Anyone going to Chilifest?

[mistanice]

Should be a great event.

[pirate44]

Originally posted by mistanice
Should be a great event.

is that the one in Terlingua?

[g$$]

Y'all have fun, sounds like a great line-up as always. I am too old for Chilifest these days, lots of fun times! Watch out for cops on the drive to & from Snook...

[mistanice]

This will be my first time, and it's in Snook.

[g$$]

Originally posted by mistanice
This will be my first time, and it's in Snook.

Have fun, & it has always been in Snook (just kidding)! Watch out esp. on the way home for the law, etc. Back-dooring it over to Hwy 21 & then back to CS is not a bad idea. It is a fun & sometimes crazy time. Alcohol tends to do that...

[IHStangFan]

Originally posted by pirate44
is that the one in Terlingua?

No...although...as many times as I've been to Terlingua, I've never been there for the World Champ. Chili Cookoff....I hear its quite an event.

[BuffyMars]

Ramen with chili???????

[un b weavable]

Wear lots of sunscreen. I got burnt crispy last year. I thought my nose was gonna fall off.

[CHS_CG]

I will be there... with snook on like 10 minutes from my house and 5 minutes from my office.... I got roped into being on a Chili cookoff team with my friends.. Name of our group is Chain Smokers I am takin off work friday goin to set up goin to get the last minute things then plop my happy lil butt in a chair and drink and have a great time friday night.. then saturday probably be busy watchin our damn stuff lol.

[fb_gurl]

Originally posted by CHS_CG
I will be there... with snook on like 10 minutes from my house and 5 minutes from my office.... I got roped into being on a Chili cookoff team with my friends.. Name of our group is Chain Smokers I am takin off work friday goin to set up goin to get the last minute things then plop my happy lil butt in a chair and drink and have a great time friday night.. then saturday probably be busy watchin our damn stuff lol.

You typically don't have to worry about your stuff. In 3 years we/ve never had anything come up missing. I suspect the same for this year!

Czech Chili Cookers is where I'll be.

[pirate44]

snook is where they have "chicken fried bacon strips"!! mmm mmm

[Reds fan]

An oldie but always a riot:

Red Hot Chili Peppers contest
A Texas Chili Contest - If you can read this whole story without
laughing then there's no hope for you

Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to
the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better.
For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is.
They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes
around.
It takes up a major portion of the parking lot at the city park.
The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who
was visiting from Canada.

Frank: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili
cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and
I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for
directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the
other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy
and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so
I accepted".

Here are the scorecards from the advent: (Frank is Judge #3)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 1 Mike's Maniac Mobster Monster Chili
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
Judge # 3 -- (Frank) Holy s***, what the hell is this stuff? You
could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the
flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 2 Arthur's Afterburner Chili
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken
seriously.
Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure
what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who
wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when
they saw the look on my face.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 3 Fred's Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Needs more
beans.

Judge # 2 -- A bean less chili, a bit salty, good use of peppers.

Judge # 3 -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose
feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get
me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my
backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting s**t- faced from all of the
beer.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 4 Bubba's Black Magic
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.

Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for
fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili..

Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was
unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid,
was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-lb bitch is starting
to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an
aphrodisiac?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 5 Linda's Legal Lip Remover
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground,
adding considerable kick. Very impressive.

Judge # 2 -- Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must
Admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.

Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead
and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed
paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her
chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by
pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my
lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop
screaming. Screw those rednecks.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 6 Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of
spices and peppers.

Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and
garlic. Superb.

Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with
gaseous, sulphuric flames. I s*** myself when I farted and I'm worried it
will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except
that Sally. She must be kinkier than I thought. Can't feel my lips
anymore. I need to wipe my arse with a snow cone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 7 Susan's Screaming Sensation Chili
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned
peppers.

Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can
of chili
peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried
about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing
uncontrollably.

Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and
I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world
sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which
slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to
match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me.
I've decided to stop breathing it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not
getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the
4-inch hole in my stomach.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chili # 8 Tommy's Toenail Curling Chili
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too
bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.

Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balance chili. Neither mild
nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted,
passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure
if he's going to make it. Poor fella, wonder how he'd have reacted to really
hot chili.

Contest Over

[jason]

larry joe taylor in stephenville is better