Beef off the street

[marshall_payne]

Would you buy beef off the back of a truck? I'm talking about these guys who cruise neighborhoods, knocking on doors with a "great" deal for you.  If you barter with the guy you can probably get a good deal, but if not his "good deal" will probably cost you more than you'd pay at the supermarket. But what always troubled me is: where does this meat

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[jtglover]

Heh, sounds meaterrific. :) I've never seen salesmen going door-to-door with actual meat in a truck, but I have encountered the subscription-by-mail salesmen.

[marshall_payne]

I do think the stuff through the mail, if that's what you're talking about, is probably good and I assume arrives packed in dry ice. ;-)

[silk_noir]

Awesome. I've wondered about this myself.

[marshall_payne]

Actually, Marguerite, when I was living in Wichita I never saw a meat salesman, but when I lived in Kerrville a few years back they used to come around. But last year in Austin I was working in a telemarketing room and one of the salesman said he sold meat like this on Saturdays and he tried to recruit me. I had no intention of doing it, but I was curious and asked him how much one could make. He said it depends. According to him the top salesman was making 100k a year. Though this guy kinda had to as he was a raging crack head trying to cover his habit. Not really the sort of guy I'd trust to stock my larder, ya know. :-)

[alaneer]

Years ago they used to come to my house and they even showed me those bricks they were selling. Yuck. But it's a great meat for a story, Marshall.

[marshall_payne]

Thanks, Sophy, Yeah, this one's twisted allright. *g*

[selfavowedgeek]

And we're having chili tonight. That's just not cool even though I bought the meat in a store.

Still, we don't get out-of-the-trunk meat salesmen 'round these parts. More like, "Hey, I just shot a deer. You want some venison?" is more our speed.

Still, great story idea. You're already scaring me.

[marshall_payne]

Thanks, Berry. What's even scarier, I think, it it's supposed to be funny. You know, in a black humor sort of way. :-)

[jeanhuets]

I'm not sure I want to even imagine what exactly your "meatmen" are selling. But wait... I don't need to. You've done that already. Whew, not ew.

[marshall_payne]

No, you probably don't want to imagine it, or perhaps even read it. Let me just say it gives a whole new meaning to having the neighbors "over" for dinner. ;-)

[jeanhuets]

Oh, cannabalism. I can deal with that. I thought it was going to be something like chicken-gizzard casserole or fried calves' liver. "D

[marshall_payne]

I'll ponder the chicken-gizzard casserole and fried calves' liver for a future foodie tale. "D:-)