Fun Stuff

Today was a weird day, and I don't want to talk about it, so I thought I'd post some fun stuff.

An Oklahoma farmer dies and, being a heathen, goes to Hell. When he gets there its 95 F with 90% humidity, but Satan notices he's kicked back on the brimstone relaxing comfortably. He asks, "Why aren't you miserable like everyone else here?" The farmer replies, "Oh, this is like a warm spring day in Oklahoma. I like it." Angry, Satan turns up the thermostat until its 100 F and 95% humidity. Still, the farmer's happy. "This is like a good June day on the farm. Not bad at all." Furious, Satan turns it up to 105 F and 99% humidity. Everyone is even more miserable, except the Oklahoma farmer still resting. "Hey, this isn't like a good August day on the farm bailing hay. Feels good the hotter the better." In a total rage, Satan turns the thermostat down to minus 25 F. Within seconds, the air becomes chilly and frost appears, soon followed by solid ice everywhere. Satan smirks, watching the farmer. The confused farmer looks down at the frozen ground for a moment, suddenly jumps up excitedly, looks around everywhere and begins to laugh, scream, and jump for joy. "OSU WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOOTBALL!"

Just in case you don't know, OSU is Oklahoma State University (Boone's Farm for the locals)
http://osu.okstate.edu/


Okay, next is a recipe that I'm making for a potluck tomorrow that is WAY yummy. I came across the book it came out of by way of my friend Becky. This recipe is out of The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner). The recipe is called That Pumpkin Stuff Dorothy Makes:

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix together:
1 16-ounce can of pumpkin
1 can of evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs
Pour above into greased 9 X 13-inch pan
Crumble 1 yellow (butter) cake mix and one cup chopped pecans on top
Pour 2 sticks (yep, one cup) of melted butter over it.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.

While it cools, make the frosting by mixing together:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups Cool Whip (I just use the whole small tub)
Smear this on the pumpkin stuff and put some more pecans on top.

The book has the following directions, "Then force yourself to put it in the refrigerator until it's time to go to the potluck dinner; otherwise you won't have any left to take. When you get there, immediately serve yourself a big wad of it and go off somewhere safe to eat it, because once the next person tastes it, it's over--they'll be swarming over it like yellow jackets on a KFC bag.