Comments on: Buy Amazon through neo-neocon—although I’m wondering about these gifts

By: JoeG

JoeG — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:15:38 +0000

Our family of eleven had a birthday fondue last Sunday. We had four fondue pots a heating for: Beef, Shrimp, Cheese, and Chocolate. Tasty and fun, and highly conducive toward conversation.

By: Ed Bonderenka

Ed Bonderenka — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:13:12 +0000

What I find interesting is that I didn’t even look at the link, and I knew you were talking fondue sets.

By: waltj

waltj — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:25:31 +0000

Doh! Thanks, Bupkis. So that’s what those long forks were for;-).

By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States

IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:15:05 +0000

I don’t know anyone who has an expensive pair of noise-cancelling headphones who doesn’t like them… Since the tech isn’t “new” any more, the price of some seem to be getting down to something reasonable — as in 30-50 bucks. Can’t speak for the quality of them as of yet, haven’t needed to buy a new pair of headphones recently.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:06:13 +0000

God, my family used to have fondue about once a month growing up, especially when vacationing in a cabin. It’s fun when there’s a crowd and it’s after skiing, sledding, etc. (raclette is good for this, too.) Now I have to dig out my fondue pot (wedding shower gift from my sis) and put it to good use…

By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States

IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:26:40 +0000

walt: you’re not supposed to dip it in by hand, silly.

Glad I could help.

:^D

By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States

IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:25:38 +0000

I like fondue, but it’s way too much trouble if you’re not having a party. If you’re entertaining guests, then it’s a nice touch just because it IS too much trouble for only a couple people.

All the local fondue places (“The Melting Pot”s) that I am aware of all closed. I think they were awfully expensive, and that hurt them a lot in the early 2000s recession. They were a good place for a date but, as I said, expensive, so you’d have to want to splurge a lot on the girl.

Fondue certainly appeals to women a lot more than men, as men don’t have that chocolate gene (it’s ‘X’ recessive, apparently).

We certainly like chocolate, but don’t go apeshit bonkers over it like women usually do.

By: waltj

waltj — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:51:29 +0000

The barking rats are cute. I’m sure my cats would find them amusing. And my sister has almost certainly studied this girl’s instructional video closely. It drives her husband nuts that she needs to take so much for just a weekend, most of which she never wears or uses. He and I each take a small backpack or carry-on suitcase, and we’re good.

My one memory of a fondue restaurant is of second-degree burns and no hair left on my arms after dinner from the hot oil spattering all over. The food was very tasty, but I’m not into pain, so I never went back.

By: SusieSunshine

SusieSunshine — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:14:06 +0000

Neo, the young lady in your video is a very talented person!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzwAXzUwwE

By: Sig

Sig — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:26:46 +0000

We get together with friends every few year and cook vegetables and hunks of various animals in peanut oil using a fondue pot. It’s an opportunity to sit around and talk and try different combinations and different dipping sauces and generally eat way too much.

We have considered getting one for our own home, but it wouldn’t be the same without the company, and, well, now I have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old and the dad in me breaks out in hives just thinking about them with hot peanut oil in the house.