Paige: Monday it was meatballs in red sauce. Tuesday it was meatballs in brown sauce. Yesterday it was meatballs in black sauce. This cafeteria does have a refrigerator, right?
Lunch lady: Care for a meatball in fuzzy green sauce?
What’s funny is, our middle school just put in a request for new walk-in refrigerators because their current ones are over 50 years old and barely kept functioning with duct tape.
School board, of course, thought they could do without.
I remember the elementary school I went to served cutlets on Monday, hamburger patties on Tuesday, meatballs on Wednesday, and chili on Thursday. Interesting pattern, I think. Of course fish was served every Friday.
twypsi I never thought of meatballs in macaroni and cheese. I think schools make sure there are no left overs and serve something different from a planned menu. I know this is a comic strip suppose to be funny but this isn’t.
I always liked our cafeteria food in public and private school. Our Catholic school served REALLY good meals wlhen I went. there. When I was a volunteer mom in the same Catholic grade school cafeteria, a lot had changed but the meals were still good.
legaleagle48 over 13 years ago
May I be the first to say, “Ew!”
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 13 years ago
Appears that the cafeteria makes too many meatballs… or there isn’t much demand for them…
x_Tech over 13 years ago
Veggie Chia balls?
lewisbower over 13 years ago
And they used to tease me about re-using my brown paper bag.
cdward over 13 years ago
What’s funny is, our middle school just put in a request for new walk-in refrigerators because their current ones are over 50 years old and barely kept functioning with duct tape.
School board, of course, thought they could do without.
Colt9033 over 13 years ago
This would be huge scandle in local politics.
davidf42 over 13 years ago
I remember the elementary school I went to served cutlets on Monday, hamburger patties on Tuesday, meatballs on Wednesday, and chili on Thursday. Interesting pattern, I think. Of course fish was served every Friday.
Dkram over 13 years ago
The lunch lady is the keeper of the public ptomaine. (old mash joke)
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twj0729 over 13 years ago
I buy a big bag of frozen Italian style meatballs and throw into everything, spaghetti, soup, meatballs subs, macaroni and cheese. Quick and easy!
kab2rb over 13 years ago
twypsi I never thought of meatballs in macaroni and cheese. I think schools make sure there are no left overs and serve something different from a planned menu. I know this is a comic strip suppose to be funny but this isn’t.
kab2rb over 13 years ago
Oh and we use ground turkey including turkey for meat balls.
tnazar over 13 years ago
Maybe school cafeterias are where old army cooks fade away.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
I always liked our cafeteria food in public and private school. Our Catholic school served REALLY good meals wlhen I went. there. When I was a volunteer mom in the same Catholic grade school cafeteria, a lot had changed but the meals were still good.