tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post5707127216813650410..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: Curry and Death.Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-78096757350062828872009-03-29T09:05:00.000-04:002009-03-29T09:05:00.000-04:00That's just about the grossest thing I've ever hea...That's just about the grossest thing I've ever heard. Those poor people.tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-78841776333809532962009-03-19T00:14:00.000-04:002009-03-19T00:14:00.000-04:00Huge "awww" moment when you described the neighbor...Huge "awww" moment when you described the neighbor mimicking your Mom because she had no common language. That actually made me feel all sappy and glad that your folks tried to help them adapt. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the sinus infection! If you let them go too long, the roots of your teeth can get infected and then it's Root Canal time. Happened to my husband twice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-51278546648295606732009-03-18T06:49:00.000-04:002009-03-18T06:49:00.000-04:00Hilarious read Johnny... and how did you come with...Hilarious read Johnny... and how did you come with the name 'Ahladita'? Its not so oft used even in India and many of us would not even know its meaning. Great Find :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-25028188294076338902009-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:00Holy shit! I am so glad I don't have a fireplace r...Holy shit! I am so glad I don't have a fireplace right now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-16790953317439672872009-03-14T12:48:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:48:00.000-04:00Only you, Johnny, can put together a story about s...Only you, Johnny, can put together a story about sinus goo, maggots, and a garage flood all in one good short read. The sari story reminds me of my Indian fluid mechanics professor. She was THE BEST instructor I ever had. I went to college in the frozen north where the wind never stopped blowing and the wind chill was like -40. There would be my professor walking through campus wearing packs, her parka and her pink sari blowing ten feet behind her. I think she wore a sleevless union suit under the thing...bet it was made of silk too.Hedy Lamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065682222872299995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-51762769678117979192009-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:002009-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:00I used to get a sinus infection every other month....I used to get a sinus infection every other month. Since the netti pot - NADA.<BR/><BR/>I vomited a little in my mouth while reading this story. I think I am permanently scarred.Fish Out of Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483391844212535708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-70963006903732242842009-03-11T19:28:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:28:00.000-04:00In no particular order:1) The best part of a neti ...In no particular order:<BR/><BR/>1) The best part of a neti pot is how frigging <I>happy</I> the people pictured on any accompanying neti-pot literature are about using their nostril kettle. <BR/><BR/>2) The lawnmower incident reminds me of an old joke about a Norwegian logger with a chainsaw that my mom's been telling for decades. <BR/><BR/>3) Before I got to the raccoon denoument, I was getting a total "OMG, your neighbors killed SANTA!" vibe. Whew...? I guess?<BR/><BR/>Excellent story, though. That poor woman--she really <I>needed</I> your folks! How sweet of them, to oblige. At least until the edification of the neighbors got a little too corpse-y.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986083061824260700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-88182170129203633602009-03-11T18:22:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:22:00.000-04:00Eeew, maggots. Gross!The lawnmower story had me cr...Eeew, maggots. Gross!<BR/>The lawnmower story had me cracking up, though.<BR/>We had weird neighbors move in next door once. Parents were strange and had kids of every color fostered from ages 2 up to 24living with them.<BR/>Anyway, they came over to ask how to use their mower once, and whe nmy dad checked it out, he discovered thatthe gas tank was empty, and the part where you put oil was overflowing with gas.<BR/>My dad looked at them like they had 15 eyes and said "Do you know how to read English??? G-A-S here. O-I-L there! This is broken now."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-89814419973722728492009-03-11T17:51:00.000-04:002009-03-11T17:51:00.000-04:00That was just too funny!That was just too funny!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597822422886281763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52092485919791772732009-03-11T14:25:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:25:00.000-04:00I agree with Dina about this story needing a maggo...I agree with Dina about this story needing a maggot advisory label. Not much makes me physically ill, but the mental picture of "carpet worms" definitely freed up my evening, as I no longer have any lunch to sweat off. Thanks for that, really.<BR/><BR/>I am also a cosigner for the neti pot. It works wonders. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and curry is good for the sinuses too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-35452130591181210832009-03-11T12:42:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:42:00.000-04:00loved the story - you actually got me to laugh! Su...loved the story - you actually got me to laugh! Success!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-89824734860268093612009-03-10T20:26:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:26:00.000-04:00That is the MOST disgusting thing I have ever hear...That is the MOST disgusting thing I have ever heard. I don't think you could ever get that out of your brain. When I was growing up we had an elderly neighbor across the street. She had a family of raccoons move into her basement via the fireplace. By the sounds of the neighborhood gossip, they were shacking up for a while before being evicted. The chimney screens were a big hit in our 'hood as well. Weren't you the "tools frozen in ice" guy last year?rockin'thesuburbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243354175456788913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-86665260722191750132009-03-10T19:54:00.000-04:002009-03-10T19:54:00.000-04:00EW about the maggots! Saline nasal spray daily rea...EW about the maggots! Saline nasal spray daily really does help with the sinues, not the maggots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-14807383517031351922009-03-10T18:16:00.000-04:002009-03-10T18:16:00.000-04:00Holy hell that's disgusting.By the way, I'm actual...Holy hell that's disgusting.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm actually missing a sinus. It was discovered during an x-ray of my face because I hit myself in the nose with a hamper. <BR/><BR/>True story.<BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992157513487009662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-23363705006061680452009-03-10T17:27:00.000-04:002009-03-10T17:27:00.000-04:00because i go to a crazy school, where forensic sci...because i go to a crazy school, where forensic science is actually a class. i got to collect maggots from the body of a dead raccoon, yes gross, yes it was an assignment. so i totally understand the gross out factor, be glad you werent there.<BR/>sorry you're sick, but seriously how ever many years you've been alive and no sinus infection?? thats just unfair.<BR/>get better soongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-75583957228195165532009-03-10T16:58:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:58:00.000-04:00OMG. I have my own story with maggots - my dog got...OMG. <BR/><BR/>I have my own story with maggots - my dog got hit by a UPS truck and had lots of wounds on his back that I had to take care of. He couldn't walk, so I'd drag him out to the front yard every day so he could soak in the sun (he was an outdoors dog). Anyway, the flies were buzzing around him and I always tried to keep them off, but the little buggers laid their disgusting eggs in my dog's wounds. I found this out when I went to check on him one time and saw these white things which, upon closer inspection, were moving. I was five months pregnant at this time which was a good thing since the nausea and all that was past. But I called my vet who told me to pour hydrogen peroxide in the wounds and kill the maggots. That did NOT work. So I ended up digging the little buggers out and smashing them on my garage floor. My husband, of course, was working out of town.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-29428616603158759612009-03-10T16:18:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:18:00.000-04:00My tummy hurts from laughing! I can't help but won...My tummy hurts from laughing! I can't help but wonder how anyone can not know what maggots are...how is that even possible?<BR/><BR/>Great tale, Johnny, thank you. I hope you feel better soon. Sinus infections suck harder than a two dollar whore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-40284478630832794872009-03-10T15:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T15:57:00.000-04:00Thanks, I no longer have to figure out what to mak...Thanks, I no longer have to figure out what to make for dinner because I won't be able to eat today. <BR/><BR/>The image of her pushing the dead lawnmower, however, made my day.Sandy in MIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498438172929009132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-41067027237524366532009-03-10T14:22:00.000-04:002009-03-10T14:22:00.000-04:00I think this is a charming story, despite the gros...I think this is a charming story, despite the grossness of the maggots. <BR/><BR/>We had a family of racoons in OUR chimney when I was a kid. We went up on the roof and shined a flashlight down the chimney, there they were way down nesting on top of the closed flu. My mom was terrified that somebody would open the flu and all the racoons would fall out into the fireplace and then wreak havoc all over the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-83574811898502252792009-03-10T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:43:00.000-04:00I almost had "Carpet Crawlers" from the Lamb Lies ...I almost had "Carpet Crawlers" from the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway out of my brain, but you just brought it all back. Thanks a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-5972192966373349772009-03-10T11:31:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:31:00.000-04:00You can buy all sorts of things to honk up your no...You can buy all sorts of things to honk up your nose, but I just mix one cup of lukewarm water with about 1/4 tsp of salt and snort that. My doctor says that does everything the commercial snortable nasal douchy things do and it's almost free. Even my 6 year old does this to get rid of "clear boogies", as she calls them. <BR/><BR/>We had Indian neighbors all over the place at our last house. Nicest people you'd ever want to meet. They had well-behaved kids and brought over nice food a lot. I loved that part. The only bad part was that they all seemed to think that any plants in the front yard were a sign of slovenliness and would dig EVERYTHING out of their yards. Also, it was kind of hard to sell my house, since they often would hang their laundry on the trees to dry and they spent a great deal of time squatting on their front porches in odd clothing. I really did like them though, even though I took a tremendous beating on my house when I did finally sell it. I kind of think we could learn a lot from their culture (and vise versa, of course).<BR/><BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-51029359853441499672009-03-10T09:51:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:51:00.000-04:00Neti pot good. Though weird and uncomfortable. I...Neti pot good. Though weird and uncomfortable. It's horrifying to find out how much mucous you store up there.<BR/><BR/>I like dead stuff (studying to be a forensic anthropologist...not a serial killer), so I wasn't too bothered by the maggots. <BR/><BR/>But the visual of that poor woman pushing the lawn mower around her yard without turning it on has me giggling like a school girl. Good thing she was only copying your mother on yard work.shinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232945031746773775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-8440410562712281232009-03-10T09:44:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:44:00.000-04:00Had my first sinus infection last year, too. Felt...Had my first sinus infection last year, too. Felt like I had gone a couple rounds with Iron Mike. Except for the ear thing. Those felt fine.<BR/><BR/>"wiggling her fingers... carpet worm" Now I know how to do a massive understatement in sign language and broken English.<BR/><BR/>Glad you're back!steve phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976840237778700966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52502299220250557552009-03-10T09:43:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:43:00.000-04:00as a sufferer of chronic sinusitis, i have to seco...as a sufferer of chronic sinusitis, i have to second the neti pot suggestion. i got out of bed at two in the morning one night last week just to clear my head. works like a charm. <BR/><BR/>good thing i was done with my cereal before i got to the maggoty part... we've found lots of sketchy stuff in our cabin, but nothing that gross...mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953101917558794175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-10225801038146328812009-03-10T09:25:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:25:00.000-04:00Yes, she is walking around with a weed wacker....n...Yes, she is walking around with a weed wacker....not running.<BR/>Her kids are the programmers over in the payroll department......Ray Janeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965985187123647698noreply@blogger.com