Food Wit Friday

It's Friday -- time to up the frivolity. Here are food quotes that, for some reason or another, amused me.

You're not my Chinese food but helllllo.

Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens

Doug: If you could think of one thing missing from our marriage what would that be?

Carrie: A commitment to dieting?, The King of Queens

Don't ask if they want ice cream. Everyone wants ice cream. Even lactose intolerant kids want ice cream.


Jake to his Uncle Charlie on Two and a Half Men

It's not mixing. The coffee doesn't even recognize it.


Frank on Everybody Loves Raymond about skim milk

Libby: I take it the diet's off.

Dennis:...But don't come down here while I'm eating my full English breakfast with breakfast...and expect me to make things easier for you. Can I please get some ketchup?

From Run Fat Boy Run

Dr. Lightman: What is that?

Dr. Foster: Chocolate pudding.

Dr. Lightman: Who eats pudding at 10 o'clock in the morning?

Dr. Foster: People who like pudding.


From Lie to Me Epi 1, Season 1

Dr. Foster: Chicken Dumpling?

Dr. Lightman: Oh no, I never eat meat I can't see. No, really, you have no idea what's in there...


From Lie to Me Epi 2, Season 1

I found Food Fight, a King of Queens' episode, hilarious. Doug has an unforgettable food affair.





I also like the episode, Furious George, when Doug is supposed to go to an Overeaters Anonymous meeting but ends up going to a meeting for abused men and gains weight because he eats donuts and cake at the meetings.




I almost forgot a Seinfeld episode about yogurt that's supposed to be low-fat. Loved it.

Have you been watching something and heard a quote about food that made you laugh?

The Forgotten Joy of Props

I had a notion to go to the gym but it's so cold that the thought of bundling up and exposing myself to single digit temperatures was just so unappealing. Today is rock climbing day and I usually pair rock climbing with a stint on the treadmill. Since rock climbing was slated for 4:30 p.m., I decided to do some 10 Minute Solution stuff in the morning.

I chose to do three 10 Minute Solution segments, including the Ultra Stretch on the fitness ball. I had forgotten how good props feel. I love doing cardio with a fitness ball and stretching? Oh my. I love when you're practically doing a backhand stand with your back curved around the ball. Nirvana, I tell you.

Check out what I mean by nirvana at 0:36:



Although I had pre-rocking climbing jitters, I had a good outing. I don't know why I still get jitters seeing that I've been many times now; plus, I enjoy it.

It's so frigid in The Lou that the water in the fountain at Upper Limits
was frozen. It was almost unbearable climbing without the good stuff. I had water in my car but I didn't feel like getting dressed again and exchanging one pair of shoes for another so I just sucked it up and climbed while parched.

I tried a new 5.8 red route today with not much success. I wanted to see if I could make it over the arête, at least. I tried about four times. Patti was giving me tips: hip into the wall, reach with the left hand, foot over here which made me flash back to swimming: blow out all of your air, chest down, oxygen deficit, one goggle out of the water...Ironically, Saturday used to be swimming day.

I asked Patti what was the most routes she had done in one day. She didn't give me a number but did say that one time they had spent four hours at the gym and that you do get your second wind which reminded me of Run Fatboy Run where Dennis hits the wall but breaks through it.