Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for March 23, 2012
March 22, 2012
March 24, 2012
Transcript:
Rose: Excuse me...I'd like to order rattlesnake meat!
Man: Mike handles special orders.
Vicki: Write it down for Mike!
Man: Just give me a moment to stop shaking!
Rose: Of course...take your time!
I had to pick my jaw out of my grocery basket when I came across, amongst other things, alligator meat in a supermarket freezer … in Sweden. That was a tad more exotic than expected.
I enjoy a Vicki appearance, usually. This time she just seemed unusually mean. This guy wasn’t blowing Rose off. He simply informed her that he couldn’t help her and told her who could and Vicki popped out to insist and intimidate, quite unnecessarily. It felt a lot like “well go get mike NOW mo’fo’!” and was out of character. I don’t like seeing Rose go from timid to bullying, so perhaps this was just an anomaly and poorly executed strip.
Someone once asked Sam Armold, of the Fort restaurant, which features game meets, “Do you serve vegetarians here?”. He replied, “Yes, ma’am, everything we serve is a vegetarian. Except the rattlesnake.”
A good friend of mine had some severe food allergies, and for some months the only animal protein she could tolerate was indeed rattlesnake. I’m not sure how hard it was to get (though she did live in Colorado at the time…)
I recall in the early 70’s, our local supermarket sold cans of whale meat and rattlesnake meat. A friend of mine once tried rattlesnake meat. She said it tasted like real soft white meat. The only thing exotic I ever tasted and enjoyed was calamari-squid.
ick. gotta be desperate or drunk to eat that. sorta like shell fish. bleah. NOT one of the “warm and fuzzy” happy strips. c’mon guys. there are folks that just don’t touch that crap.
Zero-Gabriel over 12 years ago
Hmm…Do some supermarkets really sell rattlesnake meat…?
Ottodesu over 12 years ago
Yay! Vicki!
Weakstream over 12 years ago
Ya gotta go to Oklahoma for snake.
Doctor11 over 12 years ago
Vicki, please don’t traumatized the store employees.
rshive over 12 years ago
Alter egos sometimes pop up at inopportune times.
inshadowz over 12 years ago
I had to pick my jaw out of my grocery basket when I came across, amongst other things, alligator meat in a supermarket freezer … in Sweden. That was a tad more exotic than expected.
Naldr over 12 years ago
I would like to watch Vicki prepare rattlesnake. ;) It’s actually quite good!
redarmrest over 12 years ago
Why in heaven’s name would you want rattlesnake meat?
jazzmoose over 12 years ago
What would you use in rattlesnake chili? Tofu?
clms95 over 12 years ago
One Texas town has an annual rattlesnake roundup. Good eats abound!
Guu over 12 years ago
I enjoy a Vicki appearance, usually. This time she just seemed unusually mean. This guy wasn’t blowing Rose off. He simply informed her that he couldn’t help her and told her who could and Vicki popped out to insist and intimidate, quite unnecessarily. It felt a lot like “well go get mike NOW mo’fo’!” and was out of character. I don’t like seeing Rose go from timid to bullying, so perhaps this was just an anomaly and poorly executed strip.
nanatara over 12 years ago
How do they catch the rattlesnakes? Without getting bit that is.
gcarlson over 12 years ago
Someone once asked Sam Armold, of the Fort restaurant, which features game meets, “Do you serve vegetarians here?”. He replied, “Yes, ma’am, everything we serve is a vegetarian. Except the rattlesnake.”
Desertsinger1972 over 12 years ago
I love the alter ego.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
Vicki needs to alter her ego, today!
John W. Vinson Premium Member over 12 years ago
LOL! Don’t mess with Rose!
A good friend of mine had some severe food allergies, and for some months the only animal protein she could tolerate was indeed rattlesnake. I’m not sure how hard it was to get (though she did live in Colorado at the time…)
Sandlapper77 over 12 years ago
I knew someone who had a Vicki. He was my best friend and when Vicki manifested it was always interesting. Sometimes I which I had a Vicki.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I recall in the early 70’s, our local supermarket sold cans of whale meat and rattlesnake meat. A friend of mine once tried rattlesnake meat. She said it tasted like real soft white meat. The only thing exotic I ever tasted and enjoyed was calamari-squid.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 12 years ago
I’ll stick with beef, chicken, and fish.
ILikeMeSomeComics over 12 years ago
What store is this?!
dfowensby over 12 years ago
ick. gotta be desperate or drunk to eat that. sorta like shell fish. bleah. NOT one of the “warm and fuzzy” happy strips. c’mon guys. there are folks that just don’t touch that crap.
ReaderLady over 12 years ago
Snarky supermarket employees need a Vicki breathing down their necks once in a while. Makes for good customer service.