{"id":722,"date":"2009-03-20T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laughingmonkey.org\/?p=722"},"modified":"2009-03-20T09:49:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T15:49:00","slug":"scaring-the-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/laughingmonkey.org\/?p=722","title":{"rendered":"Scaring the horses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long ago, I picked up the habit of shopping for kitchen wares at restaurant supply houses, rather than the usual department stores (Target,Fred Meyer or K-mart, etc) or specialty stores (Williams Sonoma, Sur Le Table). The selection is larger, the prices better, and you know you’ll get equipment that will stand up to long years of abuse.<\/p>\n

So it wasn’t a surprise that my search for a bread peel took me to my local restaurant supply store, a place that happens to specialize in gear for asian restaurants. When I entered the store, an older Asian gentleman approached, “You need help finding something?” I quickly said, “Not just yet, thank you”, and proceeded to roam the aisles. Even when I know what I’m looking for, I still like to wander around a bit first, like a kid in a toy store, examining all the familiar gear and pondering the uses of some of the more exotic items. I finally found the stash of bread peels, and fretted again about the “wood vs metal” question. After looking them over, I settled on a wooden peel and headed to the counter.<\/p>\n

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The same man was at the register, and smiled at my selection. “Is this for your home, or a restaurant?” “My home,” I replied. “Ahh. You make pizza with it?”<\/p>\n

And I swear, I don’t know what possessed me.<\/p>\n

“No, it’s for spanking.”<\/p>\n

His eyes got large, but his smile only dimmed the slightest amount. I paid and left, feeling overly happy with myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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