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New antihero: Slayer The Unperson -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 20, 16:13
Wichita State/Cal is coming down to a finish on ESPN2. - David Nov 20, 16:08
Bill Barnwell shoots down all the anti-Tyrod Taylor arguments...that "Black and White" article is spot on... -- (link) - Beaker Nov 20, 16:08
Thomas Rawls inactive -- nm - budice Nov 20, 16:04 3
- Chicago TE Zack Miller released from hospital -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 16:07
- *hits JD McKissic's music?* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 20, 16:07 1
  - I'd say the Seahawks don't have a chance, but I said that yesterday about the Giants as well. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 16:15
I’ve been at work all day, apparently a factory blew up less than 5 minutes from where I live. My parents called me because it’s all over the news. -- nm - Tim Nov 20, 16:03 3
- TIM.....BITS....ARE.....PEOPLE........ -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:13
- Up to 35 hurt in cosmetics factory explosion. "One employee remains unaccounted for." = future Joker -- nm - Max Nov 20, 16:08
- Ye gods. Everybody stay safe! -- nm - David Nov 20, 16:07
Had to call fire department. Burning smell on main floor and basement level, but no smoke. Started to get really strong. They found the ballast of the - prayformojo Nov 20, 15:50 7
- Those things turn into stink bombs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:01
- phew, so glad it was caught like that! -- nm - b. Nov 20, 15:57
- Wow, I'm so glad you caught it early. -- nm - David Nov 20, 15:54
- it is precisely when you bottom out from that adrenaline rush that the ghost will strike - crash davis Nov 20, 15:52 3
  - in that case, avenge my death, crash. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 15:59 1
    - I hope I don't have to, but I'll start looking for a 67 Impala just in case. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 16:06
  - Ha! -- nm - David Nov 20, 15:54
Cam Newton hat game strong at his Thanksgiving Jam tonight -- (link*) - budice Nov 20, 15:50
Paul Hollywood splits from his wife after 20 years -- (link) - crash davis Nov 20, 15:49
sigh. added some new morrissey songs to my rotation on friday. off they come. -- nm - b. Nov 20, 15:41 13
- Lena has found the no-win point in this. - Will Hunting Nov 20, 15:50 1
  - oh, I agree with her about that part and have said some similar things here. I also have some issues with every situation being treated as if they - b. Nov 20, 15:56
- She's only in the news when she has to apologize and I think it's safe to say she's likes her name in the news. -- nm - spamlet Nov 20, 15:43 6
  - She? -- nm - David Nov 20, 15:50 2
    - I tagged on a comment about lena dunham in my im. -- nm - b. Nov 20, 15:58 1
      - Okay, gotcha. Dunham's one of those people whose existence I stubbornly refuse to acknowledge. -- nm - David Nov 20, 16:00
  - her defense of the dude last week was in the news before the apology. I referenced it here on friday, pre-ap. - b. Nov 20, 15:47 2
    - Doubly in the news! - spamlet Nov 20, 16:06 1
      - I did my best - didn't link! -- nm - b. Nov 20, 16:10
- 1) what did morrissey do? 2) in lena's defense, having no filter can get you elected President -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 15:43 3
  - Here. -- (link) - Roger More Nov 20, 15:45 1
    - danke -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 15:48
  - Defended Spacey & Harvey -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 20, 15:43
Speaking of jobs opening up: since the NYT wants to be sensitive to women, I won't apply for Glen Thrush's job. I wouldn't sexually harass any women. - crash davis Nov 20, 15:35 2
- "h...harder" -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:37 1
  - you just had to go and make my statement sick, didn't you? - crash davis Nov 20, 15:38
RC a new BBC documentary for you. How to build a WWI British tank -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 20, 15:24 [youtube] 1
- and of course, his previous video of building a WWII Spitfire fighter should be on the list -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 20, 15:25 [youtube]
Ok, hear me out: a new live-action transformers franchise without any existing franchise input, and based on Rescue Bots. - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:21
CBS News suspends Charlie Rose, PBS to halt production and distribution of show following sexual harassment report. -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 15:08 15
- Charlie Rose statement -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 15:10 7
  - ooh, admittance. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:12 6
    - Partial -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 15:24 5
      - At least it wasn't a two-pager where you're reading a good long apology and then flip the page and boom- picture of Charlie naked in the shower. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:26 4
        
        Oh come on, everyone likes a surprise. -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 15:27 3
        
        except when you fart. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 15:29 1
        
        "Oh... wet one." -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 15:33
        
        Not that kind - eag Nov 20, 15:29
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  - See what happens when you start believing women? -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 15:33
  - There are a huge number of jobs in Hollywood that are opening up. -- nm - pmb Nov 20, 15:15 4
    - The meek shall inherit the earth, maybe even pixie. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 15:18 2
      - oh great, and then on top of that the meek are supposed to pay taxes on inheriting pixie. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:22 1
        
        you really think pixie would add anything to an estate tax burden? -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 15:23
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Bonnie & Clyde's Estelle Parsons turns 90 years old today. - Max Nov 20, 14:54
Argentine navy detects noises that could be signal from missing sub -- (link) - crash davis Nov 20, 14:52 1
- thinking about that makes my heart race. hope the find them and can help them soon. -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:54
For the next James Bond movie, I hope all the women make the first move. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 14:49 11
- *reflexively shoots them to protect his reputation* -- nm - 007 Nov 20, 14:55 1
  - "Did the fake news media bother to tell you the first name of my accuser, Ms. Galore?" -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 15:14
- it's a long legal drama about Bond facing charges of sexual harassment by women employed at MI5. -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:51 8
  - This is extra impressive since he works at MI6. -- nm - Shaun Nov 20, 15:12 2
    - The women at MI6 are all heifers so he likes to eat in the MI5 cafeteria. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:13 1
      - Heh, I get your drift. -- nm - Shaun Nov 20, 15:14
  - This could be a great SNL skit. -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:57 3
    - Or Bond going undercover in Hollywood and getting burned on an unrelated escapade, endangering the mission. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:02 2
      - Actually, endangering the whole 00 program. “They can’t be licensed to kill AND licensed to catcall” -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:04 1
        
        *shoots a witness* "Moving right along to our next witness..." "She's a lying vixen." "WHOA WHOA WHOA, Mister Bond, not in this courtroom!" -- nm - Max Nov 20, 15:06
  - The worst thing in the world for that would be putting him on desk duty. Idle Bonds are the devil’s plaything. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:56
I made a bad joke at work today. - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:48 2
- Also one of the related methods ended up being called - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:17
- Monday bye round -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:49
Charlie Rose you're next up! 8 women come forward with accusations -- (link) - Remlik Nov 20, 14:26 13
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  - I lived with one of my former secretaries. But she made a point to get a new job before even asking me out. I knew she liked me but no way would I - Spawn Nov 20, 15:32 2
    - On the flip side, I know people who did start out in work relationships where one supervised the other and have been in long lasting relationships. - pmb Nov 20, 15:42 1
      - I know some, too. I think it has to be clear that it's consensual and that there's transparency, even to the point of signing documents about it. - b. Nov 20, 15:45
  - Sorry but I call BS on that excuse. It was drilled into my brain everyday in University.... - Walt_Disney Nov 20, 14:50 2
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- pretty soon, only Tom Hanks will be left in Hollywood. -- nm - groiny Nov 20, 14:27 5
  - At this point I wouldnt be surprised if some woman came out and accused Tom Hanks of bad behavior. -- nm* - eag Nov 20, 14:31 4
    - You missed it. -- (link) - Spawn Nov 20, 14:53
    - He dressed up as a woman so he could live in a women-only building! -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:34 2
      - Still find it weird that Donna Dixon is married to Dan Ackroyd -- nm - eag Nov 20, 14:45
      - He put his hands on me -- nm - Wilson Nov 20, 14:36
gift idea #4: silly tea lights -- (link) - amanda jones state university Nov 20, 14:04 9
- how many office fish do you have right now? -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:10 5
  - Zero. I should get some after break. -- nm - Amanda Nov 20, 14:11 4
    - While cleaning out cabinets this week I found a lid that read "Male Beta" -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:12 3
      - sperm sample jar? -- nm - groiny Nov 20, 14:29 2
        
        That would be Beta Male, wouldn’t it? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:58
        
        the jar only held one swimmer -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:30
- or succulents -- (link) - amanda jones state university Nov 20, 14:05 2
  - All these are delightful! -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 14:50
  - I think I'd feel better about melting a cactus than a poor little flamingo :) -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 14:18
Quick: What's your favorite cooking trick/tactic? - Name Withheld by Request Nov 20, 14:01 49
- Package of dry vanilla instant pudding to home made choc chip cookies batter. Makes them thick -- nm - Epiphany Nov 20, 15:12 3
  - a version with that is one of my family's faves - can also use chocolate pudding for a change-up. (we don't just add, though, the recipe is altered - - b. Nov 20, 15:42 1
    - :) -- nm - Epiphany Nov 20, 16:30
  - That's the secret ingredient in the 'genuine' Cinnabon recipe I've used. -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 15:19
- Tip well at the restaurant. -- nm - David Nov 20, 14:51 4
  - The steaks might not be well done if you don’t! -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 15:27 3
    - I actually order them medium now. -- (edited) - David Nov 20, 15:34 2
      - :) -- nm - Epiphany Nov 20, 16:31
      - Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 15:58
- Bacon bits on *EVERYTHING*. Hormel makes great bacon bits. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 14:49 2
  - I brine & smoke pork belly's. I don't buy bacon bits. you need the pink salt for this, too. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:51 1
    - Seriously, next vegas con we need to have dinner at your place -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:08
- brown first, finish in the oven....for big things like turkeys, rib roast, slowwww bake in the oven, when just about done, remove, turn up oven to 500 - zeitgeist Nov 20, 14:43 2
  - if you need to use a can of beef broth, use a mix of beef and chicken to get rid of the 'tin' flavor beef often gets -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 14:46 1
    - that's a good tip.. don't really care for beef broth on its own. -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:49
- Lately, using invert sugar for ice cream. Makes it much more creamy -- nm - Guigue Nov 20, 14:39
- make your sauces from scratch. they're generally really easy and taste 1 billion times better than the pre-made. (enchilada, cheese, pasta, pizza..) -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:35 2
  - every time you trip up veggies, toss the trimmings in a bag in the freezer. when it's full, toss in some herbs and make a kickin veggie broth. -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:50 1
    - Note this includes onion and garlic paper, skins -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:11
- Let your chicken and pork swim in a brine for 12-24 hours before cooking. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 20, 14:33 5
  - 1 week brine for beef if making pastrami or corned beef -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:38 4
    - isn't there a special salt you need to get? -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:40 3
      - pink salt -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:50 2
        
        we had a long canadian bacon discussion a few months back.. i recall that now.. need to ebay me some salts. -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:52 1
        
        it has 2 names. Prague powder or pink salt. most recipes only need 1-2 tbsp. but it is a lot cheaper at the 5-10 pound price -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 15:18
- Do whatever Ottolenghi says. The man is a genius. -- nm - mafic Nov 20, 14:32
- Putting water in a pot, and then putting that pot on a hot burner. You won't believe what happens! -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 14:31 1
  - more after the jump! -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:34
- for packaged cups and cupcakes, using applesauce instead of oil. - groiny Nov 20, 14:13
- Cooking ribs in the oven before grilling them -- nm - budice Nov 20, 14:12
- when making lemon bars [Krusteaz] use lemon juice instead of water..the same with cupcakes, use a fruit juice instead of water to ad another flavor -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:11
- Grubhub.com -- nm - ty97 Nov 20, 14:09 3
  - We still use the Seamless website. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:16 2
    - Seamless is the one they advertise in NYC. Grubhub, IIRC, was big in Chicago, then they merged. - ty97 Nov 20, 14:18 1
      - Same reason we haven't switched, habit. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:21
- using a bit of a fish sauce (either asian or worcestershire) to add depth to soups/stews....nm - x Nov 20, 14:06 2
  - Just a drop adds awesome depth to a sauce, -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:13
  - I saute a lot of meals and generally use a little worcestershire to de-glaze the pan. -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 14:14
- refrigerated onions do not make you cry when cutting them -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:06 2
  - Another: Don't remove the root until finished cutting them. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 20, 14:10
  - I find red onions to (normally) not be bad to cut, and I like red onion so win-win -- nm - ty97 Nov 20, 14:10
- no matter what the recipe says, always do a two step custard. -- nm - amanda jones state university Nov 20, 14:05
- I use 00 flour. it costs a little more, but it really makes pasta & pastry better. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:05 2
  - higher gluten content? -- nm - colin Nov 20, 14:40 1
    - finer grind....mom used Wondra for sauces -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 14:44
- brown the butter first...Hotpie -- nm - peglegpete Nov 20, 14:04
- lemon goes with everything -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:02
- tablespoon of balsamic in sauces. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 14:02 1
  - I use it instead of wine in my marinara sauces. -- nm - groiny Nov 20, 14:07
Curiosity question: We joke (?) that Vegas lays odds on everything. Are they laying odds on someone being called out on harassment/assault? - ty97 Nov 20, 13:59 3
- Death-of-Career Pool -- nm - Max Nov 20, 14:02
- It is the UK books that will take bets for really everything and I'm not sure if they're offering harassment bets -- nm - JD Nov 20, 14:00
- I think you wouldn't be able to without putting yourself at risk of a libel suit. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 20, 14:00

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