Things you were probably happy never thinking about

Jun 27, 2006 16:22

I have trouble getting over the fact that shrimp are basically huge insects. We live in a peculiar culture: our (collective) skin crawls at the merest mention of eating roasted grubs, for example, or fried crickets in chile powder (viz. Oaxaca), but then we'll stand over the sink peeling shrimp for hours and eating them boiled and cold... I mean, ( Read more... )

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damn_its_devin June 27 2006, 22:06:24 UTC
Mmm. Lungs. -gag-

Um. So yeah. I heard this song called Lobster Rock this morning by the B52's and I thought of you.

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raisa_maximovna July 24 2006, 00:18:15 UTC
Rock lobster, sweetie, rock lobster. Oh, the youth of today-- constantly mixing up their B-52's songs.

I always hated that band, secretly.

Actually, openly.

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swilkesse June 28 2006, 02:39:19 UTC
My mom sez her grandmother used to cook beef lung for the family. She never described to me how exactly it tasted, come to think of it.

This post reminds me of this blog. (warning: grossness)

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raisa_maximovna July 24 2006, 00:17:22 UTC
Oh, holy crap. Nearly a month later I am going to that blog. Oh, holy crap. Oh, God. Oh, God.

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