What did you get for Xmas?

[Dinsdale]

Not to mention the fact...

Sorry, it was funny enough I had to quote it again and giggle.

[Mikey]

Along with a few other things, I got a mandolin slicer.

A full day later and all of my fingers are still intact.
Rack me.

[Dinsdale]

Along with a few other things, I got a mandolin slicer.

I so rarely cook with mandolins, it just doesn't warrant the expense.

[BSmack]

The wife is allergic to the real trees.

Uhm... no, she isn't. Allergies to fir trees were bred out of Euro society hundreds of years ago. Sin, Fucking Darwin. An immature tree doesn't release pollen, and if it did, it sure the fuck wouldn't do it in December. But the U&L appreciates your humor. But if playing along with her charade keeps the hummers coming, then sure, she's "allergic."

There's a trick to staying married. It involves thinking of what your response to her perceived malady might be and then saying the exact opposite.

[BSmack]

She likely suffers from mold allergies, which is not uncommon, when Christmas trees have been in the house for a few days. So, yeah, it's very possible that Bsmack's wife is allergic to the mold from the tree.

No, she’s more than likely confusing the little pinprick red spots on her arms from putting up/trimming the tree with being ‘allergic’.

Nope. She's more the type to get stuffed up and watery in the eyes when she walks into a house with a real tree. Mace's hypothesis sounds eminently logical.

[Mikey]

Along with a few other things, I got a mandolin slicer.

I so rarely cook with mandolins, it just doesn't warrant the expense.

It's a $20.00 model, but it works great. Made a gratin with potatoes, parsnips, celery root and shallots yesterday, all of which I sliced with the mandolin. A lot quicker and more uniform slices than using a knife, and a lot less of a pain in the ass to set up and clean than the food processor.

[Dinsdale]

Along with a few other things, I got a mandolin slicer.

I so rarely cook with mandolins, it just doesn't warrant the expense.

It's a $20.00 model, but it works great. Made a gratin with potatoes, parsnips, celery root and shallots yesterday, all of which I sliced with the mandolin. A lot quicker and more uniform slices than using a knife, and a lot less of a pain in the ass to set up and clean than the food processor.

The best part is being able to jam out Battle Of Evermore while you're cooking.

[Carson]

Mandolins have me Losing My Religion.

[Mikey]

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The best part is being able to jam out Battle Of Evermore while you're cooking.

Pretty hard picking with a potato, though.

The small end of a parsnip is a little better.

[Derron]

^^^^^^^^^^

Tell me you would not hit that ?