ChefTalk Cooking Forums - The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/ A general forum to discuss all non-food/cooking related topics. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:40 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/images/styles/cheftalk/misc/rss.jpg ChefTalk Cooking Forums - The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/ Tip or get thrown in jail http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57350-tip-get-thrown-jail.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:21 GMT Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip | NBC Philadelphia (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Time-In-Prison--70426052.html?yhp=1) How to offer crappy service and still make money as a server. Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip | NBC Philadelphia

How to offer crappy service and still make money as a server. ]]> The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) kuan http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57350-tip-get-thrown-jail.html A Dog Named Faith http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57338-dog-named-faith.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:22 GMT A DOG NAMED FAITH
This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 2 legs - He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.


His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She named him 'Faith'.



In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward. After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.





Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. There is now a book entitled 'With a Little Faith' being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.





His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a 'perfect soul'.















In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better
you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day. Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life ]]> The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) missyjean http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57338-dog-named-faith.html Humor: how to carve the turkey http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57336-humor-how-carve-turkey.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:59:07 GMT This from a local humor columnist, Kirby: Cutting Thanksgiving too close - Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/features/ci_13806818) ---Quote--- OK, assume that a turkey cooked to the color of George Hamilton is on the table in front of you. Arrayed around the table are family members... This from a local humor columnist, Kirby: Cutting Thanksgiving too close - Salt Lake Tribune

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OK, assume that a turkey cooked to the color of George Hamilton is on the table in front of you. Arrayed around the table are family members fixated and salivating like Labrador retrievers.

Select a sharp knife. A dull one won't do. The idea is to carve (cut) the turkey, not beat it. You may wish to sharpen the knife in advance as most household knives have edges like ball peen hammers.

Steady the turkey with a fork or some sort of clamp. Do not use your hand. Odds are that the bird is fresh from the oven and the temperature of a jet engine. Touching it is where the phrase "turkey trot" comes from.

Using the sharp side of the knife, carefully remove the turkey's legs, commonly referred to as "drumsticks" because most of the time that's what they end up becoming.

Next, lop off the turkey's wings. These are the spindly looking appendages near where the turkey's head once was.

At the other end is a tab of gristle that used to be the bird's tail. Cut this off and toss it to the dog, a brother-in-law or the child you like the least.

You should now have a round ball of meat on the platter. Begin cutting off slices. Depending on your skill, the number of guests, and the size of the bird, the thickness of these slices will range from a millimeter to 4 inches.

Serve with mashed potatoes, yams, gravy, vegetables, rolls, cranberry sauce, pie, ice cream, and a crazy aunt's Jell-O salad so vile that it will drive a starving dog under a bed.

With any luck, you won't have turkey left over. Otherwise, you'll be eating it for a month.
]]> The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) phatch http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57336-humor-how-carve-turkey.html SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57320-sad-seasonal-affective-disorder.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:47:33 GMT Do any of you have to deal with SAD (seasonal affective disorder)? I do. I was wondering if I could get any helpful suggestions, or at the least start a topic that might help others.

Here in western Oregon there's hardly any sun from November through March. I am just not myself for almost half the year. I need a lot more sleep and I don't feel rested, and I am hardly ever in a good mood, as much as I want to be.

In central Oregon I didn't have this problem at all. It's not overcast nearly as much there and I was my real self throughout the year.

To any of you who have no clue what I am talking about--I hope you never feel this way. And to those who do know where I am coming from, have you found a way to make things better for yourself? ]]> The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) OregonYeti http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57320-sad-seasonal-affective-disorder.html Rant Kids Home Alone http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57316-kids-home-alone.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:24 GMT I feel very frightened at times. I run a company where we call our existing customers to book regular service calls, and we need to speak to the adults. What scares me? The number of children, at very young ages, who are home alone, answer the phone, and tell you mummy and daddy are not... I feel very frightened at times.

I run a company where we call our existing customers to book regular service calls, and we need to speak to the adults.

What scares me? The number of children, at very young ages, who are home alone, answer the phone, and tell you mummy and daddy are not home and won't be back until such and such a time. Perfect opportunity for someone with bad intentions.

Why have their parents not educated them against this? Why don't they say...Mummy is in the shower? Why are they answering the phone at all??? And - why are they Home Alone?

I have (maybe) been paranoid about this sort of thing with my children as they were (are) growing up. They are confident, capable, secure young adults/teens now, who don't appear to have suffered from my care of them.

BUT...a 4 year old answers the phone "Mummy and Daddy won't be home till 6" could be an invitation for all kinds of horrible outcomes. How much does it take to convince someone so young to give out all sorts of information that could end in harm to them?
Not much.

It drives me nuts.

Rant over.

(I've been on the phones all day and out of 150 calls, I reckon I've had 10% where a badly intentioned person could have really taken advantage of it).
Aaargh:mad: ]]> The Late Night Cafe (non-food/cooking discussion) DC Sunshine http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/late-night-cafe-non-food-cooking-discussion/57316-kids-home-alone.html