OLYMPIC RECAP

The good, the bad, and the peas.

Comments

[Siouxie]

HAR!! I've soooo enjoyed your columns during the Olympics, Dave!! Well done, old chap...well done, indeed!!

[Punkin]

The only thing worse than peas, are mushy peas.
Oh, and the Romney/Ryan ticket.

Welcome home, Dave!!

[Elon]

Enjoy it while you can, Dave. The next Olympics are in Sochi, and I have it on good authority that Sochans are even less tourist-friendly than regular Russians.

[Clankie]

Sadly, the time has come once again to put away the athletic equipment and the goodwill and get back to the mundane business of all out war.

[Jan Crozier]

No more whirled peas...

[ligirl]

bring on the closing ceremonies: who's on first...?

[Guin]

Will Sophie miss her assignment as Official Blog-Olympics photographer?

[Omniskeptic]

Splendid stuff, Sir!

[Omniskeptic]

Unfortunately, due to an injury, Blanka Vlašić was unable to compete in this Olympics' women's high jump. A real shame; she's astounding.

The video here is a compilation by somebody of her more amazing leaps.

[Elon]

She's good, yeah. But Anna Chicherova jumped almost as high as Blanka's record, so I don't think she would have been a shoo-in.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Sadly Dave, though they almost certainly started out as a mistake ("damn, I forgot to turn the water off under the peas") mushy peas are now deliberate. Do not even think of ordered them (not that I need to tell you that, but there may be other innocent Americans heading for Britain).

Good job and I salute Sophie for her camera work.

[Wiredog]

So now you can visualize whirled peas. Cool.

[HogsAteMySister]

Homeland Security has intercepted your coded comment about "recycling our underwear to the point where it can never be used again except for biological warfare".

You will receive a warm, and very personal greeting upon your return to Miami.

Note: Don't bend over to pick up your suitcase.

[ligirl]

ok so .... who's on Last

[Theresa]

It has been very nice reading some of your columns again. You do a good job. Sophie did a nice job taking pictures too. Such a lucky gal to get that kind of experience.

[Wolfsong]

I've often wondered how they actually make mushy peas - nevermind "why" they make mushy peas. Sledge hammer to a pound of peas maybe?

The twin to "Mind the gap" is "Mind your head". Lot of those around, too.

[Elon]

Wolfsong, you soak the peas in water overnight till they get mushy. Then you cook them. It's very simple.

[Ross_marks]

One eats one's mushy peas with faggots.

[Allen at Division]

Thus ends the tax-deductible work-related portion of the trip...

[Jan in Grimsby]

Grew up on mushy peas, faggots, bubble & squeak, spotted dick, yorkshire pudding, black pudding, pork pies, and look where it got me. Here.

[nursecindy]

Poor Jan. Come south and we'll make sure you get some proper food like grits, liver mush, chittlins' (personally I don't touch these), fat back, greens, hominy, bbq, fried chicken, fried okra, cornbread, buttermilk biscuits, and some country ham.

[coscolo]

Genesis of "mushy peas" perhaps?
Pease porridge hot,
Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot,
Nine days old.

(They never emptied the pot, just kept adding more peas and water.)

[Curtis E Flush]

Punkin: ABB

(anybody but barry)

[Captain Spoilsport]

I love mushy peas. Fish, chips, mushy peas and a pint of bitter is just about a perfect meal.

[Jan in Grimsby]

What Spoilsport said.

[Ralph]

All we are asking, is give peas a chance.

[Lairbo]

Whoever (or possibly whomever) the next president is, he should appoint Dave as Official US Ambassador to Everywhere Else. The world would be a better place for it.