Tim Philpot, the shy hedonist
Fighting over who pays the bill
Rather like
Shaggy and Scooby, Tim Philpot loves to eat. He writes about his favorite
dishes and eateries in his autobiographical novel set in Lexington. Kentucky.
Rather than
praising his wife’s home cooking, he extols his mother’s chicken and appears to
have a fondness for sharing burgers with various minors he mentors in the
story. He plots imposing “Irretrievably Broken Hearings” with his law school co-conspirators
at “Tolly Ho”, near the UK campus. The book’s final chapter closes with a visit
to Natasha’s donut shop where he counsels Natasha against leaving her abusive husband
who is addicted to pain killers and “Black Tar Heroin.”
In the
book, Judge Philpot’s favorite gastronomic establishments include:
Restaurant
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Bob Evans
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Denny’s
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Cracker
Barrel
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Five Guys
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Tolly Ho
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Natasha’s
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Unfortunately,
the US Supreme Court’s decision upholding the legality of same-sex marriage has
given Judge Philpot some dyspepsia or at least curbed his appetite for eating
out.
He
previously limited his female entrée
partners to only his wife, to avoid scandalous accusations of sexual
promiscuity. Now he worries about being seen publically nibbling with his male
friends too, for fear of being outed as homosexuals.
Tim Philpot
is a judge in Fayette County Family Court, Lexington Kentucky. This video is an
extract of his presentation titled “Union of Differences” given on September 8,
2016 to the Francis Asbury Society in Wilmore, Kentucky describing his experiences
in family court.
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