this was not a nice thing to do. i TOLD you i wanted to make chili tonight. you could have simply said that you felt like grilled cheese.

I'll take back the fancy graphing calculator.

That Dairy Queen cheeseburger that is still digesting just might come right back up after reading this. ICK!

You should get Nieman Ranch beef: no hormones, grass fed, organic beef. Very yummy and high quality.

Thank you, Bill. Now, I am seriously considering a meatless diet. WHAT - WAIT, I'm Texan, we eat anything! (well almost ;-)

Thank you kind Sir. Remind me when I come to visit the States, I become a vegetarian *lol*. I only buy quality meet from one of our supermarkets as that beef is not injected with hormones and also only fed on the best grains and grass. Ostrich meat is also fantastic - no fat which is excellent for people who have high cholestrol. It tastes very much like a good piece of fillet steak.

I love beef that will never change. But if they cut out all those beef parts for humans what the hell is McDonalds going to make their "hamburgers" with?

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I'm not allowed to give blood anymore because I've visited England in the last three years.

Turkey burger tastes better than hamburger IMHO. Try it. It's very Californian.

I recommend that everyone read "Portrait of a Burger as a Young Calf" by Peter Lovenheim. It is a lovely sensitive book that takes no pot-shots at any sides (farmers, beef industry, vegeterians) and it is a compelling read. It also has a sweet twist ending.

Unfortunately, it made me not want to eat much beef anymore. I loved beef, but... feh. No more hot dogs, either, although the book did not cover those.

The mere thought of 104,000 pounds of chili being recalled was strange. How big was this calculator, anyhow?

This vegetarian can't stop laughing....

sorry.