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Title: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 07:38:56 PM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: candidizzle on March 28, 2008, 07:40:15 PM
too much work, too little meat.


give me some sashimi any day of the week.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: danielson on March 28, 2008, 07:41:55 PM
Red Lobster is considering tacky and cheap, but I love that place. Great shrimp, biscuits, cheese rolls and yes the Lobster is pretty good.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Army of One on March 28, 2008, 07:43:17 PM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?


I never bought in to Ruhl's hype either
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Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 07:44:35 PM
Red Lobster is considering tacky and cheap, but I love that place. Great shrimp, biscuits, cheese rolls and yes the Lobster is pretty good.

what seafood places eclipse it?  SW Florida has lots of places, but most are independet owned and you might get an amazing feast, or you might get something that should have been tossed out 3 days ago.  With the standardization of a nat'l chain, you can at the very least expect some consistency in quality standards.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: I ETA PI on March 28, 2008, 07:44:55 PM
too much work, too little meat.


give me some sashimi any day of the week.

What the fuck's the difference?  Raw or cooked?  
Unless you're somewhere serving 10oz sirloin for under $10, the lobster tail is going to be peeled from the shell just about to the body anyway.  

Are you thinking crab legs?  Some people can't tell the difference.  You'd think it is obvious, but I've met some morons that can't tell the difference.  

You're probably thinking crab, never mind.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: danielson on March 28, 2008, 07:46:05 PM
Anyone ever order a lobster and the menu says x amount and you don't realize it is by the pound and when you get the bill it is like 150 bucks? ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BayGBM on March 28, 2008, 07:52:23 PM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?


Was this your first taste of lobster?  :o

The best lobster (and lobster rolls) are to be found in Maine.  I know it is counterintuitive, but as a general rule seafood (shell fish or otherwise) in Florida is not very good and I say this as a seafood lover and a Florida lover.  Maryland crabs are the best.  Maine lobster is the best.   :P

btw, why is this posted on Gossip and Opinions?  Does it have anything to do with bodybuilding?  ???
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 07:54:54 PM
Was this your first taste of lobster?  :o

The best lobster (and lobster rolls) are to be found in Maine.  I know it is counterintuitive, but as a general rule seafood (shell fish or otherwise) in Florida is not very good and I say this as a seafood lover and a Florida lover.  Maryland crabs are the best.  Maine lobster is the best.   :P

I think so.  I've had lots of seafood at events, but never sat down at a table and pointed at it on the menu and identified it.  Usually, given a plate of seafood, I'd just shovel it down and look for a biscuit.  I'm not the most cultured guy, I admit. 

Usually, when the menu permits, I choose steak over anything fish or fowl.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: E N A N T H A T O R on March 28, 2008, 07:55:46 PM
Red Lobster is garbage and Lobsters are the shit eaters of the sea. I'll take a steak.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: I ETA PI on March 28, 2008, 07:57:16 PM
what seafood places eclipse it?  SW Florida has lots of places, but most are independet owned and you might get an amazing feast, or you might get something that should have been tossed out 3 days ago.  With the standardization of a nat'l chain, you can at the very least expect some consistency in quality standards.

Daniel san is from Metro Detroit where "sign of the beefcarver" and "coney island" are as prominent as IHOP is in Florida.  
I'm sure he took a date to Birmingham for an $80 "choice" ribeye a time or two, which allows him a condescending view on family food fair.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: I ETA PI on March 28, 2008, 07:58:09 PM
Red Lobster is garbage and Lobsters are the shit eaters of the sea. I'll take a steak.

Cud chewing represents a more "cultured" aspect of the animal kingdom, no?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: E N A N T H A T O R on March 28, 2008, 07:59:30 PM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.
Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?

Funny shit
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: danielson on March 28, 2008, 08:00:19 PM
Daniel san is from Metro Detroit where "sign of the beefcarver" and "coney island" are as prominent as IHOP is in Florida. 
I'm sure he took a date to Birmingham for an $80 "choice" ribeye a time or two, which allows him a condescending view on family food fair.

Haha, I am not from Macomb county, but we do have a lot of coneys. Birmingham and Troy do have nice restaurants though, but I am to really into them. I like Red Lobster and Outback just fine.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: E N A N T H A T O R on March 28, 2008, 08:01:03 PM
Cud chewing represents a more "cultured" aspect of the animal kingdom, no?
Nahhh
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: I ETA PI on March 28, 2008, 08:02:52 PM
Haha, I am not from Macomb county, but we do have a lot of coneys. Birmingham and Troy do have nice restaurants though, but I am to really into them. I like Red Lobster and Outback just fine.

What's the place that lets you toss your peanut shells onto the floor?  
That's quality meat there!

Michiganders, while fat and uneducated, can cook a fucking steak.  
Only place I've ever been where EVERY cook knows what a "Pittsburgh" grilled steak is.  

Try that in some hemp bricked rice steamer out in Colorado.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: danielson on March 28, 2008, 08:05:21 PM
What's the place that lets you toss your peanut shells onto the floor? 
 

No, that's Lonestar steakhouse, they all closed around here. Good food though.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: E N A N T H A T O R on March 28, 2008, 08:05:46 PM
What's the place that lets you toss your peanut shells onto the floor?  
That's quality meat there
!

Michiganders, while fat and uneducated, can cook a fucking steak.  
Only place I've ever been where EVERY cook knows what a "Pittsburgh" grilled steak is.  

Try that in some hemp bricked rice steamer out in Colorado.
Road House Grill aka Road kill Grill----Mortons has the best steaks on the planet.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:08:06 PM
No, that's Lonestar steakhouse, they all closed around here. Good food though.

Lonestar closed in my town too. 

 On February 18, 2008 Lone Star closed 27 restaurants to leave the company with 152 locations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Star_Steakhouse_&_Saloon

Can you believe someone was sad enough to create a WIKI for this... or that I was sad enough to read it?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:09:53 PM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?


What man do you wish you owed sex to after eating it? 
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:10:40 PM
What man do you wish you owed sex to after eating it? 

I dress like a scrub and didn't have lobster until I was 31.  What gay man would want me?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BayGBM on March 28, 2008, 08:13:12 PM
I think so.  I've had lots of seafood at events, but never sat down at a table and pointed at it on the menu and identified it.  Usually, given a plate of seafood, I'd just shovel it down and look for a biscuit.  I'm not the most cultured guy, I admit. 

Usually, when the menu permits, I choose steak over anything fish or fowl.


Have you ever lived outside of FL?  You--everyone really--owes it to themselves to pick up and live in another part of the country.  Many people do this for college, grad school, or employment.

Even if when “becoming a cultured person” is not the goal, you learn and experience SO MUCH from living in different parts of the country. The people you meet, the foods you eat, the things you are exposed to, the habits you pick up.  All of this is magnified to the nth degree if you get to live abroad!  If you don’t get to do it, make sure your children do.  They will thank you for it.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:15:16 PM
I dress like a scrub and didn't have lobster until I was 31.  What gay man would want me?

Well they probably don't mind that as much as the fact that you never made it to 240...  ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:15:57 PM

Have you ever lived outside of FL?  You--everyone really--owes it to themselves to pick up and live in another part of the country.  Many people do this for college, grad school, or employment.

Even if when “becoming a cultured person” is not the goal, you learn and experience SO MUCH from living in different parts of the country. The people you meet, the foods you eat, the things you are exposed to, the habits you pick up.  All of this is magnified to the nth degree if you get to live abroad!  If you don’t get to do it, make sure your children do.  They will thank you for it.

I lived in Ohio near Cleveland until I was 16.  hard working people up there.  way different everything up there.  Cloudy 10 months per year.  people jumped off bridges a lot up there, very odd.  A suicide a week.  Crime was terrible.  Lots of successful people walking into buildings where bums were sitting on the sidewalks.  Weird.  FL is full of lazier people overall, but the weather is nicer.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:18:25 PM
Well they probably don't mind that as much as the fact that you never made it to 240...  ;D

I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:19:30 PM
I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 

Yeah but you're married so that should be easier for you now than ever.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: E N A N T H A T O R on March 28, 2008, 08:20:19 PM
I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 
I missed 240 by 2lbs, its ok because I was looking Big and Bloated. Back down to 225.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:22:13 PM
I missed 240 by 2lbs, its ok because I was looking Big and Bloated. Back down to 225.

Just about time to either diet on down to 205 and win a show or take another stab at it then.  It's just that simple.   ;D

Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:22:25 PM
Yeah but you're married so that should be easier for you now than ever.

It's actually harder now.  Since I have a family to live for, I stopped the reckless drinking and buffet gorging.  I used to eat at Golden Corral every day. Now I try to be healthy, and shit man, healthy people are skinny!
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:23:58 PM
It's actually harder now.  Since I have a family to live for, I stopped the reckless drinking and buffet gorging.  I used to eat at Golden Corral every day. Now I try to be healthy, and shit man, healthy people are skinny!

Rob you'd give anything to die early.  (Pardon the projection.)   ;)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:25:59 PM
Rob you'd give anything to die early.  (Pardon the projection.)   ;)


??? Does getting old suck?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:28:11 PM

??? Does getting old suck?

Ask your buddy Coach.   ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BayGBM on March 28, 2008, 08:28:33 PM
Well they probably don't mind that as much as the fact that you never made it to 240...  ;D


I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 

That's why the guy's who do it are sexy!  ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:29:14 PM
Ask your buddy Coach.   ;D

While I love to debate him, he's doing damn well.  2 awesome houses, great business.

you mean the whole divorce thing?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:33:31 PM
While I love to debate him, he's doing damn well.  2 awesome houses, great business.

you mean the whole divorce thing?

No I mean the fact that you guys carry on like two Grumpy old men together.   ::)

 ;D 
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 28, 2008, 08:35:27 PM
No I mean the fact that you guys carry on like Grumpy old men together.   ::)
 ;D 


Joe and I will have a blast in the nursing home one day.  Our collective 8 wives having cleaned us out, we'll be relegated to donating plasma and bagging at Wal-Mart to afford our blood pressure medications. 
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: McFarland on March 28, 2008, 08:36:32 PM

Joe and I will have a blast in the nursing home one day.  Our collective 8 wives having cleaned us out, we'll be relegated to donating plasma and bagging at Wal-Mart to afford our blood pressure HRT medications. 

Fixed.   ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Big_Tymer on March 28, 2008, 08:43:12 PM
love lobster, and pretty much all seafood.

i agree though, there isnt alot of meat per lobster tail.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: HTexan on March 28, 2008, 09:04:50 PM
Not into lobster neither, Im more of a steak guy. chick dig lobster tho for sure.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: jetpower on March 28, 2008, 10:32:03 PM
www.ruthschris.com
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: nycbull on March 28, 2008, 10:39:03 PM
lobster is definitly over rated, all that green slime that comes out is too much
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: webcake on March 28, 2008, 10:42:11 PM
Caviar, now that shit is overrated ::)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: LatsMcGee on March 28, 2008, 10:55:38 PM
You might as well eat a fucking cockroach.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: dj181 on March 28, 2008, 10:59:21 PM
ya gotta eat it wit hot butter, then it's mighty tasty ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Croatch on March 28, 2008, 11:06:42 PM
Red Lobster is a hit or miss, so I don't go anymore.  Pretty much the high class place to go, if you live in the ghetto.
If you get a surf & turf, it is a great blend.  Personally, I'd rather eat home...no wait, the food will be perfect, and the amounts will be spot on.  Plus, I can post on getbig, while that steak is cooking.  Doing lobster at home, is a bit of a hassle to me.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BigMeatball on March 28, 2008, 11:39:14 PM

Have you ever lived outside of FL?  You--everyone really--owes it to themselves to pick up and live in another part of the country.  Many people do this for college, grad school, or employment.

Even if when “becoming a cultured person” is not the goal, you learn and experience SO MUCH from living in different parts of the country. The people you meet, the foods you eat, the things you are exposed to, the habits you pick up.  All of this is magnified to the nth degree if you get to live abroad!  If you don’t get to do it, make sure your children do.  They will thank you for it.


Not being funny, but gay men love to live other places. Atlanta, D.C., Houston, San Francisco, N.Y., New Orleans,etc... 
Why is that?  Is it because most gay men have no responsibilities (i.e. kids, wife) besides themselves?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: TechnoViking on March 28, 2008, 11:52:48 PM
Ruhl jumped the shark the day he told Mike Tyson he had a fairy's voice...And then preceded to ask Mike if he could tickle his ass with a feather...Or maybe i have it wrong and he told Mike that it was particularly nasty weather
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: onlyme on March 29, 2008, 01:21:26 AM
What's the place that lets you toss your peanut shells onto the floor? 
That's quality meat there!

Michiganders, while fat and uneducated, can cook a fucking steak. 
Only place I've ever been where EVERY cook knows what a "Pittsburgh" grilled steak is. 

Try that in some hemp bricked rice steamer out in Colorado.

Gladstones in Malibu, awesome place for seafood
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: bebop396 on March 29, 2008, 01:44:39 AM
Ive been to Red Lobster only once and never went back, that says something....I guess after eating Lobster in Hokkaido Japan, im ruined for life when it comes to lobster.....
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Tombo on March 29, 2008, 01:53:31 AM
Never been anywhere that sells seafood as their mains. But I'm a huge fan of Thai and Indian atm.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: shiftedShapes on March 29, 2008, 01:54:29 AM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?


Live Lobster Tail Sashimi


the only right way to eat it.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: tleilaxutank on March 29, 2008, 12:48:14 PM
Living on the new england coast I can say that eating red lobster is like going to white castle and determining that you don't like beef...

10 minutes from my house there is an all you can eat lobster house...65 bucks


And those that think its too much work just haven't had enough practice.  I can take the meat out of the tail and both claws in 30 seconds...mmm
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: The Squadfather on March 29, 2008, 12:50:18 PM
Living on the new england coast I can say that eating red lobster is like going to white castle and determining that you don't like beef...

10 minutes from my house there is an all you can eat lobster house...65 bucks


And those that think its too much work just haven't had enough practice.  I can take the meat out of the tail and both claws in 30 seconds...mmm
do you dip it in the butter?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: tleilaxutank on March 29, 2008, 12:52:17 PM
do you dip it in the butter?

If I'm eating just one; if I go to the buffet I'll get sick if I dip every piece in butter after 4 lobsters...
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: The Squadfather on March 29, 2008, 12:53:25 PM
If I'm eating just one; if I go to the buffet I'll get sick if I dip every piece in butter after 4 lobsters...
4 lobsters? holy shit man how many do you eat?
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: danielson on March 29, 2008, 12:54:25 PM
do you dip it in the butter?

You ever have Shrimp Scampi? Delicious :)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: sgt. d on March 29, 2008, 12:55:53 PM
I prefer eating a nice black pussy
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: The Squadfather on March 29, 2008, 12:56:35 PM
You ever have Shrimp Scampi? Delicious :)
fuccking AWESOME stuff, my mom used to make it all the time as a kid.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: tleilaxutank on March 29, 2008, 12:56:56 PM
4 lobsters? holy shit man how many do you eat?

The all you can eat place has 1 lb'ers....I can eat about 10 before things start getting disgusting...I haven't done that in years though and I hear as you age you can't pack it in as much so I'd say I could clear 7 or 8 nowadays...
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: The Squadfather on March 29, 2008, 12:58:43 PM
The all you can eat place has 1 lb'ers....I can eat about 10 before things start getting disgusting...I haven't done that in years though and I hear as you age you can't pack it in as much so I'd say I could clear 7 or 8 nowadays...
damn man that's a lot of lobster you must have a pretty fast metabolism to eat that much and be as lean as you are.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Dballn247 on March 29, 2008, 01:00:22 PM
Lobster is good. Crack the tails put in in foil with butter(and maybe a squeeze of lemon) and throw em on the grill with your steaks. You'll be eating good.

I prefer eating a nice black pussy


I guess you would, spending a year's income on one meal wouldn't make much sense for ya.  Peanut butter and Jelly or Mayonaise sandwiches are more your style.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: tleilaxutank on March 29, 2008, 01:01:14 PM
damn man that's a lot of lobster you must have a pretty fast metabolism to eat that much and be as lean as you are.

If I ate at that place more than once a year I'd be 300 lbs...ephedrine's a helluva drug...
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: The Squadfather on March 29, 2008, 01:01:44 PM
If I ate at that place more than once a year I'd be 300 lbs...ephedrine's a helluva drug...
;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: G o a t b o y on March 29, 2008, 01:17:27 PM
I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 


That's what steroids are for, dipshit.  ::)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BayGBM on March 29, 2008, 01:32:34 PM
Living on the new england coast I can say that eating red lobster is like going to white castle and determining that you don't like beef...

10 minutes from my house there is an all you can eat lobster house...65 bucks


And those that think its too much work just haven't had enough practice.  I can take the meat out of the tail and both claws in 30 seconds...mmm

There is nothing like Maine lobster!  :P :P

All you can eat Maine lobster or all I can eat Armin Scholz?  Hmmm that's a tough one.  :D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: sgt. d on March 29, 2008, 02:23:57 PM


I guess you would, spending a year's income on one meal wouldn't make much sense for ya.  Peanut butter and Jelly or Mayonaise sandwiches are more your style.

Are you still 247lbs with abs? ::)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Camel Jockey on March 29, 2008, 02:31:03 PM
I had steamed lobster when I was in Boston.. I dipped it in butter and washed it down with beer.. Not enough meat for something that expensive imo, but it was still good shit. I also had fried lobster rolls, which tasted no different from crab cakes.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: onlyme on March 29, 2008, 02:33:29 PM
First time I ever had Lobster was in Miami and Big John Studd taught me how to eat it.  I didn't think it was anything special.  I then went to Einsenada, Mexico and had it with some friends and it is not bad when you dip it in refried beans.  Other than that I have never ordered it myself.  A gym I was building on Oahu back in the early 90's had the only live lobster tanks in the whole state.  They had a couple hundred lobsters in there all the time.  Different tanks for different size lobsters.  They had a 21 lb lobster that someone bought for a Christmas party at the restaurant across the street in Restaurant Row.  They put the claw at the top of the Christmas tree.  It was HUGE.  It was the biggest claw ever.  They said the lobster had to have been at least 100 years old and I guess the meat is kind of tough.  It fed 20+ people.
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on March 29, 2008, 02:39:20 PM
my girl loves lobster tail...so she does surf n turf all the time..she's forced me to try it with some melted butter..and i must say if it wasn't for the butter i wouldn't have liked it..it ws meh ok..

i'd rather have kobe steak anytime..yum!
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: BayGBM on March 29, 2008, 02:43:38 PM
Lobster bisque is my favorite soup... but good bisque is very hard to find.  Good bisque should have lumps of whole meat in it!  :P
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Special Ed on March 29, 2008, 02:43:47 PM
Lobster is good. I don't go to Black Lobster, but I do go to OutBack and get the 3 Broiled Tails for $24.99. If you're in the Northeast, try to a Lobsterfest in Montauk/Hamptons or anything north of Boston along the shoreline.

Being a native of Maryland, I dig Crab legs and Crabcakes more than lobsters. Good crabcakes are tough to find anywhere, especially heavy on the jumbo lump crabmeat and light on the filler. Great Crabcake place in Lanham, MD and the Golden Bull in Hyattsville or Gaithersburg is not bad. O'Donnells in Bethesda kicks ass too. Never had a good crabcake in a chain seafood place.
And 240, enjoy the local catches down there: Marlin and Dolphin (Mahi Mahi). Lobsters come from up north. By the time they get to Florida, they're either dead or suicidal.

Thanks Lobsterphone for the Crabcake listings in Maryland!
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Post by: Dballn247 on March 29, 2008, 02:51:29 PM
Are you still 247lbs with abs? ::)

Oh brother, still swinging from my nuts huh?  Find one post where I said I was 247 with abs and LINK it or Delete you account.

Don't hate on me cause you can't afford lobster, tell the manager at Burger King you want move from Fries to the Register. Maybe he'll give you a raise. :D
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Post by: BayGBM on March 29, 2008, 03:04:26 PM
Lobster is good. I don't go to Black Lobster, but I do go to OutBack and get the 3 Broiled Tails for $24.99. If you're in the Northeast, try to a Lobsterfest in Montauk/Hamptons or anything north of Boston along the shoreline.

Being a native of Maryland, I dig Crab legs and Crabcakes more than lobsters. Good crabcakes are tough to find anywhere, especially heavy on the jumbo lump crabmeat and light on the filler. Great Crabcake place in Lanham, MD and the Golden Bull in Hyattsville or Gaithersburg is not bad. O'Donnells in Bethesda kicks ass too. Never had a good crabcake in a chain seafood place.
And 240, enjoy the local catches down there: Marlin and Dolphin (Mahi Mahi). Lobsters come from up north. By the time they get to Florida, they're either dead or suicidal.

Thanks Lobsterphone for the Crabcake listings in Maryland!

Not all Lobsters come from Maine; I only wish that were the case.  When you order any seafood in a restaurant feel free to ask where it was caught.  Any restaurant should be happy to tell you.  If they hem, haw, or cop and attitude don't eat there.  If the waiter says he does not know tell him to ask; the chef will usually know.

My gf and I used to go out to dinner all the time in FL.  Once we went out to a place neither of us had been before and saw lobster on the menu.  We went to grad school together in New England and both loved lobster.  She asked the waiter if it was Maine lobster or Florida lobster.  He reported back that it was FL lobster!  My gf balked and ordered something else.  :-X

Lesson: do not assume that all lobster was caught in Maine.
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Post by: McFarland on March 29, 2008, 03:26:54 PM
Not all Lobsters come from Maine; I only wish that were the case.  When you order any seafood in a restaurant feel free to ask where it was caught.  Any restaurant should be happy to tell you.  If they hem, haw, or cop and attitude don't eat there.  If the waiter says he does not know tell him to ask; the chef will usually know.

My gf and I used to go out to dinner all the time in FL.  Once we went out to a place neither of us had been before and saw lobster on the menu.  We went to grad school together in New England and both loved lobster.  She asked the waiter if it was Maine lobster or Florida lobster.  He reported back that it was FL lobster!  My gf balked and ordered something else.  :-X

Lesson: do not assume that all lobster was caught in Maine.

OK so you used to date girls? 
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Post by: jason armstrong on March 29, 2008, 03:36:12 PM
damn man that's a lot of lobster you must have a pretty fast metabolism to eat that much and be as lean as you are.

you are such a sad little cock licker....god...suck some more ass...
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Post by: jason armstrong on March 29, 2008, 03:47:10 PM
back on topic robby if you go to orlando go to this place all you can eat lobster sushi crab legs prime rib etc etc....for about $30 a pop youll come out at about 250lbs probably...hahahaha

seriously good stuff..

http://www.bostonlobsterfeast.com/RestaurantIndex.cfm?idsPageID=3

Bay GBM is right though the best lobster is from maine, man you want clam chowder and some other speicalty items go to boston md/VA is crabs for sure ....FL as you know is all types of seafood....

redlobsters suck donkey dick like squadfather...but ...good cheese biscuits....
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Post by: tleilaxutank on March 29, 2008, 03:49:03 PM
There is nothing like Maine lobster!  :P :P

All you can eat Maine lobster or all I can eat Armin Scholz?  Hmmm that's a tough one.  :D

Trust me. Lobster caught in RI is just as delicious as from Maine.  Freshness and cold water is the key.  After they are caught they starve and the meat goes bad even though they are alive...
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Post by: The Master on March 29, 2008, 04:01:51 PM
Trust me. Lobster caught in RI is just as delicious as from Maine.  Freshness and cold water is the key.  After they are caught they starve and the meat goes bad even though they are alive...



That post was hot! :)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: JohnnyVegas on March 29, 2008, 04:37:04 PM
I prefer eating a nice black pussy tranny dick.

There, fixed.
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Post by: Camel Jockey on March 29, 2008, 05:38:30 PM
I also love fried clams.. Never eaten the stuff raw though.
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Post by: The Master on March 29, 2008, 06:09:22 PM
I also love fried clams.. Never eaten the stuff raw though.


What about McDonalds? :o
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 06:13:35 PM
What about McDonalds? :o

OT... I had McD twice today.  Mcgriddle for breakfast and chik sandwich for lunch.  I came home and had steak and potatoes to even it out, but i still feel like a sputtery brick is in my guts. 
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Post by: The Master on March 29, 2008, 06:14:23 PM
OT... I had McD twice today.  Mcgriddle for breakfast and chik sandwich for lunch.  I came home and had steak and potatoes to even it out, but i still feel like a sputtery brick is in my guts. 

Ohh. McD = heaven.

What happened to the diet you were following? :P
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 06:16:54 PM
Ohh. McD = heaven.

What happened to the diet you were following? :P

I'm still following the very good, very effective diet from Layne Norton (http://biolayne.com).

But today we drove 2 hours to the zoo, so it was fast food on the road and lots of bottled waters.  I prefer Chick Fil-A or other fast food, but we had 3 rugrats with us so of course, McD wins.


(edit--me wearing a little soda bloat today....)
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Post by: The Master on March 29, 2008, 06:19:23 PM
I'm still following the very good, very effective diet from Layne Norton (http://biolayne.com).

But today we drove 2 hours to the zoo, so it was fast food on the road and lots of bottled waters.  I prefer Chick Fil-A or other fast food, but we had 3 rugrats with us so of course, McD wins.


Yes, you wrote that Layne made a diet for you, with more carbs than you are used too.

What does it consist of? (calories/protein/carbs/fat + types of food)

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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 06:27:26 PM
Yes, you wrote that Layne made a diet for you, with more carbs than you are used too.
What does it consist of? (calories/protein/carbs/fat + types of food)

I don't want to post it in its entirety - trade secrets and whatnot.  If I recall, he charges $150 for a consultation and complete custom diet, and seriously, it's worth every penny.   As you can see, I went from very scrawny in the mr getbig 3 pics, to a lot leaner and bigger. 

He gave me a really good list of carbs I could eat.  He told me WHEN to eat them.  percentages.  The protein was a lot LOWER than I had been eating, carbs much HIGHER.  Calories were LOWER - probably 750 or 1000 lower than where I was.  Bulking and cardio days, daily caloric breakdowns... you name it, it was detailed perfectly.  He had me eating less, doing more cardio, and less protein - but due to very intelligent carbs, I got out of that GI black hole I was in and started getting leaner and bigger at once.

As many of you rememebred, I spent the better part of 6 years (aged 25 to 31) being scrawny, getting fat, then getting scrawny again.  Layne has changed that, and I cannot recommend him enough.  www.biolayne.com
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Post by: McFarland on March 29, 2008, 06:33:12 PM
Rob, could you ever see yourself leaving Getbig for good? 
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Post by: io856 on March 29, 2008, 06:34:39 PM
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 06:36:15 PM
Rob, could you ever see yourself leaving Getbig for good? 

No, I live here.
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Post by: McFarland on March 29, 2008, 06:37:51 PM
No, I live here.

I know, I do too.
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 06:42:05 PM
I know, I do too.

I'm one of those assholes who has an opinion on everything.  If I read a thread, I respond.  So while I might have 40 posts one day, it means I read 40 threads.  If I have 80 posts, I read 80 threads. 

When I had real jobs, I wouldn't post while at work.  I'm an ambitious prick... lunch breaks were usually dedicated to trying to impress the boss' boss with a new project to undermine my boss to move into his position.  No time to read/post then.

So now that I'm at home for 10 hours a day with a rugrat, I kind of miss adult conversation.  I'm watching Spongebob and Sesame street and Dora/Diego all day long with a boy who can say ten words and would rather bite me than talk about training or nutrition.  So I come here a lot to retain my semi-sanity.
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Post by: sgt. d on March 29, 2008, 07:06:30 PM
I'm gay for free

thats nice to know
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Post by: G o a t b o y on March 29, 2008, 07:07:53 PM
I don't want to post it in its entirety - trade secrets and whatnot.  If I recall, he charges $150 for a consultation and complete custom diet, and seriously, it's worth every penny.   As you can see, I went from very scrawny in the mr getbig 3 pics, to a lot leaner and bigger. 

He gave me a really good list of carbs I could eat.  He told me WHEN to eat them.  percentages.  The protein was a lot LOWER than I had been eating, carbs much HIGHER.  Calories were LOWER - probably 750 or 1000 lower than where I was.  Bulking and cardio days, daily caloric breakdowns... you name it, it was detailed perfectly.  He had me eating less, doing more cardio, and less protein - but due to very intelligent carbs, I got out of that GI black hole I was in and started getting leaner and bigger at once.

As many of you rememebred, I spent the better part of 6 years (aged 25 to 31) being scrawny, getting fat, then getting scrawny again.  Layne has changed that, and I cannot recommend him enough.  www.biolayne.com


Layne told me to eat Doritos and ho ho's.  He give you the same list?
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 29, 2008, 07:19:55 PM
Layne told me to eat Doritos and ho ho's.  He give you the same list?

The Hostess Factor.  Yes, of course. 
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Post by: bigdumbbell on March 29, 2008, 07:26:35 PM
First time I ever had Lobster was in Miami and Big John Studd taught me how to eat it.  I didn't think it was anything special.  I then went to Einsenada, Mexico and had it with some friends and it is not bad when you dip it in refried beans.  Other than that I have never ordered it myself.  A gym I was building on Oahu back in the early 90's had the only live lobster tanks in the whole state.  They had a couple hundred lobsters in there all the time.  Different tanks for different size lobsters.  They had a 21 lb lobster that someone bought for a Christmas party at the restaurant across the street in Restaurant Row.  They put the claw at the top of the Christmas tree.  It was HUGE.  It was the biggest claw ever.  They said the lobster had to have been at least 100 years old and I guess the meat is kind of tough.  It fed 20+ people.
my brother is a lobster trapper in seal harbor, maine.  he trapped a 25 lb blue lobster.  drawn butter is preferred; that's when the butter is heated sufficiently and separates.  the salt and additives float to the bottom.  why is maine lobster the best?  the shell is really hard and the meat is firm not watery.
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Post by: sinbad on March 29, 2008, 07:50:37 PM
Red Lobster=Whack, that place is just not right in some way-I have a personal Ban on the place right.

Lobster= yeah it is a little over rated

and Yeah those biscuit joints are Good!
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Post by: HTexan on March 29, 2008, 11:19:27 PM
i ate mickey d's today too. ;D
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: MB_722 on March 29, 2008, 11:34:19 PM
I had a Fat Boy burger way better than anything McD's makes.

McD's is nasty. Wendy's is good.
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Post by: HTexan on March 29, 2008, 11:55:22 PM
I had a Fat Boy burger way better than anything McD's makes.

McD's is nasty. Wendy's is good.
whataburger is the best, but only a few chosen states get to eat a whataburger.
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Post by: Dballn247 on March 30, 2008, 12:56:44 AM
whataburger is the best, but only a few chosen states get to eat a whataburger.

We have em.  The burgers with cheddar and jalepeno's are the shit.
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Post by: bigdumbbell on March 30, 2008, 04:09:20 AM
veggie burgers are the best served with raspberries and brie
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 30, 2008, 07:07:04 AM
getting harder to find a good burger.  Wendys has been going downhill.
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Post by: Deicide on March 30, 2008, 07:15:11 AM
So I'm at Red Lobster tonight.  I admit, I'm definitely not a seafood guy.  Growing up in the trailer park, I rarely ate any fish that I didn't catch myself, and lobster never came around our canal.

Anyway, I had lobster tonight with my steak and I must admit, I wasn't all that impressed.  I know it's supposed to be what girls order in order to owe a guy sex.  Some status symbol that comes with ordering it.  But it pretty much tasted like what I believe a Krabby Patty should taste like.  Thoughts on lobster?


So you are basically white trash, right?
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 30, 2008, 07:31:13 AM
So you are basically white trash, right?

I grew up near Cleveland, poor and on welfare.  I moved to a FL trailer park where I lived for a few years.  I decided when I was 18 that I'd like to better my situtation.  I got a Pell Grant (college assistance for po' folk) and I went to community college.  In 2 years I became a substitute teacher and moved to an apartment.  3 years later I was a fulltime teacher earning computer certifications and later my masters degree.  I now live in a pretty nice home in a really nice area.  I work 50 hours a week.  I pay my taxes, and I follow the law.

If you consider me trailer trash because I had to live in one during high school, okay.
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Post by: Deicide on March 30, 2008, 07:32:54 AM
I grew up near Cleveland, poor and on welfare.  I moved to a FL trailer park where I lived for a few years.  I decided when I was 18 that I'd like to better my situtation.  I got a Pell Grant (college assistance for po' folk) and I went to community college.  In 2 years I became a substitute teacher and moved to an apartment.  3 years later I was a fulltime teacher earning computer certifications and later my masters degree.  I now live in a pretty nice home in a really nice area.  I work 50 hours a week.  I pay my taxes, and I follow the law.

If you consider me trailer trash because I had to live in one during high school, okay.

It was a question, not an assertion.
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Post by: 240 is Back on March 30, 2008, 07:36:54 AM
It was a question, not an assertion.

lol ah okay.  In that case, hell yes, I'm trailer trash!
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Post by: onlyme on March 30, 2008, 07:41:03 AM
Actually Tommy Burgers in LA are unreal too.
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Post by: YoungBlood on March 30, 2008, 08:02:32 AM
Was this your first taste of lobster?  :o

The best lobster (and lobster rolls) are to be found in Maine.  I know it is counterintuitive, but as a general rule seafood (shell fish or otherwise) in Florida is not very good and I say this as a seafood lover and a Florida lover.  Maryland crabs are the best.  Maine lobster is the best.   :P

btw, why is this posted on Gossip and Opinions?  Does it have anything to do with bodybuilding?  ???

I know I don't like lobster. I was in Rockland, Maine and saw the ocean a couple hundred yards away-practically watched them pull the cage out and serve it to me.
It was my first time having lobster, but I feel the same way as Candidizzle; too much work, too little meat, and overall I didn't care for the taste at all. :-X
I'll let others eat all the lobster they want.....just give me a Ruth's Chris steak!!! :D
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Post by: Stavios on March 30, 2008, 08:06:43 AM
Lobster sucks !

you should eat a Poutine, 240
that's my cheat meal every week  8)

(http://jevoispasdequoituparles.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/food_poutine_closeup.jpg)
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Post by: bcimagala on March 30, 2008, 08:13:46 AM
Actually Tommy Burgers in LA are unreal too.

for fast food, in-n-out wins hands down.  nothing beats a 4x4 animal style.

shake shack in nyc aint bad either.  the shack stack kicks ass.
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Post by: The Squadfather on March 30, 2008, 08:14:28 AM
Lobster sucks !

you should eat a Poutine, 240
that's my cheat meal every week  8)

(http://jevoispasdequoituparles.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/food_poutine_closeup.jpg)
what is that Stavios?
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Post by: bcimagala on March 30, 2008, 08:14:55 AM
back on topic robby if you go to orlando go to this place all you can eat lobster sushi crab legs prime rib etc etc....for about $30 a pop youll come out at about 250lbs probably...hahahaha

seriously good stuff..

http://www.bostonlobsterfeast.com/RestaurantIndex.cfm?idsPageID=3

Bay GBM is right though the best lobster is from maine, man you want clam chowder and some other speicalty items go to boston md/VA is crabs for sure ....FL as you know is all types of seafood....

redlobsters suck donkey dick like squadfather...but ...good cheese biscuits....

maine lobster is money.  btw, i wouldnt base my opinion on foods on chain restaurants like red lob.
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Post by: bcimagala on March 30, 2008, 08:17:59 AM
Lobster is good. I don't go to Black Lobster, but I do go to OutBack and get the 3 Broiled Tails for $24.99. If you're in the Northeast, try to a Lobsterfest in Montauk/Hamptons or anything north of Boston along the shoreline.

Being a native of Maryland, I dig Crab legs and Crabcakes more than lobsters. Good crabcakes are tough to find anywhere, especially heavy on the jumbo lump crabmeat and light on the filler. Great Crabcake place in Lanham, MD and the Golden Bull in Hyattsville or Gaithersburg is not bad. O'Donnells in Bethesda kicks ass too. Never had a good crabcake in a chain seafood place.
And 240, enjoy the local catches down there: Marlin and Dolphin (Mahi Mahi). Lobsters come from up north. By the time they get to Florida, they're either dead or suicidal.

Thanks Lobsterphone for the Crabcake listings in Maryland!

word.  montauk has some amazing seafood!
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Post by: Stark on March 30, 2008, 08:39:55 AM
I'm trying.  It's hard to get that big without being a bloated fatass. 

I tell you what is overrated.... OYSTERS... totally and utterly overrated, I come from a very "sophisticated" (what ever it is good for) family, both parents Teachers etc. so I'm always open for new foods etc, but the first time I had oysters I was instantly thinking? WTF? and this is what people go nuts for? you eat it raw, it's slobbery salty and has FUCK ALL taste.
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Post by: Stavios on March 30, 2008, 08:54:22 AM
what is that Stavios?

it's a poutine !

fries with cheese and BBQ sauce

it taste so fucking great I could eat that all day long
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Post by: BayGBM on March 30, 2008, 09:01:50 AM
I tell you what is overrated.... OYSTERS... totally and utterly overrated, I come from a very "sophisticated" (what ever it is good for) family, both parents Teachers etc. so I'm always open for new foods etc, but the first time I had oysters I was instantly thinking? WTF? and this is what people go nuts for? you eat it raw, it's slobbery salty and has FUCK ALL taste.


Ditto.  Mussels (and muscles ;D) are yummy, but I pass on raw oysters. :-X
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Post by: jetcity on March 30, 2008, 10:21:38 AM
who needs lobster when you gotz...
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Post by: bigdumbbell on March 30, 2008, 04:58:26 PM
I tell you what is overrated.... OYSTERS... totally and utterly overrated, I come from a very "sophisticated" (what ever it is good for) family, both parents Teachers etc. so I'm always open for new foods etc, but the first time I had oysters I was instantly thinking? WTF? and this is what people go nuts for? you eat it raw, it's slobbery salty and has FUCK ALL taste.

wellfleet oysters are the best especially with freshly shredded horseradish on top with blueberries for dessert
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: Stark on March 31, 2008, 01:44:59 AM
wellfleet oysters are the best especially with freshly shredded horseradish on top  and blueberries for desert

shutup ::)
Title: Re: Lobster... overrated?
Post by: 240 is Back on March 31, 2008, 06:49:35 AM
does any seafood beat a Fish-O-Filet sandwich?  I mean, really?
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Post by: medz zeppelin on March 31, 2008, 07:16:49 AM
Red Lobster is a hit or miss, so I don't go anymore.  Pretty much the high class place to go, if you live in the ghetto.
If you get a surf & turf, it is a great blend.  Personally, I'd rather eat home...no wait, the food will be perfect, and the amounts will be spot on.  Plus, I can post on getbig, while that steak is cooking.  Doing lobster at home, is a bit of a hassle to me.
?..........boil the lobster ,melt the butter and eat the fucking lobster.....you need 8-10 to really be eating lobster
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Post by: Stark on March 31, 2008, 07:57:09 AM
OK so you used to date girls? 

Thought the same thing ;)
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Post by: Matt C on March 31, 2008, 07:58:39 AM
what is that Stavios?

It's a French Canadian thing.  ;D
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Post by: McFarland on March 31, 2008, 08:00:19 AM
Thought the same thing ;)

Yeah let's hear more on that, right?  5 pages long, 1300 views and this thing could still just be getting warmed up.  I was wondering myself why he'd encourage us to trust the taste of a chick who was dating a gay man, unless of course she was into that.   ;D  
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Post by: medz zeppelin on March 31, 2008, 08:14:27 AM
Yeah let's hear more on that, right?  5 pages long, 1300 views and this thing could still just be getting warmed up.  I was wondering myself why he'd encourage us to trust the taste of a chick who was dating a gay man, unless of course she was into that.   ;D  
plenty of shopping