I love potlucks... AND im one of those people who love to bring in baked goods ...

Genesia said:

Efan said:

She sounds like a monster.

Nah - she was a very nice, well-meaning person. She just had terrible taste in cakes.

And sex, apparently.

You two are E-V-I-L !!!

johnart said:

I will eat under just about any conditions.

Folk who quickly volunteer to bring napkins and plastic forks tho...if you are cooking-challenged at least bring some potato salad from the deli cheap ass.

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For some reason that has me

You are such a hoot John!!

psychodelicide said:

PurpleJedi said:

Listen...we had a very nice lady here in the office bake a cake once. After my second bite, I found a DOG HAIR in it!

Just pick-&-choose whose dishes you eat!!!

(Our office is very small so that's no prob...I don't know about larger offices...)

Ewwwwwww!! Co-

I should'a known better than to have her cake...after her boasting that her two dogs were the ones who got the most use out of her swimming pool at home.

PurpleJedi said:

psychodelicide said:

Ewwwwwww!! Co-

I should'a known better than to have her cake...after her boasting that her two dogs were the ones who got the most use out of her swimming pool at home.

Evidently they bake, too.

Cerebus said:

PurpleJedi said:

I should'a known better than to have her cake...after her boasting that her two dogs were the ones who got the most use out of her swimming pool at home.

Evidently they bake, too.

i'm forever baking and it's just the two of us, so I always bring in the extra for my team. UFF! Is this how you all are thinking of me? I bake from scratch cinnamon rolls, cheesecake, and cookies and this is what you think of me?

I worked with a guy that would have me bake cheesecakes for him whenever I needed a favor. Needed time off, cheesecake. Needed a ride to the shop to get my car, cheesecake. Needed new music, cheesecake! Sick, needed someone to cover...you get the picture. I was his work wife. I love him like a brother though and miss him.

Shit, my cheesecake is what kept my cupcake around, who is downstairs sitting on the couch digesting the meal I prepared for him!

I don't have pets either. I guess I should stop the ooey goodness that is Mama Kat's baking and keep it at home.

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I say we all organize an Org invasion at Genesia's hometown.

...and do a potluck.

PurpleJedi said:

psychodelicide said:

Ewwwwwww!! Co-

I should'a known better than to have her cake...after her boasting that her two dogs were the ones who got the most use out of her swimming pool at home.

Dogs swimming in her pool would have been enough to deter me from ANY food that woman would bring in to the office.

I used to date a guy, many years ago, whose mom had a lot of cats. When I went over to his house, these cats were everywhere: on the counters, etc. There was even one laying in the open oven on the oven rack. Needless to say, I REFUSED to eat anything at that house. I love cats, but that is just unsanitary.

Cerebus said:

PurpleJedi said:

I should'a known better than to have her cake...after her boasting that her two dogs were the ones who got the most use out of her swimming pool at home.

Evidently they bake, too.

FauxReal said:

johnart said:

I will eat under just about any conditions.

Folk who quickly volunteer to bring napkins and plastic forks tho...if you are cooking-challenged at least bring some potato salad from the deli cheap ass.

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Why you gotta put me out there like that?

No but really we joke about those people all the time who show up to events like these, potlucks, barbecues, etc. and are quick to say "I'll bring hot dogs!"

Thanks. You bring that 89 cent pack of hot dogs. Feel free to partake in the ribs, chicken, and steak that everyone else actually worked to prepare and spent a 20 times more than you on.

The hot dog guy bugs me more than the too quick to say "I'll bring chips" guy because chips can run you about $3-$4 a bag and for a medium sized group you need like 4 or 5 bags. Hot dogs...3 packs for like less than 3 bucks. Cheap asses.

You know there's always some hot dogs for under a dolla.

vainandy said:

I always bring some ice.

Hershe said:

johnart said:

Just imagine my office potluck.

Fighting Lola and Bogart off my plate and Betina staring daggers at me from across the table.

From your plate? Bogart needs 2-3 plates of his own?

You know that's right.

chocolate1 said:

Shyra said:

Yes. "Gettin the ass" means getting pissed or angry, usually over petty stuff. So, if you brought a dish and begged off eating something, your coworkers would consider that rude? Hell, if you have doubts about their cleanliness or food preparation skills, I'm sure your creative mind could come up with some excuse for not eating or sampling. A good one is medication. "I'm taking some prescribed medication, and I cannot eat anything with fat or sugar or dairy products." That pretty much covers everything!

Oh! You mean "gettin' hankty"!

So, that's how it's spelled? I used that word in the "Do Your Cats Talk to You?" thread, but I spelled it "heigcnty," I think. Either way, we know, and any other black, southern woman worth her salt would know.

Genesia said:

chocolate1 said:

I'm sorry that you feel that way.

But there are nasty people in small towns, who you've been working with for years, and it won't matter if it is once a year. Nasty is nasty.

If you eat anything from anyone who offers, then rock on.

Now, now. I'm sure some of those double wides have very nice, clean kitchens.

chocolate1 said:

Shorty said:

geesh!

maybe it's cause I'm from a small town...

maybe it's cause I've worked at the same company for 13 years....

maybe it's cause we don't have them very often.....

but I have none of the issues everyone else seems to have with potlucks.

yall sound like a bunch of fuckin' snobs if ya ask me!

I'm sorry that you feel that way.

But there are nasty people in small towns, who you've been working with for years, and it won't matter if it is once a year. Nasty is nasty.

If you eat anything from anyone who offers, then rock on.

Shyra said:

chocolate1 said:

Oh! You mean "gettin' hankty"!

So, that's how it's spelled? I used that word in the "Do Your Cats Talk to You?" thread, but I spelled it "heigcnty," I think. Either way, we know, and any other black, southern woman worth her salt would know.

I just spelled it phonetically.

I just Googled:

Shorty said:

chocolate1 said:

I'm sorry that you feel that way.

But there are nasty people in small towns, who you've been working with for years, and it won't matter if it is once a year. Nasty is nasty.

If you eat anything from anyone who offers, then rock on.

no need to be sorry about the way I feel there are nasty people everywhere..this is true. I eat whatever I feel comfortable eating...

That's what we're saying... most of us don't feel comfortable eating at pot luck gatherings.

chocolate1 said:

Shyra said:

I just spelled it phonetically.

I just Googled:

Urban Dictionary: hankty

Hankty: (adj) to be disrespectful, selfish, ignunt, moronic, or act a fool. Note : "hankty bitch"

I thought it meant stuck up, bougie or condescending. That's the context in which I heard it used.

Cerebus said:

Genesia said:

But heaven forbid you should decide to forego it - because then you look like you're stingy or not a team player.

I avoid them like a pile of rotten plague bodies if at all possible. First, because when I was a hardcore vegan, macrobiotic nutjub or even vegetarian there was rarely any good choices unless it was the one dish I brought myself. Then, most of the times I did bring something more than half of it went back home. Second, I brought my pesto & veggie pasta salad one time, it got demolished and I kept getting asked to bring it again. Lastly, because I hate people! I don't want to share your damn food! I got work to do.

@ macrobiotic nutjob. At least you know.

Double at that last bit. I'm always amazed at how much more work I have to do when there's a potluck going on. [img:$uid]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g216/rebecca8273/emoticon/eusa_shifty.gif[/img:$uid]

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Shyra said:

chocolate1 said:

I thought it meant stuck up, bougie or condescending. That's the context in which I heard it used.

Yeah, I thought it meant like snippy or uppity.

We had the basic idea... Like you said, "any other black, southern woman worth her salt would know".

Years ago, I used to work in a "secretary pool." I made a spinach quiche and brought a piece to work to have for lunch. We had a little oven in one of the labs, so I heated the quiche in that. Well, when the aroma hit the office, everyone and their mother was asking "What's that smelling so damn good?!" I had to share my one little piece of quiche with 5 other bitches because they just HAD to taste whatever it was that was smelling so good. That's when I learned that if you have a winning recipe for something, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!

Shyra said:

Years ago, I used to work in a "secretary pool." I made a spinach quiche and brought a piece to work to have for lunch. We had a little oven in one of the labs, so I heated the quiche in that. Well, when the aroma hit the office, everyone and their mother was asking "What's that smelling so damn good?!" I had to share my one little piece of quiche with 5 other bitches because they just HAD to taste whatever it was that was smelling so good. That's when I learned that if you have a winning recipe for something, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!

Wait - what?! You let them stick their forks into your food?!

Shyra said:

Years ago, I used to work in a "secretary pool." I made a spinach quiche and brought a piece to work to have for lunch. We had a little oven in one of the labs, so I heated the quiche in that. Well, when the aroma hit the office, everyone and their mother was asking "What's that smelling so damn good?!" I had to share my one little piece of quiche with 5 other bitches because they just HAD to taste whatever it was that was smelling so good. That's when I learned that if you have a winning recipe for something, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!

Spinach quiche sounds delicious! I'm sure you were giving people your recipe after they tasted it.

chocolate1 said:

Shyra said:

Yeah, I thought it meant like snippy or uppity.

We had the basic idea... Like you said, "any other black, southern woman worth her salt would know".

That's it! That's the word I was looking for and couldn't remember! The first time I had ever heard "hankty" was when my father used it to describe his mother. It was so funny and SO TRUE! Grandma was visiting us in N.J. and we had invited some neighbors to the house to meet her. Well, Grandma was from Atlanta and so-called "society" or "high-class." When she started "holding court" with her guests, she was going for it, chile! Rolling r's and shit! Daddy was so disgusted with her shenanigans. I was in the kitchen and he came storming in muttering. I asked him what was wrong and he said, "Goddamit! Mama in there acting all hankty and shit! Lord have mercy; she's embarrassing the shit out of me!" I said, "Daddy, what does "hankty" mean?" He said, "Uppity!"

PurpleJedi said:

I say we all organize an Org invasion at Genesia's hometown.

...and do a potluck.

I'd bring HUGE blocks of TOFU...

nothing more...

We do cash prizes at my job. I entered 3 times, and haven't won any.

RenHoek said:

I'd bring HUGE blocks of TOFU...

nothing more...

And I'd be gagging for the rest of the day.

Something we agree on!

Sort of.

I LOVE making and bringing food to potlucks.

.......but I never eat. I'm weird about whose food I'm eating.