{"id":216,"date":"2006-02-14T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-15T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=216"},"modified":"2006-02-14T19:01:00","modified_gmt":"2006-02-15T00:01:00","slug":"mcsweeneys-internet-tendency-klingon-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Klingon Recipes."},"content":{"rendered":"

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Klingon Recipes.<\/a>:
“Tribble Nuggets: SERVES 1 PLATOON”<\/p>\n

Preset disruptor to ‘incinerize.’
Identify a tribble infestation. Scramble your forces and surround the affected area with a ring of thermal mines reinforced by autoguns with overlapping fields of fire. Once secure, saturate the area with plasma mortars and spicy barbecue sauce. Assess bomb damage and repeat as necessary. When satisfied, sweep the area with squads and mop up any remaining resistance. Retrieve charred tribble carcasses and stomp or pound into nuggets. Serve hot and enjoy.<\/p>\n

If desired, commission an opera to celebrate your glorious triumph over the loathsome tribble menace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Klingon Recipes.:“Tribble Nuggets: SERVES 1 PLATOON” Preset disruptor to ‘incinerize.’Identify a tribble infestation. Scramble your forces and surround the affected area with a ring of thermal mines reinforced by autoguns with overlapping fields of fire. Once secure, saturate the area with plasma mortars and spicy barbecue sauce. Assess bomb damage and repeat … Continue reading “McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Klingon Recipes.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgY3e-3u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149,"url":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=149","url_meta":{"origin":216,"position":0},"title":"McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: An Episode of Star Trek Tediously Written for an Audience Entirely Composed of Remote Amazon Tribesmen.","author":"Jorah","date":"June 17, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"McSweeney's Internet Tendency: An Episode of Star Trek Tediously Written for an Audience Entirely Composed of Remote Amazon Tribesmen.","rel":"","context":"In "Post"","block_context":{"text":"Post","link":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?cat=30"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":224,"url":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=224","url_meta":{"origin":216,"position":1},"title":"I’m a Little Unnerved by My eHarmony Profile.","author":"Jorah","date":"April 22, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"McSweeney's Internet Tendency: I'm a Little Unnerved by My eHarmony Profile.: \"Your conduct and achievements are instructive to others. 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