I kinda wish I lived closer to OPK.
Don't worry, OPK, I love being close to my family here too much to move.
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I kinda wish I lived closer to OPK.
Don't worry, OPK, I love being close to my family here too much to move.
This is the best moment of my life. And I have children. I have always wanted to compile a meat power ranking. I am going to think way too much about this. Be prepared for this. I'm long-winded about everything, but this is the most important thing I have ever done, and I have intubated well over 2000 babies.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
First, I am somewhat torn for the number one food. I can't decide whether the zenith of a particular meat's deliciousness should outweigh the entire body of work. I have crowdsourced this with my meat-a-tarian friends.
Beef has to be #1 after our discussions. Granted it's not as versatile as pork, but the highest highs of brisket, tenderloin, ribeye and just a great burger make it better than pork. Again, I am not going to break this down by most craveable food product (turkey would NEVER make that list and it is a LOOOOOONG list), I am going to approach each specific subset of meat on its own accord. Also, and perhaps this goes against meat orthodoxy, but I am going to delineate Seafood into two groups. Swimmers versus bottom dwellers. While they both inhabit the same ecosystem, I think the individual merits of each and their vast differences warrant such a delineation.
1. Beef (explained above)
2. Pork (pigs are simply a delicious animal. And you can eat the entire damn thing. I would argue that no bite of pork is ever below a 7.5 on a scale of 1-10. Frankly I am shocked pigs aren't extinct because they are so tasty. Somehow supply keeps up with demand.)
3. Fish ( mild upset but sushi, sashimi, fried, pan seared, blackened... the sheer volume and versatility of fish pushes this into top three)
4. Duck ( the best duck can be somewhat pork derivative, but it is an absolutely delectable meat)
5. Aquatic shelled animals and bottom dwellers (Lobster, oysters, clams, crab...lots to love)
6. Chicken ( a versatile food but it isn't as delicious as any of the above listings, even in its best form. Let's all agree that the only parts of a chicken worth eating are dark meat. People who like white meat should be judged, and harshly. I'm not above suggesting they should be placed in a Shirley Jackson style Lottery so we can thin out their ranks a bit.)
7. Lamb (I have been on a lamb kick recently. I find it to be delicious, but it can be a bit gamey and is very much dependent upon sauce and/or preparation)
8. Think of another meat and insert in this spot. I don't care what it is. It's better than turkey.
9. turkey ( I can't even bring myself to capitalize it. It's just not very good. Or rather it's never any better than fine. I can't even muster up hatred for it. It's just okay and not worthy of me caring about it too much. People eat it on Thanksgiving because that's what they've always done. That mess is Nostalgia. Eat a better meat. Someone is going to think that I haven't tried theirs or some such nonsense. Turkey is only palatable when paired with stuffing and cranberries. You want to know why? Cause they mask the deficiencies. What you like is stuffing and cranberries. This is not up for debate.)
I’ll bring a dip to your virtual pub at the end of the month!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
(although I may only be drinking water — no beer until I lose X pounds).
Deer, Buffalo? Small game? Reptiles?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
“fish” is highly variable — that really had a number of sub-categories that are very distinct.
Venison tenderloin is #1 in my book. N.Y Strip Steak #2, medium-rare with a baked potato and butter (only).
I could eat various fish and seafood every day and not feel bad about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I agree. Feel quite good about it as a matter of fact. OPK brings up something that those of us in the carnivore camp call "the fish conundrum". I was simply unsure how to proceed with this group. This is the most varied group and it really is a disservice to classify under one heading. Hence the lofty perch (pun intended) of this delightful group.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
They can all be added. As long as they are ahead of turkey.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
That pun was pretty crappie tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Regret the hell out of my pun.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
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Perch, crappie and bass are the main fishing targets in the river near my house. Big stripers up at the Lake, but I don’t fish for them often.
My son and I love to fish. We have had some good times. He's nice and won't let me cook what we catch. Have to throw them back.Quote:
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Pale Rider by Laura Spinney about the Spanish Flu. It was recommended in the book thread and I thought, why have 1 poo cupcake when I can have a poo cupcake while reading about bygone poo cupcakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
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Make sure you check the eating recommendations. They specifically advise against eating fish caught out of some of the little rivers near me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yes. I think this is good advice. I have figured out a couple of things about fishing. It is fun to catch any fish, it doesn't matter what size it is. Fishing has always been about relationships for me. I hate golf. So this is the boring thing that I get to do to build relationships. Growing up it was my buddies but now it's with my son. But it has always been about relationships. And I'm not going to win any awards for cleaning fish. I might as well just purchase it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Thanks. I am almost always a catch-and-release kind of guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I remember back in the 80s, they stocked a local stream near us in Carlisle, PA. I was 12 or so at the time. I remember being tasked with gutting my own fish. That did put a damper on the number of fish I caught.
Best beans to use for chili?
You've come to the right place. I like using black beans and kidney beans. I think it's also fine to you Great Northern and pintos. To give your chili a bit of Texas Flair, include a hint of apple cider vinegar. And I say that as someone who isn't from Texas, has never eaten chili in Texas, and is completely unqualified to make this statement. Yet, I stand by it and fervently believe what I stated about apple cider vinegar.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Surprise snow overnight it seems.
Um yes. Just drove through there and it was beautiful! Area along the NC/TN border was treacherous, but lovely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Sunrise in the snow from my bedroom window this morning.
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I lived in the 'nati for awhile; they've taken chili to levels there not seen elsewhere. I've been underwhelmed by Texas offerings. But they do make good beef barbecue around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Positively bucolic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Where's the like button?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
And I must spread the sporks around before I can spork you.
S'okay. I'm not hungry for sporks.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I'd take pancakes, though.
Any time you want to come by, I'll make them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Clearly, a top-five breakfast choice. And there are times when it is the only thing that will satisfy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
According to Clems, the top 5 breakfast choices all involve turkey sausage and granola.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
How dare you.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
turkey sausage > turkey bacon. But that's a given I assume.
They are both turkey lying about being delicious. They're not delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
What better breakfast before a round of golf?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
May you be bitten by 1,000 fleas.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I like turkey sausage because it has taste. Any other turkey needs help with flavor (gravy, cranberries, etc.)Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Smoked turkey done well is good too, although behind other smoked meats.
Wild Turkey warms you up on a cold evening. Props.
Whatever, country club. I got your number and sweatpants size.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I'm an extra medium.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that turkey sausage is a tragedy on par with the Lusitania, Titanic and Hindenburg combined. As a matter of fact, I think I'm underselling it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Nice thing about elastic, it doesn’t judge. Unlike my wife, mother, priest, parole officer, 2nd priest, state of Delaware, and neighbors who caught me peeing in their petunias. Also, Cracker Barrel’s nationwide.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Add in my second, third, fourth and sixth wives and my list is the same as yours. My fifth wife was pretty cool though.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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I saw. I support your decision to post and withdraw.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Rats. I missed it!
It read "Turkey sausage is an Abomination and anyone who thinks differently is condemning their soul to hell."Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
https://youtu.be/5sp6kMzFa9AQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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Yes, too easily misinterpreted but unfortunately accurate with regards to the leader.
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He said as he finished off his turkey sausage, egg white, and reduced fat cheese muffin.
Just when I thought we could be friends.Quote:
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Always thought ZZ were more Waffle House kind of guys.Quote:
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Turkey clearly is low on the meat scale, but there's some flat-out craziness here.
Turkey sausage is good and good turkey sausage is worth hunting out.
Turkey hot dogs taste the same as other hot dogs (basically, boiled Spam with crap piled on top to give flavor).
Deli turkey is a staple of American life.
Roast turkey is an American tradition at holidays.
Ben Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird.
So I'm not sure why some of y'all hate America. But this aggression will not stand, man. OPK does not abide.
If weezie approves of this, it become law! Who would go against weezie & OPK?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
If there's one thing you cain"t abide it's a turkey hater whose gone free.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Not me. Weezie is literally the reason I started posting here. I'll respond like the devil when he went up against Johnny in the Georgia woods. I'll lay the golden spatula at OPK'S feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Not to mention they've got snoods!!!Quote:
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As someone who had thirty turkeys in my yard last week, I'm getting a real kick...Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Turkeys are fun to watch. They have very complex social systems. Baby turkeys are adorable- little feathered tennis balls. Turkey hierarchy battles are absolutely brutal - the males frequently will fight and do one another serious damage.
It's better than 95% of things on television. With at least one notable exception...
I used to see a lot of turkeys at the apartment complex I lived at in the North Shore area of Boston. That was over a decade ago.
Are you using turkeys euphemistically?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Literally...but there were a few turkeys amongst the neighbors too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Did the turkey neighbors have snoods? Bet not. Only real turkeys have snoods.Quote:
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Well, plenty of folks have had and will have problems with me but I imagine OPK is a paragon of hail-fellow-well-met-itude.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
And, on the turkey as meat issue, I stand with the him. OPK, that is. AKA, "King Turkey," shall we say...:cool:
Take thy beak from out my heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
I’ll be sending you an extra heaping of mashed potatoes when I ship them out near Thanksgiving. On the house.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
I don't eat them because they are carbs, but the Pioneer Woman mashed potatoes are my go to recipe and my family loves them. So what if I fantasize about Ree and Ladd! I'm not a freak! You're a freak!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Well, I am the one with the allegedly unhealthy obsession with Lovey Howell. . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yeah. Yes. Yep.Quote:
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Everybody was Kung-fu fighting.
Last night, I had the noodle dream.
Is that anything like the Noodle Incident?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/Noodle_Incident
I still miss Calvin and Hobbes!Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
-jk
WaPo had an article up a few weeks ago on the 25th anniversary of Watterson’s last strip.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/12/31/calvin-hobbes-bill-watterson/
Wow. I am old.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
When I was at Duke in the mid-80's, I recall The Chronicle having four cartoons. IIRC three of them were Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes, and The Far Side. All are long since gone except in repeat syndication.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
(Don't recall the fourth -- anyone? Am I misremembering? Maybe Doonsebury which went away and now is back -- Gary Trudeau was the commencement speaker in '88).
Is there anything even remotely as brilliant and keenly observed as The Far Side and C&H today?Quote:
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Bloom County?
Haven’t read, will check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I think Dilbert is very keenly observed but just doesn’t have the fantastical brilliance of the others.
I thought Sunday was fitting and hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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The Presidential thread never moved again. Next day, as the inauguration platform was being taken apart and the decorations were being loaded into vans and the entertainers were packing up their belongings and driving away in their trailers, the Presidential thread died. The Capitol Grounds were soon forlorn. The infield was littered with bottles and trash. Nobody, of the hundreds of people what had visited the National Mall, knew that a Presidential thread had played the most important part of all. No one was with the thread when it died.
cocktail hour today: french champagne and crunchy cheetos...i'm the guy with the orange mouth and nose
Enjoying some fresh tabbouleh salad with spicy shawarma chicken for lunch from a restaurant on the corner. Some nice warm pita on the side.
What a glorious sunny day here. Wish I was not at the office.
Overcast with a bit of rain here.
What the heck, man?! I knew this tugged at a memory but I had to look it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
You’re some pig, CD. Some pig indeed.
I wasn't sure anyone would get the Charlotte's Web reference but I feel like this was some of my best work.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Soooo... uh... what’s everyone up to?
*looks around aimlessly*
If Wilbur had been a turkey and not a pig, do you think Charlotte would have weaved (woven?), "That's snood a pig"?Quote:
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Great question bundasnooddevil.Quote:
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There's a hole in my life. I don't know how to feel about events today or what to be outraged by!
Mtn., I don't believe that for a second. You're young, healthy, good-looking and strong. Sun is shining and it's a beautiful day regardless of any political goings on.
Time for some folks to embrace what they have wished for, and time for the rest to take care of themselves.
It is neither the end of the world nor the beginning. This too shall ALL pass.
I may not be young, healthy, good-looking and strong but I'm definitely...wait. What was that other thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Was tongue in cheek.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
Well, since there's nowhere else to put this, I will leave this link to the amazing Inaugural Poet.
Good with memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Definitely not reflexively refreshing the OTB and wondering why the election thread isn’t at the top. Definitely nothing like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Ash
Ok then. Stupid me. I take it all back, sorree! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Yeah! I'm not good with memory! Thanks OPK.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
It happens to the best of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Turns out, it happens to the worst of us too.
So I guess I'm not giving you much on guidance here. Sorry.
It is cold and rainy out here, but I am keeping up the lawn vigil. No kids are going to walk on my lawn without a scolding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
To quote a scene from "Raising Arizona":Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
"H.I., you're young and you got your health, what you want with a job?"
Don't worry, someone will be along shortly to tell you that someone on the internet is wrong...and this time, that person is YOU!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
BTW - Who drew the short straw and is going to open the 2022 mid-term election thread?
My wife's BFF Shanthi is joining the Biden administration. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/80364475.cms
Awesome! Congratulations! One of my best friends from high school (and a Duke grad who used to hang out with me while I was at UNC) is in the Human Rights field. I assume that is a small circle and they might presumably know each other. I am actually steering ClemmonsDaughter in that direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Very cool!Quote:
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So, like, if I need a pardon — you’re my in?
FIFYQuote:
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{looks down, shuffles feet}Quote:
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How much you got?Quote:
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Well, I only have two more password guesses to get back into my Bitcoin fortune. . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Is that better or worse than having to dig up the town dump?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Jon Bon Jovi should not sing Here Comes the Sun ever again.
show me the way to go home
One of my recent students took his own life last weekend. Utterly heartbreaking.
Check on your people, even if they "seem fine."
Very sorry to hear, Wilson. These are very stressful and sometimes depressing or lonely times for many. Very sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
That is absolutely terrible. I feel for that kid and that kids family and friendsQuote:
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I'm so sorry to hear this, Wilson. Prayers and hugs for his family, friends, and you.Quote:
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This is devastating news. I lost a co-worker this summer, super smart and passionate guy. Unfortunately, it is difficult to know what is going on in other’s minds. My sincerest condolences to their family, a tragedy to lose people of youth.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Getting back to normal will take some adjustment.
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I have been out of the country one time. Did some work with Doctors Without Borders in Ghana, and I blessed the rains in Africa while I was there.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
It is still on the first page...
eight degrees, stiff wind, our heroic trekker heads out with his trusty canine Holly. Spatchcock dinner looms
That feels like the female version of Natty Bumppo from The Leatherstocking Tales. I support that name.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Holly has been road tested to -13 degrees Fahrenheit, and not found wanting...brave, courageous and bold!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I am deathly allergic to dogs and not really a dog lover other than the occasional wonderful and gentle animal here and there. I was bitten by a dog as a child and I'm naturally a touch afraid of them. Oh, and I am also a coward. You can't discount that part. But I think I would enjoy having a dog to hike with and one that would ride in the back of my truck. And I don't have a truck, but I would get one if I had a dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Sorry to hear that...I know others who were seriously attacked by dogs as kids, just not a good thing. This is one reason why we've had Labradors for the past 35 years, always cordial, never worry about them nipping someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
But yes, Holly has been a serious MVP candidate during the pandemic, we walk 5-6 miles minimum every day, have occasional (distanced) play dates with other labs. Helps keep me as close to sane as I'm likely to get...and yes, she loves riding in the car, though we rarely go far these days...
I was super anxious around dogs growing up. Not sure if I had a negative experience or what. But as an adult I have become very fond of them. You will never have a better feeling than coming home to an excited dog at the end of the day.Quote:
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I bet that would be the case for me as well. My wife would like a dog, but I can't live in the house with one. So I assume she will get a dog...Quote:
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Living in the garage might be a fun adventure for you too!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
We figured out a long time ago when we took the family to Disney and stayed at a value resort which was classified as "no frills", that we were a family which prizes frills. There wasn't shampoo and conditioner, they were combined into a concoction which I refer to as shonditioner. And also there were no fitted sheets (such a strange cost cutting measure), only tucked in top sheets. Still had a great time but we recognized are not rugged survivalistsQuote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Is she related to Wyatt Earp?Quote:
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And thanks to your post I will now have a picture of Hugh O'Brien floating around my mind as well as the theme song ear worm.
I was also. Right on the face. Had a scar that you could see whenever I smiled. Age and growth have caught up to the scar and it is now hidden.Quote:
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I’m the same way around horses. Anxious, that is. They know it, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Figure I could get comfortable around them but it would take some time and regular exposure.
We have a dog that, despite lots of time and money invested in training, can react pretty aggressively to strangers - human and canine. Definitely has made us more appreciative of having a yard and places to walk with good leash law enforcement.
You’re welcome.Quote:
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I find meditating at halftime helps.
Frankly, disgusted. Yep, that's what I am.
Tired and disgusted. Early to bed for weezie.
good catch on Wyatt Earp...yes, there is a real similarity there...Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I find people's reactions and perspectives so unbelievably fascinating. I am enjoying this season so much. Like I enjoyed the national championship seasons and the seasons with no national championship so much. And I realize I am the weirdo here. I am talking most of my Duke fan friends off the ledge via text.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
managing expectations is key.
Probably. I just never have any. I don't know how I got to be like this and I recognize that it is strange. I think of sports like I think of music, television shows and movies. They aren't mine. A TV show is made by the director, producers and actors. It is their show and not mine. Where I come into play is the choice of consumption. I get to choose to interact with this show or not and whether or not I like it is irrelevant. Because the show is not mine. So when people complain about the ending of Seinfeld, The Sopranos or Game of Thrones my initial thought is to be surprised. The show exists and your interaction with it is your choice. But you have no ownership. So your thoughts or feelings on it are irrelevant. Sports is that way to me. I choose to follow this program and have no ownership or responsibility here. I have never met anyone else who thinks of it this way. I don't know what makes me so crazy. By writing this down I think I have increased the chances that I will be tagged and studied to find out what is wrong with me.Quote:
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For securing a spouse? Scheduling an emergency plumber visit? Most fishing trips?Quote:
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What are we talkin' here?
What's funny is in all of those situations where expectations are an issue, the common denominator is always going to be you. So for the most part, I think this is good advice across the board. One of the many things I say to people who work in NICUs is if you can't manage the baby, manage your expectations.Quote:
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Sous videing a turkey breast I think.
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Lol, just trying to manage expectations...it is only the ninth best meat.
I have a fantastic thought experiment! So you go to this barbecue restaurant that is literally the greatest barbecue restaurant on the planet. Every meat is the perfect iteration of your conception of the perfect bite of meat. So your choices are brisket, pulled pork, hot guts sausage, barbecued chicken, smoked turkey, ribs. You get to choose three items. I am taking brisket, pulled pork and hot guts. I think it is rational for someone to choose chicken, turkey or ribs as their tertiary meat. I would judge that person for choosing any of those first and I could reasonably see someone choosing one of them as their secondary meat, but I would still judge that person and not necessarily want to be friends with them.Quote:
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Pickled snood.Quote:
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FWIW, when you google 'pickled snood', this comes up. Best I can tell, it's a managing expectations mask.
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This is the look I see on someone's face when I am giving a lecture where there is a mathematical or anatomical/ physiological argument to be made and the person doesn't agree and then asks for evidence via a randomized controlled trial. Which I have come to think of as the Godwin's Law of Medicine. RCTs are the gold standard of Medicine, but you simply can't study every single thing that is going to happen. So using this particular hand grenade is what you do to end the conversation when you don't want to change your practice even when there are issues.Quote:
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You lost me at hot guts...
Brisket, pulled pork, sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Sausage over ribs? Not that clear to me because sausage can be so varied.
I guess in your hypothetical (“Perfect iteration of your concept” I guess so. But in reality with the wide variety of sausage quality and spice, you probably need some sort of, I dunno, randomized controlled trial to determine.
It is weird I have no deep thoughts about sports, movies, music or television but would cut someone's throat over meat.
The greatest barbecue restaurant on the planet is obviously going to specialize in pork...Quote:
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-jk
I can accept this. Pork is delicious. The brisket/pork ascendancy conundrum is a worthy conversation. This article on Charleston suddenly becoming a Mecca for BBQ lovers (read: everyone) is fantastic.Quote:
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https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/22/...south-carolina
What would Charlotte say about pork?Quote:
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The person or city?Quote:
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The spider.Quote:
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Dang. I missed a callback about my own post.Quote:
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When I find myself consistently yelling at characters in a TV show, I stop watching it. For sports, I'm upset when "my" team loses but I know it is harder on them than on me. I may be disappointed for them but not in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yes! (that's the simple answer)...why set oneself up for disappointment? I do find that as I age, taking a number of things (not all things) in stride is easier...(not sure about all aspects of aging, though I'm getting pretty good at that, too.)Quote:
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Hah. What shows have met that criteria for you? I can think of a few that started great and then they wrote everything interesting out of the character and just focused on really specific character flaws...I mean, traits.Quote:
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It’s safe to say that if Charlotte had ever actually tried pork, she would have spun a very different web.Quote:
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Kyra Sedgwick's character in The Closer is the first one that really made me want to hit her. I also stopped watching Law & Order: SVU because of the Benson character.Quote:
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Other programs have fallen by the wayside - often due to time. Stopped watching NCIS - LA for about 2 years due to time issues but have started watching it again. Occasionally, I find a missed episode on re-runs to watch.
Delicious. Just delicious.Quote:
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I got pretty ticked at McNulty in the final season of The Wire. Andy Bernard's character in The Office went way down the comedic hill the last few seasons. Nancy Botwin in Weeds was somewhat sympathetic and interesting for a few seasons, then they wrote her into self-destructive bad choices oblivion. Ugh, Lost.Quote:
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Not sure I even finished Weeds. First seasons were great.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
There isn't much on TV that I can watch. But then I've always preferred the 30 minute sit com...
Miley C. version:
https://youtu.be/u9TrCN9S9zE
I remember seeing that live on SNL. Very affecting. She did an amazing job with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
And while we’re talking covers, let me reiterate my opposition to Bon Jovi’s recent cover of Here Comes the Sun. That was bad.
Well that was interesting. Not who I imagined would be covering Pink Floyd!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
-jk
Did you watch Ted Lasso?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Second this.Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
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Originally Posted by weezie
Not yet, but initial ads felt too Will Ferrell-esque.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
No, it's deeper than that IMO. I thought the premise would run thin pretty quickly, but the writing and cast are very good and it is not a one-dimentional show.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
My take, at least.
Must be Monday - emergency dental visit.
Budweiser not running Super Bowl ads this year. Neither are Coke and Pepsi.
https://abc11.com/business/budweiser...years/9997549/
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Originally Posted by aimo
Hmmm, no beer ads?
Apparently, they are still going to run about four minutes of Bud Light and Michelob ads.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
So . . . no beer ads?Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
Winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
aimo gets the assist, I just stuck the rebound back in.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
You don't get an assist for a missed shot and stick back. I take back the winner post.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Um -- I meant aimo fed me in the post with a sweet pass on the seal-off side of the defender. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Oh. Then winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
{phew}Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yeah, yeah, I missed that one, badly. But, in my defense, I am supposed to be working right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I once ate at Outback, where there was some deal that included "free beer" with meal. It only included Bud Light. Or a free Coke if you didn't want beer. I told the waiter I'd take Coke, b/c I'd probably get a bigger buzz off of it.
maybe I should say I intentionally left that one hanging for OPK to slam dunk.
yes, I managed one Outback meal, that was sufficient.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
An alley-oop assist.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
(most of my game is above the rim, anyways)
We went on a winery tour around our area with some friends. Hired a driver and everything. My buddies wanted to grab beer and I handed them a $20 assuming they could handle the responsibility while I visited the facilities. They came back with a case of Bud Light. I drank none of the beer I paid for, and sat in silent judgment for the rest of the trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
You felt the need to buy beer on a winery tour?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Rednecks. I hang out with competitive drinkers. You don't get good at it by doing it halfway.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
For the upcoming Virtual Beer Pub, I asked if "not Bud Light" was a specific enough category. (I am more of a wine drinker so it is a risk they took by asking me to host.)Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
I ended up with wine barrel aged beers as the category. We will see how it goes.
Look forward to the zoom, even if I'm toting water. A great category!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
(I am more a wine and spirits drinker than beer, but they tolerate me relatively politely in the VP's).
Seconded! It's terrific! If you can't trust your chum OPK, who can you trust?! It is laugh out loud funny and also poignant at times. Can't wait for the rumored next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
OPK, the scene where Higgins is practicing his upright base, good lord did we laugh.
Great scene!Quote:
Originally Posted by weezie
My understanding is that the second season is in production (or pre-production whatever that is), and that the show is planned for a three-season story arc and conclusion. Always, of course, subject to change.
You know we were ill behaved in the POTUS thread if Bostondevil is so disgusted by us right now she isn't posting in her own thread. I feel like we should buy her a nice fern or something.
Send her yarn - I think she would appreciate it much more than a fern.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Maybe something for the guineas?Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Yikes. They prefer "Italians".Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Attachment 12389Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Pride of Wilkes CountyQuote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
There are lions in North Carolina?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
And tigers and bears, oh my! We aren't in Kansas any more, Toto.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Do mountain lions count?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Or catamounts?
-jk
I made a New Years resolution to stop making cougar jokes. So, here I am, 25 days in standing on the precipice staring into a black pit and you come along like King Leonidas about to kick me into it...Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk