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The Velveteen Ocelot

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22. My ex was a pretty good cook. However, there was this one time
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 08:16 PM
Aug 2012

when I came home and found a plate of muffins on the table with a little paper flag stuck in one of them. The little paper flag had a hand-drawn skull and crossbones on it, which made me decide not to eat one until I had a chance to question the baker.

As it happened, he'd made a batch of muffins using baking soda instead of baking powder. They were vile.

Yes and no. Wait Wut Aug 2012 #1
that might be one of my problems OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #3
really, beer? Enrique Aug 2012 #5
I guess. Wait Wut Aug 2012 #6
lol, that reminded me OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #10
I freely admit being a substandard cook OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #2
yep Kali Aug 2012 #21
lol, one of my other problems OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #23
Sorry, but I can out-cook any woman I know. Denninmi Aug 2012 #4
Love to cook and do it well. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #7
She was hitting on you FBaggins Aug 2012 #8
i realized that later Enrique Aug 2012 #12
The men in my family are better cooks than the women. By far. applegrove Aug 2012 #9
My son is a wonderful cook! lunatica Aug 2012 #11
the few times the men I've known could be bothered to cook eShirl Aug 2012 #13
It doesn't always turn out nasty - that was unfair. kimi Aug 2012 #14
This is no more true of men than it is of women. surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #15
So not true Aerows Aug 2012 #19
A mans guide to grilling shadowrider Aug 2012 #16
I am a most excellent cook....my wife, daughters and friends would agree! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #17
"Oh how much fun a big central DU retreat/cook off would be!" Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #26
I'd eat Aerows Aug 2012 #18
I've known men who emilyg Aug 2012 #20
My ex was a pretty good cook. However, there was this one time The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #22
In '85 I made "saged chicken" for my girlfriend (now my wife). HopeHoops Aug 2012 #24
Is this the dish that turned you into a vegetarian? jmowreader Aug 2012 #32
You owe me a new keyboard. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #41
My brother-in-law and spaghetti sauce Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #25
I would have just laughed, too. GaYellowDawg Aug 2012 #27
Have a guy cook, have a woman bring it in ... zbdent Aug 2012 #28
A related comment, about dudes building things UTUSN Aug 2012 #29
Chronic diarrhea is the main reason politicians drop out early on races. Kaleva Aug 2012 #30
I would say that's true for the typical American male. kentauros Aug 2012 #31
Of the three long-term girlfriends I've had as an adult... harmonicon Aug 2012 #33
Sometimes men will down play there cooking abilities Recovered Repug Aug 2012 #34
I am a great cook. ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2012 #35
Apples and oranges. mykpart Aug 2012 #36
Well.. sendero Aug 2012 #37
no, all the men i know who say they can cook are pretty good cooks La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2012 #38
My former boss is an excellent cook. Callalily Aug 2012 #39
I've never heard a woman say this, or imply they think this. It's also not true. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #40
"Honey, 'Rosemary Chicken' isn't supposed to look like the branch of a pine tree" Patiod Aug 2012 #42
My hubby is a far better cook than I am. I just open boxes and cans of things and heat them up. He GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #43
Blue Booties SoDesuKa Aug 2012 #44
What's so hard about cooking? 1) Cut slit over vegatable. 2) Place in microwave....... Cronkite Aug 2012 #45
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