You’ll be reminding me that I am late again for our Saturday beer.
“Should we just start drinking at three-thirty instead of three?”
“And Merry Christmas to you, too.”
“Since I didn’t greet you, I sense that you are avoiding my complaint.”
“By all means, avoid his complaint and order. I’ve been listening to him gripe for ten minutes.”
“Hi Cheryl, Merry Christmas. I’ll have a Yuengling and bring Scrooge a glass of bourbon, unless he prefers wine.”
“Bourbon is fine, with…”
“…with a snifter of seltzer on the side.”
“And a glass of ice, Cheryl. But I would like to get back to my complaint.”
“I wouldn’t. I’m avoiding your complaint, and your humbug. It’s Christmas, and I choose to be happy.”
“Christmas is Monday. If anything, today is yule.”
“I’m sorry, as far as I’m concerned, it’s Christmas. I know that the winter solstice occurred on Thursday. I know that Hanukkah has come and gone. I know there are other holidays to celebrate, FBS bowl games are underway, the NFL season is coming to a close, hockey is heating up and pitchers and catchers report in fifty-three days, but it’s Christmas.”
“Pitchers and catchers report in fifty-three days?”
“They do.”
“As far as I’m concerned, that’s the start of spring.”
“You’ll usher spring in almost forty days early, but you’ll quibble with me over Christmas?”
“He needs to pick on you for something. He’s angry that you were late. Here’s your beer, your bourbon, your seltzer and your ice. If you boys want some food, you’re welcome to sample some of the stuff the employees brought in to share.”
“Aw, that’s nice. It’s like we’re family.”
“You are family. You argue like the old married couples in my family.”
“I’ll drink to family.”
“And Christmas?”
“Yes, and Christmas. So, did you finish your shopping?”
“Oh, I finished earlier this week.”
“Then why were you late? I mean, I know you weren’t that late, but I just assumed you were shopping.”
“I was wrapping.”
“Did you finish wrapping?”
“No.”
“Then why on earth were you late?”
“I was watching a movie. It ended at three o’clock and I came right over.”
“Let me guess, the Hallmark Channel?”
“Don’t make fun, some of those are pretty good.”
“No offense, Cheryl. But no, I wasn’t watching the Hallmark Channel.”
“Then what? What was more important than meeting me on time?”
“The Magnificent Seven.”
“The Magnif…aw, OK. I can’t even pretend to be mad. I would have stayed for that, too.”
“It was timely. I was just reading Robert Vaughn’s autobiography.”
“The Man From Uncle?”
“Yes, and one of the stars in The Magnificent Seven.”
“Wait, you’re not trying to rope me into that trivia thing your buddy David tricked you with, are you?”
“No, this has to do with baseball.”
“Baseball??? The movie was about gunfighters saving a village in Mexico.”
“Yes, but in his autobiography, Robert Vaughn talked about how Yul Brynner used to yell out: ‘Waffle! Baseball!’ to warm up his voice.”
“Why would he do that?”
“To piss everybody off. It’s a long story, you’ll have to read the book.”
“I’ll wait for the movie. I’m going to sample some of that food.”
“I’m going to order some wings.”
“OK, but get five with Buffalo sauce.”
“Did I hear an order for wings?”
“You did Cheryl. Five barbeque, five buffalo…”
“Blue cheese and Parm-Pep dressing. You want another round?”
“I do. I’m not sure about bourbon boy.”
“I think I might switch to wine. They have hummus. I love hummus, but it goes better with wine than bourbon.”
“You may want to stick with Bourbon.”
“Why Cheryl?”
“That’s not hummus.”
“It’s not? It looks like hummus.”
“It’s pureed hot dogs.”
“Whaaaaaa?”
“Yep, if you still want to switch to wine, I’d recommend red. It pairs nicely with hot dogs.”
“I’d switch to beer. Hot dogs, beer and baseball – that’s America baby.”
“Bourbon! John Howell’s Bourbon!”
This visit to the bar is also part of Linda G. Hill’s fun prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “yule/you’ll/Yul.” Start your post with one of them. Have fun!
Tis the season to be eating well, and you’re doing a good job of that. :-) Have a great holiday weekend.
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Thanks Judy. We do our best. Have a wonderful weekend, too.
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Pureed hot dogs? Umm…no. My preference would be the chocolates and everything else that’s sweet.
I think you’ll get bonus points for using the yule season and Yul Brynner in a post. I was going to do it poetically, but ran out of time. Merry Happy Christmas!
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Thanks Mary. One of our engineers brought in puréed hot dogs and offered it as hummus.
Thanks for the bonus points. I hope your season is settling down and that you can quietly enjoy a wonderful holiday weekend.
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Thank you for the reference. 7 Dwarfs, Magnificent 7. I have drunk out n them for years. David from the UK!
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Thanks David. I’ll never forget that day at The Molly Wee! It was fun to bring that into this post. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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hahaha I’d have stayed to see the end of ‘The Magnificent Seven”! I loved that movie.
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Thanks Pam! I can’t remember ever walking out in the middle of that movie.
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Did you know they did a remake in 2016? I haven’t seen it.
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I haven’t seen it. I’m not sure this is a movie that should have been remade. I can’t imagine improving on that cast.
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I agree!!
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Waffle! Baseball! That’s an idea. Instead of hot dogs, we’ll have waffles and watch the opening games of pre-season baseball, (that’s practice time to see if the waffles help my team’s scoring!)
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I now want a hot dog, wrapped in a folded waffle. See what you started?
Thanks!
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I’m NOT sorry – that sounds great!!
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It does. Now I really want that 🙂
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OREO TRUFFLES! I just this week talked to a lady who makes those for Christmas! And pureed hot dogs…hmmm…. Sounds like something my family would go nuts for. Not my married family, my born-from family. Although they would probably prefer pureed baloney. ANYWAY, I don’t blame you for being late because you were watching a Yul Brenner movie. Lord have mercy. But I prefer The Seven Samurai to The Magnificent Seven, actually. Man, if I could find a mash-up of Yul Brenner and Toshiro Mifune, I’d have to watch it from the safety of a cold shower. Oh, my God, did I type all that OUT LOUD? Well, MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and yours.
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Ha ha – SoC comments. I love ‘em
In my family, including me, it would be ring baloney and it would be fried.
Enjoy the holiday weekend and have s very Merry Christmas!
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Same to you and yours. :)
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Oreo Truffles!? Yes, please! I love when everyone brings in dishes to share. Merry Christmas to you and your family, Dan.
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Thanks Lois. Wishing you the same. There are no truffles left, but there’s plenty of puréed hot dog.
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Ha! Surprise!
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Not possible to remake The Magnificent Seven because….well, because it’s magnificent! Those seven dwarfs, I mean gunfighters, were one of a kind!
Ummmmm, puréed hotdogs? No thanks. Oreo truffles? Yes please.
“Bourbon boy” may need a little more bourbon to mellow out!!
Funny, funny post. Thanks for the laugh on a cold rainy day here. —-Ginger—-
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Thanks Ginger. I agree with your thoughts on the remake, the hot dogs and the truffles. Bourbon boy will settle down in time for Christmas. I’m glad you enjoyed this. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Now I need to go find some food, Dan. I swear I want to come back as you next time. Merry Christmas, Dan.
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Ha ha – OK John, but bring the Bourbon. Your recommendation is costing me a fortune :)
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I understand. I’ll be packing the bourbon.
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Some may argue that there are few cases where government regulation is justified but THAT calls for an entire agency.
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I think they could put it under ATF’s control. Fortunately, I don’t like hummus, so I didn’t try it.
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I have never liked Hot Dogs, and pureed isn’t going to change my mind or taste buds any time soon. I’ve always said they taste like hair. But, I think if my Mother had served hots dogs with a slice of candied bacon wrapped in a waffle I’d be a Hot Dog fan and eater. :)
Those Oreo Truffles look so. good! I want those!
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I love hot dogs, Deborah, but not pureed and not on a cracker. The Oreo Truffles, oh yeah, those are gone and the recipe remains a secret. There are recipes out there, but be sure to make them small, I think that’s part of the appeal.
The pepper spiced bacon would be very good wrapped in a waffle :)
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:) Bacon! I’m going to look for a recipe for those Oreo truffles.
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All those yummy foods! Getting together with friends and family during the holidays is the best. I adore a complainer. They make me giggle.
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Ha ha – my buddy will be happy to hear that.
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Yul Brenner….wha?…oh yeah. Ground up ho…excuse me but WTF? I don’t even like when they make ‘hummus’ out of strange veggies. On to that chocolate plate though. Bourbon! For the bartender! No seltzer….please. Merry Christmas Dan!
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You may prefer Yul in other movies but I had recently read that book by Robert Vaungh so it’s all I could think of. I’ll pour a glass of the good stuff for you and I’ll see if I can snag a truffle.
Thanks for being part of this bar. Merry Christmas Cheryl!
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That’s an uber famous one. Of course I lived The King and I bu I really dug Future World I think, from the 70’s with Blythe Danner also. He is the sexiest bald man I have ever seen in film. Tha ks Dan. It is my pleasure to serve you guys!
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I knew of The King and I but this is my fav. You’re the best 🙂
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Merry Christmas
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Thank you !
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LOL… I’m all for the strange flows of SoC… but pureed hot dogs? (Shudders) I mean, I like hot dogs just fine, but pureed… ;)
Everything else looks mighty tasty, Dan. Another delightful Saturday break. Hugs on the wing!
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The puréed hot dogs, unfortunately, were a true story. Someone brought them for our office holiday pot luck.
Coworkers are like family – you can’t choose them 🙂
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How well I know… same for executives. Those pureed hog dogs will probably go down in office infamy! :D Here’s to French onion dip. LOL.
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A great post, Dan. Yul Brenner really used to say that? Wow! Candied bacon sounds pretty good. So does less than sixty days to baseball. Merry Christmas, Dan. 🎄
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Thanks Jennie. The bacon was so good. The peppered was better than candied but both were good.
Merry Christmas!
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🙂
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Truly eye-opening! I’ve been fortunate to sample cuisine from all over the world. Today I learned there’s something call puréed hot dogs, and that it pairs with red wine.
Vincent
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Good to know. Not so sure about good to eat.
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I am deeply confused by the pureed hot dogs. I mean, I eat hot dogs a coupla times a year and I even eat bologna at the beach, or Aunt B’s bologna salad — Heck, I even eat scrapple, but WHY puree hot dogs? What is that about?
Curious about Oreo truffles, I cain’t lie.
Gosh it’s good eatin this time of year! :D
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Fortunately, I am not a fan of hummus, so I did not try the pureed hot dogs. I like hot dogs just fine, but in a bun with mustard and onions. I ate a “ham salad” that my mom made with ground baloney, and I ate fried baloney.
All I can tell you about the Oreo Truffles is: don’t make them too big. After much research, I can say that there is something about their small size that helps.
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Interesting. I hope someone makes some Oreo truffles so I can try them!
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I hope you, Faith and the Editor have a special, wonderful Christmas, Dan!
All the food sounds good in different ways!
Have a Happy, Safe and Blessed New Year! 🎉🎆✨
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Thank you so much Robin. We wish those things for you too.
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I appreciate the reciprocrated wishes. . . . Those “girls” including Faith, were so sweet! 🎄
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Aaah, you’re family! :) Happy holidays, Dan, you’re blogging family too.
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Thanks Manja – that’s the best part of blogging.
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