Thinking of Lileks’ Regrettable Food took me back to his site.

A terrible mistake. Because you sink deeper and deeper into his world of baffling imagery from the early twentieth century and lose hours of your life rolling in inane laughter.

Such as a searching analysis of the artwork of Art Frahm, featuring young ladies whose flimsy underwear has fallen to entangle their ankles for no good reason, causing intense embarrassment in all sorts of public situations.

Plus … the inexplicably ubiquitous celery.

And, scariest of all, the ostrich.

If you aren’t familiar with Lileks and are looking for a superb gift for that special gastronome in your life, try this one for size: