I've read that a $1 per day diet of cabbage and liver is nutritionally sustainable for human beings.

I was so psyched to find the above photo on Flickr, properly licensed for Creative Commons use, as well.

Talk about a scary/mean Santa!

She is a friend of the family and aside from being extremely talented she is just a regular person. I am always surprised to see people calling her arrogant, pretentious or megalomaniacal. Jealousy?

1. Cute bum.

2. Cut idea as well, however not practical as presented. The "finished" image on the right is a Photoshop.

I wondered the same thing - do they taste good?

My daughter and I have been watching Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations... We just saw one where he went to - hmm - South Pacific? French Polynesia? Tahiti? The Marquesas? All of these - but I forget what he called it.

Anyway - they captured, cooked and consumed one of these amazing crabs. They are apparently "sweet" and rich in actual "coconut oil." The green paste we call "tomalay" in lobsters is present in a special compartment in these crabs - and it is apparently where they store excess coconut oil as well. Everyone on camera called it "delicious." I want some!

We've got scores of wild turkeys that roam in packs throughout my semi-rural and largely forested town. There's a family of 20+/- that lives in the woods directly behind my house. I love them, and in fact, I haven't heard of anyone who doesn't love their presence in town. If I found out that anybody was shooting at them, I'd be pissed.

That being said, the best place for a FARMED turkey is in my oven or on the dinner table tomorrow at Thanksgiving. My sister will be hosting our extended family of nine wild turkey lovers to feast on the flesh of one of their domesticated cousins.

P.S. The best thing my FOB wife ever wrote to me:

"Don't hoodwink me, Adam."

You'd better believe that I didn't hoodwink her.

My daughter will love this as my wife (her mom) and, naturally, all of our friends, fall into this category.

My dear old dad has collected netsukes for many years.

I must confess that the octo/squid one pictured is a particularly special specimen.

I think "Maru" means "circle" in Japanese. The name is often used for fishing vessels.

Is this a secret fishing cat?

Chalk one up for the good guys!

Woooooo!!

I beg to differ, red...

It is indistinguishable from water at that stage.

I would miss the wonder original Donkey Kong sound effects.

The "moustache" here refers to the squid's tentacles as opposed to the squid's body. A better translation for the first dish would be "Roasted squid tentacles" (tiny or otherwise).

I would translate the word they translated to "Demon" as "monster." "Roasted Monster Squid Tentacles."

And yes - Jayne is right - this is Thai.

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