Zoning out

[captainsblog]

What does one do on the 4th when the kid's away and the missus is working?

Watch old Zones on Skiffy, what else?

These marathons are always hit-or-miss with me, since many of the episodes, especially the later ones, didn't quite work the way the earlier ones did. But hey- when the first one out of the box is "To Serve Man," how can you go wrong?

There's a great triviabit about that episode I'd not seen before linking that just now:



In 1976, Owlswick Press, Philadelphia, published a book titled "To Serve Man: A Cookbook for People" by Karl Würf (ISBN 0 913896 05 5, LCCN 76-004348). It contains 71 recipes, all using people, including Mannerschnitzel, Chile con Hombre, Arabian Tomato; Infidel Soup and Hungarian Ghoulash [sic]. The recipe for Blood Sausage is hilarious. It is dedicated to [the adapted short story's author] Damon Knight, "for the name, the title and the kind permission to use both". Adding to the joke is the fact that the Library of Congress classifies it, not as a satire, parody or literary work, but as a cookbook (call number TX652.W83), in the company of 5,306 other culinary works. This means that the cataloging librarian either didn't have a clue or else had a sense of humor.

I'd better go get lunch ready. I wouldn't want to lose any weight.....

Other than that, the only sign of human activity in this neighborhood is, God love 'em, a team of town contractors out decapitating tree stumps. Cause what stands for America better than abject defoliation, huh?

Comments

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

I have even more faith now in Congress. Thanks. Wonder if there's a recipe for Soylent Green in there?

[mayiwrite.livejournal.com]

I caught a few episdoes last night. I agree, the earlier episodes had a different feel.