Wasting Away Again in Arboritaville, Searching for My Lost Pig of Salt
“The staff at Kitchen Port has informally declared this the Year of the Salt Pig,” reports the Observer. “What’s a salt pig? A ceramic pig, made in France, whose belly is a bowl for serving sea and kosher salt.” Also suggested as a gift: a “clever finial” from Top of the Lamp. That is, that thing that you screw on top of a lamp to hold the shade on. Living in Ann Arbor is quite the vocabulary builder.
I was able to grab a beer at Leopold Brothers over Thanksgiving. Out of the corners of my eyes I was looking for the wild, tangle-haired, fanatical bloggers casting their opinions into the void. Everyone looked normal. The bartender said she didn’t know of any bloggers. What’s going on?
posted by A Different Jon on November 27th, 2005 at 3:57 pm eI was once told that the women who attend Michigan Tech are frequently referred to as “tundra pigs.”
posted by Real Big on November 27th, 2005 at 6:39 pm enot to mention - who are these crackers serving kosher salt out of a pig?
posted by Real Big on November 27th, 2005 at 6:40 pm eWomen attend Michigan Tech?
Jon, we were all out-of-town cuddling with relatives and grammar-school-mates.
Don’t forget half-off beers and your favorite record clerks DJing tonight, though.
posted by Brandon on November 27th, 2005 at 7:06 pm eThe term is ’snow cow’.
posted by just helping on November 27th, 2005 at 7:21 pm eBrandon, I’m back in Chicago. I was just at a bar where a guy bartender was teaching a cute female cocktail waitress to pour. I benefitted from some of the training materials.
posted by A Different Jon on November 27th, 2005 at 7:39 pm eaaio, i think you may have just outdone yourself in titling the post.
posted by Joy on November 27th, 2005 at 10:00 pm eBrandon, what time do you DJ there? (I was at Leopold’s until about 10:15)
posted by OFWinsurgent on November 27th, 2005 at 10:18 pm eOFWi, you’re fast. According to the timestamp, you were able to get home and post in 3 minutes.
BTW, what was the maniacal laughter about on you’re other post?
posted by A Different Jon on November 27th, 2005 at 10:44 pm eEven better than the title of the post (which is classy in a crusty jimmy buffet fan kind of way) is the URL - which ends with “finial-fantasy” (much more geek chic). Clearly, AAiO is on a roll.
posted by Heidi on November 28th, 2005 at 1:55 am eUh, I don’t DJ there. But Scott and Chuck did from 10-something until 1-ish.
posted by Brandon on November 28th, 2005 at 2:05 am eReal Big’s kosher/pig comment deserves a hearty ‘heh,’ too.
posted by Anna on November 28th, 2005 at 11:41 am eADJ: the maniacal laughter was in reference to asking the U to build a parking structure for the new dorm (on another thread).
The time stamp issue probably has to do with “bar time” (clock 10 minutes fast in most watering holes)
posted by OFWinsurgent on November 28th, 2005 at 3:50 pm e“Made in France” is what differentiates this item from a similar item (not chipped) I saw being sold at the Salvation Army for $.50.
posted by AJ on November 30th, 2005 at 12:30 pm e