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wake up and feed me you pathetic losers. i am hungry for your time. i steal time from trolls like tazer and jerv and jinglebell rock and queeny and other dumb trolls. i win and you lose and also get annoyed.
Here,You can lick my ass so that should feed you for awhile.Don't come back here again until Mommy pops those pimples!
I shall turn out the lites,The Party's over. Good Night Kat and SLT.
Well if you happen to still be here, I'm bailing out for the day. Got end-o-day goodies to attend to.
Talk to you tomorrow, mwah!
You would make an excellent surgeon! With your Bank background you would know exactly where to cut!
I'll take my INTACT eyes home now.........................................
try not to hurt yourselves, and DON'T play on the freeway.
Nighty Nite. We are totally harmless.
Ha, ha, ha! I do grill a really nice pork loin though... Now that I think about it, where does a pork loin come from!?
We should ask Tarzan or Jane on this one. Cheetah is of Noooo help,Trust me.
according to one my fave shows, Criminal Minds, you can scoop out the eye with a spoon that has been sharpened on all edges.
gnite Queen!
I just use my new Hi powered Dyson vacumn cleaner! Clean up is sooooo much easier.
I bet that makes an awesome noise as it hits the basin thingy.
Thwock, splat.
With NO bag you can see the eyes twirling around. IT is totally cool.
Sick minds think alike I guess :)
If this ever comes up on Criminal minds or CSI we should sue 'EM. Yes my dear,we are demented.
*grin*
I should have been a surgeon.
I was gonna be a GYNO 'cuz I like to work with my hands. Never panned out though.
HAHAHA you would say that!
I think it'd be fun to be a doc, I was just never good enough at practical Chem to want to do it. Oh well!
You have to know chemistry for this stuff? Approach the Body-Left leg,right leg. Left arm,right arm. What is sooooo difficult?
yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Hey mister, no shushhin the Chef now. Any specialties you desire??
Grilled MEAT,Please!
Well all, it's been fun but I have to leave you now. Glad you got to see me! I will be checking in from the castle tomorrow on a sporadic basis. Please try to behave yourselves. Toodles and smooches, everyone!
A little late as usual{damn Mac} good nite my Queen.
Anybody have a knife handy? I'd like to stab my eye out.
Would a mechanical pencil be of any help?
For the eye to actually come out, you would need to sever both the nerves and muscles behind the eye. To do this with a frontal approach would be nearly impossible. A transphenoidal approach would be best but difficult to achieve with a knife. Sorry to rain on your parade.
How bout a spoon then?
Oh and pun intended
SHHHHH Your the Chef,No interaction with the patrons at this time. The Chef's table is not even set yet.
For some reason the song, I Just Dyed in Your Arms Tonight keeps running through my head. My random thought for the afternoon.
It must have been something I said. I should have walked away.
Hey Brother,know your leaving soon. Have a good eveinng and J.Fox is Not the answer to the Bronco's problems.
Don't I know it...Bowlen is making another mistake, I can already feel it. My hope is that with Elway back in the organization, he will provide some guidance.
Have a goo devening, I am out!
im still here... gonna be for a couple of hours too... altho i'll spend most of it hiding under my desk...
Don't hide,we'll get some Burnt ends at Oklahoma Joe's when you get off.
whoohoo!!! meat + beer = happy happy wendy
i have a plastic knife tazer..will that help?
If I'm the last one here, I'll turn off the lights now.
Wait–Queenie tried to lock me in the bathroom!
Was that you? Sorry, I thought it was our cork sniffer extraordinaire.
Exsqueeze me harder Puhleeze. Yes dear it was me.
I really, truly didn't know it was you. I promise. *said with fingers crossed behind my back*
It's the Big RED Button on my back marked self destruct. Thank You!
Bohemia
Dos Equis XX
Heineken
Anchor Steam
most any dark German beer/lager
Actually I can't remember the differences between lager, ale, and porter. I just prefer dark beer. Dark and "chewey."
Schlitz is the best old beer! i have a [oooold] pic of my Grandmother on a pontoon boat wearing her fishing cap holding a giant can of Schlitz along with a cheshire cat grin. :)
I may need to borrow the breath mints and beano for hubs next time eats chili, which is a LOT!
I have alot of ice chests and he might fit in that fridge in the garage. Tho if he is a true chili head I couldn't do that to him.
Oh the irony of it...5@5 starts with and I quote "Since we just hit you with..."!!
Ummm...How did I get annihilated? Was it the chili cheese dogs?
Burping contest haha
I'll bring breath mints and Beano just in case!
Beano....the OTHER Food Group.
I'm sitting here laughing at Tiger Beer. Not alot of us remember that!
It is HUGE in VN...
http://www.tigerbeer.com/pages/home.asp
Otehr oldtime Brews would include Schlitz, Pabst, Stroh's, Schaefer and Reingold...
I know Brother,This is before Your time.
My beer is Rheingold, the dry beer.
Think of Rheingold whenever you buy beer.
It's not bitter, not sweet, it's the extra dry treat
Won't you try, won't you buy Rheingold beer.
Scheaffer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one!
I now have the theme song to "Laverne and Shirley" in my head.
Those two were DEFINITELY in the closet...
They might have been but I always coveted Laverne's initialed sweaters.
Breaking news – John Fox just got offered the head coach job in Denver...
Just to let you know, I would not hit that.
What would YOU not hit my darling? I find this hard to believe.
I would not hit John Fox. I would, however, hit you....with my car. Just kidding, snookums.
Note to self-When in Indy,wear spring activated boots. Also update life insurance.
This looks like a fourth or possible third place finish for 2 years.
Since we are having belching contests,please let JBJ know what type of Beer you want. Don't give me this non-drinking crap either. Raiders!
Well, I really have no preference on beers so whatever SE prefers goes.
And I wouldn't call you being annihilated a contest FYI. :)
okay, chums, off for the evening. Have a great night, and I really enjoyed chatting more with everyone today!!
gnite!
aha! i have a 5@5!!
What are your top 5 favorite beers??
1. Warsteiner Dunkel
2. Boulevard Tank 7
3. Guiness
4. Moosehead
5. Busch (first and best beer i've ever had the pleasure tasting, thanks Dad!)
Get home safely, and will talk to you tomorrow...
As to beer, I am odd, I like imports...
1. Tiger
2. 333 (just be careful ordering, because 333 sounds a LOT like "three old women" in Vietnamese
3. Ashai
4. Heineken and one domestic
5. Michelob
Heineken is good stuff! my new 'fave' next to that is Bavarian. it's via Holland. if you like Heineken, you should try the Bavarian. yummy. :) and Tiger is good also! i'll have to see about getting 333 into my local liquor store, he orders just about anything i request.
wait, I have to play this!
1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
2. Anchor Steam
3. Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter
4. Old Engine Oil
5. Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
i shall have to look into Old Engine Oil.... sounds intriguing!
Top 5.
1. Firestone DBA/Firestone Honey blonde
2. Widmer Drop Top Pale Ale
3. Longhammer IPA
4. Mirror Pond
5. Newcastle
Beer preferences duly noted and because this is virtual beer, zero calories or carbs! :)
I LIKE the way you think!
Good for you! I would have joined you, if I could!
um...that was in reference to the Westboro comment, not the Miss Saigon comment. Akward.
I figured as much...:)
I always thought the pencil test had something to do with breastesses. Never thought about the backside. Learn something new every day, you know.
In either case, Miss Saigon would pass with flying colors. That woman is 5'4", 103 pounds of pure molten beauty...
Try not to be smug!
I know, I know. After college, I got my start bartending in beer and wine bars...developed a taste for the porters and the pale ales. Not so good for the old wasteline, but I prefer it to hard liquor (usually).
I concur. Please leave your preferences with JBJ as she will be making the Beer runs. We have to stay within Budget tho.
BTW, Queen, guess what song was playing when I sat down for the hiarcut...Your anthem..."Just letting it all hang out"...
Learn it. Live it. Love it.
Gotcha, 6 cases it is!
Would you please get some beer that actually has some bite to it? I don't care for anything light in color. Please and thank you.
Foster's Lager or Dos XXX's. You are soooooo picky!
Chu gotta watch your Mexican, man. Dos Equis mean TWO Crosses not 3!
white truffles and champagne...I think I hear angels singing...
In regards toi Westboro, I wish I could have, but my seventh floor patio has a wall around it about four feet high. To effectively urinate on them, I would have had to risk falling. It was so much easier to just lean over and spit on them for twenty minutes. The really funny part was that when i left my office, I told my admin that I would be up on the patio spitting for twenty minutes on the protesters. She thought I was kidding...
I understand but the visual of you "watering" the manure still gives me the giggles.
They protested your building?! I was just having a conversation the other night with the bf about them. Their behavior is stomach-turning. As I try to never discuss religion or politics in social settings, I shall say no more on this topic. However, calling their group "religious" is a stretch.
One of my tenants is the Anti Defamation League, which lobbies for Jewish among other causes. As an aside, I am in a biracial marriage, so I have an unusual chip on my shoulder when it comes to this group. Spitting ont hem for twenty minutes is the leasst I could have done. heck, I wished I had the runs that day...
No problemo, beer runs are unnecessary though when you stock up properly...a couple of cases in the garage fridge at all times!
Hmmm..2 cases may not be enough as Tazer and I have Belching contests. Minimum of 6 cases Please.
Oh, you are so in trouble now, he is mobile! My youngest granddaughter is 10 months and when we visited in Dec, she was gnawing on my knuckles like no ones business...giving me knuckle hickies! LOL
Thing 2 watches Thing 1 like a hawk, I swear he's taking notes. I'm dreading the day when he becomes fully "running around like a wild Indian" mobile.
We would be honored to have you as Head Chef! No Vegan stuff and YOU have to make Beer runs at odd hours.
RH – Can I be the chief cook and bottle washer in the NWO? Hubby so doesn't appreciate my cooking...*hangs head in dispair*
QoE – How are Thing 2's teeth doing, I feel for him these days..
I'm proud to say that we have two bottom teeth that have broken through. He also crawled yesterday for the first time. He's been doing the army crawl for a couple of weeks but yesterday was the first time he actually got up on all fours and moved forward instead of just rocking back and forth.
Back froma delish lunch of beets with goat cheese, arugula, apples and pecans, very nice combo! And a side of crispy crab balls. :p
Somebody slap me.
No thanks. I'm not in to the rough stuff.
if i wasnt so tired i would...but lifting the arms just seems like too daunting a task. i think i need a slap myself to wake me up!
I remember!
Good. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is white chocolate truffles and Moet champagne available for your enjoyment in the front of the lounge, Enjoy!
deeeeelish! thank you!
While I normally strive to embrace any degree of impressiveness, what were you referring to??? Do tell.
We're "Seinfelding" it today and someone asked who would be Kramer. So I turned around 3 times and pointed.
Tag, you're it!
Later, mis chums. Have a good evening.
Later my friend. If you need help in busting the minions union let me know.
Queen – How can pants of ANY kind make you look anything other than stunning? "And I mean, running around the block, howling inagony stunning" – "Robert Kincaid, "The Bridges of Madison County"...
nice.
You are just about to edge out Richard in the friendship stakes.
chili cheese dogs, coming up
Thank You my dear. I got really hungry for some reason.
I will take one, too, please. That does sound awfully good.
The Queen was cheating and used a Big Red Pencil!
She might decree an "off with your head" for that comment!
Naw-were friendsies remember?
With cracks like that, we won't be for much longer!
I'm NOT going anywhere near Cracks!
I'm back, did I miss anything big?
Did she take care of the cow lick for ya?
Kramer!
some "seinfield-ly" moments-Jerv wanted to know the way in which you cut your sandwich
*a=and
Just went a tried it in the supply closet (so I wouldn't be spotted). I passed!
Aren't you glad I shared that little tidbit?
yes, thank you. I just texted that info to my mother.
I smell hot dogs... must investigate.....
I'll take a chili cheese dog with onions please. Make that 2!
Richard will also need some Febreeze room de-odorizer.
Another bit of randomness: I just saw my reflection in the bathroom mirror and these pants make my butt look really good.
Good girl! YAY for you!
Just don't bend over too far Missy os there is a re-stitch charge!
I'll have you know I can still pass the pencil test with flying colors.
Lordy Missy,I was talkin' 'bout your pants. Nothin' else.
Get your mind out of the gutter. The pencil test is done to confirm or deny the tautness of your derriere. Simply stand up straight and place a pencil in the crease where your bottom meets your leg. If the pencil stays in place then you may need to do some extra squats. If it falls as soon as you let go of it then your tushie is in peak form.
@Michele-that sounds AMAZING!
@Truth-I believe you promised an afternoon snack that included champange for the campaign?! I like yellow label, please.
Can you include milk, too? I never outgrew my need for milk.
(I think it's the elixir of the gods.)
There is some adult chocolate milk floating around here somewhere.
sorry. I require whole, regular, unmessed with milk.
I always drink milk with my ham and cheese
Oh, Yeah! the ONLY way to go!
sleep. sleep would be really good right about now. blankie please...
Here's a pointy sandwich to perk you up. I cut it into 4 little triangles for you.
Pumpernickel, Black Forest Ham, Smoked Gouda, mayo, alfalfa sprouts.
mmmmmm i love pumpernickel bread!! YUM! thanks!!
Ab Fab!
Meeeeee
Too cool......
Hubby cuts triangles, who knows why, I cut rectangles for no apparant reason...and sometimes 4 little squares, again for no reason!
I cut sandwiches into four squares for Thing 1. I guess I figure smaller hands so smaller portions. I also out the squares to the outside of his plate and then fill the center of his plate with grapes or carrots or a cup of applesauce. No clue why I added the last sentence, I'm just very random today.
I'm a triangularer, myself. Makes me want to hold my little pinkie up when I eat the triangle. Always start from a pointy corner.
Is there any other way to eat the triangle? I mean, come on, we are all civilized beings with opposable thumbs.
Sorry, lost my head there. Too much information. (Peeks out from a darkened corner...)
Make sure she takes care of YOUR Cow Lick!
Random Quote of the Day:
"A balding phoenix is not as good as a chicken"
i dont get it. anyone care to philosophize?
Metaphorically, maybe someone who, like the phoenix dying and rising again until his feathers have fallen off, has gotten into trouble over and over is not as good as a coward (chicken) that is afraid to get into trouble?
That's about all my brain could come up with. I've never heard this before.
This is my take: Chickens are usually equated with youth (i.e., spring chicken). So a balding phoenix could be considered over the hill or past his/her prime. Therefore youth triumphs over longevity. Or it could be that a chicken still has its feathers and phoenix toupes are hard to find. The moral of this story is, I have no clue what they are talking about either.
perhaps it has something to do with the rebirth of the phoenix vs the chicken and the egg? The phoenix is the same animal consistently reborn, whilst the chicken gives new life with every egg?
I am out for a while...Getting a haircut at lunch. The lesbian, not the lingerie shop...
Later dude, and don't spit on any liberal stooges.
have fun!
I'm slow today...you lost me with the last comment...
If you are referring to Truth, his stylist is a lesbian but he knows of a barbershop in the MHC where the women wear lingerie. If you are referring to Jerv, Truth revealed that when the sub-human species from the Westboro Baptist Church picketed outside one of his buildings, he went up to the 7th floor and spit on them.
Wow! I'm impressed. (Was referring to Truth.)
Hoo Boy! I am terminally clueless.
If I were a man, I would have pee'd on them (the blobs of excrement from Westboro, that is). However, I understand that the MHC can be a bit chilly at times so perhaps whipping Willy out would have been ill-advised.
I once read a list of scientific papers that had hilarious titles.
One was "Penile Frostbite, An Unforseen Hazard Of Joggin."
Speaking of penises, did you know that it is possible to break one?
Heard the rumor over the years but I never want to be around one during or (ouch) after.
I wish you ladies wouldn't talk about this subject on a Food Blog! It pains me,seriously!
Hi Punkin, sorry I didn't specify earlier. I'm already having a helluva day, stupid scammers, grumble grumble.
It's o.k. I know your busy. Saw about a new device that fits in the palm of the hand and all they need to do is scan the back pockets of individuals and it retains all credit card info. Ain't technology Grand?
No, no it's not. It's getting to the point where we can only play defensive, and can't even really see these things on our machines. It's really bad in my town, this one ring just keeps slamming the area. Sigh. Why can't they just get a normal job like everyone else? If they're smart enough to make these little do-dads, why not go into tech or something? Argh.
It'll be o.k. as they will move up the coast and end up in Alaska where Sarah Palin will shoot their sorry azzes.
Haha maybe there'll be an epic shootout where no one survives.
When y'all cut a sandwich, do you cut it into two triangles or two rectangles and why?
Two triangles because they really are the superior shape...plus that's how my mom used to do it.
The bread I buy is wider then the square stuff, and I cut it at a slight angle. It's easier to get that first bite in your mouth when it is angled.
two triangles, because I like the way it looks. I also run a fork down the sides of the cucumber before I cut it, to make a pretty design. My dad once showed me that and said, "even if you're eating by yourself, don't skimp on the details."
now, i think of him telling me that every freaking time I make a salad
Love this. It's SO Seinfeld.......
hahaha-very true. We come across it so naturally, though!
I know. That's what's so weird (or charming). It just flows naturally. We ARE the new internet sensation....a new "Seinfeldish" reality show.
The real question is: Which one of us is Kramer?
Pie are round-Cornbread are square! Hope that answers the question Lil' Buddy!
Who is Master of Their Domain...?
Both. It really depends on how I feel that day. And it depends on the type of sandwich. I think I cut rectangularly more often, but sometimes the triangles hijack my brain. And sometimes I cut the sandwich into triangular quarters, but that's usually only when I'm making double- or triple-decker sandwiches.
triangles, corner to corner. that way i can eat the half with top crust first and save the other for last. plus, it makes for easy grilled cheese dipping into tomato soup.
Be a man, pick the danged thing up whole!
hangs head in shame
Thanks for your responses. Triangles for me so I can dip into soup. See y'all later. (I bet vapor has his mother cut the crust off of his sandwiches.)
Does anyone feel weird when someone posts a response on another thread using their name? Not the names that we've adopted on here but our actual as stated on our birth certificate names.
It always takes me by surprise and my first thought is to read their post to make sure it is something I would agree with. I'd hate for people to think I was posting something when it's not really me but someone who has my name.
I can honestly say that I have never had that happen, but I feel as if I would have to check on that as well.
Chuckling, never really thought about that. I bet you think of all kinds of crazy stuff, don't you?
You know, I do. I also annoy myself at times but my therapist assures me that's okay. She calls it being "self-aware" and says that it's an integral part of coalescing my personalities.
If that is true I have no comment but if it is a joke, hilarious.
I hate it when I get on my own nerves.
Uh oh, you caught me. I don't really have a therapist. LOL
And for the record, I don't think my thoughts are any crazier than anyone else. I just have a highly malfunctioning filter between my brain and my mouth.
As long as it's not my first and last name, I don't have a weird feeling. My name is very common, so it almost more unusual not to see someone with my name posting.
I certainly don't have this problem, I'm the only one of me out there. I'd probably blame a sibling of mine if I saw that haha.
HAHAHA school kids... Ok...
Don't say Hi. It's o.k. I have my big boy pants on today-sniff,sniff.
I concur.
HA! I just went to their website....freaking hilarious. I give them until the first parent accidently gives their kid this stuff with breakfast and then sends them off to school.
The image of that and the look on the parent's face as they realize exactly what they have done has restored my grin. Thank you Wit.
No problem-o.
Alcohol infused chocolate milk? Is it actual milk or just a milky substance?
that's a good question. I am going to check out the website..I believe it's http://www.adultchocolatemilk.com
I just emailed the company to find out..now I am curous. Who knows, maybe they'll even respond.
It's probably similar to the alcoholic whipped cream they are selling now
Or when their grandma's come home. He is the poster child for the "Parent's Please Supervise Your Children Online" society!
these chocolate shake ideas have me thinking...thanks, friends!
and strawberry, of course.
I think it looks just nasty. But, companies put things out there, people buy them... I will never understand.
As we all know, liquor companies are constantly coming up with trendy new items (bubble gum vodka-really?), and the bf and I have been known to get pretty creative with our drinks (cotton candy martinis were a hit; no need for simple syrup), but has anyone seen this "Adult Chocolate Milk" that is now on the market? Is this being taken too far? Thoughts?
an obvious attempt to ignore said troll, but I am curious to see what the chums think...
Isn't that basically what a mudslide is? I've only had a taste a couple times, wasn't too thrilled with the drink, but that's what it tasted like to me.
yep, or a variation on the Dude's White Russian (Big Lebowski, anyone?)...I just saw an article on it today and thought it was interesting. Clever marketing to be sure (it's sold in the old-school milk bottles), but too trendy?
If you'll excuse the liberty, I think this is a product that's going to be designed to appeal to the women who prefer wine coolers and hard versions of regular drinks (hard iced tea, hard lemonade, etc.). It seems like a product designed for people who don't especially like the taste of alcohol and still want to get a buzz.
Do I have to go to an "Adult" Liquor store to buy this?
yes, it has vodka in it.
Well that leaves me out. Don't like Vodka. !Is the chocolate cow cute tho?
Not seen it, but I don't spend too much time in liquor stores. I do know that there was an uproar over four loco...apparently kids were drinking it like soda with bad effects (I thought the taste was rather nasty myself, but that is just me)
I can tell you that a chocolate shake laced with amaretto is heavenly. Absolute perfection...
Haven't tried the four loko, alhthough there was a bar downtown here that was making cocktails with them...I don't believe those were very popular that weekend.
I think "Adult Chocolate Milk" is a blatant ploy to hook kids into drinking. The advertising graphics tell that tale too well.
I give it two Thumbs DOWN.
Speaking of adultified (I think I just made my own word, this must be what Sarah Palin feels like) beverages. There is a restaurant in Indy that does an abolutely mahvelous strawberry shake with amaretto. It is OMGood!
Ok, here's something that I never would have ever thought possible...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/bobby-grills-with-obama/video/index.html
Yeah me too. One liberal stooge teaching another liberal stooge to grill.
Had to run to Wally World-Sooo,Why are YOU teaching the Prez how to grill?
I was giving him a metaphor for what his policies are doing to the middle class in this country...
So he now has the Basics down on grilling Yak Penis?
I honestly believe before I die we will be left with the working poor and the wall street rich.
I have believed for some time that we are evolving into economic slaves of a sort. Think about indentured servitude, evolving into the "company stores" of one-industry town, into the never-ending student loans of today. Get them enslaved young, then never let go.
Yup, got that right. And it's not just school loans anymore. Credit card companies have these kids by the balz when they graduate. They average a 3K balance when they finish school.
$3K is nothing...That can be forgiven through bankruptcy, student loans are actually teh ONLY debt that will literally follow you for life. MAJOR scam...
Didn't the latest round of bankruptcy "reform" legislation exclude credit card companies?
Yep, he didn't get the memo that this is a V.I.P. lounge...and he is most definetly missing the V and the I, and his P is very questionable.
hee-hee
Returning home from work, a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and burglarized. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime. The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio, and a K-9 unit, patrolling nearby, was the first to respond.
As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash, the blonde ran out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop and his dog, then sat down on the steps. Putting her face in her hands, she moaned, 'I come home to find all my possessions stolen. I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send me a BLIND policeman!'
and yeah, I'm aware of the proximity of this joke to my comment above. Hope it didn't cross the line....?
I have returned from meetings for the day (dramatically wipes brow)...Did I miss anything good?
Were you here when vapor was posting?
no! he found us?!
I mean, not like we're that difficult to locate, but I feel as if we have been infiltrated.
"Infiltrated." Agree. I think we need a "Report Abuse" button.
(Hint – trolls go away when you don't feed them...)
Kat: I understand. I just have that certain desire to step on them with cleats when I can.....I hate rudeness, vulgarity and cruelty.
Evil meetings all morning does not for a grin make. thundercloud darkens
Thanks for your kind words, friends. The weird thing that happens is that some things actually start to taste very bad. Like sand or chalk. Chicken, for instance. Once my favorite meat now tastes like sand. Spicy V-8 is good but fresh tomatoes are awful. Same with onions. Wild game is better. Duck, venison, rabbit. More intense flavor. Same with smoked meat. Eggs are good and so are grits and cornbread. Everything must either be crunchy or deliciously smooth. It's all about texture and my husband says it has certainly improved my cooking. Now every week has a themed menu – this week was noodles, next week will probably be eggs. It's amazing the different things you can do with eggs. Avgolemono is his favorite along with cottage cheese in scrambled eggs. You wouldn't believe how moist and fluffy then are with just a spoonful of cottage cheese.
Love me some eggs and cottage cheese. Gonna try that. Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear of your accident. I'll try your cottage cheese and eg tip- I love both, and have an abundance of each in my fridge.
What is avgolemono??
Avgolemono is Greek Penicillin. Basically lemon chicken soup with lots of rice thickened with egg yolk, not cream. It's easy and it will cure anything.
So sorry about the fall! I broke my tailbone years ago and it is no fun...I can't imagine not being able to taste or smell food.
I fell on the ice yesterday carrying in groceries and bruised my tailbone and the back of my head. Groceries! The bane of my existence. Bringing home the bacon (for BACON JAM)! Not as bad as the fall I took 4 years ago. Down the stairs. Broken tail bone and walking concussion like the one that killed that skier a couple of years ago. She died but I have permanently lost all smell and taste. That's right, flamenons – I can't taste BACON JAM! That's why I depend on you good people to TELL ME WHAT EVERYTHING YOU EAT TASTES LIKE! It's the only way I can stay sane. You know chef Grant Achez in Chicago lost his taste due to tongue cancer, changed his menu and received a Michelin star, I believe. My cooking has changed dramatically. Something new every day. I can taste umami so sushi is fantastic. Particularly squid salad and seaweed salad. But I miss smell the most. I can't smell fresh air, a rainstorm, a baby, my husband's pillow, clean sheets, the ocean, etc. On the upside I don't get sick when I drive by a work crew tarring the road. Why order lobster when the fish sticks are just as tasty? I'm a cheap date. No alcohol – can't taste how strong the liquor is. I can feel hot pepper heat and taste some vinegar so its HOT AND SOUR SOUP tonight for this achy girl.
Sorry to hear that. I can't imagine not being able to smell and taste red peppers.
Bless your heart. I will smell the roses for you. But you know, it's taking the time to smell them that is more important than actually smelling them.
Take the time to savor life any which way you can!
Sorry to hear...Back pain in any form is rough, as you don't want to sit, you don't want to stand, and you don't want to lay down. Not fun.
I'm back. Life called and I had to answer. How's everyone today?
That's why I have caller ID.
I totally dig. Some ID's you can't ignore. (rats!)
Thanks!
well, life beckons yet again,
I'll see you all tomorrow,
Gotta go put out emergency #2,987,314 at home.
dammit.
Dave, it sounds like you lead an interesting life...Inlaws?
Just thought of you your highness...An email coupon just arrived for unlimited Pilates for the month for $29.00. Not sure how many of those I could drink though.
Unlimited pilates for a month for $29.00! Too bad I don't live in the MHC, I'd totally take that coupon off your hands.
i'm off to a meeting of my fellow spelling team! talk soon!
Did anyone else have the feeling that they were witnessing a serial killer in the making? Grandma must have gotten home from the store...
I am sure he is also malicious to neighborhood pets...
I have a feeling that the original vapor from WA3 isn't the troll vapor.
I don't know about that, the whole "I win, you lose" is straight from WA3!
It's OK, I know I'm intimidating. :)
Can't handle the Amazon woman eh?
LOL!!
And apparently I can't type today.
Morning!
Drat. Stupid work. I'm suprised he is awake and out of his cage this early inthe morning? Raging alcoholics tend not to be ealry risers.
Nah, you spelled just fine. Remember, we're all lsoers who should dye.
Work work... Got another skimmer on my ATM. Joy.
Skimmer? Might have to google that one.
nice! gotta love those! i dont miss dealing them at all... good luck!
Skimmer- a device placed on or in an ATM's card reader to capture card info/PIN numbers in order to duplicate cards and perpetuate fraud. They are also frequently placed on card readers at gas pumps, so it's usually a good idea to go inside to pay for your gas.
Interesting....Is there any way you can tell that one is there?
Sometimes. The gas station ones are getting more sophisticated as they're getting the keys to get inside the pumps, so you'd never know. On an ATM there's usually something placed over the card reader that looks a little off. It's hard to tell though unless you know what you're looking for.
Sounds like you get those often at your bank. How common are they?
Not by much... It was posting 10 minutes ago.
amazing how he was calling you out, and once you showed up he disappears. interesting... :)
That is because he is scared of the inevitable verbal thrashing he will receive!
he does like that word doesnt he? Thrash? heh!
I wish I was a lsoer and would get a thrashing. That makes me want to keel myself.....I wish I would dye......
LOL! That was funny. I was messing around with him this morning. Definitely an ostensible (WOD) troll. I'm not going to feed him anymore, apparently according to Q he called someones mom a molester. Not cool.
Did I miss vapor?!?!
He was also posting early this morning.
quote for the day! love it!
"Rock music should be gross: that's the fun of it. It gets up and drops its trousers." Bruce Dickinson
hey Kat – i think you need to see if its possible to give some of us the ability to remove heinous items... :)
Yay, a Troll for the morning!
Hello darlin'
i win and everyone loses
Me thinks Vapor has some serious mommy issues...
Good morning everybody! I hope you are having a better day then I am. :( Sorry to be a downer... my ex husband is just being extremely difficult and hard to deal with.
yeah i am doing ur mom write now. she says keel ur self
Sorry to hear...Once you have young'uns, it seems the divorce is never final (sighs compassionately)
:)
OK I have a food question. I went to the store yesterday, but no nice turnips, so I picked up a butternut squash, never had one of those either! Would chicken marsala and roasted butternut squash go together? I was going to try this tonight.
who cares! this is not a place where you ask questions, this is a place where you write dumb things so that i can verbally thrash u . like so
those are awesome baked in the oven with a pat of butter.
I think it should work, I've done roasted butternut squash with a marsala glaze so the flavors should be about the same. Another option would be to serve the squash as a first course bisque rather then as a side dish, which would allow the natural taste of the squash to really shine.
Thanks for the ideas, I think bisque is too ostensible for a week night though... :)
Vapor is on Breakfast Buffet poppin' off about you guys. :(
i will pop one off in ur face and it will be ur breakfast buffet. ur mom already had one this morning from me. she wants u to dye
Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake – Aimee Bender
this book is about a little 8 yr old girl that discovers her mother's sadness and longing through eating a slice of their favorite lemon cake. from then on she's able to determine teh location of the oranges grown, the wheatfield her bread's grain came from, the attitude of the parsley picker (he picks the parsley rudely). such a great book! i highly recommend it. be ready to get choked up at a few spots..it's a heartrender. and oh so worth it. if you do decide to read it, please keep me posted as to how you like it. i thought it was a fascinating book, well written and very descriptive. food is the main character here.
OK, I have this image of Dillon and Vapor...gawky 13 year olds with braces and a bad case of acne. Close?
LOL! Spot on.
Is it safe to come out yet? I see it is not, I will taking the pillow and blanket from the lounge couch back under the desk with me. BTW- Vapor used to be slightly amusing but now he's just getting offensive. Calling Dave's mom a child molester...not cool.
Where did he do that? I must have missed it.
Oh I missed that. I will stop feeding that little freak then.
i have already devoured you. me and ur mom skipped school today to bug you. she says dye
Ah vapor, I could use a minion like you. Your persistence, tenacity and sheer ability to annoy your opponents into submission with non-stop irrelevant and absurd arguments would make you a valuable secret weapon in my upcoming global domination.
Do consider the offer.
OK, I'm going to say this and then run out of the room and hide so I don't get beat up by some of you....Abundent sunshine and a high of 75, woo hoo!! Oh and I'm driving the convertible today. :)
I'm so jealous! Enjoy!!
i miss my convertible!! she's stuck in the garage till the sun comes back out joined by a temp of at least 55.
OY. finally in the office after a long long morning. sick dog last nite...all nite.. and this morning. have tasked the sibling to do a check at lunchtime today. My dog is ostensibly sick, made evident by the mess in his crate last nite and the half hour treks outside throughout the nightime.
book report will be turned in shortly – as soon as i'm caught up on work.
blueberry scone washed down with a caffeinated diet coke – heaven! – many thanks and much appreciated Sirius! now its back to the grindstone and hopefully full consciousness shortly. My ostensible grin belies extreme exhaustion.
Good morning m'am. Love your use of Task as a verb...
thank ya, thank ya! :)
Vapor is back!!! Maybe if we are all very, very quiet he will go away. Just in case I will be under my desk until somebody gives the all clear.
Fear not your highness...Trolls thrive only when fed. Give him not the attention that he craves and it is ostensible (WOD) that he will go away.
too late dum biottch i have found u and i am busy doin ur mom. she says dye
Well, I'm back. Despite the universe's ostensible (WOD) attempt to remove me from the planet, I'm Back, and ready to take on all commers.
Tuesday AM, Heading to work, approx. 15 degrees outside, Freeze Plugs blew on truck about ten miles from civilization. Walked home. 1st stages of frostbite on both legs. Spent 2 days trying to locate another vehicle. 1st lady put her foot down, and we finnally decided to finance a vehicle for the first time in years.
God, this sucks....
Sorry Buddy-at least your o.k. Take a look at Dodge as their trucks are built better now.
Well, I did, It was a toss up between a F150 and a Ram 1500. Financing deal worked out better on the Ford, and on this one I got a pretty good warranty where the Dodge didn't have one. (Used on both, can't afford new)
So, the Ford won. The 1st lady gets it anyway, I'm buying me a toy at tax time anyway.
Smart Man! New truck and the wife is Happy. 2011 is looking up!
Sounds like it was time, much as one hates to bite the bullet on that sort of thing. You have been talking about vehicle issues for a while.
Best of luck and drive it in good health!
Evil Grin woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning – and that was before the bed decided it was in a bad mood and attacked. So don't mind the storm cloud sitting in the corner today, perhaps shoot lightning bolts at poor undeserving peons. The storm cloud will dissipate, I'm sure, in time.
Good Morning-Could the minions possibly have moved the furniture last nite while you slept?
The minions are being punished for their impudence on the matter. They are confined to the evil lair putting together the necessary papers for upcoming taxes. That is enough to reform anyone their furniture rearranging ways.
Hmmm.. since I have a slim and trim Booty I may NOT be the man for that job. Any Volunteers?
That's okay sweetums. I'll just duct tape a pillow to your rear end and it'll be just fine.
Your wish is MY command oh beautiful ONE!
shut ur face
just kidding...i forgot about a 10am meeting with our new printing person....oops.
Okay, a short respite from work...
Save some room for the afternoon snack. Today we will be featuring white chocolate truffles with the usual champagne.
You are now my favorite person in the lounge (at least until somebody brings in something better). I'm glad this is only virtual food otherwise my tailor would be working overtime to let out all the waistbands on my pants!
Lordy Missy-You have lost weight. Gonna have to take these scrubs in at least 2 inches. What's your secret?
I would make a Karen Carpenter reference but bulimic jokes are sooo not in vogue this year.
Your highness, your weight loss has been most ostensible this year.
I owe it all to pilates.....and childbirth. Mostly childbirth.
I used to attribute it to running marathons. Now I think it stress, and the daily walk to my building. Actually have gained ten pounds since Miss Saigon arrived on the scene...That is what regular meals will do to you...
The Queen seems to be MIA today. Must be all of the excitement of being on a deserted island with WD and myself has gotten to her! HA!
I think she got into a big brawl with Sarah Bareilles.
I'll put my $20.00 on the Queen. Her Brothers taught her how to fight. No bitch slapping allowed.
Ahem...I have noticed that I have not been assigned a role in your NWO. I wasn't going to say anything at first but now I feel as if I must speak up. I respectfully request (meaning this is what I'm going to do whether you like it or not) that I be allowed to sit in a comfy chair and look pretty...and occasionally yell at people. Realistically, looking pretty and yelling at people are my only two real talents.
I think you should only be allowed to sit in a comfy chair if said chair includes a footstool/ottoman.
Your highness, please forgive my ostensible (WOD) oversight, but I thought it implicit that your would assume your Queenly role in the NWO. Forgive our not mentioning your coronation into this role.
Well you see my darling-All of the Major Heads{Get it,I crack myself up at times} Truth,SirB,Jerv,and of course SaraEllen and myself must meet and discuss YOUR role in the NWO. Oh,Can't forget Tazer-she would easily kick my backside.
Thank you for pointing out my oversight. I will also require a footstool or someone to act as my footstool, please make it so, my people.
Yes, ha, ha, very funny my dear. What you failed to grasp in my earlier statement is that I WILL be sitting in a comfy chair looking pretty and occasionally yelling at people. Now, if you and your headless buddies need to discuss anything it would be who gets to be my footstool.
Perhaps you could borrow one of EGrin's minions to use as a footstool for the time being.
On that note, what is the ethical guidelines for mistreating a minion? How much misuse should a minion expect?
PET-Mi (People for the Ethical Treatment of Minions) have not yet released the 2011 guidelines pertaining to minion mistreatment. However I think it is best, when dealing with minions, to establish a safe word that can be used at any time. Evil Groan, do you concur? I have also heard that the minions may be trying to unionize. In which case all minion dealings will have to go through their minion union rep.
Good morning my little honeybunches of oats! Richard, I will not be eating any coffee cake this morning as I stopped and got a coffee cake muffin at my flav-o-rite bakery on my way in. It is a chilly 25 degrees in my fair city this morning and I only hit one spot of black ice on my morning commute. Oh, and save me a cranberry scone. I'll need a snack later.
Good morning all! Lots of snow and cold here. But, it's January, so we expect it. Wishing Marcel had been booted on Top Chef last night, at least Jamie is gone. This All Stars season is not what I was expecting it to be. Ah well.
Busy day ahead. Have fun all!
xoxoxo
Good Morning-Are you feeling better today?
While I'm thrilled Jamie is gone, I am rather upset that Tiffani went as well as I have a slight girl crush on her. I honestly thought that Blaise/Marcel commited a great foul than her based on how things have gone in the past. Tiffani had a good concept and failed with the portions while the boys seemed to have failed coming out of the gate with too many components AND relying on only one dish. Add in Gail saying Blaise's concord compote (sp?) was the worst part of the service and I thought it was game over for the Prof.
Your welcome and it truly is a pleasure to be able to serve the Chief Researcher of the NWO. ^_^ Have fun
have to go take care of a few phone calls and such. I will be back in a bit! Stay Warm!
I am glad that YOU were chosen as Chief Researcher of The New World Order! Brains and Beauty in one package!
thank you! I believe you were the one that gave me my esteemed position!
Thank you for the scones!
Hmm, Dogstar, had to look that up. Interesting.
Check in with y'all later.
Don't work too hard today Buddy. It's only Thursday.
Thank you truth I will be sure to learn it, know it, love it and shout it when I hear other people say it. haha
Your welcome, my pleasure. Well eat up and enjoy then. ^_^
Those blueberry scones are fantastic. Did you make them? I better eat some more before The Queen gets in here,'cuz it'll be nothing but azzholes and elbows around that platter!
Today's WOTD. Learn it, know it, love it:
os·ten·si·ble /ɒˈstɛnsəbəl/ Show Spelled
[o-sten-suh-buhl] Show IPA
–adjective
1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.
Use ostensibly in a Sentence
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Origin:
1720–30; < F < L ostēns ( us ), var. of ostentus ( see ostensive) + F -ible -ible
—Related forms
os·ten·si·bly, adverb
non·os·ten·si·ble, adjective
non·os·ten·si·b·ly, adverb
un·os·ten·si·ble, adjective
un·os·ten·si·b·ly, adverb
—Can be confused: ostensible, ostensive. Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2011.
Wendy will like that word.
Joy Behar is an ostensible liberal stooge.
How you doin' T?
Good Brother, how are you today?
A lot more mild in the MHC today...28 now and headed to 50 later, which will hopefully melt some of this slop. Will be nice to be able to use my driveway again.
Actually doing very well, thank you for asking. I'll be running point today so I'll be very busy. Check in with you and RicH later.
Good morning gang!
How is everyone today?
Rich, how was the trek back from Dallas?
Good Morning my Brother! Uneventful though I think I got flashed by a 88 year old Grandma! I was laughing too hard to verify!
that's awesome!
Good morning everyone, I hope we are all enjoying this fine beautiful morning, though a bit on the cold side it's all good cuz we got ourselves some Warm delicious caffine and some coffee cake compliments of Richard, and I brought Scones for everyone. Pumpkin, Vanilla, blue berry and cranberry
Morning and Thanks. It's been years since I had a blueberry scone.
Good Morning and Thank You! How's everything else going this morning?
Fine, thank you! Looking forward to a 3 day weekend! How was your drive?
Boring! One good thing is that I now know where all the cops set up their speed traps.
shut ur face. i am inside ur mom right now and she wants u to dye
Good Morning Chums! Holy Lord, but it is cccoooolllllddd here for saraellen. 38 degree weather and I do not get on so well-but I did bring some of that Nutella Hot Chocolate I was telling you about!
Nutella Hot Chocolate??? OMGoodness where do you find such a heavenly product?!?
Chuckle, good puppy. Always good to go home. It was fun messing around with vap this morning. ... looks like his 15 minutes of daily computer time in the basement are over.
I heard his Mommy calling him as he was wearing her favorite pink bra. That boy has some serious issues!
Or like that troll said yesterday, he likes to wear a belt around his chest cuz he wants boobs. Any way, I'm dippin' out for some caffeine, want some?
No thanks-WD made a big pot before snooze time.
Good morning, and I do not include trolls in that greeting. "Civility and kindness" is not in their vocabulary. vapor has roused this morning.
Good Morning Lil' Buddy. That Vapor is a waste of an air sucking enzyme. Let's have some coffee and I brought coffee cake for everyone this morning.
Sounds like a great idea.
Hey, are you home today?
Yes Sir. Got in around 5:30 Texas time. WD is already snoring in the recliner.
ur mom is with me she says u shud dye