I know some of you are familiar with http://www.lileks.com, one of the funniest sites ever. He has just added his “Permanent Gallery of Impermanent Art” to his site—not to be missed!
And if you haven’t yet checked out his “Gallery of Regrettable Food,” shut your office door so no one can hear you spitting soda all over your screen, and check it out!
Lileks is my favorite newspaper columnist. My local paper carries his political column and I’ve gotten hooked on the column he writes for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
I’ve been snickering through this all afternoon. I especially appreciate the abundant use of the word “sputum” in reference to some of the sauces. One of the truly amusing words in the English language.
The Gallery of Regrettable Foods is the laugh-out-loud funniest thing I’ve read in a long time!! I’ve always been overly amused by old cookbooks. I’ve got a stack of them from my parents’ basement. Did they have different farm animals in the 40’s and 50’s??
Thanks for the heads up, it’s already in my favorites folder!!
Oh my goodness…the Regrettable Foods are just too much…my daughter kept walking past me saying “breathe, breathe; that’s right, in…out…” Thank you, Eve, for a much needed laugh.
Awesome, simply awesome. I first discovered Lileks through the aforementioned Gallery of Regrettable Food, which I found through our very own Straight Dope (if memory serves, someone–maybe Eve…even…got it elected for Weird Earl’s). I would also like to take this opportunity to mention that as a youngster, I actually stayed overnight at the Gobbler. I was about eight or nine at the time (1972, or thereabouts), but it certainly earned its status as the Grooviest Motel I’ve ever stayed in. When we got home, I pestered my parents for months to put shag carpet on my bedroom walls.
Eve,
Thanks a bunch of bunches for that site. It’s so hard to find good print(and picture) comedy. I just skimmed it and found myself guffawing. It’s in my favorites file, and soon will all be in my head.
I once attempted to share the Gallery of Regrettable Food with my roommate - who responded with a perplexed “why are you looking at recipes?” I am so glad to know I’m not the only freak who finds this stuff hysterical.