Sunday, February 17, 2008

Foodie Offends

Some people can be soooooo sensitive. I am NOT one of those people. It takes a hell of a lot to offend me if you can do it at all. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.......I can agree to disagree and continue on with my conversation. I don't get my panties in a twist easily. About 5 years ago I worked for WPIC of UPMC (western psychiatric institute for university of pittsburgh medical center)........yes, I worked w/the crazies. This was actually my 3rd job with the crazies.....do you notice a pattern here hehehehe. Anyway.......this is a food story, really it is. We were going to have an office Christmas Party Potluck at one of the therapists' house. Since I was the office manager and the food officianado, I sent out the email and posted the sign up sheet on what to bring. I told everyone to think long and hard about their culinary selection. This one part-time therapist in the office w/a German heritage signs up to bring Pork & Sauerkraut........yes, you heard me right.........your eyes are not deceiving you........Pork & Sauerkraut. HUH?????? Is this a really bad joke????? Who signs up for an office Christmas Party Potluck to bring Pork & Sauerkraut???? Apparently she was going to go all out and bring it in a crockpot. Now mind you, I know she was of German Heritage but she wasn't just off the beer stein.........she was one of us.......she didn't speak German, she wasn't brought over here against her will at age 12......she was born and raised here.....she knows the rules, she should know the etiquette. People want bacon wrapped scallops, tricuits and assorted imported cheeses, cured meats w/a selection of olives and roasted peppers, spiced nutz, fondue, NOT PORK & SAUERKRAUT. I politely send out an email, not naming any names, but merely requesting that certain individuals rethink their selections for the office potluck and perhaps bring a dish with a bit more cheer, fun and merriment and not something that is going to stink up the joint like a bad case of gasssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Said woman gets ALL OFFENDED and boycotts Christmas Party. Sheeeeeesh, I should have been the one offended that someone was trying to bring Meat and Cabbage that smells like a rotten ass into my Festive Christmas Office Potluck. Did I get offended..........nooooooooooooo.........therapists can be sooooooo touchy. This same woman has a husband named "Garth"........who names their child Garth???? Need I say more??????? I think about this now and again and I still get a great chuckle out of this.

8 comments:

Ann Miller said...

Pure jealousy...she wanted to "show you up," to be "unique," and ended up missing out on a party that was filled w/fun, laughter, and no saurkraut (sp)!!

Isn't that where Dr. Thase works? How long ago was that? I sell crazy drugs, (which of course i take), and I think one of our clinical trials came out of that institute.

How could the child not eat ice cream w/all of those waffle cones just sitting around??

Anonymous said...

Honestly though, it being Pittsburgh you know its a whole other world. It was probably delicious pork and sauerkraut! That might have been a little harsh....

Lora said...

DEFINITELY A YANKEE DISH-We like fat, butter, cream and a side of sugar for our party dishes! This reminded me of Camille talking about her curry dish that stinks up the house horrible-but Adam seems to love! Not meaning to offend, but I have always heard you had to be crazy to work with crazies.

Obsessive Foodie or Food Addict....You Decide said...

Ann, I was at the Meadville Outpatient clinic back in 2001 and 2002(that is about 60 miles or so out of Pittsburgh).....I would have never come in contact w/that doc. WPIC no longer has that clinic....i beleive they gave it up 2 years ago to stairways behavioral health out of Erie, PA.

Obsessive Foodie or Food Addict....You Decide said...

Pork and sauerkraut has its place in society......at your grandmothers house on a sunday afternoon dinner....NOT at a christmas party.

Obsessive Foodie or Food Addict....You Decide said...

Lora, I was called a "damn yankee" once in a Cracker Barrel parking lot back in Virginia in 1996 when I took some guys parking spot on my way back from NC. He thought he offended me.....little did he know I took it as a compliment.

Anonymous said...

OK, I admit I do see what you were going for w/the Christmas party. A new and fun theme which is a great idea. I just have to stick up for pork and sauerkraut bc I'm from the area...I really don't even like it! Love your blog. It's inspired me to make my own paninni's and pizza!

Obsessive Foodie or Food Addict....You Decide said...

LOL, not a problem. I grew up in NW PA.....pork & sauerkraut, pierogis, so on and so forth were staples in our house.

Panini's and Pizza's are my favorite things to make AND eat. Just no pork & sauerkraut pizza please hahahahah.