myself to watch those people eat that stuff, let alone be the person swallowing. <em>Chris's last blog post..<a href='http://foolishmumbles.com/2008/06/04/the-very-best-digital-slr-cameras/' rel="nofollow">The Very Best Digital SLR Cameras</a></em> Must have been love. It’s amazing the things people learn to eat. Like an episode of Fear Factor. I can’t even bring myself to watch those people eat that stuff, let alone be the person swallowing.

Chris’s last blog post..The Very Best Digital SLR Cameras

]]> By: Barb (aka Craft Junkie) http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8698 Barb (aka Craft Junkie) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:12:08 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8698 I actually grew to love tripe when living in Mexico...but calamari? OH NO! No rubber bands for me, please. LOL <em>Barb (aka Craft Junkie)'s last blog post..<a href='http://craft-therapy.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-timelike-present.html' rel="nofollow">No Time...like the Present</a></em> I actually grew to love tripe when living in Mexico…but calamari? OH NO! No rubber bands for me, please. LOL

Barb (aka Craft Junkie)’s last blog post..No Time…like the Present

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html/comment-page-2#comment-8687 Kathy Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/06/the-day-i-ate-rubber-bands.html#comment-8687 Bucky -- Yep. Just like the soles of your sneakers. Yum! sand -- Only the best tripe for the ones you love! My Bug Life -- So glad you find tripe delicious. I know people who eat it regularly absolutely love it. Bucky — Yep. Just like the soles of your sneakers. Yum!

sand — Only the best tripe for the ones you love!

My Bug Life — So glad you find tripe delicious. I know people who eat it regularly absolutely love it.

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