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Wasn't there even a Chinese philosopher that said you shouldn't eat? (or do a number of other bodily functions as well) Laozi maybe?Well, my friend has a theory that China has always a whole bunch of incompetent emperors, who taxed the people heavily to the point of starvation, so Chinese learnt to eat anything…
Many centuries later, even though there’s no need to, some Chinese still retain the ability to Eat Anything…
I know the egg thing is kinda odd, since even my Dad, who has eaten snake, refused to have anything to do with it. It seems I’m even more indiscriminate then he is.
Well here are some Chinese Food Proverbs.
Note the first one:
"Anything that walks, swims, crawls, or flies with its back to heaven is edible."
(Cantonese saying. Source: The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo)
But don't eat things while nekkid.
*Gets dressed, while sighing...*
Lol and of course morts post got the top spot.
Hey, the trap for someone.
Did you count the posts and purposefully set it up that way?
Yeah.
We salute you!
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*Meows*
And shetland ponies are supposed to be gentle and good tempered!
You see my problem with coffee is that the cheap stuff has a sour aftertaste that I don't like, so I can only drink the expensive stuff like those in Starbucks. (yes, I said the bad word, Starbucks)
So I pretty much eschew coffee altogether.
*Gives Mort a scratchie between the ear*
Gentle and good tempered?! Try stubborn and independent!
>_<'
*Notes down, having to take Mort by a coffe-place*
That sour/bitter aftertaste actually gives a bit of character to a cup of coffee...
Unless its overpowering of cause...
Then again. You're a sweety cat so sour stuff might simply taste more sour to you...
I'm like that with salt. Can taste even trace amount of it, so sometimes I complain about the salty taste of everything ^^'
So lady called me about an hour and a half ago. Her phone was going in and out so I asked her to repeat herself she lectured me on not interrupting then asked what I said and I told her and she felt foolish. She was was apparently lost and proceeded to describe places she was around which was unlike anything in our area. I looked up one of them later and found it on the wrong highway about an hour away from us. I figured out where she was but she hung up on me mid sentence. She just arrived and apologized profusely. It doesn't bother me but holy cow if she would of just calmed down and listened to me for a minute she could of been here at least 45 minutes ago.
Panicking does not help you get out of a bad situation. Deep calm breaths and count to 10 over and over if you have to.
They are always doing road work and don't keep up with the signs very well sometimes so that doesn't help. If you can avoid travelling at night I strongly suggest it as well. If you have a flat or your car breaks down or you just get lost without phone signal its so much harder to get help at night.
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So lady called me about an hour and a half ago. Her phone was going in and out so I asked her to repeat herself she lectured me on not interrupting then asked what I said and I told her and she felt foolish. She was was apparently lost and proceeded to describe places she was around which was unlike anything in our area. I looked up one of them later and found it on the wrong highway about an hour away from us. I figured out where she was but she hung up on me mid sentence. She just arrived and apologized profusely. It doesn't bother me but holy cow if she would of just calmed down and listened to me for a minute she could of been here at least 45 minutes ago.
Panicking does not help you get out of a bad situation. Deep calm breaths and count to 10 over and over if you have to.
They are always doing road work and don't keep up with the signs very well sometimes so that doesn't help. If you can avoid travelling at night I strongly suggest it as well. If you have a flat or your car breaks down or you just get lost without phone signal its so much harder to get help at night.
When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!
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Hey there, LordSynos! I hope that you have a good day today.
Hes a sneaky little bugger.
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So lady called me about an hour and a half ago. Her phone was going in and out so I asked her to repeat herself she lectured me on not interrupting then asked what I said and I told her and she felt foolish. She was was apparently lost and proceeded to describe places she was around which was unlike anything in our area. I looked up one of them later and found it on the wrong highway about an hour away from us. I figured out where she was but she hung up on me mid sentence. She just arrived and apologized profusely. It doesn't bother me but holy cow if she would of just calmed down and listened to me for a minute she could of been here at least 45 minutes ago.
Panicking does not help you get out of a bad situation. Deep calm breaths and count to 10 over and over if you have to.
They are always doing road work and don't keep up with the signs very well sometimes so that doesn't help. If you can avoid travelling at night I strongly suggest it as well. If you have a flat or your car breaks down or you just get lost without phone signal its so much harder to get help at night.
Yeah my family tries not to travel at night. Especially on vacations because you're not familiar with the place. Of course when I was in Hokkaido with my BF, we tried(my suggestion) to make our way to the Otaru canal on foot at night to see the scenery, using Google maps...
Eh, coffee is my only means of caffeine consumption, so.Go Cold Turkey! Live your life caffeine free! Oh wait. There's chocooolate.
I mean hey, I drink tea but I don't come here and say I can't live without tea, right?
Edit: But again I do go bad tea is better then plain water...
What I drink is none of your concern, please keep it to yourself.
Some people take there beverage selection seriously...
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Hes a sneaky little bugger.
Agreed. Gran is Sneaky!
And when I reverse trapped him, he wailed to Freehold
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*Meows*
And shetland ponies are supposed to be gentle and good tempered!
You see my problem with coffee is that the cheap stuff has a sour aftertaste that I don't like, so I can only drink the expensive stuff like those in Starbucks. (yes, I said the bad word, Starbucks)
So I pretty much eschew coffee altogether.
*Gives Mort a scratchie between the ear*
Gentle and good tempered?! Try stubborn and independent!
>_<'
*Notes down, having to take Mort by a coffe-place*
That sour/bitter aftertaste actually gives a bit of character to a cup of coffee...
Unless its overpowering of cause...
Then again. You're a sweety cat so sour stuff might simply taste more sour to you...
I'm like that with salt. Can taste even trace amount of it, so sometimes I complain about the salty taste of everything ^^'
Shetland ponies sound like cats! Independent and stubborn! Actually wiki says they are very intelligent and can be opinionated.
I am sensitive to sour stuff. Got it from my Dad. These days not so much, but still sensitive.
Kjeldorn - how did you have cold cuts at your family lunch? Cold cuts I know = ham and sausage and they're all salty.
I also take my food quite salty.
I like the high end coffee's as well.
I find the acid in the bean to be unnecessary to enjoying my cup of coffee.
That said, I also don't find it ruins my cup o' joe either.
Edit: I also refuse to buy starbucks in their stores since Tim Hortons makes something twice as good for half as much.
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Well at least I know Starbucks as a brand of coffee that I can actually drink. If you introduce me to other stuff that I can take that doesn't have acid in beans, like Tim Hortons, I would go for that.
I know I've grown rather fond of an Almond coffee, which is really unbecoming for a tea inquisitor. Again I drink it only on the day I wake up at 5.30 am to go to the gym.
Sumatra grown coffee beans have no acid in them at all. I like 'em because they are still full bodied, have no aftertaste, and yet make a very deep and rich cup of coffee.
Shetland ponies sound like cats! Independent and stubborn! Actually wiki says they are very intelligent and can be opinionated.I am sensitive to sour stuff. Got it from my Dad. These days not so much, but still sensitive.
Kjeldorn - how did you have cold cuts at your family lunch? Cold cuts I know = ham and sausage and they're all salty.
I also take my food quite salty.
Opinionated is probably s better description of Shetland ponies…
On a good day they happily go along with whatever you're planning.On a bad day…Well then pony don't give a shit!
As for the cold cuts…
Well its true that some of the meats are pretty salty, but not every one. At least a couple of the pork and 'beef' cuts were either spicy or pretty neutral, that goes for some of the sausage cuts too! And besides that there were eggs, turkey, fish (blegh!), a host of pâtés (wrinkles nose), Danish meatballs and a few kinds of cheese.
I also think that pretty mitigated by all the condiments on offer, which where excellent at hiding some of the saltiness - everything from ground horseradish to garlic cloves to 'curry-salads' to pickled vegetables.
So you like salt too (wrinkles nose again)...
I guess it okay in your case as would just make you a salty-sweet kitten :p
Oh and to my American compatriots:
Happy 4th of July!…
A day late…
Sorry…
^^'
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Its fine, your only one day late. and we set off fireworks on the thread, so... It was a good day.
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It's nice that you do, but could you please remind me why US citizens celebrate Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yielding power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire in 414?
Sorry Freehold, I never did the butt to webcam thing.The "she" is a cat. Hope this doesn't ruin it for you.i love everything about this post.1: "No, don't put your butt directly on the webcam."
2: "She's like 'This is my first time, I'm shy.'".please tell me it is mort.
Even if it isn't. I promise I will believe you.
hence, it would be your first time and you would be shy.
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It's nice that you do, but could you please remind me why US citizens celebrate Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yielding power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire in 414?
Because if we don't then:
A) Nobody else will.
B) We won't be as inclusive as we should be.
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It's nice that you do, but could you please remind me why US citizens celebrate Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yielding power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire in 414?Because if we don't then:
A) Nobody else will.
B) We won't be as inclusive as we should be.
I don't know about Nobody; he's not all that whimsical. But Whingey Wizzard sure as heck would, so it's best not to tell him.
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Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
Hi befriended a guy on Final Fantasy Online and invited him to join us for a bunch of random runs for a couple of nights. Last night (yep, no fireworks for us) he popped on, heard NobodysWife's voice, and posted a cartoon on Discord with, "Not all women are thots, but all thots are women."
So... casually dismissing an entire sex with an offensive post, why?
The kid is clearly an under-18 male and was trying to fit in, but thinking that posting that kind of s**t will make you fit in is pretty bad in and of itself. Thinking it WITH A WOMAN IN THE CHAT is just plain cluelessly offensive. And he continued to say quite a few randomly-offensive things that just went to show that our modern, "enlightened" generation just isn't learning a heck of a lot about sexism.
However, he did invite one of the people he'd met online, a 14-year-old girl, to join our group. And she was utterly and completely delightful. Friendly and chatty and interested in what we were doing and excited when we were patient enough to let her watch all the cut scenes in the dungeons we were doing and letting her get some items and generally not being complete jerks to her.
So maybe we just lock all under-18 boys in a giant reeducation camp 'til they hit 30...
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Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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I don't know NH. I wonder what your re-education camp would consist of, but my experience tallies with yours that guys under 18 are generally jerks.
And generally I'm more bubbly online then I am in person, anyway.
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hence, it would be your first time and you would be shy.Sorry Freehold, I never did the butt to webcam thing.The "she" is a cat. Hope this doesn't ruin it for you.i love everything about this post.1: "No, don't put your butt directly on the webcam."
2: "She's like 'This is my first time, I'm shy.'".please tell me it is mort.
Even if it isn't. I promise I will believe you.
I did not ever put my butt to a Webcam, nor would I ever do it.
Sorry to dissapoint you, Freehold, or on second thoughts, not that sorry^^
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It's nice that you do, but could you please remind me why US citizens celebrate Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yielding power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire in 414?
And here I was thinking that it was a celebration of An-Nasir Salah ah-Din Yusef ibn Ayyub's victory at the battle of (the horns of) Hattin in 1187, which secured the Ayyubids the status of the primary military power in the Levant, significantly pushing back the Christians in the region, and thus precipitating the Third Crusade?
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Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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My high school choir director (she was also my jr high choir director and my elementary school general music teacher, and one of my mom's best friends) used to say that she wanted to take every kid and sometime between 6th and 7th grade, just put them on a hook on a wall, and then leave them there until they were done with their sophomore year. A few cases would get left until sometime in their junior year. But by senior year everyone was pretty well taken off the wall and she could deal with them again.
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Well its true that some of the meats are pretty salty, but not every one. At least a couple of the pork and 'beef' cuts were either spicy or pretty neutral, that goes for some of the sausage cuts too! And besides that there were eggs, turkey, fish (blegh!), a host of pâtés (wrinkles nose), Danish meatballs and a few kinds of cheese.
I also think that pretty mitigated by all the condiments on offer, which where excellent at hiding some of the saltiness - everything from ground horseradish to garlic cloves to 'curry-salads' to pickled vegetables.
I would eat probably everything on the table, except maybe the cheese and horse radish. You really need to be careful not to get a stinky cheese and horse radish I suspect is too close to mustard. How does a curry salad even work?
I find turkey a bit dry.
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It's nice that you do, but could you please remind me why US citizens celebrate Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yielding power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed herself empress (Augusta) of the Eastern Roman Empire in 414?And here I was thinking that it was a celebration of An-Nasir Salah ah-Din Yusef ibn Ayyub's victory at the battle of (the horns of) Hattin in 1187, which secured the Ayyubids the status of the primary military power in the Levant, significantly pushing back the Christians in the region, and thus precipitating the Third Crusade?
I have a reply to this, but it is absolutely political.
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My high school choir director (she was also my jr high choir director and my elementary school general music teacher, and one of my mom's best friends) used to say that she wanted to take every kid and sometime between 6th and 7th grade, just put them on a hook on a wall, and then leave them there until they were done with their sophomore year. A few cases would get left until sometime in their junior year. But by senior year everyone was pretty well taken off the wall and she could deal with them again.Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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Could it be hormones + teenager insecurity that makes them unbearable?
Could it be hormones + teenager insecurity that makes them unbearable?My high school choir director (she was also my jr high choir director and my elementary school general music teacher, and one of my mom's best friends) used to say that she wanted to take every kid and sometime between 6th and 7th grade, just put them on a hook on a wall, and then leave them there until they were done with their sophomore year. A few cases would get left until sometime in their junior year. But by senior year everyone was pretty well taken off the wall and she could deal with them again.Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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Yes, but also the general attitudes that go with those wonderful early-middle teen years.
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Could it be hormones + teenager insecurity that makes them unbearable?My high school choir director (she was also my jr high choir director and my elementary school general music teacher, and one of my mom's best friends) used to say that she wanted to take every kid and sometime between 6th and 7th grade, just put them on a hook on a wall, and then leave them there until they were done with their sophomore year. A few cases would get left until sometime in their junior year. But by senior year everyone was pretty well taken off the wall and she could deal with them again.Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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Without naming names, I'll say that of my Serpent's Skull group, 4 of 'em are absolute dears who should be encouraged to go forth and brighten the world. The fifth is a complete jerk. Because every group needs its token jerk.
EDIT: Even when I was in my late teens/early twentysomethings we had our own 'group jerk'. One of our other group members but it succinctly: "Yeah, Fred's a jerk. But he's OUR jerk!"
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Could it be hormones + teenager insecurity that makes them unbearable?My high school choir director (she was also my jr high choir director and my elementary school general music teacher, and one of my mom's best friends) used to say that she wanted to take every kid and sometime between 6th and 7th grade, just put them on a hook on a wall, and then leave them there until they were done with their sophomore year. A few cases would get left until sometime in their junior year. But by senior year everyone was pretty well taken off the wall and she could deal with them again.Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
** spoiler omitted **Without naming names, I'll say that of my Serpent's Skull group, 4 of 'em are absolute dears who should be encouraged to go forth and brighten the world. The fifth is a complete jerk. Because every group needs its token jerk.
EDIT: Even when I was in my late teens/early twentysomethings we had our own 'group jerk'. One of our other group members but it succinctly: "Yeah, Fred's a jerk. But he's OUR jerk!"
Think you might as well extend it to the whole of humanity.
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I wrote a blog post about what's going on here in Arizona.
DISCLAIMER: Very Political
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Yup, that wall be sealed.
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Now, to seal the cracks, with a teeny tiny little paint brush.
Now, to seal the cracks, with a teeny tiny little paint brush.
Aaaaaand... why NobodysHome hates construction! :-P
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Ah, interacting with the younger generation when they're feeling anonymous; gives you hope and irritates the snot out of you at the same time.
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as someone who spent a brief time in an all boys school, I can tell you that is as wise as fighting a fire with gasoline, reasoning that a clear liquid will put out the fire.
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Also FINALLY IN CHICAGO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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*Rule Lawyer Hat on*
That’s a cheesy hack item that should have given me a will save to negate the Mort Proof Effect. If it means that it works like repulsion(since it gives a will save)
And why is Ddooring into the cage not allowed again? I should have a chance to get those snacks!*Rule Lawyer Hat off*
*Begins to Caterwaul*
now I want a video game called Mort Proof Effect. A sci fi 3rd person shooter epic with talking lawful cats.
No wait, we already have skyrim.
Meanwhile I'm just lost on what is apparently some kind of new slang? I mean, the kid's comment is clearly sexist, but I still have no idea what he's saying.
Now, to seal the cracks, with a teeny tiny little paint brush.Aaaaaand... why NobodysHome hates construction! :-P
This is why I love construction, I'm all about the details. :-)
Meanwhile I'm just lost on what is apparently some kind of new slang? I mean, the kid's comment is clearly sexist, but I still have no idea what he's saying.
Thot = That Ho over there
Filled into the sentence it's:
"Not all women are 'That Ho over there's', but all 'That Ho over there's' are women.
Which is a pretty stupid sentence in a multitude of ways.
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Yeah I had to google that word. The kid said the logical equivalent of "Not all women are witches, but all witches are women."
So, sexist messaging.