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[gisela]

Thank you thank you! You are quite the genius yourself.
In Sweden we have a saying (that would be suitable right now) which goes:"the club for internal admiring". Hope that translates all right.

[Aisha Azar]

Originally Posted by gisela

Thank you thank you! You are quite the genius yourself.
In Sweden we have a saying (that would be suitable right now) which goes:"the club for internal admiring". Hope that translates all right.

Dear Gisela,
It translates beautifully! In the States, we call the club for internal admiring, the "Mutual Admiration Society".
Regards,
A'isha

[belly_dancer]

Originally Posted by A'isha Azar

Dear Belly_dancer,
Definitely, but we women can be just as good at it as men if we keep in mind that we must BBQ with male essence!! I occasionally practice trying to drink beer out of a bottle without getting my lip stuck in it from the suction. I am also trying to be more open minded about the "5 second rule", where if you drop food on the ground and you can pick it up before 5 seconds, its still okay to throw it on the BBQ!! This absolutely HAS to be a male essence concept. No woman I know would dream of eating food once it hits the dirt; mostly not even chocolate!!
Regards,
A'isha

no, no , no... for bbq... MUST be the can... then you can either crush it on your forehead, or stomp on it.... & we MUST include the NO multi-tasking ideal as well.... only 3 exceptions I have seen= 1) keeping small children from being bbq'd..... 2) belly scratching (& babbling to fellow bbq-rs) & 3) OF COURSE drinking beer....though I do not really know if the beer drinking could REALLY be a SEPARATE activity.....
meanwhile... my king bbq-er has had jury duty for going on day 4 (he is STILL there after they have dismissed over SEVENTY other potential jurors... so is not looking good... so now he is starting to use words like "concur" & "convoluted" etc etc etc...
hmmm... another week & we will see if he can still bbq... or if he will have to take a side job as a lawyer!!!

[Aisha Azar]

Originally Posted by belly_dancer

no, no , no... for bbq... MUST be the can... then you can either crush it on your forehead, or stomp on it.... & we MUST include the NO multi-tasking ideal as well.... only 3 exceptions I have seen= 1) keeping small children from being bbq'd..... 2) belly scratching (& babbling to fellow bbq-rs) & 3) OF COURSE drinking beer....though I do not really know if the beer drinking could REALLY be a SEPARATE activity.....
meanwhile... my king bbq-er has had jury duty for going on day 4 (he is STILL there after they have dismissed over SEVENTY other potential jurors... so is not looking good... so now he is starting to use words like "concur" & "convoluted" etc etc etc...
hmmm... another week & we will see if he can still bbq... or if he will have to take a side job as a lawyer!!!

Dear Belly_dancer,
How could I not KNOW that about the beer can thing?? You are so right!! Obviously I must practice my male essence before I am ready for BBQing. No wonder the beer swiggling thing was such a failure.
Here's hoping your husband survives jury duty and lives to BBQ a small child...no, wait... that sounded just wrong somehow.... Long Pig.... As a manly friend of mine once said about it. "You kill and clean it and I'll cook it". ( Practicing my male essence humor!)
Regards
The newly edcuated in male essence ways,
A'isha
Head of something or other

[Shanazel]

Dear Blah Blah and other forum weirdies:

I go off line for twenty-four hours and come back to BBQ belly dance, with or without male essence and crushed beer cans. So- has anyone arranged for ants and flies at this hibachi hafla? The roaring outboard motors and steak stealing dogs? Doug Kershaw or Boujalaise or The Texas Playboys? No, I thought not. Leave it up to me to provide the basics. Just sign me up for the Rubs and Marinades class and I'll see what I can round up in terms of bugs and bands.

Shanazel

PS I could teach a class in costuming for barbeque belly dance: Should Your Bedlah Match the Sauce or the Potato Salad?

[Aniseteph]

You are all crazy... Too much exposure to extreme weird fusion has pushed you all over the edge.

We've got enough for a whole festival (and delicious food too!)

Mastering your Tongs.
The Influence of the Amusing Barbecue Apron on Modern BBQ-Belly Costume.
Are Your Sequins Safe? The Beginners Guide to Flame Retardants.

I love the appropriately male-essenced beer can work

[Aisha Azar]

Originally Posted by Aniseteph

You are all crazy... Too much exposure to extreme weird fusion has pushed you all over the edge.

We've got enough for a whole festival (and delicious food too!)

Mastering your Tongs.
The Influence of the Amusing Barbecue Apron on Modern BBQ-Belly Costume.
Are Your Sequins Safe? The Beginners Guide to Flame Retardants.

I love the appropriately male-essenced beer can work

Dear Aniseteph,
Look at the hibachi calling the gas grill charred!!! Now, WHO among us wants to teach "Mastering your tongs"???? ( This could be a great class for the BBQ belly dancer who needs to rescue her or his can of beer from the flames!!!)
Well, what with the American holiday, Memorial Day starting tomorrow, this new fusion comes to the forefront in a timely manner!

Dear Shanazel,
Do you think Doug Kershaw would mind if we asked him to play his "fiddle" in a sequined pair of cowboy boots and maybe string some beads on his plaid shirt? I think YOU are the only other person I know who even has heard of him! We still have several of his records from "many years ago", around here and we dig them out and listen to them now and again. I am not sure I will ever be able to see him the same way now that he is a huge part of the BBQ belly dance fusion movement!!


Regards to you both
A'isha
Head of the spice section of the store of the BBQ division of the subsidiary of the company of the conglomerate