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71. Nothing except for what I brought.

Fri Aug 31, 2018, 09:40 PM

Aug 2018

Yeah, I don't trust people. I live in a community of mostly seniors and about 1/3 of them have some form of dementia. You think I'm eating anything they bring to a potluck? We hear all sorts of stories in here about how someone left something out for two days and then brought it or forgot to add the main ingedient or used salt instead of sugar...I could tell you some stories.

So now. Every year our neighborhood has a potluck and for some reason I'm always busy on that day

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Name something you will not eat, under any circumstances, at a potluck dinner or picnic [View all] Miles Archer Aug 2018 OP

Anything with onions! Va Lefty Aug 2018 #1

Me too red dog 1 Aug 2018 #59

Well, I'll be. My Dad was Navy, WWII also and would not eat onions sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #93

My dad was in the army in the Philippines - in the battle of Morotai Island. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #127

Off my menu too! democratisphere Sep 2018 #128

any kind of sausage (brat,etc) Mosby Aug 2018 #2

I've been eating mayonnaise-based food like potato salad and deviled eggs at picnics The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3

Mine was fear-based programming from my mom Miles Archer Aug 2018 #17

I must've gotten the same message . beveeheart Sep 2018 #122

Ugh! I hate both tuna and egg salad. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #138

Well there shouldn't be any mayonnaise in potato salad, if it's made correctly FakeNoose Aug 2018 #43

There HAS to be mayonnaise in potato salad. If it has Miracle Whip in it it's inedible. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #44

Sorry I should have explained FakeNoose Aug 2018 #50

Oh, German potato salad! I like that too. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #64

Anything with brussel sprouts. Or sauerkraut. kmla Aug 2018 #4

I'm with you! Hate those things. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #11

if you ever get the chance to go to europe, try brussels sprouts there. unblock Aug 2018 #28

Oh, I wish I could cook for you and convert you! Cut fresh sprouts in half, pnwest Aug 2018 #54

I tried cooking them like that. Still hate 'em. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #72

Well, to fall back on the 70's vernacular: pnwest Aug 2018 #73

The only edible part is the bacon. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #75

love brussel sprouts! samnsara Sep 2018 #103

Me too! red dog 1 Aug 2018 #58

Try simmering Brussels sprouts in the corned beef water for St Patrick's Day. Yum. Shrike47 Aug 2018 #86

Cantaloupe. bif Aug 2018 #5

I'm with you! moose65 Aug 2018 #82

Napkins. Sneederbunk Aug 2018 #6

A true story... Miles Archer Aug 2018 #15

Tomo from "tomar" awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #29

Pasta salad, got really sick once at a school picnic eating that stuff. redstatebluegirl Aug 2018 #7

Corn The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #8

Liver or seafood surprise. GemDigger Aug 2018 #9

Liver CountAllVotes Aug 2018 #20

Yes all those things. GemDigger Aug 2018 #25

... CountAllVotes Aug 2018 #67

Any jello gelatin salad concoction hopeforchange2008 Aug 2018 #10

Anything casserole-related, an open-ended definition matching the open-ended horrors I've seen. FreepFryer Aug 2018 #12

Pokeweed (referred to as poke salad in the South). Arkansas Granny Aug 2018 #13

we had poke as kids...not bad with vinegar and tabasco sauce. samnsara Sep 2018 #105

I used to pick it for my grandmother in the spring. She wanted only the tender Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #114

I grew up in Georgia MarvinGardens Sep 2018 #131

Humble Pie mindem Aug 2018 #14

No onions! I like them raw, like in a salad or pico de gallo, but cooked onions? lunamagica Aug 2018 #16

Not a fan Ohiogal Aug 2018 #18

Potato salad. Iggo Aug 2018 #19

I'll agree with that FakeNoose Aug 2018 #42

I don't really like potato salad anyway, but I can usually power through it at someone's house. Iggo Aug 2018 #47

Rocky Mountain Oysters lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #21

Try the lamb fries. Miles Archer Aug 2018 #22

backyard cookout by a neighbor lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #24

A long time ago (1970s?) They did a study about mayo in salads like potato salad shraby Aug 2018 #23

The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning sl8 Aug 2018 #30

I bet it's because of the vinegar. nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #45

I've been eating things with mayo all my life. zanana1 Sep 2018 #99

Something I wouldn't eat at a picnic? Cirque du So-What Aug 2018 #26

Bud, Miller or Coors products jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #27

Anything with ketchup awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #31

Pickled pigs feet! 🤢 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #32

Yuck! My dad used to eat those things. Also sardines. dameatball Aug 2018 #37

My mother loved the damn things! 🤮 Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #38

my dad feed those to us as kids.. i still can taste them... samnsara Sep 2018 #104

Beef roody Aug 2018 #33

Deviled eggs C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #34

+1 hibbing Aug 2018 #40

I'm very paranoid about eating anything in one of those situations The Genealogist Aug 2018 #35

i got food poisoning at a high end resort that hosted our Pharmacy convention.. samnsara Sep 2018 #106

I try to avoid potluck dinners. Why? dameatball Aug 2018 #36

Bosnian meat pies Mopar151 Sep 2018 #97

you have interesting pot lucks! samnsara Sep 2018 #107

Lucky to work in the heart of the Industrial revolution Mopar151 Sep 2018 #135

After being hospitalized for 2 days Runningdawg Aug 2018 #39

Hot dogs (nt) TuxedoKat Sep 2018 #116

I hate hot dogs too. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #139

Bologna. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2018 #41

If you've never had bologna, how do you know you wouldn't love it? nt LAS14 Aug 2018 #46

I don't. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2018 #56

It has a first name, ya know. sl8 Aug 2018 #48

I love the smell of coffee. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2018 #57

Same here. beveeheart Sep 2018 #123

Green eggs and ham. sl8 Aug 2018 #49

Yes but... skylucy Aug 2018 #52

Sauerkraut lark Aug 2018 #51

meat handmade34 Aug 2018 #53

Pickles and raw tomatoes. Laffy Kat Aug 2018 #55

Cole Slaw red dog 1 Aug 2018 #60

+1 TXPaganBanker Aug 2018 #61

Cucumbers, Cantaloupe and Watermelon. Jane Austin Aug 2018 #62

Really? I love all those foods! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #140

Pig snouts and no tongue lunasun Aug 2018 #63

Ambrosia Salad Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #65

Margerine katmondoo Aug 2018 #66

For Me It's Always Potatoes. And It's Not That I Don't.... becca da bakkah Aug 2018 #68

Is there a large kale lobby? royable Aug 2018 #79

Beans. Gross. 7wo7rees Aug 2018 #69

Everything. Codeine Aug 2018 #70

Nothing except for what I brought. llmart Aug 2018 #71

Even in the best of circumstances you're far more likely to get food poisoning Major Nikon Aug 2018 #74

The only time I ever got food poisoning was from restaurant food. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #91

If you've ever had a case of the shits, it may have been from food poisoning Major Nikon Sep 2018 #96

Oh, it was definitely food poisoning... The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #111

I'm not doubting that, I'm just saying food poisoning has other symptoms Major Nikon Sep 2018 #112

i even ate tacos off the streets and shrimp cooked on a stick over a fire on the beach.. samnsara Sep 2018 #110

Any kind of dips ..... CatMor Aug 2018 #76

Anything with hard-boiled eggs RockRaven Aug 2018 #77

I tend to avoid the glassware and metal serving utensils. royable Aug 2018 #78

Anything with liver in it MustLoveBeagles Aug 2018 #80

Strawberries or raspberries or raisins... k8conant Aug 2018 #81

Coconut cake or coconut cream pie moose65 Aug 2018 #83

Shrimp but then I hate shrimp and won't eat it regularly TlalocW Aug 2018 #84

I eat anything... defacto7 Aug 2018 #85

Yeah! You do know that that's a genetic thing, right? I have it too. nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #119

I did hear that. I can't understand how people can stand it. defacto7 Sep 2018 #120

No foolin! Mopar151 Sep 2018 #141

Beets, turnips, anchovies and raw oysters Submariner Aug 2018 #87

My words... Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #88

Anything of animal origin. Harker Sep 2018 #89

You should go with me to a vegan potluck. They are amazing! mucifer Sep 2018 #101

Thanks, Mucifer... Harker Sep 2018 #125

Hot Dogs and Other Sausages Leith Sep 2018 #90

Baked beans. Nasty, sugary-sweet grossness. Also nothing made pnwest Sep 2018 #92

my worse food poisoning was at a Moose Lodge.. samnsara Sep 2018 #109

Anything... quickesst Sep 2018 #94

Mushrooms. I will push anything else to the side but those slimey OnDoutside Sep 2018 #95

Peas Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #98

Animals or animal by products. mucifer Sep 2018 #100

green bean cassarole!!! samnsara Sep 2018 #102

SPAM!!!!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2018 #108

Try the spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it. n/,t sl8 Sep 2018 #115

Spam, eggs, sausage and spam. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #130

Any food that I see even one fly buzzing around. CentralMass Sep 2018 #113

YES! Bayard Sep 2018 #117

Beef. in2herbs Sep 2018 #118

Anything still moving. Or anything with teeth marks in it. Snellius Sep 2018 #121

Meatloaf. I only trust mine. n/t cynatnite Sep 2018 #124

I HATE mayo. Absolutely hate it. Still In Wisconsin Sep 2018 #126

Mayonnaise makes me gag, refrigerated or not. Just cannot eat it. Hoyt Sep 2018 #129

Squash, squash casserole, or anything containing squash. (nt) MarvinGardens Sep 2018 #132

Beets. Turbineguy Sep 2018 #133

Spam casserole with Cheese Whiz on top Zambero Sep 2018 #134

Cilantro. Tracer Sep 2018 #136

Meat. milestogo Sep 2018 #137