ASPARAGUS: KING OF VEGETABLES

I get press releases.

Sometimes they’re about vegetables.



Here’s what’s in that parade:

(1) Chicken Roulade with Australia Asparagus and Black Truffle
(2) Steamed Garoupa Roll with Asparagus, Red Dates and Dried Fungus
(3) Thai Fried Pork Meat with Chilli, Basil and Green Asparagus
(4) White Asparagus Salad with Bacon, Cheese and Wasabi Dressing
(5) Mother's Day Star Special-Steamed Bird's Nest Custard with Aloe

DISCLAIMER: I’m not very big on asparagus. I don't mind eating it, but I don’t go out of my way to order it, either. Also, my gout has put asparagus off the menu in any case.

That said, some of those dishes sound pretty tempting.

Some fun asparagus facts (from the press release):

Asparagus was given the honored title "King of Vegetables". Each kind of asparagus has its unique features, For example, Thai asparagus is very tender and is thinner and smaller that it is perfect to be served with meat, whilst Chinese Asparagus, which was introduced into China in the early 20th century, is well known for its crispy, crunchy and refreshing tastes. […]

Asparagus has a high nutritional value and is healthy to human body, as it contains a variety of vitamins and microelements, as well as high fiber, low sugar and low fat in content. It is especially suitable for urban citizens who have fast pace of life and unhealthy diet. In addition, both traditional Chinese and Western medicine confirm that asparagus can help treat cancers, heart disease and high blood pressure. Due to the complexity and long duration of cultivation, asparagus was served only among the high society, the blue blood in the past.

Hence the gout.

I could go on.

But I won’t.

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Which just adds to the fun, really.

An aspersion on yr asparagus,

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WHAT WOULD JOHN McCAIN DO? HE’D LOSE, THAT’S WHAT

ITEM: A woman at a Mitt Romney campaign says Obama should be tried and convicted for treason. Romney doesn’t argue the point with her. The Left makes much hay of this – not so much because they think it means Romney agrees that Obama should be tried for treason, but because he doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to batshit voters.

Some people have referred to it as a missed “McCain moment”, in reference to John McCain being confronted with Obama paranoia during his own campaign and refusing to go along with it. Essentially, Mitt was handed a golden opportunity to set himself apart from the Batshit Conspiracy Vote, and blew it.

That said, who could blame him? We all know how that worked out for McCain – he was booed for his effort, and he eventually lost the election. Chances are Mitt has been taking that into consideration when he comes across people like this, and has concluded it’s better to humor these people – or in this case try to dance around them with a non-answer – than argue with them (especially when everyone else in the room applauds them for spouting batshit).

Either way, the incident does serve as a reminder that by embracing the extreme wing, the GOP in general has put Romney in a position where he can’t (or at least thinks he can’t) afford to alienate people who openly buy into Obama conspiracy theories if he wants to win the presidency.

And let’s all ponder that for a moment.

BONUS TRACK: Why is Obama accused of treason? Well, lots of reasons, really – most of them to do with the notion that he’s a foreigner and a Muslim, and America is currently at war with both, which makes Obama the enemy we’re at war with, and …

Oh, the hell with it. Click the links if you want to know more. I’d get a sandwich and a beverage first – they’re REALLY long articles.

Or, you can check out this bit from New Hampshire state rep Harry Accornero, who says Presidente Obama "is guilty of treason by giving aid and comfort to the enemy and attempting to overthrow our government from within" because he won’t keep immigrants out of America while we’re at war.

Or, you can take advice from Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who says even if Obama hasn't committed treason yet, he's planning to just as soon as he's re-elected.

No more questions,

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HORSE LIFE

It’s not easy being a horse.



Taken from this odd but fun collection of photos from Amazon customers who have bought the Accoutrements Horse Head Mask, and photographed themselves using it.

It’s surreal, I tell you.

[Via Coilhouse]

Horses for courses,

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