Comments on: Food Metaphors (86)

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:08:35 +0000

As soon as you got to the rude word of the week, I knew exactly where you were going. As a food server, I often mentally manipulate the power dynamic inherent in the personal contact involved with that position. It’s always a real shocker when someone is rude to someone who is going to be bringing them food and beverage for which to sustain themselves. I recently read an article about people, especially bosses or others in power, are unapologetically rude to service staff is a good indicator about how they really value others. In short, I’ve taken to making the extended form of the rude word of the week to an anagram, “E-S-A-D,” that thus makes it explicit to my congnisenti coworkers about the type of guests with whom I am dealing. And therefore it’s not so rude that I can’t say it in front of the very individuals I’m wishing biological harm on. Not that I’d ever endager anyone in my line of work. But in my mind. . . they get their “just deserts.” Nice and steamin’ hot!

[okay, that last bit was rude]

By: Ric Seaberg

Ric Seaberg — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:42:29 +0000

hi guys, just wanted to say i love the show, have listened to several with my wordy wife marie. thanks for playing my song “food chain”. best regards, ric

By: Josh in Georgia

Josh in Georgia — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:04:38 +0000

I’ve been ruminating on this some more Eat me, is another candidate for the rude word.

By: Don Marsh

Don Marsh — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:38:19 +0000

As we approached the “rude word of the week”, I was contemplating what it could be and thought you might choose, “toss my salad”. It’s a relatively new sexual metaphor.

I also thought you might look into “settle your hash”, an older one about teaching someone a lesson. Apparently, there is just too much food for thought…

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:34:24 +0000

Hi, I am a newcomer to your podcast and must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the food metaphors. I listen to podcasts while I’m out running, and when you read the post by “bnt,” I had to stop running for a minute because I was laughing so hard. Keep up the great work, fellow nerds!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:54:52 +0000

Hi Hillary! We did get your email about pathology terms. (I need to forward it to Barbara.) Alas, I didn’t know of these terms; and of course, we only got your educational email after we had recorded and posted.

By: webhill

webhill — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:39:38 +0000

I loved this show. I hope you guys got my email about the pathology terms… I have to admit I was slightly disappointed you didn’t mention the nutmeg liver. It’s my favorite hepatic pathology!

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:46:48 +0000

Another marvelously coprophagic podcast!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:13:02 +0000

Frank and Ernest by Alexandra Day is a wonderful children’s book about the diner life. It also has a great little diner-term glossary in the back. It was one of my favourite’s as a kid and this episode reminded me of it.

By: Josh in Georgia

Josh in Georgia — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:59:07 +0000

Loved the food episode. I did a spit take with my coffee when I heard the English take on the rude word, you know,that certain grin. I was in stitches.

As for food, I was surprised that you didn’t bring up the food metaphor that touches all of us: salary.

If I’m not mistaken, salary is a latin term for salt money. Salt being an invaluable preserver of perishable items.

Keep up the great work!

Josh