This is absolutely HILARIOUS..for those of us who have eaten these
Things we can definitely understand how she felt-----

For all of you who Know what an MRE is... And those that don't this
Is too funny and true not to read.

MRE dinner date, the following is a true story... Told from the
Point of view of a young Marine.
I had a date the other night at my place. On the phone the day
Before, the girl asked me to "Cook her something she's never had
Before" for dinner.
After many minutes of scratching my head over what to make, I
Finally settled on something she has DEFINITELY, definitely had
Never eaten before.
I got out my trusty case of MRE's. (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) Field
Rations that when eaten in their entirety contain 3000+ calories in
Each meal.
Here's what I made: I took three of the Ham Slices out of their
Plastic packets, took out three of the Pork Chops, three packets of
Chicken-a-la-king and eight packets of dehydrated butter noodles and
Some dehydrated/rehydrated rice.
I cooked the Ham Slices and Pork Chops in one pan, sautd in shaved
Garlic and olive oil. In another pot, I blended the Chicken
A-la-king, noodles, and rice together to make a sort of mush that
Looked suspiciously like succotash.
I added some spices, and blended everything together in a glass pan
That I then cooked in the oven for about 35 minutes at 450 degrees.
When I took it out, it looked like, well, ham slices, pork chops,
And a bed of yellow poop. I covered the tops of the meat in the MRE
Cheese (kinda like Velveeta) and added some green sprinkly things
From one of my spice cans (hey, if it has green sprinkly things on
It, it looks fancy right?
For dessert, I took four MRE Pound Cakes, mashed 'em up, added five
Packets of cocoa powder, powdered coffee cream, and some water. I
Heated it up and stirred it until it looked like a sort of chunky
Gelatinous xxxxxxx, and I sprinkled powdered sugar on top of it.
Voilaanger Pudding.
For alcoholic drinks, I took the rest of my bottle of Military
Special Vodka (yes, they DO make a type of liquor named "Military
Special"...it sells for $4.35 per fifth at the Class Six) and mixed
In four packets of "Electrolytes - 1 each - Cherry flavored" (I
Swear, the packet says that). It looked like an eerie Kool-Aid with
Sparkles in it (that was the electrolytes I guess... Could've been
Leftover sand from Egypt ).
I lit two candles, put a vase of wildflowers in the middle, and set
The table with my best set of Ralph Lauren Academy -series China
(that stuff is EXPENSIVE... My set of 8 place settings cost me over
$600 on sale at the Lejeune PX), and put the alcoholic drink in a
Crystal wine decanter.
She came over, and I had some appetizers already made, of MRE
Spaghetti-with-meatballs, set in small cups. She saw the dinner,
Saw the food, and said "This looks INCREDIBLE!!!"
We dug in, and she loved the food.
Throughout the meal, she kept asking me how long it took me to make
It, and kept remarking that I obviously knew a thing or two about
Cooking fine meals. She kind of balked at the make-shift "wine" I
Had set out, but after she tried it I guess she liked it because she
Drank four glasses during dinner.
At the end of the main course, when I served the dessert, she
Squealed with delight at the "Chocolate mousse" I had made. Huh?
Chocolate what? Okay... Yeah... Its Chocolate Moose. Took me
HOURS to make... Yup!
Later on, as we were watching a movie, she excused herself to use my
Rest room. While she was in there, I heard her say softly to
Herself "uh oh" and a resounding but petite fart punctuated her
Utterance of dismay.
Let the games begin. She sprayed about half a can of air freshener
(Air Freshener, 1 each, Orange scent. Yup. The military even makes
Smell-good) and returned to the couch, this time with an obvious
Pained look.
After 10 more minutes she excused herself again, and retreated to
The bathroom for the second time, I could hear her say, "What the
Hell is WRONG with me???" as she again send flatulent shockwaves
Into the porcelain bowl. This time, they sounded kinda wet, and I
Heard the toilet paper roll being employed, and again, LOTS more air
Freshener.
Back to the couch. She smiles meekly as she decides to sit on the
chair instead of next to me. She sits on my chair, knees pulled up
to her chest, kind of rocking back and forth slightly.
Suddenly, without a word, she ROCKETED up and FLEW to the bathroom,
slammed the door, and didn't come out for 30 minutes.
I turned the movie up because I didn't want her to hear me laughing
so hard that tears were streaming down my cheeks.
She came out with a slightly gray pallor to her face, and said "I am
SOOOOOO sorry. I have NO idea what is wrong with me. I am so
embarrassed; I can't believe I keep running to your bathroom!!"
I gave her an Imodium AD, and she finally settled down and relaxed.
Later on, she asked me again what I had made for dinner, because she
had enjoyed it so much. I calmly took her into the kitchen and
showed her all the used MRE bags and packets in the trash can.
After explaining to her that she had eaten roughly 9,000 calories of
"Marine Corps Field Rations" she turned stark white, looked at me
incredulously, and said "I ate 9,000 calories of dehydrated food
that was made 3 years ago?"
After I admitted it, she grabbed her coat and keys, and took off
without a word. She called me yesterday. Seems she couldn't shit
for
5 days, and when she finally did, the smell was so bad, her roommate
could smell it from down the hall. She also told me she had been
working out nonstop to combat the high caloric intake, and that she
never wanted me to cook dinner for her again, unless she was
PERSONALLY present and supervising.
It was a fun date. She laughed about it eventually and said that
that was the first time she'd ever crapped in a guy's house on a
date. She'd been so upset by it she was in tears in the bathroom
while I had been in tears on the couch.
I know... I'm an asshole, but it was still a funny night.