¿ question of the day ?

[auntie aubrey]

falling asleep depends on why i'm sleeping. if i'm going to sleep for a full night's slumber i do so on my right. if i'm napping, i do so on my back.

if i'm napping i wake up on my back. i don't roll over when napping. if i'm doing a full night i wake up on my back or right side. i may then make a conscious decision to roll to the left and get 30 minutes more. but i can't do any kind of deep meaningful sleep on my left.

[craig johnston]

deja vu

;)

[auntie aubrey]

^ deja vu again!

[lukkucairi]

right, back.

unless it's a "rotisserie chicken" night :o

[12"razormix]

sleep - left, looking at the moon
wake - no idea!

[zero]

^arse

seep - the perfect angle of pillow and shoulder varies
wake - befuddled ness

[T.I.P.]

sleep: on my right side, dream of changing variables within integrals
wake: looking at ceiling, feeling LATE must run must run

[trisherina]

to sleep: right side, always.
waking: left side, always.

[Jack Flanders]

left to right and then wrong

[zero]

.
¿ question of the day ? for saturday 27th october - i made a poll of it using this little poll thing i found


when was the last time you danced in public?
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yeh and you can tell us about it too if you want to

[T.I.P.]

cannie remembre, but i think the last time i went all out and danced in public was at least 3 months ago :confused: .


i'm planning on making a fool out myself on a few dancefloors soon though ;)

[brightpearl]

9-14-2007 (http://bulletin.zefrank.com/showpost.php?p=362063&postcount=1356)

[auntie aubrey]

it's been donks.

[trisherina]

Pressing the button on the little poll thingy was fun. Do I have to do that in public too?

[auntie aubrey]

^ 1 question per day, please, lest you incur the wrath of z.


or zwrath, as i like to call it.

[T.I.P.]

^ :D

[Anna]

it remembered me

[lukkucairi]

I think it was last month, but I'm not too sure...

[brightpearl]

for sun oct. 28

How do you take your coffee (or tea)? Then make some sort of amusing-if-questionable correlation between that and some other aspect of your life.

[Stephi_B]

"amusing-if-questionable correlation", oi that's hard intellectual work for a Sunday, but okey-dokey let's try it... ;)

Drink coffee either with milk (if normal milk is available, concentrated milk is bäh!) or with sugar (2 pieces/teaspoons usually, but 3 if Vanya or another "coffee is only good when a spoon can stand in it" person has made the coffee) depending on mood and/or availability of needed substances - anything else (both milk and sugar) I consider extremely decadent and do so only after sex (of course normal milk and sugar have to be available somehow and I need not have additionally an acute hangover, see below) or in a nobel cafe (where waiters wear bow ties or such), in latter case I even like to be very, very decadent and take the brown sugar. In extreme cases (acute hangover, acute migraine, out in the wilderness, chaotic situations like in the middle of moving from A to B) I drink coffee black, preferably thick so a spoon can stand in it.

Correlates to my life in general being some sort of nested code (could be written by a Japanese theoretically physicist, most probably in unintelligable FORTRAN 66, after he attended a karaoke party involving too much sake - no I don't think about anyone in particular :D) with lots of IF X THEN conditions and randomly thus unpredictable scattered, coding-technically very sleazy GO TO Y clauses, but me nevertheless yearning for simple either / or's, either milk or sugar so to say.

[Anna]

coffee - boston hot cold cream honey
tea - sweet chi hot
no correlation, I like coffee anything, been a fancy cup bottom drinker since age four

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

I was denied all but a sip a day of coffee when I was a child.
This sip teased and titillated me.
I craved my brown sweet love so much that I eventually took to shoplifting small bottles of instant coffee crystals from Safeway and would satiate my needs in the cool solace of my willow tree fort.
Mixing the instant joy with warm hose water & Nestlé’s Quick.
Years later a therapist took all the romantic recollection from my memories by explaining my behaviors as self medication by a depressed youth suffering from severe ADHD.



As a completely 100% {no, seriously} healthy adult , I drink my coffee as strong and thick as I can get it. I avoid dark roasted brews, however.

I love strength but abhor bravado.

[zero]

mac chiato at café moltov with la strembonita and her boner

TEATIME is sacrosanct

[T.I.P.]

i drink my coffee black and full of sugar
i drink my tea green or black and full of sugar

that's what makes me so sweet :)

[trisherina]

Coffee with cream with the highest fat content available, certainly not chemical cow or as low as 2%, whipping cream or in a pinch sweetened condensed milk will do though I don't like sweet coffee much.

Correlation: always eat full fat foods and eschew "lite," really there's nothing more to it. Fat gives satiety and tastes like the actual food.

[brightpearl]

[SIZE="1"]preferably thick so a spoon can stand in it.

Ah yes. Cafe Valdez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez).
I enjoyed your correlation, btw. :)


I usually drink mine half Cafe Valdez from a French press, half hot skim milk, no sugar. If I don't add milk, I do add sugar, but not very much. And then every once in a while, I have a double latte with whole milk and a lot of flavored syrup, and chocolate powder on top. And whipped cream.

Lots of other parts of my life are like that...Moderation nearly all the time, and I'm really happy with that nearly all the time. I'm reluctant to splurge, but when I finally do, I don't feel guilty about it.

[brightpearl]

i drink my coffee black and full of sugar
i drink my tea green or black and full of sugar

that's what makes me so sweet :)

You know, the sad thing is, once you move to the US, you can use your semi-fake French accent and totally get lucky saying lame-ass things like that. :rolleyes:

:D

[auntie aubrey]

i typically drink neither. which.... correlates..... um....


no wait no wait no wait. sometimes, rarely, once in a blue moon i'll enjoy a cafe latte with a shot of almond.

which means i.... oh god let me think.


it means i like the fine things in life but accept that their scarcity is what makes them special.

[T.I.P.]

You know, the sad thing is, once you move to the US, you can use your semi-fake French accent and totally get lucky saying lame-ass things like that.

who, moi ??

[craig johnston]

i drink my coffee black and full of sugar
i drink my tea green or black and full of sugar


me too. but not green ffs!

[auntie aubrey]

i used to drink tea before i decided to eliminate hot caffeinated beverages from my life. no sugar, no milk. unsweetened all the way. i also drink iced tea completely unadulterated and unsweetened, when i drink iced tea.

there's a perfect correlation between this and the way i regard food, as well. i never add seasoning to food once it's prepared. i never touch the salt and pepper shakers at restaurants. i don't add soy sauce to chinese food. i don't add ketchup to fries. the only adornment i'll add is a little extra parmesan to italian food and extra tzatziki to greek food (when applicable).

the way i see it, things taste the way they're supposed to taste once they hit the table. after that you've got to stop fiddling with it. once tea is brewed it's either good tea or just don't drink it. don't go fiddling with it and adding stuff to perk up the flavor. and like life, you should take things at face value without trying to muddle around too much to fix it to your liking.

there's no good logic to it, it's just how i do things.

[Coffee]

Coffee: 30% overdosed french press, once tall cup in the morning with from 1-1 1/2 tsp of sugar. Roast varies, as does varietal. I roast my own beans so mix it up frequently but tend towards medium to medium dark roasts on average, with occasional light and dark roasts for variety.

Tea: Only used in emergencies (when I forgot to roast coffee and run out of the fixing for a 'real' morning beverage), preferably black tea with a tsp of sugar or honey.


Correlates to my DIY nature...not so amusing i guess, but fark it.

[T.I.P.]

^^ (auntie) you're the polar opposite of my dad in that aspect. He's usually looking for the salt shaker before we've even entered the restaurant.

I also try to resist the urge of adding salt, and I find that eating is a more interesting experience that way. Don't give me fries without ketchup though !

[brightpearl]

who, moi ??

I rest my case.

I agree with you too, Auntie (and TIP). I do put ketchup on my fries about half the time, tho'.

And coffee, I find it very amusing that you roast your own coffee. :)

[madasacutsnake]

Strong black irish tea. I take the milk, pour it into the milk cap, just enough to fill the centre part which sits inside the milk container neck, then put that amount into my tea.

The hidden meaning is that I'm mentally unstable.

[Frieda]

i drink my coffee very strong (espresso or ristretto in restaurants) and very sweet with lots of sugar.

stuff gives me a kick-start and keeps me going if necessary. hidden meaning is that i probably don't sleep enough to stay awake without caffeinated substances :D


edited to add: no sugar in the tea, i drink jasmine tea or mint tea.. sometimes camomile. black tea and the green tea weird stuff makes my stomach feel odd.

[lukkucairi]

I'm a tea-drinker. Tetley's for preference - brewed very strong, with goat milk in it (I'm allergic to cow's milk). Sometimes I take a half teaspoon of sugar, but lately not.
Hidden meaning? I have a hidden traditional streak, but I'm nonetheless unable to conform.

Out of the five tastes, I prefer bitter. I like the bitter taste of tea that's been brewed a little too long. I like bitter because it keeps you on your toes. It's a complex kind of sensation - hard to love, but worth it if you succeed.

...If I might jump-start a question for tomorrow (it's almost tomorrow here - it's tomorrow already on the other side of the Atlantic...!)

What's your preference in the range of the five tastes? And why?

- Salty
- Sweet
- Sour
- Bitter
- Umami*

*Umami being the kind of proteinaceous flavor you realize you're missing after a day of eating nothing but potato chips.

[Stephi_B]

sour
http://zofiadesign.com/images/topiary lemon pot.jpg
cos:

"Sauer macht lustig." (Sour makes merry.)

;)

[Anna]

I love them all equally

[brightpearl]

I love them all too, crave all of them from time to time (I like bitter tea, too, lukku). But I definitely have a sugar problem. I'm hypoglycemic and totally use it to self-medicate. :D

I love that scene in Elf where Will Ferrell maintains that the four food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.

[brightpearl]

btw it's possible there are more tastes, such as rotten (http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/08/29_fliesfizz.shtml). :D

[trisherina]

umami

[T.I.P.]

salty and sour

[Tunesmith]

definitely umami and sour.

Btw, for anyone interested in experiencing umami, check out this recipe. (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/233981) Tastebud heaven. :D

[craig johnston]

they're all great.
who wants to box themselves in?
yin and yang etc etc

:)

[lukkucairi]

^^ yes, yes, and I don't have a favorite color either...

but I find myself tending to buy clothes in a certain hue more than others - I do have a preference, even if it's subtle. I would not be without the other tastes, but I have a special spot in my heart (and on my tongue) for bitter - it often completes a dish that would otherwise be kind of bland and ordinary.

[Frieda]

salty!

harrr

[lukkucairi]

^^ want a salty dog?

grapefruit juice + vodka + salted rim

YUM.

[beckstra]

Sour, preferably something also a little salty that will burn a hole in my tongue. Mmm..

[craig johnston]

ok, new question for tuesday 30.10

how many people would you shed tears for if they died?

[madasacutsnake]

A few, plus thirty-eight old people.

[Stephi_B]

For my closest family & friends and my dearest colleagues
- all in all ca. 15-20 people.

Maybe I'd also cry (though not with close as much intensity as for the above)
for some great person I didn't know personally, but during my life
(my conscious life - when Lennon died for example I was few months old)
no such person died yet (or I had other troubles at the time? didn't hear about it?).

[Coffee]

3 so far...

[topcat]

a lot

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

2,974

[Avalon]

Can not give you a specific number..hopefully, I am not done meeting people I may care about. If someone enriches your life, brings you love, happiness/joy, then it follows that their loss would bring you tears. Ask for a list of those I would not shed tears for, and a number might be more readily available.

[craig johnston]

i meant if they died today of course. not people yet unmet.
so the answer is the worlds population minus those you wouldn't
shed a tear for (since that number is more readily available).
:rolleyes:

anyway, my answer is 4 blood relations and about 15 friends.

roughly equates with my christmas present list.

:)

[Avalon]

how many people would you shed tears for if they died?

Pfft.
I answered the question as asked.
But, coming from a large family, it is many more than your mentioned numbers for both family and friends. Though not nearly as large as AKH's list........:p

[12"razormix]

i meant if they died today of course. not people yet unmet.
so the answer is the worlds population minus those you wouldn't
shed a tear for (since that number is more readily available).
:rolleyes:

anyway, my answer is 4 blood relations and about 15 friends.

roughly equates with my christmas present list.

:)this is a very hard question. do you mean literally "cry" or just be sorry they died? how important is the crying part?

[craig johnston]

yeah, some people cry easier than others. i mean those
people who's death would cause you such grief that you
would lose control of your emotions, i guess. i was thinking
about the large number of friends i have, and how important
they were to me, and wondering how many people can be
that important. i mean, how much space have we got in our
lives?
that sort of thing

:)

[Hyakujo's Fox]

well, there's myself, of course... but who knows, sometimes you can't cry, at least immediately, sometimes you might cry depending on the way you hear the news, you can cry when a character in a movie dies, or someone's tragic story is told on the television, you might cry for a stranger if they died in front of you.

If you ask how many people there are whose deaths would definitely be something awful and disturbing for me, there are probably a dozen or so people who are like the permanent cast of my life, and maybe half a dozen or more who are playing a major role right now, then it becomes a little cloudy.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

i was thinking
about the large number of friends i have, and how important
they were to me, and wondering how many people can be
that important. i mean, how much space have we got in our
lives?

perhaps also how few people can be that important, before we feel 'under-connected'?

[Brynn]

Interesting question - As a teenager, I didn't cry immediately when my father died - it took a couple of years. But nowadays I tend to cry for anything and everybody, including - and especially - pets. I'm an indiscriminate crybaby. When I was pregnant it was even worse - I found myself crying while watching Folger's commercials or the National Cheerleading Championships, and I don't even like high school cheerleaders. Something about the fact that this stupid event would probably be the highlight of their young lives, and then unending banality thereafter...

[T.I.P.]

i think i cried during an episode of House M.D. once. Well, i shed a tear. Kind of.

[lukkucairi]

I'd guess at any given time probably about 150 people, met and unmet. That's the Dunbar number.

Internal psychology also plays a huge role as to whether the death of someone I don't know affects me. I never expected to cry for Ronald Reagan, but I did. I don't even like Reagan!

[trisherina]

yeah, some people cry easier than others. i mean those
people who's death would cause you such grief that you
would lose control of your emotions, i guess. i was thinking
about the large number of friends i have, and how important
they were to me, and wondering how many people can be
that important. i mean, how much space have we got in our
lives?
that sort of thing

:)

There isn't an end to the space. It's the best thing about humans.

[madasacutsnake]

Make that thirty-seven old people..........

[Hyakujo's Fox]

:(

[T.I.P.]

:(

[Stephi_B]

New ¿question?, for Wed 10/31/07:

OK, maybe not scary as Halloween would require... now unless what you think romantic is rather scary for most other people?

¿What was the most romantic thing a lover/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband ever did for you?



For me that was when my ex played for me on the guitar (which he had brought along all the 800-900km travelling by coach to Berlin extra for that reason) - out on the balcony, some of my neighbours popped their heads out after a while. And he also sang to it - actually quite good! - after some encouragement, some indie thingies, dunno, been too occupied with grinning quite daffy.... :)

[trisherina]

Told my teary face that Pete Townshend was probably thinking about me. And provided some excellent DNA (it's a tie).

[craig johnston]

ah, paula was so sweet.
she gave me something i'll
carry with me all my life.
luckily i've got some iodine
cream for it.

:o

[brightpearl]

This is the second question of the day I don't want to touch with a ten-foot pole. Maybe I need a nap. :o

[Stephi_B]

^^that's romantic + *ouch-ouch* all in one... people with phantasy might get some Halloween feeling after all. (I hat having so much phantasy btw!)

My gitarrero left me 2, 3 warts at 1,2 places - had like totally forgotten about that part :o - but they vanished on their own just like him, well and actually even faster...

Can somebody else bring in/back more romantique now? ;)



^Perla, what was the other one? :)

[brightpearl]

^yesterday's...should have said "second in a row." :o

[Stephi_B]

^They put something in Berlin's drinking water, one common side effect is to ask impearlable questions... ;) Don't be embarrassed Perla Mia! :)

[lukkucairi]

saved my life via heimlich maneuver on first date.

doesn't sound romantic but I promise you, it was :p

[zero]

New ¿question?, for Wed 10/31/07:
¿What was the most romantic thing a lover/boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband ever did for you?
GUESS
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1015/1161079468_e104361264.jpg

[Stephi_B]

^The shut-up man brought you flowers, kneeled before you and stuck a golden ring with diamond on your finger? :p

Unromantic bunch here! :mad:

No, OK, Lukku's is romantic, CJ's is at least halfways, lasting memory and all that! :)

Next time I ask something entirely different: favourite colour, middle name, stuff like that... ;)

[Frieda]

um

one boyfriend gave me a cat for my birthday

and then there was the guy i dated that did some excellent all-night luuuurvemakin business

and the girl that sent me flowers on my birthday

but all the other really romantic stuff usually just freaks me out :eek:

[Stephi_B]

^Hey that are romantic things! :)

Ah, sorry folks, I should have said something about that it doesn't need to be something hollywood-kitsch-romantic, but something that moved/touched/surprised/overwhelmed/... you. Mmh :(



So... also as an excuse, something simple&nice for today 11/1/2007:

¿ What's your favourite gemstone ?


Mine: Tiger's Eye
http://www.bernardine.com/images/stones/tiger/collage.jpg

[brightpearl]

Coal.


Just kidding. :D

I like amber the best, probably,
http://www.amberzone.co.uk/amber/images/default/a_medium_images/zp132.jpg
(this green piece is nice)

but also turquoise.
http://www.buttonwoodbeads.com/images/turquoise_green.jpg
(this green stuff is nice)

And pearls, of course. :)
http://www.ivymoon.com/Jewelry/GreenPearl2.jpg
(umm...apparently green is my favorite color.)

I like to do beadwork, so I love the unusual colors of the usual stones, even though those are often considered less valuable. From buying beads, I've learned that you have to be careful about where the materials come from (some of it is mined by children and such :eek: ) and also what it really is...so much is dyed, or it's stabilized chalk, etc. It can get really frustrating.

I recently bought a teeny drill so I can make beads out of whatever I want...
bottle cap bracelet? coffee bean earrings? bowling ball choker?

[brightpearl]

oooh oooh ooooh

ipod tiara!

[Stephi_B]

A pearlable question! :)

[T.I.P.]

I had an ex who was into "stones and energies".

Apparently a good stone for me is citrine

http://www.celticjewelry.com/Images/Gemstones/Citrine-group.jpg

The name comes from the french "citron" (citrus)


that's why i am <s>sometimes</s> usually a sourpuss :)

[brightpearl]

^^yep, I heart beads. :o
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/520287783_ce7fc0c2f5.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/253/520287805_aa3d2946b0.jpg

[brightpearl]

that's why i am <s>sometimes</s> usually a sourpuss :)

nuh-uh

from the horse's mouth:


i drink my coffee black and full of sugar
i drink my tea green or black and full of sugar

that's what makes me so sweet :)

I really like jasper too; comes in a bajillion colors (http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/jasper.htm).

okay, I'll shut up about rocks now. :o

[T.I.P.]

that was not a contradiction...

i am sweet and sour, like chicken ! :)

[zero]

in my dream i am sitting out at the edge of the water watching her wade towards me: in her dream i am replacing her eyes with nuggets of blue beach glass

[Coffee]

Obsidian
http://www.oregongeology.com/sub/learnmore/jpegs/orig/obsidian.jpg
http://www.wehug.com/img/snowflake-obsidian-sterling-silver-point-pendant-65647a.jpg
http://www.isis-crystals.com/pages/images/obsidian_arrow001.jpg

[lukkucairi]

http://www.sweetjanes.com/images/Ring%20Pops.jpg

well...someone had to!

[Frieda]

i like amethyst

[trisherina]

I like demantoid garnets because they remind me of a friend.

[Anna]

lapis
http://www.minedirect.com/Images/Sold/FacetCabRough/Lapis/Lapis-1.jpg

[madasacutsnake]

I like demantoid garnets because they remind me of a friend.


Mmmmmmmm, demantoid..........

<img src=http://www.center4jewelrystudies.org/images/CrvdOpalMarcus4Bowers.jpg>

I also like bohemian garnets.

<img src=http://www.eclecticala.com/garnets/vicgarnet2.jpg>

[trisherina]

(it's really the green ones that remind me of you) :)

[12"razormix]

http://www.diamondsnews.com/images/29_carats_diamonds_black_market.jpg

[zero]

.
¿ question of the day ? for friday november 2nd

you are forced to have a word or sentence of your own choice tattooed across your forehead. what will it be?

[12"razormix]

.

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:sW5b2dhkJIUXVM:http://www.chinesenames.org/images/tattoo/yi1.gif
.

[Stephi_B]

That would be

¡¿Que?!

cos it's short, responding to thoughts/questions others might have when meeting a person having a tattoo on their forehead, reflecting what thought/question goes on behind that particular forehead most of the time, yeah well and I kinda dig the capital letter Q and inverted punctuation marks ain't bad either (thankya lord of this bread for inspiration! ;))

[zero]

.

http://www.chinesenames.org/images/tattoo/yi1.gif
.

no prizes for guessing what this is ªs°k°an for

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

no prizes for guessing what this is ªs°k°an for


义 (Yi) : Literally translates to Righteousness. But used as a symbolic references it can also represent Justice.

I think...

[zero]

义 (Yi) : Literally translates to Righteousness. But used as a symbolic references it can also represent Justice.

I think...


^that'll never all fit on your forehead unless you use a tiny font and then folk'll keep coming way too close to you so that they can read it

[lukkucairi]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/62291832_e3547daff7.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/62291832_e3547daff7.jpg)

OK, maybe not...

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

^that'll never all fit on your forehead unless you use a tiny font and then folk'll keep coming way too close to you so that they can read it

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Not for me . . . was aswering. . .oh nevermind.
I'm not deep enough to have something that complex.

[zero]

neither is razomrix - her 义 means "tattoo my arse"

[T.I.P.]

"yes my forehead is large as a matter of fact look how much writing i can put on there it is quite remarkable if benjamin franklin were here he might even consider writing a few lines of his own like a cool theorem or a haiku about france or even martha washington's recipe for cheesecake wouldn't that be nice but then i would probably have to write it all mirror style so's i could read it when i was in front of my oven slaving over a hot stove making cheesecake for my entire apartment complex even though they are a thankless lot and never close the door to the courtyard so the pigeons come in and spread their feces all over the inside steps"

[brightpearl]

"A watched pot never boils."

[brightpearl]

no, wait...

"It's the only way our mom could tell us apart."

Or

"I thought I said no mustard."

No no
I've got it:
"You should see what's tatooed on my arse."

[madasacutsnake]

Please don't talk.

[Odbe]

It's tomorrow. Next question:

"Is this a yes or no question?"

[auntie aubrey]

i was out of town so i get to address something from yesterday. NEW HOUSE RULE!

I really like jasper too; comes in a bajillion colors (http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/jasper.htm).

okay, I'll shut up about rocks now. :o

i love jasper. i once drove 2 hours north into tennessee to find a rock specimen shop just so i could get my hands on a specific piece of picture jasper. i have a modest collection of display pieces that i'm slowly growing with time. my favorite pieces are my gold sheen obsidian and ulexite eggs. (http://squirl.info/collection/show/1665)

and now i'm done violating this thread.

[auntie aubrey]

.
¿ question of the day ? for friday november 2nd

you are forced to have a word or sentence of your own choice tattooed across your forehead. what will it be?

"just because you can doesn't mean you should."

[Anna]

invisible

[zero]

It's tomorrow. Next question:

"Is this a yes or no question?"

i want marvellous and dexterous the house

[Frieda]

^ on human evening, nevertheless

i say YES

[zero]

unless you, rallys burgers, have a summer mab then we must to applebees and that'll him "soi" for.

[T.I.P.]

yes

[craig johnston]

maybe

[Hyakujo's Fox]

pfft the ramones wouldn't answer 'maybe'

[lukkucairi]

not for a bucket of cherries, no.

[Frieda]

especially in the morning.

[12"razormix]

no! :mad:

[Anna]

depends

[brightpearl]

Yes and no.

[Frieda]

new question for sunday the fourth


have you ever plotted your revenge and acted it out as planned?

[auntie aubrey]

yes, although "plotted" gives me more credit than i'm due.


i got a boss fired out of revenge for how she was treating her employees and employees' direct reports. she was ruining the quality of life for my department. she turned over 9 people in an 11 person department in under 6 months. she used to come tell me the delightful ways in which she planned to make people miserable enough to quit so she wouldn't have to go to the trouble of proving they deserved to be fired. members of the department, my direct reports for whom i felt responsible, were physically ill, taking anti-depressants, and showing signs of pretty intense stress. i felt the stress myself.

so i planned it out and logged occurrences of questionable behavior over a period of 2 months. i pulled together a pretty solid argument and then waited until she finally did something that violated serious company policy. then i started the proceedings. the company invited her to voluntarily quit and she did so.

i don't regret it. she deserved it. she affected people's health, including my own. in fact by the time she quit i had had several serious health complications directly resulting from stress and i only stayed with the company 3 weeks beyond her resignation.

so yes, and i suffer no moral qualms about it.

[trisherina]

Yes. Not infrequently. Most I can't discuss publicly, but the one I always enjoy recounting appears elsewhere on the board, where I stuck an ex with a gigantic phone bill (he'd had the phone in his name) when he refused to pay me back some cash I'd loaned him. After spending hours a day on dialup long distance, I moved out of the place we'd shared together, got a phone in my own name, and advised the phone company where they could find him to deal with all those dreadful unpaid bills.

[zero]

have you ever plotted your revenge and acted it out as planned?

i've thought really hard about this question for the past hour. no, i can't recall ever having plotted revenge and then acted it out. of course like everyone, i've impulsively retaliated in both major and minor situations where i've felt wronged. personally, i'm against revenge, and tend to lump it in beside spite and HAT.

in trying to get myself some context for the question via the googles, this piece struck a chord, with me it did anyway:

Psychologists believe revenge is essentially borne of unsatisfied anger. "It is a very aggressive act," says Brian Thomas-Peter, director of psychological services at the Reaside clinic for mentally disturbed offenders in Birmingham. "But it usually happens in a furtive way, so that the avenger doesn't have to deal with confrontation. Excessive revenge reveals a person's limited resources." The inference is that the humiliated but sophisticated can recoup their loss of self-esteem without stooping to venomous subterfuge.

The trouble is that on occasion, acts of violence just feel good. Avengers say that the instant of savagery provides a cathartic release of tension. Guilt and remorse may set in later, but the moment of revenge is sweet. "At the time I felt absolutely marvellous, totally and utterly justified and vindicated," Kathryn recalls. Joan Francis, 36, who was a battered wife for 10 years, derived exquisite pleasure from sneakily causing her (now divorced) husband misery. Depending upon his crime, she would smash his car windscreen or lace his boxer shorts with itching-powder. "My revenge kept me sane.," she says defiantly. "I found it spiritually uplifting."

[T.I.P.]

i do not indulge in revenge because i know it will eventually come back and bite me in the ass (and by "it", i mean "me").

'Course, sometimes i can't resist an impulse to snap back, on the moment, at someone who has wronged me. But that hardly qualifies as "plotted" or "premeditated" revenge.

[brightpearl]

I thought hard about this, too. I keep thinking that I must have, at some point, but I can't come up with an example. I did do something similar to what Auntie did, to a boss who was deleting some hours that coworker's had put in so her numbers looked better, but it wasn't out of revenge...My friends needed to be paid for their hours, and I was in a position to print out the documentation that would get them back, and I knew she would fire me if I went to her directly as she'd done it to someone else. The whole thing was sad...

So I don't know if what Auntie described is really revenge, either. I guess it depends more on the intent than the action. Even the abused woman above...I wonder if she needed to do those things to survive?

This goes along with my (very tentative) theory that there's no such thing as an asshole...there are just people who are in so much pain that they do assholeish things.

hmm.

*hopes for nice light question of the day today* :D

[madasacutsnake]

*hopes for nice light question of the day today* :D


Will brightpearl get access to the darkroom before I do?

[brightpearl]

brightpearl believes the darkroom to be unegalitarian and can't now forsee going in there.

So I guess no. :D

[Stephi_B]

new question for sunday the fourth


have you ever plotted your revenge and acted it out as planned?

No, never have plotted a revenge so far.
But if I'd do, I would act it out, maybe not as planned, but in such a way I'd get what I want somehow. Cos if I want something...

[auntie aubrey]

So I don't know if what Auntie described is really revenge, either. I guess it depends more on the intent than the action. Even the abused woman above...I wonder if she needed to do those things to survive?

yeah i'm waffling. after reading what mr z posted about revenge i'm now reconsidering my definition. i'm thinking now, in hindsight, that that situation doesn't qualify for "plotting revenge."

in which case i'm not sure i can think of a yes. i'm sure there's something. i have the capacity for being a very shitty human being. surely there's something. but i can't think of anything.

[Frieda]

interesting.. i was watching kill bill again last night, and was wondering if anyone had a story to share.. it's such a powerful emotion.

personally, i've driven 50km once in the middle of the night to throw a rock through my ex's window.. and then chickened out. :rolleyes:

[lukkucairi]

living well is the best revenge

most people who make me angry aren't evil - they're just being jackasses - if I have the opportunity to remove myself from their influence and let them continue self-sabotaging, that's usually what I do.

if I don't have that option or they're targeting others, I will do what I can to shut them down - but the solution seldom involves meeting force with force.

[Anna]

I worked for a guy who was working for a fairly well known drug cartel, long story, he was really a smooth talking son of a bitch. Needless to say I turned in states evidence and he was arrested in the US coming to pick up a fleet of bullet proof Hummers, he really was pretty stupid. Everything was set to go to trial, then he escaped so I didn’t have to testify. Not sure if that counts, but I heard he’s dead now and his picture is on youtube.

[Anna]

HEY, what happen to the delete option!?

[lukkucairi]

thinking about this a little more - a couple of people who I really hated, and who I often had revenge-type fantasies about when I was in high school, just up and died when I was in my late teens/early 20s.

it was weird and not a good feeling.

[trisherina]

I stand by my post; I don't care if you want to call it revenge or quid pro quo or tyranny of the weak or the rabbit kicked the bucket; even though it felt soft at the time, I always used to wake up sore.

A new question is past due (at least by Mountain Standard Time).

When you need to relax, what do you typically do?

[lukkucairi]

AUM TARE TUTARE TURE SWOHA

[auntie aubrey]

^^ definitely stand by the post. as i said, i have the capacity for shittiness that i know surely encompasses revenge. it doesn't absolve me of that shittiness just because i can't call anything to mind at the moment.

onto the question of today:

When you need to relax, what do you typically do?

hot baths with various and sundry ballistics, bubbles, salts and oils. usually by candlelight. and i made an investment in stress reduction by placing an ipod speaker dock (with water-tight remote, of course) in the master bathroom so i'd always have the opportunity for tunes in the tub. with an ambient playlist prepped, ordered, and ready to go.

when that fails i try belly breathing. my favorite belly breathing mantra is "sanu mi olodumare." which, as i understand it, is a prayer for protection from olodumare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olodumare), the creator of the earth and all life on it in yoruban folklore. i find both the prayer and the folklore comforting.

[Frieda]

when i need to relax, i listen to some music and sing along. sometimes something that calms me down, and sometimes something to lift me up. or if the weather is nice i get into my car and drive along the river and enjoy the scenery.

or i just relax on my bed or the sofa and meditate a bit :)

but reading auntie's story, i think i really need a bathtub :D

[Stephi_B]

When it's warm, I sit out on the balcony, depending on time of the day with coffee/tea or beer/ice-tea and watch 'my' crossroads.http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6827/balconyla3.th.jpg (http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=balconyla3.jpg) Can spend hours doing that - relaxes me a lot. :)

When it's cold or wet outside I cuddle myself up in my green armchair (yes, the same I need for my morning ritual) or sprawl out on the big mattress with something warm to drink, a blanket, a book.

Listening to music is usually involved, hopping around with it when I need to get rid of stress.

On Sunday afternoons - to get a good relaxation dose before the week starts again - I like to go for an extended walk round in my neighbourhood, watching people, looking what's new or what I haven't noticed before, buying a newspaper etc. and then going in some (internet)cafe.

Reading about Auntie's fine relaxation habits: :)
Taking an extensive shower is something nice too - I miss the bathtub I had in my old flat in Regensburg a bit though... oh, but I had no balcony there, and a balcony is definitely more important!

[skip intro]

When you need to relax, what do you typically do?

shag

[brightpearl]

Sometimes tea works pretty well.
But then, my tea fetish is kinda out of hand.

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

As a man comfortable with his masculinity, I am not ashamed to say that when I need to relax I take a long hot candlelit bath.
Depending on my mood I may even use a bit of lavender, anise or sandalwood scented bath oil.
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7695/rducky3ur7.gif

[auntie aubrey]

^ big kudos for recognizing the soothing power of anise.

[T.I.P.]

^ big kudos for recognizing the soothing power of anise.

people in marseille also believe in the soothing power of anise (vive le pastis !)



When you need to relax, what do you typically do?

meditate

[madasacutsnake]

Balcony. Koalas. Gin.

[brightpearl]

You know, I also make stuff to relax. Like, nerdy handicraft stuff. Origami. Beads. The more tedious, the better, for some reason. :confused:

[Bman]

Listen to music that I'm NOT expected to learn or perform -_-

[Anna]

iron

[trisherina]

Sew. (Meditation is hygiene.)

[Jack Flanders]

Weed. then some Wine. or then cut the grass

[craig johnston]

WEED!

:)

[Anna]

eazy smeezy - Terry Gilliam is coming out with a new flick in 09 called, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Text says: "set in the present day, and tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom."

Given the opportunity what would you choose and why?

[zero]

given the opportunity ... to choose between light & joy or darkness & gloom ... what would you choose and why?

o that's the NEW! biscuits made by mcvities isn't it?!


can i try one of the darkness & glooms please? i'm in a crunchie mood


thank you :)

[lukkucairi]

lightness and joy, because joy tastes bitter and gloom is sticky sweet and frankly I'm trying to lose weight.

[Stephi_B]

darkness & gloom - sounds more interesting/challenging somehow ;)

[auntie aubrey]

light & joy.

in my experience darkness & gloom already manifests all on its own without request or special generators.

[brightpearl]

I might just stay in the moment just before choosing.

[Anna]

o that's the NEW! biscuits made by mcvities isn't it?!
can i try one of the darkness & glooms please? i'm in a crunchie mood
thank you :)

will that be for here or to go?

[Hyakujo's Fox]

I asked for light and joy, but the guy obviously wasn't rinsing the scoops very well.

[Marcus Bales]

Lightness and joy, because then I could be as dark and gloomy as I pleased without disturbing anyone.

[auntie aubrey]

no new question of the day?

okay let me think of one.


on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being "perfect" and 1 being "wtf?") how symmetrical is your face, and if you're less than 10 do you have a "good side"?

[zero]

1 - "wtf"


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1015/1161079468_e104361264.jpg

[Tunesmith]

^ the SUHT UP man strikes again :D

Erm, I guess I'm around an 7, because I accidentally singed one of my eyebrows last week while trying to take a picture of some incense... :o

[Frieda]

hmmm.. a 5 i guess

a lidocaine shot at the dentist went straight into one of my facial nerves a couple of years ago-- one eyelid droops a bit and one side of my mouth smirks while the other side smiles. only visible when i laugh and forget to compensate though.. happens often when i'm drunk :D

and i have a crooked nose from a hockey ball. and a scar.

[auntie aubrey]

i'm probably a 7. and i definitely favor my left side (left handed, left chewer, left eyed, left faced). my eyebrow on the left side has a better arch than the one on the right. and there's a very slight difference in the line of the fold of my eyelids (although the spouse says i'm crazy for noticing) and i prefer the left. also the tip of my nose points just left of center. that drives me nuts, knowing my nose isn't dead-on.

[brightpearl]

Erm, I guess I'm around an 7, because I accidentally singed one of my eyebrows last week while trying to take a picture of some incense... :o

That is soooooo funny. :D

I have no idea how symmetrical my face is. Um, I have a little <s>mole</s> beauty mark on the right, but both my eyes are the same color and I have 2 eyebrows, so I guess a 7 or something. I dunno if I have a good side...:confused:

I guess this is one of those things I've never given much thought. Now if you had asked about third nipples, I would have a story for you.

Just kidding.

Probably.

[lukkucairi]

erm - a 7?

one of my eyebrows is higher up than the other one. most of my other features are pretty even, but my left side is my "good" side. there are small discrepancies that aren't terribly noticeable.

[Frieda]

i just noticed an enormous zit on the right side of my chin and another on the right side of my forehead. so for now, my left side is my good side.

thankyouverymuch :eek:

[Anna]

http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/blogimages/blandfaces.jpg

[Bman]

Like a 7, except for the fact that one of my pupils is bigger than the other o_O

[lukkucairi]

^^ oh yeah, that too.

right side is generally smaller o_O

[trisherina]

I was rather nonplussed by this question. Despite a certain amount of awareness of how focused humans are on symmetry in appearance, I have never once considered the various weightings to my facial features, let alone assigned a numeric value! Nonetheless I prefer one side because I imagine it looks better in photos -- a notion difficult to quantify because it's so daft and twee.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

I was rather nonplussed by this question. Despite a certain amount of awareness of how focused humans are on symmetry in appearance, I have never once considered the various weightings to my facial features, let alone assigned a numeric value!

ah, thank god trish is here to do all the typing. :)

but then I discovered my symmetry rating is 9.48 (http://www.symmeter.com/symmeter.htm?upload/u88673.jpg)!

[Anna]

^9.48 - only because one of your whiskers is longer than the other ;)

New question.
Express poetically your favorite and least favorite day of the week?

[Hyakujo's Fox]

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[zero]

.........



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[brightpearl]

^that is effing brilliant, thanks for posting. I love the bit with the faucet.

Saturday is most and least (http://www.steveburnsrocks.us/multimedia/Videos/SteveBurns_WhatIDoOnSaturday.mov).

eta: yes, that is the Blue's Clues guy with the black eye.
Watching this again, I find the appropriateness of the symbolism for remarkable in terms of what I mean to express. :)

[lukkucairi]

To The Immortal Memory of the Halibut, On Which I Dined This Day, Monday, April 26, 1784

Where hast thou floated, in what seas pursu'd
Thy pastime? When wast thou an egg new spawn'd,
Lost in the immensity of ocean's waste?
Roar as they might, the overbearing winds
That rock'd the deep, thy cradle, thou wast safe--
And in thy minikin and embryo state,
Attach'd to the firm leaf of some salt weed,
Didst outlive tempests, such as wrung and rack'd
The joints of many a stout and gallant bark,
And whelm'd them in the unexplor'd abyss.
Indebted to no magnet and no chart,
Nor under guidance of the polar fire,
Thou wast a voyager on many coasts,
Grazing at large in meadows submarine,
Where flat Batavia just emerging peeps
Above the brine,--where Caledonia's rocks
Beat back the surge,--and where Hibernia shoots
Her wondrous causeway far into the main.
--Wherever thou hast fed, thou little thought'st,
And I not more, that I should feed on thee.
Peace, therefore, and good health, and much good fish,
To him who sent thee! and success, as oft
As it descends into the billowy gulf,
To the same drag that caught thee!--Fare thee well!
Thy lot thy brethern of the slimy fin
Would envy, could they know that thou wast doom'd
To feed a bard, and to be prais'd in verse.

-- William Cowper

http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/RACE/behavioral/fbeImages/fbeHalibutBob.jpg

[auntie aubrey]

well i, for one, certainly intend to overthink this question. as seems to be the style of the time.

[craig johnston]

The silicon chip inside her head.
Gets switched to overload,
And nobody's gonna go to school today,
She's going to make them stay at home,
And daddy doesn't understand it,
He always said she was as good as gold,
And he can see no reason.
Cos there are no reasons.
What reason do you need to be shown.


Tell me why.
I Dont't like Mondays.
I want to shoot.
The whole day down.


The Telex machine is kept so clean.
As it types to a waiting world,
And Mother feels so shocked,
Father's world is rocked,
And their thoughts turn to.
Their own little girl.
Sweet 16 ain't that peachy keen,
No, it ain't so neat to admit defeat,
They can see no reasons.
Cos there are no reasons.
What reason do you need to be shown,Br.

Tell me why.
I Dont't like Mondays.
I want to shoot.
The whole day down.


All the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with her toys a while
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
And the lesson today is how to die,
And then the bullhorn crackles,
And the captain crackles,
With the problems and the how's and why's
And he can see no reasons
Cos there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die


The silicon chip ...

Tell me why...

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

Now if you had asked about third nipples, I would have a story for you.

Probably.

Please, somebody ask about 3rd nipples...and 4th (seriously...make it a question of the day & I'll post photos that'll make your ancestors shudder)

[T.I.P.]

http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/RACE/behavioral/fbeImages/fbeHalibutBob.jpg

^^ clearly the picture of an icthyologist who has to hand in his dissertation day after tomorrow

[brightpearl]

^I wonder if he has 3 nipples.

[brightpearl]

once and future
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[trisherina]

a straightforward, no nonsense matter-of-fact kind of day

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[Anna]

can't decide
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[madasacutsnake]

New question.

In which new hobby would you indulge, if you made "a bit more money"?

[trisherina]

Art collection.

[auntie aubrey]

borosililcate glasswork. i already do soft glass but you can only really create small things with soft glass. boro would allow me to work bigger with better colors. but in order to work boro you have to invest in a fairly hefty torch and a kiln to anneal the final product. that's a few grand right there. and then you have to burn an oxygen/propane mix, which means committing to buying oxygen in those large industrial sized tanks, which means you have to find a company that can supply the tanks and get on a delivery schedule, and which means you have to be able to build out the space to accommodate said tanks as well as proper ventilation to deal with the fumes given off by the oxy/propane and melted boro.

soft glass is so much cheaper. a couple of clamps, a hothead torch and a small cannister of map gas.

but oh, to work boro. my goal is to be able to make marbles and drawer pulls. i'm done with silly soft glass beads and ornaments.

http://www.marblemuseum.org/images/ferguson_2.jpg

[brightpearl]

Auntie and I have the same fantasy hobby. The similarities are starting to stack up. I'm starting to wonder if my existence is only an illusion and I'm really just a sock puppet of her imagination.
If I had more time as well as a little more moolah, I'd definitely do more arty crafty stuff.
http://www.coolhunting.com/images/venerablependants.jpg

It's not exactly a hobby, but I haven't traveled as much in recent years, and I really miss it.
Iceland
http://www.jeffsweather.com/archives/blue%20lagoon%20iceland.jpg
Japan
http://www.macdevcenter.com/mac/2005/05/27/graphics/MacJapan-KyotoTemple.jpg
Everywhere..
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg/300px-The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg

[lukkucairi]

installation art.

http://www.michael-r-nelson.com/design_blog/images/Tara_Donovan.jpg

http://ragandbone.com/bloggerimages/2007_05_28_underwater/01.jpg

[zero]

AQUASOMA 3

[Brynn]

I'd take a welding class

http://www2.roguecc.edu/welding/images/welder1.jpg

[Coffee]

^^^Similar to above. Metalurgy: Welding/Forging/Casting/Machining. I'd like to be able to make anything out of metal.

[Frieda]

i'd get myself a garden somewhere

or a sewing machine and someone to teach me how to use it

or take a bob ross painting course

or a telescope with camera

or a racing car

or more lego and build the eiffel tower

or a wii with some nice games

or maybe an oven so i could make some clay artwork

or a nice pencil set for drawing

or star trek space ship miniatures that i can glue together

or maybe i would just use the money to buy new boots


so many things! :)


edited to add:

i would learn to fly an airplane, or a helicopter! yes!

[brightpearl]

Question for Saturday the 10th:

I heard something like this on the radio the other day...
What one thing in your home tells a story about you/your life? Don't feel obliged to tell the story, but at least identify the object.


I'll be out all day, so I'll go ahead and answer...I have a brick from Janis Joplin's childhood house on my front porch. Telling the story would reveal more than I want to say publicly, but there is one.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

you blew it up didn't you?

[lukkucairi]

I have a granite ballast stone from a 16th century sailing ship.

yes, yes, I blew it up.

[auntie aubrey]

this was a tough question, and i ended up considering it a sort of "what would you save if there were a fire" kind of thing. it's not a single object, it's a set. but i regard the set as a single object.

my mom's complete 40 volume set of the yale shakespeare, ©1925

http://i7.tinypic.com/6u6um3a.jpg
note: not my photo. my tablecloth is prettier.

as they said on the simpsons, it won't bring much cash but its sentimental value is through the roof.

[T.I.P.]

a camouflage colored bra pinned to the wall


eta: and no, i've never worn it

[Anna]

New question.In which new hobby would you indulge, if you made "a bit more money"?
i'd start my own cult

re: bliss
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/graphics/normal/hardware/h957.jpg

[Stephi_B]

New question for Sun, 11/11/07:

¿ If you weren't born as human,
which other lifeform or (part of a) 'lifeless' being
(river, volcano, sound/tune/song, cosmic cloud, thought, electron, Scirocco wind, poem, ... list goes on to and includes ∞)
would you like to be then ?

Explain why, if possible.

[Stephi_B]

I'd like to be a tree cos I love trees, they fascinate me, hard to explain.
Dunno which tree I'd like to be and where: a birch maybe on the Spree shore in Berlin or somewhere out in the vastness of Russia, or an olive tree somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, or a baobab on Madagascar, or an eukalyptus tree in Australia, or a date palm in the Yemen, or ... ah doesn't matter, are all lovely :)
What a pity Ents ain't for real ;) cos then I'd like to be one

Eta: I'd also like to be a
http://static-p2.fotolia.com/photos_mini/2007-19/400_F_3218768_mnJ78mSkPD0fK8I5F3ZMfycQjOBzHa.jpg
georgeous animals and I like deserts :)

[brightpearl]

you blew it up didn't you?

Nope, it was torn down without my assistance or approval.

Today's question is a toughie.

I think I might like to be a piece of green glass. Glass is technically a fluid, which I find appealing. Or a bird. I'd like to be a bird. Oooh, or a cherry tree....


Nope nope nope.
Oh, of course; how silly of me.

The ocean.

[lukkucairi]

shih ho! :D

either the tree or the rock. perhaps both.

http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/uploaded_images/TreeRock-782499.jpg

[Anna]

omnipotent

[Brynn]

the soft fuzz on a sweet peach

[Marcus Bales]

Question for today: What would you like to be famous for?

[brightpearl]

Remaining anonymous.

[auntie aubrey]

being a walking, talking figment of pearly's imagination.

[Stephi_B]

for being infamous
;)

[lukkucairi]

constructing alternative realities

[brightpearl]

being a walking, talking figment of pearly's imagination.

I'm not going to say why, but it is just so freaking weird that you posted that.
:D :D :D

*whoooooo* Gotta love that synchronicity thing.

[madasacutsnake]

Writing the movie script for "Big Kelpie".

[Anna]

taking the best shower and inventing a new color

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

To be the first person to actually die laughing.

It's a new day - new question....


Snails, oysters or both?

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[zero]

Snails, oysters or both?

^careful everyone - we all know that angry waiters totally do things to yours food


also, angry, would you mind ending all of your posts with a :mad:?

thank you for your kind assistance in this matter

[Frieda]

um, neither?

ew :eek:

[seebe]

Oysters definitely. Snails make me gag.

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

^careful everyone - we all know that angry waiters totally do things to yours food


also, angry, would you mind ending all of your posts with a :mad:?

thank you for your kind assistance in this matter


I will not!:mad:

[Tunesmith]

Definitely oysters, because the idea of pulling escargot out of a shell sounds disgusting...i like my slimy molluscs de-shelled, thank you very much!

[auntie aubrey]

i've tried both and i found snails conceptually more difficult. in the battle of mind over matter, snails were much harder to defeat.

my answer is neither, but if i absolutely had to choose i'd choose oysters.

[brightpearl]

I am a veggie head and so don't eat either, but if I had to choose, I would choose oysters if I could have them this way, because it is so purdy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/489466.jpg

[madasacutsnake]

Both! Snails in their shells with garlic butter and oysters with caviar, creme fraiche and vodka or in a shot glass with......dammit I can't remember but they were good.

[lukkucairi]

conch.

http://www.exumafishingandsnorkeling.com/images/gallery/gallerypic6_lg.jpg

[auntie aubrey]

^ yes, in fritter form.


i basically have a policy about meat that says i can't eat anything that looks like it looked like when it was alive. no fish with the heads on, no snails still in the shells, no lobster.

it's not a moral thing. it's a grossout thing.

[Anna]

mmm... I think I'll skip the shells and have the

http://www.montrealfood.com/chasse-fish222-small.jpg
swordfish

[trisherina]

Oysters and snails are pretty much undifferentiated slime. For my money, oysters tend to go better with other sadistic foods I am fond of.

Oyster-wasabi shots with aquavit
Serves 6
Warning: Not for the faint-of-heart!

3 ounces aquavit
6 small fresh oysters such as Olympias, freshly shucked (or use pre-shucked Chesapeake or Pacific oysters)
3/4 teaspoon prepared wasabi paste, or to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons domestic or imported black caviar, or salmon roe caviar
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon orange zest

Place the aquavit in the freezer at least 2 hours before you plan to serve. Chill 6 shot glasses, preferably the straight-sided variety.
If using the very large, shucked Pacific oysters, cut them into halves or quarters. Working quickly, place 1 tablespoon of aquavit into each of the chilled glasses and top with 1/8 teaspoon of wasabi paste, or to taste. Top with an oyster, and top each oyster with 1/4 teaspoon caviar, and a tiny pinch of cilantro and orange zest. Serve immediately.
If it is possible to do so elegantly, drink the whole thing in one gulp.

[madasacutsnake]

Aquavit.

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

Oyster-wasabi shots with aquavit


Weird - was trying to explain aquavit to a co-worker yesterday. What're the odds that it'd come up twice in twenty-four hours?
Especially considering I live in the US now & stopped drinking years ago! :mad:

:p Mmmmm, Aquavit och Kräftor. (http://www.johann-sandra.com/crawfish-crayfish-party.htm) :p

[zero]

.
¿ question of the day ? for wednesday 14th november:


why might angry kid hoyt be angry?

[zero]

.
¿ question of the day ? for wednesday 14th november:


why might angry kid hoyt be angry?


my answer - because he keeps stubbing his toe, the same one

[Coffee]

Because he cut an entire semester of anger management class...the Farking Jerkwad SOB.

oh ya...i cut it too.

[brightpearl]

somebunny stole his digestive biscuits

[auntie aubrey]

he's been on the receiving end of one too many suht ups.

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

http://www.treoaddicts.com/content/2007/06/angry_baby_head.jpg

FEH!

[T.I.P.]

he's emulating madasacutmoiselle

[Marcus Bales]

He's 57 years old and still known as "Kid". Wouldn't that piss you off, too?

[Angry Kid Hoyt]

He's 57 years old and still known as "Kid". Wouldn't that piss you off, too?

Mean spirited and bitter, that's what you are!

Not quite 40, thank you very much!
And my shrink says I am emotionally stunted, so it's not my fault.
:mad:

[Frieda]

because hoyt got caught :eek:

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[trisherina]

ruint forebrain

[trisherina]

no offense to intact forebrains everywhere

[Jack Flanders]

because he can

[Jack Flanders]

Aquavit.

fvck the rules. yum