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and the response to Mattis -- (link) - Jovian Jun 3, 18:09 3
- The law and order thing is going over about as well as crystal pepsi. -- nm - David Jun 3, 18:17
- Given that the military hasn't taken action yet, all Trump has given so far is words, too, honey. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 18:11 1
  - diaper boy has now tweeted about him as well. Wont link it though - Jovian Jun 3, 18:15
So, born in queens, all of my preschool years going to the beach for hot dogs. The only possible mustard is brown. For NYC STers, - loosilu Jun 3, 18:07 9
- the yellow goo was for the tourists from Iowa -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 19:14
- Brown mustard just isn't a thing in the south. -- nm - David Jun 3, 18:16
- I know some had brown mustard because that's what I had often but there were a bunch with the yellow stuff -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 18:15
- Plochmans is an acceptable answer. As attested by people in TN who had a lifetime supply of it. -- nm - budice Jun 3, 18:12
- People can like different things. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 18:12 2
  - You must be new here. :P -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 18:13
  - I 1000% support this. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:12
- I would say yellow mustard is acceptable for street vendor hot pretzels. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 18:10 1
  - Thinking about it. Yes, I like that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:12
Sammy Guevara is gonna be a megastar. -- nm - David Jun 3, 18:01
Protest march ended up being peaceful. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 3, 17:45
Atlanta PD charged after firing taser into car - bodycam footage -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 17:45
What's more effective: Sending an organization $20 right now (and again in a few months), or a $5 monthly donation for (at least) the next year? - Tim Jun 3, 17:32 7
- I donated $10 (each) to four different organizations today ... I'm usually terrible at donating, but work set something up that streamlined it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 17:49 1
  - Unfortunately, it doesn't have a subscription option ... hmm -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 17:50
- As someone who is on the board of a NFP send in a monthly donation if you can. -- (edited) - spamlet Jun 3, 17:45 2
  - I'm assuming most accept PayPal which would reduce fees. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 17:48 1
    - If it’s website PayPal it’s 2.2% plus .30 of every transaction. - spamlet Jun 3, 17:49
- They strongly prefer subscriptions, it's unconscious, they don't have to plead. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 3, 17:36
- The former, since there are probably per-transaction service charges from the credit card company? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 17:33
Watching BBC: In North Carolina it takes 16 weeks to become a police officer half the time it takes to become a licensed barber. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 3, 17:29 3
- Something like 50% of all jobs now require some sort of state certification. It’s nuts. -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 17:56 1
  - I remember the discussion regarding hair braiding here. The licensing reqs were nutso. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 18:01
- In virginia it takes a year to be a hairdresser. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:29
Protest in Garden Grove vid -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 17:29 3
- Anaheim Protest Update June 3, 2020 at 215 PM (final update): All protest activity at City Hall has concluded. The demonstration was peaceful. -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 17:46
- Ah, I thought I heard the term unlawful assembly from the helicopter and wasn't sure why if it was an approved protest. -- nm - Meg Jun 3, 17:40
- A car drove through protesters in Newport Beach, CA. No injuries reported, the driver is in custody. -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 17:33
lyc-tmi: I currently have five different types of mustard in my fridge. - crash davis Jun 3, 17:28 56
- regular yellow, dijon, whole grain, paprika, wasabi, mustard and hops BBQ. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:00 11
  - (I also have dry mustard powder and dry mustard seed) -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:03 4
    - I didn't count the dry mustard because I was talking fridge but I have that too -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 18:04 3
      - In theory I ought to have honey mustard and a spicy brown but I don't want to seem *nuts* - Reagen Jun 3, 18:06 2
        
        It is the people who have only one type who are nuts -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 18:08
        
        why would you not have spicy brown gulden's? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:08
  - why is yellow paint regular? for what do you use it? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:01 5
    - hamburgers, hot dogs and ham sandwiches. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:02 4
      - you eat ... hot dogs ... with yellow paint? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:03 3
        
        as does... most of the free world? -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:04 2
        
        um wow. Wow. Ok. Sort of like saying most of the free world eats pizza with a fork and knife. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:09
        
        Except for the people who put PB on them -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 18:07
- there is only one. -- (pic) - mud Jun 3, 17:59 [Attachment] 2
  - It's good. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:07
  - is this regional? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:00
- My mustards: Colman's English, Dijon, Gulden's brown -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:55
- I had to check, but I have four: spicy brown, sweet honey, dijon, and French's traditional neon yellow. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 3, 17:53 8
  - HOW DO THEY MAKE IT YELLOW? also, what do you use it for? -- nm* - loosilu Jun 3, 17:54 7
    - turmeric -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:58 6
      - really? so, what percentage of it is composed of actual mustard? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:58 5
        
        not sure, its listed #3 after white vinegar and water -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 18:00 4
        
        ~1/2 teaspoon per cup. Turmeric is powerful as a colorant. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:03 2
        
        Thank you for explaining lifelong mystery. What's up with the shitty taste? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:04 1
        
        mustard. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 18:15
        
        I'm honestly having a hard time believing this. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:01
- 1. Spicy brown mustard -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 17:50 2
  - Jones Beach. right? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:02 1
    - I usually got a kinish with brown mustard -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 18:17
- 2. Spicy Brown and Stone Ground. -- nm - Meg Jun 3, 17:47
- We have 3 for sure. Normal yellow, Dijon, and Honey Dijon. -- nm - Shaun Jun 3, 17:45
- 4.and yes Loosi 1 is the yellow one. Stadium mustard, Philippe's in LA, and Dijon round out the 4 -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 3, 17:42
- I have one mustard. It's normal mustard. It is used in certain recipes as an ingredient. And that is its only acceptable use. -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 17:42 1
  - never change buddy :) -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:44
- I might have you beat if I get to count mustard BBQ sauce. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 17:32 1
  - I'll allow it. Currently I don't have a mustard BBQ or a Chinese mustard though I like them both as well. -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:34
- If you have the yellow one, you are a monster. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:29 20
  - well loosi, they are all various shades of yellow....(sorry, couldn't resist) I used to hate yellow mustard but I've revisited that - crash davis Jun 3, 17:33 19
    - Hot dogs require brown mustard smeared on with a thin wood stick, I learned this at Jones Beach Long Island as a small child. - loosilu Jun 3, 17:39 10
      - stadium mustard from Cleveland is the perfect brown hot dog mustard -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 3, 17:45 2
        
        I mean to try the Cleveland Indians mustard one of these days -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:48 1
        
        it's in amazon & ebay. you won't be disappointed. here's a good article on the 2 Cleveland mustards claiming the title -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 3, 17:56
      - What was it like when you moved to a location that discovered metallurgy? -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:45 6
        
        I am familiar with mustard seeds, also familiar with paint pigments. HOW DO THEY MAKE IT THAT YELLOW???? very serious question. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 3, 17:52 5
        
        What was it like when you first got to use specially shaped metal implements instead of wood sticks? -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:55 4
        
        now you've edited your question and it makes my answer look like the ramblings of a crazy man -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:56 1
        
        LOLOL, I edit all the time because I suck with words. The other thing is an unfortunate accident. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:58
        
        Life shattering. How do they get that yellow color? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:55 1
        
        they use turmeric -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:57
    - What are the right places for your mustards? -- nm - Max Jun 3, 17:39 7
      - Dijon is my go to for sauce making. French old style (lots of seeds) is my current all around use. English when I want to bring the heat. - crash davis Jun 3, 17:43 6
        
        So, you don't have the yellow paint. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:57
        
        Name some of your unusual uses of French mustard. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 17:48 4
        
        cosplay? -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 18:07 1
        
        The "limited to food consumption" rider was implied! -- nm - Max Jun 3, 18:08
        
        I don't do anything unusual. Its you freaks who are different. -- nm - crash davis Jun 3, 17:50 1
        
        I most def could be wrong, I don't think there's such a thing as French mustard. There's Dijon, and there's lumpy mustard, which I love. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 18:00
Spelling the Dream on Netflix. Really good, not great. Worth watching. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:25
Khalil Mack is listed at 6-3, 251. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 17:18 5
- There are different kinds of carrying weight. If your 244 pounds are all fat, it would probably look like Trump. Especially if he's not really 6'3" - pmb Jun 3, 17:51 1
  - I’m 5’10, 225 of fat. - Will Hunting Jun 3, 18:06
- Bartolo Colon is 5-11, 280. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 17:21
- Trump could take him! - MAGA, probably -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 17:20 1
  - Yeah but he's have to leave the bunker. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 3, 17:32
loosi, what are your expectations about a potential second wave of COVID-19 - like when would it happen, etc.? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 3, 17:11 5
- Oh gosh. I'm not an epidemiologist, my opinion isn't any more expert than yours. The big unknown is whether it is seasonal. - loosilu Jun 3, 17:28 4
  - What do you mean by "background level of death"? -- nm - David Jun 3, 17:31 3
    - Just an ongoing soupçon of death -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 17:51 1
      - The recovery process is awful, though: we have one person in Victoria who has been in critical care for 8 weeks -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 17:52
    - that's a great subtitle for the sequel. Death Is a Jaguar Warrior: Background Level of Death -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 17:32
Busses with US Military Forces arrive in Washington DC -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 17:01 4
- Army or national guard? -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:02 3
  - Space Force -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 17:02 2
    - wouldn't they beam in? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 17:27 1
      - I don’t know about all this beaming. Is it safe? -- nm - General Scroob Jun 3, 17:54
I will have to say, the amount of retconning that will take place when this is all over, by anyone even tangentially associated with this administration -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 3, 16:57
The trailer for Lovecraft Country sure takes a turn. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 16:55
three white supremacists charged with terrorism-related charges after plotting to incite violence at Las Vegas protests -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 3, 16:50 2
- Profa -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 17:37
- There's good people on both sides, znu. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 16:59
Huh, guess Harley Quinn isn't available on the Syfy Roku app any more. Wish I'd realized it would disappear. I had 3 eps to go. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 16:44 8
- DC Universe is free for seven days. It also has a rewards program. - David Jun 3, 16:54 4
  - Now you're just making up channel names. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 17:00 3
    - That's fantastic service if one is a super DC fan or at least enough of a fan to make a deep dive - JD Jun 3, 17:19 1
      - Oh and that's just video. There's a significant amount of the comics available -- nm - JD Jun 3, 17:22
    - Here's the hack. A free month costs 400 points. You get 10 points per episode watched. - David Jun 3, 17:15
- This makes me so angry! *smashes Baron's TV* -- nm - Harley Quinn si Jun 3, 16:46 2
  - How do you feel about coffee tables? -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 16:56
  - Gah! That's why I don't bring out the good TV when you're around! -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 16:47
RC, I'm sure they've declined op-eps from Senators before. They don't get whatever ink they demand. -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 16:42 1
- I'm guessing WaPo turned him down. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 16:44
While I was subscribed I never read neither the editorials nor op-eds. -- nm - Qale Jun 3, 16:41 1
- I ignore that side of the house too, but I'm financially supporting it by subscribing. They need to fix it or no money from me. -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 16:41
Wow Jim Mattis’ statement. Will anyone on that side pay attention? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 3, 16:40 7
- You're funny. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 3, 17:43
- Easy, Mike. Easy... it's almost your time. Just a little bit longer. -- nm - Mike Pence Jun 3, 16:55
- now General Kelly, Tillerson and Rance PReibus need to speak out. -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 16:51
- Little by little. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 16:48
- I'm disappointed he said nothing until now. -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 16:44
- Why would they start listening to reason now? -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 3, 16:41 1
  - Ok fine -- nm - JackDawson Jun 3, 16:54
And I'm here to tell you no, he isnt -- (link) - TWuG Jun 3, 16:38 16
- LMFAO, he was 6 foot flat in his youth. His NY driver's license listed him as 6'2". -- nm - loosilu Jun 3, 17:02 6
  - Outside of sports, what's the incentive to exaggerate height numbers? -- nm - JD Jun 3, 17:20 5
    - Height divided by weight. So if he’s a little taller, the weight doesn’t matter. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 3, 18:00 3
      - They should be releasing waist size anyway as that's more important than BMI. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 18:08 2
        
        A slim 28 -- nm - spamlet Jun 3, 18:09 1
        
        "Your 28x34 pants just in time for the state dinner, Mr. President." -- nm - White House Tailor Jun 3, 18:12
    - Feeling like a big man? -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 17:45
- I'd bet you one of the numbers in his BP is 121. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 16:57
- Which one is exaggerated? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 16:44 7
  - He isn’t 244. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 16:47 6
    - He's also not 6-3 -- (link) - Reagen Jun 3, 16:52 2
      - Obama's 2016 medical exam had him at 6'1" and side by side in 2017, Trump *maybe* had 3/4 inches on him. -- (link) - Max Jun 3, 17:47
      - Trudeau is taller than him by a couple inches and he’s 6’1– -- nm - Flavorize Jun 3, 16:53
    - Maybe they weighed him at altitude. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 16:49 2
      - ... what altitude? The ISS? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 16:55 1
        
        There was a reason he was at the big rocket launch. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 3, 17:13
Wondered about traffic control around the protest. Just looked out the upstairs window and there's a cruiser at the corner of the complex - Meg Jun 3, 16:37 3
- Big crowd - -- (link) - Meg Jun 3, 16:56 2
  - *sigh* now we're getting sirens :( -- nm - Meg Jun 3, 17:02 1
    - get your gas mask ready...or tape the windows and put a towel under the door -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 17:29
Police Restraint: In reversal, San Diego sheriff to end use of carotid restraint ‘effectively immediately’ -- (link*) - budice Jun 3, 16:37
krusty, re b2. - tRuMaN Jun 3, 16:37 2
- I appreciate the info, that's really helpful. Thanks! - Krusty Jun 3, 16:43 1
  - in addition to that, my take is that - tRuMaN Jun 3, 16:57
'Mayo or Mustard' is a category on Jeopardy today. -- nm - Diva Jun 3, 16:32 1
- "Invented during World War One, this substance is banned in many countries" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 16:41
My hair is evolving into "Eastern European bouncer in a Vin Diesel movie" -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 16:28 3
- Good luck. -- nm - Max Jun 3, 17:41
- intentionally? -- nm - mud Jun 3, 16:32
- Give me a “Bitches! Come!” -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 3, 16:32

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