[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I really am sorry FMB. I know how much pride youy take in the WORK you've put in to be the chef you are. I've just noticed over the years people post a time or two in this thread and are never seen again because they're made to feel lessor. The wife was a low blow, I shouldn't have gone there. It was a GREAT cake. I just wanted to show you that jokes are sometimes very hurtful and make people feel unworthy to showcase things they are proud of. Not everyone can be experts at cooking. It doesn't mean they can't take pride in an accomplishment. We should be encouraging IMO. Sometimes we aren't. You're more important to this thread than I, maybe I should just bounce. This thread needs you far more than me and my unrefined techniques.

I don't want anyone to leave, certainly not you.

If I've run someone off, then I do more harm than good. I genuinely can think of only one time when I bashed something. As I recall, the dish SOUNDED really good but looked awful, and I said as much. I've posted things that look like shit, too (recall the porterhouse/smashed banana fiasco). But maybe I don't remember because to me they were innocuous comments.

I'll try to keep my comments in check.

Targeting the wife's work set me off. I'm past it. We're still cool.