OT: Still cracks me up

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Jim Thompson

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Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
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Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson
--

It looks like it cranks up Sophia as much as you. See can't take her eyes
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off them.

Harry
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG
Click to expand...
I remember seeing this pic in a magazine last millennium - probably
Playboy - and they called attention to Ms. Loren's sight-line...

Cheers!
Rich
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:21:19 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
<harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
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Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson
--

It looks like it cranks up Sophia as much as you. See can't take her eyes
off them.

Harry
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That's what is cracking me up... the look on Sophia's face :)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:59:42 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson

Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
Click to expand...
No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
"Spehro Pefhany" <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote in message
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Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?
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IRTA "rack of limb", which would kinda make a little sense given the thread
content. :^)

Tim

--
"California is the breakfast state: fruits, nuts and flakes."
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
 
Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:21:19 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:


"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
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Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places
(Tomaso's for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in
the hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson
--

It looks like it cranks up Sophia as much as you. See can't take her
eyes
off them.

Harry


That's what is cracking me up... the look on Sophia's face :)

...Jim Thompson
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Certsinly doesn't look like lust... more like disgust. ;o)

buck
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:59:42 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson

Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:38:33 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG


I remember seeing this pic in a magazine last millennium - probably
Playboy - and they called attention to Ms. Loren's sight-line...

Cheers!
Rich
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So nice to read a post of this nature that didn't say "site-line". :)

Tom
 
"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote in
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[snip]

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John
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That's one reason I laugh when people wanna go to Dennys. They
(especially here in O.C. where there's the largest V.N. community
outside of Saigon) can go down the street and get a *really* decent meal
for half the price of Dennys. At work we do lunch for $22 for three,
not counting the beer & tips. :p

There's a V.N. bakery here named Lily's that makes fresh beignets like
you get in the Big Easy, for three for a dollar. And they have that
infernal chrome contraption coffee machine going like crazy, too, all
throughout lunch.
http://www.crescentcitybeignets.com/beignet.html

Monday one of the Vietnamese ladies at work is having her birthday. She
invited us over for lunch, and *she's* making the lunch! I said,
waitaminute! Aren't we supposed to treat _you_?? Heh, tho I'm not
complaining about it!
 
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:54:56 -0800, the renowned "Watson A.Name -
\"Watt Sun, the Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> wrote:

"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote in
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[snip]

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John

That's one reason I laugh when people wanna go to Dennys. They
(especially here in O.C. where there's the largest V.N. community
outside of Saigon) can go down the street and get a *really* decent meal
for half the price of Dennys. At work we do lunch for $22 for three,
not counting the beer & tips. :p
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Delicious Viet (Pho, Bun or Com) lunch for two in the GTA for C20 (US
17) including tip and two truly excellent drip ice coffees with
condensed milk. Outside the Toronto area, the quality gets spotty
though, and of course the price increases.

There's a V.N. bakery here named Lily's that makes fresh beignets like
you get in the Big Easy, for three for a dollar. And they have that
infernal chrome contraption coffee machine going like crazy, too, all
throughout lunch.
http://www.crescentcitybeignets.com/beignet.html
Click to expand...
Good little Vietnamese subs (bahn mi) here, they used to be C1.00 in
Chinatown, but inflation has caught up with them and they're now 1.50
or 2.00 depending.

The French seem to have taught them how to cook well- light fresh
ingredients loaded with coriander, super-fresh crusty baguettes,
excellent coffee.

Monday one of the Vietnamese ladies at work is having her birthday. She
invited us over for lunch, and *she's* making the lunch! I said,
waitaminute! Aren't we supposed to treat _you_?? Heh, tho I'm not
complaining about it!
Click to expand...
Home cooked is a great opportunity to try things. One of the ladies in
my Chinese class last year brought in a whole bunch of home Laotian
cooking-- one of the ingredients was special seaweed her mom collected
from a river in Laos.
 
John Larkin wrote:

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John



And no extra charge for the Nuoc Mam.
Click to expand...

Ed
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:59:42 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson

Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...
Sounds good. I don't think I could drink that much wine at lunch.

Speaking of crack ups etc., do you think this one was worth it for Mr.
Stonecipher?

http://www.speff.com/dpeabody.jpg



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:04:47 GMT, the renowned ehsjr@bellatlantic.net
wrote:

John Larkin wrote:


I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John



And no extra charge for the Nuoc Mam.

Ed
Click to expand...
I should hope not. A few shots of Sriracha hot sauce in there, maybe
throw some of the marinated veggies in and pour it on.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:51:36 -0800, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
<Paul@Hovnanian.com> wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:59:42 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson

Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

Be careful. http://www.hovnanian.com/images/Fortune.gif
Click to expand...
Reminds me of the (probably apocryphal) story of the Western guy in
Vietnam who was offered some home-made stew. He asked what kind it
was, and the one that could speak English the best said "chicken". So
he has some, and it's pretty good. Doesn't quite taste like chicken,
but it's good. He's ladling his second bowl out of the pot and he
pulls out a bone about 7" long. He asks again what the stew is. The
Vietnamese fellow says "it's chicken, CHICKEN! you know, bow-wow!
bow-wow! chicken".
 
John Larkin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:59:42 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:24:43 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG

...Jim Thompson

Did you end up having a nice rack of lamb or something?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson

I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.
Click to expand...
Be careful. http://www.hovnanian.com/images/Fortune.gif

--
Paul Hovnanian mailto:paul@Hovnanian.com
------------------------------------------------------------------
Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:06:10 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

[snip]

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson

Sounds good. I don't think I could drink that much wine at lunch.
Click to expand...
Then you go home and take a nap ;-)

Speaking of crack ups etc., do you think this one was worth it for Mr.
Stonecipher?

http://www.speff.com/dpeabody.jpg
Click to expand...
I don't know. Maybe she has long, wrap-around legs, and gives good
head ;-)

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
Click to expand...
...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:34:47 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:35:26 -0800, John Larkin
jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:06:57 -0700, Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

[snip]

No. This was just a light lunch ;-) "N" had a flank steak "salad",
and I decided to go peasant food and had chicken and sausage; and a
bottle-and-a-half of Col di Sasso. Then an Italian ice with assorted
berries and Espresso.

...Jim Thompson


I'm taking Mo out tonight to our second-favorite Vietnamese
restaurant. We'll eat our fill and have leftovers to take home, total
maybe $16, $20 with tip. No wine, but the tea is good and free.

John

The Burger King a few blocks from here went belly-up. <CHEER> <CHEER

The building now houses Eddie Chan's Bistro... nice pot-stickers and
spring rolls!

...Jim Thompson
Click to expand...

Next time you're in San Francisco, have dim sum *and* dinner at Harbor
Village. It's a high-end Chinese restaurant: fabulous Peking duck,
amazing seafood. They have the exotica, shark-fin soup, bird's nest
dessert (about $150, I recall.) You could easily spend $500 a head if
you want the fancy stuff. We had dim sum for four on Saturday, $66
total, not bad for such yummies. In the mini-chinatown where I work,
you can get a mountain of chow mein (enough to feed me four times)
with tea and fortune cookie for $3.50, or a small bucket of takeout
noodles or fried rice for $0.75.

John
 
Jim Thompson <thegreatone@example.com> wrote:
Had my usual $120 lunch at one of my favorite Italian places (Tomaso's
for those of you living in the Valley).

After all these years I still crack up when I see this picture in the
hallway leading to the restrooms....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/Musings/LorenMansfield.JPG
Click to expand...
I always sit on the east end of the bar. Much better pic
of Sofia there.

--Blair
"And you're eating about 8x too much."
 
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