[FrogMom]

I LOVE Dave Barry!

One of his funniest (to me) columns ever was about computer viruses.

Thanks for posting.

[aviator]

Lobster: a good excuse to eat lots of butter.

[fwdude]

I can't read Dave Barry's humor without laughing out loud - can't say this about most others.

[hflynn]

That is where I stand on this issue, and if any qualified member of the lobster, clam or phlegm-in-a-shell industry wishes to present a rebuttal, . . . .

Hey Barry you want a rebuttal from people running the Fulton Fish Market in New York? Why don't you go to Sparks Steakhouse in Manhattan 1 night and tell the mobsters choking on their lobsters where you stand on this issue?

[zzen01]

Any reasons are stated here why Lobsters, Clams and Crabs are NOT kosher and should NEVER be used as food.

[twigs]

This is funny. My husband still teases me about eating lobsters. The day after we were married, we drove straight from PA to Maine without stopping to eat. I was famished when we finally got to dinner, which was .lobster. I practically inhaled it. And after all these years, he still remembers and likes to tell the story of the time a lobster disappeared before his eyes...

[Nea Wood]

Made me laugh out loud, thanks for posting!

[unixfox]

Not food huh. Well I snagged this one in Cozumel while scuba diving. And I promise you, he was food!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

BWAHAHAHA! I told my Turkish brother-in-law, while my dad was preparing a lobster feast 30 years ago that they just looked like big, undersea bugs. He freaked! Hasn't eaten one since. That just means more for me!

[nuconvert]

pong

[Psycho_Bunny]

 

Clams taste exactly like what I'd expect licking a cows nose tastes like.

[Slings and Arrows]

If Dave doesn't like lobster, I'll take his share.

[MinuteGal]

This article just about ruined lobster for me, LOL.

But, broiled twin lobster tails aren't what they used to be.....getting more tasteless and too expensive.

A heaping plate of big sweet chunks pulled out of Alaskan King Crab Legs along with plenty of hot, drawn REAL butter does it for me.

Even better than lobster if prepared correctly.

[P.O.E.]

When eating crab, I also sometimes require little buckets attached to my elbows to catch the run-off.

[Ditter]

I love Dave, this is a good one. I don't care for lobster either and I never have been able to understand why. Maybe Dave has figured it out for me. I love the 'phlegm' line, I'm going to use it the next time someone orders raw oysters.

[WalterSkinner]

phlegm-in-a-shell

ROFL!

[yarddog]

The column was funny, the only thing wrong with it is lobsters are really really good to eat.

I don't get to eat them too often because they are expensive but when I do, the easiest and maybe best way to fix them is to simply split the top of the tail, smear on some butter and put it in a microwave. Cook until it just loses that translucent color and eat.

[Christopher Lincoln]

A lobster would probably see no more difference between Dave Barry and a moderately large fish than he sees between lobsters and insects.

[Beagle8U]

Steve McQueen (sp?) in the movie "Mr Horn" looking at a lobster on his plate..."I've don't think I've ever eaten a bug that big".

Tom Horn was a true life hired gun in the old west, later hanged for murder.

[advance_copy]

Great big crawdads ALERT.

[Mercat]

I love lobster, clams, and especially raw oysters. One reason that I love the smell of the ocean is because it smells like oysters. yum. But remember, you have to bite it at least once before you swallow it to make sure it's dead. :-) That usually gets me more oysters.

[A knight without armor]

I have never eaten lobster because they are tarantulas. Crack open the shell and there is snowy white meat - eeeek! I saw that exact same thing on tv years ago when South American natives were roasting tarantulas. It is exactly the same meat!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

"You've got to tell them...soylent red is my people!"

[Graymatter]

I can take it or leave it, but when we see them in the doom tank at the supermarket, the kid never asks me to buy one, and I am glad. They can really stink up a kitchen.

[RightWingAtheist]

[Pukin Dog]

I'll have my baby-poopers with a bit of lemon and garlic butter, please.

[righttackle44]

". . .All-Nite Drive-Thru Lawsuit Center. . . ."

Never mind the column. The boy has hit upon an
A-Number One-business idea.

[lesser_satan]

Awesome piece, thanks for posting!

[truemiester]

" I personally see no significant difference between a lobster and, say, a giant Madagascar hissing cockroach"

I can think of at least one: garlic butter.

Thnak you for your attention to this matter.

[Calvin Locke]

2. There is no way you would ever pet it.

He's wrong about that. If you pet/stroke a "bug" a certain< way, you can "hypnotize" it. More likebr> catatonia. I've only seen it done once.

[The_Reader_David]

I guess not being food is the reason we Orthodox Christians are allowed to eat them during fasts.

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[Dr.Zoidberg]

Whats with all the name calling and disrespect? And here I thought you monkeys had finally learned to get along with everyone. Now this bigshot comes along and starts disrespecting my ancestors.

Oi, what a shame....

[Calpernia]

Yum!

[Little Ray]

Lobster, shrimp, crabs - sea bugs. Good with butter. At least my wife says so (I tend to only eat vertebrates...).

[trisham]

I do not eat lobsters, although I once had a close call.

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Excellent. I'll take your share, Dave!

[Just another Joe]

Insects, a great source of fresh protein.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Broiled lobster has flavor and consistency. Clams and oysters help themselves down your throat like snot from a headcold.

~ Blue Jays ~

[Dustbunny]

I love Dave Barry. It is so good to read something funny and uplifting.

FR needs to start a good news and funny news section.

We eat lobster and shrimp which you are able to clean the poop out of. We do not in any way shape or form eat oysters, that large dark area is poop and clams are no better. Yuk !!

[Tonya Bo Bonya]

Why is the revulsion of seafood limited to lobster, oysters and clams? King crab looks more like a creepy spider than a lobster does. Have you ever eaten shrimp when it’s been steamed without removing it’s outer shell? Looks like a retarded miniature lobster. All shellfish is creepy looking, really. Even God doesn’t want you to eat them... that’s why so many people are allergic to shellfish.

Then again, I happen to love eating giant sea bugs. I’ve eaten meal worms, too. They’re not so bad and they are full of protein. Dude, if it’s cooked meat, I’ll eat it.