The Home Of Just Plain Folks
Apparently Just Plain Folks make their home in Williamsburg, KS.
Them are the folks who know who is to blame for the 9/11.
Other than the classified information the folks possess a building built in the year 188…
…a combination Tavern/City Hall…
…a weapon of mass destruction…
…a city park…
… a nondescript building…
…a front-yard antique car display…
…a dilapidated elevator…
…and possibly a cafe…
…adorned with rim-art.
Next to Williamsburg is a so-called ghost town of Silkville, KS,
of which I was able to locate this building,
next to a huge stump of possibly a Russian Mulberry tree used to grow silk-worms.
If you are one of them plain folks, there is some room for you in Williamsburg.
Move in and start donating your junk for the playground construction.
And now we dance:
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IisjOLsrbK8
Edit: I am being told that the Guy & Mae’s Tavern is a wonder of Kansas cuisine and has unbelievably awesome ribs.
Continue reading →Teenage Girls: Nothing Changed
On December 11, 1944 the Life Magazine published an article: Teen-Age Girls – They Live In A Wonderful Wold Of Their Own.
Yes, maybe some things have changed – no one wears shetland sweaters; many teenage girls today haven’t seen a corded phone or read Virgil; “moron” jokes are considered not politically correct and no one paints eyeglasses with nail polish. But now, that I have a bona fide teenage girl in my house, I could replicate most of these photos today.
Continue reading →Russian Gourmet: Another Eggplant Recipe
This recipe is really easy and results in a spread or a dip, name it as you wish. Eggplant is delicious and good for you in a variety of ways including weight loss:
Don’t include too many eggplants in your diet if you’re interested in: Weight gain.
In other words, if you stay with the eggplant diet you will finally be able to attain that figure you were dreaming about, all the while consuming tasty eggplant recipes.
This recipe contains 2 eggplants, dill, garlic and mayonnaise – if you don’t like these ingredients separately or in combination, please move along.
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Remove green ends from the eggplants and place them in a pot of boiling salted water.
Sometime during the cooking process try to turn the eggplants over, they will resist and try to flip back, one of you will eventually win, hopefully not the eggplant. You may want to use the lid for that purpose. Check periodically,when a toothpick goes through the eggplant without much effort, they are done. Time depends on the size and shape of your eggplant (if you know what I mean) but definitely over 20 minutes. Just keep checking. Remove from the pot. The next step is to press the eggplant. Place a cooling rack into the sink. Cut multiple slits into the skin of the eggplant lengthwise.
You need some weight to extract as much moisture out of the eggplant as you can. One possible way to do it is to place a cutting board on top of the eggplant and weigh it down with a pot of water.
Two hours later the eggplant should look fairly flat.
I use the meat grinder to chop the eggplant, you can use the food processor, just don’t pulverize it, you are not making toothpaste, it should retain texture. Add plenty of chopped dill, a little mayonnaise and as much garlic as you deem appropriate. Some salt and pepper to taste.
The final product looks like this and can be consumed with crackers or bread, in sandwiches, or on its own.
Warning: In case of extreme weight loss please discontinue.Behind The Iron Curtain:Soviet Pioneer Day
Today, May 19th, is the Soviet Pioneer Day. In order to properly celebrate the holiday you need to print out and wear the following badge…
…report to work marching in the uniform, blowing the bugle…
…and singing this song.
–Young Pioneer, be prepared to fight for the cause of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union!
– Always prepared!
Here are a few more illustrations on the subject.
Continue reading →McFlation
During my trip to St.Louis I made my annual visit to McDonald’s because my daughter requested McSalad. I was disappointed that inflation continues to devastate McValue “dollar” menu. You used to be able to get medium French fries in a cardboard package, and now it’s downgraded to small fries in a little paper bag.
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Very old people would be able to recite McDonald’s original prices:
hamburgers–15 cents; cheeseburgers–19 cents; fries–10 cents; soft drinks–10 cents and 15 cents; coffee–5 cents; and shakes–20 cents.
With higher prices and crappy food there shouldn’t be any reason to go to McDonald’s, while we have plenty of local hamburger joints such as Town Topic, Harold’s and Winstead’s.