By Lumpy the Mongoose (PTR) -- The staff here at Pesky the Rat would like to share their recipes for post-election comfort food. Let's start off with Susan the Human, agent and manager to Pesky the Rat and Janet the Snake, who this morning went shopping at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, home of organic gourmet foods and a farmer's market. Something about shopping for fancy cheese and desserts in a city that voted 83% for John Kerry is very comforting. The only thing this delicious day on a sparkling bay lacked was the requisite decadent hot tub, which contrary to popular belief, not everyone in Northern California currently owns. But she'll make up for that later.  Susan's recipe included:

And yes, she plans to eat that ENTIRE CAKE herself. Her response to those would disapprove is, "bite me". The fancy olive oil is particularly lovely, with a garlic flavor to it. 

All right then, moving on to Harry the Cat. Harry, as you will remember, was all for Kerry, having turned tail on his old boss, Dick Cheney. Harry's favorite comfort food, which he is inhaling in large quantities at the moment, is Waltham Coat Care Feline Moist Food Formula.

He is also trying to mail order some Jack Daniels. We'll let you know if he's successful.

Pesky the Rat, meanwhile, has indulged himself this way:

That would be the kitchen garbage can, with week-old coleslaw, and the scrapings of a Lean Cuisine tv dinner, of which Susan will likely be eating a lot more of after inhaling that little green cake.

As for Janet the Snake, her wishes are simple, yet remain unfulfilled:

And then, of course, there's me, Lumpy the Mongoose. There is only one delicacy which can satisfy me after this election. Preferably fried and served with Italian margherita sauce:

Speaking of Italian, Susan the Human is journeying to Rome over the Thanksgiving holiday. She is bringing her extra Kerry campaign buttons to placate the angry natives, who, despite their own moronic leader, Silvio "If I own everything they won't notice I'm a dolt" Burlusconi, are not particularly fond of the whole American thing at the moment.  She is also learning a bit of Italian. So far, the most important phrase she has learned is "Dov'e il bagno".  She is investigating how to say, "I didn't vote for the frat boy".  Having never been to Italy, she's quite excited, and open to sightseeing tips if you have any.

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