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[Emergent_C]

Man, I could go for 10 pounds of lamb right about now. The best lamb I've ever had was at the Greek Fest in New Orleans, and I'm sad that I'm gonna miss it this year because I've finally decided to move to California after losing my house to that fuck*ng hurricane. Mmmm...Greek Fest.

Also, Beef is still young so he still likes jerks.

[robot_god]

I am wondering why his uncle has ethnic-ness, but his immediate family lives in a trailer park and are in no way ethnic.

Could be married in.

[wombat]

I am convinced that the whole gyro/yee-ro thing is something Greek restaurant owners conjured up to make people feel stupid.  If I order a "jai-ro," the counter guy says "yee-ro."  If I order a "yee-ro," the counter guy says "jai-ro."

I have had the same experience.  I figure making sandwiches all day is a crummy job and if fuck*ng with me about pronunciation is the only fun they get to have, they're welcome to it.

Thank you Ray. Taking charge and deciding then and there that this WILL be a party and there WILL be merriment come Jeeps or high water jeans!

Thank you Hobo. This made me feel better.  We all need a Ray in our lives, you know?

[jcreed]

Anyone else notice that the black in this strip is actually #333333? Damn, it is a thing, isn't it? A symbolic thing. Like, the world where black is black and white is white just isn't the same anymore.

[jough]

Jcreed, we all notice that.  It comes up like twice a week at least.

Around here they call them "year-os" (like cheeri-os) but there's this one greek guy who runs a local pizza shop (a well-kept secret in Philly is that all of the best pizza places are greek rather than italian) and insists that back in the country (Greece) they're called "gear-o's", which kinda splits the difference between year-o and jai-ro.

Well, the uncle has more of an eastern european / Turkish accent than he does Greek, but who knows what Circumstances he's from too.  Maybe he had to live in Turkey for a while after the War.

This one was pretty thick with content.  Lots of hits and lots of misses.  JUST LIKE LIFE.

[Drygioni]

On the subject of Beef's uncle's ethnicity, has ever there been a strip that explains Beef's ethnic background? Something like Kazenzaki could accomodate the whole spectrum of Eastern Europe. I damn hope he's blood of Polish.

Pretty much repeating already made points, but the characterisation today was fantastic; it's like I've known Roast Beef's ol' Greek uncle for years, and I felt kind of sad he was falling on hard times. Good old Ray the philanthropist, party giver and GOF Champion. (Does he know what a philanthropist is?)

[wombat]

We know that Beef's background is Greek.  He talks about it in the cookbook, for one thing. Are you going to tell me that you have not bought the cookbook?  You are making a big mistake.

[Drygioni]

Cook-book-less. I survive on fast food and have no need for this crazy idea of making your own food out of raw ingredients. In all seriousness though, if I ever got the Achewood cookbook it is probably the one thing that would inspire my lazy mind to start making up some cordon bleu masterpieces.

If it says Roast Beef is Greek in the strips somewhere, I need to do some serious re-reading. Much thanks Wombat.

[pmcd9]

If it says Roast Beef is Greek in the strips somewhere, I need to do some serious re-reading. Much thanks Wombat.

Check the Blogs...

~Paul

[AugustWest]

Hurray!  Achewood is back!

[idiomsavant]

Check the Blogs...

~Paul

Right here, for instance. Looks like Uncle George is Gramma K's brother.

[CortJstr]

Cook-book-less. I survive on fast food and have no need for this crazy idea of making your own food out of raw ingredients. In all seriousness though, if I ever got the Achewood cookbook it is probably the one thing that would inspire my lazy mind to start making up some cordon bleu masterpieces.

If it says Roast Beef is Greek in the strips somewhere, I need to do some serious re-reading. Much thanks Wombat.

Well back in his blog Beef explains being both Greek and yet Roman Catholic, not to mention the first mention I know of of [Great] Uncle George. And of course he flat out says he's greek in the cookbook but I can't think of a strip where it's mentioned.

Edit: Dammit, this is what i get for eating lunch

[wombat]

It doesn't matter if you cook, the cookbook is excellent reading, much like the blogs. Also it is specifically written for a guy who uses a plate as a cutting board, etc.

[Hobot]

"Crazy Sticks"? But they are also bread.

What marvelous times we live in indeed.

That Uncle George is so real I can taste it.  'Stad certainly has a thing for characterization. 

KRONOS CAFE: WHERE TIME WILL EAT YOU!

I know, cheap mythology joke.  I am sorry about this achewood board.

Damnit, you beat me to the Kronos/Time reference.  But continuing in this noble tradition, I'd like to point out that the line, "What should we do, man?  This is the time!" directly precedes Beef's first mention of Kronos Cafe.  Also, "I mostly come to the cafe so you Aunt Nina can be alone" reminds me of Aphrodite and Hephaestus.  Coincidence, or over-analysis?

[misterqueue]

Damnit, you beat me to the Kronos/Time reference.  But continuing in this noble tradition, I'd like to point out that the line, "What should we do, man?  This is the time!" directly precedes Beef's first mention of Kronos Cafe.  Also, "I mostly come to the cafe so you Aunt Nina can be alone" reminds me of Aphrodite and Hephaestus.  Coincidence, or over-analysis?

*swoons*