Ever meet a person who just thinks they know it all, and attempts to demonstrate this in a long winded manner every two to three minutes? Not only do I find these types horribly irritating and boring, but they also usually fall into my category of People I'd Like To Fling (and/or) Give a Flat Tire To. (The latter bracket refers to the walking variety, by the way, not the knife to a car's tire kind. I'm bitter, but not criminally so.)
It's Passover and a few of us got into a conversation regarding matzos. I'd been pronouncing it wrong; saying matzos rather than matza.
Ok, so I didn't know how to say matzos. I was raised Catholic, what do you want from me? Now I know.
Soon after, the topic turned towards gnocchi. "Gnocchi", someone said, in a silly voice. Perhaps this was an inside joke of some sort? Let's face it, I don't really fit in. "Matzos!" I joined in, since it seemed we were now announcing random food names in silly voices.
The know-it-all in question looked at me gravely. "Yes, but, gnocchi is not a Jewish dish, it's Italian."
Oh, is it? Really?
Being a bit of a Foodie, who certainly knows her way around a plate (or two) of this delightful Italian dish, that remark really chapped my ass. Good Friday or not, someone's getting flung.
You should throw gnocchi and matzo balls at her.
Posted by: Sissy | April 11, 2009 at 06:16 PM
I'm going to bring in gnocchi on Monday and say it's Chinese food.
Posted by: the odd broad | April 12, 2009 at 02:24 PM