Maybe I should have said I'm tired of drinking tea?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
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Maybe I should have said I'm tired of drinking tea?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Are you also under a drink tea order?!?! Texas is SOOOOOOO weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It is implied. I can only come up with 4 drinks from boiling water: coffee, tea, hot water, and a hot toddy. Hot water is boring and water is really a transactional(volume) beverage, so you are really just fighting yourself trying to drink it after boiling it. Coffee is just yucky and we still have dry counties here in Texas, so hot toddies as a government endorsed beverage doesn't jibe. So, I see no other choice than tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
This is a rational explanation. I am not a water lover either. I make myself drink it (pretty sure we're supposed to drink like 6 cups a month of water or something) but water sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It's really the flavor that gets me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Blueberry frosted
Blueberry frosted water? Blech.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
-jk
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Originally Posted by -jk
If only! I do drink about 120 oz of water a day. As I noted it is transactional, I don't get much pleasure from drinking it, but do feel better on days where I drink that much. If I hit that number early, I do allow myself the occasional glass of Tropical Punch or Grape KoolAid.
A day?!?! No one can do that! Do you mean a week?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You have pushups. I have water.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Though I used to do pushups a plenty back in the day. 82 was the magic number.
Like 82 was your max? Intrigued. And yes, I drink a ton of water too. But I hates it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
82 push-ups (2 minutes)Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
92 sit-ups (2 minutes)
11:54 2 mile run
Those were the standards when I was in ROTC that would get you the max 300 score on the APFT. I could get the first 200 but was more often in the 13:00 range for the 2-mile. This was '89-'93. If you check FM21-20 now shows 13:00 as a 100 score for 17-26 year olds.
I could do the pushups. I could probably grind out close to that in sit-ups. If I drive 2 miles I'm out of breath and pull over and puke.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It was always interesting to note who among the freshman blew chunks on the first tested run. Usually, in late August before school starts. I'll confess, I was coming from AZ, the difference in humidity was an issue. Time was fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Gobble, gobble.
Can you tell from my posts in the turkey thread and the betting thread from a couple of weeks ago that I am trying to get people who don't visit the LTE to wonder how I decided unilaterally that my meat power ranking was definitive? And it's not like I have an answer to that, I just think it's humorous to say it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
There's a betting thread?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I sure could use a good pie recipe.
I'm still bummed we didn't bring one of the tea kettles when we left Korea. We only drank boiled water and used it to make ice. The tea kettles were big. And we needed to boil the water for 20- 30 minutes.
I'm using a 12 quart pot to boil my water. It actually may be even bigger than that. Yes, it take a long time to bring it to a boil.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
I could use some hot chocolate.
Does soup really make a meal?
If you eat it out of the bowl I use it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I’m an original cast album guy on this. Wore the grooves out.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Pretty sure it was the London cast, not Broadway. It rocks.
I checked my CD(bought it in late 80s). It is the original concept album released in 1970 with Murray Head as Judas and Ian Gillian as Jesus. I had the wrong people for a few decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Ian was the lead singer of Deep Purple FWIW. Big in my era.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I much prefer that version to the movie soundtrack, but whatever you grew up on is what you like i suspect.
Sometimes I giggle when I post and my wife looks at me with suspicion in her eyes.
Boil water notice ended, woohoo!
Bottoms up!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
-jk
Weird, no Ymm, water thread.
We watched one episode of a travel show with the guy from Neighbors and Bay Watch. He was skipping around with some “guru” and they went to a water tasting. It was the most interesting thing in a otherwise bad episode. The actor and the “guru” were very annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
My wife likes watching Baywacth/Neighbors guy in stuff where he isn't wearing a shirt. Honestly so do I.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Reading the Vaccine thread and Aimo discussed a nurse who administered the flu shot to her and it was this nurse's first time sticking someone. Shaky the Nurse coming at you is scary. I worked NICU for years and would get called to the ER or ICU on the adult side for particularly difficult arterial blood gases. I once caught the needle on the patient's bed rail in the ER as I was approaching to stick. The syringe flipped out of my hand and hit the wall. In case anyone is wondering, this is not something that inspires confidence in the patient.
Somehow, the Tim Conway dentist skit flashed into my head. Loved that guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Apt comparison. The problem is I still had to stick this guy. He was shaking. I was trying to explain that normally I am super calm and have a steady hand (it's important to lie in these situations) while trying to soothe my own wounded ego.Quote:
Originally Posted by TruBlu
Would like to clarify, this was no nurse. This was a child in training. She did not look old enough to be a nurse or even an LPN, yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Your story reminds me of a study I was coordinating and we were trying to find phlebotomists to cover all the appointments. One of the Primary Investigators, an MD, offered his services. I cringed at the idea of his drawing blood, but we were desperate. I really felt bad for those patients.
Yes. I was once in a code where the doctor was doing compressions and I had to find a very polite way to say that it was probably better for everyone, especially the baby, if we did the actual work and the physician organized things. Luckily we were good friends. People think that ER and Grey's Anatomy are representative of medicine and it's much closer to Scrubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
Ok, so, Arrow's orthopedic surgeon came in on Friday and thought he'd just go ahead and get the IV started to save the resident the trouble. Arrow's main medical anxiety is getting IVs put in. It did not go well, but it wasn't a complete disaster. Arrow was a trooper and doc gave up after one attempt. When he claimed that he used to put those things in all the time as a resident, I replied, "Of course you did, that's what residents are for!" The anesthesiology resident came in a few minutes later and got the needle in without Arrow even noticing (we did have several Emla patches on him at the time). It took her about 5 seconds.
Ok, you made me go to imdb to figure out who you were talking about. I prefer the Outlander actor with his shirt off, but the Baywatch/Neighbors guy ain't bad (he's just too young). I am not old enough to be the Outlander actor's mother . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
My problem with Outlander though, << Spoiler Alert>> what really, is the reason to keep the show going once the two main characters reunite? And there are 3 1/2 more seasons after that, so far. It becomes too repetitive. A needs to rescue B or B needs to rescue A and I'm not interested so I've stopped watching. There are also cringe moments earlier than that where I'm like, modern character that has traveled through time, I get it, but if you're going to get along in the 18th century - learn something and maybe once in awhile mold yourself a tiny bit to the customs of the time. You cause a heckuva lot of unnecessary trouble.
My wife liked that show the absolute most and I'm fairly certain she watched it on mute.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Had to get a standard drug test for the new gig this AM. I roasted and ate lots of beets last night to go with my turkey soup. When beets go in me, they color everything that comes out me. The nurse taking my sample gave me a hard, multi-beat side eye when I emerged from the restroom with hot pink pee in a cup.
Guess we'll see if it does more than liven up the color scheme. I didn't think through my meal last night though!
Tell her you are in a fight club, but you can't talk about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I don't eat beets. They are like the 23rd best vegetable.
Man, I think they’re great! Not the packaged stuff, fresh roasted. Toss em with blue cheese, walnuts, and a balsamic maple drizzle. Just like heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I used to feel this way as well but I definitely love roasted beets. My mother used to boil brussel sprouts and they were absolutely gross. Now that I have learned the beauty of roasting those suckers they are my favorite vegetable. It's all in the preparation.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You haven't had my wife's borscht. Well, I assume you haven't.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
To be fair, it would be weird if you have.
It depends on the answer but this thread could take a super weird turn here in a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Beets are delicious!! I eat all manner of beets, but, to be fair, I don't consume mass quantities in one sitting.
I prefer pickled beets.
I do like pickles.
Careful, or someone will start a Ymm, Beets thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
-jk
You mean there isn't one already!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Maybe a Yecch, (insert food here) thread should be started for all those recent threads.
I assume this was a setup for me and I am happy to take this. We already have it for turkey.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I used the term "Dutch oven" in one of the pronunciation threads. I was not discussing food.
Pickles are under appreciated. They can be a lot of fun, have a nice bit o’ garlic or zest and have a very satisfying crunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Would it be Yecch? Or Yuccck? Or perhaps Bleccch? Maybe Ew? Or Ugh?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I guess the convention would be ycch, as in Ycch, Beer
-jk
Hmmmm. I'm now sure how to tackle Ycch from a pronunciation perspective. I don't think it would work just sort of going for it, ya know?Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Jay was looking for a new cooking tool a couple days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Hahaha!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Where do you put a post on crab cakes? Or salmon cakes?
Here I hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Who creates the ads for prescription drugs? They must have severe restrictions because most are just miserable.
There's a thread for that: Ymm, seafood. It's not the "it" thread like Ymm, Turkey but I still hear very good things.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You dunking on me hurts so bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Seriously though, I'm very pleased with how Ymm, Turkey is progressing. It's about to hit 100 posts! It is in the top 4% of all DBR Off-Topic Threads in history!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Honestly I'm happy for you. It is way better than moronic pro-Bilas paeans. You are so close to getting the wonderful (...last page) designation. Turkey is a loser. But you guys? You're winners. You're damn winners in my book.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
You could start a Ymm, Bilas thread?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Well, they are called cakes...or are cakes in this case a bit umm, prejudicial?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Oh, yeah. They could go into Ymm, Cakes, too! Good crossover foods. I’m stumped.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I did last year and it got locked.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Leopold Bloom would make a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It would never fit in a 60 second spot, much less the usual 30 second one. The side effect/contraindications list would be interesting, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
-jk
Let's Dance!
The local grocery store chain is out of Strawberry Frosted.
The Horror!!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I make spicy dill pickle chips at least once a week - my family devours them.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
- Drain pickles
- Add 1/4c - ish of white sugar
- Add 1/4c - ish of Frank's Red Hot Sauce (or your favorite)
- Shake
- Shake again
- Wait
- Shake
- Enjoy!
All "measurements" are extremely rough approximations.
Do you have a pickle brand?Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
I'm in the VC phase - are you looking to invest?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Oh, you mean do I prefer a brand of pickle for these nuggets of goodness. No, not really. That's probably heresy to the pickle purists on the board - and you know who I'm looking at - but any solid dill chip will do.
I'm not going overboard here to say that the two most intriguing things I have read on this board in the last year are the terms pickle purist tQuote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
and turkey curious. They take my mind on a very wild ride. You just can't fight the pickle industrial complex.
On drives down to the NC coast, we often passed Mt. Olive Pickle industrial complex, and observed the mandatory moment of silence. Hallowed ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Extra points are given to geezers who remember WRAL's Ray Reeve discussing the annual Mt. Olive Pickle Classic, with a giant ceramic gherkin in front of him.
I have a friend who was very interested in starting a artisan pickle business (yeah, I know, very Ashevillian of her). But, it turns out that shipping heavy fragile jars is VERY expensive. Luckily, she learned this before investing too much money.
Well, if she marketed them as “artisan” she could have marked them up 10X and probably done okay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Did I forget to post that Arrow came home from the hospital Sunday evening? The surgery was a success. He's asleep right now, definitely on the mend but still needing pain management.
Good to hear!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
-jk
Damn. Back to the drawing board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Best wishes for a full and quick recovery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Great news! Hoping the pain lessens quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
In Texas, when bad weather hits, not only do we run out of milk, eggs, and bread, we also run out of tortillas. I'm down to my last couple and am wondering when they will be restocked.
#Tacosarelife
I hate to brag, but I make THE most ok tacos. They're decent. Damn decent.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You know, this happened at the front end of the pandemic here. The taco shelves were cleaned completely out for a good month+.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
It's work webinar night again so probably going to be mining the off-topic for old DBR gold.
You’re not from Texas if you don’t make your own. Just sayin’Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I have a tortilla press but have yet to produce what I would consider a tortilla. Sometimes the simple things are the hardest to perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Nosh on that bit of wisdom.
I'm a proud Hawaiian! Well, at least that is what I claim. Since my stay was temporary, I would likely be viewed as a Haole since even my Asian lineage is Japanese rather than Polynesian.*Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I generally claim AZ as my home state as that was where I lived before showing up in Durham, NC. Depends on the person and the conversation. When I was traveling to Brazil, Argentina and Mexico a lot I claimed North Carolina as I was living in Charlotte at the time and then later Nashville, TN.
*As opposed to a hapa Haole.
That's a winning situation in some scenarios.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
They're amazingly ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
An okay taco is better than no taco at all.
I believe that was Confucius.
Sounds right.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
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Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I believe the Chinese would call it a Mandarin pancake.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Buc-ee's brisket taco tortilla is a bit more Mandarin pancake like and I'm addicted.
This sounds like something I should look up on Urban Dictionary.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Definitely definitely do not.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Too late. And holy crap. That was a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I thought UD jumped the shark a decade ago?
I have customers at a major academic medical center who share stuff from Urban Dictionary about every 2-3 weeks on our group text. They are absolutely terrible people. And therefore my favorite customers.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Anyone know if Aimo leads left or right? Is there a particular combo she likes to throw like jab, hook upper or is she pretty hard to pin down?
Jab, jab, hook, upper cut. It's over after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Just ask that one Oklahoma football player...Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
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Shhhhhhh!!! I was acquitted for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Seriously, I prefer jab, jab, right cross, left hook to the body, right hook to the body, left hook to the body, right upper cut. My boxing gloves are hot pink, by the way.
I hope you all realize how much you brighten my day.
I have been working out, trying to perfect my ability to cut people off at the knees with a withering retort.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
That's good to know. I box. I am decidedly not tough, but I'm sure you will be impressed with my technique as you rain blows upon my head and body. My gloves are Duke blue. White hand wraps. As a matter of fact, learning how to wrap my hands is easily the coolest thing I have ever learned.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
Oh, I have been studying that all my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
But you also have hot pink boxing gloves. That might be the secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
We used to have an LA Boxing here (no more, poorly managed) where I would take classes with a former MMA fighter. The first class I took, I literally had to crawl up the stairs to bed. Chris Carrawell actually showed up in one class. He did not do well, and I never saw him there again.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yes! I felt like such a badass when I first started wrapping my hands.
This is absolutely correct. In a zombie apocalypse I am going out first hour. But I FEEL tough when I wrap my hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
I don't think quoting Shakespeare works too well for that anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
-jk
How dare you. Bostondevil is a lyrical gangster.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Just because you don't understand when you have been cut off at the knees doesn't mean you still have feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
Anybody remember colchar? I'm watching the rebroadcast of the 2018 Olympic Women's Hockey gold medal game and remembering how I ticked off colchar in 2014. After the US Women's heartbreaking loss to Canada in the 2014 gold medal game, I realized that all but 2 of the women on the Canadian team were either current or former NCAA hockey players. I remarked (on FB where we were friends at the time), "What does it mean to skate for Canada when all your training is paid for by Americans?" That made him royally angry. He unfriended me on FB and stopped posting here as a result (he left Crazietalk too.)
Is this a good time to mention that Aimo is going to punch me in the face and that I care more about turkey than most people care about their family? Just feels like a good time to mention that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
We were all much younger then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Pictures or it didn't happen...Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
TikTok loop works for me as well. Preferably set to Yakety Sax.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
We will record and share for posterity. It's a punchable face.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0N4twV28MwQuote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yes. Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I'm am not an LTE'r but in my feverish devotion to work avoidance I decided to glance at the last few pages. I have to say the fuchsialistic pugilistic banter I encountered (combined with the absolutely divine weather we are now experiencing in Durham) brought a big smile to my face! Thank you LTE. (And you too weather god!)
If you care about food and aren't that great a person...welcome home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydog
As I say to my wife every time I get out of the shower and catch her looking at my can, “you’re welcome”.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydog
Run Skydog!!!!!! Does the term Skydog make anyone else think of Poochie?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
She married beneath her, as all women do.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Beneath her, yes, but she didn’t marry at the bottom, she just likes to ogle mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Pictures or it didn't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Let's not!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
-jk
I'm comfortable just saying that it didn't happen tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Well ok. As long as everyone agrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I got a kick out of a thread where Bluedog replied to Skydog. The dogs were speaking amongst themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydog
Don’t worry, the bundaberg bum bum is not for public consumption.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
It will only be deployed in idle banter about married life!
Which is an obvious segue to another 90s-early 2Ks Caribbean music act:Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
https://youtu.be/Qkuu0Lwb5EM
I am somewhat dismayed that my recent barrage of withering retorts have not achieved their desired success.
Derrière I say, you’re talking of moi?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
They always leave a mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Well, colchar still hasn't returned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Taxes filed.
We pay every year. We do them at the last minute.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I’m very big into Shaggy, personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Alas, I was not trying to chase him away. I didn't even make that remark about the Canadian hockey to team to him. He just saw it and got offended. The real nail in the coffin was when I told him that Davis & White totally deserved the gold medal in ice dancing over Virtue & Moir. Totally.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Ha! I am a hopeless homer during the Olympics. I am more rational about Duke basketball than some American archer or curler I have never heard of until that moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
U S A!!! That said, I think they should stop playing national anthems at medal ceremonies.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Any of them?!?! But all other countries have inferior potassium except Kazakhstan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
(Don't love my phrasing above, but leaving it. It was my visceral reaction)
While watching the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, I found myself coveting the hats worn by Team USA. Were they for sale somewhere? Yes! I bought one. I wore it for years. I lost it. I still miss that hat. Tonight, I remembered that ebay exists. I found another one. I bought it.
Yes, get rid of all of them. I think it will drastically cut down any state sponsored cheating.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
This post just delights me. Good work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
That said, I have a Top 5 National Anthems:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
1) USA
2) Japan
3) Canada
4) France
5) Italy
Honorable Mention: Russia. Russia would make the Top 5 except 1) it's Russia and 2) it's too long.
Working in medicine I LOVE me some Canadians. Love. Such a nice group. Smart too. I laughed at what you said about the Canadian hockey team. What kind of Canadian gets mad about that? This isn't meat we are talking about here. Just sports. How could he get that mad over a non-meat related post?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Or beer!Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Yeah, I'm not convinced by the niceness. I think they use it to hide some very dark underbellies. ;)
I like Uruguay. Like me, it can't decide what it wants to be when it grows up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc6L_0NZlqk
Not seeing it. Beer brings people together. Unlike turkey. Such a divisive bird.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
You must really hate Thanksgiving.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
It's fine. Like my tacos.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I mean, I could've been dismissive of beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
You serve ham then?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I would accept that. OPK isn't really a beer lover I think. Or likes others drinks more. So many people like wine more. I like beer, but I am a traditionalist with beer so I don't really read the Yum beer thread much anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
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Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
The pandemic was a good excuse for me to give up alcohol.
We do turkey and ham, but I try to get them to grill ribeyes. I used to love turkey, but swearing off carbs ruined it for me. I figured out the star was the stuffing, not the turkey. I see why people love the stuffing, turkey, cranberries, gravy thing. Whole lot of delicious in that bite of food.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I drink waaaaaay less the last 3 or 4 years. Almost never at home. I do love sampling microbreweries when I travel. But never more than 2 or 3. Ever. And no liquor ever. Lightweight.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Makes you cutting against the tide. Sounds like recreation and problem imbibing have both generally been up during the pandemic.Quote:
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Thank you - I feel very welcome and afraid! If only I had Poochie's swagger...Quote:
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Perfect!Quote:
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I love reading glasses Homer:Quote:
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Streaming Treehouse of Horror X with my daughter and giggling about it as we speak with her in Tuscaloosa and me in NC. Such a great episode.
I did give a final report on the contents of my husband's liquor cabinet, yes? Anyway, when he returned from Maryland, I gave him his birthday scotch (went for a Speyside this year) Craigellachie. I haven't sampled it yet. Maybe I'll go do that right now.
Only if he's opened it first. Then swap contents with some of the Famous Grouse and see if he notices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
-jk
I'm busy watching a Vandy team with zero players who score more than 9ppg available to play.
He's opened it.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
I am a thread nihilist.
Each has a season and appropriate context.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Outdoors, day, or casual gathering usually equals beer.
Meal, evening, indoors, or formal usually equals wine or spirits.
Beef is the Grand Central Station of drinks. Each one works perfectly.
Depending on the beef delivery system. A burger, barbacoa tacos, a ribeye each demand very different accompaniments.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
I think he meant beer. But beef works in that sentence as well. Because beef is awesome. I really wish I liked (and could handle) spirit based drinks. I am jealous of OPK and Bostondevil and their spirit exploration.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Has anyone been to Grand Central in the last decade?
I was last there when I lived on the North Shore in 2009.
True. But a beer, a glass of wine, or a whisk(e)y all pair nicely with each. For me at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I was there last in December, 2019, about two months before COVID started shutting everything down.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Very clean. Much different than when I would take a train into The City as a teenager in the late '70's and early/mid '80's.
The last time I was in NYC, I took the Acela from South Station to Penn Station. I'm not sure I've ever been to Grand Central.
First class on the Acela was something like $20 more, so I went for it (worth it). It's nice to be wealthy enough that you can afford the extra $20. And buy a nearly 20 year-old hat off of ebay (it cost less than $20, including shipping.)
Ah. See, I can do a beer or a glass of peppery red with a burger, maybe a white if the burger has a sweet jam or cheese on it. No beer with a good cut of meat. Red wine. I can do whiskey but I mostly pretend to like it with the actual meal. Rather just dip it before or after the main event. Barbacoa needs ice cold, light beer with a squeeze of lime.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Anything spicy, frankly, only goes with ice cold light beer. Can’t do IPAs, Belgians, etc.
I find that water works well with everything and puts greater emphasis on the food and the food prep.
Okay, water doesn’t always go with spicy as you need something to cut the oils depending upon the spice delivery system.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Certain beverages definitely enhance an experience for me. Doesn’t have to be alcohol. For example, cookies and water sounds like an arrest-able offense.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yeah, I think of beer/wine/spirits more as an enhancer or an ensemble piece than as taking away from the taste of the meal.
And as bundy says, milk with cookies or a crunchy peanut butter sandwich is heaven. (Smooth peanut butter probably pairs well with toilet water but I've expounded on that issue before).
Water, of course, is like the little black dress of beverages. It goes with everything. I drink about 2L-3L a day so I can take or leave it at meal time.
Man. I do love a slinky, strapless water. Classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
For the record, when I sample whisky (or bourbon or rye), I drink very little. So, yeah, I can handle my liquor as long as I don't drink more than 3 sips. If I want to get a little tipsy, I have a glass of wine or a mixed drink made with vodka.
Report on Craigellachie. I hate it in a different way from how I hate Laphroaig. Craigellachie is not peaty but it is smokey. Taste wise, I don't hate it until it starts burning my throat and chest. There's almost a spicy kind of kick to it. I give it 3 Yucks!
Note: I just now invented the Yuck system for grading liquors. I may amend it in the future. I also haven't decided what is the maximum Yuck, it might go to 4 or it might go to 5. The more Yucks, the more likely I would be willing to sample said liquor again. So, for example, thinking back, Bulleit Rye gets 0 Yucks, I ain't drinking that <<rhymes with trap>> again. Devil's River - 4 Yucks. Laphroaig - 3 Yucks.
So more yucks means it is more palatable?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Hmmm, is that the way to put it? More yucks means that I am more willing to drink it again, I'm not sure that palatable is the right word to describe what makes me willing to repeat the experience of drinking something so nasty. The worst thing I've ever had to drink is McDonald's hot chocolate, an experience I will never repeat, but in second place is Cotton Candy Soda at Friendly's. I cannot drink that stuff without making a face. When my kids were little, whenever we went to Friendly's (known affectionately as Slowly's in my family), one of them would order Cotton Candy Soda just to make me take a sip. I would always oblige and I never successfully drank any of that <<rhymes with trap>> without making "the face". The kids loved that face. Is Cotton Candy Soda more palatable than McDonald's hot chocolate? I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
It's your list and a grand total of one of us is officially a lady, so you get to be the decider. So far be it from me to question your system. I was merely trying to understand the scoring system. I would have assumed that more yucks would mean it is the worst <trap> you have ever put in your mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I think I'm drawing you into a land war in Asia and I don't mean to. It's your list.
Even though I have decided to call my ratings "Yucks", getting more "Yucks" is a good thing. I do not feel the need to be logical.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
McDonald's hot chocolate? 0 Yucks.
Friendly's Cotton Candy Soda? 4 Yucks.
I believe I've told the LTE before about a tradition I started at one of the theater companies I work with. They have an annual short play festival and I have directed for it every year for more than a decade (no festival this year, of course :( ). Every year, after auditions, when all the directors get together to cast their shows, we have the "I Dare You to Try That" contest. I bring in something that is supposed to be gross and most everyone tries it. It can be either something to drink or something to eat. (There are always hold outs who claim that peer pressure will not work on them.) Most years whatever I bring is pronounced to be "not that bad". It all started with Pumpkin Pie Soda several years ago. The "winner" so far, in that it was so gross nobody was willing to eat more than one, was the year I brought in peanut butter candy corn. I guarantee that however nasty you can imagine peanut butter candy corn to be - it was worse.
Well, sure. If you used smooth peanut butter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil