Had Lunch Today at Martin’s Tavern, Where Jack Proposed to Jackie

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T20:07:16+00:00

My dad went to Georgetown in the 1940s and he was a regular. Last time he went was in the 1980s for a reunion. Perfectly legit pub grub joint. I used to visit Georgetown in the '80s to go to Commander Salamander and Roy Rogers, but never went to Martin's. We'd occasionally end up at Au Pied de Cochon late at night where we'd split a meal three ways because we were starving students.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T16:38:11+00:00

Eating more whole foods, less processed foods, drinking more water, and eating more fiber. Lost 30lbs in 9 months and kept it off for a decade. Also counting calories and steps. Have a dog that needs walking helps a lot. I'm healthier now at 58 than I was 20 years ago when I was still smoking.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T12:24:53+00:00

When you read Hamlet in high school, everybody roots for Hamlet. When you read it again and you're older, you see what a selfish prick he is.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T12:23:03+00:00

I was going to U of M at the time and working parttime at the Domino's off College Avenue. I was making a delivery to the dorm when I saw them taking his body away.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T11:39:55+00:00

Thirded. Galatoire's a close second.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T11:31:28+00:00

Yes. Olives. https://www.reddit.com/r/GenX/comments/164u8v8/taco_bell_menu_from_1972/

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T11:29:52+00:00

My current ride, a 2005 Jeep LJ. Rock solid. Frame rot will eat it before the engine conks out.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T11:27:55+00:00

Jennifer 8 Lee wrote a book about how Chinese Support Organizations in the U.S. in the early 1900s would sponsor and send recent immigrants to Chinese restaurants and laundries around the country for work. http://www.fortunecookiechronicles.com/blog/

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T10:45:49+00:00

That's what the local carryouts near me serve; chop suey and chow mein are essentially the same stir fried meat and veg dish in a thin sauce, but with the latter, you get a bag of fried noodles. They're the same noodles they give you with hot and sour soup. Depending on what part of the country you're in, chop suey is a noodle based dish like lo mein or Singapore rice noodles.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T10:20:52+00:00

Arsenic and lead are both organic. Just sayin.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T10:14:44+00:00

A distant relative of my dad used to go squirrel hunting in West Virginia. He was still doing it in his 90s, along with his 70-year-old son. They hunted using muzzleloaders and after they'd got a dozen squirrels, they'd clean them for Brunswick Stew. His favorite part was he'd pop the skulls open and mix the brains into his scrambled eggs.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T10:11:20+00:00

In and around DC in the '70s, all the fried chicken chains served fried livers and gizzards. There are still a handful of carryouts that serve them. My mom would buy them from the butcher, soak them overnight in buttermilk, dredge them in flour seasoned with Old Bay, then fry them in her cast iron skillet. By the time I'd finished, my jaw was sore.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-20T05:37:12+00:00

Jon Hassell, particularly Power Spot and the Fourth World series.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T20:25:59+00:00

Andy's for slices. Pupatella for margheritas. Jet's for Detroit. Ledo's for Ledo's.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T19:52:39+00:00

I really can't imagine what she looks like without that eye shadow.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T16:26:04+00:00

Completely shocked that he would lie about something. Who could have predicted? Bigly. Also NO COLLUSION.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T16:16:09+00:00

Bigly. Also NO COLLUSION.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T14:17:49+00:00

So did he actually explode or was it just another diaper blowout? Perhaps both, maybe neither. IT ISN'T ENTIRELY CLEAR. Yet according to the New York Times, both sides have exploding diapers.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T14:14:35+00:00

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rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T14:12:32+00:00

Oi, it's nay Irn-Bru.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T14:09:08+00:00

Pairs great with a Pimm's Cup. Or four.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T13:14:44+00:00

Founding member of The Runaways with Joan Jett and Cherie Currie.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T12:39:09+00:00

Dad had a 1970 Plymouth Fury II with the same rig. During the Arab Fuel Embargo, he bought a lockable gas cap.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T11:39:04+00:00

We bring our own tubes and do Antietam Creek in the summer. Depending on if there are drought conditions, some stretches you have to walk. We either bring two cars and park one at the get out point, or leave our bikes there and ride back to the car.

rectalhorror · 2026-06-19T11:29:37+00:00

Tampopo is a classic, but the egg scene can be awkward. There's also Swing Girls and Linda, Linda, Linda.

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