Another from the Mikko parts bin originally published at The Punch but still timely:
MANLINESS
or the right to be the opposite remains a hot topic so here’s something that might kindle the flames and get things
smoking.
A mate
sent me an ad from Ebay for what could be the ideal gift for the Aussie bloke who has everything. It’s billed as “A real man’s barbecue – not for
metrosexuals or latte drinkers.
“Features:
Manliness, awsomeness …. free sausage fat, free spiders, seasoned pollen plate…
“Just in
time for Christmas, here is the ultimate in old school culinary
accessories. Do you remember the days before soy latte double decaf
drinkers redesigned the humble barbecue and took it from a thing of beauty to a
multifunctional disaster?
“I mean,
how many of you have one of these monstrosities; do you really need a side
burner for a wok? Do you need to know what the temperature is on the
plate?
“Hot or
cold, cooked or raw, these simple terms seem forgotten in these modern days
when you can cook a fish with thai spices and a side of dahl and some gazpacho
soup (WTF ??? Who does this ???).
“Hark
back to the days when the measure of a man was how he handled the tongs and a
beer, not how shiny the hood of his barbecue was ? Lets face it, a real man’s
strength, honor and vision used to be proven regularly to all by the way he
cooked his meat.
“A
barbecue was more than just a glorified business meeting or a get together with
the other girls, it was life itself to a man. You could have your mates
around, stand around it and feel the burn on your skin of the spattering fat
from the snags, the smoke from the scorched meat and finish it all off with an
ice cold beer – each man remembering those days not so long ago when we would
hunt, kill and eat whatever prey we felt like.
“This
amazing find is solid and sturdy, with plenty of seasoning to the plate -
including a special blend of eucalypt blossom and assorted native pollens to
give your creations a great Australian taste and demonstrate to all that you
are no double decaf soy latte drinking metrosexual, you are a man, cooking meat
on your barbecue.
“No, you
cant steam vegetables or make a soup, nor will it tell you the temperature or
massage your feet, but you will regain your masculinity and strike a blow
against metrosexualism.
“Sure,
some of the bright shiny things aren’t as bright and shiny as they used to be
so if you are trying to impress your boyfriends then this probably isn’t the
thing for you.
“Starting
at only $1, you can see that this sale is more of a community service helping
us all get back to the days when all you needed to know about a barbecue was
put the cold stuff on the hot stuff, drink a stubbie, pull off the hot stuff
and bloody well eat it.
“Pick up
preferably by ute, with dog”.
The
seller attracted five pages of questions, including one from a bloke wanting
his mate brought back to reality when he sold his Landcruiser, bought a
Prius and started body waxing
after an encounter with a double latte sipping metrosexual.
It’s too late the real
man’s barbecue eventually sold for $51. But the good news is, I’ve got its twin
downstairs and it’s even ‘ bloody awsomer’
OK I'll give it a break. There are now a few items to read on this site as Dale wanted.
ReplyDeleteFor a good number of years all I used for a BBQ was a plate of steel up on a few besser bricks with a wood fire underneath. It would cook just as well as one of those new shinny things with all the bells & whistles.
ReplyDeleteKnow what you mean Dale. These new fangled gadgets with everything but the kitchen sink might impress the neighbours and guests but you might as well use the stove or oven inside.
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