Bacon and Potato Scones and a Fairy Tale
62Saved By the Judge
Good morning beloved breakfastpoppers. Today is Friday, February 3, in the year of our kingdom 2012. I have some good news to share with all of you. Thanks to the wisdom of a district judge in North Dakota many of us won't be charged with a felony should a bird commit suicide on our property.
Let's prepare some delicious Bacon and Tomato Scones for breakfast and meet by the River of Fools. You will need 1 cup cooked, plain mashed potatoes, 5 strips of cooked and crumbled bacon, 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings, 1 large, beaten egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour. This amount will make 8 scones.
In a large bowl, combine potatoes, egg, salt, pepper, flour and bacon and stir gently until the dough holds together.
Coat the bottom of a skillet with the bacon drippings and preheat over medium heat. Using a 1/4 cup measure, drop dough onto the hot skillet and fry scones for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, wrap them up and head for the river. I will have plenty of Bloody Marys for everyone.
Hello, dear friends and neighbors. The King's Injustice Department filed a complaint against three kingdom oil and gas companies under the Migratory Bird Act. The three companies, Continental Resources, Brigham Oil & Gas and Newfield Production Company were accused of causing the deaths of six Mallard ducks and one Say's Phoebe. Somehow the birds waded into the oil pits. Criminal charges were filed which carried fines and possible prison sentences.
It's strange that the Department of Injustice doesn't have the desire to prosecute bat wielding New Black Panthers hanging around polling places, but they have the resolve to go after possible bird killers. Here comes the happy part. District Judge Daniel Hovland dismissed the complaint and the kingdom sighed in collective relief. The Judge flatly rejected U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon's interpretation of the law and trust me that is good news for all of us. Had the prosecutor prevailed we all could face criminal charges.
The court pointed out that there are lots of potential bird killing situations abounding. Can we stop a bird from flying into our barn and committing "birdy" suicide? I think not. Can we prevent a bird from smacking head first into one of our windmills? I think not. What can we do to stop a bird from flying into a window or hitting one of our chariots? The answer is nothing and thankfully the good judge recognized the lawsuit for what it probably was, a chance to give the oil companies some aggravation.
Finally, cooler heads prevailed. Now if only we get the same result when we try to ground Obamacare before it takes flight...The End.
Hush little prosecutor
Don't say a word
Pop's going to buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird
Crashes and dies
Pop's going to buy you one that flies.
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Good Morning Tom,
Thanks for the laugh! As to whether this administration realizes that windmills kill, well let's face it, they could care less. See you at the Inn. It should be fun, Scotty and both Professors are going to be there.
Pop
This is indeed incredulous; but then again we are talking about Holder’s Hoodlums! They would indeed prefer going after “Big Oil” any day than to go after their own; bat wielding New Black Panthers hanging around polling places. Remember they are only interested in prosecuting white on black discrimination. I guess that’s now been expanded to include white on animal discrimination as well!
While illegal’s are streaming across our borders at record levels; drug dealers are killing our agents with guns we supplied them Holder’s Hoodlums are after Duck Killing Oil Companies; makes perfect sense to me!
Holders out to steal your dough
Cause those birds
Were flying low
Gotta get Big Oil
Those birds feathers they got soiled
When they landed in the oil
Gotta get Big Oil
Good Morning Patriot,
You are back and in great form! I love the ditty. What I don't love is knowing that the Justice Department could care less about justice. See you at the Inn and have a great week-end.
I loved the poem at the end!
Hi POP! Thanks for the lovely song this morning! Feel bad for the birds but they do face many occupational hazards. Good day to head for the inn. See you later.
You gotta hate this administration. It's socialist in the most communist sense. Basically, it sucks. I will meet you all at the inn. INNKEEPER.............
Good Morning American Romance,
Thanks and I love it when you come to the breakfast table. See you at the Inn tonight.
POP: What a breath of fresh air to have a judge with a logical mind. If Holder had his way, next he would bring cases against the airlines for killing the birds that fly into the engines, bring down a plane, and kill hundreds of people.
Need to get to the bar - it's the weekend! Save me a seat....
Good Morning Tammy,
I don't like to see a bird pulverized either, but I don't like to see people railroaded by the Dept. of Injustice even more. To the Inn!
Good Morning Taxlarry,
Let's just go to the Inn and lock the doors. I won't be ordering chicken tonight!
Good Morning Pino,
Trust me when Holder decides that he hates the airlines, he'll try a lawsuit like this again. To the Inn Pino!
BPOP - I had to give you the 5 Star treatment on this one. Holder is the biggest imbecile to ever run the Injustice Department. Maybe it won't have to be for much longer. He's about to become a big liability for Obama in his reelection bid. Look out "Under The Bus," here comes another one!
The Frog
Dear Frog Prince,
I wouldn't mind helping him under the bus, but I would like it even better if he took his pal Obama with him. To the Inn!
Pops I have access to a custom bus chassis camper with of all things an reinforced & extended front bumper with brush guard and winch.
I'd like to make it available and volunteer to drive it anytime you can get Holder and Obama in the middle of the road anywhere anytime!
Dear Lethal Leprechaun,
You are the absolute best! A grateful nation thanks you. Get thee to the Inn!
Great poetry at the end, bp. Here's the second stanza:
And if those birdies are off their feed,
We'll put up signs and teach them to read.
Wow....Bacon and Potato Scones look delicious. Thanks for the news, especially for me who live far away from USA. I agree with our fellow hubber, drbj. You close this hub with great poem. Have a nice weekend!
Blessing,
Thank goodness we had a judge with a brain on this one. I agree with Tom as I've read how many birds are killed by the windmills, but your poetry topped the hub! Great.
What a hoot -- must admit I read it AFTER copying the scone recipe. Although I've not yet tried the scones the read was outstanding (as were the Bloody Marys)! Best, Sis
Dear drbj,
I love it! Perhaps we should collaborate. See you at the Inn and we'll work up some great lyrics.
Dear prasetio,
Thanks so much for your support. Have a great weekend my friend.
Dear Pamela,
It is wonderful to see you in the kingdom, I know how busy you are. How is the book coming?
Dear Angela,
Enjoy the scones and have a great weekend!
Back at 'cha, Pop! Best, Sis
There does seem to be an increase in mysterious bird deaths. Don't know what's happening or what the solution is to this mystery. I love your writing of the kingdom and the wit is wonderfully used. The bacon in scones is tempting and may have to try it sometime. Interesting hub topic.
Good Morning teaches,
The bird deaths you are talking about are a true mystery and a shame. So are the other instances but I don't think they can be helped. Enjoy the weekend and thanks so much for coming to breakfast.
Wow, seeing my name in a hub is kind of strange. I know my name is also a type of bird, which makes my name ironic (Phoebe-Bird Pike-Fish)...
Anyways, did you hear about the woman who tried to sue a man's family because he was hit by a train? He got hit, exploded on impact and I guess some of his body parts hit her... so she's trying (or tried) to sue for about a million dollars.
Dear Phoebe,
Actually, I missed that one but I have to say it doesn't surprise me. Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl.
The insanity continues. I know of one guy who bought a small farm to retire on, but when he started to clean up and old garbage dump that had dammed up a gully, he was cited for destroying a wetland!
In Northern California, thousands of acres of fertile farmland and thousands of jobs have all been destroyed because the irrigation water has been diverted to save a worthless minnow!
God save us from the insane left!
Dear Will,
The insanity will multiply as long as Obama is on office. Government never lets common sense or logic interfere with their plans. See you at the Inn.
Patriots lost, so I'm kind of bummed.
Good Morning Phoebe,
I know, but it was a great game.
The last two minutes was more stressful than going to the dentist. (I am terrified of dentists).
Dear Phoebe,
If I had to choose , I'd go with the last 2 minutes. My dentist is a great guy, very good looking and sexy too and I still hate him!
I probably would choose the game over the dentist, but that's only because I know what happened.
Dear Phoebe,
Now I'm laughing. Oh well, there is always next year!
This was brilliant AND funny.
I will never understand governments.
Dear Dim,
Thanks so much for the nice words. As for governments, all I can say is the smaller the better. See you later at the virtual "Inn". I'll save you a seat and I'm buying.
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 3 months ago
Pop,
Good morning. You almost threw me for a loop with the selection of meetings sites as "The River of Fools". I automatically prepared to go to the Potomac until I consulted my breakfastpop Fairy Tale map and corrected my error.
Does the Justice Department and this administration realize their beloved GREEN windmills are AKA rotary bird guillotines?