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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #75 on: August 25, 2008, 03:19:39 pm »
One thing from the closing ceremonies last night that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere:  the mayor of London looked like a complete goober. Ill-fitting suit, didn't know how to stand when he was waiting his turn to wave the Olympic flag.  Not that I'd do better, but you'd expect a guy like that to have handlers.  London's "presentation" was, on the whole, embarassing--Mrs. del Vaca and I were all "get back to the crazy Chinese stuff!"
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #76 on: August 25, 2008, 03:47:05 pm »
The Mayor of London is a complete goober.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #77 on: August 25, 2008, 04:01:04 pm »
Quote from: carlosdelvaca on August 25, 2008, 03:19:39 pm
One thing from the closing ceremonies last night that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere:  the mayor of London looked like a complete goober. Ill-fitting suit, didn't know how to stand when he was waiting his turn to wave the Olympic flag.  Not that I'd do better, but you'd expect a guy like that to have handlers.  London's "presentation" was, on the whole, embarassing--Mrs. del Vaca and I were all "get back to the crazy Chinese stuff!"
My take on it was England showing that they're not all about poshness and shaken vodka martinis.  Here's a regular shlub, lurching about and dwarfing the locals.  Oh, and he's the Mayor!
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #78 on: August 25, 2008, 04:13:33 pm »
Quote from: jaydub on August 25, 2008, 04:01:04 pm
Oh, and he's the Mayor!

You can tell from the hot bloody fat on him.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #79 on: August 25, 2008, 06:09:46 pm »
I think the London organizing committee needs to hire Chris Cunningham to do the opening and closing ceremonies for 2012.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #80 on: August 27, 2008, 04:44:18 am »
Quote from: Arachno-capitalist on August 16, 2008, 06:17:48 pm
No one actually likes grits.  Ive learned this. People pretend to like grits, but they don't actually "like" grits. Its all an elaborate act put on by people south of Maryland. I have yet to see someone put plain grits in their mouth and be like "yeah, this stuff is awesome".

For your Edification
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #81 on: August 27, 2008, 01:35:36 pm »
A little far afield of the Olympics, but:

I have have never lived in the south.

I loves me some grits.

With eggs, I like 'em with butter salt and pepper. I work a little egg in there from the sunny-side up eggs and they're awesome.


Alone, with sugar or brown sugar, cinnamon, maybe nutmeg.


Aug points out on the flickr thread the awesome and any meal deliciousness of cheese grits.

They really aren't very different from polenta (which is awesome too). Plus, I think we had this discussion once before although without photos from Paul.






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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #82 on: August 27, 2008, 01:42:03 pm »
Quote from: AlohaDawg on August 27, 2008, 01:35:36 pm
Plus, I think we had this discussion once before although without photos from Paul.

Then it never actually happened. Paul's photos define reality.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #83 on: August 27, 2008, 08:12:09 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on August 27, 2008, 08:08:00 pm
If people keep bagging the mighty grit I'ma going off on tomatoes again. Nasty Stylezz, yo.

You know, you might be on to something.  I'll bet grits would be good with tomatoes.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #84 on: August 27, 2008, 08:27:12 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on August 27, 2008, 08:23:03 pm
See, that's what I want to see. A melding of delicious flavours and concepts.

[except for maybe the tomato part]

I have polenta on the shelf right now...

I hate polenta, but the SO makes some kind of baked/broiled polenta with black beans and chili powder (or southwest seasoning) that at least looks good.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #85 on: August 27, 2008, 09:14:22 pm »
I just want to announce that I am with Ash on tomatoes being The Nasty. 

There's a reason God only made one food with that texture.  It makes it that much easier to avoid. 
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #86 on: August 28, 2008, 02:12:18 am »
Growing up in Ohio, I never had grits except once, at a WaHo on the road trip the family took to Florida. No, we didn't go to Disneyworld, we went to my grandma's trailer park. They told us it was Disneyworld, of course. Naturally I detested them for my whole life until...

Once at a restaurant with the now-missus, I ordered a piece of giraffe that was served with grits. It was a good restaurant, and I was looking forward to the giraffe, it may have been trout. The grits were AMAZING. They had been cooked just perfectly, with some corn and cheese added in to improve the texture. Since then I've been all about the shrimp&grits (which require barbecue sauce) and while I like grits with breakfast on occasion, I much prefer to try to reproduce that side dish. I've never quite gotten it but I've come close a couple times.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #87 on: August 28, 2008, 02:39:43 am »
Raw tomatoes are disgusting. 

That is all.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #88 on: August 28, 2008, 03:12:04 am »
Tomatoes are delicious. I can eat cherry tomatoes by the punnet or just cut a big  one up and eat it like an orange.

You're all terrible.
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Re: The get-together in that Chinese city
« Reply #89 on: August 28, 2008, 03:28:45 am »
Finally someone gets my back.  Thanks Doc.  Tomatoes go well with tiny cans of Dr Pepper.
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