Shut up & walk your lobster (Whole Foods Considers Stopping Lobster Sales)

Austin American Statesman ^ | 6/13/06 | John Kelso

[nuke rocketeer]

ITS A GIANT FREAKING COCHROACH!

But a tasty one when cooked snd dipped in butter!

[thebaron512]

Got to get me a vat of melted Butter!!!!

[cyberaxe]

.....man this story brought back to mind a little situation I had about 15 years ago.....

.....we do a lot of work for super markets, including installation of alot of there refrigerated equipment.....

.....a chain out here got on the seafood market kick back then and had us install lobster tanks in all their seafood markets.....

.....they kept calling us back to one particular store because some of the lobsters kept dying in the tank.....

.....after a long investigation, which included have the manufacturer of the tanks come out we were at our whits end to find the problem.....

.....this tank was working just like all the others, temp and ph levels were recorded and all seemed normal.....

.....but every morning there would be at least 2 or 3 dead lobsters in the tank.....

.....finally, the chains lost prevention crew found the problem.....

.....the night stock crew smoked dope on their break and had lobster races down the stores isle at night! LOL.....

.....i don't think they ever informed PETA.....

[battlegearboat]

Well, we all had a good laugh!

[battlegearboat]

The night crew toked

lobsters choked

[Shimmer128]

Give me your poor lobsters, your tired lobsters, seeking to be free....


give him to me and I'll show you abuse!

[RonHolzwarth]

This reminds me:

1. When you put two lobsters together without the restraining rubber bands on their claws, within minutes you have the larger (or maybe quicker) lobster having a lobster feast. That's why they're solitary animals!

2. Adolf Hitler was also concerned about this problem, and so he passed a law in Germany in the 1930s which required cooks to put a metal grill at the bottom of the pot of boiling water. Then the lobsters would not feel the pain of contacting the heat at the bottom of the pan. (he did not understand thermodynamics)

3. Lobsters are not kosher, that is, not acceptable as part of an observant Jewish diet.

[cyberaxe]

.....one of the chains loss prevention crew told me that when he interviewed one of the stock crew, he actually said.....

....."Dude, they were fine when we put-em back in the tank".....

....."just swimming around like all the other little happy gus".....

....."we didn't shotgun them or anything".....

.....idiots.....

.....if your gonna smoke-up some lobsters.....

.....at least offer them some melted butter as a last request.....

[Alouette]

Who can afford Whole Foods?

I like to grind my own spices, and Whole Foods has a selection of whole spices that are hard to find anywhere else, and when bought by the oz. is very inexpensive.

[nuke rocketeer]

and laughed and laughed and laughed........

At nothing!

[battlegearboat]

I have a coffee store nearby who also stocks the spices. Plus, I have a her garden this year that I started from seed and it is flourishing.

But I'll go check out what they have. Sanks.

[battlegearboat]

her=herb

[battlegearboat]

One participant put it this way:

"Our glowing personalities radiated over all we came in contact with and their puzzled expressions made us burst out in laughter."

[Atlas Sneezed]

YOu can't get big ones form Maine/Mass. any more. Out west, (such as Vegas) they all come from Nova Scotia. Tase just as good.

We just enjoyed four 4-pounders (one per person) a few weeks back. Imagine getting such fresh lobster here in the mountainous West. Don't let anyone tell you they get tougher with age. They were as good as they get.

[nuke rocketeer]

Been there too! Going round and round the park, ripping down a 3" sapling tree that offended my sense of esthetics, kissing the girls, getting slapped, laughing, laughing, laughing...............

Ah, the irresponsibilities of a misspent youth!

[Atlas Sneezed]

I like to grind my own spices, and Whole Foods has a selection of whole spices that are hard to find anywhere else, and when bought by the oz. is very inexpensive.

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I swear by mail ordering from Penzeys.com for the freshest, cheapest spices.

[Alouette]

There is a Penzey's store that just opened near my home, I will have to pay them a visit.

Garam masala, curry, cajun seasoning and fresh chili from scratch--there's nothing like it!

[Ignatz]

Penzey's ping!

Penzey's rocks!

[Rte66]

Good one! Ah, the smell of a burnt orange in the morning!

[Rte66]

Sounds like they're making excuses for being too lazy to potty-train their lobsters.