The Bates before they were so shiny and perfect including grifting

[Pianokeeper]

12 minutes ago, TuringMachine said:

I think this is my favorite courtship photo:

HALLO! HERE BE MY CROTCH

errr yes charmed I'm sure

MY CROTCH

yes good very good well I think I hear my pet miniature llama calling wish I could stay but you know

YES YES I WILL DRIP SOME SWEAT BLESSINGS UNTO YOU

no that's okay you don't have to do th--

SWEAT BLESSINGS 

I see yes okay goodbye for now no really goodbye no like, *goodbye*

[SilverBeach]

4 hours ago, SilverBeach said:

I just got back from Aldi. Bought  

I don't shop there because of the Duggars though. But it is a store that I go to regularly. They sell fresh fruits and veggies, no excuses for the Duggars to never buy or eat them.

11 hours ago, QuiverDance said:

Aldi is awesome.  Their produce is amazing and so cheap.  I don't buy canned items at all.  The only things I buy at Aldi are either fresh or frozen.  

Yep, I loaded up on produce there today. And bought a rug!

[Melissa1977]

I don't understand fundies crap food. My grandma was raised poor (living a civil war!) and she learn to cook very cheap food like lentils and soups and stew, with some vegetables and little pieces of meat. Of course she gardened. That food was healthy. In my family we still cook that recipes, among others.

It's like Michelle, Kelly...had never eat nice homemade food, not even in their childhood. If you know nice food, you just can't eat canned chicken, because you puke. 

 

[JemimaPuddle-Duck]

11 minutes ago, Melissa1977 said:

I don't understand fundies crap food. My grandma was raised poor (living a civil war!) and she learn to cook very cheap food like lentils and soups and stew, with some vegetables and little pieces of meat. Of course she gardened. That food was healthy. In my family we still cook that recipes, among others.

It's like Michelle, Kelly...had never eat nice homemade food, not even in their childhood. If you know nice food, you just can't eat canned chicken, because you puke. 

 

Lol, thank you for this. That last sentence made me laugh/choke ;-D

[nastyhobbitses]

3 hours ago, Melissa1977 said:

I don't understand fundies crap food. My grandma was raised poor (living a civil war!) and she learn to cook very cheap food like lentils and soups and stew, with some vegetables and little pieces of meat. Of course she gardened. That food was healthy. In my family we still cook that recipes, among others.

It's like Michelle, Kelly...had never eat nice homemade food, not even in their childhood. If you know nice food, you just can't eat canned chicken, because you puke. 

 

This! I grew up eating plenty of homemade meals, and these days, most of my meals are stuff I cook at home (chickpea curry, roasted chicken with veggies, stir fries, chili). I go out to a restaurant for a meal once a week, either as a treat or to get inspiration for the meals I'm going to make that week or the next. The only canned stuff I buy are beans because I can't be bothered to do all the prep for dried beans, and sometimes tomatoes if they're out of season and the fresh ones are all crappy and expensive.

[laPapessaGiovanna]

7 hours ago, TuringMachine said:

I think this is my favorite courtship photo:

OMG this is even worse than the Maxwells' stare of possession! 

[Tim-Tom Biblethumper]

https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000848/http://gilbatesfamily.com/blog/

Alright, I've got to know what happened to Lawson's plan for a "Christian Western movie".  
He had "producers", he had locations, he had his lawn money.  Were no major studios interested?
 

[Palimpsest]

11 hours ago, formergothardite said:

Do you have an accordion? It would help if this accordion was given to you. If you bought it it doesn't count. 

 

Hey, that's my joke! 

[InThePrayerCloset]

20 hours ago, Thorns said:

Gill and Kelly went away, for, and I quote;

"...for a few nights of sweet fellowship together..."

OMFG TMI 

(or just me immediatedly jumping to conclusions, but but but. ..) 

Who the flippin flamingo writes that on a blog?!

 

 

You can't make this shit up... its hilarious and disturbing in equal measure!

1 hour ago, laPapessaGiovanna said:

OMG this is even worse than the Maxwells' stare of possession! 

And his eye line is straight to her bust... 

18 hours ago, 19 cats and counting said:

Call me an snobby northeastern liberal, but the only meat in a can I would go near is marketed towards feeding your feline headship, not yourself.  I'd sooner go vegetarian than eat meat out of a can.

I'd pay good money to see a fundie blog share a recipe that uses Fancy Feast.

Don't be rude about Fancy Feast! My friend is a "Feline Food Scientist" (cat equivalent of a specialist nutritionist) and I'm certain that Fancy Feast has a much higher nutritional value than chicken in a can. 

[Denim Jumper]

19 hours ago, Audrey2 said:

I grew up in a part of the country where pulled pork sandwich, sloppy joes, and shredded chicken sandwiches were very common at potlucks, graduation parties, community gatherings, and any other time you were feeding lots of people. Shredded chicken sandwiches seem to be very regional. I decided to make some for my friends in another part of the country, so I consulted the internet for a recipe, wanting one that didn't use fillers like stuffing mix or crackers. I found one that called for one whole chicken in a can. Since my "rule" is that I make a recipe exactly as written the first time then tweak it if it's worth making again, I bought the whole chicken in a can. It was the nastiest, grossest thing I've seen come out of a can. Next time, I'm breaking down and cooking the whole chicken. After hearing that the Bates recipe involves chicken in a can, I can't imagine buying more than one in a lifetime!

Wait, what? An actual whole chicken comes in a can?? I'm picturing guiding the carcass out of the can, like a forceps-assisted birth...

[samurai_sarah]

10 minutes ago, Denim Jumper said:

Wait, what? An actual whole chicken comes in a can?? I'm picturing guiding the carcass out of the can, like a forceps-assisted birth...

No, no, no, no, nope! Do not go there! That image of a whole chicken sliding out of a can in all its slimy, gelatinous, sickly-pale and slightly grey glory has haunted the nightmares of many an FJer. Trust me, it is not something you want to see if you plan on eating chicken any time this month.

[formergothardite]

That picture is going to be summoned if it keeps being brought up. Don't summon the canned chicken! 

[Audrey2]

1 hour ago, Denim Jumper said:

Wait, what? An actual whole chicken comes in a can?? I'm picturing guiding the carcass out of the can, like a forceps-assisted birth...

I wish I were joking. I make my posts from my phone, which means that links and pictures are a pain to include, but you can Google whole canned chicken. The first Sweet Sue brand picture will haunt your nightmares, and it doesn't fully convey the sliminess or the smell.

[19 cats and counting]

3 minutes ago, Audrey2 said:

I wish I were joking. I make my posts from my phone, which means that links and pictures are a pain to include, but you can Google whole canned chicken. The first Sweet Sue brand picture will haunt your nightmares, and it doesn't fully convey the sliminess or the smell.

So inquiring minds want to know?  How bad is the smell compared to canned cat food?

[VelociRapture]

... I really need to avoid this thread... The canned conversation has my tummy doing somersaults. I've already been spit up on by my nephew twice today - I'd prefer not to throw up on him in return. 

[hollywood]

Thank you for bringing these back. Some of these photos are treasures. 

[Audrey2]

37 minutes ago, 19 cats and counting said:

So inquiring minds want to know?  How bad is the smell compared to canned cat food?

I think it's worse  (and I handle canned cat food every day).

[nelliebelle1197]

On 5/3/2016 at 3:17 AM, actuallyjessica said:

You're very dedicated to the take-down of this family.

Take down? How is posting the TRUTH a take down?

And please remember, @actuallyjessica, FJ is dedicated to exposing the lies behind fundamentalism and the danger therein. And in case you missed it,

Spoiler

FJ IS NOT A BATES FANSITE.

 

[AnywhereButHere]

This showed up in my email today.  It's an international Tater Tot Casserole! 

[justmy2cents]

1 hour ago, AnywhereButHere said:

This showed up in my email today.  It's an international Tater Tot Casserole! 

Showed up in my email today too.  From Allrecipes. I had to laugh a little.

[QuiverDance]

22 hours ago, violynn said:

The Aldi's around here definitely don't sell that stuff!  Your Aldi's sounds like Whole Foods, our Aldi's, at least in KY are discount stores where you don't really want to buy the meat.

 

I live in a pretty affluent county, and our Aldi has some pretty awesome Whole Foods level stuff.  It just doesn't have awesome stuff consistently.  The offerings of awesomeness are always changing.  The canned goods and dry goods stay consistent.  The specialty items do not.  

[BeccaGrim]

6 hours ago, VelociRapture said:

... I really need to avoid this thread... The canned conversation has my tummy doing somersaults. I've already been spit up on by my nephew twice today - I'd prefer not to throw up on him in return. 

What is going on with the chicken? Someone has a photo? 

[GeoBQn]

22 hours ago, formergothardite said:

Totally! They accidently on purpose devoted an entire room in their house to the Confederacy! It must be true because it took Kelly two years to come up with that excuse! 

I have a vivid memory that on one of the first Bates family appearances on 19 Kids, they showed a photo of the family with Michael wearing a confederate flag vest.  I haven't been able to find it anywhere.

[formergothardite]

I remember that vest too, but it seems to not be available anywhere online. 

[IReallyAmHopewell]

On 5/3/2016 at 11:42 PM, SilverBeach said:

Canned beans over bread? Why not rice? Beans are inexpensive and highly nutritious, but over bread? That's just nasty. Mashed potatoes and bologna? Terrible.

Day old bread is super cheap at bread outlets? Gross, but easy to divide evenly.