On Dec 27, 6:10*am, Goomba <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > bob wrote:
>>> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything
>>> with onions, garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then
>>> girlfriend stayed with us for a weekend once and, as
>>> far as food went, it was a living hell.

>>> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?

>> He's probably living with his mommy.

> Who'll probably put up with that kinda shit. What in the world makes
> people so picky and do they ever just decide to get over it because
> of the nuisance it causes?

No, they "find" another that's willing to cater to each silly whim and
fetish.

At my wife's work, such a twit always made a giant production out of
the Friday Lunch Bunch's choices for eating out. This group loved
visiting dives (great food but questionable exteriors) and it allowed
me to expand my restaurant routes up the peninsula. Twiticus always
tried steering them away from these places towards more secure
restaurants (Chili's being his favorite.) When the group balked and
would suggest "safe" dishes, he'd go into great detail of what he
wouldn't eat and how it affected him. His SO thought his finickiness
was just "part of his dynamic personality."

The Ranger

On Dec 26, 7:56*pm, tintalle <cala...@gmail.com> wrote:
[snip]
> I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to
> feed a small crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do
> the trick *(i'll make a small dish of it veggie for me).

Do you have any mainstream cookbooks? If so, look up the casseroles
section. BH&G, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury all have several pages worth
of recipes. Then build a monster green salad (green leaf, red leaf,
peppers, mushrooms, celery, carrot shredding, onions). Fill in any
gaps with four large loaves of bread (sour dough and sweet French).
Voyohlah. You're done and don't have too large a mess to clean up.

The Ranger

On Dec 27, 6:39*am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
[snip]
> What I don't get is their assumption that they are so important
> that people must kowtow to their wishes. *All those other people
> should bend over backwards to accomodate them. *Huh? *It's
> not as if it's a religious thing, I can understand that. *[..]

Exactly! It's all about "power" and the power play and the importance
of seeing others accommodate their "needs." When the requests are not
met, they pull the attention-spotlight onto themselves with more
outrageous actions.

In the case of Twiticus, the FLB simply told him to go wherever he
wished -- by himself; he was not welcome to join them after his second
childish outburst.

The Ranger

On Dec 27, 9:10�am, Goomba <Goomb...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > bob wrote:
> >> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything with onions,
> >> garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then girlfriend stayed with us
> >> for a weekend once and, as far as food went, it was a living hell.
>
> >> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?
>
> > He's probably living with his mommy.
>
> Who'll probably put up with that kinda shit.
> What in the world makes people so picky and
> do they ever just decide to get over it because
> of the nuisance it causes?

Their mommy's raised them that way. When I grew up there were no
choices, we all ate what was placed in front of us and we were
required to clean our plates, we couldn't pick and choose, everything
was required to be eaten and without complaint... no one was forced to
eat and no negative comments were tolerated.. you could go to your
room without but the same dish was served the next day, ice cold from
the fridge, and the following days as well, didn't take long to
acquire a broad palate... only exceptions were for illness.

I don't cater to guest's weird food preferences. When I invite people
I inform them of the menu and ask if they'd like to partake, if not
there is no negotiating, they are free to decline. And I do not
permit anyone to bring food they expect me to serve. Of the small
group of people I regularly invite no one ever declines due to the
menu. I don't prepare a menu of weird foods either... just because I
love it I don't expect others to swoon over sweet and sour whitefish
in aspic. I refuse to cater to vegetarians, vegans, any religious
restrictions, not even for medical reasons... people who require
special food considerations can dine elsewhere and ruin someone elses
dinner with their constant food prefererence commentary and attempts
at proselytization... as far as I'm concerned these are rude boors who
use their adopted eating styles to control. And anyway, why should I
feel obligated to cook vegetarian for them, they won't cook meat for
me.

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:04:23 +1300, bob wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 2040 -0800 (PST), tintalle <calafea@gmail.com>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>

>>
>>I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef
>>for medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky.
>>My uncle wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone
>>in" , etc etc. That said, i can cook pretty much anything and be
>>assured it will turn out well, i'm just not used to organizing for
>>more than four or five at a time. So it will be an experience :)
>
> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything with onions,
> garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then girlfriend stayed with us
> for a weekend once and, as far as food went, it was a living hell.
>
> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?

i once had a semi-live-in girlfriend with a strong allergy to onions.
cooking was a pain in the neck.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 0928 -0500, Mr. Bill wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 0933 -0500, Goomba <Goomba38@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>What in the world makes people so picky and do they ever just decide to
>>get over it because of the nuisance it causes?
>
> It is all about control......look at me and look at my demands. Simple
> as that.

why would you say that? even aside from genuine allergies, why should
someone eat something they don't like? to submit to your 'power'?

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 2117 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> tintalle wrote:
>
>> I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef for
>> medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky. My uncle
>> wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone in" , etc etc.
>
> Ah, the list of restrictions grows... The "bone in" phobia is a bit unusual
> and seems to rule out my former suggestions involving chicken. (Boneless
> chicken is so lacking in flavor that I cannot in good conscience recommend
> it.) I'm guessing that your family would not eat anything as "exotic" as
> curry or red-cooked pork (though BILLIONS of people eat that kind of thing
> every day). Chili without spice is an abomination, to my way of thinking. So
> that leaves lasagna, jazzed-up macaroni and cheese, or a couple
> institution-sized cans of Chef Boyardee Chili Cheese Dog Twistaroni.
>
> Bob

you got a recipe for the twistaroni?

your pal,
blake

bulka wrote:
>
> For those kind of picky eaters, go to the drive-thu and get a bucket
> of nuggets. �

Why would you permit some boorish bastards to control you... do you
really think they'd go out of their way to prepare special foods for
you, of course not... it's far better all around not to invite them.

I happen to have some very good friends who are very fussy eaters. I
enjoy their company but I refuse to invite them for a meal and I
decline all offers to partake of their offers to eat at their house.
The few times we do eat together it's at a mutually agreed upon
restaurant. Otherwise when we do visit each other it's just for
drinks and snack foods like chips, pretzels, crackers, and such. It's
plain foolish attempting to satisfy picky eaters, can't be done...
even if you offer these rude rubes a peanut butter sandwich they'll
complain about the brand.

blake murphy wrote:
>
> i once had a semi-live-in girlfriend with a strong allergy to onions.
> cooking was a pain in the neck.

WTF is a "semi-live-in girlfriend"... perhaps it's best I don't know.

On Dec 27, 11:08�am, Dave Smith
<adavid.sm...@DELETETOREPLYsympatico.ca> wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > I happen to have some very good friends who are very fussy eaters. �I
> > enjoy their company but I refuse to invite them for a meal and I
> > decline all offers to partake of their offers to eat at their house.
> > The few times we do eat together it's at a mutually agreed upon
>
> That's how I feel about having my brother and his wife for holiday
> meals. They are both good eaters but their son is a pain in the ass who
> lacks the simple social graces to take a pass on items he doesn't like
> and pouts and moans. �For instance, at Christmas a few years ago we had
> more than a dozen different things for dessert including his
> grandmother's Christmas pudding, various types of short bread, tarts,
> brownies, other squares and cookies and fruit salad. �This guy moans
> "There's nothing I like for dessert". Bad enough from a five year old,
> but this child was over 30 at the time.
>
> Too bad so sad. I'll be darned if I am going to end spend a lot of time
> preparing a big meal for a person who is so damed picky, and when
> preparing a holiday meal for a crowd I am not going to dumb it down to
> his level.

Your nephew is developmentally arrested. I'm positive his parents are
no social butterflies either, they raised him to behave that way. So
when you invite your brother and sister in law why do you feel
obligated to invite their 30 year old spawn, he's way too old to be
included but not nearly old enough to fit in. He obviously doesn't
enjoy the occasion, nor does he permit you to, assuming he's not
literally still in diapers he really should have his own social life
separate and apart from his mommy and daddy. Next time you invite
your brother and SIL develop a spine and inform them that this is for
adults only and to not bring their child.