I agree with Purple. Hopefully something interesting is on and the boss won’t have to actually talk to you.Oh, and be sure to wear that shirt. Have t laugh tho, every time we went to dinner at my mother’s, they would serve KFC. My Dad loved the stuff!
Wow. They’re really going all-out. The big bucket of KFC and everything. (Although I think that is their standard order when it’s just for them.) Just to make everything perfect, Burl should try to muster up a monster f*rt about half-way through.Full disclosure: I like KFC Original. Always have since HS. But I’m perverse that way. If my cardio knew, he’d have a fit.
They do buy that for themselves…. but it’s too expensive for them to give to their regular guests.So they save the bucket and refill it, depending on the company.
They keep to a carefully thought out protocol….
If it were just Marlene and Dale. it would be Crust Foods fried chicken… probably a couple of the 8 pc specials…. after they hide two “leftover” breast pieces in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch,
For Verl and Jerry, or when it’s all 6 of them, they serve Banquet frozen chicken, which they bake and pack 20 minutes before dinnertime, so it gets that “bucket” texture.
Instant mashed potatoes, canned gravy, and whatever cole slaw is on sale in the store deli, stuffed into washed styrofoam KFC containers…. and they’re set.
Then they leave an old KFC receipt on the table and hope nobody brought reading glasses.
For the boss, they’ll have an actual new KFC receipt to “accidentally” leave near his plate….Won’t he be impressed!
Serve by candle only , no tv.. One small in the center of the table,that way he can’t see the way they scarf down the food. He’ll have one leg and a little of the sides(if there are any left). This will really impress him. I agree Burl should wear that shirt
Definitely, TV and no candles. The darker the better in there, considering their hygiene in general. And the TV will provide something relatively more intelligent than the conversation. .(It will actually work out well. The boss will recognize that he’s exactly the sort who belongs in the mini-storage industry.)
I go with TV on fairly loud so they don’t have to make conversation, and then a heavily scented candle from Dollar Dump to cover the mix of odors around there.
If there is one thing that makes for fine dining it is a heavily scented candle. Perhaps an apple pie scent would be nice so he thinks she is a cook. Burl could run to McDonalds to get the pies.
I’ve never cared much for fried chicken; the closest I’ve ever enjoyed was my Cuban MIL’s chicken croquettes. She would even make chicken and ham in the same meal.
I never could quite beat her recipe. Other things (like the black beans and fried plantain) I mastered easily.
I can relate to this because my dad always had to have the TV on. Every. single. moment. he. was. awake.
When my husband and I were planning our wedding rehearsal dinner at his house, he wanted to know which video we wanted to watch. (My in-laws didn’t own a TV, or go to movies. . .). Fortunately my stepmother convinced him he could keep the TV off during the dinner.
When I posted last night, I never thought so many would react.
And yeah, it’s possible that the Pennys would refill the containers even for the big boss….I was thinking, though, that because, to them, he’s a step up in social standing, maybe even a sophisticated traveler… someone who’s been to places like… um…. Dallas and San Francisco,
He might know and appreciate real KFC… or possibly recognise a substitution.No worries with Marlene, say, or Jerry…and even if she were to watch the containers being filled, Verla would just admire Big Sister’s ingenuity.
I’ve known people who loved KFC. and those who preferred just about every other kind of fried chicken.
Surely, nothing could be as wonderful as the chicken in those roadside Chicken-in-a-Basket restaurants running through my memory of a Midwest childhood ( Wall sign: “You can ask for a fork, but you won’t get one!” ) …but the recollections and the palate of an 8-year-old might be a bit untrustworthy by now.
I also remember when the most wonderful Mom-and-Pop fish and chips and fried chicken take-out place opened in San Francisco in the 1970’s…a Japanese couple owned it….The batter was almost like tempura with a hint of coriander…. most of us couldn’t stay away.But one coworker would only eat the fried chicken from the liquor store deli a block farther up the street. She’d walk the extra distance and pay more to get hers, dry as jerky and salty as potato chips, because it wasn’t moist and juicy.
I myself do like KFC once in a while…. and I’ll eat the others too.
Psst: if you’re going to KFC… look for a coupon from your junk mail…. whether you get the dark meat or spring for the extra dollar for the white meat….the secret (shhh) to the 3 pc combo is you can ask for all thighs or breasts…no legs or wings! … for the same price.
Laura Gildwarg over 9 years ago
I’d go with just the TV, Joy — don’t confuse the boss about who you really are.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 9 years ago
I agree with Purple. Hopefully something interesting is on and the boss won’t have to actually talk to you.Oh, and be sure to wear that shirt. Have t laugh tho, every time we went to dinner at my mother’s, they would serve KFC. My Dad loved the stuff!
mikie2 over 9 years ago
Wow. They’re really going all-out. The big bucket of KFC and everything. (Although I think that is their standard order when it’s just for them.) Just to make everything perfect, Burl should try to muster up a monster f*rt about half-way through.Full disclosure: I like KFC Original. Always have since HS. But I’m perverse that way. If my cardio knew, he’d have a fit.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 9 years ago
Has she really tried to cook?
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Wow….I bet it’s even real KFC!
They do buy that for themselves…. but it’s too expensive for them to give to their regular guests.So they save the bucket and refill it, depending on the company.
They keep to a carefully thought out protocol….
If it were just Marlene and Dale. it would be Crust Foods fried chicken… probably a couple of the 8 pc specials…. after they hide two “leftover” breast pieces in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch,
For Verl and Jerry, or when it’s all 6 of them, they serve Banquet frozen chicken, which they bake and pack 20 minutes before dinnertime, so it gets that “bucket” texture.
Instant mashed potatoes, canned gravy, and whatever cole slaw is on sale in the store deli, stuffed into washed styrofoam KFC containers…. and they’re set.
Then they leave an old KFC receipt on the table and hope nobody brought reading glasses.
For the boss, they’ll have an actual new KFC receipt to “accidentally” leave near his plate….Won’t he be impressed!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mikie…. you are not alone!
loveslife over 9 years ago
Serve by candle only , no tv.. One small in the center of the table,that way he can’t see the way they scarf down the food. He’ll have one leg and a little of the sides(if there are any left). This will really impress him. I agree Burl should wear that shirt
orbenjawell Premium Member over 9 years ago
Re: Tonight’s TV movie: And guess who’s NOT coming to dinner here: EVER again!!
shamest Premium Member over 9 years ago
susan how much were you shook in santa rosa . I went to HS and JH in vacaville. I used to like KFC before they did the clamshell process
MeGoNow Premium Member over 9 years ago
Definitely, TV and no candles. The darker the better in there, considering their hygiene in general. And the TV will provide something relatively more intelligent than the conversation. .(It will actually work out well. The boss will recognize that he’s exactly the sort who belongs in the mini-storage industry.)
imnormal over 9 years ago
I go with TV on fairly loud so they don’t have to make conversation, and then a heavily scented candle from Dollar Dump to cover the mix of odors around there.
If there is one thing that makes for fine dining it is a heavily scented candle. Perhaps an apple pie scent would be nice so he thinks she is a cook. Burl could run to McDonalds to get the pies.
vldazzle over 9 years ago
I’ve never cared much for fried chicken; the closest I’ve ever enjoyed was my Cuban MIL’s chicken croquettes. She would even make chicken and ham in the same meal.
I never could quite beat her recipe. Other things (like the black beans and fried plantain) I mastered easily.
sherrimiller60 over 9 years ago
I can relate to this because my dad always had to have the TV on. Every. single. moment. he. was. awake.
When my husband and I were planning our wedding rehearsal dinner at his house, he wanted to know which video we wanted to watch. (My in-laws didn’t own a TV, or go to movies. . .). Fortunately my stepmother convinced him he could keep the TV off during the dinner.
yoopergirl over 9 years ago
@SusanSunshineLoved your description of the Penny’s “protocol”!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
LOL…. I guess everybody has a “KFC story!”
When I posted last night, I never thought so many would react.
And yeah, it’s possible that the Pennys would refill the containers even for the big boss….I was thinking, though, that because, to them, he’s a step up in social standing, maybe even a sophisticated traveler… someone who’s been to places like… um…. Dallas and San Francisco,
He might know and appreciate real KFC… or possibly recognise a substitution.No worries with Marlene, say, or Jerry…and even if she were to watch the containers being filled, Verla would just admire Big Sister’s ingenuity.
I’ve known people who loved KFC. and those who preferred just about every other kind of fried chicken.
Surely, nothing could be as wonderful as the chicken in those roadside Chicken-in-a-Basket restaurants running through my memory of a Midwest childhood ( Wall sign: “You can ask for a fork, but you won’t get one!” ) …but the recollections and the palate of an 8-year-old might be a bit untrustworthy by now.
I also remember when the most wonderful Mom-and-Pop fish and chips and fried chicken take-out place opened in San Francisco in the 1970’s…a Japanese couple owned it….The batter was almost like tempura with a hint of coriander…. most of us couldn’t stay away.But one coworker would only eat the fried chicken from the liquor store deli a block farther up the street. She’d walk the extra distance and pay more to get hers, dry as jerky and salty as potato chips, because it wasn’t moist and juicy.
I myself do like KFC once in a while…. and I’ll eat the others too.
Psst: if you’re going to KFC… look for a coupon from your junk mail…. whether you get the dark meat or spring for the extra dollar for the white meat….the secret (shhh) to the 3 pc combo is you can ask for all thighs or breasts…no legs or wings! … for the same price.
You didn’t read that here.