Bbq rules (from Facebook)

BBQ RULES:

We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity . When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

(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.

(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.

Here comes the important part:

(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.

(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat

Important again:

(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.

(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes

And most important of all:

(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.

(12) 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

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I love my brother in law…he does all the cooking of the meat and smoking it and stuff…including preparing it…the sides of the meal are made by my sister and my mom. the whole meal comes together and feeds ten…delicious and fair…not always true…I do the cooking too in this house except for breakfast which I am truly grateful for.

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@firemonkey what is this, a joke from the 50s? I don’t think most men are like that.

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Much of that shitt remains current, I know because I’ve been there myself in my former bourgeois, suburban days. I’ve even overheard some of my friends wives admitting to feeling turned on by the spectacle of their men grilling meat. Fairly primitive stuff but still current.

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I would be interested to know why you think jokes should portray reality

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I don’t. I just don’t find this joke funny. Maybe it’s an age or culture thing, but the whole thing sounds several decades too old.

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Sadly, it’s still the norm in a lot of areas.

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It’s not something to get into an intellectual/philosophical debate over. If some don’t think it’s humorous that’s fair enough. We aren’t all amused by the same things.

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I’m glad I’ve never been exposed to that. Sounds annoying. I can’t think of a single man I know that would act like this.

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You live in a place that’s darn near a utopia compared to the rest of the world.

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Not sure if serious…

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I roasted off potatoes and sweet potatoes this morning. I was the one who prepped the zucchini and the red peppers, they’re in the oven now. Imma grill the meat patties next and then I’ll do the dishes. My daughter made the baklava we’re having for dessert.

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I miss a good barbecue. My parents did many when they were still together. The thing I remember most is foil wrapped sliced potatoes with onions and butter. Simple but delicious. My mum would marinate the meat.

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When my husband grills, I just make the side dish, and wash dishes after. My husband does the rest. So for me, days where my husband grills are days off for me. I’m lucky

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My kid’s first attempt.

:blush:

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That’s way better than I could ever do.

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My wife has been scared of using the BBQ ever since if p00fed when she lit it about 18 years ago and burned off about half of her hair. She prefers to leave using natural gas appliances to me – the guy nearly killed in a natural gas explosion in my youth. I’m not using it because I’m the guy.

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Lol! That is so true! Very funny. :rofl::rofl:

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Wasn’t Illinois specified in Dante’s Divine Comedy?!?

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Are you really confused or just being sarcastic?

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