This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my...
more...
- Tyler (Chacha)
I received three submissions via Twitter from @redstickrant (Clifford): ""Never get involved in a land war in Asia." "Why, yes, I do want fries with that..." "History is made at night. Character is what you are in the dark."
- John E. Bredehoft
It stinks. When I lived in NC, some idiot broke into my new car 3 months after I purchased it. Broke the lock etc., but they couldn't steal the car even though they tried. 3 days later they tried again, but even though the lock was busted already the jack a**s broke the window to get in. Again, they couldn't steal the car even though they had enough time to burn cigarettes into my dash. We moved within the month.
- RAPatton
The person was obviously looking for coins. We don't leave any there. :(
- AJ Batac :)
it's happened to me a couple of times - different cities. It's a horrible feeling so I totally understand. in my case, the broke the lock and the steering column cover to try and steal the truck. they didn't steal it but messed it up pretty good.
- Paulette
Sorry to hear that. Happened to us in a decent suburb a few months ago...it sucks.
- Bubba Botts
around '89 someone shot out my back window and stole my shitty stereo. i've been locking my car up inside a garage ever since.
- Joe The Sausage
B*st*rds.... karma will get 'em in the end...
- Andrew Terry
Sucky, I'm so sorry. One of the times our car was broken into they threw my husbands dress whites (Navy) into the street where they got trashed. The stereo and other things that were stolen were no big deal..replacing that uniform at the last minute when we couldn't afford it, scrambling to get it ready (wash,press,patches sewn on etc..) in one day so he could go out to sea for 4 months was pretty awful. We had been in Fla. for about 72 hours..........nice welcome.
- suzanne
:( Sorry to hear that. We've been through it and the sense of violation takes a while to fade. Hopefully they got some prints and can find the jerk(s).
- adf
adf, cops never came. I am officially a statistic.
- AJ Batac :)
I had all those same feelings when my car was broken into. I'm sorry you're going through it and I hope the creep(s) that did it gets a very painful boil in a very sensitive place.
- vicster
Ugh, that is unbelievable and makes it that much worse! Sorry :(
- adf
That sucks. I feel your pain. I've had my car broken into 3 times - all in New Orleans. The first two times, they took out the back triangle window; the last - the passenger side window. There was nothing in the car to steal, though, so they didn't get anything. Just left a mess.
- Cassandra
yeah, we all read what you said......shame shame
- suzanne
I did know, but I keep forgetting because it *seems* like the kind of room that should be private. If Friendfeed didn't have such great google juice I wouldn't care, but now it seems I always have to think twice before bitching.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
OKAY, Now that Mary Carmen is taken, I am taking applications on who wants to be my new FF Crush. Please DM me and tell me why you want me to stalk your profile for hours at a time and send you cryptic little DMs saying such things as "Hottie" and the like. Submission are to be received no later than Noon Saturday.
Oh I saw that this morning, did he propose, I found it a bit cryptic.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Oh, my god...no. Not engaged, but "off the market." But I'm not dead....and they didn't remove the flirting part of my brain so I expect not much will change.
- Mary Carmen
Maybe it was just sleep deprivation. Well I has a happy for you. :D
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Mary, I mis read that bit about your flirting part of your brain, I thought it said farting part of your brain - lol
- Brent - Yes I am
I do suffer from the occasional brain fart. Im pretty sure the tumor was not in that part of the brain.
- Mary Carmen
I was getting all my application materials together as well, when it dawned on me that I didn't subscribe to tehKenny (though that has been fixed), nor does he subscribe to me. This means I'm out of the running. I'll go cry now...
- Webgoddess Needs A Drink
Um... maybe DM wasn't the best method by which to set forth the application process...
- tehKenny
Yes to everything but socks & undies. I hate ironing, so it's a good way to get the crease lines out. Also, my sheets often come in plastic and I hate that smell, so I wash them.
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
We wash sheets and undergarments. Regular clothes like jeans and shirts, usually not.
- Michelle M
I just bought a new blanket and I like it, but it's got a funky smell. It's in the wash now, but I think that's the first time I've ever done such a thing. Vegas seems to like it just fine: http://ff.im/eppHj
- Derrick
yes, for pretty much everything. the sizing irritates my skin with a lot of stuff.
- holly #ravingfangirl
Yes to all, but I have hypersensitive skin so I want to run things through the wash with hypoallergenic cleaner first. If someone wearing certain colognes, perfumes, or used certain soaps tried the items on, I don't want any potential left over residue irritating my skin.
- Katy S
I definitely wash sheets before using. Makes them softer (with fabric softener of course) =)
- Beau Liening
Yep, I wash stuff. I broke out in hives once from some dye or sizing or something in an unwashed shirt.
- LB so u no it's real
Yes, especially if it's from overseas, some fabrics are treated with pesticide before packaging.
- Heather Solos
Yes, I wash everything to soften it up a bit before use.
- Bren
from iPhone
We wash most everything before use, except for t-shirts and socks that I recall.
- Ayşe E.
I wash it all. Send work clothes to the dry cleaners.
- Mary Carmen
I definitely do. I've gotten rashes before from wearing new clothes that haven't been washed. My wife, otoh, won't wash new clothes until she's worn them, as she says they're not new anymore after you wash them.
- Curdy G
from iPhone
Nope, no ill effects, yet , considering all the allergies I got to learn I had last week
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
most times yes because I am allergic to alot of detergents
- just ZONED
not usually, unless it smells or looks too new
- Tinfoil 2.0
Underwear and linens, yes. Anything bought from a thrift shop, yes. Most other things I just take on a case by case basis — usually I'll wear without washing, but if I question the dye or fabric I'll wash it first.
- Penguin
Just pulled my new blanket out of the dryer and I LOVE it. Waiting on the sheets now to finish their turn tumbling.
- Derrick
I just saw something on Good Morning America about how filthy clothes are when they come from the store. I always wash everything first, but after watching that, I REALLY will wash everything first.
- Rochelle
No, but if we ever had our own washer and dryer I probably would.
- Lix
So interesting, never thought of washing something new from the store, as if it was impeccable. Never thought about it, ever. Wondering now if my parents are doing it, what a strange thing to consider now, obviously it was touched by everyone involved in making them...
- Zu from AOD
Usually not. Mostly because I don't care. Although, I probably should because I don't know where they've been...
- Rah-PM 2012
I wash it all. Especially socks and underwear.....and sheets and towels.
- suzanne
I wash sheets and blankets and towels.. they kind of smell nicer and become soft after a wash:-)
- ANJELINABANANA
I always do, I don't know why. My wife never does, and I don't know why either.
- Matt Hilton
yes. 2 reasons: first, with clothes I realize that others may have tried them on and second, I used to work for an apparel manufacturer, have been in the cut, sew and distribution facilities and seen the chemicals used in those processes ( there's pressing & cleaning at a minimum)
- ellbeecee
from BuddyFeed
Always - you never know who touched them before, you never know how many people blew their noses then tried them on without underwear on with their snot ridden hands all over them, and god knows what chemicals are still on them when they reach the store
- T-Bone Tsali, FF Cherokee
I try them on, then wash before proper use.
- Kol Tregaskes
I don't wash anything if it hasn't been worn/used yet. I guess I'm just lazy? Dunno. Haven't experienced any adverse health effects and nothing has been inappropriately recolored in the wash. So it's all good to me.
- Hookuh Tinypants
i prefer to wash before wearing, you never know where that stuff has been!
- Loc
I'm a big fan of the new deadly sins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... I'm torn between Financial Gluttony and Taking Drugs (with a soft spot for Human Experimentation).
- Greg Schwartz
You'd've thought they'd've taken a lesson from the original Deadlies. One word = great marketing. ;)
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
Greg, why are you and I always in sync?????
- Mary Carmen
how stupid people are once again ..as I am pulling out of the driveway to walk behind the car. duh
- just ZONED
That it's better to just do a thing than spend time worrying about how long it'll take to get done. (I have to relearn this one on a regular basis.)
- Kirsten
I really don't like the smell of hot dogs cooking.
- suzanne
That for $500 I can buy 78 books after library discount! The shelves are really going to fill up again at this rate
- Hedgehog
Swallowing in mid chew of an Altoid will result in pain and much coughing.
- aden {Chickadee}
"The key to this odd preparation — you make steak and sauce at the same time, in the same pan — is getting a cast-iron skillet really hot. When it is, sear the steak and sauce ingredients — almonds, tomatoes, garlic and, if you like, jalapeño — until charred. Unless you have a powerful exhaust fan, by that point the kitchen will probably be a bit smoky, and you’ll be glad to transfer the steak to the oven to finish cooking."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
It's a little bit too dark orange to be cat puke...looks more like baby food.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I miss tri-tip. DO ANYBODY NO WHY IT NOT IN TEXAS?
- Josh Haley
Really? I'd totally have thought tri-tip was available in TX.
- Spidra Webster
You have to order it special from the butcher.
- Trish Haley
Where are the rings around the meat? ;-)
- Jesse Stay
Josh, out here I have a really hard time finding Brisket, so we're even :-)
- Jesse Stay
Of the names Bittman lists, I think it might be called 'top sirloin' 'round here.
- Andrew C (✓)
Josh, have you guys been to Taste of Texas yet? Best steak I've ever had - I go every time I visit (and several times when I lived there).
- Jesse Stay
They have it at Costco I read - also HEB's Central Market would carry it.
- Paulette
That's similar to the way I cook a strip steak or a boneless ribeye. First you rub the steak with liberal amounts of salt on both sides. The salt starts the cooking process by breaking down the tissue and making the searing work better. You can use other spices if you like. To cook, you: 1. Disable smoke detector, 2. sear both sides on cast iron, 3. cook in oven on max for 7-8 minutes, 4. remove from oven and transfer to plate for five minute cool-down period, 5. eat. No sauce required.
- Otto
I love this cut. Costco usually has big packs of them for a pretty good price. Before long camping trips I'll buy a couple, stick them in a ziploc bag with a tasty marinade, freeze them solid and then stash them at the bottom of a cooler with ice or dry ice. It takes a couple of days for them to thaw completely so they help the cooler and they get nicely marinaded. Tasty.
- suzanne
It will be -1 tomorrow when I wake up with a -30 wind chill. I'm not looking forward to going to work. I've got my fingers crossed that the country roads I have to take to get to the main roads will still be too bad to venture out.
- DB - Just DB
"According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, prepared foods may contain an average of 8% more calories than their package labels own up to and restaurant meals may contain a whopping 18% more. Worse still, as far as Food and Drug Administration regulations are concerned, that's perfectly O.K."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
"No one would deny that the 18% calorie overload on restaurant menus is a problem. The additional 8% in frozen foods sounds less serious; in a 500-calorie entree, after all, 8% adds only 40 calories. That, however, is in a single meal. Over the course of a year, consuming just 5% more than you need in a 2,000-calorie diet can mean a 10-lb. weight gain. "The 18% and 8% figures are just what you need not to lose weight," says Roberts."
- Katy S
It's amazing how quickly the calories disappear from bread on those counters.
- suzanne
"There are precious few children’s shows out there that are really immune to generation gaps, but Fraggle Rock stands the test of time with its humor and the easy-to-grasp lessons of morality worked into each episode. With Fraggle Rock The Complete First Season ($27) you get 24 episodes of this Jim Henson creation. Enjoy original music and learn some life lessons with over 700 minutes of Fraggle fun. Bonus features include interviews, documentaries, and a replica of Jim Henson’s notepad."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
I tried to get my kids into it. I was bummed when they didn't enjoy it as much as I did :(
- Shevonne
they've got a complete series as well...they've actually released it twice as a complete series. i have the 1st release, tis awesome. Shevonne you should buy it for yourself! :)
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Same here, Shevonne. Fraggle Rock was such a great show. I still think my kids are just weird.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Here's to hoping "egotistical fatso", as in "Scoble is an egotistical fatso" soon leads Googlers here--and they give to the food bank, too.
- Pierce Presley
Alright man, you asked for it, you got it... Scoble is an egotistical fatso (not that I necessarily believe that... #justsayin)
- Aaron Strout
Yes, I'm a stay at home mom.....no, I don't want to watch your kids during the day......not even if you paid me.... no, you would not be 'doing me a favor'.......sorry, you will NOT guilt me in to it. Seriously, don't ask me again.
I'm a stay at home dad. everyone thinks i'm a lazy bastard even tho i work harder now than when i was working in the outside world. i guess cos i'm at home and don't get financially compensated i must be a bum. oh yeah, and apparently certain other parents think i'm some kind of pedo. :P
- Joe The Sausage
Joe - I hate that attitude that people are giving you. That's just the sort of thing that keep some really great male teachers from teaching elementary school, which is really sad.
- Katy S
I work from home much of the time, and I know that some folks think it must be a real doddle. I can watch TV all day (don't have one!), drink myself silly at all hours. OK, I can mostly choose when to get meals and coffee, and it's much cheaper than eating out, and I can work in my birthday suit if I wanted I guess. Thing is though, I still have to do the work to get paid!
- Ian May
So I can tell how you slammed down the book and shoved my change at me without a word that you disapproved of my purchase. I guess 'tolerance' and 'acceptance of others' doesn't apply to the people who don't agree with you. I've had friendlier service buying porn.
Wow! Of course, now I'm totally curious about what book you bought.
- Katy S
hah.....It was 'Going Rogue' for my smartypants brother in law for his B-day. I got it for him kind of as a joke but when he blew out his candles he wished for "No Socialism". I guess the jokes on me.
- suzanne
I can't even imagine putting a "costume" on my car. There were even tackier things in the store, but too many people were crowded around them to take pictures.
- Katy S
Ha! Around here people drive around with menorahs on the roof of their cars and each turns on for Hanukkah.
- Anika
from fftogo
My down the street neighbor has these on her VW Bug. As much as I hate to say this....it's kinda cute.
- suzanne
I'm about to become a landowner.....acres and acres of beautiful unspoiled land brimming with trees, views of the Cascade and Enchantment mountain ranges and about 20 miles from nowhere Wa. I hope all goes well.
I turned 30 at the beginning of this year. It's no big deal.
- Curdy G
The real crisis: I'm suddenly becoming David Wooderson. "High school girls (Me: And all college girls): I get older, they stay the same age"
- Mike Nayyar
mmmmm Denny's pancakes. I remember a time when they were as big as your head and only cost a nickel! That was before forks were invented so we had to eat them with our hands. Damn hot they were too, not like today. Cold as ice now.......and small.
- suzanne
you youngins this old hag is 60.......
- just ZONED
i'm more than twice your age and still rockin'. you're far from done, lad. :)
- Joe The Sausage
Mike Nayyar I love dazed and confused
- just ZONED
I was rocking til I got arthritis so bad I had to quit work and everything but in my mind I am still jumping around the concerts and traveling...........I miss all that the most but at least I have my FF to keep me company.............
- just ZONED
yup I'm good. I just want you guys to know that you're just perfect. I imagined you that way.
- MoTO Bott
You *know* you're all figments of my imagination, right?
- MoTO Bott
ok here finsihed all my presents and even got one today....:)...and yourself?
- just ZONED
Aden, you're just perfect sweetie. You're smart and sensitive and talented (and junk)... Josh fights for truth, justice and the pantless. ... MVB may make like snidely whiplash, but he rides like the Lone Ranger (Cristo will make something suitably filthy of that remark).. Mike makes it happen.... Halil loves chocolate, nuff said... Jeremy scares people in all the right ways...Val is all ribbons and bows... you guys are just right. Edit: bunneh! can take it like a man.
- MoTO Bott
I'm okay....my bro-in-law told me the wrong date and time for a cooking class I really wanted to take so I totally missed it. But other than that I'm super, thanks for asking.
- suzanne
yep! Getting ready to make biscuits. I think I might roll a little cinnamon sugar into the dough.
- Katy S
I'm just making an old buttermilk biscuit recipe my dad uses. I suspect it's from a Betty Crocker cookbook. After I pat out the dough, I'm going to put melted butter on it, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on it, gently roll it, and then slice it.
- Katy S
sleepy this afternoon but doing ok here! thanks for asking this very important question. :-D
- Paulette
MC makes me smile... Suzanne brings the optimism...Katy "just grabs 'em in the biscuits" and keeps the traditions going... Kaia keeps it stirred up... CW can live with ambivalence... matmazelange holds out for hope... Paulette understands what it means to live in a state of gratitude.... Rodfather is appropriately confident... see, you people are perfect.
- MoTO Bott
Perez said we lied about what happened here, and he demanded a retraction...Well demand this you talentless dope, here is what really happened. - http://www.ktla.com/videobe...
It IS an ugly purse, it looks like a green windbreaker rolled up and then wrapped with a bungi cord. They deserve each other. I love Goodwill 'granpa' sweaters, always comfy and broken in...the one I was wearing was a Woolrich cardigan that I paid $2.77. Pinch those pennies 'til they cry and call me momma.
- suzanne
Our new pound puppy......such a sweety. Boxer/lab already named Zoey.....of course it's Zoey because we already have a shar-pei/boxer/lab named Joey. We may or may not change it. I can't wait to bring her home.
No seriously, it's not even right how awesome this is. there is no more awesome left in the world because this has taken all of it. every last drop.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Heh. Going through best of the month and this popped up. And it is. Best. Of. The. Month!
- Jason Toney
Awww. I need to call my little shorty cousins.
- Derrick