We see a number of mysterious things in this comic strip:
1. The basement appears to have walls that are kind of like the walls of a barn.
2. Elly appears to have lost the feeling in her hand as she handles the fork in the boiling water right over the steam coming from the boiling water. Ouch!
3. It’s not a hot plate. That is a cooktop, because it is a heated surface and not a single burner. Don’t be fooled by the words “Hot Plate” on the side. Just because you label it, doesn’t make it so. Rules to live by.
4. While the joke is that Elly’s taste buds have worn off; actually, that is quite correct. When you get to be about 40, that’s when our taste buds begin to stop growing back.
Way back in the day, when I was a kid, our parents had been kids during the Depression. (For those unfamiliar with that time, Google it.) They learned then to eat whatever was available, because there could be a time when they would go without meals. Nothing was ever discarded, even moldy bread…
Children are very picky about food. I struggled with getting my boys to eat what I cooked and tried to cook what they liked but they were always changing on me. Now my grandson is the same. Sigh!
Michael’s right. I’ve noticed in the past couple of years my taste buds have become a bit dim, things don’t taste as good as they once did. I looked it up online and it said just like many other things, taste buds deteriorate as you get older. If only that could help my appetite decrease so I’d lose weight but no such luck.
Lynn: NO. You can’t have Lizard Breath talking toddler baby-talk (“this weenie gots a split in it”), then segue right into a nuanced observation like “all the flavor’s been boiled out of it.” It defies common sense! If she’s an babytalk-spouting toddler, be CONSISTENT!
Templo S.U.D. almost 7 years ago
If you want flavor in your hot dog, Elizabeth, go with mustard and sautéed onions… maybe even a dill pickle spear.
howtheduck almost 7 years ago
We see a number of mysterious things in this comic strip:
1. The basement appears to have walls that are kind of like the walls of a barn.
2. Elly appears to have lost the feeling in her hand as she handles the fork in the boiling water right over the steam coming from the boiling water. Ouch!
3. It’s not a hot plate. That is a cooktop, because it is a heated surface and not a single burner. Don’t be fooled by the words “Hot Plate” on the side. Just because you label it, doesn’t make it so. Rules to live by.
4. While the joke is that Elly’s taste buds have worn off; actually, that is quite correct. When you get to be about 40, that’s when our taste buds begin to stop growing back.
Argythree almost 7 years ago
Way back in the day, when I was a kid, our parents had been kids during the Depression. (For those unfamiliar with that time, Google it.) They learned then to eat whatever was available, because there could be a time when they would go without meals. Nothing was ever discarded, even moldy bread…
bessalo1 almost 7 years ago
I thought it was just me who felt that way about split Hotdogs
capricorn9th almost 7 years ago
Children are very picky about food. I struggled with getting my boys to eat what I cooked and tried to cook what they liked but they were always changing on me. Now my grandson is the same. Sigh!
Alphaomega almost 7 years ago
My cat is too smart to eat sardines!
sandpiper almost 7 years ago
Mom’s ‘object lesson’ is wasted on the kids and ‘waisted’ on her.
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I always fry my sausages. I haven’t had a hot dog in five years
dwdl21 almost 7 years ago
Spoiled brat, if I tried a stunt like this when I was a kid I would got nothing and sent to my room.
alondra almost 7 years ago
Michael’s right. I’ve noticed in the past couple of years my taste buds have become a bit dim, things don’t taste as good as they once did. I looked it up online and it said just like many other things, taste buds deteriorate as you get older. If only that could help my appetite decrease so I’d lose weight but no such luck.
kodj kodjin almost 7 years ago
I’m 78 and I still must indulge myself with a foot long SONIC chili dog with onions and mustard; every 2 weeks.
Lecherous almost 7 years ago
God bless you if you can handle that!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 7 years ago
Lynn’s Notes:
Your taste buds wear off because you eat stuff like over boiled weenies and un- touched spuds.
rfeinberg almost 7 years ago
Lynn: NO. You can’t have Lizard Breath talking toddler baby-talk (“this weenie gots a split in it”), then segue right into a nuanced observation like “all the flavor’s been boiled out of it.” It defies common sense! If she’s an babytalk-spouting toddler, be CONSISTENT!