I'm an occasional fainter, and I sure enjoy a good fainting tale. Nothing intterupts ho-hum polite society better than passing out cold. Here's a new one:
This woman I work with lives in a very social neighborhood: block parties, barbecues, movie nights. As these things go, she became closer to some neighbors than others. She wanted to invite her new friends over for dinner, but she worried what would happen if the others found out. "Oh hell," she finally decided, "It's not like they'll ever know."
Can you see where this is going?
One of her guests passed out during the soup course. The hostess knew the woman had a heart condition, so she called 911. Fast on the heels of the call came 2 amblulances, 4 fire trucks, 8 paramedics...and every single other neighbor, all gathered in her living room, looking at the abandoned dinner table.
The fainting victim was fine, but as for my friend's social standing, it's touch and go.
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best or worst soup ever.
Oh man..I lived in Carmel at my parents' place for a few months and swam on a masters team at the Monterey Rec Center. Every Sunday after a swim a group of us would brunch it in Pac. Grove or Monterey. One time my friend HungryChar couldn't make it to the meal. She totally passed out at the table and we all freaked out. She woke up fine when the server brought her her pancakes, and she said it was a low-blood sugar thing. :) Yikes!
I found your blog entertaining and absolutely delightful!! What a wonderful job you have, quite envious actually. Afraid I couldn't keep off the extra pounds though. Thanks for the smiles.
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You're the best, I love soup.
i'll definitely bookmark this.
We 've one thing common, in a little different way.
Yuo talk about food, I take alot of food. Please, visit my Blog. I hope you 'll like it.
God bless you....
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This is so funny. Great story!
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I just saw your blog and think it is good enough to put in my Favorites. :)
I moved to Sonoma County in 1975 from Indiana and just love the place. Always wanted to go to Boston.
Copied down that Grilled Chicken recipe from Sunset Magazine you put up and looking forward to trying it.
Really enjoyed your blog.
Love your blog!! Well written, and funny as heck! Thanks! :-D (Don't you hate it when someone uses all exclamations to puncuate everything they are saying? It's almost as if they are quietly yelling it all out ~ I tend to think of Botox victims when I see too many exclamations ~ big old eyes, wide open, permanently pulled happy-face ~) ;-D
I got a reply from someone in India, so my blog is world famous. I am still trying to find a way to handle all the attention and power that comes from being a international celebrity. I have decided that fame won't change me, so I will continue laughing at things that are not funny and making dangerous weapons with no forthought or respect to humanity.
Good Times
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I am such a nitwit, I do not get the joke. I read all the comments and still have not a clue. What was wrong, the soup?
ehm yes
Was the soup that bad?
:) Cool blog, funny story, good stuff!
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I just happened across your blog and I really enjoy it.
I am a native Bostonian who just spent three years living in SF. I am back in Boston now.
I LOVED the eating in SF but the one thing I could never really find was good pizza. The best place I found was Paradise Pizza in West Portal.
Good luck and keep up the good eating : )
Is that true or just an exaggeration. When something serious happens, you normally can't find help until you've bleed to death. Your friend must live in the country somewhere.
Hello, I'm Ginjiro. You have great jobs. I thought it was good that the fainted woman was fine.
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Your blog is funny. Absolutley funny. I hope your friends social status is repaired.
Great blog! I've never passed out, but I have come close to it, due to low-blood-sugar. Now, I always keep little hard candies (peppermints, mostly) in my backpack or fanny pack when I'm walking, just-in-case I feel lightheaded. Take care!
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