PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE

In discussing passive aggressive behavior earlier this week, I was reminded of an article I published in Sue's News in 2013:

                                    SHERBET 

Yesterday, at a carry-in family party, I was making punch.  My husband's sister-in-law asked, "What all do you put in there?"  I began to list the ingredients and when I said "sherbet", she then asked:  "What kind of SHERBERT?"

I thought, "Oh, my God, did she just do what I think she did--pronounce it as 'sherbert'--to try to correct my pronunciation of sherbet?"  I've noticed that it is a common mispronunciation here in Fayette County, but in the interest of family harmony, I decided not to pursue the subject although I dislike that obvious passive-aggressive behavior.

However, for no discernible reason other than to "rub it in", she said "sherbert" again, asking, "How many SHERBERTS do you use?"

I pointed to a container and said quietly, "It's sherbet;  there's only one R in sherbet."  She said she'd never heard it pronounced THAT way.  

She had brought a variety of sandwiches which she had labeled.  I debated whether to tell her that she had "pimento" spelled as "pimentoe" but I said, "Hey, Dan Quayle, you have pimento misspelled!"  She didn't "get" the Dan Quayle reference but her daughter did, and laughed appreciatively.

She was cold toward me for the remainder of the day.

FELIZ CINCO DE MAYO

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican culture, food, music, beverages, and customs unique to Mexico;  I plan to celebrate by enjoying eating ceviche, caldo de Cameron, romeritos, and pan de muerto for dessert.   

Cinco de Mayo is not greatly celebrated in Mexico;  it is not a national holiday there;  Mexican Independence Day is September 16.  Celebrating Cinco de Mayo has become increasingly popular in the United States, especially in areas with large Mexican populations.

Cinco de Mayo honors the bravery and victory of Texas-born General Zaragoza's outnumbered militia against the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.   El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (the Day of the Battle of Puebla) is an official holiday in the Puebla State.

MAY 4, 1970

MAY 4, 1970:  LEST WE FORGET THE KENT STATE MASSACRE

Four unarmed, innocent students were killed at Kent State University while exercising their constitutional right to peaceably assemble.

Under the responsibility of Ohio Governor James Rhodes and Ohio National Guard Adjutant General Sylvester Del Corso, 29 Guardsmen fired approximately 67 rounds during 13 seconds, killing 4 students and wounding 9 others.  

Those killed:  
Alison Krause, age 19
Jeffrey Miller, age 20
Sandra Scheuer, age 20
William Schroeder, age 19

All four students were in good standing with the University.  Only Krause and Miller were participants in the protest about the extension of the Vietnam War into Cambodia.  Scheuer and Schroeder had been walking from class to class.  Ironically, Schroeder was a member of the campus ROTC program. 

The photograph below was awarded the Pulitzer Prize to John Filo.  It shows Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller.

The President's Commission On Campus Unrest (aka The Scranton Commission) later concluded:

"The indiscriminate firing of the rifles into a crowd of students and the deaths that followed were UNNECESSARY, UNWARRANTED, AND INEXCUSABLE."

Rot in Hell, James Rhodes, Sylvester Del Corso and Kent Mayor Leroy Satrom!

Listen to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young:

HAVE WENT

I came home after spending eleven hours with a group of people.

An ensuing conversation between my brother and me: 

He asked, "So, how did it go?"

I answered, "I was ready to scream!  A supposedly educated guy said 'HAVE WENT' four times."

He asked, "Did you behave yourself?"

I said, "Well, it obviously didn't do any good for me to say 'HAVE GONE' after him!"  

He laughed and said, "Oh you passive-aggressive phony;  please tell me you didn't do THAT!"

Embarrassed, I said, "Yes, I did."

He said, "But you hate it when people do that!"

I answered, "But I didn't scream!"

MORTADELLA

It's interesting when one comes across something new or different, then how often one sees it after that.

I don't believe I'd heard the word mortadella until last week.  Since then I've heard it three times!

While watching a cooking show, a dish being prepared was Spring Lasagna with green onions, fresh spinach, and mortadella, and it looked absolutely "delish" (to quote the host), and I decided I'd like to make it. However, I had never heard of mortadella.

I asked my brother Les, "Have you ever heard of mortadella?"  He answered, "Isn't that Italian bologna with pistachio nuts?"  I screaked, "How the Hell did you know that and I didn't?"  He asked, "Then WHY did you ask if you assumed that I wouldn't know--HMMM?"

Well, THAT was revelatory!  I wailed, "I know pancetta, soppressa, prosciutto, bresaola, and salumi!"  Les said, snarkily, "Maybe you could use capocollo!"  I said, "You're just making that up!"  He said, "Nah, that's just Italian pork."

Not surprisingly, I couldn't find any mortadella at grocery stores in Washington Court House. Two days later, as I was watching television, a commercial for Subway came on and it was advertising their new product: Italian subs.  The announcer said that they were using mortadella and capocollo!"

I said, "I wonder if Subway would sell just 8 ounces of mortadella?"

Guess what?  Subway did sell the mortadella and Gerald says that the Spring Lasagna IS "delish"!

CONSEQUENCES

Can't eat pork:
Swine flu.








Can't eat chicken:
Bird flu.









Can't eat Beef:
Mad cow.








Can't eat eggs:
Salmonella.








Can't eat fish:
heavy metal poisons in their waters.








Can't eat fruits and veggies:
insecticides and herbicides.








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I believe that leaves Chocolate and ice cream!









Remember: "STRESSED"

spelled backwards is

"DESSERTS"