The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Am watching the Canada-Finland hockey game at a bar. On the period break, I was just now ordering a new beer. There was this lady ordering white wine in front of me.
"What kind of white wines do you have?"
"We have Chardonnay Riesling and italian Asti."
The lady thought about it for a good five seconds. "I'd like some Chardonnay Riesling please."
...peasant.
"What kind of white wines do you have?"
"We have Chardonnay Riesling and italian Asti."
The lady thought about it for a good five seconds. "I'd like some Chardonnay Riesling please."
...peasant.
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Just regular draught beer, the Finnish Sandels. It's got that smooth taste that I like. But you have to drink it cold, otherwise you get that nasty yeast-y aftertaste.
And yeah, you guys were clearly better this time around, throughout the game. But hey, at least earlier this week we cut that '16-wins-in-a-row' streak you had going on.
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I was gonna expand your list that way, too, but figured that would just look like sour grapes. There's a heck of a lot more American teams that it won't be going to.
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There's a band I really like that's going to be in concert fairly close to me and as much as I want to see them there's no way I ever will. They're a christian band and there's no way I'm going to go to a two day concert event filled with religious messages and bible-thumping to hear one band. I mean, I like them, but not THAT fucking much.
Here's the song Pandora played that got me into them. Oh, and since I've liked it Pandora assumes I'm super godly or something. Lots of Skillet and Ashes Remain (which I like one song from which doesn't help). It's like when Tivo used to think people were gay because they watched Will & Grace.
Here's the song Pandora played that got me into them. Oh, and since I've liked it Pandora assumes I'm super godly or something. Lots of Skillet and Ashes Remain (which I like one song from which doesn't help). It's like when Tivo used to think people were gay because they watched Will & Grace.
Yeah I started up a JPop channel and it immediately started playing Britney Spears, so I had to just nix that whole idea.
Something for the "OMG what did I just watch" file
It is a rare accomplishment to make a video that is not improved by the presence of the Lost in Space robot, Doctor Smith, or Will Robinson; but I think that is just what they have achieved here.
I'm not even looking forward to the next, inevitable video where Kendra Wilkinson dresses up like a giant carrot.
It is a rare accomplishment to make a video that is not improved by the presence of the Lost in Space robot, Doctor Smith, or Will Robinson; but I think that is just what they have achieved here.
I'm not even looking forward to the next, inevitable video where Kendra Wilkinson dresses up like a giant carrot.
No, that's when she dresses up as a pickle.
Pommes Frites reopened Monday in a new location in the West Village after the old was destroyed in the East Village gas explosion. So ping @Celt Z for had ya been to the old one? And @Bubble181 for does their menu meet with an actual Belgian's approval?
And will our hero's trip include *anything* that's not food related? (Answer: probably not.
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And will our hero's trip include *anything* that's not food related? (Answer: probably not.
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Well, the War Sauce and the Frites sauce are Dutch, not Belgian. Especial is Belgian, but should be made with mayo, not frites sauce. Other than that, it's hard to say, it all depends on how it's done. Good Belgian fries are slightly thicker than the French (McDonalds) variety; about a quarter of an inch through instead of the one eighth of an allumette (McD fry). Also, they're baked twice, to get the crispy outside and slightly mushy inside combo right.
Also, any Belgian fry place would carry varieties of deep fried meat to go with those fries, they're rarely eaten alone
Also, any Belgian fry place would carry varieties of deep fried meat to go with those fries, they're rarely eaten alone
It's been a long time since I had them, but I did like them and all the different sauces they offered.Pommes Frites reopened Monday in a new location in the West Village after the old was destroyed in the East Village gas explosion. So ping @Celt Z for had ya been to the old one? And @Bubble181 for does their menu meet with an actual Belgian's approval?
And will our hero's trip include *anything* that's not food related? (Answer: probably not.
I'm confused. The way I read it, the Frites Sauce is mayo. What's Dutch and/or non-Belgian about "traditional European mayo"?
It depends; if they're real Belgians, they can probably answer you which is intended. "Frites sauce" is the Belgian name for Dutch mayo; Belgian and Dutch mayo are made by a different recipe. Dutch mayo is sweeter and stickier, Belgian mayo has a slight tang to it. "real" Belgian mayo is slightly sour/acidic and made with little to no additives. Dutch mayo has sugar and starch added. Belgian mayo is the base for a lot of other sauces (Bearnaise, tartar sauce,....), while the Dutch version is just its own thing. 
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Sometimes I wonder if my uncle didn't have the right idea. He, like most of the males in my family was a mechanic--a fleet mechanic for AT&T to be specific. When they shut down the factory he worked at around the time the US started outsourcing all manufacturing to China, he pulled a Frazz and went to work as a janitor at the local elementary school. Turns out he loved it, and vice versa. He and the kids got along, and many years of children loved him. When he retired, generations turned out to send him off. That's something. You think, well he's "just" a janitor, but obviously he did something right. He made more of a mark on the world than I have.
Two thoughts:
I think that may be one of the most rewarding aspects of working in anything related to primary education or healthcare. My mother gets stopped by people in their 20's-40's to thank her for the good education they received.
Good janitors seem to be like everyone's favorite uncle. I used to shoot the shit and help the one at my old job research bible passages during lunch, great guy. When the university was thinking of downsizing the janitorial staff (and reducing him to part-time), the college countered that they'd just cut from their own money and create a janitorial position for him under the faculty budget. When he had a heart attack, the department did a drive to get money for his treatment.
Yeah, the lead custodian at my high school is basically everyone's buddy. He's a really nice dude and the kids think he's great.
Closest approximation for Americans:It depends; if they're real Belgians, they can probably answer you which is intended. "Frites sauce" is the Belgian name for Dutch mayo; Belgian and Dutch mayo are made by a different recipe. Dutch mayo is sweeter and stickier, Belgian mayo has a slight tang to it. "real" Belgian mayo is slightly sour/acidic and made with little to no additives. Dutch mayo has sugar and starch added. Belgian mayo is the base for a lot of other sauces (Bearnaise, tartar sauce,....), while the Dutch version is just its own thing.
Belgian mayo =
Dutch mayo =
--Patrick
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For Bubble: he just trashed Belgium.
Bah, right there in my face and I still got them backwards.
Ok, switched 'em around.
--Patrick
Comparing anything to the abomination that is Miracle Whip should be reason enough for a public flogging.