I tried to explain that it wasn’t him - it was me.

“I just have issues eating objects that still have hair or gills attached,” I said, “or objects that grow in poop, and you’re both…”

By then he was already too far gone, and we haven’t spoken since.

This post has 8 comments.

  1. Tiffany
    04 Jan 07
    6:59 pm

    I don’t like to eat things that come out of a can. And I have serious food-touching issues. Really, eating with me is like being the Ringmaster at the circus.

  2. There’s a lady I know
    If I didn’t know her
    She’d be the lady I didn’t know.

    And my lady, she went downtown
    She bought some broccoli
    She brought it home.

    She’s chopping broccoli
    Chopping broccoli
    Chopping broccoli
    Chopping broccoli

    She’s chopping broccoli
    She’s chopping broccoli
    She’s chop.. ooh!
    She’s chopping broccola-ah-ie!

  3. Excuse me, upon doing further research, I have discovered that was not quite correct. It should have read:

    There’s a lady I know
    If I didn’t know her
    She’d be the la-tay I didn’t know.

    And my lady, she went downtown
    She bought some ber-ra-ccoli
    She Brought it Ho-ome…
    Now
    She’s choppin’ broccoli
    Choppin’ brocco-li
    Choppin’ brocco-la
    Choppin’ brocco-laa-aa

    SHE’S CHOPPIN’ BROCCO-LAY
    CHOPPIN’ BROCCO-LAY
    SHE’S CHOP-EAH-UN!

    Choppin’ brocco-loco-lay-eaa-eaa -eaa-eeee

    She’s choppin’ broccoli

    she choppin’ she choppin’ she choppin’ she choppin’ she choppin’ ch ch ch ch ch ch ta ta ta ta the broc-co-li-i

    She’s choppin’ brrrrraaaaiiiii

    She’s chop she’s chop broccoli

    She’s choppin’ Beeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    My apologies for the previous incomplete comment.

  4. Maigh
    04 Jan 07
    11:50 pm

    I will continue to eat your broccoli if you will continue to eat my mushrooms.

  5. Maigh
    04 Jan 07
    11:51 pm

    Tiffany - mine can touch, but I typically only eat one item at a time. All “accessory” foods, then the main course, etc. Oh, how The Mc loves it. Not.

  6. bear
    05 Jan 07
    1:08 am

    So many people do that - eat all of one thing then move to the next.

    My mom would eat ONE BITE of each of her items, take a drink, and then start over. Not necessarily in the same order, but it was so consistent I would sit across from her at the dinner table, mesmerized by the system.

    Of course, that was only the few times I was actually still eating when she finally sat down to eat - I was usually almost done by the time she finally got to start the rounds.

    And for the record - I’m right there with ya on the mushroom dealie-oh.

  7. Ryan
    10 Jan 07
    10:26 am

    Maigh,
    Tiffany would truely be happy if she could eat every meal off of the grade school cafeteria plates with sections, this would even include 5 star establishments.

    Ryan - her jackass brother

  8. Maigh
    10 Jan 07
    10:38 am

    Ryan - Tiffany is clearly a genius. I believe she and I should be on the next Presidential ticket.