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So this dumbass at the grocery store had to use his iphone to look up what a shallot was and I still can't effing find them.
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Should be in with the onions and the whole Garlic.
- Brent - Loving Life
I thought a shallot was an onion?
- Jimminy Fuller
Shallot is a cross between onion and Garlic.
- Brent - Loving Life
@Jimminy It has many similarities, I think it's a type of onion but grows like garlic. Has a flavour somewhere around a mild onion
- Mo Kargas
It's not actually a literal cross (hybrid) between an onion and garlic, though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Spidra Webster
Apparently Julia didn't teach me enough all those hours I spent of my childhood watching her cook. Thanks for the info guys. Sorry that we aren't really helping you out Brett.
- Jimminy Fuller
I found them, but they only had 2 left and I need 5. Off to the next grocery store!
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Oh, and thanks for the help, friends!
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
2009 was the first year I grew shallots. I started them from sets. Pretty easy to do and worth it if you've got the room in the garden. Cheaper than buying them at the store, even with the high cost of sets. Good luck finding the rest of what you need, Bret!
- Spidra Webster
The service I want for Gmail? Automatic removal from notifications. I want to stop getting Facebook, Foursquare, Cliqset, etc emails.
Chris Rogers, etag, Jim Caruso and 11 other people liked this
That's why you use per-service aliases and then filter them. Or just go to the services and opt out by hand.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Or something like otherinbox.com
- Brett Kelly
I've set up all those services to go to otherinbox. Works well.
- Ian May
+1 for Akiva, I chose to receive only things I am interested in, all the rest doesn't reach me at all or just goes tagged and archived waiting to be cleaned when I have time.
- Flavio
I don't think that's necessary coz it isn't spam. You chose to receive those notifications and u can chose to filter or stop them anytime u want.
- Frederick Bvalani
from fftogo
Set up a filter (auto delete) or use another email address. Personal responsibility.
- Johnny Worthington
I didn't expect to have 1000 notifications a month :)
- Sasha Kovaliov(.com)
I find it quite easy to stop emails from services like that via the services themselves.
- Kol Tregaskes
I set up a filter to grab most of these, then I set up individual filters for services that escape it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I wish the calendar would sync with Outlook 2010, I wish individual tasks could be easily emailed
- Robert Higgins
I have already opted out of Twitter and now I will do the same for Foursquare, one at a time!
- Zahid Lilani
I love that two people mentioned otherinbox right away. I've heard that's good, just never got around to using it. I turn most of my notifications off at the services themselves, but it depends how granular the choices are. Sometimes I do miss a bit by having them turned off, especially if it's a place like LinkedIn, where I wouldn't normally go to the site, but some of the notifications are of interest.
- Laura Norvig
the auto-delete on a filter seems to kill this problem for everyone except for the sender and google. You could, of course, tell Facebook, foursquare, etc to stop emailing you.
- guruvan (Rob Nelson)
Filter >>> delete :) done! (Also you can manually opt out of many of these "notifictions" at each service)
- Susan Beebe
Say hello to my little friend... #FFmas
Ahsan Ali aka. Slick, Kol Tregaskes, Mo Kargas and 13 other people liked this
Imma call you "Olaf" in that hat.
- Jeremy (on vacation)
Dude. That hat. Want.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Our cracked carafe adds an exciting "race against the clock" element to the otherwise benign office coffee experience.
Yolanda, vicster is..., Citronella and 3 other people liked this
I live vicariously through rebels like you...
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
I can understand that. I like to think of myself as an inspiration to political prisoners and oppressed heroes the world over (with all due modesty, of course).
- Brett Kelly
from IM
Of course. Having great humility is a personal trait I admire.
- MVB (Grinch of FF)
I've always thought so - and offering myself as a shining example of such humility is what really puts a spring in my stride; knowing that I can be a beacon of virtuous living to those around me is truly a blessing.
- Brett Kelly
from IM
How's everything, FriendFeed?
It is quiet.
- Itachi
Apparently :)
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Sarah Palin Makes it Too Easy - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Is she in 2nd grade? And ions? Seriously?
- Chrimmus Tad
This is obviously faked just to make her look bad. You libruls are gonna hate it when she's elected President in 2010.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
who said I'm a liberal? Besides, idiocy is bipartisan :)
- Brett Kelly
from IM
Holy crap, it's real. And the one before it is even stupider.
- Rob Haas
How long is an ion? :\
- Kurt Starnes
Brett, you're obviously a liberal because only a liberal elitist would be smart enough to notice what's wrong with that update. Or only a liberal would dare say anything against the hockey mom. Or something.
- Pierce Presley
Can you do THIS?
Steve Borgman, Lu Tao, Jeff P. Henderson and 19 other people liked this
No
- Shevonne
LOL! Yes! :P
- cristina sasu
Nope.
- Rochelle
Even I couldn't do this about a month ago. But peristant effort and lots of time to waste saved the day. Yes, I'm a complete loser....
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
Always could do it, I'm all ...bendy LOL!
- cristina sasu
Yes.
- Laura B.
Yes and with all fingers
- Adrian Scicluna
of both hands too!
- Adrian Scicluna
I used to before I had my son. I could do it on my index and middle fingers. A few weeks after delivering him, I found I lost that ability on both hands. Weird.
- Admiral Anika
@Adrian Me too. Adrian and Cristina, welcome to the group! ;)
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
:D A very weird group? Or is it just me who thinks that?
- cristina sasu
@Cristina @Anika Who knows, I think we're aliens and this is our special sign to spot our bretherens. O_o
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
LOL! Hello there!!! *Waves*
- cristina sasu
Hello!*makes the weird-finger gesture*(P.S.- Lest anyone thinks otherwise pls see the above pictures.)
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
I used to make Freddy Krueger sounds while doing it! :P
- Adrian Scicluna
Yep. Posted a pic last year, I think, of several fingers on one hand.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
from fftogo
Hmmm.. Now I strongly believe that we come from some other planet...
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
I do that with my thumbs... backwards. Yeah... aliens...
- Bette Cooper
no........the funny thing about this is I know everybody is sitting there trying to do this......:)
- VAL D. Zone
@VAL :)
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
@Bette Thumb? Backwards? Brothers and sisters! Hail our new king! ;)
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
Yep, always could. With every finger (but I have to try harder with the pinky).
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
from iPhone
I can do all 8 fingers but not my thumbs.
- Laura B.
@Laura Same here.
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
I wish
- Rodfather
@Rodfather TRY!
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
Hee hee, I can. Used to freak out my little brother & sister with that trick.
- Archangel ωαřмaiden
Ah, but do you anyone who can bend it the *other* way? :D
- Victor Ganata
Ah.... no
- martha
Yes I can. I taught you to do this.
- Vijayendra (V-Mo) Mohanty
No! I learnt it myself!
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
No, but one of my fingers is broken into this shape.
- Adrian
@Adrian O_O
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
No.
- Ton Zijp
No, it just feels weird for some reason.
- Kevin J Hatton
Only with my left hand, but I can't flip anyone off with that hand either, my ring finger doesn't bend below the first knuckle.
- Jimminy Fuller
yyyyeessss!!
- Andrea Douglas Ciardelli
But can you do this: http://ff.im/d6MjA?
- Ton Zijp
yyyyeessss!! I can do it too!! What do I win?
- Andrea Douglas Ciardelli
I can :P
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
Yup. I can do this with each of my fingers.
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
Not with my fingers, no.
- Josh Haley
Good answer @Josh
- Kevin J Hatton
yes. pfft.
- Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
ahaha YES I can do that, with all of my fingers, both hands! :D
- Olivia Lovag
Should I be worried? Cause I can do that too!
- Adrian Scicluna
I can. but only my middle and fourth fingers :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Yep.
- Christopher A Carr
yes, with all of my fingers. simultaneously, if i need to. my wife can do this as well, so it's a pretty safe bet that we've passed this trait on to our kids.
- Joe Silence
no I don't, but can you do http://ff.im/d71ie this?
- LouCypher
Nope.
- Kol Tregaskes
NO
- R_ C
No
- Rick Cogley
Very easy. Since I was a child. All 10 fingers simultaneously.
- Saket Vaidya
Yep, on my left hand.
- Steven Perez
Yep... On both hands
- Amir
Yes, but it hurts like hell after a second or two
- Brett Kelly
Yes, it does hurt a bit though....
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
from fftogo
Yup, all four fingers and my thumb bends back weird too.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Yes, only that 1 finger on my left hand though. I broke that one when I was a kid and have been able to do that ever since. I can also bend the 2nd joint of both ring fingers, without bending the first. I can also easily lift the middle 3 toes on both feet off the floor while standing, without raising the big or little toes. I can also wiggle my ears and raise my right eyebrow (just not at the same time).
- April Russo (app103)
yes, I can
- none
yes
- موسوی Hamid Reza میر
takbir
- آدم برفی
yes
- Lu Tao
This is a new meme!
- अभिषेक(Abhishek) Das
Yes, on all but pinkies and thumbs.
- Jenthemum
Yes, on all but my pinkies :)
- Steve Borgman
Michael Biehn and Val Kilmer. Nuff said.
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"You know, Frederic fucking Chopin"
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
"Mr. Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him."
- Steven Perez
If I had a nickel for every time I've seen this movie - I'd have like $2, easy.
- Brett Kelly
Okay, here is a question that will literally start a war in my family: Your holiday lights: multi-colored? all white? all another color?
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I love multi-colored lights. My mom would never let us have them growing up because she doesn't like them. She likes all white lights.
- Mary Carmen
multi-colored definitely. and the old fat bulbs, not those tiny ones you can hardly see. that's what i grew up with - fat multi-colored bulbs.
- Christa
MULTI.
- Derrick
We always had multi-coloured on the Christmas tree, but my mother was adamantly against anything that blinked or twinkled or did anything cool, so that sort of fun was not to be had. Other small indoor trees we had were decorated mostly with all white bulbs, though.
- Katy S
I cant handle anything that twinkles. I like static lights. Christa, those bulbs were also what my aunt had while i was growing up. We were always afraid the tree would burn down because they got so hot!
- Mary Carmen
I have always liked colored lights. Betsy likes white...thus, we have a pre-lit white tree. UNTIL THIS YEAR, when Eliza broke the tie and we had to add colored lights. I win!
- Jason Griffey
LOL, Jason, that is fantastic!
- Mary Carmen
outsiide, i love multi-colored (esp. against teh snow). inside, we have all white, but that's really just cuz they were on sale, and all my ornaments are silvery - so it makes for a very "classic" tree. note: i ain't never "classic".
- jambina
amy, I love you.
- Mary Carmen
I like all white on the tree. and outside whatever coloured - this year I have all blue on the little shrub. last year it as multi-colour.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I'm all white on the tree and multi elsewhere at the moment, but I'm not locked into any particular look.
- Michael W. May
Mary - I don't necessarily want them now, but as a kid I did because we were forbidden to have them. One year we colluded with my dad to get a set of lights for the tree that had 8 modes of action. We didn't tell my mom. When she wasn't looking we'd always switch it from no movement to one of the waves or flickers. She was a bit annoyed with us that year. The only thing that saved us was the fact that it had that one option she likes.
- Katy S
Katy, that is hilarious. My mom would never allow that. I can handle slow twinkling, but omg, some of the settings nowadays are like TECHNO.
- Mary Carmen
umm... at work white or blue to match the circ desk. at home i think multi? i don't remember.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
She also doesn't like it when my dad and I play the Tales From The Crypt album Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas. We tend to crank up Deck The Halls With Parts Of Charlie in honor of my dad's older brother, Charlie. We are not allowed to play it in her presence, so when I'm at their house and she leaves, my dad and I turn it on right away.
- Katy S
Your dad sounds a lot like mine.
- Mary Carmen
He use to be a mortician. Morbid humor is always acceptable. :) Actually, some of the funniest people I've ever met have been funeral directors. True!
- Katy S
oh yeah. oncologists tend to be funny too.
- Mary Carmen
Red and white, though not as the result of any serious discussion.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
I prefer multi-colored, or a string of a single color. No whites-only strings for me.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Blue.
- Patrick Jordan
from BuddyFeed
multicolored on the tree and white outside
- Abigail
On my balcony I have multi-colored, but at the twist of a dial they can be changed from all white to multi-colored or transitioning back and forth (also steady or blinking.) Alas, my apartment complex has several of those humongous inflatable Santas, snowmen, etc. so there is no hope for nuanced Holiday decoration around here.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
black (looking at them though, you can see the red filament, does that make them multi?)
- chaz2b
We always had multi-lights, but I've grown to love all white (or blue). I think they are so elegant, and more natural, which I love. I can't stand "moving" and flashing lights. If I wanted a migraine or a seizure I would find another way to get one thanks. LED ftw!!! <3
- Heather
I have a single strand of multi-colored randomly flashing (literally - the whole string does not flash together) lights on my tree. They were on our tree when i was growing up, but one year my mom declared that we would have white lights only. My MIL is apparently * adamant* about white lights only. I love th C9 bulbs for putting on my house :)
- ~Courtney F.
I like multi-colored lights.
- Laura H.
I recently bought multi-colored lights for my swingin' bachelor pad. It didn't even occur to me to buy all-white. I like lots of color. If I wanted all white, I'd move to a small town in Kansas. http://instantrimshot.com/
- josh neff, geek at large
We have multicolored LED lights and some awesome purple lights that I can't use now because I can't find replacements for the broken bulbs. White on the fake tree, they are built in.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
from iPhone
We have multi on the outside bushes, white on the garland hanging at the top of our bookshelves, & red on the (devil) tree
- Amanda
Colorful lights that move in various different patterns. With all the cool stuff you can do with cheap technology these days, why not?
- Dave Roth
We have all white lights this year, but in the years past we've had a combination of red & white.
- tab thinks you're awesome
Multicolored!!! All white are to light silk tents for weddings and our sorority house for Secret Shindigs.
- Archangel ωαřмaiden
Both. And all-blue, all-purple, etc. I use lights year round in lots of ways now though, they were always my fave thing about Christmas. I made flower lights for my room, those are white: http://pics.livejournal.com/lostlo...
- Lo
its easy I have two little trees that belonged to my parents..........one is in multi and one in white.....so no fights here...........:)....bit growing up it was always multi on the tree
- VAL D. Zone
our tree is strung with all red lights, and i'm a little concerned it might look kind of brothel-ish, but we temper it with white-light strung garland around the windows and doors. i love our house decorated for christmas!
- Nancy Sp♠id
on the tree, all white. no blinky. outside - colors, blinky, whatever you can find. inflatable santa on a motorcycle, whatever.
- Morgan Haley
multicolored outside, white on tree inside, but i like to mix it up. i would alternate on the tree, but it's prelit.
- βℜ∀ñÐi
Cut & Paste on the iPhone: Now that we've had it for a while, honestly, how often do you use it?
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I don't think I ever have, but I wasn't one of the people who wanted it to begin with.
- Rochelle
all the time
- johnpiercy
used to use Clippy ,,, on the 3G .. new C and P works well
- johnpiercy
quite often, when Bette sends kisses in text messages it's much easier to copy paste when replying :-P
- Rasmus Lauridsen
I use it a bit, the "select" tool is useful for when you're typing and want to delete a large section without having to hit the backspace button umpteen times
- Bryce Roney
Pretty much always.
- Mike Nayyar
almost daily!
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Rarely.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I've used it a ton, but recently not at all.
- Jim Addz No Value
I use it afew times per week. It's a feature well worth having in my book.
- LonelyBob
Every day, but then I use my iphone a lot for business
- Sally Church
You use it more on Android due to ability to run apps concurrently. Copy, pop back to the other app and paste...
- Christopher A Carr
I use it almost every day, but then I do a lot of social media on the iPhone.
- Robert Scoble
Not every day, but I'm tickled pink to have it when I need it.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
I guess I use it several times a week.
- Glenn
Never have.
- Matt Hilton
All the time. It's a necessary part of using the thing in any serious way. Of course, you use it more often when you jailbreak the thing and can run multiple apps at the same time.
- Otto
I'd miss it if they removed it.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
I think cut & paste was a more important feature for detractors than people who actually owned iPhones. If Apple would have included it initially, it would have immediately sunk plenty of anti-iPhone arguments. And I think that Apple didn't include it because they figured out the truth of the matter before anyone else did: it's not that commonly useful for most people on a phone.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Good question, I use it once a day. Glad to have the feature.
- Josh Landsberg
Akiva: I think Apple realized that it was less of a necessity on a one-app-at-a-time mobile os.
- Christopher A Carr
I've always had C&P on my BB and I do use it quite a bit really.
- Ian May
I always wanted it and I use it quite often.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
I use it a good bit. I'm certainly glad to have it.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
semi-regularly (2-3 times a week)
- Bren -- feeling merry
good question! less than once a week, even if i consider myself as a heavy iPhone user
- HansVanRock
It depends on travel but when away from the computer 2-5 times a day, otherwise maybe twice a week. I am with Rochelle, I never was hammering for the feature. I am quite thankful it exists though.
- Braden Douglass
a lot
- George Dearing
Ok, here's something I'm too lazy to Google so you folks can tell me instead: What exactly is "minced meat" and does it taste as yechy as it sounds?
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I think it's "mince meat" - and I have no clue what it is.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
I always thought it was gelatinous nuts and it's disgusting. Uh...I'm also assuming you mean 'mincemeat'.
- Admiral Anika
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... dried fruit, spirits, seasoning and meat. it sounds gross.
- Mary Carmen
dried fruit (esp raisins), alcohol and a bit of suet as a pie filling. I've never had it but I really like raisin pie so I think I'd probably like mince pies.
- Spidra Webster
BLEAH. it's disgusting.
- holly
*pushes away from the table*
- Derrick
I used to think meat and fruit couldn't mix but there used to be a Peruvian restaurant in town and they totally changed my mind on that with a sort of Peruvian tamale they made with raisins in it.
- Spidra Webster
There's no nuts in it?!?! WTF did they feed me? I refuse to believe those crunchy bits were actual meat.
- Admiral Anika
One of my great-aunts made mincemeat pies every Thanksgiving. I never tried it.
- Katy S
I like it in moderation.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
"minced meat" is a common term in the UK for what we in the US call "hamburger." Mincemeat (or "mince," as it's often called) is a pie filling dating back to the middle ages that consists of small pieces of fruits, nuts, and suet, usually soaked in wine or other spirits. It used to be considered a great delicacy and has since fallen somewhat out of favor.
- Mistletoe Glen
The preparation was also a good way to preserve meat way back when. It also adds filler (the fruits and such), extending the amount of meat that a person had to use. In that context, it makes sense, but I've never felt compelled to try a mincemeat pie. The aroma of the ones I've been near have not been enticing.
- Katy S
Mince Meat is my porn name.
- Chrimmus Tad
My grandmother used to make Mincemeat pie and made her own mixture, which yes, did include suet......however, there is no meaty taste....just sweet. Now you can buy mincemeat in jars to make pies, but there is no longer any suet added to it. She used to put "hard" sauce over the pie...that's just butter, confectioner's sugar, and booze.....like brandy, rum or whiskey....it was the best part!
- Bonnie Foster
I like mincemeat pies from time to time. I've never had one that tasted like meat, though, and if meat was part of the mix it was barely recognizable.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Tad++
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
modern meaning of minced meat is identical to that of ground meat. IOW, minced beef = ground beef.
- Joe Silence
My grandmother used to make it when I was a kid. It was like an extra spicy raisin pie. I ate it and didn't hate it, but then, no one ever told me it actually had MEAT in it! I thought it was "mincemeat" in the same way that the edible part of a nut is "nutmeat." Once I had eaten it, it's probably best that I didn't find out what it really was.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
the mincemeat pies you get in the US are generally meatless.
- Joe Silence
I'll try it
- Rodfather
No, but what you can buy the filling (and mostly) what's made has changed from the original recipe. Still, its quite good if you like a very sweet pie. I recommend Nonsuch and Crosse and Blackwells. I would not recommend that you get the reconstituted (in the box) on your first go at it even though it is cheaper. It's rather nasty and will definitely put you off mincemeat forever. :)
- Melanie Reed
+++ Glen Mistletoe
- Melanie Reed
And don't forget to add the Brandy! Most important! :)
- Melanie Reed
+++ Bonnie. Agree it is the best part. :)
- Melanie Reed
This is the cookbook I have which has a good mincemeat recipe: "Great British Cooking: A Well Kept Secret" by Jane Garmey It has a great forward by Calvin Trillan p.254
- Melanie Reed
I'll bet that's an interesting book... The British aren't renowned for good cooking!
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Lindsay, yeah. Ive enjoyed and tried several of the recipes. Colcannon, Poor Knights of Windsor, Toad in the Hole, Bubble and Squeak are a few of my favorites!
- Melanie Reed
Mince meat is actually chopped dried fruit, as in mince pies
- Ian May
Lindsay asked about minced meat, tho. not mince meat.
- Joe Silence
I've never had mincemeat with meat in, only dried fruit. Tradition may have stipulated meat many years ago.
- Ian May
@Joe, I didn't know there was a difference... I was asking about the dish that seems to be served around this time of year. :)
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Minced in England is what is ground in the US
- Ian May
but mincemeat (usually one word) is dried chopped fruit.
- Ian May
If one goes into an English butchers shop and wanted some ground beef, one would ask for mince, or minced beef.
- Ian May
@Melanie --What? Mincemeat involves Brandy? Well that explains a lot! @Joe --I shall cling to the hope that my grandmother's version did not, in fact, contain meat.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
Mincemeat can and does vary a bit between commercial brands, and home made (which some do lace with alcohol)
- Ian May
mincemeat pie is okay, but i'll go with apple or razzleberry or even cherry if i have to.
- Joe Silence
@Mark I hope it explains good things. :) btw- a side note. If any of you have seen the remake of "State Fair" (with Pat Boone) putting brandy in her mincemeat is what wins the Texas State Fair competition for the mother. lol
- Melanie Reed
putting booze in ANYTHING wins at the Texas State Fair.
- Joe Silence
Joe ROFLOL !
- Melanie Reed
*lives in Texas and attends that fair every year*
- Joe Silence
There is a lot of crap sometimes between US and UK about food and drink. Americans are led to believe English food is bland and the beer is warm; Britons are lead to believe that Americans eat nothing but donuts and McDog, and all look like those 'people from walmart' pics...
- Ian May
*Joe, Was Texas Transplant and lived in North Corridor of Dallas for 2 years. Loved it. Still consider them a "second home" ;)*
- Melanie Reed
@Ian: we do eat WAY too many corn-related products, that much is true.
- Joe Silence
Melanie. I quite often make Bubble and Squeak, and I made Toad In The Hole recently too
- Ian May
According to my copy of The Oxford Companion To Food, while mincemeat "rarely contains meat nowadays," it often did in the past. Some recipes today still contain suet. "The beef was sometimes partly or wholly replaced by suet from the mid-17th century onwards, and meat had effectively disappeared from 'mincemeat' on both sides of the Atlantic in the 19th century."
- Katy S
And yes, I own an 850+ page reference book about food.
- Katy S
Is there anything that there's not an Oxford Companion for? :D
- Fa La La La Lindsay
Similar to what I remember being told about the origins of mincemeat, and why it was called such.
- Ian May
"The Compleat Oxford Companion To Shaving Your Pubic Region, 5E"
- Joe Silence
My mom uses it in her fruitcake.
- Shevonne
+++ Katy S yep!
- Melanie Reed
Shevonne meat, suet or mincement (fruit only) ?
- Melanie Reed
fruit only...it says Mincemeat on the can
- Shevonne
Joe, I read that the average US diet contains 4 main ingredients. Corn, Soy, Wheat, Rice.
- Ian May
you forgot beef, fat, sugar, chicken, corn, fat, fat, fat, MSG and fat.
- Joe Silence
Shevonne, I'll bet its a wonderful moist fruit cake. :)
- Melanie Reed
Joe, still mostly corn though, after Nixon set up those huge subsidies for it back in the 70's. There wasn't HFCS before that.
- Ian May
HFCS is a particularly American thing too. You don't find it in European products for example.
- Ian May
i never found it in any food in SE Asia, either.
- Joe Silence
American meat is largely banned in the UK, due to the use of growth hormones. UK beef was banned here for a good while due to mad cow, It's a crazy world.
- Ian May
I largely avoid HFCS myself. I'm not allergic to it though
- Ian May
HFCS is really bad for everyone in many ways. avoid it as much as you can.
- Joe Silence
We mostly eat fresh meat and produce here
- Ian May
Not fanatical about it, I just prefer it, The palate doesnt have to have a high fat high salt high sugar diet.
- Ian May
Hey! I like mince pies- with mincemeat. Weird yes, nice also. But then, I like Marmite.
- Pete
I consider this conversation both entertaining and educational ;) My grandmother rocked the mincemeat (in both pie and cookie form) every year around this time - and suet, suet, suet was the magic ingredient as it is with all the old recipes in our family. I don't even know how I would go about buying suet if I needed to.
- Holly Rae
Atora.
- Pete
Pete thanks for that. I will look into trying some.
- Melanie Reed
Holly - If you ask most butchers, they can get suet for you. I've seen it in one of the grocery stores here every now and then, but a butcher is your best bet.
- Katy S
And here is the clarified suet Pete is talking about available online: http://www.britishfoodshop.com/atora-s...
- Melanie Reed
Suet is the thick layer of fat found around beef kidneys.
- Ian May
Don't sell mince pies short -- see http://friendfeed.com/zeigen... -- delicious.
- Stephen Mack
usually it is made up of beef but you can also get it in chicken or pork flavour, i use it to make pasta sauce :)
- Loc
Omg @technosailor is doing Prince
Michael W. May liked this
O_o
- Derrick
Oh, doing. Not DOING.
- Rochelle
Pronouncing 'doing' to rhyme with 'boing' for utmost comedy.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Gross!
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
hhahahahahaha
- Erin @queenofspain
If you loose a lot of money on a horse that doesn’t win, it’s not the horses fault; it’s yours for betting so large. Flogging a ‘dead’ horse won’t make you any less wrong...
Grant Bierman, Thierry R. Andriamirado, Morton Fox and 7 other people liked this
Context, please :)
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Brett... you know :D
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
If you say loose instead of lose one more time Worthington, I will flog you remotely.
- Louis Gray
Pay for the plane ticket and I'll do it for you LG :)
- Mo Kargas
Intresting
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Is saying loose instead of lose another one of those Australian things? :P
- Mathew™ one of a kind
No.
- Mo Kargas
I think he means "loose a lot of money" as in "let loose the dogs of war" or "make it rain"
- Ken Sheppardson
Well then, you should've picked a tight horse.
- Morton Fox
I have a feeling that Mo took offense to what I said.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
It's OK. He'll forgive you through the acrid smoke from the laser blasts.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Wait a minute, I just remembered that he isn't having a good day. I may just want to back away slowly.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
There’s a difference between 'calling it as you see it' and 'calling it as you see it, only as long as it fits your social media platform of choice at this very moment’… One is insightful; the other is plain jackassedness
Mark "DerBingle" J, Joe Silence, Brett Kelly and 9 other people liked this
I think what is misunderstood here is that it's hard to value one's opinion on matters when that opinion changes constantly. Yes, I understand the need to be nimble and foward-thinking but it undermines trust in the long run.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I don't mind forward thinking, it's the backhands on the way out. Do a Twitter search for FriendFeed and you'll see...
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Oh, I know. It's what happens when you make broad concrete statements with absolute authority and then renege on them later. And not only that, but to be INSULTING about it, too.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Did I miss something again? Sigh.
- Louis Gray
Does it start with an S and rhyme with Chernobyl?
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
In this case, no, but it can aplly
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Tried a twitter search on 'FriendFeed". Not seeing anyone dissing it in the last 5 hours. Large volumes of spam from @SEO_Consultant with #FriendFeed in it so its pretty tough sledding to search.
- Ed Millard
Brett: I am so stealing that. :D
- Steven Perez
Steven: be my guest (but give attribution if it ever ends up in the popular vernacular ;)
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Perception filters are probably a necessary thing in order to maintain one's sanity, but they can really distort one's view when they only screen out crap from one part of the broader crap-spewing spectrum.
- Mark "DerBingle" J
What is your favorite food during the holidays?
Nurse Katie and Brett Kelly liked this
Cheesy hashbrowns.
- Jordan Hofker
Gingerbread - by a mile.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
my Pumpkin Crunch. mmmm.
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
rice pudding
- Mary Carmen
Kris says: peppermint mochas, I say: pumpkin pie
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
Cookies!!! Plus, the peanut butter fudge that my former-babysitter makes. I've never tasted any that is as good as hers. I still get a plate-full of it every Christmas.
- Katy S
Fudge, pumpkin pie, and Rum Balls!
- Bonnie Foster
Punkin pie!
- Jenthemum
Domino's Changes Pizza Recipe - Slashfood - http://www.slashfood.com/2009...
Emma, mohammadk, Tyson Key and 24 other people liked this
"Like many middle-agers, Domino's Pizza is undergoing a bit of cosmetic surgery. The world's largest pizza delivery chain, celebrating its 50th year in the business in 2010, announced today it will be entirely changing its core pizza recipe. "The fact is, we love our pizza, but as times change, so do consumer tastes," said Russell Weiner, Domino's chief marketing officer, in a statement. "We've created a pizza to reflect what consumers are looking for. We're not talking about a slightly altered version of our previous pizza. It's a completely new pizza reinvented from the crust up, and we are proud of it." After 18 months testing dozens of cheeses, 15 sauces and 50 crust-seasoning blends, Domino's decided on the new components of the pizza."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
"The new crust will be seasoned with garlic, butter and parsley. While the new tomato sauce will be sweeter, made with a variety of herbs and a kick of red pepper. The cheese is shredded mozzarella, versus diced, with a hint of provolone."
- RAPatton
I feel like I'm reading the Onion here.
- Andrew C
I had Domino's once, when i was like 12. I liked it. I had been meaning to try it again. I guess I better do it soon!
- Christopher Chung
Bring back the Noid! http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Rick Schmidt
I love all the melodrama in the comments. I don't know about other people, but I can't be bothered to be brand loyal to a pizza chain. There are so many pizza places out there why would you narrow focus like that? With that said, I've long disliked Domino's so I'm kinda interested to try the new recipe.
- James
Tomato sauce? What tomato sauce? They've been skimping on the sauce for years now.
- ronin
I'm good.
- Derrick
I guess somebody at their corporate office finally tasted one.
- mrfusion
So how does this tie into the whole Tad tweets about Dominos tasting like cardboard and gets asked to be quoted thing?
- Laura Norvig
@mrfusion - *laugh*
- Andrew C
Their corporate building is pretty.
- Michael W. May
you shouldn't have put this pic here dude, it made me hungry :))
- sonsupernova
I'm wondering if they're testing this in my area -- the pizza crust definitely tasted a lot better the last time I ordered, and the sauce was a bit "richer." (They're the only online delivery place to my house.)
- Jennifer Dittrich
Perhaps the pizza will now be edible.
- Shannon Jiménez
I don't think I've ever liked Domino's, so I'm hoping this change is for the better.
- Dan Hsiao
Are they still giving money to Operation Rescue and other anti-choice/right wing organizations? If so, I'll keep my money in my wallet, thanks.
- cecily
Yup, they're still run by Monaghan and as long as that's the case, it's like giving your $ to cavemen in mitres.
- Spidra Webster
"Monaghan sold Domino's in 1998" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Will Higgins™
Thanks for the correction, Will. I'd still rather give my $ to locally-owned pizzerias but obviously that's an individual choice.
- Spidra Webster
I was a driver for two years. Sweeter sauce? Bleh, it was too sweet for me already. Dominos is still my favorite of the giant chains though.
- Rob Haas
I'm with Rob. I haven't bought pizza from a major chain in probably four or five years and when I did, it was from Domino's (it was for the Seahawks/Steelers Superbowl). Before then, I had randomly ordered from Pizza Hut. Holy crap, it was palate blasphemy. I'm so grateful for Seattle's outstanding local pizza joints.
- Akiva Moskovitz
As hungry as I am after seeing that picture, we buy from mom-and-pop pizza places almost exclusively.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
Time to do the dishes, then get a test instance of Drupal up and running.
Because new freelance clients are the awesome.
- Brett Kelly
from iPhone
I'm tired of Michael Cera movies where he seemingly portrays Michael Cera.
edythe, Jon Ursenbach, Kyle Hebert and 13 other people liked this
I feel the same way about Robert DeNiro
- Bren -- feeling merry
George Clooney as George Clooney? http://www.imdb.com/title...
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Nick Cage is the same way.
- Mary Carmen
Also, let us not leave out Keanu
- Mary Carmen
Aww - please can we leave Keanu out?
- WorldofHiglet
I don't know, Clooney and Cage *can* play other people... I don't think Keanu is capable.
- Bren -- feeling merry
Cruise is the same way.
- Jeremy (on vacation)
He's going to be the next Sean Connery - who plays Sean Connery with uncanny accuracy.
- Brett Kelly
See, that's why I liked Zombieland. There was some OTHER guy playing Michael Cera. Very refreshing.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Haha. I just watched Zombieland. Jesse Eisenberg does look like the poor man's Michael Cera. Or the other way around..
- Rodfather
Christian Slater has been typecast as Christian Slater for years.
- Andy Bakun
I buy a LOT of music; always have. I don't own any of 40 best selling releases of last decade. How about you? See List: http://www.facebook.com/login...
Jimminy Fuller and Sardar Mohkim Khan liked this
looks like I own 5 of them.
- holly
no. And I am not logging into Facebook to double check.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Not me. The only person on that list I've heard is Shaggy and I'm not interested in that one.
- Admiral Anika
I have the Green Day album and that's it.
- Katy S
Interesting, I have many tracks from these, but haven't purchase any of them.
- Meg v. Meg v. 1.0.0.1
Maybe you have to be under 30 to appreciate most from the list? I did a follow-up list from the Rolling Stone - top 40 albums (not by sales). http://j.mp/61Nq8e
- Kenley Neufeld
I buy almost no new music, and we own two of the 40. (That's from the best-selling list, and there are at least two others we probably should own. From Rolling Stone's list? Not one.
- Walt Crawford
We own 2 on the Rolling Stone list (the two Kanye albums.) I listen to the M.I.A. album, otherwise everything else on the list is not so hot.
- Admiral Anika
I have 3 of those albums, but the inclusion of Limp Bizkit makes the list highly suspect :)
- Brett Kelly
8 off of both lists.
- Jimminy Fuller
I have two of them. Interesting.
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
Brett, it says "best selling" so that (to me) makes the list attuned to LCD.
- Admiral Anika
I buy lots of music, but only own 3 from your list.
- Linda Wadman
I don't buy many CDs but I own 11 on that top 40 list
- Bren -- feeling merry
from iPhone
I don't own any of those. #gitoffmylawn
- ha3rvey (Ho)^3
RT @garyvee: I LOVE PEEING!!! WHO HERE LOVES PEEING OMG I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!?1
Mathew™ one of a kind, Josh Haley, George Brickner and 3 other people liked this
Hmm so he loves peeing & his family, must be some interesting get togethers #wtf
- sofarsoShawn
This is why I hate Twitter
- Jesse Stay
lol, i think he really said that? did he?
- Fee501st
I think she made it up, Fee :)
- Thomas
Oh that Sarah!
- Fee501st
LOLing @jesse what industry are you in again???
- sofarsoShawn
sofarsoShawn it's a love/hate relationship :-)
- Jesse Stay
why should you always include context in your tweets?
- echostreamer
Things to stop Twittering about.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
...
- Mo Kargas
If one cannot pee, then one has a serious problem.
- George Brickner
Yet another reason old-style RTs are useless.
- Otto
Gary V... Thats the wine guy right?
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Yeah, the hyper cracked out guy with the, " Yeah I've spent the last two nights sleeping in a ditch look", he's probably hammered ALL the time
- sofarsoShawn
I got to meet him in Mesa a few weeks ago. Actually a pretty decent guy.
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
He reminds me of my dog.
- Nine
Oh with the jokes and the funny.
- Brett Kelly
Excellent tweet.
- Josh Haley
what are programmers so afraid of forming a union where they work?
Because most don't plan on staying where they are for that long, I'd think.
- Brett Kelly
This probably makes me a big old prick, but if your domain name redirects to a blogspot blog... sigh.
Jimminy Fuller and WorldofHiglet liked this
Thems fighting words buddy. What do you have against blogger? :P
- EricaJoy
domain snob
- WorldofHiglet
I don't have anything against blogger as a platform, actually (though I think there are many better options) - it just reminds me of some people I know and therefore rubs me wrong. Like I said, big old prick :)
- Brett Kelly
from IM
I suppose that's true :)
- Brett Kelly
from IM
You can hate away. I'm webtarded. You'll REALLY love this: I'm building a googlesites website next! Muhahahahah!
- Jeremy (on vacation)
Not a damn thing wrong with Google Sites :)
- Brett Kelly
from IM
Empty cup of coffee.
jbrotherlove, Alix Whitmire, Baard @ Pixum and 21 other people liked this
I don't much like the stuff.
- Derrick
awww coffee is my best friend some days lol =]
- Marissa
Derrick stares into the void.
- s t e v e
:(
- VAL D. Zone
Just filled void with some cranberry juice and everything was in time again.
- Derrick
I would not enter into a fight with Derrick ;)
- JSNFLMNG
Oh, Jason. :)
- Derrick
Lookin' good D.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Noooooooooooo! Quad-shot latte, go!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
Derrick, you just haven't had *good* coffee. One day we'll meet and I'll change your mind :)
- Brett Kelly
Brett - people have said that to me before. I have yet to meet a coffee that I like, and I've tried all kinds.
- Katy S
I get lots of Facebook Friend recommendations for people who were buddies over here on FF - have lots of people jumped ship? Or are they splitting their time between the two? What's the scoop?
Mike Nencetti liked this
My guess is mostly splitting.
- Kamilah Gill
FB is just connecting your FF self to your FB self into one. I'm assuming these recs are automated
- Itachi
I like FF alot better
- VAL D. Zone
I really do, too - If only I could convince all of my facebook friends to use FF instead...
- Brett Kelly
from IM
I think lots of ppl panicked when FF was sold to FB and started to add contacts over on FB so if the plug was pulled on FF, they could keep in touch. I used FB mainly as a contact list whereas I have a FF tab open most of the time.
- WorldofHiglet
What WoH said. Louis Gray & Johnny Worthington mostly use FB to get a poke.
- Spidra Webster
After the sale, it seemed like FF took a noticeable dip in traffic/use, but it seems like things are business as usual now - am I wrong?
- Brett Kelly
from IM
Depends; in Turkish and Italian FF land, it's hothothot. In English FF, there has been a dip, but I'm seeing a recovery of a sorts in my own feed. To tell you the truth, it's different for each person, since each person has different subscriptions and home feeds
- Itachi
Not Haircut
Dave Roth, aden, Derrick and 2 other people liked this
:)
- Derrick
More like "bedhead", I think
- Brett Kelly
This weirded me out a little bit. You look strikingly like Duck Brown http://www.zooomr.com/photos...
- Dave Roth
My Cup of Coffee
aden, Nicholas Kreidberg, Derrick and 9 other people liked this
My wife bought me that mug like 9 years ago and I still use it every single day. Plus, it's hilariously snarky.
- Brett Kelly
dang, i need to find a mug that says that. or at least a water bottle.
- Joe Silence
It really is wonderful and it kills in the breakroom.
- Brett Kelly
Street Fighter
Farshad, Kol Tregaskes, Mark Horne and 10 other people liked this
(Disclaimer: I'm not a gamer) In thumbnail the one on the left looked like he was hitting him with his five penises.
- Spidra Webster
that's hilarious - as I recall, one of the characters in that game is able to issue several punches in such rapid succession that they appear to all be visible at once. Indistinguishable from magic.
- Brett Kelly
from IM
Missing the third frame: The two guys writing: "I will not SHORYUKEN! in class" 100 times each on the board...
- Kamilah Gill
JavaScript: The Good Parts - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
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Give 'Em DBizness, Kamala Whitaker, Itachi and Nicholas Kreidberg liked this
That's better than its counterpart: "JavaScript: The Naughty Bits" :)
- Curtiss Grymala
I suppose that depends on your predilections ;)
- Brett Kelly
from IM
After ten years, two motherboards, six hard drives, three sound cards, two video cards and two power supplies, my desktop computer is almost dead. I am putting a new fan on the CPU and if that doesn't work, then it will be used for parts.
Joe Silence, Itachi, RAPatton and Admiral Anika liked this
The end of an era
- Brett Kelly
I bought it to ward off any Y2K issues I might have had. I think I have gotten my money's worth.
- Derek Coward
Def. I'm all for putting old desktops on life support as well man. They really do last long and are worth their money
- Itachi
Anyone know anything about these Sony Readers that are popping up in all the ads? Worth buying? Stay away from? Any thoughts.
Only the $400 model can do over-the-air delivery of content - you have to sideload using USB on the other models. This would be enough for me to not consider it (plus the Kindle and Nook are both substantially cheaper)
- Brett Kelly
I'm not too concerned about that. The USB thing is fine with me. I've been seeing the pocket edition for $199.00 which is affordable for me.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
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