Random non sequitur posts catch-all thread

This is the way.

Robear wrote:

I'm more like d4m0. I like mixing things when they taste good together, but separating off the less pleasant stuff. When I make sandwiches I tend to be meticulous about the vertical placement of flavors. On an ideal plate, my last bite of something should be constructed the same way as the first (if it's potatos, then still have some gravy, if it's a sandwich not running out of a component, if it's soup, crackers start to finish).

Thus is order created and observed.

1000. I thought I was the only one!

I have been known to not feel like getting two dishes, and wanting to eat while watching tv, and this would include a large bowl with pasta, meat and tomato sauce, and the salad...all mixed together. Sometimes with hot sauce over all of that. Cause I didn't feel like having a separate salad bowl.

Should that be in spoilers for the organized eating crowd?

A high school friend used to take a bite of everything, then take a sip from his drink and mush it all up in his mouth at the same time. Needless to say, it was pretty gross. I lost touch with him after college, but always wondered if he still eats that way.

If I ever bump into him: “How've you been? Do ya… do ya still eat like a literal pig?”

PaladinTom wrote:

A high school friend used to take a bite of everything, then take a sip from his drink and mush it all up in his mouth at the same time. Needless to say, it was pretty gross. I lost touch with him after college, but always wondered if he still eats that way.

If I ever bump into him: “How've you been? Do ya… do ya still eat like a literal blender?”

FTFY

Better!

Roo wrote:

I have been known to not feel like getting two dishes, and wanting to eat while watching tv, and this would include a large bowl with pasta, meat and tomato sauce, and the salad...all mixed together. Sometimes with hot sauce over all of that. Cause I didn't feel like having a separate salad bowl.

Should that be in spoilers for the organized eating crowd? :)

Nah, while I may default to eating things separately, if things taste good all mixed up then I mix them all up.

Mixing is its own type of organization, and can produce interesting textural effects as well. I mean, all salads are mixed, even Caesar.

Mantid wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Had dinner with a friend tonight and was told that I am an "in order eater," as in, I will eat say, the vegetables, THEN the meat, THEN the starch, etc, without mixing them.

I am now profoundly self-conscious about my consumption habits, so someone else please tell me they're just as weird as I am.

Nope! I put everything in a blender and drink everything all at once!

Spoiler:

Actually I'm one of those who prefers that most my food doesn't even touch on the plate, but I (think) I usually jump around from item to item. I'm certainly going to be more aware of it while eating tomorrow, thank you very much!

This would work too.

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I mean, you can eat your meals however you want, but as far as mixing when something is made and served to you, my opinion is that you shouldn't really be mixing anything together that wasn't prepared that way.

You can, by all means, sample each as you go through your plate, but at that point, it becomes semantics as to whether or not you're really eating the meal differently than someone who rotates through the various items on a plate.

It is a crime not to mix mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, steak pieces and green bean pieces together, should you find them separate on your plate.

Y'all need to stop playing with your food and just eat it.

Stealthpizza wrote:

Y'all need to stop playing with your food and just eat it.

Counterpoint: a meal served with a small slingshot and a large bib is objectively a more fun meal.

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(Chicken, FWIW. I wouldn't f*ck with an Orangutan, I don't care which one of us has the sword.)

I work from home, so I don’t get in my car a _lot_, but I can definitely see that being a worse option.

EDIT: What does “fight” entail? To first blood? To the death? Just fight for a while?

Chumpy_McChump wrote:

I work from home, so I don’t get in my car a _lot_, but I can definitely see that being a worse option.

EDIT: What does “fight” entail? To first blood? To the death? Just fight for a while?

Until the orangutan pulls your arm off.

It doesn't say I can't use weapons against the chicken. Sure, bit of a hassle every time I use my car, but on the bright side, free chicken dinner every night!

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Completely out of the "ideal" season, but goodness, bourbon and apple cider! Who knew!

(Many people, I know, bear with me.)

Try a bit of maple syrup to sweeten it, Prederick, the darker the better.

Prederick wrote:

Completely out of the "ideal" season, but goodness, bourbon and apple cider! Who knew!

(Many people, I know, bear with me.)

In the same drink, or just part of the same drinking session? I had someone once tell me that Fireball Whiskey mixed with cider is amazing, but wasn't convinced enough to actually try.

In the same drink. Amazing.

Robear wrote:

In the same drink. Amazing.

Yeah, TOTAL surprise there. Did not expect them to compliment each other so well, but they really, really did.

Robear wrote:

Try a bit of maple syrup to sweeten it, Prederick, the darker the better. :-)

That's what she said, etc., etc., etc.

Hey, dark maple syrup is the Whitest New England open secret... Sell the "Fancy" stuff (as it used to be called) for a premium and use the super-delicious dark stuff for family and friends.

I will provide a secret for you maple lovers out there.

Spoiler:

Call the Maple Grove Gift Shop at 1-800-525-2540 Ext. 5547 and ask if they have any candy seconds. They have full maple and maple mixed with regular sugar. The seconds are sold in a plain box and are usually broken pieces or pieces that set incorrectly, but they are perfectly edible. Usually a pound a box, this is what the locals buy to eat, so don't be greedy, just get one, it's a lot of candy. Should be half the price of the regular boxes. Don't give them any grief at all if they have none; they do sell out fairly quickly so it's hit or miss. You will not find these on the website, and if you go to the store, they are on the *back* of a display tucked away in a dark corner. Note that there are no syrup seconds. Just the candies.

Robear wrote:

Sell the "Fancy" stuff (as it used to be called) for a premium

I still hate that Vermont changed the naming standard for dark maple syrup. It's grade B, B for "better," dammit!

That secret had aged pretty well, alas. You could tell when a busload of tourists had come through the store because the clerks were busy restocking the clear stuff while the shelves bulged with lovely dark, thick syrup.

Finding a dead deer on the sidewalk outside my apartment at the start of our walk was not one of the adventures I’d planned for the new puppy.

Well, it's gotta be the best surprise of his short life. Might as well let him check it out.

"Our game has four character classes, so most players will probably go through the new-character tutorial four times. Is this looong unskippable dialog going to be that hilarious the 3rd or 4th time around?"

...is a question that has never been asked by anyone associated with any Borderlands game.

Tscott wrote:

Finding a dead deer on the sidewalk outside my apartment at the start of our walk was not one of the adventures I’d planned for the new puppy.

On the drive back from my parents' house last night, I got to encounter and old favorite of mine, "Deer who was clearly hit by a truck, not a car."

How can I tell the difference, you ask? Well, a deer that has been hit by a car is frequently still intact.

A deer that has been hit by a truck looks like an enormous, red balloon just exploded across the road, and there are bits of fur everywhere and one stray leg lying in traffic.