a funny cooking video, for turkey leftovers

Whether or not you enjoy watching cooking shows, you’ll probably like this video I’m about to link to, because it’s funny.  It’s a clip from The 700 Club, and in this episode, Pat Robertson and Kristi Watts go head-to-head to see who has the better recipe for leftover turkey.

Before you give up on this video, just watch it and see.  They are going off on each other, and their discussion is amusing.  I realize you may have no interest in turkey pancakes — I really don’t, either — but the video is still worth watching.   And I know some of you may not care for Pat Robertson for whatever reasons, but this video is all about cooking — no politics or religion.  It’s just funny.

This is Kristi’s first attempt at a cooking show, and it shows.  Pat is particular about his cooking, and it’s obvious he doesn’t care for the “magic of TV” which makes cooking shows work smoothly.

Here’s some quotes from it, which illustrate that this is not your average cooking show.

“No offense, but it sounds sooo nasty.”

Kristi: “I’m laughing because you act like you can cook.”
Pat: “Are you kidding?”
Kristi: “Can you cook?”
Pat: “You better believe it.”

“I’m scared.”

Pat: “It looks terrible.  I don’t know what they’ve given me.  I think they’re trying to sabotage my effort.”
Kristi: “Just throw it in. It’s TV.”

“It’ll be all lumpy and gross.”

Kristi: “We have ready-made pancakes.”
Pat: “But I didn’t make them.”

“I think something is burning over here.”

Now for the video — Pat Robertson’s recipe for turkey pancakes.  According to him, it’s a great use for turkey leftovers after Thanksgiving.   I’m not sure that turkey and pancakes go together, but covering them with maple syrup has to help.

caption contest, boy at computer on kitchen table

Welcome to this week’s caption contest!  (But even if it’s no longer “this week”, you can still leave comments.)  This week’s photo features a boy sitting at a kitchen table, with his computer setup on it.  The computer looks somewhat old / antique.  He also has some food with him — pizza and milk — which happen to go well with computing (although many prefer an energy drink).   He’s also excited about something.

As usual, there is no context provided for this picture, so you can make it up.  You can make any type of joke you want — about computers, technology, homework, nerds, food, or create a story to setup your joke.   You can do whatever you want, as long as you keep it clean and funny.  That said, let’s get to the humor!

(To see the other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

Is it illegal to build a snowman?

Can the city stop you from building a snowman?   I mean, has a snowman on your own property ever hurt anyone?  And if a particular one hasn’t, then it should be innocent until proven guilty, right?  Apparently not all city officials see things this way.

Billy Powers, of Anchorage, Alaska, builds a 25 foot tall snowman called Snowzilla every year.  The city ordered him not to build it last year, but he did anyway.  Supposedly this giant snowman is violating city land use codes.  City officials said Powers has ignored land use codes in Anchorage for 13 years and accumulated more than $100,000 in fines.

I’ll admit I don’t know the whole story, so maybe there’s more going on than what’s in the news release.   But based on the article, what’s the big deal? Are there land use codes in Alaska against building giant snowmen?  I sure hope not!  (Surely there’s no rules like that here in Arkansas, where we rarely get enough snow to do anything like that… but if we ever do get a ginormous snowfall, you’ll see some amazing snow creations!)

One of the commenters said Powers has junk in his yard, which would probably be the reason for the $100,000 in fines.  But why is the city manager complaining about a snowman?   If the guy is violating land use codes in other ways, then prosecute him for that.  Why in the world is he getting in trouble for building a giant snowman?

Of course, this isn’t the first time government has done something stupid.  But this is stretching it beyond normal stupidity…

building our own giant straw Christmas goat

In past years, we’ve discussed the giant straw Christmas goat built in Sweden every year.   I mean, what says Christmas like a 43-foot tall straw Christmas goat?  Well, I could probably think of a few things, but it’s tradition.  It’s also tradition for vandals to burn the goat down.

I could say a lot more, but it’s probably already been said in the first post, so I will link to that for your reading convenience: the Swedish Christmas goat.

I came across another article about it, and it’s rather funny.  Here’s that link: Goodness, Gracious Great (Swedish) Goats of Fire!  [link broken]

Here at Buffet o’ Blog, we are trying to start a tradition of building the next world-record-breaking giant straw Christmas goat, and then burning it down.   It would be one of the coolest things around (see the first link for details).   But so far, all we’ve done is start a tradition of Mango-Man saying it’s a great idea, but then he makes excuses (perhaps to protect his secret flower garden of ketunias), and it never happens.  Well, one of these years it will happen (with or without his consent — but if he gets a cut of the proceeds, he will realize what a great business opportunity it is).  The rest of the Buffet o’ Blog regulars have voted for this, so we’ve reached a consensus — a quorum, even — that this needs to happen.  When it does happen, it will be posted here first, so stay tuned.