There are two kinds of lip service:

[MineralMan]

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One is the kind paid out by preachers as they speak about their gospel, which is their rice bowl.

The other kind is a sex act, which some people pay for to people for whom that's their rice bowl.

Either way, you don't want to break nobody's rice bowl.

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Viet Nam?

My brother, dog that he is, brags that his papasan was the best cook, provided the best hash/opium/marijuana, and much more came with the deal. My brother, unlike men of your character, is a rumpyPublican, with anger issues and someone who demeans women.

Thanks for reminding me of "rice bowl".

[MineralMan]

2. No, "Sand Pebbles."

That phrase struck me from a line of Steve McQueen's in that surprisingly good movie.

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Ah, a movie reference

ignore the previous irrelevant comment.

[MineralMan]

4. Not at all irrelevant.

It's an Asia-related- military reference, either way.