Heck no. Not unless somebody makes them.

Gakh? ;-b

Cup o'Noodles?

Yeah, but we could go to a fish-and-Mexican food place and do the 'Jack Sprat' routine: You could eat the fish and I the Mexican food.

Jan

It is a lot of fun. But full of geeky liberals...with occasional quiet Randists scattered amongst them. Nice folk, altogether.

I am just back from a business trip where I guested with such an individual. A visit to the Midwestern office; plus armor. (Did not get a chance to joust, though I arrived a day early to do so: storm came through.) I did get to a fighting practice one evening...evidently I surprised the folk there a bit.

Jan

Be careful with that ! SJWs (neo-marxist scums) would yell to you that it is "cultural appropriation" to replicate food :-)

This political correctness stuff has gone too far. Mexican food is easier to serve buffet style. Prob why they did it !! What's easier than street tacos and fajitas. Prepare in advance and people combine the ingredients the way they want. Maybe the people that complained want silent green instead...

Don't need no stinking green cards or taxes either.

As a member of sci-fi fandom I am offended by:
1) politicizing ethnic food
2) the ignorance about the essence of fandom as a philosophy of respect for and delight in diversity, the antithesis of racism.

"Beam me up, Scotty. There's no intelligent life down here."

It was “Culinary” insensitivity to serve any ethnic fare exclusively.

There are plenty of potential menus that everyone likes.

My guess is that the planners thought they were being super nice guys by advocating a minority fare.

They didn’t notice the connotation of aliens until some race-baiting, offence seeking jerks glommed on to it.

Our difference is in the definition of "good." ;^)
I walk into a mexican restaurant and the smell alone usually makes me want to run for the door. Same for "health" food restaurants.
I always have a bag of trail mix or almonds in the backpack when I go to places where I know I will be otherwise a prisoner of the owner's choice.
Eat what you enjoy ;^)

The banana slug might be cute but Angela Davis teaching there sure isn't.

Wow! This is a big surprise.
I never imagined meeting one of you guys in the Gulch. I did not remember "SCA."
So I just looked it up. Yes, that's who those dressed-up people were way back when.
I think this made my day.

http://sca.org/

GOOD!
I used to love Mexican food, especially when I lived in California where there were Mexican restaurants on every other street corner. Some chains, some mom & pop stores (The Best). The spicier the better. But now, it just gives me heartburn. Since I can't enjoy it any longer, I'm upset that other people can. It's unfair! If I can't have it, no one should! Close them all up, and make the owners all apologize, especially to me!

What a bunch of liberal wimps now run our so-called institutions of learning! What could be more fun than a sci-fi gathering with good Mexican food! Isn't it racist to say Mexican food is not good enough for a sci-fi event?
It is time we let people stand up for themselves, If they don't want a certain food, boycott the event. Stop thinking everything is about them and their feelings, and teach them something to help them get a good job. Fire the PC police at the college and say don't like it, help plan the event. PC should stand for pander to collectivism! I grew up in the Southwest, and we all got along fine, everyone said what they thought, and we were friends. Yes, we ate tacos, along with Swedish and Italian - together!

Have you read, "The Martian"? (by Weir)

If so, I know this joke about Mexican food...

Jan

I always thought the banana slug idea was cute. I wonder if any college has a microorganism for their mascot?

Jan

Hey! Pass your plate in my direction. I love good Mexican food.

Jan

Back then, you were lucky that period food was edible and an offer of home-made mead or beer was more of a test of courage than simple hospitality (though it would have been well intentioned).

Nowadays, the food would be delicious and the mead or beer better than almost anything you can buy. The SCA has come a long way in 40 years.

I have fought in many Crown tourneys, but never gotten further than semi-finals.

Jan

Right here. But 6 bottles of Klingon Bloodwine will set you back $120.

http://www.vinport.com/startrek

Jan

That PC letter from an actual college "Office of Diversity" was a hoot.
I suppose a satirical story called "Illegal Aliens From Mars" who say "Si, si, we come in peace, muchachos!" would automatically be considered racist by all the pinheads in charge of things these days.
I raised my eyebrows at that part about being inoffensive to "undocumented students."
Isn't the very concept of having an "undocumented student" a bit dangerous in this day and age?
How do you know when an "undocumented student" you know next to nothing about wants to strap C4 to him or herself, give you a hug and whisper ""Buenas noches" and then "Allah Akbar" in your ear.
Kiss your burrito adiois!
Back in the 70s when my youngest little brother was a college student and a member of a science fiction club, he invited me to a science fiction convention that took place in an off-campus hotel that had a big room for such events.
Some medieval club whose king was the best fighter with a dull broadsword was in charge of the food and entertainment. (There were some sword and sorcery fantasy people included at the convention).
Those swords were used more like clubs. While we watched the king beat the hell out of one of his knights, a babe dressed like a lady of the court served me a plate of very typical but dull medieval feast food. It screamed for some seasoning.
I would have loved to have some insensitive for spicy illegal space alien food instead. Beam me up, Senor Scotty!

Good luck to young student's trying to make sense of all this.

I’ve had the same response talking about speaking Mexican. My Mexican friends from the racetrack say it is different than Spanish. Some people think it’s insulting to say you are speaking Mexican and you should say Spanish as if that were more acceptable. Oh contraire, how insulting is that to Mexicans? “They don’t need no stinking Spanish.” And they don’t need “no stinking college looking out for them.”

#PUSSYNATION

How about some great homemade pizza instead ... with mozzarella, avocado, and roasted chiles ;^)