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75. The only edible part is the bacon.

Reply to pnwest (Reply #73)

Fri Aug 31, 2018, 10:22 PM

Aug 2018

To me, Brussels sprouts taste like rotting cabbage soaked in battery acid. They are unbearably bitter.

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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