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MrInBetween
11/25/09

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The American wines were selected with care by master sommelier Lou Dobbs. No non-Americans were used to harvest a single grape.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

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Ok... my favorite part is "fresh cheese"
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snugbug
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: My favorite part is "onion seeds vinaigrette." My grandma had onion beds in her garden, so I do know what "onion seeds" are. Onions bloom in the springtime and unless you snip their tops for salad purposes, they subsequently bear seeds in a tumescent-looking pod. The idea of using onion seeds as opposed to the proper onion bulbs or green tops is crazy.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@snugbug:

That's how things like the Cobb Salad are created. I should know... my grandfather invented the cobb salad at the Rosarito Beach hotel in 1943.

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honey's dead
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I'm thinking they mean paneer.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@honey's dead:

We've learned a lot tonight. So I guess "chocolate-dipped fruit" isn't banana vindaloo??

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honey's dead
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Oh man, that is so wrong.
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honey's dead
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Everyone knows Larry David's grandfather invented the Cobb. Oh--wait, that was the joke. Bedtime.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@honey's dead:

Goofy mood :<

We were experimenting with whisky sours and things went a little wry.

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Tart of Darkness
11/25/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Your uncle? For reals? Awesome! I'm very impressed.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/25/09

@Tart of Darkness:

Oh I'm bad at this joke business. honey's dead above figured it out... it's an episode of curb your enthusiasm where Larry's friend lies about his grandfather inventing the Cobb salad.

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Tart of Darkness
11/25/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: I think I'm the one that's bad at this joke thing. I'm a cultural ignoramus. And the other funny thing is that I think it was the Caeser Salad that was invented in Mexico, not the Cobb.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/25/09

@Tart of Darkness:

You are interfering with my campaign to sew confusion in the food history wars!

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Tart of Darkness
11/25/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Yeah. I'm pretty lame when it comes to sewing confusion, too. I'm sorry. I just had to say that 'cause I read "Seabiscuit" and it's mentioned in there. TJ in the '30s and '40s. What an era!
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/25/09

@Tart of Darkness:

Al Capone used to hang out down there with his cronies. Hollywood types running all over the place... now it's just a big mess.

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Seeräuber Jenny
11/25/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming:

If you "sew confusion," then I "Je seam à tout vent."

(Best publisher's motto ever.)
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Seeräuber Jenny
11/25/09

@Tart of Darkness:

I am truely biased about this sewing confusion thing.
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Glib and Bitchy
11/24/09

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After dinner, Katie Couric is going to join A.R.Rahman for a very special dance number set to music from Slumdog Millionaire
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msmishka
11/24/09

@Glib and Bitchy: I love you, man. Brilliant.
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LatestBy
11/25/09

@Glib and Bitchy: That back-that-booty-up dance puts the "ho" in jai ho.
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naugahydeinplainsight
11/25/09

@msmishka: Such an obvious attempt for approve/promote . . . will always be rewarded.
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OliversArmy
11/24/09

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The obvious omission of ACORN squash is not fooling anyone, Mr. President.
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OliversArmy
11/24/09

@OliversArmy: Oh, and in all seriousness about this menu, YUM!
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UGAdawg
11/24/09

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Did you guys see what Michelle was wearing? She looked phenomenal and I'm sooo jealous of her muscle tone.
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Claire Buoyant
11/24/09

@UGAdawg: She should challenge Katie Couric to an arm-wrestling match.
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Atilla the Bun
11/24/09

@UGAdawg: I have not liked a lot of her clothes in the past but this dress, and the way she looked in it, were FABULOUS.
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fuckingoldman
11/24/09

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Am I missing something? I didn't see a single thing that moos, clucks or oinks on that menu. WTF?
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honey's dead
11/24/09

@fuckingoldman: Seriously? That's a joke, right? They are HINDU.
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MalinaMango
11/24/09

@honey's dead: Sikh, actually. Or is that a joke, too?
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Claire Buoyant
11/24/09

@honey's dead: Sikh. But vegetarians regardless.
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honey's dead
11/24/09

@Claire Buoyant: Okay Sikh. I didn't really do to much investigation. And my major was Indian Studies/Sanskrit. But yes, vegetarians regardless.
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honey's dead
11/24/09

@honey's dead: Sikh being even more strict in their diets.
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snugbug
11/24/09

@honey's dead: True story: I sort of know Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, who's THE prominent, celebrity Kundalini yoga guru in L.A. Also a self-proclaimed Sikh, perchance the most visible one in LA. She eats only one meal a day--an enormous vegan salad, during lunch-time. Her multiple young kids only eat salads once a day, too. Gurmukh also teaches yoga for pregnant ladies, and I'm a bit scared at the thought that she advises her students to go vegan.
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honey's dead
11/24/09

@snugbug: Oh dear. As I said, I studied all of that in my book learnin', but none of it seems to apply in real life. Like most religions. For a good reason, perhaps. Just got back from Thailand and was appalled to learn that some of their monks marry. And eat meat. What is this world coming too??? Next thing you know, Christians will start preaching hate.
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Helio
11/24/09

@honey's dead: "next thing you know, Christians will start preaching tolerance"

/fixed.
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fuckingoldman
11/25/09

@honey's dead: Yes that was a joke. Obviously a fail, since I had to tell you that it was a joke.
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AnnieSaBu
11/24/09

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Dinner Menu:

Froot Loops and Expired Skim Milk
Top-of-Refrigerator Rye Bread
With Peanut Butter
Rind of Cheddar Cheese
2009 Froot Loop Milk, Bottom of Bowl, Tiny Kitchen
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Claire Buoyant
11/24/09

@AnnieSaBu: Only proper vintage cereal will do at my house.
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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

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State Dinner During the Palin Administration

1. Budweiser
2. Doritos
3. Jack Daniels
4. Cheetos
5. Budweiser
6. Mashed potatos with butter
7. Pork chops or beef barbeque
8. Corn on the cob
9. Budweiser
10. Vanilla ice cream or Jello

Entertainment

Indie 500 hightlights reel.
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Spirit Fingers
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: Erm, minus the Indie biz, that doesn't sound half bad. What does this mean?!
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dippitydoo
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: you forgot:
11. Elk jerky
12. Moose tidbits
13. Polar bear milk
14. Whale blubber
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TheBusinessGuy
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: A small and anal point: that's Indy 500. The Indie 500 would be a very long film festival at the IFC. Since I know this, I wonder if I am still one of the elites.
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Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
11/24/09

@dippitydoo: Isn't Polar Bear Milk a key ingredient in a White Russian? You know you can almost see it being made from Sarah's house.
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NorthernLite
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn:
1. Moose
2. Chocolate Mousse
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UGAdawg
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: Where's the BIG sandwich? We need the big sandwich.
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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

@UGAdawg: Damn, the six-foot hero! Forgot that!

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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: And potato chips!

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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: And French Onion dip. Oops. I mean Freedom Dip.

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JPisme
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: Oh please. This is the White House. They would obviously top the Jello WITH vanilla ice cream.
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UGAdawg
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: Good! That means more sammich for me. At any rate pass me a Budweiser please.
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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

@JPisme: Entertainment would also include a nail-driving contest. A row of large nails are driven slightly into a 2/4. You are given a big hammer and he who drives a nail in using the fewest strokes wins.

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Glib and Bitchy
11/24/09

@Mike Jahn: Don't forget the baby food. The Palin women will be reproducing for years to come.
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Mike Jahn
11/24/09

@Glib and Bitchy: They're suckled by wolves.

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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/24/09

@JPisme: No Cool Whip? Commie!
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ParahSalin
11/26/09

@Mike Jahn: Tsk Tsk...someone forgot the Slim Jims and the pork rinds. In my neck of the woods they also serve something called "riot juice," which is primarily served when one redneck college plays football with the other redneck college, but I'm pretty sure it's not just for sports. If I get the recipe I'll share for the holidays.
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Mike Jahn
11/26/09

@ParahSalin: OMG I am SO losing it. How could I forget Slim Jims and pork rinds. And in the neck of the woods in which I grew up, clams on the halfshell are an absolute necessity (albeit for slightly upscale [moderate Republican] events).

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ParahSalin
11/26/09

@Mike Jahn: Not to worry, I assumed it was the pre-holiday stress that made you forget those two delicacies.
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Spirit Fingers
11/24/09

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I'm sorry, is whipped cream and caramel sauce a separate dessert?

I can't imagine it not on ice cream, poundcake, or something with "a la mode." But I'd be more than willing to sample it and make a final determination. This would be served in some sort of dish, correct, and not standing in front of the refrigerator, canned whipped cream in one hand, squeeze bottle of caramel in the other, preparing for the two-handed "double-shot" diabetic coma?
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DaveDavies
11/24/09

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Doesn't look that good actually.
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DahlELama
11/24/09

@DaveDavies: I expected to feel much more envy. So disappointing.
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Heneage
11/24/09

@DahlELama: But Marcus Samuelsson cooked it - so I'm sure it was pretty tasty. It's certainly better than the Natalie Portman Top Chef episode - there were no "leek scallops"!
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snugbug
11/24/09

@Heneage: What? Marcus Samuelsson is no executive White House chef. That honor belongs to Ms. Cristeta Comerford.

I'm a fan of Samuelsson, but it cracks me up that he's currently "an adjunct professor in Meal Sciences at Umeå University." I have visited Umeå, Sweden, and please trust--the food offered in public establishments over there is tragic.
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Heneage
11/24/09

@snugbug: Is Umeå University where Ikea develops their delicious meatballs and lingonberry jam?
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snugbug
11/25/09

@Heneage: No, Ikea stole those recipes from MY PEOPLE! Anyway: Umeå fun fact: It's only 400 km south of the Arctic Circle. Winter in Umeå = Brrrrrrrr!
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Airvault
11/24/09

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I think that Lincoln quote the Prime Minister used was featured on my Good Earth tea bag this morning.
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fatmonalisa
11/24/09

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This is like a menu from one of those "multi cultural" weddings that we've all been to and had to drink ourselves into a stupor to tolerate them,
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Adah
11/24/09

@fatmonalisa: That's why they have a different wine for every course.
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Helio
11/24/09

@Adah: my goodness, I was just about to say. You go through 4 glasses over the course of the meal. Sign me up for the next one, please!
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clickable
11/24/09

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Two potato-based dishes in one meal? In the whole vast repertoire of Indian cuisine, they couldn't come up with something that wasn't potatoes? And really, why serve Indian food to Indian guests? Juicy burger and steak jokes aside, surely we can come up with a suitable American menu. Maybe if we tried hard, we could even use the correct terms and get the spelling right on the menu. This is really an embarrassment, sorry.

But I hate salsify, so I might be biased.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/24/09

@clickable: Just serve the seasonal vegetarian menu from Chez Panisse. Yum.
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Atilla the Bun
11/25/09

@clickable: Yeah, but doesn't that presume the P.M. likes American food? Maybe he's an Indian that would rather eat Indian food. Surely someone in the President's office consulted with someone in the Indian P.M.'s office to come up with a suitable menu. And really, sometimes people just prefer their native food or just a particular type of food in general, even if it's not exotic to them. Of course, I say this as someone who would want my State Dinner to consist of salted tater tots, pasta and a nice vegetable salad.
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
11/25/09

@Atilla the Bun: A lovely menu.

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clickable
11/25/09

@Atilla the Bun: Hmmmm. OK, maybe. I think they probably do consult with the guests' staff, at least to be sure they don't serve something the guests woul detest, and certainly in terms of any religious or health requirements, but I also imagine most guests are diplomatically tactful as well and gracious enough not to demand only a very narrow selection.

I was also thinking "where's Alice Waters when you need her?" I just think the fall season, especially, lends itself to showcasing so many complex, interesting vegetable-based dishes. This season, with squash and pumpkins and eggplants and okra and beets and parsnips and corn and so many other terrific raw materials, you could put together a grand banquet of color and flavor. Just seems this menu shows a paucity of imagination. But maybe you are right, and they were working within the constraint of the guests' requirements.
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tailpipebananna
11/24/09

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ok foodies. what is coconut aged Basmati? yes, I know its rice, but how can you age it?
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snugbug
11/24/09

@tailpipebananna: Basmati is a flavorful, long-grained, aromatic rice that has traditionally been cultivated in the Himalayan foothills. "Coconut-aged," I presume, means that the grains were stored for a while with dried coconut flakes mixed in, to enhance their flavor.
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tailpipebananna
11/24/09

@snugbug: YUM!

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Buttafooco
11/24/09

@tailpipebananna: if you can find somewhere that makes it in the city, highly recommended. Tabla used to serve it but I am not sure if it's still on the menu.
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sparklyharempants
11/24/09

@snugbug: Ah. I was thinking more Thai (duh it's an Indian meal) and had coconut milk rice on the brain. Mmm.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

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Salsify... that's *weeds* bitches.

"A salsify, or goatsbeard, is a flowering plant in the genus Tragopogon. Tragopogon is in the family Asteraceae and has about 45 species, including the vegetable known as salsify, as well as a number of common wild flowers, some of which are usually regarded as weeds."

Director of protocol!
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LeftCoastLady
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Love salsify, especially roasted.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@LeftCoastLady: (does it really taste like oysters?)

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snugbug
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Don't knock the weeds! Dandelion greens are delish in salads.. A tick bitter but gorgeous nevertheless.
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Claire Buoyant
11/24/09

@snugbug: Arugula's a weed, too.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@Claire Buoyant:

How does one create an international incident if you can't attack the menu?

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fuckingoldman
11/24/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Are you sure that's not something that's been covered by salsa, like salsified burritos?
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
11/24/09

@fuckingoldman:

Yes. They could have served something traditionally American, like burritos with a nice pico de gallo (what all the rubes call salsa).

Now, let's talk practical... does the white house have a kosher kitchen for special occasions?
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DahlELama
11/25/09

@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Now I want to be invited to the White House just to say, "Sorry, I can't eat your food, but don't worry--I brought my own PB&J."
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ParahSalin
11/26/09

@Claire Buoyant: Weed is also a weed, and a damn good one at that.
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Claire Buoyant
11/26/09

@ParahSalin: On the menu at the next state dinner: magic brownies.
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ParahSalin
11/26/09

@Claire Buoyant: Grace Slick was inadvertently invited to a Nixon White House event in the 1960s, and was planning on putting acid in the punch. I think I would literally have given my right arm to see that happen. Unfortunately the Secret Service got wise to her shenanigans. Spiro Agnew would have been a riot to watch trippin' balls.
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