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I don’t know if you ever watch America’s Test Kitchen, but Bridgette (whom MrsT refers to as “the mean one” :laugh: ) is originally from West Virginia, and her accent slides through every once in a while, and definitely when she says “onion” with a hard “g!” :laugh:
Bridgette mean? Where does that come from?
 
Bridgette mean? Where does that come from?
I’m just guessing, but compared to Julia (whom MrsT refers to as “the nice one”), Bridget can come across as a little sarcastic sometimes, a little snarky. Julia’s a lot more…bubbly and pleasant, I suppose.

I think if I snuck into the studios and Julia found me, she’d say, “Excuse me, can I help you?!” and if Bridget found me, she’d say, “Hold it right there, buster!” :laugh:
 
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ATK: never could abide the main character . . .
Kimball? He left a while ago (now over at Milk Street doing essentially the same thing).

The thing is - I’ve always felt that he’s a bit of a jerk, but he really was the catalyst that made the rest of ATK/CC work - I can’t really watch those now because, as much as I like Bridget and Julia as cooks, they’re terrible hosts, and I can’t watch Milk Street, because the cooks over there don’t have the same love-hate chemistry that the cooks at ATK/CC had. 🤷‍♂️
 
yup, that's the guy.
I've watched a few episodes sans Kimball. I agree the 'hosts' have personalities that can abrade a viewer . . .

but what really tossed me is their "we bought&compared all the best . . . ."
the methodology and criteria never quite hit the mark for the home cook, or more accurately,,,, how I do things.

finally just gave up on ATK - triggered by their 'how to hard boil an egg' thing.
for fifty+years I've boiled water, plopped eggs into boiling water, set a timer, drained the boiling water, replaced with cold water and ice cubes, rested for 10-20 minutes. they tried this and said it did work as well as xyz.
in all my time I can only recall two eggs that did not peel cleanly - like in essentially two halves of the shell.
so, whatever they did, it ain't right - and if they want to present themselves as "expert" - they need to get it right.

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Last night I looked outside and saw a white trail moving along the wall. On closer inspection, it was a load of red ants, walking away with the bread I'd put out for the birds. "Wow! " I thought, "if I put some more bread out, I'll have millions of ants there!!"
So I put out some more and went to look half an hour later. All the ants had gone.
It was a bit of an anty-climax.
 
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After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to the local grocery store. Unfortunately, like most men; I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter, from the local store manager:
Dear Mrs. Harris:
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion, in our store.
We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to, ban both of you from the store.
Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:
1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money. We don't have a Code 3.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a, 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while, loudly humming the, 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his, 'Madonna Look' using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'
14. October 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed;
'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'
15. Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where is the fitting room?
And last, but not least:
16. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile; then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

I'm laughing so hard!!!
 
I snipped this out of face Book - credit to

VenusPets: Life's Fun


After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to the local grocery store. Unfortunately, like most men; I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter, from the local store manager:
Dear Mrs. Harris:
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion, in our store.
We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to, ban both of you from the store.
Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:
1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money. We don't have a Code 3.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a, 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while, loudly humming the, 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his, 'Madonna Look' using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'
14. October 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed;
'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'
15. Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where is the fitting room?
And last, but not least:
16. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile; then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

I'm laughing so hard!!!
I saw that a long time ago, but it was Wal-Mart.
 
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