I went to the grocery store to buy ground pork today.  There was none but they had lots of ground veal.  Why is it okay to sell the meat of baby cows but not the meat of adult pigs?

Times Square bills itself as "The Crossroads of the World" so why is the new New Year's Ball made up of crystals in the shape of Celtic knots, the symbol of a single, small, ethnic group?

Have you tried to buy cheese lately? Almost all of it is low-fat. Besides not tasting right, it doesn’t cook right. Really nasty stuff.


My fellow Americans, please eat less and exercise more so that we put this low-fat nonsense behind us.

Overheard at the Thanksgiving table in reference to the turkey:

"This is definitely done, I think."

Why are there many different kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup?

Seen in the seafood case at the local A&P:

Imitation crab meat
Wild caught

How do you catch a fake crab?

There's road on my route to work that has "Flood Route" signs. 

Is this an evacuation route in case of flooding or are they trying to direct floodwaters to minimize damage?

I saw a herd of dairy cows that were the skinniest, boniest cows I've ever seen.  Is that were low-fat milk comes from?

I keep telling my hairdresser that I want to grow out my hair.  She keeps cutting it short. 

Is short the new long?

I made cookies from a recipe that called for "real chocolate chips".  What are "real chocolate chips"?  I wasn't aware that there were fake ones.

Why do they have locks on the lockers in the police station?

What's the point of low fat or fat free Half & Half?

What's wrong with this picture?

An antique dish
pattern: Betsy Ross
manufacturer: Colonial Pottery
Made in England

Weren't they the enemy?