The few... The proud...
Those with 100 ratings. ;) Just noticed mine went up. I feel so, so,...
I'd like to thank everyone who made this possible... The academy... Mom... My obsession with online shopping... woot for making my obsession possible... ;)
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claudicina
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It is all the chatting here that makes it possible, so we can vote on your comments, as well as your deals.
ah yes i agree, thank you woot for providing an environment that not only caters to my obsessions but also rewards them.
woot you are my pusherman..
I am often amused at the reputation thing. I'll bet that when the algorithm was designed, they didn't take into account the rather serendipitous thing that happened over here on AtW. There are people who can be depended to show up as commenters on specific kinds of deals, too (waves at @catbertthegreat et al).
:)
@shrdlu: apropos of nothing in particular, you need one of these: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/popculture/c1d8/
@heymo: I <3 Monty Python.
@claudicina: I do as well. But @shrdlu, who alluded to the fact in question when explaining the inner workings of the flounder (http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/a73d50c5-1951-438a-9789-2a140535ecd0/suspected-bug-url-scraper-malfunction?page=2&sort=oldest), probably has us both beat.
I'm sellin dimebags of ratings, sshhhh don't tell.
@heymo: What was it? A shirt? I don't need more shirts, that's for certain. I didn't look. Thinkgeek's not one of my favorite sites to visit (too noisy).
@heymo: I don't know...I think this one might be better: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/c9ba/zoom/
edit- @shrdlu: so you don't have to click: "You read my t-shirt. That's enough social interaction for one day."
@shrdlu: Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...
@lavikinga: Oh. God. Okay, I would almost buy that shirt. That's truly funny. I just have so many tshirts, and have already determined that I cannot possible wear them out before I am worn out. I think I quit counting at 200, but there's probably more than that.
I've given plenty away to charity, or family members. The ones I have are all keepers for various reasons. Often they are hysterically funny, or make serious social commentary. Many of my favorites are from the early days of the Defcon Shoot. One has a picture of a 45, with the caption "The Original Point and Click Interface."
Whoa. First off, let me say that today (Pi day), Google is just COOL. Okay, okay, now that I'm over that...
http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/rkba/dcs/
Yes, folks, these are the images of the original shirts (all strong defenses of the 2nd Amendment...and my anticipatory apologies to Jay D for the hit his site is about to take).
@lavikinga: I have plenty of openly hostile shirts, but one of my favorites is RegEx (in the FedEx colors). I'll see if I can find a link to the site that sells them. It's the total geek shirt.
@shrdlu: Can't take full credit for that. Youngest daughter (with the Daria "Hell is other People" poster) first pointed the shirt out. We like people. Just not all the time and definitely not unannounced at our cave door.
She will love these DEFCON shirts!
Edit: Just looked at some of the photos. Good to know there are other twisted souls out there who do bad things to marshmallow peeps.
@lavikinga: I love what people do to peeps, although I think my favorite might be the Peep Show, which amuses me. The microwaving of peeps just seems a bit boring after a while.
oooh, I believe I enjoyed a bump over the weekend (which is odd since I didn't post anything or make any comments.) What that tells me is that you all like me much better when I am not seen or heard. Hmmmm...
@hobbit: Microwaving a peep is dangerous. Who knew sugar was THAT flammable?
@lavikinga: get a pile of sugar and pour sulphuric acid on it. Green flames!
@lavikinga: Blowing up peeps is a good time.I also like microwaving CDs (I do neither of these in my microwave, of course). Eggs are excellent. Even out of the shell, they can still explode. I love that.
@shrdlu: do you have a list of things that explode in the microwave?
@sgoman5674: Anything with a nice squishy center, and a harder exterior. Water balloons. Marshmallows (although not very satisfying, and they still do catch fire). Basically, anything that has moisture on the inside that will heat up enough to become gaseous and try to expand more quickly than the outer shell permits is a candidate for BEWM. Eggs work so well because of the yolk.
I love blowing (mod edit: profanity) up. I just do.
[Edit] Please do not put actual (mod edit: profanity) in the microwave. You will regret this.
@lavikinga: With peeps - It isn't the sugar, it is all that wax.
eggs explode in a microwave, beyond that I forget. I don't own a microwave anymore so I forget what else I accidentally exploded in a microwave.
@shrdlu: "[Edit] Please do not put actual (mod edit: profanity) in the microwave. You will regret this."
I really don't want to know how you know this.
@sgoman5674: I know it via deduction. Silly you.
@shrdlu: Toads do not like the microwave either. I have a friend who's daughter found a toad near the house last winter. The little darling thought she'd warm it up since it looked so cold! Needless to say... Remember Gremlins...?
@claudicina: When my brother was just a little over two, my cousins had some easter ducklings, and he squeezed two of them to death, because he was trying to get the worms out of them. I felt bad for their death, and for him, and for the toad and your daughter too.
I had forgotten about this thread for a bit. Goodness, I wish I could unread the microwaved toads and chick squishing.
Frozen, thawed brussel sprouts explode rather nicely.
Great. Now every time I microwave brussels I'm gonna think of toads.
Just peachy.
@lavikinga: Actually, some of the other posts about food really made me desire a nice roast goose. I can smell the aroma from here (downstairs, and far away from the kitchen). Yes, indeed, goose is tasty. Not a fan of stuffing a goose (they're so very fat), but I'll be having beautiful little purple potatoes on the side, along with sliced carrots and celery. Oh, yes, and a nice glass of merlot, of course.
Why on earth would you microwave brussels? You can just steam them, you know (even if frozen first, they still steam up just fine). I love brussels sprouts. Now I wish I had some to go with the goose.
@shrdlu: Now you are making me hungry. And you are making me wish I was married to a woman that could cook. But since I'm not married at all...
Alas, if it isn't smothered in pasta sauce, I cannot do a thing with it. (but at least I make my own sauce...)
@claudicina: Wait. You'd like to be married to a woman that could cook? You're a guy? Or just someone who wants a wife? I used to want a wife, when I was working... Anyway, I digress.
My daughter often recommends Martha Stewart's Web site and recipes as a good place to start. They're simple, and healthy.
http://www.marthastewart.com/food
http://www.marthastewart.com/quick-recipes
Roast goose is easy, as long as you have a large roasting pan, and a rack, and can do simple math. Remember good is VERY fat. I always cut away the visible fat, before I even bother with it. Puncture the skin many times with a nice sharp knife (so that the fat will run out, and the skin will be crispy). Before it goes in the oven, look at the weight of the bird. Let's say 8 pounds, to make it easy. 1/2 hour for the first pound, and 20 minutes each additional pound, at 350 F, so 170 minutes, or not quite three hours. Keep covered until the last 45 minutes, to force out the fat.
The rack is VERY important. You don't want the goose sitting in all that fat. I just did a 9 pound bird, and poured off one quart of fat. If I were Lithuanian, there's no end of fancy dishes I could make with it, but I'm not. Look up lithuanian + duck fat + cabbage or lithuanian + goose + cabbage, if you're curious.
@shrdlu: I am a guy. And being married to a woman that could cook would not be such a bad thing! ;)
@claudicina: I am a guy who can cook. It helps if you help the parent who cooks when you are younger. I picked up a lot of my skills that way.
@shrdlu: Why microwave? Youngest child decided to eat leftovers from the previous night and was on a tight schedule. we had the hardest time cleaning it off the microwave walls.
I'm one quarter Lithuanian. Dark bread, potatoes & cabbage is what I remember most from my GrandDad's cooking. He made some great bread. I've neglected exposing my kids to the foods from that culture, leaning more toward their German & Cuban heritages. I've recently discovered cepelinai both stuffed with meat and cheese. One of the recipes if any one is interested: http://easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/lithuaniannoodles/r/zeppelins.htm
THIS would go over well with my crowd!
I have never had goose. Duck, yes. I'll have to look at the recipes. Can't be much harder than roasting a chicken, right?
@lavikinga: Goose (and duck) are similar. I don't like chicken near as well, truthfully. Chicken can dry out if you're not careful when you roast. Goose can cover your oven with a fine film of grease if you're not careful. This is one of the reasons it should be left covered for most of the roasting.
After roasting the goose last night, I pulled all the meat off the bones, and will divide the rest of it up and freeze it for other recipes over the spring, since it's approaching the time when I won't want the house heated up by the oven.
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