[samhass]

Boomer, if your husband leaves you for Paula Deen, he may have to share her with my husband. Tell him a line is forming.

Originally Posted by Boomer BeBack

Hi Russ,

When I first heard of the stimulus package, I thought it sounded like a sad sellout of the American people, along with so many others by Congress. I still think so. But, of course, once this whole bread and circuses thing was a done deal, I figured that I might as well start looking into what was in it for me. At that point, what else could I do? Right? I called that little project my stim sell research. And to heap insult upon injury, my stim sell research netted me nada. It's that unearned income thing.

(I think it does look a little better with the period out. Maybe I should have done it that way.)

So anyway. Thanks for asking. I should have been more clear. It was pretty lame.

Now, here is the part where I am typing really, really fast because this is one of my disclaimers. The disclaimer says that I am not trying to take this thread any further into the political arena than I already have.

You know, I really do need to learn to stop flinging my words into cyberspace, leaving the house, and half way to where I am going suddenly thinking, "Oh :edit:, whatinthehell did I write back there?" I really do not intend to get political. But I find myself drawn into the discussions on the economy. I should just stick to confessing all my secret loves for unlikely famous men and making you all hear my fear that Mr. Boomer will leave me for Paula Deen.

When I arrived at TOTV last winter, I was relatively sane and I had led an excruciatingly responsible life. Now I think I may have turned into a certifiable whackadoo. But it is fun.

Boomer

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by samhass

Boomer, if your husband leaves you for Paula Deen, he may have to share her with my husband. Tell him a line is forming.

Sam,

I have started to believe that this is a truly serious issue. When I saw your post just now, I looked back through the forum to find a conversation that I had with Mintjulep on this very topic. Poor Mint. Her husband has actually told her that he would leave her for Paula.

I found where Mint and I talk about this nightmare. If you want to see what was said, it is in Non-V Discussion under Boomer's Picture which ended on April 20. We agonized together. Maybe it will help to take a peek at the thread if you did not see it at the time. The conversation is in there, with some other stuff.

I think we all need to band together. I suggested there that maybe there could be a club started in TV for women who are trying so bravely to cope with this very real and widespread fear.

I wonder if Paula Deen knows what a threat she has become. I think we better hope she does not. She would love it. I can just see her draping her sultry, southern self across that kitchen counter, all surrounded with butter and cheese, and singing something like, "I'm a scamp, vamp, and a bit of a tramp." You know, like Cher used to sing from the piano top. or was it "camp, scamp...?" Oh, I don't know. But just picture it. We would not have a chance.

EVEN WORSE! What if she decided to roll around on that kitchen counter and sing that one about, "I can bring home the bacon. Fry it up in the pan..." That woman brings home some serious bacon.

Oh, Sam. We need a plan.

Boomer

[renielarson]

I love Paula...but she would kill off our husbands (and us) with her high fat, high cholesterol cooking. If you or your hubby are looking for a slow, drawn out death, then Paula is your mate.

My hubby is the main chef in our house and Paula's cooking reminds us of how our mama's cooked while we were growing up. We are much more health conscious now and when we watch her laden her food with butter and oils we shutter at the sight.

Don't get me wrong...I would LOVE to eat her cooking every day of the week. But...I want to live a healthier, longer life and I want my husband at my side, too.

[samhass]

Bright, you may be right, but some men may want to go with gusto -and a woman that loves food as she does may delight in all sorts of other stuff. Paula is a real threat. My knees are just a shakin' like a big old bowl of custard with whipped cream when I think about her ever meeting my husband.

In fact..now that I think about it, if our husbands don't run off with her, we might. The girl can cook. I've heard it said that good cookin' lasts...good lovin' may not.

Wow, are we going to catch :edit: for jacking this thread!!

[Russ_Boston]

Paula Deen has some definite charms along with her fabulous cooking but let's get serious - since we are going to fantasize about women chefs give me Giada de Laurentiis!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnAhP9zxoo&NR=1

[l2ridehd]

I guess recession proof means income that does not go away during a recession. Social Security check, pension check, investment income, (however it may decline, but probably doesn't go away unless managed very badly) and the like. What it seems your talking about is inflation proof which it is not. Recession proof yes, significantly more than the rest of the country. Not inflation proof.

[Russ_Boston]

Great point - I think you are correct. For the most part retirees have a 'steady' income. Some of it, SS for example, is indexed but some, most pensions for example, are fixed and decline in value every year.

Recession proof - yes. Inflation proof - no way!

[Boomer]

What you are saying is, of course, right. I try not to think about such serious matters, but that has never worked out for me much.

Like I said earlier, just how many golf carts will it take to haul the grocery money to the store?

The Fed fears inflation more than anything so they leap in and lower the interest rate and lower the interest and lower the interest rate. I know that is the Fed's job, but still... The only memory the Fed has seems to be of the Carter years. And how's that been workin' for us this century? I just want to buy Alan Greenspan dinner so I can pick his brain.

And while looking for new energy sources is all well and good, (you know, like those articles said in the Popular Science and Popular Mechanics from the 1950's) what are we supposed to do right now?

This oil fiasco is going to swallow everything in its path. Driving to the $10 an hour job on the $4 a gallon gas is just not going to work out much longer for a lot of people.

Restaurants are suffering so just imagine how they will have to do the pricing in the "recession proof income" territory.

And my hairdresser told me the other day that women are putting off having their roots done. Now, THAT, boys, is a serious indicator of economic problems.

Anyway, what do I know and I really have to get out of here. I'm still trying to figure out what "stagflation" means.

But, Russ, I have to digress a bit further and comment on what you said about Giada.

We went to a big computer store to buy a laptop. Food Network was running on every screen in the place. Our salesperson told us that is what they always have on because there is little chance of anything a customer might find offensive showing up on the screens.

But he also said that when Giada comes on, nobody pays much attention to the customers because the geeks are all standing around the screens drooling. And, you know what, they are not even writing down any recipes.

Boomer

[graciegirl]

I am so confused. Giada would tempt my husband more than Paula, My husband doesn't do grits or motorcycles.

The gas crisis. I am arranging a car pool on my golf cart to go to the grocery. I have the guidelines from the 50's on how to fit nine people in a telephone booth.

Back to Paula. You really think she might like to do the other stuff good as well as cook good?? Then maybe she is a threat. :dontknow:

I say lets get a golf cart car pool together and go beat her up before our marriages lie in ruins. :'(

What thread? Hijack? Haugh?