Truth in advertising: I DO love my nuts

I was in the mood for Vietnamese food tonight. Since Vietnamese food is about as easy to come by where I live as figure skating wardrobe restraint is at the Olympics, I had to improvise.

I bought some vermicelli, some of that Vietnamese chili sauce and some cashews. No meat today, it's Lent, so I figured I'd sprinkle the cashews over the noodles and sauce and ... voila! ... instant ersatz-Saigon cafe meal.

Obviously the noodles and chili sauce were mega-easy, but who wants to chop up cashews just for a post-work meal? No problem ... I have a Slap Chop.

Did I say I have a Slap Chop? Oh no, no. I have three Slap Chops.

Why? I thought it would be cool on Mrs. Bubbler's birthday last year for my kids -- aged 7 and 6 -- to get mom a Slap Chop. My kids thought it was awesome and it made for a cute moment when my kids gave mom their kind of funny TV present.

Only ... I'm an idiot. When I tried to order the Slap Chop, I went to the Slap Chop web site and they had some two-for-one deal going. I went through the process of buying it, but then, whatever company makes those things kept asking for more and more information. I backed out of the sale and bought one at QVC or something.

At least I thought I backed out of the sale, until two weeks later, when two more Slap Chops arrived. I never recalled giving them any credit card number, but here they were.

Until today, I had never used any of them. So I whipped one my Slap Chops out of our formidable Slap Chop arsenal and went to work on my nuts.

I have to say ... the stupid thing really worked well. Those cashews chopped up very, very nicely and were the perfect little touch to my fake-ass Vietnamese meal.

So here's to you, Slap Chop. I really do love my nuts.

 

John Kruk just threw up.

 

Someone has to.

 

Dogs love their nuts because they can

 

I go to Pei Wei for my Vietnamese nuts.

 

old joke;

guy walking in a park; comes across an old guy sitting on a park bench, and old bulldog licking his bulldog balls. guy says "damn, I sure wish I could do that." Old man says "Well, it's fine by me, but you better ask Brutus first."

 

Scott Hamilton loves his nut.

 

So do Lance Armstrong and Tom Green.

 

I ate pad thai there on Friday. Two days later I am still full.

 

I like the new Slap Chop commercial where they have run Vince's voice through autotune.