Comments on: Do You Play Well With Others? http://www.dmperkins.com/2009/11/do-you-play-well-with-others/ www.dmperkins.com Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:07:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David http://www.dmperkins.com/2009/11/do-you-play-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-171 David Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:04 +0000 http://www.dmperkins.com/?p=1562#comment-171 I've still never forgiven them for invading Poland in 1939. I’ve still never forgiven them for invading Poland in 1939.

]]> By: Kevin C http://www.dmperkins.com/2009/11/do-you-play-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Kevin C Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:54:18 +0000 http://www.dmperkins.com/?p=1562#comment-170 Personally, I blame Belgians for everything. All that Belgians have given society are three things: the world's worst tasting vegetable (Brussels sprouts, also the most commonly misspelled); waffles, the only breakfast food ever to be co-opted as a derisive term for openmindedness demonstrated by a rival; and French fries. That's right, the single most destructive food product ever unleashed upon American midsections is, in fact, Belgian. It turns out that Belgian chefs are apparently so ashamed of being Belgian, that when they want people to like something they've created, they claim that they got it from some French guy instead. Belgians have a long history of keeping quiet while all those around them have faltered, all the while silently plotting the ultimate overthrow of the entire planet, apparently using food as a primary weapon. I'm sure you're all madly preparing your glib comebacks and attacks on my reasoning on this, but before you start typing, ask yourselves this: If Belgians are as mild-mannered as they appear, why has nobody ever bothered to come up with a derogatory racial epithet for them? Think about that... And, please, in the name of all that is holy, while you're thinking about that, think about the fact that this rant is obviously intended purely for entertainment purposes, and is not meant in any way to imply any actual wrongdoing or complicity on the part of any Belgian or Belgian-like person, place or thing. Some of my best friends are Belgian. And many of them are waffles. Personally, I blame Belgians for everything. All that Belgians have given society are three things: the world’s worst tasting vegetable (Brussels sprouts, also the most commonly misspelled); waffles, the only breakfast food ever to be co-opted as a derisive term for openmindedness demonstrated by a rival; and French fries. That’s right, the single most destructive food product ever unleashed upon American midsections is, in fact, Belgian. It turns out that Belgian chefs are apparently so ashamed of being Belgian, that when they want people to like something they’ve created, they claim that they got it from some French guy instead.

Belgians have a long history of keeping quiet while all those around them have faltered, all the while silently plotting the ultimate overthrow of the entire planet, apparently using food as a primary weapon.

I’m sure you’re all madly preparing your glib comebacks and attacks on my reasoning on this, but before you start typing, ask yourselves this: If Belgians are as mild-mannered as they appear, why has nobody ever bothered to come up with a derogatory racial epithet for them?

Think about that…

And, please, in the name of all that is holy, while you’re thinking about that, think about the fact that this rant is obviously intended purely for entertainment purposes, and is not meant in any way to imply any actual wrongdoing or complicity on the part of any Belgian or Belgian-like person, place or thing.

Some of my best friends are Belgian. And many of them are waffles.

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