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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #60 on: July 15, 2010, 02:43:21 am »
I'm not saying anything about theory. I just... have never bought or have been given a thing with beans in it and it was called a taco.

As I have experienced the idea of "taco", beans have not been in it.

If I got a ride in a car that also could fly, I would enjoy the hell out of it, but if the dude only called it "his car" I think it would not communicate something very important about the device. In the general shared parlance, a car is a thing that moves on the ground with four wheels. If it also flies, I think we need a modifier at least, if not a new word. If you say "lets go for a ride in my new car" and suddenly we're flying? I would be very surprised. Because you said we were just gonna go in a car.

I'm not talking about constructivism, I'm talking about ease of communication.

If you gave me the greatest taco in the world and that taco included beans, I would love the hell out of it.

I would also say "huh. That was awesome but I never had a taco with beans in it. When you said taco, I was expecting the generally agreed to idea of a taco. Perhaps a little extra language would make this clearer. Tabenco. Or possibly just tell me this is a taco with beans."
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #61 on: July 15, 2010, 02:54:11 am »
I have had a refried bean taco, and it was pretty good.  But normally I don't think beans when I think taco.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #62 on: July 15, 2010, 06:29:35 am »
I never mentioned taste in my argument.  I'm sure that a bean "taco" is delicious, it's just not a taco.

I will reiterate my position.  When speaking of a crispy deep fried tortilla filled with ingredients, as we were at the beginning of this long pointless discussion, if said crispy fried tortilla is filled with beans it's called a tostada.  If that tortilla is filled with meat it's a taco.  If your taco is filled with beans you are not eating a taco you are eating another well established dish known as a tostada.

When speaking of the more traditional soft tortilla taco, I've never had nor seen one filled with beans, but hey, if you all have, that is awesome, I will concede that to you.  However, to confuse this issue further, if your soft bean filled taco is made with a flour tortilla, again you are not eating a taco, you are eating a burrito.

I hope this helps you better understand the food you are eating.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #63 on: July 15, 2010, 01:05:28 pm »
Taco?  Tostada?  You just spell it any old way you want dear and the good lord God will provide.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #64 on: July 15, 2010, 02:14:55 pm »
Dammit, people, it's 10:15 in the fuck*ng morning and I am hungry for tacos.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #65 on: July 15, 2010, 03:06:01 pm »
at a restaurant they applied to, they asked me what my favorite restaurant is. For some reason I thought a long time, and then named a Thai place.
Later, I told my friends that I thought it was funny that they asked that question, and they said "oh, so you said that taco place that you talk about all the fuck*ng time, right?"
It is weird how I don't know what my own favorite place is.

pineapple on pizza is really good. pineapple in tacos is really good. is this a trend? I have never thought of myself as specifically a dude who likes pineapple.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #66 on: July 15, 2010, 03:18:05 pm »
another benefit of pineapple is that it makes your spunk tastier, or so the ladies have told me
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #67 on: July 15, 2010, 03:27:43 pm »
but a taco with a pineapple on it is not a taco it is a chalupa

and a chalupa without lettuce is an enchirito


seriously this whole beans/not beans thing is pretty ridiculous, so i've put a very scientific poll on my facebook page and will let you know the results soon
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #68 on: July 15, 2010, 03:40:13 pm »
How about you spin the fiesta wheel at Taco Max and it'll tell you what to call your tortilla/bean/cheese concoction.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #69 on: July 15, 2010, 03:42:15 pm »
this is reminding me of that "tapdancing about architecture" quote that I hate.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #70 on: July 15, 2010, 04:21:19 pm »
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #71 on: July 15, 2010, 04:24:51 pm »
man, I thought I did not think he was funny, but "why don't you say a spanish word and I'll bring you something" made me laugh out loud.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #72 on: July 15, 2010, 05:04:08 pm »
I love Jim Gaffigan.  He's hilarious.  Love his bit about Bacon.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #73 on: July 15, 2010, 09:51:50 pm »
Hoooooooooooooooooooot Pockets.
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Re: Tacos!
« Reply #74 on: July 16, 2010, 02:28:12 am »
Quote from: Asherdan on July 15, 2010, 03:22:37 pm
Pineapple is just basically a good thing. I mean, a dude even lives in a pineapple under the sea, y'know?

That is Spongebob's house
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