I just saw it again. A commercial on TV. The woman takes a bite of chicken, smiles and nods her head. Happens all the time on TV and it drives me crazy. Take a bite of sub, nod your head. Scarf down a slice of pizza. nod your head. Mom whips up a batch of Chef Boyardee ravioli and you've got 6 kids at the table nodding their heads."Spam for dinner tonight kids" as mom looks down at all those little noddin' noggins.
I can remember the 5 best meals I've ever had.
-duck l'orange in Lake Placid
-sea bass in Barbados
-spare ribs at the Bar-B-Barn in Montreal
-angel hair pasta in lobster sauce at Michaels Back Door in Clarkson
-linguine in a clam sauce at Michaels Back Door in Clarkson
Never once did I nod my head. Never once did any other person at the table nod their head. I'm sure most of the people at the other tables were having marvelous meals but no noodle nodding.
In tv commercials people take a bite of burger and nod. They're all alone. Who the hell are they telegraphing that what they just bit into may well have been the finest ground round they've ever downed.
In pet food commercials dogs do back flips over Ken-L-Ration. Cats run through walls for Tempations treats. Ever seen a cat nod its head? I don't think you have. I have a dog. Every time swiss cheese is involved in a meal she gets a slice. I always get a high 5 from her. No nod.
I have people over to my house. They try my chili that's been simmering in the crockpot for 3 days. They'll say..."this is great"...or.."what did you put in this"...or..."will this give me gas?"...or...(later in the night).."I'll be in the bathroom for a while." Do they nod? They do not. They may run with the runs but no nods.
I guess the nod is supposed to let us know that what they've just ingested is some good eatin'. But the nod is a fraud. An....mmm..mmm...mmm....would suffice.
(nods head in agreement)
Hey Rick.
Maybe it is because sometimes with that TV food you have to nod your head so that you can get your Adam's apple around it allowing your body not to projectile reject it. Then you can force it down your gullet. (Remember you are on camera-and you have a job to do)
Just a though
I can't stop nodding now when I eat or drink........
Hey Rick, I've had ribs at the Bar-B-Barn in Montreal too. GREAT rips! Can't remember if I nodded. Probably at some point. Ha Ha
Anonymous: A friend told me was taking me for the best ribs on the face of the year. I thought "yea right". Yea right was right. I couldn't believe it. I don't remember nodding but I did say something like...holy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
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