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Monday, May 15, 2006

A Grilling Truism

I had this sent to me and, seeing as I have seen this in action many times, thought I should share this apparent universal truth:

After four long months of cold and winter, we are finally coming up to spring and "grilling out" season. Therefore, it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this outdoor cooking ritual, as it's the only type of cooking a real man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.

When a man volunteers to do the grilling, the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine:
1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.

Here comes the important part:
THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine:
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.

Important part again:
7. THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN

More routine:
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces and brings them to the table.
9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And the most important part of all:
10. Everyone PRAISES THE MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
11. The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off" and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women!

2 Remarks:

AllisonGail said...

This is great! Way to put things in perspective.

Anonymous said...

Hilarious and so true! On the other hand, I would do anything not to have to get close to a grill...even if that meant doing everything else because I've never lit a match before and I'm scared of grills with fire in them : ) Call me crazy! But he'll definitely be taking out the trash! haha : )