The nice thing about being naturally pale

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 12/06/2017 at 14:25 • Filed to: None

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When you tell your boss you don’t feel well they readily agree that you look like a ghost and should probably go home.

Thank you, Polish ancestry!

LOREM IPSUM > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 14:37

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Translucent privilege.

crowmolly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 14:49

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Another benefit of Polish/Eastern European heritage? The entire pig is edible to you.

THE ENTIRE PIG.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 15:00

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I’ve had this.

“Wow, you look really pale, are you feeling OK?”

Yeah, I feel great, I’m just as white as Casper that’s all.

DutchieDC2R > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 15:09

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Yep, add pigment spots to the mix and youve got a winner in the ‘I dont feel so good’ department.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > crowmolly 12/06/2017 at 15:11

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And the entire cabbage.

And the entire potato.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/06/2017 at 15:16

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I like cabbage.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/06/2017 at 15:17

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Combine the paleness with my natural state of sleep deprivation and I have to dodge those questions all day.

jimz > crowmolly 12/06/2017 at 15:18

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one of the nice things about living/working close to H-Town is being able to shop here:

http://www.srodek.com

their kiebasa krajana is to die for, and I especially like their bigos and barszcz czerwony. I haven’t tried any of their salceson yet.

jimz > LOREM IPSUM 12/06/2017 at 15:18

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ain’t all it’s cracked up to be; on the downside there’s the whole “burst into flames stepping outside on a hot day” thing.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 15:20

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You are definitely Polish.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jimz 12/06/2017 at 15:21

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I grew up in a predominantly Polish mill town and lived right down the road from a Polish bakery. I could buy fresh packzi and chrusciki whenever I wanted. It was the best.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/06/2017 at 15:24

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I am so looking forward to Wigilia this year.

I have another burner, try to guess it! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 15:26

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Plus enhanced Vitamin D absorption!

jimz > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/06/2017 at 15:27

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well yeah, the four major Polish food groups are 1) pork, 2) cabbage, 3) dough, and 4) potato.

I would cut a fool for a good plate of gobki. 

crowmolly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 15:43

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Chrusciki is tough to make at home well. Has to be thin and flaky, none of this wide-as-a-belt stuff.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > jimz 12/06/2017 at 16:23

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Mmm... cabbage rolls. Basically Polish Haggis.

And so you know I’m not just being a jerk: I have filled and crimped literally thousands of pierogi over the years (it is my job when we make them: mom rolls the dough; my sister cuts rounds and puts them in front of me; and I fill, wet the edge, and crimp).

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 16:34

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Okay, maybe not Polish , but you have clearly been exposed to the food from a young age.

It’s still a foreign food group to me, in spite of family connections. I’m more Mexican than anything culturally, but my genetics are a different story. I’m painfully pale, unable to spend any real amount of time in the sun without getting burned.

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 12/06/2017 at 17:36

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On the flip side you get a lot of people telling you you look like shit. Particularly if you come to work late and they suspect hangover or tiredness.

dammit