tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post114289987652213538..comments2023-10-26T14:01:08.426+03:30Comments on Orange Tangerine: Another blogger meet-upOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-14451319154285051032008-03-24T02:33:00.000+04:302008-03-24T02:33:00.000+04:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-68572992367073573552007-04-18T05:06:00.000+03:302007-04-18T05:06:00.000+03:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143090740722145372006-03-23T08:42:00.000+03:302006-03-23T08:42:00.000+03:30Went out to one of those watch-your-food-get-cooke...Went out to one of those watch-your-food-get-cooked-in-front-of-you Japanese-ish restaurants tonight, and skipped the grilled entrees. But what was I thinking when I ordered vegetable tempura? I ate the carrots and zucchini (though it's more bitter than its cousin, the yellow summer squash), and left the mushrooms (ick), onions (blech), green peppers (I'm a supertaster!), and broccoli (ditto). AtOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143066026299683912006-03-23T01:50:00.000+03:302006-03-23T01:50:00.000+03:30Damn, I've been out of town and missed all this gr...Damn, I've been out of town and missed all this great picky-eating discussion.<BR/><BR/>A former picky eater, the adult me will eat almost anything meatless if it's well prepared. But no parsley, ever (tastes like soap) and no papaya (it tricks you by looking like its luscious cousin mango, but it has a strange and icky flavor). I don't like celery cooked, but will eat it raw if it's slathered E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143064078291812062006-03-23T01:17:00.000+03:302006-03-23T01:17:00.000+03:30Alcohol, coffee, and peppers are the things I (or ...Alcohol, coffee, and peppers are the things I (or my stomach) cannot abide. It was awfully annoying in college, at least now I have a medical excuse to avoid them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143055813737018442006-03-22T23:00:00.000+03:302006-03-22T23:00:00.000+03:30Raw pork is in. The trichinosis scare is over, acc...Raw pork is in. The trichinosis scare is over, according to some shred of my remaining memory. We've eliminated it, like smallpox, so that one day, it can be used as a terrorist weapon.<BR/><BR/>And, I'll eat practically anything, as long as it doesn't have tomato sauce or curry on it. Not because I think those sauces taste bad, but, just the opposite-- they overwhelm every thing you put them on.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276602228894928374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143050449471962722006-03-22T21:30:00.000+03:302006-03-22T21:30:00.000+03:30Kidding about the raw pork. Jim and I were out the...Kidding about the raw pork. Jim and I were out the other night and I ordered a pork loin something-or-other, and the waiter asked how I liked it done. I just stared, slack-jawed. Uh, with hot hot hot heat? Whuuu?<BR/><BR/>And I second the mint thing. Don't go f*ckn up my chocolate with your damn toothpaste flavor!Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1143040951124611652006-03-22T18:52:00.000+03:302006-03-22T18:52:00.000+03:30Now I've got Birdhouse in Your Soul in my head. T...Now I've got Birdhouse in Your Soul in my head. Thanks! :-)Nancy Dancehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169976337329559458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142988034151358062006-03-22T04:10:00.000+03:302006-03-22T04:10:00.000+03:30What? How did you two sneak in when I wasn't looki...What? How did you two sneak in when I wasn't looking?<BR/><BR/>Deadbeat, I know why *I* don't like orange marmalade. It's on account of the orange rind that's mixed in. It's bitter!<BR/><BR/>Charlie, you gotta get with the TMBG program for your children's sake...Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142987212500334102006-03-22T03:56:00.000+03:302006-03-22T03:56:00.000+03:30Make that a capital I...Make that a capital I...Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142987136011057122006-03-22T03:55:00.001+03:302006-03-22T03:55:00.001+03:30No way! Is that on the No album? I think that's th...No way! Is that on the No album? I think that's the only TMBG I don't own. (Nope, I just checked. I don't have Venue Songs either. I'm such a nerd.)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582002690213501584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142987130592111792006-03-22T03:55:00.000+03:302006-03-22T03:55:00.000+03:30I love that song. The intro—"When I was 39 years o...I love that song. The intro—"When I was 39 years old"—always makes me laugh.<BR/><BR/>But I must rebut some of the lyrics: I love beer, as long as it's dark beer, which an American grad student in Europe once told me is much sweeter and less bitter than lighter beers. It's totally true. Dark beers: libation of choice for supertasters everywhere. I don't know that I taste non-bitter flavors more Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142987000737582282006-03-22T03:53:00.000+03:302006-03-22T03:53:00.000+03:30People think I'm picky because I'm a vegetarian, b...People think I'm picky because I'm a vegetarian, but to be honest I'm finding it difficult to come up with a food I don't like--the Deadbeat comes from a long line of piggies. (I love the taste of meat; I just don't eat it. Don't ask me why. I've forgotten.)<BR/><BR/>But one thing I've tried multiple times, for some perverse reason thinking I should like it, is orange marmalade. The force Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142986284581353452006-03-22T03:41:00.000+03:302006-03-22T03:41:00.000+03:30You've heard There Might Be Giants' kid song about...You've heard There Might Be Giants' kid song about Supertasters, yes?Krupskayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665763126281611998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142977504789146742006-03-22T01:15:00.000+03:302006-03-22T01:15:00.000+03:30Do not pity me, for I have Diet Coke.Who the hell ...Do not pity me, for I have Diet Coke.<BR/><BR/>Who the hell eats raw pork? Bleah.<BR/><BR/>You know what else I won't eat? Vanilla ice cream. It tastes terribly bitter to me because I'm a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster" REL="nofollow">supertaster</A>. And <A HREF="http://www.canoe.ca/HealthMayeMuskColumns/020115.html" REL="nofollow">this nutrition writer</A> lists a lot of Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142975407286765352006-03-22T00:40:00.000+03:302006-03-22T00:40:00.000+03:30NO Raisins.Or raw pork.My bum is a testament to al...NO Raisins.<BR/>Or raw pork.<BR/>My bum is a testament to all that I <I>will</I> eat.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142972022177678432006-03-21T23:43:00.000+03:302006-03-21T23:43:00.000+03:30No coffee!?! Oh, darling, something in your past ...No coffee!?! Oh, darling, something in your past must have gone horribly, horribly wrong. I'm so sorry.Nancy Dancehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169976337329559458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142969923226941632006-03-21T23:08:00.000+03:302006-03-21T23:08:00.000+03:30Amen, Nancy.And sorry, Krupskaya—that must suck.It...Amen, Nancy.<BR/><BR/>And sorry, Krupskaya—that must suck.<BR/><BR/>Itchy has reminded me that I don't like coconut much, either.<BR/><BR/>Lisa Marie has reminded me that the whole anise/fennel/licorice trifecta is a Scourge on This Earth. But JuicyFruit is delicious! I won't chew it because the sugar rots the teeth, and I miss fruit-flavored Trident terribly.<BR/><BR/>Charlie, quit eating Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142963006832995842006-03-21T21:13:00.000+03:302006-03-21T21:13:00.000+03:30What you do not mention, Orange, is that upon meet...What you do not mention, Orange, is that upon meeting me your real first impression was, "Gee, I thought you'd be taller." I felt like one of those lying men on Match.com: "Height: 6 feet* (*in high-heeled cowboy boots standing on a milk crate)".<BR/><BR/>No offense taken, though -- and for the record, I am 5 foot 3 and one quarter inches. Too bad I didn't read your prior post earlier, or I'd DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142962650784716442006-03-21T21:07:00.000+03:302006-03-21T21:07:00.000+03:30Wintergreen mint reminds me of the pink sawdust st...<I>Wintergreen mint reminds me of the pink sawdust stuff that the janitors in my elementary school would throw over vomit and other bodily "accidents."</I><BR/><BR/>All the talk of food was making me hungry, then I read that and threw up in my mouth a little bit. That sawdust stuff was horrible.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582002690213501584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142961875164184682006-03-21T20:54:00.000+03:302006-03-21T20:54:00.000+03:30Anything with anise, fennel, or fennelgreek (of th...Anything with anise, fennel, or fennelgreek (of the latter two, I cannot remember which one tastes like licorice and which one doesn't, so I avoid both) revolts me. Spicy Italian sausage -- yes; sweet Italian sausage -- no; generic "Italian sausage" with no indication of spicy/sweet -- no, thank you.<BR/><BR/>Wintergreen mint reminds me of the pink sawdust stuff that the janitors in my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142952396793437402006-03-21T18:16:00.000+03:302006-03-21T18:16:00.000+03:30I will not eat most things that are green - but es...I will not eat most things that are green - but especially the broccolli and the peas. Ew, ew, ew. And if something has coconut in it...it will not say hello to my mouth. Shrimp is a no go. If any of these items are part of a dish...I keep moving on down the menu.Itchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305967172691173119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142918720124983932006-03-21T08:55:00.000+03:302006-03-21T08:55:00.000+03:30I'm against egg whites because egg whites are agai...I'm against egg whites because egg whites are against me. I get hives from egg whites. So when I eat out, I avoid anything that might have egg protein in it: bread, dinner rolls, puff pastries, pancakes, salads, salad dressing, mayonnaise, cream sauces, soups, crust, pasta/noodles, and of course any dessert in any given restaurant besides Dairy Queen.<BR/><BR/>It sucks ass.Krupskayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665763126281611998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142917943643780822006-03-21T08:42:00.000+03:302006-03-21T08:42:00.000+03:30No mustard, ever. Don't sneak it into anything; I...No mustard, ever. Don't sneak it into anything; I can smell it a mile away.<BR/><BR/>No raw onions, unless they're really small and mixed in salsa.<BR/><BR/>Hard-boiled eggs are disgusting.<BR/><BR/>Anything else, I'd probably eat.<BR/><BR/>Oh, but not Brussels Sprouts. They're really just alien larva.<BR/><BR/>Is it just me, or is EVERYONE talking about food today?Nancy Dancehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169976337329559458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1142914731951409892006-03-21T07:48:00.000+03:302006-03-21T07:48:00.000+03:30ding, I will eat a minimal amount of beets or tofu...ding, I will eat a minimal amount of beets or tofu, but I'm not having any of those other things you listed. You know what's fun? You take a little piece of beet and mix it into mashed potatoes. It turns your spuds a lovely shade of pink, but doesn't really impart much flavor.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, I'll eat eggs only if they're scrambled, and they'd better be well-done because wet eggs are a Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.com