<p>Da--amn, m&sdad! :) When all else fails, call in MacGyver, a roll of duct tape, and the marmot brigade! And, look at that financial aid! Somebody buy that fat envelope a beer.</p>
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If Jesus is the answer to all questions, and Duct Tape holds the universe together, and Eric Clapton is god, does that make them the Holy Trinity? --doddsdad
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In here it does. </p>
<p>I decided today that I want sluggson to become a sommelier. ;)</p>
<p>m&s - The marmots would like a drink. I think they are saying it's Johnny Walker black on the rocks. Then they will drink to you and your D!</p>
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Without opening the envelope I can read that she won the Andrew Carnegie Scholarship, good for half tuition for four years!
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Awwwwwwwwwww, m&sdad, how FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS to your D!!!!!!!!!! Gotta LOVE that x-ray vision....that and duct tape!</p>
<p>~b.</p>
<p>I'll have what the marmots are having. Is there some sort of financial aid for parents when college kids come home for Spring Break? Just got back from clothes shopping with D...Make it a double. :p</p>
<p><em>hayden tentatively sticks head in the bar, knowing she's not a regular, but really liking the people sitting on the bar stools</em></p>
<p>um, I have a question. Do marmots hork also? And exactly what IS a cilentro? Does it hork?</p>
<p>A cilantro is prettier than a marmot. A cilantro <em>never</em> horks. A cilantro is a yummy herb for lovers of Mexican and Chinese food. A cilantro is a hated herb by your meat-and-potatoes-don't-let-one-food-touch-the-other-this-is-too-spicy/this-tastes-weird crowd. It is the sine qua non (how <em>do</em> you say that in Spanish) of great guacamole and salsa, imho.</p>
<p>It is so sad. I am one of those who don't like cilantro. It tastes weird to me. And in the Bay Area, they are apt to put cilantro on waffles even:(....</p>
<p>It's OK. I will feed mine to the marmots. They like cilantro. Marmot toothpaste is cilantro-flavored....</p>
<p>All praise the power of the Marmots!</p>
<p>Alumother, we've found the point we do NOT have in common! I could eat a whole bunch of cilantro for a snack. Cilantro on Thai, cilantro in guac, cilantro in a lentil salad...</p>
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It is the sine qua non (how <em>do</em> you say that in Spanish) of great guacamole and salsa, imho.
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As a certified, card-carrying native Texan, I'd have to concur with this! We use TONS of it in our homemade salsa!</p>
<p>All praise the power of CILANTRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>My grocer carries bundles of cilantro across the street; but it's not called cilantro. The hedgehogs who live nearby in the vacant lot like it as well!</p>
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The hedgehogs who live nearby in the vacant lot like it as well!
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I've heard that guinea pigs like it too!!</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>I read somewhere that due to the chemistry of cilantro it is unique in that it tastes completely different to different people. Hence, some people love it and some people hate it.</p>
<p>All hail, cilantro! Some gardeners are nice enough to serve it up with a bowl of beer. Make mine a Corona with wedge of lime, please. :) </p>
<p>I wonder if the like/not like component is influenced by the locale in which the cilantro is served. It's gotta taste better in Meh-hee-co and in Texas, and maybe, up in the wine country.</p>
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Make mine a Corona with wedge of lime, please.
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YUM!!!!!!!!! LOVE Corona with lime! Have you ever tried Tequiza??? It's my newest beer fave! ~b.</p>
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Okay, this has caused me to completely upgrade my assessment of those who don't "care for" cilantro. Since Alumother is tops in my book, and since I have not thanked or congratulated her for her courageous posts on the Tragedy of Drinking thread, I have whipped up a second batch of guacamole.</p>
<p>Slide the cilantro-free quac over to Alumother. It's in the pure white bowl. Don't let the marmots get near it. Their freshly brushed teeth could contaminate.</p>
<p>Breaking news: Mini Mudge in at Hamilton!!</p>
<p>Grabbing the cilantro away from the hedgehogs and marmots, "Hey, save some of that for the Kids." Putting down the straw, flinging some fiddles over the bar, let's have a hoe down.</p>
<p>I want a mimosa, and I want it NOW. First we find out accepted at Hamilton. Then we find out waitlisted at Davidson. Then the mail brings acceptance at Carleton. Roller coaster mornings are too stressful for carousel people!</p>
<p>Mimosa with or without cilantro?</p>
<p>Congrats on H and C. Hoping D was not the top choice...</p>