Do you follow blindly or think things through first?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
Rockingham, Australia
February 15, 2016 7:53pm CST
If this sounds like a heavy question don't worry. It's just an easy way to lead into a little story. A young lady I know liked roast lamb. Before placing it in the baking dish, she would cut through the meat a few inches from the end of the leg and bend it back alongside the bigger piece before placing it in the pan.
A visitor asked why she did this. She said because her mother did it. This got her thinking and she asked her mother why the leg was prepared in this way. Mother did it because HER mother did it. She didn't know why. When they checked with grandmother, the reply was because it wouldn't fit in her baking dish otherwise. So back to my question: Do you follow blindly or think things through first?
The photo is of Buster, another of my pet sheep. He isn't here any more - but, I hasten to add, wasn't eaten!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I think things through I think, I do use my mother's recipes but put my own slant on them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
16 Feb 16
@JudyEv I figure chances are I would use a different size pan so I wouldn't worry about the fit.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 16
@BelleStarr At least the daughter thought to question why the leg was being cut.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I have heard this story too, except they use a beef roast instead of lamb. That is pretty funny regardless of what kind of meat you use. 
Actually, I am a recipe follower, so if my mom did it, I might do it, but then out of curiosity I would research why this is done, or like the woman did, ask the grandmother.
Actually, I am a recipe follower, so if my mom did it, I might do it, but then out of curiosity I would research why this is done, or like the woman did, ask the grandmother.2 people like this
@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
16 Feb 16
@JudyEv Same here, I follow directions while my husband wings it. I would love that talent, that way I can get creative.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Feb 16
@mylotbugs this comment is actually showing the coding within the comment. I replied on the next group down but it showed up, up here. To see it look down for the last indented one by carmela, within this group, meaning of the duplicate ones. 4th down at present.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 16
@jaboUK They are mostly meat breeds - probably all meat breeds unless in some Asian countries they gather the wool. There is a British breed, the Wiltshire, that sheds. Some don't shed fully. There were sheep in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland that were shedding and one of the sheep's favourite trees had lots of bits of wool hanging from it.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 16
He is a Dorper and only has his baby coat here. Later his fleece would come away of its own accord. There is an increasing number of such breeds in Australia now as it does away with the need for shearing and fly-strike is not such a danger.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
18 Feb 16
Oh no I dont. And if I want to do something, I try to find out as much as possible first.
Yes, my teenage years a long gone lolz
A lovely photo of the dear pet ..
A lovely photo of the dear pet ..1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
19 Feb 16
@JudyEv A thing I should have done much earlier in life Judy in many areas.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Feb 16
@TiarasOceanView I think we're all a bit gullible when we're young.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Feb 16
i wondered whether it was to fit it in the pan. I wonder if the younger generations ever had pans big enough so it didn't need to be done? I try not to follow blindly, I did that before in the church I grew up in. Now i know to research what is taught.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
19 Feb 16
@JudyEv I don't think the order of responses is the same for everyone here. Usually either my response or the one Carmela wrote is first in the lineup, and everything showing on my end between either of those two and the one by Peter Giblett seem to be looping over and over again.
A few times when I've hit 'see more comment's' it pulls up even more of the same posts. Another member or two have seen the duplicate names with the likes, but on other discussions not here.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Feb 16
Judy, are you not seeing any duplication of responses and comments? I'm still seeing the bug, which I've reported and shown screen shots for on my lot bugs post. I've checked it out with two devices and two browsers. They couldn't see it yesterday, and this could be minimal if I'm the only one seeing it. Also, this is the only post I've seen this on so far, but then I've been in and out today.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Feb 16
@MarshaMusselman I didn't say anything yesterday as I wasn't sure if you meant the exact same comment or I was saying the same thing in different words. But I haven't seen any duplication either here or elsewhere. Seems very strange.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Mar 16
Isn't that funny. I've never heard of doing that to lamb. I believe there is a reason for the things I do, I guess blindly following isn't in the cards for me. My husband, the chef, sticks a knife in the leg and places garlic in the holes, it is so delicious....I'm glad you didn't eat Buster.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Mar 16
@JudyEv thanks for the laugh and do try the garlic, He puts a lot of the cloves into the meat (sliced) and it is delicious
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate I put cloves and other stuff in the water when I boil corned beef or pickled pork. That's nice too.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Feb 16
Because mom did it. Good excuse as any lol. I have never been a follower
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
16 Feb 16
I'm a thinker and it stems from my need to be organized. It's okay to follow your intuition or sixth sense but following blindly may lead to danger - to say the extreme, radical religious thinking and behavior. Buster is cute! I'm sure he's been to heaven.
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Oh dear...
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 16
That's the best way to be. You can find just about anything on the net and as you say it's not always true.
@rebelann (112876)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Feb 16
I'm not a good followerer, which infuriated mom because she thought I was supposed to do as she did.
As for thinking things through, well, not at first, I had to make all those stupid mistakes first so I'd know what's what.
OH, just thought I'd mention I'm glad Buster wasn't a meal for anyone.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
17 Feb 16
Thats a nice story. Sometimes we just follow tradition cause its easier.
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
17 Feb 16
Years ago I read a book about Catherine the Great, and there was a story about how someone noticed a palace guard standing in the middle of a courtyard. They dug through the records and found that a hundred years or so earlier, Catherine had saw the first flower of spring and had posted a guard to make sure nobody trampled it. And they just kept guarding that spot.
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