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COMMENTS: Charlie Morton? Who is Charlie Morton? "He has not pitched a full four innings in three of his four outings and has allowed at least five runs per start," MLB.com tells us...which means he'll likely throw a complete-game shutout against the Dodgers tonight. I mean, the Dodgers have lost five straight and are tied for the worst record in the NL. The Pirates should have been an antidote. Instead, they're poison.
On a less vituperative note, tonight is Dodgertown's UCLA night. The first 20,000 fans get a Bruin-blue UCLA hat; those spending $45 to sit out in the right field lower reserve boondocks also get a Dodgertown/UCLA T-shirt and an all-inclusive themed menu (centered around pastrami sandwiches), in addition to Dodger Dogs, nachos, popcorn and soft drinks.


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I love accessories with floral motifs and there are plenty to choose from this season. Fabulous. Enter my next Spring update: a floral pin. Unlike my other Spring updates, I'll sport it all year round. Even more economical.
Floral pins come in many different fabrications, sizes and styles: realistic or abstract, solid or patterned, large or small – take your pick. I like abstract floral pins made of silk or feathers the best. I guess it's the modern-retro aspect of my style that finds those ones appealing. The versions that look more like actual flowers are sweet too, especially when creating a nice contrast with an androgynous outfit.
About five years ago I was wearing floral pins all the time, but stopped when the look was everywhere. Spotting the perfect black and white polka dot floral pin at Club Monaco rekindled my interest. So much so that it has given new life to the older floral pins in my accessory box.
I like the way floral pins add an arty and whimsical feeling to any outfit. And if you thought that there was only one way to sport them, think again. You have several options as you can see from my outfits above (by no means an exhaustive list). The obvious idea is to pin the trinket to a jacket or cardigan, but don't forget about dresses, blouses, knitted tops, tunics, knitwear, button-downs and waistcoats. Also think about attaching the floral pin to another accessory, like a necklace, scarf, handbag or belt. Plenty of possibilities!
It can be nice to give a floral pin a permanent home, like keeping it on one particular jacket or coat all season. I have a black feathered floral pin that stays put on a black dress. After spending a pretty penny on this timeless sequined flapper frock, it's the $9 feathered floral pin that gives it the perfect edge. Never underestimate the power of an inexpensive accessory.


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Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of Dec. 10, 2012
In the 1980s, collectors tried to solve the mystery of who made a series of red, black and cream-colored pitchers shaped like animals and birds. They were all marked "hand painted Erphila" in a round cartouche. Some were also marked "est. 1926," some "Germany" and some "Czechoslovakia."
Years of research has finally solved the riddle. The pitchers come in two sizes, 9 inches or 6 inches high. The set includes a toucan, rooster, parrot, cat, dog, ram, goat, elephant, duck and perhaps others. They were made in Czechoslovakia at the Ditmer Urbach Factory. The history of the factory is uncertain, but separate Ditmer and Urbach factories merged sometime before 1913 into the Ditmer-Urbach Factory.
The Nazis took it over in 1938, and it was still working in 1945.
The marks provide some clues. The word "Czechoslovakia" indicates a date in the 1920s. "Germany" was used later. Ebeling and Reuss, a Philadelphia importing company, ordered the set of pitchers for its customers and had them marked "E" for "Ebeling,""R" for "Reuss" and "Phila" for "Philadelphia" (Erphila). That mark was used on many types of imported decorative wares.
Ebeling & Reuss is still in business in Allentown, Pa., and still uses the same mark on pieces it imports. The vintage cat pitcher is the most expensive, selling for as much as $1,000. Other prices: rooster, $235; ram, $440; toucan, $485; and goat, $775. It sometimes pays to buy an unidentified piece that you like. The pitchers were about $25 each in the 1980s.
Q: Years ago, we bought a grandfather clock from a friend whose ceiling was not high enough for the clock. The clock is marked "Royal Furniture, Grand Rapids." Can you tell us something about the maker and age of our clock?
A: Royal Furniture Co. was in business in Grand Rapids, Mich., from 1892 to 1931. But the company's ownership changed in 1919, and the new owner's name, Robert W. Irwin, was added to Royal's marks that year. So your clock was made between 1892 and 1919. Royal made high-quality furniture, including grandfather clock cases, but the internal clock mechanism was made by another company, probably the Charles Jacques Clock Co. of New York City. Charles Jacques was known to supply some grandfather clockworks to Royal.
Q: I have inherited an antique wash bowl and pitcher set. The pieces have a matching floral blue transfer pattern. The bowl is marked "Porcelain Royale, Pitcairns Limited, Tunstall, England." The pitcher has a different mark: "Old Hall, England, E'Ware." Please explain the difference in the marks. How old is the set, and what is it worth?
A: Your bowl and pitcher were both made by pottery companies that operated in the famous Staffordshire district of northern England. The bowl was made in the town of Tunstall by Pitcairns Ltd., which was in business from 1895 to 1901. The pitcher was made at Old Hall Pottery in Hanley, a town not far from Tunstall. The company that operated Old Hall Pottery was called "Old Hall Earthenware Co." from 1861 to 1886, then "Old Hall Porcelain Works" from 1886 to 1902. But even after the company's name changed, it continued to make earthenware. It is unusual but not surprising that your bowl and pitcher were made by two different companies. Many potteries used the same transferware patterns and their items were sold in the same shops. A set like yours auctioned for $30 a couple of years ago.
Q: At a local thrift store, I recently purchased a Punch and Judy mechanical bank for $18. It looks old and is made of heavy cast iron. The bank is in the shape of a puppet-show stage, with Punch and Judy performing. If you place a coin in the plate Judy is holding and push a lever on the side of the bank, Judy turns to deposit the coin in the bank while Punch moves forward and brings down the club he's holding in his hand. The bank is 6 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide by 2 inches deep. What is my bank worth?
A: The original and now antique Punch and Judy Bank was patented in 1884 by Shepard Hardware Co. of Buffalo, N.Y. Shepard produced high-quality cast-iron mechanical banks until the early 1890s. Reproductions of the bank have been made in abundance since the 1950s, and it is extremely likely that your bank is one of the many reproductions. Originals are 6 1/8 inches wide; most reproductions were cast from originals – and, like yours, are smaller than originals. Genuine old Punch and Judy banks sell for close to $4,000 if the original paint is in good condition. Reproductions, depending on quality and age, sell for under $20 up to about $150. Consult an expert about the age and quality of your bank.
Q: My old upright piano is marked "Starck Cabinet Grand, Chicago, U.S.A." How old is it? What is it worth?
A: Starck Piano Co., also known as P.A. Starck, was in business in Chicago from 1891 to 1968. It is likely that your piano dates from the 1920s or '30s, but you can verify that by looking for a serial number on your piano; it might be on the back of the piano or inside the case. The value of a piano is based not just on age and quality, but also on condition. A professional technician would have to look at it. Most old uprights don't sell for a lot of money, though, because moving a piano is expensive.
Tip: Switch dishwasher detergent brands periodically. This helps to keep the inside of the dishwasher and your dishes free of any chemical buildup. Glass will have more sparkle.
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Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
- Shirley Temple doll, composition, open mouth, sleep eyes, blond curly wig, Ideal, circa 1937, 13 inches, $158.
- Curtain tieback, porcelain, brass, flower shape, double petals, gilt, oak leaf and acorns, 1800s, 6 1/2 inches, pair, $305.
- Perfume bottle stopper, blue glass, gilt flowers, bands, Empire-style metal base, France, 13 inches, $359.
- Buck Rogers pocketknife, two blades, celluloid grips, Camillus Cutlery Co., 1935, 3 inches, $403.
- Torah pointer, silver, lion finial, filigree shaft, coral, turquoise cabochons, spiral chain, 10 1/2 inches, $443.
- Coalport vase, Egyptian style, campagna shape, scroll handles, gilt borders, circa 1810, 9 inches, $1,037.
- Iron birdhouse, Gothic style, bird finial, arched door, stepped base, Miller Iron Co., Rhode Island, circa 1868, 14 inches, $2,074.
- Wedgwood teapot, molded Egyptian band, red, black, alligator knob, impressed mark, circa 1805, 3 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, $2,151.
- Stained-glass window, Art Nouveau, leafy vine, pink flowers, green and purple ground, circa 1910, 20 x 22 inches, $2,963.
- Gothic Revival sofa, mahogany, lancet frame, ogee feet, casters, circa 1845, 41 x 83 inches, $3,884.
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CarePoint, a new network of three hospitals' operations, is seeking to become a licensed provider for Medicaid in Hudson County in time to greet the flood of new patients who will require medical care starting in January 2014 when the provisions of the federal plan known as Obamacare kick in.
Although people can start signing up for insurance coverage on Oct. 1 to meet the provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the program will start on Jan. 1 when estimates suggest that as many as 300,000 poor people in New Jersey will get coverage under Medicaid.
With a huge percentage of the poorest people in the state in Hudson County, the impact will fall heavily on Hudson County's hospitals—largely because many private practice doctors are not taking Medicaid patients.
This is because New Jersey has one of the lowest reimbursement rates to doctors for services provided under Medicaid. A doctor in this state receives $23.50 per patient per office visit compared to more than $111 in some other states.
The reimbursement rate is low, and often these cases are more severe than those that come through insurers, so doctors have to invest more time. If they don't, the patient suffers.
If individual doctors do not take Medicaid, then poor patients will have to continue to go to emergency rooms for care, driving up the costs to the state and federal government as well as taxing the resources of ERs and hospitals that are already feeling a financial pinch, said Dr. Mark Spektor, CEO of Bayonne Medical Center. This would risk putting even more hospitals out of business in the future.
Under the previous system, New Jersey has gone from 97 primary care hospitals to 64, and if the ERs continue to be flooded with patients under Obamacare, more could fail.
One of the purposes of Obamacare is to reduce poor people's dependency on emergency rooms and thus lower the costs.
Help may be on the way, but …
While the federal government is supposed to raise the reimbursement rate for most services under Medicaid, offering as much as a 109-percent increase to local doctors over what they are currently getting, the plan is only a two-year trial—after which the federal government will reexamine the increase.
Some doctors are not willing to take a chance that Congress will not cut the rate after two years.
For local hospitals, this is very bad news because they will see the brunt of new patients at a significantly higher cost, with little or no control over their own costs to provide services, supplies, staff, and doctors. This means even more overall losses to hospitals and possibly future closings statewide.
Enter CarePoint
CarePoint officials believe they have the answer, and have dumped a ton of money gambling that if they are in a position to take on the influx of new patients, they will make money and manage costs better than traditional hospitals have in the past.
Alex Mclean, who joined the new healthcare network earlier this year as its chief executive officer, said the owners of the three hospitals have a unique view of healthcare and sustainability.
"They have very much a long-term view," he said, and CarePoint approaches the medical environment from a different point than traditional hospitals.
CarePoint is currently building its own network of providers in and outside Hudson County, buying out practices of established doctors and small medical groups.
This does a number of things, Dr. Spektor said.
CarePoint is a hybrid, a cross between an insurance plan management system and a medical provider built on three Hudson County hospitals: Bayonne Medical Center, Hoboken University Medical Center, and Christ Hospital. But the network is growing and incorporating a number of previously stand-alone medical providers and local physician practices.
This network allows the hospitals to control costs, and provide services throughout Hudson County in a way traditional hospitals cannot.
But it also allows the hospitals to compete against the growing number of storefront medical providers that have traditionally drained off business from hospitals by providing same-day surgery and a number of other bread-and-butter services hospitals traditionally supplied.
The practices purchased by CarePoint also see an upgrade in technology, including new information technology that allows them to tie into the hospital network's growing databank.
CarePoint becomes an overarching umbrella for services in and outside the hospitals, McLean said.
It allows managers to oversee the costs of services by all their providers, and allows doctors and these small medical venues to share information. A patient can move from one venue to another seamlessly, as information is already at the fingertips of doctors and nurses throughout the system.
Hospital managers can evaluate the in-patient services needed and could adjust hospital beds accordingly.
McLean said in the past that traditional hospital managers had to find a way to fill beds, but did not control the costs of services. Even facing poor reimbursement rates from insurance companies and other payers, the hospitals had a goal of getting patients into those beds.
CarePoint has a different perspective. By controlling competition by owning many of the outpatient services, the three hospitals are less stressed financially because they aren't losing patients to other providers. The system can also provide patient services earlier during an illness or injury and then reduce the need for more extensive service. And by tracking cases through its vast system it can have a better way to predict how many patients hospitals can expect and adjust their services to meet that need.
Spektor, however, said this system that includes its own insurance, puts CarePoint in a unique position when it comes to the thousands of Hudson County residents who are expected to be covered by Medicaid starting in January.
CarePoint has already established three clinics for the poor, one at each of its hospitals—and is soon to open a fourth in Jersey City in anticipation of becoming a Medicaid provider.
"We have invested a fortune in this," Spektor said. "If we don't become a Medicaid provider, we stand to lose a fortune, and we will have to reevaluate whether we can afford to keep these clinics open.
CarePoint, he said, can require its doctors to accept Medicaid patients because the burden of cost and the reimbursement rate is on the shoulders of CarePoint, not the individual doctors.
Although vague on how CarePoint would make money from this venture, it is clear that if the federal government decides to make permanent the higher reimbursement rate, CarePoint will be far ahead of the competition in already having a substantial number of Medicaid patients in its system.
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For years I have heard the Richard Gere story. It always starts with "I have this friend who knows someone who works the ER" and they swear they were there the night Richard Gere came in with the "gerbil problem". I know people do crazy things, but do people really do that with gerbils?
It is as though someone has drilled peep holes into the walls of emergency rooms, operating rooms and doctors' offices. I can't look away.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The Embarrassing Gerbil Question
For years I have heard the Richard Gere story. It always starts with "I have this friend who knows someone who works the ER" and they swear they were there the night Richard Gere came in with the "gerbil problem". I know people do crazy things, but do people really do that with gerbils?
33 comments:
- Carver said...
You piqued my curiosity and I googled it. I hope I don't get spammed as a result. I must be naive since I never even heard the rumor. I couldn't imagine what you were talking about which is why I googled. All I have to say is urban legends are weird. Take care, Carver
- September 12, 2007 9:55 AM
- mark's tails said...
ADM for urban legends snopes.com is a great place to search.
check this out http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/gerbil.asp - September 12, 2007 10:04 AM
- Charity Doc said...
While I have never taken care of any patients with lodged gerbils in their rectal vaults, I have seen many other disturbing foreign bodies. If you're interested, email me, agree to an unconditional confidentiality pinky swear that you'll never let anyone else see these pictures (xrays) and I'll let ya see one with a funny story behind it.
One time I took care of this guy who had been trying for 3 days to get a plastic tube (7 in. long x 2 in. in diameter with some marbles in it) out of his rectum. Naturally, I asked him how it got there in the first place.
"Um...well...I was..umm...well...umm...I was experimenting...yeah, I know, I was a dumb ass."
Me: "Judging by the xrays, I agree. You've shoved it... pretty high up your dumbass!"
Patient looks at me surprised and dumbfounded at my bluntness.
Me: Hey, you said it. I was just agreeing with ya!
BTW, thanks for your comments the other day on my dead blog. I'm a li'l bit busy these days and not yet ready to return to full blogging status. I've been busy setting up a free clinic in Crack City. But "I'll be baawck." *evil laugh* - September 12, 2007 10:09 AM
I want to see the X-rays!!!!!
My sister did a midlife makeover and became a nurse. Her favorite E/R doctor showed her an X-ray of a Rectal Foreign Body (a beer bottle, in this case) and told her he knew exactly what kind of beer it was. She was amazed and asked what it was.
He said, "A Heinie*!".
*Heineken imported beer ;o) - September 12, 2007 11:46 AM
- jmb said...
Like Carver I didn't have a clue but after all the comments I don't have to google it.
Thanks for asking on our behalf!
jmb - September 12, 2007 12:19 PM
- Lynn Price said...
Totally off topic, but....CHARITY DOC LIVES!! How I miss your blog
- September 12, 2007 3:47 PM
- 3 Percent Wannabe said...
One of the nurses I used to work with told me a story of a male patient that came in...explaining that his wife and him and were having fun with a computer mouse. Well, two of them, that is. (Would that make them computer mice???) :)
They taped them together and placed them in a "special" spot. I guess it just rubbed me the wrong way because they used ones with cords and...shoved them in...cords first. Hmmm... - September 12, 2007 4:23 PM
- Medblog Addict said...
Thanks for the comments guys. I didn't even think to look on snopes.com, but now I've checked it out.
Charity, of course I want to see your x-rays, pictures and anything else you're willing to share. I'll e-mail you later with an official pinky swear confidentiality agreement. Thanks for not posting my comment on your blog. *wink* - September 12, 2007 8:09 PM
- SeaSpray said...
Actually MA, years ago an ER Doc told me about seeing that very thing. I am not sure what you are talking about with Richard Gere but I am guessing you are talking gerbils up the rectum.
I had never heard of it until he told me about it but evidently they use a tube inserted in the rectum through which the gerbil is inserted. (didn't say exactly how) The guy ended up going to the OR because he was getting torn up or something like that. Poor gerbil- I'd certainly rip someone up if they did that to me.
Ignorance is bliss isn't it? :) - September 13, 2007 12:23 AM
Most recto-philes are animal lovers but that IS one of my favorite episodes of SouthPark.
I have seen beer bottles, beer cans, plenty of BOB's, a bottle of Brut cologne (it leaked), a Granny Smith apple (required a partial colectomy) a TV antenna, safety pins and most disturbing a dozen Barbie doll heads (not my case but I was asked to help)... those were the sane people... other more bizarre items were pulled from prisoners and mentally ill. - September 13, 2007 7:19 AM
- Amanda said...
*note to self*
Do NOT, under any circumstances, read ATM's posts while eating breakfast.
This goes double for her comment thread.
That said, woman, I just sprayed food out my nose. ACK. Talk about foreign bodies... hehe. - September 13, 2007 7:20 AM
- September 13, 2007 8:42 AM
- mark's tails said...
Yes Seaspray, and therein lies the problem. Being in the medical field myself I have also heard heard the gerbil stories, from many people at many different institutions yet if you perform a PubMed search using 'rectal' and 'foreign bodies' you'll pull up 255 articles but no mention of gerbils. I myself have seen a variety of X-rays with foreign bodies were you wouldn't expect them, butt to date have never seen a case report or x-ray with a gerbil.
Yes, I am a skeptic, and I am still laughing at all the comments as I write this comment.
PS My apologies to ATM for misspelling my original comment - September 13, 2007 8:51 AM
- Doc's Girl said...
MA - The bf has a post about this that I think you will really enjoy. :) Yes, it says "A Mother's Helping Hand." Warning, it's quite funny/gross/disturbing. :)
http://sarcasticallyyourz.blogspot.com/2007/05/mothers-helping-hand.html - September 13, 2007 9:50 AM
- Ms-Ellisa said...
Remember the "ass box" in scrubs?! - September 13, 2007 10:56 AM
- Mauigirl said...
I'm so glad to learn that the gerbil legend is a hoax. I always felt terrible for the poor gerbils.
- September 13, 2007 3:40 PM
- SeaSpray said...
Recto-philes Trenchy? LOL! That's like "Pupillated" over at Throckmorton's Other Signs blog which i have been enjoying greatly. :)
Oh and MA and Trenchy- YOU TWO HAVE TO KNOW that I AM CRACKING UP every time I start my comment with ...Throckmorton. I simply can't get past it. I don't think I ever will. :) As a matter of fact I am thinking of naming our next dog Throckmorton- male or female, just because I can. It will be my little secret chuckle every time I look at or think of the dog. It will be fun to watch the vet's reaction and people in the know. Or maybe vet's don't know? Well,a friend will know too. She still grins when we talk about going somewhere with a salad bar. :)
Barbie doll heads? How in the world does a big granny apple get up there???? Talk about causing a traffic jam up what should be a one way exit street!
I know..I admit it...I am naive about these things and I come back to ignorance is bliss.
Speaking of pins, a while back Dr Keagirl on Urostream did a post on Needle Dick because in a meth craze he shoved I think 16 or 23 needles up his schwing schwang that she got called in to remove.
Ms Ellisa that was a funny Scrub's episode!
Mark this doc left our hospital no later than 1990 or 91 and so he told me this before computers, etc. He was a very funny guy with a great sense of humor but he was serious when he was talking about this. I don't know...where there is smoke there is fire...OR where there are rectums...there are recto-philes? ;)
MA- I left you a response to your comment in riding the cotton pony regarding my mint "tingle" comment. ;)
Nice to see Charity Doc again! :) - September 13, 2007 8:10 PM
- Charity Doc said...
Hey, MA. Check your email. Xrays sent with story. Let me know!
Hi Seaspray, Lynn, Trenchy, et al.
BTW, word verification for this comment ended in XXX. Yep! Triple X's. No, the email only contains xrays pics, nothing too graphic. But don't open it with children present, if you know what I mean. - September 14, 2007 12:44 AM
- SeaSpray said...
Hi there Charity Doc! Glad to know you are still around. :)
Congrats on the free clinic! - September 14, 2007 11:21 AM
Well, I haven't seen near as much as everyone else here; mainly some vibrators and a can of hair mouse...
- September 15, 2007 8:33 PM
- Alex Stoker said...
I always thought there was a case in Salt Lake City. I myself have seen one, for real, with my own eyes. Staright up. Fella was fine, gerbil was DOA, sadly
- September 15, 2007 11:16 PM
- Alex Stoker said...
PS - I couldn't get consent for a case report.
PPS I also once treated a guy with a vibrator lodged in his rectum/sigmoid, who insisted on shouting "go on Doc! You can do it!" during the removal process... very offputting. - September 15, 2007 11:19 PM
Um, I had to bring the us but . . .
When do we get to meet MR. SEPTEMBER???
;o) - September 16, 2007 10:31 AM
- SnowLite said...
I just want to know...is this all about the prostate?
- September 16, 2007 10:34 AM
oops, "bring this up" is what I meant . . .
- September 16, 2007 3:44 PM
- Bo... said...
Seaspray: You cracked me up with that term "schwing schwang"!!! I'm going to start using it, heh!
- September 16, 2007 8:13 PM
- SnowLite said...
Haha! BRN-it cracks me up too. Yet another Scrubs euphemism. :)Also to their credit: bajingo-vajina, sea Biscuit=urethra (that's my take on it because the chief said to Elliot because he knows she is repressed when it comes to using the actual words like vagina,etc., says to her, "Oh Dr Reed, Mrs (somebody?) is having pain every time she makes whizzie winkles out of her sea biscuit!" LOL!
My favorite words- whizzie winkles, bajingo, sea biscuit, schwing schwang,and from Grey's Anatomy- V-JJ for vagina Throckmorton and babbaganoush.
babbaganoush just a food but like the word. :)
Sorry Trenchy-recto-philes didn't make it. :)
Oh and I am SeaSpray-just playing around with a different blog for the heck of it but I don't know how long SnowLite is sticking around.
Gee MA-I may have sent you into more adult ratings. ;) - September 16, 2007 10:31 PM
- Doc's Girl said...
That makes me wonder...do the docs have to call anyone in the event that the animal died? Animal cruelty?
Hmmmmm...... - September 17, 2007 1:16 PM
- mark's tails said...
well DrShroom, you are the very first person who has ever provided an actual 'first person' account so I have to believe you. I guess it wouldn't surprise me that given the wide spread nature (multiple innuendo's intended) of these stories that someone, somewhere would actually want to try it. although I seriously doubt it is or was a common practice as was described.
BTW often times a patients consent is not required for a case report as long as there are no patient identifiers in the manuscript and it is approved by the IRB.
I leave you now cuz i have to go take a whizzie winkle out of my sea biscuit.
cheers - September 17, 2007 4:27 PM
- SeaSpray said...
That's funny Mark - LOL!
Except, I don't think you can take a whizzie winkle. I think you have to "make" whizzie winkles. And I think whizzie winkles are the feminine version of urine. They sound kind of pretty and sparkley, don't they? Mine are. ;)
Anyway,I think we have to come up with a more m-a-n-l-e-y word. ;)You can take a whiz but ya can't take winkles or tinkles and I think whatever you take has to be a one syllable word. I'm just sayin.. ;)
Last month I did a post on something stupid I did at the urologists office and I talked about how every time you go to the uro docs office, it is a prerequisite that you will give a urine sample - the law actually. There is a metal door that you are supposed to leave the sample in and staff collects it from the other side. Every time I am always wanting to open the door at the same time and say, "Hi!" but I don't. Neighbor suggested I put a pretty bow on my cup of pretty whizzie winkles for them. Tempting thought but instead I am just smiling about it on my side of the door. :)
Sorry about all the whizzie winkle talk, it's on my mind because I am doing stuff with it again. :)
MA-I may come back to delete this.
Dr Shroom - I can see where that would have been a bit offputting! :) - September 17, 2007 4:59 PM
- Zipperhead said...
Oh good gracious I'm about ROFL with some of these comments! Thanks for a great discussion at your blog.
Have a good day. :)
Zipperhead aka Keesha - September 17, 2007 6:24 PM
Oh, I've heard of such stories. Though, I haven't seen a patient who tried it. Hmmm...that's one puzzling scenario.
- September 18, 2007 10:55 AM
- Lynn Price said...
Ain't is just bad luck seeing a word like that? - September 20, 2007 10:45 AM


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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Fried Onion Rings
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite..."Take it outside." While these words usually preclude a bar brawl, they were meant only to clear the kitchen and get the steaks on the grill so our annual steakhouse dinner could proceed apace. We are generally cautious eaters, but tonight's meal centered on thick, aged sirloins, steakhouse fries, creamed spinach and the meal's highlight, deep fried onion rings. The steakhouse dinner is really an excuse to serve these extraordinarily good onions. They are simple in the extreme, and once you've had them, you'll view all other versions as poorly executed pretenders. Save for the onions and the oil in which they fry, there are only three ingredients in this recipe, those being milk, flour and salt. The instructions are equally simple and can be summarized as a process of dipping, dusting, dunking and draining. If there is a drawback to this recipe, it's that the onions must be fried just before serving. They lose their crispness as they sit and cool, but they will make your socks go up and down when they are served hot. The predominant flavor is that of a sweet onion and the coating is just thick enough to provide a little crunch. I do hope you try these. They are delicious. Here's the recipe.
Fried Onion Rings...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Gormet Magazine
6 cups vegetable oil for deep frying
1 large (1 pound) sweet onion, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices
1 cup whole milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1) Heat oil in a 4 to 5-quart heavy pot or a wok set over moderate heat until oil temperature is 370 degrees F.
2) While oil heats, divide onion slices into rings. Pour milk into a bowl and combine flour and salt in a pie plate. Working in small batches of three, dip rings into milk and then into flour; repeat for a double coating. Transfer rings to hot oil and fry, stirring, until rings are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Carefully transfer rings to paper towels to drain. Coat and fry remaining rings in same fashion. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.
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98 comments :
- Eliana said...
These are some mighty fine lookin onion rings. I wish I could nibble on a few before going to bed.
- February 23, 2011 at 1:16 AM
- Linda Starr said...
I wouldn't mind nibbling on a few either. ha.
- February 23, 2011 at 1:20 AM
- bj said...
Hi, Mary, it must have been faith that brought me over tonight. I am totally in love forever with onion rings. Mr. Sweet and I love them to pieces. We generally don't want anything BUT them when we have them. :)) They surely are good with a juicy cheeseburger.
xo bj - February 23, 2011 at 1:55 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Your first sentence really made me laugh!! I LOVE onion rings!!! And you don't even need a recipe for these! The creamed spinach sounds good, too!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:02 AM
- fuat gencal said...
Ellerinize, emeğinize sağlık. Çok leziz ve iştah açıcı görünüyor.
Saygılar. - February 23, 2011 at 2:19 AM
- Elin Chia said...
Mary...the fried onion rings looks delicious....finger licking good awww..I can have the whole plate all to myself :)) Thanks for sharing these mouthwatering goodness.
Have a nice day,
Elin - February 23, 2011 at 2:39 AM
- Diane said...
My mother used to make these and they were always so special. I am always in a hurry and try to take short cuts and have never produced decent onion rings yet :( Diane
- February 23, 2011 at 2:40 AM
- CaThY said...
Aww.. I love onion rings. Yours look fantastic! :)
- February 23, 2011 at 2:58 AM
- Debs @ DKC said...
Yum, who doesn't love onion rings? Sometimes I like them in tempura batter and sometimes in breadcrumbs, either way with a dip/s you can't go wrong.
- February 23, 2011 at 3:00 AM
- The Guerilla Griller said...
Hi Mary, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your tip on opening stuck jar lids. I'm loving the recipes here, and can see me making a pile of these onion rings very soon. In Britain, we often use breadcrumbs instead of flour for these (also double-dipped) but I'm going to try your version.
- February 23, 2011 at 3:04 AM
- Cherine said...
They look PERFECT!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:22 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Feel like having some, tempting!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:54 AM
- Asteri (Maria) said...
I love onion rings!
Cheers - February 23, 2011 at 4:18 AM
- Big Dude said...
I love onion rings and these sure look good.
- February 23, 2011 at 4:37 AM
- Beth said...
Any recipe that makes your socks go up and down must be pretty good!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:41 AM
- Ana Rita Marreiros said...
Hi Mary,
My husband love these onion rings in his burger or just as a snack...
He would love to try yours!!!
Rita - February 23, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- Lucie said...
This sure would make my socks go up and down! Great recipe, Mary!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Cooking Gallery said...
These look very crispy and yummy. At first glance they even look like calamari ring :D)!! Yum!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:11 AM
- Helia Roberto said...
Mary, i gotta confess you, I simply LOVE these onions!!
I have search for the recipe for so many times, and now here itis.
Thank you.
have a great day
Hélia - February 23, 2011 at 5:19 AM
- Suman Singh said...
I can't wait to try these! These look fabulous..thanks for sharing!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Three-Cookies said...
I haven' eaten these for a very long time, a gentle reminder of what I am missing.
- February 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- The Sweetylicious said...
look so delicious! my sis love onion rings! (:
- February 23, 2011 at 6:35 AM
- Debbie said...
Those look so crisp and light. I think my hubby would do cartwheels if I made those. He LOVES onion rings!!!
- February 23, 2011 at 6:52 AM
These look great. I have some onion ring lovers in the house that would enjoy this recipe.
- February 23, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
Personally, I was hoping for a brawl. However, I will take the fried onion rings--just as soon as the snow stops and the grill can come out.
Bonnie - February 23, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- ~~louise~~ said...
My socks are going up and down just looking at them, Mary!
Forget the steak I'll just have a few of those babies, please...
Thanks for sharing... - February 23, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Unknown said...
My husband will love you for this one Mary - these are his favorite! I like how you served them with steak and cream spinach too - the only way to go...yum...they look delicious!!!!!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Unknown said...
Those look so good, I'd love that big plate of them right now, and it's only 6am!! I'm not even a huge fan of onions, but there is something about a good fried onion ring that I will never pass up!!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- Clint said...
Now we're gettin' somewhere! My wife and I love good onion rings---"good" being the operative word.
I like a little grease. I like a little crunch. I want some onion flavor. These qualities are not easy to attain. Your recipe looks perfect---more than ONE PERFECT BITE! - February 23, 2011 at 8:26 AM
- Unknown said...
Mary, your onions rings are cooked to crunchy perfection! They look amazing. I could and I would eat that whole plateful of onion rings.
Have a great day. - February 23, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Kim said...
Oh my! I love onion rings, it's so good! These looks good. Have a godd day!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I know where you're coming from - I think fried onion rings take the lead on any menu! I'm sure I would eat my fill and have no room for anything else.
- February 23, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Harika baratam said...
Very crispy and yummy onion rings.
- February 23, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- aipi said...
Soo crunchyyyyy
Cant stop munching!!
US Masala - February 23, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- lena said...
simple and tasty..i might not be able to stop etaing this once i start
- February 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Heather at Dusty Bay said...
Oh I haven't had onion rings in ages - thanks! Your blog is beautiful, I loved your header and name right away I'm going to follow!!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- kitchen flavours said...
These look fabulous! My kids absolutely love onion rings. I just made a version of A&W copycat recipe a couple of weeks ago! Got to try out yours. Thanks for sharing this!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Chiara said...
Tasty! I love onion rings! Have a lovely day dear Mary...
- February 23, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake said...
Oh, my!!! This is probably my one weakness...onion rings. Yours look delectable...will try to come up with an excuse to make them :) (very soon!!!)
- February 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- Carol said...
I love onion rings, yours look amazing! I wouldn't mind having some today, could eat a whole batch myself!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Katerina said...
Fried onion rings for me is definitely an American staple. While in the States i always enjoyed eating them. They are delicious!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Pondside said...
Who doesn't love onion rings!? I've never tried to make them at home - I'm not a very confident deep-fryer.
- February 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
Lovely Onion rings have come out perfect!
- February 23, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- Don't Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys! said...
You have triggered my Pavlovian response with those golden rings! A little drool never hurt anyone and I am always looking for a good reason to have my socks go up AND down. Nice to know that I can count on you. Thanks Mary!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- June said...
Quit it Mary, just quit it! Never fails you cook the things we love to eat. You're so hard on the willpower. LOL
- February 23, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Marguerite said...
These look sinfuly delicious and I would love to have some for lunch! Have a great day!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Rita said...
Wish I was there! What a fabulous steak meal. I've never made onion rings; your looks perfectly crispy good,
Rita - February 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- RamblingTart said...
Oh, I will have to try these when my brothers come home, Mary. :-) They are fiends about onion rings! :-)
- February 23, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- That Girl said...
It's amazing how you can make something so bad for you, look so good.
- February 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Alexis AKA MOM said...
Oh goodness I would not be able to stop eating them. I don't think the kids would have a pray to get one :).
Thanks for sharing, I hope your daughter likes the hand print recipe it was so easy and such a cool thing to do! :) - February 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen said...
Gotta love onion rings! These look absolutely delicious!
- February 23, 2011 at 12:49 PM
My sister from out of town is visiting this weekend, and she's bringing her fry baby deep fryer! We'll definitely be trying these!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Katie @ This Chick Cooks said...
Yummy! My hubby is going to love this. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.
- February 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Barbara said...
Oh Mary, you know how to make a girl on a diet groan!
I love onion rings. Everyone in my family loves them! Copying now....they'll just have to wait a bit before I make them! - February 23, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- turmericnspice said...
My daughter loves onion rings ....am going to bookmark this...they look soooo good... i want to have the whole plate ...!!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- PeggyR said...
Too bad I can't eat onions! Those look delicious!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Unknown said...
Your steakhouse dinner complete with fried onion rings and creamed spinach sounds over the top delicious! I wish I had a few to try right now, thanks for sharing;-)
- February 23, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Maria Dolores said...
Muy ricos estos aros crujientes queda un acompañamiento delicioso.
Saludos - February 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Susan said...
One perfect onion ring! I just made fried food the other night and have put away my fryer, but I'm bookmarking this recipe for the next time it comes out! Looks so tempting! Thanks, Mary!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- Torviewtoronto said...
delicious snack looks wonderful
hope all is well in your end
regards - February 23, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- The Food Hound said...
Oh my, I love onion rings! I wish there were a way to cook them outside so my house didn't smell like McDonald's afterwards!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Renee Paj said...
Hi Mary! I am a sucker for a good onion ring...yours look absolutely divine!!! and how great they would be with the sweet varieties of onions coming to season as spring approaches! YUM to your entire meal!!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- Caroline Taylor said...
My boyfriend will be exceptionally please I have seen this recipe. I've always wanted a nice, simple, easy to follow recipe to make onion rings. Now I have one!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Ryan said...
Sounds like a delicious meal. I love onion rings and these look so good- absolutely perfect!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- hobby baker Kelly said...
You are my hero. You know that right? I could make a whole dinner out of just those.
- February 23, 2011 at 5:15 PM
- sophia said...
That's the hardest, yet easiest thing about fried stuff....you have to eat it right away!!! But it's tough to schedule when you've got guests coming, and sometimes you just fry them too well advance in time. But dang, when eaten hot...nothing better than fried onion rings!!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- Kankana said...
I have have these every day .. every single day and never ever get bored of them .. LOVE THEM!
- February 23, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Joanne said...
I think every once in a while you need to go all out with a full-on steak and fried onion rings dinner. That just sounds lovely.
- February 23, 2011 at 7:01 PM
- Ari Recipes said...
What snack can it be better than onion rings? yummy
- February 23, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- Unknown said...
delicious... and the pictures you took just make the onion rings look so rich and crunch. I will have to try these this weekend.
thanks :) - February 23, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Sandra said...
This is so beautiful! My family love onion rings! Thanks for visiting my blog, I love your blog..all the dishes are stunning and look so tasty!
- February 23, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- Soumya..... said...
Lovely onion rings, my family loves them a lot. Wish I had some with me now!
- February 23, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Emma said...
I love onion rings! Sometimes they're better than chips and that's saying something, thanks for this great retro recipe :)
- February 23, 2011 at 7:40 PM
- ann said...
Wow, Mary, it doesn't get any better tan this!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
OMG dear Mary always I wanted make these, look deliicous... huggsss gloria
- February 23, 2011 at 8:29 PM
- Claudia said...
Mary, I love it when my socks go up and down. These crispy treats would do the trick!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Reeni said...
Nothing compares to fresh onion rings right from the fryer Mary! Your entire meal sounds incredibly good!
- February 23, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
I. Love. Onion Rings!!!!! I could eat those and nothing else....and be content :)
- February 23, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Mmmm...onion rings! These look incredible! :)
- February 23, 2011 at 10:30 PM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Perfect. I always love onion rings but never make them
- February 23, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- Unknown said...
these are my downfall if you will - I do tend to order these anytime we are out and in a mood for fried food - We have a similar dish in India called Bhajji and we tend to make these with gram flour - Lovely and very wickedly tempting post :)
- February 23, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- Melissa @IWasBornToCook said...
Onion rings are one of my absolute favorites. Yours look amazing!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- tata | bonitafood said...
Oh Mary, you make me craving for it right now... Have to go to supermarket after this :D
- February 24, 2011 at 12:20 AM
- sally said...
Nothing better than crispy onion rings! These look fantastic!
- February 24, 2011 at 12:29 AM
- La Bella Cooks said...
It is so nice to be indulgent once in a while, especially with steakhouse fare. These onion rings would be the winner in my book. Delicious.
- February 24, 2011 at 12:41 AM
- MaryMoh said...
Healthy snacks...love it! I find it addictive :P
- February 24, 2011 at 1:03 AM
- Jeannie said...
Sounds pretty simple...one can't go wrong with that....I hope:) Now I must remember to get the boys to wear their socks before digging in...would be fun to watch them going up and down hehe!
- February 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM
- Shanae Branham said...
This looks absolutely delicious! I love onion rings. I'll have to try this sometime. By the way, I have a contest giveaway on my blog you might find fun. Take a look. triumphandtears.blogspot.com
- February 24, 2011 at 1:53 AM
- Olive said...
I love onion rings especially when it's cooked right, I can't stop munching it...your al fresco dinner sounds lovely :)
- February 24, 2011 at 4:10 AM
- Elaine said...
How funny - when I when that first line "Take it outside" I thought you were going to say that you fry outside. After frying some doughnuts recently I wished I had done them outside because I did not like the smell of the frying oil in the house that lingered for so long. These look delicious though and I think I wouldn't mind the smell of the oil while frying these.
- February 24, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Liza | @aMusingFoodie said...
Stopping by your blog after you found mine! :) My sister used to live next door, and one of our favorite treats was homemade onion rings. There's nothing like fresh onion rings...and many nights they replaced dinner. :) Yum!
- February 25, 2011 at 6:34 AM
- Rachel said...
These are DEFINITELY going on my "must try" list! They will surely be a huge hit with my family, so I thank you in advance :)
- February 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Mateja ^_^ said...
Simple and delicious! Top priority on my "must to do" list. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a blessed weekend :)
- February 25, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- The Magic Pie said...
I love Onion rings!!!
- February 26, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I can pass up a plate of french fries, but I could never walk by a plate of these without sampling them. :)Onion rings are the best, and yours sound fabulous!
- February 26, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Kurinji said...
easy and tasty recipe...
kurinjikathambam - February 28, 2011 at 1:27 AM
- Unknown said...
This is very Good recipe. Keep going on with your effort to write more posts.
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- George said...
looks soo delicious....
thanx for the receipe ..
i'll definately try this today..
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Perhaps it's the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to the Mosaic Skull on view in Children of the Plumed Serpent or maybe it's the museum's proximity to the Page Museum's treasure trove of fossils—whatever the reason, I've got skulls on the brain (pun unfortunately intended). Once upon a time, a post about skulls would have seemed better suited for autumn. That is, after all, when Halloween haunts us with deliciously spooky skeletons and Día de los Muertos wields memento mori to commemorate both our own mortality and those we have lost. However, the skull's iconographic popularity now seems to be a year-round phenomenon.
Having the privilege of perusing LACMA's galleries each day, I'm reminded that skulls have had a longstanding role in art history, long before Damien Hirst's For the Love of God triggered a cranium craze in the art world and residually throughout pop culture.
Allow me to guide you through a mere sampling of skulls in LACMA's collection:
Mosaic Skull
On View: Resnick Pavilion
The aforementioned Mixteca-Puebla Mosaic Skull in Children of the Plumed Serpent is specked with turquoise, jadeite, and shell and is thought to have been produced between 1400-1521 in Mexico in veneration of Mixtec ancestors. Such ornate tributes trumpet the wealth of the commissioner, as they highlight the exchange of luxury goods between Mexico and the Puebloan region of New Mexico, from where the turquoise originated. Children of the Plumed Serpent closes on July 1, so be sure see this spectacular artifact if you haven't already.
Mosaic Skull, Mexico, Western Oaxaca or Puebla, Mixteca-Puebla Style, 1400-1521, gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Horse's Skull with Pink Rose, Georgia O'Keeffe
On View: Art of the Americas building, Level 3
O'Keeffe's "bonescape" compositions from the 1930s were a result of inquisitive scavenging during her time in New Mexico. Intrigued by fragments of sun-bleached animal skeletons found in the desert and fabric flowers left on graves in Hispanic cemeteries, the artist collected these objects and traveled with them to her studio in New York. There, she began her foray into still life paintings of bones with a particular affinity toward skulls. For O'Keeffe, the durability of skeletons and fabric flowers represented the eternal, parched beauty of the American Southwest.
Georgia O' Keeffe, Horse's Skull with Pink Rose, 1931, gift of the Georgia O' Keeffe Foundation
Head-Skull, Alberto Giacometti
On View: Ahmanson Building, Level 3
In the early 1930s, Alberto Giacometti made significant contributions to surrealist sculpture. In Head-Skull, he flattened the planes of his approximately life-sized subject, thus eradicating the standard curvature associated with the human skull. Instead, his rendition appears Cubist—almost architectural—in its smooth geometry and examines the beautifully complex semiotic implications of a skull in both life and death.
Alberto Giacometti, Head-Skull, 1934, partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Skull Rack, Papua New Guinea
On view: Art of the Pacific, Ahmanson Building, Level 1
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Papua New Guinea, Gulf Province, Skull Rack (agiba), c. 1900, purchased with funds provided by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation with additional funding by Jane and Terry Semel, the David Bohnett Foundation, Camilla Chandler Frost, Gayle and Edward P. Roski and The Ahmanson Foundation
The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, Georges de La Tour
The skull is an accessory in this French baroque masterpiece by Georges de La Tour, helping to set the tone for Mary Magdalen's contemplation of penance and the afterlife. De La Tour's iconic painting is not currently on view at LACMA, as it is currently vacationing in Europe as part of the Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy tour.
Georges de La Tour,The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, c. 1638–1640, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
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Sharon Osbourne Admits to 'Flingy Wingy' With Jay Leno
We didn't see this one coming.
When the ladies of "The Talk" said they were going to reveal intimate secrets as part of their Season 4 premiere week, we admit that we were a bit skeptical.
Sure enough, Sharon Osbourne, 60, lived up to her promise by dropping one heckuva a bombshell: She once had a fling with Jay Leno, before either of them were married to their current spouses.
"Let's cut to when I was 25. I had just moved to America. I didn't know many people. Remember 25, I had met my husband but we weren't together, we were just friends," Osbourne began.
"I'm here, I didn't have a boyfriend. I never did date a lot at that time anyways, because I was not very dateable.
"My friend worked at this place and said you have to come down to this club, where I work because it's full of men.
"So, I come down to this club and it is full of men performing. And this one person, I think he's very nice, very funny. So, I said to my friend, 'I like him,' and she goes, 'I've got his number.' So, I said, 'We are going to prank call him!'
"So, we prank called him, and he liked my voice. Then I kept calling. I said I had the wrong number, but I kept him talking with my English accent.
"One thing led to another … he came to my house and met me, and then we had a little fling. And the 'fling' was more 'fling' for me, and not 'fling' enough for him. Because a couple of months into it, he brought around his real love of his life for me to meet. She was lovely. He took me to Fatburger and they showed me around town … Seriously, I had never been to Fatburger and I loved it! They were so kind to me and continued a friendship over the years.
"And that man that I had a 'flingy wingy' with was Jay Leno."
"You say a 'flingy wingy,'" co-host Julie Chen noted. "You mean you had sex with Jay Leno?"
"Was it good?" Sheryl Underwood asked.
"It was so long ago, I can't remember," Sharon laughed. "One cannot remember that long ago!"
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