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Yesterday, our own Joshua Justice expanded on the news that a bartender at Baker Street Pub in The Woodlands had been arrested for over-serving a customer by noting that many responses to the arrest had been solidly on the side of the bartender.

"While jumping to the defense of those dangerously intoxicated and those responsible for over service may seem fairly obtuse," he wrote, "Texas's lax and haphazard enforcement of TABC policy over the years can also be cited as a contributing reason why many Texans see being served until they are blind drunk as a God-given right."

That prompted reader Jacob Pahcheka to prove Justice right, by launching into a string of comments lashing out against anyone who would interfere with his own God-given right to consume as much alcohol in one sitting as possible:

In return, we offer them a virtual White Russian.

Today Joanna O'Leary shared five reasons she would refuse to pay her bill at a restaurant.

Commenter The Marlboro Woman thought she'd left an important item off the list:

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Today Katharine Shilcutt covered the walk-out over at Ruggles due to alleged non-payment of tips. She talked to chef and owner Bruce Molzan, who tried to explain the situation.

His explanation didn't do it for commenter Chuck:

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The train wreck that is Top Chef: Texas is chugging right along, and Katharine Shilcutt continues to watch the show, so we don't have to, filing her entertaining recaps each week.

On today's entry, more than one commenter expressed relief that Houston was left out of the program:

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Today Ginny Braud posted a copycat recipe for the tomato basil soup at La Madeleine. It sounded delicious. It also contained a cup of heavy whipping cream and a stick of butter.

Commenter 'stina, a fan of the soup, had some pretty good tips for cutting down the calories:

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Today Christina Uticone wrote about how she's assimilating in Texas by learning to leave ketchup off her burgers.

Albert Nurick chimed in on why Texans do this:

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Today Anamaris Cousins wrote about 10 ways to screw up the Thanksgiving turkey.

Which led commenter MadMac to express disdain for this traditional fare:

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Today, inspired by the ad campaign for Dr Pepper 10 -- which he says "tastes fantastic," by the way -- John Seaborn Gray talked sexist commercials.

Commenter Helen wrote in to say that the Dr Pepper spot doesn't bother her:

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Today Katharine Shilcutt gave us a peek inside the new Montrose H-E-B, which is apparently a lot like the stores in the suburbs.

And commenter Elsa, an H-E-B shopper from the 'burbs, wrote in with her (not so great) experiences:

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Today Katharine wrote about how The Simpsons episode about "foodies" annoyed her.

Commenter Fulmer, however, found it funny: