Thanks! I wonder if that Caribbean place up the Cowley Road is still there? I used to live near there, right around the corner from The Zodiac.

Wait, you mean you can buy food in Oxford too? I was only looking at the pubs. I have far too many blank spots on my "color in the pubs as you visit them" poster.

chipmunk_love and fffaw; I can confirm that Brown's is indeed still there, still flourishing and serving inexpensive traditional and veggie fry-ups etc. I had a cappuchino there this morning before getting my Lapsang from Cardew's opposite. There are several Caribbean cafes and foodshops along the Cowley Road, so I expect "yours" is still there, fffaw. Try streetview if you're feeling nostalgic!

There was a fly in my soup! Okay, it wasn't a fly, but there was bug in my soup at the Olive Garden today! Ick! The waitress happened to be at the table asking, "How is everything?" when I found it and I pulled it to the side and said "It has legs!" LOL I wasn't rude about it at all and the manager didn't charge me for my meal. I'm looking on the bright side--I didn't eat the bug. I didn't eat much else either!

Ick! Once I was at a diner with a friend, and he was eating a sandwich...when he realized there was only half a cockroach in it. (Bleargh.) So he called the waiter over, and told him there was a cockroach in his sandwich. The waiter said, "Oh, I hate when that happens!"

More sandwich horrors At least there appears to be no bugs involved, just a crime against nature, much like the Lasagnwich. ETA: Perhaps you would prefer a canned burger or some caffeinated beef jerky? Yeah, you heard me right.

I thought the frozen hot dog complete with bun and condiments I saw at the Save a Lot yesterday was going too far. Caffeinated beef jerky goes farther still.

The AV Club taste tested the cheeseburger in a can a couple of years ago. A few days later, we all eagerly gathered around the hot plate in the A.V. Club labs to see whether cheeseburger-in-a-can could possibly be any good. Answer: no. Oh dear sweet shrieking Lord, no. ETA: Can't ... resist .... lure ... of Old Spice Guy channel on YouTube! This voicemail is now diamonds.

Yay!

Hooray, Argentina. Again, New York State, I am ashamed of you. PS I love the Old Spice Guy did for his daughter.

Holy crap! Could a "shoe" be uglier? I'm well known for my hatred of gladiator sandals and any boot that has open toes, I mean, DECIDE WHAT YOU ARE! A BOOT OR A SANDAL, DAMN IT!, but this is pushing the limits. Ugly. Ugly. Ugly. It's a combination of the kitten heel (which I love), the rounded, almost clownish toe and the "I'm not sure what I am" cut out. ::shudder:: ETA: Also, I have a friend named Hindy. Knowing this sort of shoe had her name would make her cry, much like it does the Baby Jesus.

Ugh. In addition to being ugly, they look horribly uncomfortable.

I love how they call it a "pump" That, my friend, is not a pump, it's an abomination! It looks like something that Witchy Poo from H.R. Pufnstuf would have worn to her prom. (Who did she take? Sigmund the Sea Monster?)