Nipclub May 7th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
We’re in the Netherlands for the Tulip Festival!
When I arrived, I started practicing my Dutch, and Grok was translating decently. I finally resorted to English because thinking became too taxing and it got a little tedious.
Pearl was talking about the Chilipawty planned for this weekend. Gator made typical Dutch food such as bitterbollen (deep-fried cocktail meatballs), and stamppot with wurst (potato-vegetable casserole with sausage). We talked about stamppot, which is something my humans make occasionally, mainly during cool weather months. They often make a version with no meat. Countless versions appear, including some with cheese.
Gator made delicious, tiny, yeasted pancakes, poffertjes. I’ve never had them before! There was also a lot of beer drinking and food talk.
It’s quiet tonight as many are planning behind the scenes for Chilipawty. It’s a tremendous event, with prizes, music, food, drinks… it goes on for hours, past midnight!
Pearl, Gator and I were talking about poffertjes pans with all the dimples, and I had this idea that you could make tiny flying saucer burgers. Then we started talking about the saucer-shaped burgers served at the Seattle Center, back in the day, during the Seattle World’s Fair, and were called “Spaceburgers”.
Gator stayed late and served a special dish of tulip bulbs with steak (so exotic!) and that led to an entire conversation about the edibility of a tulip bulb. Were they poisonous (yes, if not prepared correctly), and does anyone eat these except during wartime?
The steak tasted superb; the tulips proved acceptable. Parsnips or leeks would have been okay too, though.
For LATE NITE, it was way too quiet because no one was playing music. I asked Louis if he wanted to play something. No one had seen Angus, but of course he showed up right away and went into the DJ booth and started playing an eclectic mix of Celine Dion, Foreigner, and The Pretenders.
Louis, Angus, and I stayed late, chatting and listening to music.
I served some poffertjes with fresh berries and cognac as a nightcap, and Louis said goodbye shortly after. Angus played a couple more songs, including Alice Cooper, and then it was time to go.
We needed to rest up for the Chilipawty!
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
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