Ahhh, the Family Name

Best Worst Name Ever:
Joe Bastardi
(Senior Meterologist at Accuweather)

Underpants Update

I saw a 70-something year-old man riding his bike on the main road in his tighty-whitey, pocket briefs, Homer Simpson underpants.

Drinking Peanuts and Flowers

When I was in Vietnam I went out to dinner one night with the newspaper staff.
Someone ordered a (non-alcoholic) drink for me, which looked like a Coke but was derived solely from peanuts.
The taste was interesting--not great, but tolerable and pretty refreshing.
I thought that after two or three drinks of peanut juice, I'd come to like it.

Apparently, my hosts thought better of it, whisked that drink away and put a bright, white drink in front of me. Also non-alcoholic, it was supposed to make you very calm and sleepy (not sure what kind of concession they were trying to shake out of me...).
This drink was derived from a flower, smelled great, but was like drinking straight from a bottle of perfume.
I managed to get in some polite sips, then went home and slept like a baby.

Dammit Undies

Never got a chance to shop at the "SWEAR!" lingerie stores in downtown Saigon

Freud on Food

Name of a store in Saigon: "The Essence of Meat"