Today I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Lisa and Kristi of the Three Hot Tamales. In addition to being one of the hottest up and coming fiery foods producers (Winners of the first place 2006 scovie award in the Habanero category with Cry Baby, and third place in the fruit category with Make Me Moan Mango), and extremely knowledgeable about hot foods, they’re also funny, irreverent, and a joy to talk with. With people like these ladies carrying the banner, it’s easy to see why the hot sauce community has such a bright future – it is tight knit and downright fun.
HSB: First off, how did you get started in the hot sauce business? And what was your inspiration?
Lisa: (Laughs) Unemployment. It was the summer of 2005. We have 6 kids between the three of us. Working a full time job was difficult; we had to take time off, it was really hard when the kids were young. I was Jodie’s daughter’s softball coach. My fiancee had a hot sauce collection. A lot of them didn’t have much flavor; they were all really hot, and mostly there for the burn. So I called Jodie and said let’s start a hot sauce company. We had a meeting the next morning, and the rest is history.
HSB: What do the three hot tamales bring to the table of hot sauce lovers? What sets your products apart?
Kristi: We focus on the flavor. We’re not looking burn your mouth off; we focus on the flavor, all natural – we don’t use extracts.
Lisa: We want to create something that is going to complement your food, rather thank kill it. We try to put sauces together with flavors that complement each other, flavors that are a little out of the ordinary, flavors that complement foods they are used on. We use Mango, and are starting to use Passion Fruit. The Cry Baby uses the freshest peppers. We hope and plan to never use extract. We stick with fresh peppers, habaneros and chipotles, or a form of high quality pepper mash. Have you tried our sauces?
HSB: No, I haven’t had the chance yet.
Lisa: (Gasp) Oh no. That means the interview has to stop here. (Laughs)
HSB: Sorry about that, I’ll get on it as soon as I can. So, tell me a little about your sauces.
Kristi: The Cry Baby, that’s the Scovie winner. It’s our most simple sauce. It’s my favorite, because of it’s simplicity, it’s bold flavor; but it’s not overpowering. It goes on everything. It’s an addictive sauce, that’s for sure.
There’s the Garlic lover’s steak sauce. People love that sauce – especially Nick’s wife. Thanks for the review! She’s our adopted Tamale, our fourth Tamale. There’s tons of roasted garlic. It’s beautiful to make to smell.
Then we have the Chipotle barbecue sauce. Full bodied, full flavor, just chunks of ingredients in there.
HSB: Describe a day in the life of a Tamale.
Lisa: We work all during the day – take care of the kids, then work on the business. Lots of networking, lots of sales, working with lots of distributors. New sauces, new rubs. And we’re trying to get things together for ZestFest in September.
HSB: Tell me about the creative process of coming up with a new sauce. How does the dynamic work between the three of you in the kitchen?
We don’t sit down and put our heads together. If we want to create something, it’s going to come to us. We don’t push the process. We get lots of samples from manufactures, and think about what we can do with them. Maybe I’m eating something at a restaurant, and think, “you know what would have tasted good with that?” It takes a long time. We don’t just try and push stuff out there to mass market.
HSB: What’s your favorite part of the Hot Sauce making process?
Kristi: The three of us are very good friends. We’re sitting there working together, seeding 20 pounds of habanero peppers. There’s a lot of laughter, a lot of bloopers, you know, habanero juice getting where it shouldn’t. But we’re working hard. You get a sense of accomplishment, working with people you love, and making a product you love. We started out with 10 sauces but got down to 4 – we wanted to be 100% satisfied with them all. It helps that we’re brutally honest. It makes it fun, it makes it worthwhile.
We do our R&D in Jersey, but we manufacture our sauces in Vermont. Even though we have a co-packer, we are always there and hands on while it’s getting done. We wake sure that the standards remain the way we intended them. We agreed that if our standards or quality are ever compromised, we’d close the business down. A lot of time, when a small maker gets big, and they compromise on a lot of things. We’d rather button up, say it’s been a nice run, rather than producing a sauce that isn’t up to our standards and our customers standards. We want each bottle to take like it was made by someones grandmother in a kitchen, not mass produces, not full of additives and preservative.
And we love the crazy road trips. (Laughs.)
HSB: It sounds like you have a lot of fun with what you’re doing!
Lisa: Any of us could stay in a 9 to 5 job and be miserable. If we weren’t getting satisfaction and enjoying ourselves, we wouldn’t do it. We could be miserable with any job.
HSB: Here’s the situation. You’re chosen to play culinary survivor. You’re stuck on a desert island and isolated from civilized kitchens for 40 days. You can bring one ingredient. What do you choose?
Lisa: Garlic.
Kristi: Garlic, I totally have to take garlic.
HSB: How do you go about naming a new product?
You’re like the four hundredth person to ask us that! Do you believe people have asked us if we get drunk to name our products?
Put it this way. We take the ingredients, and we try to put a flirty twist on it.
HSB: Let’s play a little word association, okay?
HSB: Tamale
Lisa: Hot
Kristi: Flirty girls tormenting men (laughs)
HSB: Garlic
Lisa: Necessity
Kristi: Roasted
HSB: Spice Rub
Lisa: (Laughs) rub me the right way
Kristi: You’ve got to get rubbed the right way.
HSB: Fruit
Lisa: Passion
Kristi: Summer
HSB: Burn
Lisa: Habanero mishaps
HSB: Anyone you’d like to thank? Anyone who’s helped you along?
First and foremost, we want to thank everybody whose allowed us to be part of this industry. We want to thank CaJohn. Brett from Jungle Jim’s, he’s a person who’s really helped us. And MSK. We’d like to thank CaJohn who has been a mentor to us. All the bloggers who’ve sent us supportive e-mails. There are so many; everyone who’s supported us, and welcomed us. It’s an amazing group of people, we consider them friends. The group at the Fiery Foods Show in New Mexico. They are truly special people. They’re real of people, down to earth. In regular business you’re afraid to talk to your competitor. We don’t even look at them like our competitors. We all want to grow together in the industry.
But not you, since you haven’t tasted our sauces. You’re going to get a Jersey Girl Beat down.
HSB: (Laughs nervously)
Lisa: You think we’re kidding, but ask Nick, he knows. (Laughs)
HSB: So what was your favorite part of the Fiery Foods Show?
Lisa: The people that we met. It was fantastic, above and beyond our expectations. The reaction of people – with this product, it’s like your baby. You’re a little hesitant, because you don’t know what reaction you’re going to get. It’s the moment of truth. The reactions we got – we were on cloud nine for for four days, then for 2 weeks after that. We hope the same thing happens in Texas. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone again.
You think the people on the blog are fun, then it’s even better when you meet them in person.
HSB: Anything else you’d like the readers of the HSB to know about the Three Hot Tamales?
We look forward to bringing them our sauces, and teasing their little palates. We’re doing something special for ZestFest, something secret. And we have 2 new sauces coming out by July.
HSB: And to finish, describe your products in three words or less:
Kristi: Hot, pleasurable, sensational
Lisa: Very, Very, Tasty
Three Hot Tamales, LLC
33 Shaw Street
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: 862-686-0533
Fax: 888-3-HOT-TAM
Written by John
Nick Lindauer founded Hot Sauce Blog in 2004, making it one of the internet's very first hot sauce review sites. After 20+ years of tasting, reviewing, and attending every major fiery foods event in the country, he's back behind the keyboard covering the hot sauce world he helped build.
235 responses to “Interview With the Three Hot Tamales”
Nice interview Kristi and Lisa. (you to John). And some pretty nice sauces too.
Gives us all a bit of insight into the Tamales world 🙄
Oh, where was Jodie?
Should I wonder ,or did you guys have her tied up in the back?
I’ll stop, I have to be good.
Excellent interview! I love reading these things. Sounds like you guys got it going on 🙂
[Comment ID #37388 Quote] No Boogerhead….I had family obligations to do. What can I say? And don’t get all excited about me being tied up in the back! Mrs. Boogerhead, if there is one, will be quite upset! LOL
😉
[Comment ID #37388 Quote] I hate that I missed it. But you two look like you handled it well. Good job!
John.. Thanks for a great intrerview and Nick thanks for allowing us be part of such a great community of people. xoxo
good one Jod 🙂
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perfect explanations Jodie, and I believe you! 🙄
send me a pic of you wrists just so I can make sure.
(you know, rope leaves burns)
“don’t get all excited about me being tied up in the back” “Mrs. Boogerhead, if there is one, will be quite upset!”
Well, lets see,
this post is about the Tamales so I wont talk about my life here, maybe later. 😉
besides, I was just trying ask to let the readers know why you werent there, didnt want you to miss out on the spotlight!
Jodie has her own spotlight shining around her 24/7 xoxo love ya ..he he
seeding 20 pounds of habanero peppers
Say it isn’t so! 🙂 The beautiful seeds, oh the tragedy of it!
Kidding aside, the Garlic Lovers Steak Sauce is great! How that one didn’t win a Scovie I’ll never know – or maybe I will – Girls???? It is one of the Huvason’s official top 5 favorite sauces.
Agreed, the Garlic Lovers Steak Sauce is excellent! So good in fact that I’m taking it to the Palm Steakhouse today for lunch!
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NOw that’s saying a lot! Try kicking it up a bit with some Mambo 😉
Very nice Job Ladys and John. Any time you know were I’am at. PEACE BRET
Great interview John! I will have to give the Steak sauce a try!!!
Great interview!! I am really liking this new feature. Great information on the new companies.
PS: Lisa – you have mail!!
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You are right Jodie,
I wonder if mrs boogerhead reads the blog (if there is one of course).
I would never want to give her the wrong idea, cause you know, she is (I mean would be) the best! 🙂
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Oh, I never did say thank you for what you did last week Lisa. 😉
Great interview, but I would have liked to hear more about the “Jersey Girl Beat Down”. I agree with Dan, I am really enjoying the interview posts very much, the insights directly from the makers mouth is very informative and great reads. Thanks Tamales you ladies are awesome!
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Excuses, excuses. LOL Thank you for thinking of me, even though it was in the back room tied up! Not sure whether to be flattered or offended. I’ll go with flattered. LOL 😉
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Thanks Vic!
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BTW, how picked that picture? It is…..actually there are no words for that one.
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Well, dont be offended 🙂
Scotty B’s will be looking forward to meeting with the lovely
Three Hot Tamales at ZestFest in Sept. Great interview, keep up the drive and hard work. I too know the hardships of working full time and running the biz can sometimes get overwhemling, not to mention raising little ones. You go Girls!!!
Much Kudos and Luv
-Scotty B
Great Interview!! the 3 of you are truly an inspiration.
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what is offeneded? booger you need spellcheck?
Great interview and congratulations ladies!!!!
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I know, I saw it right away.
Actually I copied it right out of Jodie’s comment.
I dont have the login info here at work to edit it, I will do it later today.
shhh, dont tell Nick
LMAO!!!!!! I was going to offer you my spell check, but I kind of need it, otherwise I would be having you edit all my stuff too 😛 have a good day at work I am off to do an interview now.
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I would have pursued it further, but I was afraid.
Great interview all around! Congrats Three Hot Tamales also. Looking forward to meeting you at ZF!
Same here loco
Nice interview, Tamales- can’t wait to try the sauces in Texas!
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See Chris we have a rotation thing going on. We shackle one Tamale at a time inside a kitchen, a shed or out back. It’s how we get the creative juices flowing. And people think its alcohol that lets us come up with our names……..we prefer torture.
Wonderful interview Ladies!!!! You too John!!!!
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Thanks Scotty B’s. The whole thing is a challenge between work, the kids and life in general, but if there were just a few dozen more hours in a day……..let’s just say it’s not so easy squeezing in the “beat downs’! Luckily the THT’s keep us so busy!
Thanks MSK! xoxo
We want to create something that is going to complement your food, rather thank kill it.
I am seeing this comment, and many similar to it, more and more lately. I am of the opinion that THIS is going to be the factor that draws the consumer toward this industry like the proverbial moth to the flame. I love heat, but when blended in tandem with FLAVOR that brings out the best in your food; you have nailed it. There are PLENTY of hot sauces out there who really aren’t much more than water, tomato, and peppers blended into a runny mess. Cute label, perhaps; but that’s about it. Hot sauces that can used to change an ordinary meal into a culinary experience are what could send this industry to the next level. We have all seen how the ‘hot items’ section of the supermarkets are starting to expand their shelf space substantially. Unfortunately; most of it is mass-market ‘crap’. (Newman’s?…Puh-leeeze.) How about a section here at the blog dedicated to those hot sauces which the folks here feel are among the BEST when it comes to the kitchen or the grill? What do you feel goes best with what? Manufacturers…what are YOUR five/ten favorite hot sauces to prepare a meal with, OUTSIDE your own line? How about it, folks? When you grill a steak, what do YOU put on it to bring out both HEAT and FLAVOR…what hot sauce makes that steak so delicious that the last morsel brings tears of regret to your eyes? What’s great on scambled eggs? In a stir fry? Chili? It is just too difficult to run through all the different review sites here trying to locate what people feel are among the best hot sauces to be used in the kitchen. As an example; I ordered a bottle of Lava Extreme a few weeks back, tried it on a steak, and was blown away by the way the heat and flavor complemented each other. The bottle was gone before I knew it…ordering more soon. Based on this thread; I will probably give the Garlic Lover’s a try. If I like it, I tell ALL my friends, and tell them where they can get it. So how about it, folks…what are some of your tastiest preparations, and what hot sauce do YOU use to bring out the best in your food?
Kristi…..check your email!
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I just did, who’s better than you? Thanks!
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Right back at cha…….
Well I know the hot sauce is good. I wanted to try the steak sauce so I borrow bottle from work to try it out tonight. I heard it’s good. Hi ladys.
Hi Bret… Hope you have a nice porterhouse ready
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Hi Bret, just keep your eyes peeled. If Nick or Laura catch wind of this they just might pay you a visit. You could find yourself minus one bottle of steak sauce. Hope you enjoy.
Yah! Nice interview guys. Quite witty. Nice job John. Can’t wait ’till ZestFest to see everyone! Something secret……hmmmm?
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I’am going to try it on chix. I just have to be diffrent. Back to the grill.
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It.s got garlic in it, how can I go wrong.
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Thanks Scotty!
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Sorry, sometimes my fingers don’t work so well. 😉
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Sounds kinky to me 😛 Hope the chix don’t mind! Doesn’t seem that these three would 😛 😛
chix… hmmm ladies, sounds like an idea 🙂
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We actually test all of our sauces on chix before we put them out to market Jim. It’s one of our high standards for quality. lol
Kris you must stop devulging all of our most precious secrets. Dont make me get the rope 🙂 xox
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And probably why you folks do so well! Congrats 🙂
This thread is starting to remind me of the condiments girls post from a while back lol.
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All fixed now 🙂
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I see, is that how it works in Jersey?
Hmmm shackles 🙄
[Comment ID #37603 Quote]
Hmmmmm Two of the Tamales were at Defcon Day – at the last siting of MAD…….
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Damn, now those girls are hot. Hey Li, Jode, I think we need to hire them for our next phot shoot since we all now know we are NOT supermodels! lol
[Comment ID #37605 Quote]
I wonder what the third Tamale was up to that day??? hmmm maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned the shackles, I may have incriminated myself.
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Thank you Booger head! XXXOOO
[Comment ID #37605 Quote]
so huvason, you thinking what Im thinking?
you know I didnt kidnap MAD, he isnt first on my list anyway 😉
[Comment ID #37603 Quote]
Yup….you should visit the “See For Yourself” state! LOL
[Comment ID #37606 Quote]
You know it girl! And again, why did we pick the WORST shot ever of us?
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Yes, its definitely on my “to-do” list 😉
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Kristi, Lisa, I think they are on to us. Better find a new “hiding place”. Can’t get rid of him now, who else would cut all those peppers? 😉
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I got a case of the giggles! 😉
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Ahhh, I like how you think.
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your just trying to throw us off MAD’s trail Jodie
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Well it pass the test. There just one little problem There’s not any left. Now I have to go to work and pay for. I was going to take back and say it was bad and see if they would give me a refund.LOL Just kidding. But it is all gone. The kids love it .Damm another sauce in the Icebox.Very nice Ladys……. Hey Lisa alittle order 2cs of mango 1cs of cry baby. Sorry about that folks.
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AHA!!!
See that, it was Kristi, waiting for the unsuspecting Mad to exit, knowing full well that his dopamine level was going top be elevated from all the Guiness consumption. Too bad Huvason was supposedly the mastermind behind it, but when faced with the reality that someone else was stealing Mad, he stole the Homunculus. It’s all becoming clear now.
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Remember, we DO have kids we could put to work.
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I know where you live Creator……oh, do you have a shed? Just curious.
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Right on Creator!
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Glad you liked Bret, see Lisa, you can forget about the rope. All is well.
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On second thought…
rope, shackles, slave labor, people (MAD) disappearing, and dopamine levels???
maybe I DONT want to know what goes on up there 🙂
Do any of you ladys remenber someone walking into your booth at show. Placeing a order and was the first one to ask for something else. What it was I was asking for.
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Hey Lisa, I think you need to call Bret in the am.
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So we have differant work ethics, don’t be hatin’. Shackles and rope COULD be considered a new fashion statement. Girls, remember, deny, deny, deny!
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I couldn’t “mastermind” my way out of a wet paper bag! I’m blaming the Homunculus kidnapping on the THT as well 🙂
I’m Innocent I say 😈
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Again, deny, deny, deny!
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I believe you huvason,
heck they thought it was me for the longest time.
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Actually I was thinking its more like a shack (not a shed) 😉
WERE’S MY PICTURE
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booger kidnapped Mad, Huv stole the homunculus, and now you both are trying to concoct some plot to kidnap the THT, ROFL why do i get the feeling this is a bad rerun of the three stooges….if I were you girls I would hide 😛
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LOL – OF COURSE
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As long as i’m not shemp. He’s not a real stooge anyway 🙂
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Sorry Bret, it will be out by the end of the week. Would you prefer a shot of the condiments girls instead? lol
Any one you ladys want to send would nice. LOL
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Huv were’s my talon pics. I’ll post them in the store this weekend. It’s Cajohn weekend at the store . he will be there doing a demo.
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I sent them zipped to you on the 15th. I’ll resend them now. Let me know if you get them or not!
Man, that’s going to be great the CaJohn’s going to be there!
. 🙁 How come I have to miss “the CaJohn” i miss all the good stuff, damn living on the west coast
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Don’t feel bad Mrs R. I miss it also!
well Huv, we have zestfest, and everyone will be there and we won’t have to miss it this time 😀 I am looking forward to meeting the three hot tamales….and CaJohn (ok I might be kissing up a bit here) LOL you are going right Huv?
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🙁 no 🙁
At least not yet. THings may change (as you know 😉 ) We’ll see. Probably not though, planning on going to hang with the Creator and get BATCH #3 of the latest ZERO release.
ahhh well I’ll take lots of pictures for you with my new camera 😀
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Please do! I love looking at the pictures from the shows. it looks like such a great time. I will be attending these soon – I promise 🙂
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Or is that a threat ???? NOt sure 🙂
hey Huv…he is blaming the oversight of no attachments on me 😛 I was talking to him and he forgot 😀
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OUR BAD! Call us in the AM! 😉
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not a threat, i promise 😉 but you have to promise not to share with booger 😛 just kidding
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LOL… So it’s your fault! 🙂
I figured he was laughing so hard he just forgot. I’m clearly not an English major!
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what does he get to call you? LOL just kidding, is there a picture order form on your site Jodie?
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who is? clearly not me, ….I try and hide my intelligence. LOL
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Yea, but they complain that the peppers burn thier hands too much! I mean, come on, I just can’t see wasting money on gloves for them. Who do they think we are, the Rockerfellas? At least with the tape around Mad’s mouth he really can’t say much! LOL LOL LOL 😉
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if there isn’t I think you should have one, do you girls have shirts … I am starting my collection of shirts and I need one from THT 😀
[Comment ID #37657 Quote] Take my word for it, it’s a threat! LOL 😉
I don’t think Mad would have much to say with 3 beautiful women around him all the time, tied up or otherwise….I think he’d be happier than pig in mud 😛
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No, but I guess we should. Maybe we really are SUPERMODELS girls! As long as this picture gets burned and is never seen again!
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SHHHHHHHHHHHH Jodie don’t give it away 😛
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I am sure Kristi and Lisa have a few names for me they can share! LOL
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I think it’s a good pic….
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I am sure they are all said out love, like pet names
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We are working on it. As soon as we get them, I promise you will be the first to know!
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Lee, you didn’t try them in New Mexico? Shame on you! LOL 😉 Girls get the rope!
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Here we go again 🙂
OH YES!!!!!!!! I am going to have the BEST collection of shirts ever 😀
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HEy… that rope doesn’t look like a firehose does it?
OMG Huv, you should see Ryan trying to explain who the heck Sonia is I am so going to kick her butt 👿
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OKAAAAYYYYY…….
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seriously, I do like that picture, but it’s the only one I have seen with all of you together. Are you telling me there are better ones?
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LOL……. Just looking out for you mrs R 🙂
[Comment ID #37678 Quote] You know what Huv, it kinda does….and it is signed or something like that. Not really sure where we got it, it was just laying around the shed…….
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appreciate that Huv.
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was booger in on this? I know he is guilty of something….
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Just as long as my signature’s not on it……. 🙂 That would look very bad!
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Of course, we wouldn’t want it any other way!
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WAY BETTER ONES!
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Not sure, but I think it might be……..
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The quiet ones are ALWAYS guilty of something…..
👿
Hey Huv…INCOMING!!!!! 😛
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I’m looking now, thanx. Damn Met game – 14th inning. Dont they know I get up at 5am! At least I am getting some work done!
I am pretty sure my hubby is going insane 🙄
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It’s not me I hope!
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I think i’m goimg insane – wrote your hubby an email and forgot to hit send!
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Nah, I’m just incredibly tired. Was woke up by on of the kids around midnight, at 3AM I had an insulin reaction, had to be up early. Was just one of those days 😛
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INCOMING RYAN!
Mets won – good night all……
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Why am I always guilty?
huvason, you see what I mean? Its always my fault.
I will uncover MAD and get the real story. Its a mystery going on up (well over) there!
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Three stooges??? (booger, huvason, who’s the 3rd?)
Tamales, dont worry, there isnt a plot to kidnap the THT, or is there?
Depends how you define kidnap I guess 😉
Besides, I am a good captor, I take good care of my victims.
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The shed is for The Createss when she is a bad girl.
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Ahhhh, just some of the joys of living in Jersey.
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You believe The Huvason? You took off your aluminum hat again didn’t you?
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It’s a shack below the Manson-Nixon, ahem, Mason-Dixon line. It’s a shed above it. You sell fireworks out of a shack, you keep shackles, chloroform, dental tools and labware in a shed.
Man… I always miss the good stuff… and what is all this crazy talk about kidnapping a THT??? uhh ohhh please let it be me… :)~
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LOL!!!
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Yes, I didnt think it would hurt though, I just wanted to get some sun 🙂
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Ahhh, I see. Thanks for the info Creator.
I still like he sound of a shack for some reason. Maybe I just picture it a bit different 🙂
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Hmmm, maybe all the “rope, shackles, slave labor, people (MAD) disappearing, and dopamine levels???” are staring to get to you to Lisa.
Dont worry, “a THT”, or all “THT’s” guess you will find out 🙄
ok all off to work, have a great day… oh and Chris… Your Welcome 🙂
“Yes, I didnt think it would hurt though, I just wanted to get some sun”
Never let down your guard when dealing with The Huvason.
“I still like he sound of a shack for some reason. Maybe I just picture it a bit different”
Too much information!
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All I know is that there better not be any more disappearances at the Hillsbourough event 🙂
“All I know is that there better not be any more disappearances at the Hillsbourough event”
Hmmm, well, after you eat the ZERO wing, it might be your esophagus that disappears. Wow, what a visual…Let’s go to the videotape!
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We need video, huvason, you better be practicing 😉
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Have fun at work Lisa,
Im here now, and Im not. 🙂 (at least I can still look at HSB)
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The Creator wont let me practice 🙂
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You need to, just dont tell him.
Better check your house huvason, I think Creator may be spying on you.
See, the eyes on that picture move every now and then, better check.
Booger, international man of mystery, …. is he a stooge? is there a plot to kidnap the THT? does he have Mad? stay tuned for the next episode of the blogger who kidnapped me. same blog site same blog time
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“Booger, international man of mystery”
Now that name I kind of like 😉
LMAO you didn’t like being a stooge? how sad….I think Huv likes it 😛
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I will stick with “Booger, international man of mystery”
alright I’ll let you do that 😛 but you be nice to the THT’s if you do indeed decide to kidnap them
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As for The Huvason, it’s more like Dr. Heckle and Mr. Fried, once he ingests the evil capsaicin elixir, transforms into a schizophrenic megalomaniac, Hell bent on kidnapping all those around him, and seizing every opportunity to do so. So as to increase the number of conscripts residing within the walls of The Casa Huvason Stronghold.
Now, with his worthy accompliss, Kristi, they seek to abduct the bloggers who live in the surrounding area, through various means of bondage and torture inside their secret tool shed located on the outskirts of Gotham. Kristi, with her counter parts, Lisa and Jodie, acting by day as mild-mannered Jersey girls, seek out said individuals with their newly created “Blog-Dar”, an evil device which allows the three of them to triangulate a Bloggers residence within a matter of minutes. Once abducted, the said individual will fall prey to the “Jersey Beatdown”, an act regularly seen in the parking lots of the Meadowlands Sports Complex on various game days.
Beware these forces of conscription, and keep your aluminum hat on at all times. If abducted by this “Foursome of Fell Thought”, do not think of the “Marathon Man”, for it will only make the dental instruments’ pain that much more excruciating.
I wish you all safe travels, and beware, as this group has no empathy for those of The Blog, and seek only to escort you to their secret “Tool Shed of Torture”. Once inside of it, there is no escape, just try to ask Mad……….
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Dont worry mrs ryan, I certainaly would 🙂
I can be a nice guy sometimes 🙄
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Im getting a bit scared now Creator.
“seek to abduct the bloggers who live in the surrounding area”
Im not that far away…
but I do have a plan of my own 😉
I WANT SUPER POWERS !!!!! I WANT SUPER POWERS !!!!
ok thank you
Creator… I know your a busy guy and all…but if you have time to think things up like that…maybe another job is in order 😛 ok I am off to work, Creator I was kidding.
Time to come up with something like that??? It is fact, scary as it may be.
Chris, your plan is doomed to failure if they catch you on “Blog-Dar”. Be afraid, be very afraid, for when you are caught, it is told, your pain will be legendary amongst men. Perish the thought of escape, for Mad has never been seen again.
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You may be right Creator,
THT has already found me on their ““Blog-Dar” and I may already be a victim 😉
Is this true Lisa, am I doomed?
I will be shackled in a shack cutting peppers with MAD?
Creator, are you also saying huvason is trying to lure me in with his “free huv-pizza”
I think I understand Creator,
huvason needs to be at the ZERO batch #3 release for that is the only means of bringing his attempt at domination to a halt. Once he attempts the first ZERO wing it will all be over.
“well, after you eat the ZERO wing, it might be your esophagus that disappears”
And it might be something else as well 🙂
“Creator, are you also saying huvason is trying to lure me in with his “free huv-pizza”
I think you are beginning to understand the ferocity of the “Foursome of Fell Thought”, and the fact they can lure the unsuspecting very easily. Poor Mad, perpetual KP (kutting peppers) duty for eternity. Oh, the humanity of it all!
Ahhh Chris have no fear for I will ask the Queen Of Torture for your pardon.. Im sure she will be lienient (sp?) and possibly make you her own personal “hottie” slave.
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“personal “hottie” slave”
Im not sure if thats good or bad, just so the shackles arent too tight. 😉
I will stick with good 🙂 cause I dont think I have a choice
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Do I sense a crack in the armor of the “Foursome of Fell Thought”? A pardon? This is unheard of. Chris, beware, I sense this is a twisted ruse. Double up the aluminum on your hat, “Blog-Dar” is near!
Defcon.. It is kind that you warn him by masterminding what you think is our evil plan.. but beware…..you too are under the watchful eye……
For your knowledge of capsicum and the realm are of great interest to us 🙂
ps. this is fun
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Sorry Creator, that must be the problem.
Aluminum just isnt my color so I keep taking it off…
Maybe I have already been transformed because being a THT slave doesnt sound like a bad thing to me 😉
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“so I keep taking it off…”
The hat Lisa, just the hat…
good thing mrs ryan is at work now cause she would run with that…lol
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LOL!!!
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My kindness has no bounds. As for being under the watchful eye, my armies of Homunculi are unrivaled in the way of cunningness and have already perfected the “Anti Blog-Dar”. The watchful eye in which you speak has been thwarted. And yeah, this IS fun.
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Flattery, a weakness I will not succumb to. 🙂
You know Creator, I dont like the thought of wearing long-sleeved shirts in the summer just to hide my shackle marks 😉
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Cool – i’m in a foursome with the Three Hot Tamales! Just don’t tell Mrs Huvason 🙂
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you forgot the “of Fell Thought”, ” part huvason 🙂
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UM yeah, good thing I was at work, quite honestly I am shocked and appalled at your behaviour Booger, we won’t even go into the details….
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HaHa! ( Nelson from the Simpson’s laugh ) Booger got in trouble….
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Its not even 04:30 on the west coast, banker’s hours mrs ryan???
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Question: when isnt booger in trouble???
Answer: when mrs ryan’s not around…lol
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i worked 10-3:30 today
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very very true
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I am the boss I work when I tell myself to 😀
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Nice! 🙂
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So, I just have to ask…
What did I do now??? …lol
your booger, what didn’t you do
Chris K , what did you do now. Instead of typing Mrs.Ryan, you should type MOM 🙂
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Hey eman, I think Chris is on eternal restriction 😕
LMAO, I just like teasing him…. he is an easy target and takes it well, 😀
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Hi Mrs.R, how’s it going? Hubby doing well- I read he had a tough day yesterday 🙁 hope he’s doing better…….
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what happened with ryan, did his helmet get stuck on 🙂
Vic, hows that hot sauce collection going. What is the total count up to?
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MOM???
Id have to call mrs ryan something else cause I have nicknames for eveyone, you dont want to know what I call my own mother do you?
(dont worry its nice and she even answers to it)
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It’s getting there bud, ever growing. We are trying to add quality sauces to go with the qauntity. 1237 with the two new Cape Fear additions and a couple of cheap bottles I found in a Caribibean Produce Store here in town this week.
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I think Ryan calls her “Bad Mommy” 😉
can we keep this on Booger please 😐 LOL
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Is that before or after he sits in the corner?
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Do you have a Hot Sauce Underground yet?
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oh, i see we can dish but cant take 🙂
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oops I meant…..
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Chris I meant Ryan calls Mrs.R “Bad Mommy”, not that he calls “your” mom that 😳
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I don’t know about the corner, but i am sure there is some spanking going on 😉
where are you guys getting the animated smilies???????
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Yes sir I do……..Friggen’ Awesome ❗ ❗ ❗
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did you happen to get a signed one or plain lable?
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click on smilies above where you put your name
not sure which ones are animated, use preview eman
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In the paragraph under “Leave a comment”, click on Smilies, then enlarge the box, some are animated
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Plain- but I intend on changing that, would love to have all of you signing it- maybe Zest Fest 🙂
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Plain- but I intend on changing that, would love to have all of you signing it- maybe Zest Fest 🙂
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cool 8o 8)
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I think everyone should be there, if not just get a silver pen and sign away!!!! 😀
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That’s an idea 💡
Ok all gotta go to bed, see ya all tomorrow………
later gater!!!!!!
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We can’t wait to meet you either Mrs. Ryan. If it”s anything like NM you’re in for a really great time.
I think most of the people here are going.
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I am sure it will be, I am hoping so 😀 think you’ll have shirts by then? 😛
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I can take…..but I am not getting into what Ryan calls me 😉
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Ryan and I have to go….we will have presents for the babyeman 😀
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Oh King Boogerhead, you are most certainly doomed!
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where did she go???
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sorry, wasnt paying attention
She got held up at a Red Light, SHe’ll get the Green Light soon…
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I hope so, they are taking way too long
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SWEET!!!!
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would that be doody doody stupid head? 😆
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or is it the other way around CaJohn?
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i am guessing it was the yellow
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She’ll explain, maybe…
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Or maybe not…
so sorry I was admiring my new acquisitions 😀 which do indeed include the red light and green light 😀
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well it does include that…. usually when I won’t tell him what I got him for christmas or whatever 😛
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Not many collector’s have those obscure CaJohns sauces. They didn’t go over too well.
Oh well I can tell you….when i discovered them they went over really really well 😀 I love them
I am so proud to be among the elite with the good sense to own them 😀 btw, my new lady is gorgeous too, I think she is my favorite.
I’m glad you have them too. Now you can work on more of your list!
Time for bed, G’Night All!!!
g’night CaJohn, I’ll get started on the rest of my list soon, sleep well 😀 and Thank you.