does this taste anything like eggplant?

That would be an interesting side by side. Very good question.

well, i enjoy breaded eggplant, so i'm sure i'd be down with some okra, primarily deep fried.

You can get both at any concession stand at Minute Maid Park, friend.

on monday, i find out if i'll have the chance to purchase brewers playoff tickets - up to four. if i'm able to secure some, and i have an extra, would you be interested?

you remembered

Oh I am so there.

i must warn you, madtigerman has dibs on one of the four.

will there be some kind of dumb ass celebration where they drag Yount and Molitor on the field for some lame ass pep rally?

i dunno, i'll still be in the lot chugging beers.

With GormanThomas, I hope

i'm gonna challenge gorman to a game of cornhole.

I believe that game is called the "Cecil Cooper"

Is there really anything more affable than a large group of midwestern sports fans playing cornhole in the parking lot of Miller Park?

affable? they're downright obnoxious.

Serious question: what does "soul food" mean? Why is it called "soul food"? Is it a racial thing?

LMGTFY? What is this, 2009? I want my information from the skewed, insulated minds of RM, not from the cold credibility of the rest of the internet.

yes, for one post only, it's 2009 again. read away.

"Soul food" and "Southern food" are basically analogous, depending on who you talk to. I think "soul food" came about with the Great Migration, because the people involved were no longer technically southern but brought the food of that region with them to places like NY and Detroit. But it's the same stuff--fried chicken, black eyed peas, cornbread, and all that.