Friday Food Funnies

This week: Food and family.The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. ~Calvin TrillinAs a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. ~Buddy HackettYou can say...

By Lee Klein

May 1, 2009

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This week: Food and family.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. ~Calvin Trillin

As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. ~Buddy Hackett

You can say this for ready-mixes - the next generation isn't going to have any trouble making pies exactly like mother used to make. ~Earl Wilson

You can tell how long a couple has been married by whether they are on their first, second or third bottle of Tabasco. ~Bruce Bye

He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb

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