xmas party (pot luck)

[Zen]

The guy who brought soda, same flavors that are in our free soda fountain, also brought ice. Which we put right next to our (free) ice machine.

I don't know if that's funny or sad.
Is he fully mentally competent? Seriously, is he?

[smilingcat]

I guess I really shouldn't be complaining about the pot luck itself. I was just reacting to das Schweinn (pig) who requested for sushi. and others who poo-pooed my selection in the past.

We also had our pot luck today. General Manager who had requested for the pot luck did a no show and supposedly went out for Xmas shopping. And half the people in our division disappeared like cockroaches when you turn on the kitchen light.

For those attending, we did have pizza hut pizza, pepperoni., Three kinds of chili (I brought one of the three figuring it rates high on guy-food meter), two kinds of fried rice, fried chicken from Ralph's (a local grocery store), spagetti, bunt cake from local grocery store, an IT guy actually made a pot roast woohoo... And yes I did take my stuffed bell peppers (capsicum). They liked it so that's all good.

I'm happy that no one gave me a hard time about my food. That constructive criticism from the engineers is enough to make you bonkers.

Oh thank you for your own personal experience with pot lucks. It's been fun reading.

[Pedal Wench]

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Originally Posted by Pedal Wench View Post

The guy who brought soda, same flavors that are in our free soda fountain, also brought ice. Which we put right next to our (free) ice machine.

I don't know if that's funny or sad.
Is he fully mentally competent? Seriously, is he?

I question it too. But, as far as I know, he is fully competent. Just a bit out there. It's so funny. We're a small company. After lunch, everyone tends to pass folks in the hall and say, "great pie!" or "can i have the recipe for that salad?" When I passed him, it took everything I had not to say, "Yummy Diet Coke!"

[ny biker]

This is really interesting.

We have a holiday potluck lunch every year, and it's lots of fun. There are people here from all over the world, so there's a good variety of food. Most people either are decent enough cooks or are married to decent enough cooks, and the rest bring something simple like veggies and dip. Someone brings Popeyes chicken every year and that's always a favorite. The desserts are also a mix of homemade and store bought, but it's all good.

My cooking skills consist of boiling water for pasta and "cooking" frozen foods in the microwave or oven. So I bring spinach dip and bread or crackers. I found a recipe on Kraft's website that includes garlic and parmesan cheese, so it's got a little extra flavor to it, and it only takes 5 minutes to mix everything together.

Every year we invite the cleaning people who work in our building to join us, and we all chip in and give them a gift card as a thank you for their hard work. Then they start the buffet line since they're our guests.

No one expects gourmet food or worries about whether all the different foods go together or whatever. We're just trying to have a little bit of holiday fun.