They've been raised by massive agro-industrial companies and fed lots and lots of corn, thus driving Jay C. nuts.

I love chicken wings because while I'm eating them little bits of fried breading and sauce get stuck in my beard, which means I have some for later.

Clearly I'm going to have to recruit you once John runs out of shallow thoughts. EL

I once heard a comedian give a commentary on chicken wings, by stating that every eating establishment only has one large serving of chicken wings. After the first customer finishes them, they go back to the kitchen for more sauce, and since they have so little meat and taste, no one notices....'nuff said.

Sam - Please say you'll be at the D@L Blogging Party on 4/19. Your delicious, if weird, sense of humor will make it a fun time!

Love that bottle of Texas Pete in the background. I have never been able to find an official squeeze bottle like that in a grocery story since I lost the one I bought at a Sam's two years ago.

Oddly enough, did you know Texas Pete is made in Winston-Salem?

duffster ... shopping at my club, eh? you're welcome.

Sooooo Top Ten Places for Chicken Wings sounds like my idea of a T3

Do we have any nominations? And if so, please tell us why these wings are better than those. EL

A good wing is lightly fried without flour and baked with sauce..I hate it when they just pour the sauce on the wings and it lools like buffalo soup.

Chicken wings? Though it would be good for a T3, I proposed something a bit more Baltimore-centric: best chicken box. No it isn't very foodie, but it is a Baltimore tradition for a grease pit to serve a 7 piece set, with home fries and a drink for under $5. I propose Chuckies and NY Fried Chicken for two top choices.

Duffster, go to the Texas Pete website, http://www.texaspete.com (I have no idea how to make this clickable), look under Shop Online then Texas Pete Gear and you'll find the plastic bottle for 99 cents plus shipping.

BTW, can someone explain to me the appeal of wings? I like the joke quoted above. I don't eat 'hot' food (as I've stated before, my definition of hot is spicy just beyond V-8 juice) and so, beyond burning you mouth, what is the appeal?

Bruce Lee's wings at Cross Street Market are excellent. A mix of sweet and spice. They also come in breast strips if you don't like the bone meat.

When I returned from living in the wildest Wales, I headed immediately for Bruce Lee's. They don't do wings in Wales (or Mexican food!)

Scary coincidence: A co-worker mentioned that she and her husband, while on vacation in Florida, might have Easter dinner at the original Hooter's. She said she goes to Hooter's because they have the best wings. She didn't mention why her husband likes Hooter's.

RtSO: They are perfect vehicles for blue cheese. Also endorphin rush. I can't explain it, but I love the pain of good spicy wings (with flavor, not just heat), and with blue cheese to temper them just a bit.

Wasn't there a thread about food we were embarrassed to admit liking? I can't find it at the moment. Wings are one of mine. Bruce Lee's. Kisling's. Hooters. It's all about the sauce. If the sauce is good (and the wing isn't dry), I'm a fan.

I suppose that out of all of Baltimore's wings (that I've tried), Kislings are my favorite. Again, it's all about the sauce.

Robert (The Single One) is right:

DEATH TO CHICKEN WINGS!!!!!

Oh, they're dead already. Ooops.

Actually, there are times when I cannot help but to support the cornfed and steroid enhanced bird/cow/pig. Like when I go to Hooter's for a chicken wing fix and Thank The Guvment of these United States for allowing the grotesque feeding of corn and steroids to every live animal in our food supply.

After 18 to 23 years of eating that stuff, there is certainly a pleasing visual to accompany my chicken wings at Hooter's.

God Bless America and Cargill!!!!

Gecko's (on Fleet Street) has spicy southwest wings that seem to be dry rubbed. They have a ton of flavor from the seasoning, and they're still moist (and messy!) but they're not overwhelmed by all that gooey sauce. And, instead of blue cheese, they're served with an abundance of jalapeno cheese dip that is just as good with chips as it is with the wings.

I must have missed it, (which I don't understand because I have become a truly obsessed D@L reader, and sometimes poster), but where is the party on the 19th?
I get on here at least twice a day and I don't remember seeing a time and place.
Or am I just going crazy?

One version of my personal hell is being surrounded by people eating crabs and chicken wings. Very cro-mag. In either case watching people suck on each and every finger to clean off Old Bay or sauce is particularly repellent. Again with the corn Jay C. Did a scarecrow molest you as a child?

Susan, time and place will be revealed in the fullness of time. I think we need to have a bouncer at the door and a codeword to get in, though. (Fear the feathers?)

Thanks for the heads up Dahlink! I would have hated to miss it.

OMG - Well yes, I was molested as a child. Thanks for bringing those fond memories back to the forefront of my mind.

Susan - Dahlink is correct. The Bloggers' Party will take place on April 19, somewhere in Fell's Point. Time and locale TBA.

Dahlink - I like the idea of a password for entrance. But a bouncer? Maybe so, considering the Sandbox!

EL - There has been a furious amount of activity here today. And do you really get up so early to post a blog before 5AM?

What is this ????

Again, yet another topic idea I reccomended last week. How many people wil be out at watching hoops and eating wings this weekend??

A chicken genocide (with all the wings) with every sporting event in the country.

I know Jay C will be kicking back with some corndogs.

I know Jay C will be kicking back with some corndogs.

As long as I'm at Hooter's and view is plentiful...