Food Thread: The "Frork"...It Is Un-American And Clearly A Sign Of The End Times

McDonald's Is Debuting a French Fry Utensil Called a "Frork" -- Yes, Really

It's an all-too-familiar scenario. A bit of ketchup drips from your hamburger onto your placemat, and you're left with only one choice: to use your fingers and a few French fries to sop up the mess.
McDonald's is here to change that with their new "uselessly useful" invention--a "frork." Basically, it's a fork. But instead of metal prongs, it sports three French fries.

Isn't part of the pleasure of the fast-food dining experience the joy of greasy, salty, ketchup-covered fingers that you stealthily wipe on your pants, or even better, wipe on the carpet on the passenger side of the car?

Who are these people?

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What is a Beer Bar, and Why Are So Many Popping Up at Country Weddings?
I don't know the answer to the question, but in general, bars at weddings are very good things. Whether they are serving beer or cocktails or oysters, it is a fine place to meet that 2nd cousin by marriage and finally find out what the hell is up with his wife's teeth. Or if you are really lucky, the bride's hot, single, lonely friend who just broke up with her long-time beau and is desperate to forget him, especially because he is a groomsman and his "plus one" is the bathing suit model he dumped her for.
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Avenue 'Cue: America's 11 top BBQ joints, from Memphis to Hawaii
franklin BBQ.jpg

Franklin Barbecue
Austin, TX
What can we say? Sometimes the king deserves to wear the crown. Franklin BBQ is an obvious choice, sure, but any meathead would be hard-pressed to find anything that stands up to its slow-smoked brisket. Not to mention the Texas sausage: links of pure heaven. And the turkey! Not a dry bite on it. The slaw, the beans, the potatoes -- these guys all check out, but it's really all about the protein here. Nobody starts lining up at 6 a.m. for cole slaw. No, we're here for the meat, and the Franklin abides.

I love that style of sausage, but it is surprisingly difficult to find anywhere outside of Texas. There is a solid BBQ place in NYC called "Hill Country" that makes a passable version, but I have never had anything that approaches the best of Texas. I am often tempted to make them for myself, but don't let the cooking shows fool you; making sausage is a skill not easily acquired. I have done it, and the end product, while tasting okay, was reminiscent of some 1950s horror movie props.
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From "artisanal'ette," who sends me great stuff, but sometimes I'm not sure whether she is trolling me. I suspect this one just hooked a Dildo. Treat Your Mom with Foodie Favorites for Mother's Day has some cute stuff, but some of the suggestions are just a bit on the "what the fvck?" side.
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Here's another one from artisanal'ette, but this one is not a troll....I think. Moms Share Their Favorite Menus.
Oh man! Chicken And Dumplings!
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From commenter "Bluebell," Hanson fan and dessert maker (and consumer) extraordinaire.

Brownie Pudding
(From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook)

1 cup flour
½ cup sugar
2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsps. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ cup milk

2 T. cooking oil
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts, opt.
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, ½ cup sugar, the 2 T. cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add milk, oil, and vanilla, stir until smooth. Stir in nuts, if using.

Turn into an ungreased 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan.

Combine ¾ cup sugar and ¼ cup cocoa powder; gradually stir in 1 ½ cups boiling water. Pour liquid mixture evenly over batter in pan.

Bake at 350 about 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Best served hot or warm with vanilla ice cream. Allegedly makes 8 servings.

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1 Yay, food thread.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2017 03:54 PM (8fi6F)

2 FIRST!!!!

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 03:55 PM (vRcUp)

3 Basically, it's a fork. But instead of metal prongs, it sports three French fries.

WTF?!

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 03:55 PM (LTHVh)

4 Don't you still have to pick up the fries to insert them into the frork? So what's the point?

Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:56 PM (ANIFC)

5 When I did my booze run, I bought whipped cream flavored vodka by mistake. It tastes horrible, plus I suspect there's extra carbs involved. But I'm not going to spill it down the toilet.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 03:57 PM (vRcUp)

6 The one and only reason I've ever wanted to go to Memphis is the food.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 07, 2017 03:58 PM (ppaKI)

7 I've got a crockpot full of cooked pork that needs to be de-potted, pulled, divided into meal-sized portions, and then frozen.

Posted by: Grey Fox at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (bZ7mE)

8 I have polish sausage & pork chops and sauerkraut in the crock pot. I put some tequila in, we'll see how that turns out.

Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (ANIFC)

9 Who are these people?

Former Obama spokesman Bob Gibbs is now in charge of their marketing, right?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (NOIQH)

10 Le Frork

Is it plastic?

Is it disposable?

Will it go in the landfill?

Isn't there some religion that goes against that kind of stuff?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (J+eG2)

11 OT note-thanks to everyone who prayed for me. I had two performances today of my one woman show, and they went well. The second performance had a very large crowd-more than Ii have ever had at a show, and my friend gave me roses afterwards which was very sweet of her, And on a food note, they had a luncheon beforehand (I don't like to eat to much before I perform (and I didn't sit in with them) but they had fruit and lovely little tea sandwiches-one
was cream cheese mixed with green olives and pimentos, which I had never had before but it was very good.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (fDdVG)

12 That is what I was thinking josephistan.

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at May 07, 2017 04:00 PM (CNHr1)

13 So, I assume you have to shove the fries into the frork. Seems just as messy as using fingers or fries to wipe up spillage.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2017 04:00 PM (8fi6F)

14 Puppet Show and FenelonSpoke.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 04:00 PM (LTHVh)

15 And now I am going to go out and indulge in an alcoholic beverage-probably hard cider which seems like a good choice after having a performance about someone who was English.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2017 04:01 PM (fDdVG)

16 Congrats, Fen.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 04:01 PM (J+eG2)

17 wipe on the carpet on the passenger side of the car?

++++

Bonus points if it's a work vehicle.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 07, 2017 04:02 PM (R+30W)

18 >>>Avenue 'Cue: America's 11 top BBQ joints, from Memphis to Hawaii

But are they halal compliant?

Posted by: Emmanuel Macron at May 07, 2017 04:02 PM (vRcUp)

19 At work, so only have time right now to drop a quick comment on BBQ: Corkscrew BBQ in Spring/The Woodlands, TX, is absolutely incredible and well worth a visit if you're in the Houston area.

Posted by: Occam's Safety Razor at May 07, 2017 04:02 PM (l7yTB)

20 Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 04:00 PM (LTHVh)

There was no puppet show ;^), but had there been in would have probabbly been Punch and Judy which for years and years was a standard in fairs in England

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2017 04:02 PM (fDdVG)

21 Best BBQ I've ever had was up in Tunkhanock, PA, from a converted school bus that some guy turned into a smoker. Even my friends from KC agreed that it was the best they've had.

Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 04:04 PM (ANIFC)

22 Pappy's was my son's go to place for BBQ when he went kollidge in STL. Got the t-shirt. Son said owner was real nice guy.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 07, 2017 04:04 PM (8fi6F)

23 Oh my, those foodie gifts for mom are terrible!!!

How about you instead take her out for brunch or dinner (preferably not on Mother's Day when these places are crowded).

Or how about you get her a gift certificate to Sur La Table, Crate and Barrel or Williams-Sonoma where she can buy something more useful than that stupid tea mixing set?

Think the writer may not like her mom....

Posted by: Lizzy at May 07, 2017 04:04 PM (NOIQH)

24 does Mom have a sweet tooth for donuts?

Do you live near a Tim Horton's?

Then you're in luck...the caf� chain is offering Mother's Day donut bouquets, or as TH calls them:
"timbits"

http://tinyurl.com/m7jafd9

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:04 PM (kD8Fh)

25 I have polish sausage & pork chops and sauerkraut in the crock pot. I put some tequila in, we'll see how that turns out.
Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (ANIFC)
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When I first glanced at your comment, I saw "toenails" instead of "tequila." I'm glad I looked again.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:05 PM (sBOL1)

26 Why is the frork so distressing to us? Because a real fork is like a phallic symbol. It is always erect, it always penetrates. But a frork has impotent, flaccid penises made of French fries instead of prongs, that cannot penetrate anything. I suspect the men are horrified, the women dissatisfied by the frork.

Posted by: Sigmund Freud at May 07, 2017 04:06 PM (vRcUp)

27 Isn't part of the pleasure of the fast-food dining experience the joy of greasy, salty, ketchup-covered fingers that you stealthily wipe on your pants, or even better, wipe on the carpet on the passenger side of the car?

Well, aren't we fancy schmanzy. Wait till no one's looking and lick your fingers. You're not at the Four Seasons for Pete's sake.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:06 PM (+lVUW)

28 "When I first glanced at your comment, I saw "toenails" instead of "tequila." I'm glad I looked again. "

I've seen it made both ways

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 04:06 PM (J+eG2)

29 PepDaughter 2 went to UT Austin. We went to the Salt Lick, but never Franklin, although now that she's no longer there, PD2 says Franklin is best. Now she tells me. Nonetheless, SL is some mighty fine eatin'.

I'm not much on waiting in long lines to get in somewhere, no matter how good the food is.

Posted by: pep at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM (LAe3v)

30 Do they also offer fnives and fpoons?

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM (oVJmc)

31 8 I have polish sausage & pork chops and sauerkraut in the crock pot. I put some tequila in, we'll see how that turns out.
Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (ANIFC)

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Sauerkraut and tequila? That dish is called the Zimmerman Telegram.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM (kTF2Z)

32 Fen:

Would loved to have seen your one-woman show. Glad you are getting such a big turn-out.

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM (hiHQz)

33 I've never been to any of those bbq places, but I am here to tell you that kalua pig is the shizzle.

The goat's milk caramel stuff is a bad enough idea to start with, but I wouldn't buy anything from a place called Fat Toad Farm even if it was Hanson dipped in chocolate.

I always like artisanal 'ette's lists that she sends you, CBD. And when it's a Southern Living, you know it's bound to be especially good.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM (sBOL1)

34 I ate at some BBQ place in Houston, looks like a converted gas station, called Freds or something, and they had a tray of meat like that. Two pounds of meat for, I think, $12.

Speaking of lots of meat, I went to the grocery the other day to get some steak and found a value pack of sirloin that was marked down 50%, it was $4 a pound for 3 pounds. Picked up both packs they had.

Posted by: blaster at May 07, 2017 04:08 PM (HV1LS)

35 The phucking frork seems to be a toss-in for those "too old" for the toy in the McBox (or whatever) meal for kids. You pay a super McPrice for a premium McSandwich, then you're going to want some sort of a bonus item. Like the nicer key chain with the purchase of a Mercedes.

Posted by: RioBravo at May 07, 2017 04:08 PM (OmhcY)

36 When I first glanced at your comment, I saw "toenails" instead of "tequila." I'm glad I looked again.

Posted by: bluebell

Oh, man! I checked too late! Actually, *munch* it's quite good with toenails.

Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at May 07, 2017 04:08 PM (vRcUp)

37 I think at this point if its French its no thanks

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 04:08 PM (Ot7+c)

38 The frork looks fucked up. How utterly stupid can you get? Don't answer, we continue to see examples everyday.

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:09 PM (hiHQz)

39 11 And on a food note, they had a luncheon beforehand (I don't like to eat to much before I perform (and I didn't sit in with them) but they had fruit and lovely little tea sandwiches-one
was cream cheese mixed with green olives and pimentos, which I had never had before but it was very good.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (fDdVG)
And with that, you deftly pivoted back on topic like the classy 'ette you are.

Glad the performances went well. You were in my prayers.

I guess I'll throw in a food comment as well. I can recommend Coconuts restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. The tarragon bearnaise sauce on the seafood frittata was divine.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 04:10 PM (ZapPq)

40 i've pretty much given up on McAwfuls except for their dollar menu in emergencies.

for the prices here in my part of #Failifornia, i can get a better burger for the same or less at Tommy's or In-n-Out.

Posted by: redc1c4 at May 07, 2017 04:10 PM (r7kgE)

41 I was just a Whole Foods and saw a lone copy of "bake from scratch" magazine left on the stand. I guess the front cover pic of the rainbow sprinkle cake was too inviting to resist.

But resist I did.

http://tinyurl.com/kv7bvde

I still may buy that issue. The cake looks like a fun project to do with the kiddies.

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:10 PM (kD8Fh)

42 This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it

Posted by: Admiral Painter at May 07, 2017 04:11 PM (DpOmP)

43 Making homemade red sauce now.

Fruck the Frork

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2017 04:12 PM (89T5c)

44 I think McD's missed a marketing opportunity. If they'd made the frork for only two fries (or two crayons), Joe Biden would spend hours shoving them up his nose.

Posted by: pep at May 07, 2017 04:12 PM (LAe3v)

45 Best Q I've ever had was at Clark's Outpost in Tioga, TX. I've heard it's gone down hill since Warren Clark died though.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:12 PM (kTF2Z)

46 24 does Mom have a sweet tooth for donuts?

Do you live near a Tim Horton's?

Best thing about Tim Horton's?
Crullers.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:12 PM (+lVUW)

47 did they really bake their own pop-tarts??

(scroll down for a scrumptious apricot-hazelnut tart)

https://www.facebook.com/bakefromscratch/

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:13 PM (kD8Fh)

48 That cake looks fun, Kallisto - but you could also try this:

http://joythebaker.com/2014/10/vanilla-bean-confetti-cookies/

I was inspired by this and have made my regular sugar cookies w/her confetti idea, but I bet her cookie recipe is good.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 07, 2017 04:14 PM (NOIQH)

49 Googling looks like the BBQ place was Rudy's. Recommend.

Posted by: blaster at May 07, 2017 04:14 PM (HV1LS)

50 Apparently, I drove through Tioga, TX once. I don't remember it.

Posted by: RioBravo at May 07, 2017 04:14 PM (OmhcY)

51 40 i've pretty much given up on McAwfuls except for their dollar menu in emergencies.

for the prices here in my part of #Failifornia, i can get a better burger for the same or less at Tommy's or In-n-Out.
Posted by: redc1c4 at May 07, 2017 04:10 PM (r7kgE)

+++

The last time I went to a McDonald's was 2 1/2 years ago when I was driving from Nev. to Wash. It was the only game in town. I do like the In-n-Out very much, but the closest one to me now is in Medford, OR, I believe, and that would be a day's drive.

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:15 PM (hiHQz)

52 ...Memphis BBQ is overrated, here in Jackson TN we got the best!

Posted by: TN Volunteer at May 07, 2017 04:15 PM (SmCFT)

53 Ruprecht, don't take the cork out of the frork.

Posted by: Michael Caine at May 07, 2017 04:15 PM (vRcUp)

54
Hahaha. CBD got pawned by the Frock thing. My local Philly tv station has been having a good laugh with the thing all week.

It's total bullshit.

Somewhere on the internet is the usual shyster admitting it's bullshit.

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (HTdUD)

55 50 Apparently, I drove through Tioga, TX once. I don't remember it.
Posted by: RioBravo at May 07, 2017 04:14 PM (OmhcY)

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It's on 77. When we went there it had one small yellow sign. Easy to miss.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (kTF2Z)

56 I'm not much on waiting in long lines to get in somewhere, no matter how good the food is.
Posted by: pep

Chick Fil A always has mobs of people, including non-meal times. They handle everything so efficiently that it goes quickly. Best fast food place evah.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (+lVUW)

57 Rudy's is real good. I can't remember the name of the place in Lockhart, TX. Even better.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (89T5c)

58 Posted by: Lizzy at May 07, 2017 04:14 PM (NOIQH)

the sprinkles are incorporated in with the batter as well as sprinkled on top! Fun food, i'll have to try it.

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:17 PM (kD8Fh)

59 52 ...Memphis BBQ is overrated, here in Jackson TN we got the best!
Posted by: TN Volunteer at May 07, 2017 04:15 PM (SmCFT)

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You shut your whore mouth!

Posted by: Texas at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (kTF2Z)

60 I like the McDouble.

Posted by: Grump928(C) confesses at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (LTHVh)

61 Food Thread! Wooo!

It's getting really close to bbq weather, (I was going to smoke a couple pork roasts today, but it's cold and rainy, so that project is delayed for a few days).

So instead...Cheddar Cheese soup.

Start with 1/4 cup shortening, and a few tablespoons of bacon grease. Heat on low until melted. Add three teaspoons of powdered chicken stock, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper, (if desired). Add 1/2 cup flour, mix well, heat for about 2 minutes, until lightly browned, and bubbly.

You'll need about four cups of milk, (and likely a cup and a half more on hand), heated to scalding in the MW. Add a cup at a time to your roux, whisking constantly.

From this point on, constant whisking.

I use one pound bags of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, for convenience, but you can shred your own for this if you prefer.

A handful of shredded cheese at a time, whisk, whisk, whisk, until it's all melted, and completely incorporated, repeat until you achieve the consistency you desire. Taste, and add salt as needed, reduce heat, and serve.

The soup will thicken as it sits, so be prepared to whisk in additional milk, (and add about a tsp of salt per cup of added milk).

To this you can add a number of different ingredients. Grilled onions blended with a bit of chicken stock. Cooked broccoli, or cauliflower. Cooked potatoes and ham, or bacon. Prepare it thick and use as a sauce, or dip.

Or...add unflavored gelatin to the basic soup, pour out in baking sheets, let it set, then cut into slices for grilled cheese sandwiches.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (OWWcB)

62 Last night I was at a fun party and we had a guest from New Orleans.
He told a good food joke.

Guy goes to a zoo in Louisiana for the first time with his friend. At most zoos, there are 2 plaques, one with the Latin name of the subject, kingdom, genus, species, etc. Then there is a second with the common English name for the critter.
In Louisiana, however, a third plaque is there on the display. He asked his friend what the third plaque is for.

"A recipe".

Posted by: navybrat at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (w7KSn)

63 g'afternoon, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2017 04:19 PM (KCxzN)

64
Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:59 PM (ANIFC)

at the very least, the meat will be tender!

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:19 PM (kD8Fh)

65 Ready for Hillary!11!1!

Posted by: P. J. O'Frork at May 07, 2017 04:19 PM (vRcUp)

66 "Hahaha. CBD got pawned by the Frock thing. My local Philly tv station has been having a good laugh with the thing all week. "

I just googled FRORK.

If it's a fake, there is a lot of egg on a lot of faces.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 04:20 PM (J+eG2)

67 And McDonald's probably spent upwards of 2 MIL coming up with the fjork.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (6Ll1u)

68 As a connoisseur, I heartily recommend consensual frorking as frequently as possible, provided someone else is paying in case of accidental obesity.

Posted by: Sandra Frork at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (DMUuz)

69 Afternoon all!!!

Yeah Fenelon!!! I am so happy your performances went well! I hope all were blessed by your work!

I have not eaten this week due to a stomach bug that almost put me in the hospital. (I refused to go.) So I am vicariously enjoying what y'all are cooking. Especially the BBQ. I am craving meat more than anything else.

Cousin's in Fort Worth is my favorite BBQ joint. No waiting, the brisket is something the angels would rejoice to partake of, and their Texas Sheath Cake is a glorious indulgence in chocolate and butter. No Gainzzz except the weighty ones!

Bon appetit computer friends!!

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (V+V48)

70 Best thing about Tim Horton's?
Crullers.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:12 PM (+lVUW)

Guy at work used to rave about Tim Horton's. Think I need to make a field trip...closest to me is about 15 miles away at the Navy Yard. I'll remember to try the crullers.

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (kD8Fh)

71 I predict the frork will go the way of the McDLT, Apple Lisa, dodo, etc.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (vRcUp)

72 Macron
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 161 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

Napoleon
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 155 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

I'm not saying Macron won because he freaking looks like Napoleon. I'm saying he freaking won because he looks like Napoleon.

Posted by: charley horse at May 07, 2017 04:22 PM (+kahX)

73 I luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv BBQ.

Ain't nam better.

McDonald's.....I only eat there when I'm all bound up.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 07, 2017 04:22 PM (5VlCp)

74 A math question. If they're racing three wide at 200 mph at Talledaga, which lap will Danica cause the big one?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:22 PM (kTF2Z)

75 Now I want to visit every one of those BBQ places.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 04:23 PM (ZapPq)

76 Only McD fries could do that. In N Out lightweights would fail immediately, and while Five Guys tubers could readily do it you'd spend half an hour finding three the same length.

Posted by: JEM at May 07, 2017 04:24 PM (TppKb)

77 4 Don't you still have to pick up the fries to insert them into the frork? So what's the point?
Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 03:56 PM (ANIFC)

+++

I am thinking this entire thing is a hoax. Has to be.

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:24 PM (hiHQz)

78
Or...add unflavored gelatin to the basic soup, pour out in baking sheets, let it set, then cut into slices for grilled cheese sandwiches.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (OWWcB)

So you made homemade Velveeta? That's actually really cool.

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 04:24 PM (V+V48)

79 Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:22 PM (kTF2Z)

Whatever lap will mess up my fave driver Matt Kenseth.

Posted by: kallisto at May 07, 2017 04:25 PM (kD8Fh)

80 If it's a fake, there is a lot of egg on a lot of faces.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

http://www.myvidster.com/views/video.php?gtype=video&
id=94453359url_title=Introducing_The_Frork_McDonalds_
Latest_Invention_ft_Anthony_Sullivan

Anthony Sullivan. Need I say more?

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 04:25 PM (HTdUD)

81 kallisto, that apricot-hazelnut tart sounds awesome. Those are two of my favorite flavors.

But scroll down even further and you find out that whoa whoa whoa Sweden celebrates Cinnamon Roll Day on Oct. 4. Mark your calendars!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:25 PM (sBOL1)

82 There's a Texas transplant up by Bar Harbor ME that has a place that specializes in that style of sausage. Said his whole purpose for opening was because he couldn't find it up there. I don't really know how it compares, but I did enjoy it.

Posted by: Chupacabra at May 07, 2017 04:25 PM (394Mh)

83
I'm not saying Macron won because he freaking looks like Napoleon. I'm saying he freaking won because he looks like Napoleon.

Macron's got the little corporal beat. Josephine was only ten years older.

Posted by: JEM at May 07, 2017 04:26 PM (TppKb)

84 Rudy's is real good. I can't remember the name of the place in Lockhart, TX. Even better.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM

In the Central Texas area, here are the top four BBQ spots.

1. Franklin Barbeque
1. La Barbeque
1. Cele Store
2. My backyard.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 07, 2017 04:26 PM (DMUuz)

85 I am thinking this entire thing is a hoax. Has to be.

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:24 PM (hiHQz)

Not a hoax. It's a marketing gimmick, like their straw, and before that their bottles of Big Mac sauce.

Kind of smart, too.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:26 PM (OWWcB)

86 Chick Fil A always has mobs of people, including non-meal times. They handle everything so efficiently that it goes quickly. Best fast food place evah.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (+lVUW)
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*fistbump*

Their hate shakes are to die for. Along with everything else. But those hate shakes tho.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:27 PM (sBOL1)

87 I like the Southern Living mom who wants a fancy dinner that she would eat while still in her pjs.

Congratulations on your successful shows, Fen!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 07, 2017 04:27 PM (NOIQH)

88 Off to Mass

Posted by: josephistan at May 07, 2017 04:28 PM (ANIFC)

89 If it's a fake, there is a lot of egg on a lot of faces.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Frork fraud? What is this world coming to?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 04:28 PM (vRcUp)

90 So you made homemade Velveeta? That's actually really cool.

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 04:24 PM (V+V4

Kind of. Velveeta is much saltier though, and I do mine in thick slices, (about 1/3 inch). Use plastic wrap to line your baking sheets.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:29 PM (OWWcB)

91 so this cutting the cord thread coming up later, is that something about getting kids / freeloading relatives out of the house, taxi cab obstetrics, some kind of tom cruise cooking thread, or getting rid of cable?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:29 PM (cPsPa)

92 Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:26 PM (OWWcB)

+++

But you'd have to insert fries into frork with your fingers over and over and over again, to avoid what, grease on your fingers?

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:29 PM (hiHQz)

93 The local food critic just had an article on a place that has the best queso dip in the county, he said he wasn't sure if it had Velveeta but it definitely had ro-tel in it. He said he didn't care, it was just too good.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 07, 2017 04:30 PM (6Ll1u)

94 why would someone want to go to masachussetts?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:30 PM (cPsPa)

95 Off to Mass

Posted by: josephistan

Off to ass. Reggie's.

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 07, 2017 04:30 PM (vRcUp)

96 The Chick Fil A by my work is always booming, so much so that they have multiple drive-thu's, like a bank.

Everywhere else, I feel kind of sorry for. McDonald's is flailing around trying to get some new market share and marketing buzz, when all they should be doing is going back to their core menu and hiring good people.

Posted by: Chupacabra at May 07, 2017 04:31 PM (394Mh)

97 Frork fraud? What is this world coming to?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear

I love how they end the video I linked, 'Maybe not so much for the last one'.

Referencing the frock. Not sure who decided to pull the scam, but it's kinda funny.

But as to CBD being taken in?

*sad trombone*

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 04:31 PM (HTdUD)

98 Chick Fil A always has mobs of people, including non-meal times. They handle everything so efficiently that it goes quickly. Best fast food place evah.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 07, 2017 04:16 PM (+lVUW)

the ones there at non-meal times are protesters.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:31 PM (cPsPa)

99 *fistbump*

Their hate shakes are to die for. Along with everything else. But those hate shakes tho.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:27 PM (sBOL1)

We have no Chik Fil A restaurants near us, so whenever we plan road trips, we always jigger the routes so that we hit a few coming, and going.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:32 PM (OWWcB)

100 Dinner tonight is leftover chicken, rice, beans, tortillas and salsa from El Pollo Regio. Yummmmmmm.

Now to read the thread.

Posted by: @DangerGirl (gab.ai) and her 1.21 Gigawatt SanityProd (tm) at May 07, 2017 04:33 PM (/o9Qk)

101 Costco has some really good prime packers. They come delicious on a Traeger following the Traeger instructions and using the Franklin simplistic rub (lot of coarse pepper and little kosher salt) and Franklin worstershire/water spray before foiling. Takes forever to hit 205 but you can't stop short. waiting for the probe to move from 203 to 205 degrees takes forever.

Posted by: charley horse at May 07, 2017 04:34 PM (+kahX)

102 We have no Chik Fil A restaurants near us, so whenever we plan road trips, we always jigger the routes so that we hit a few coming, and going.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:32 PM (OWWcB)
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Smart man. They have an app to help you with that, you know.

We very rarely go to fast food places, usually just on trips, but when we do, we go to Chick-Fil-A.*

*the most interesting family in the world.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:34 PM (sBOL1)

103 We're having a 30th anniversary party for our boat company next month and we are having a very good Dead cover band, open bar and catered by a local BBQ place. They do lots of events around here and have a mobile smoker that they bring around with them.

It's not as good as any of the top 11 I'm sure but it's damn good BBQ. Besides, open bar so I'm sure my taste buds will be a bit subdued. Can't wait.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 04:34 PM (/tuJf)

104
62 Last night I was at a fun party and we had a guest from New Orleans.
He told a good food joke.

Guy goes to a zoo in Louisiana for the first time with his friend. At most zoos, there are 2 plaques, one with the Latin name of the subject, kingdom, genus, species, etc. Then there is a second with the common English name for the critter.
In Louisiana, however, a third plaque is there on the display. He asked his friend what the third plaque is for.

"A recipe".

Posted by: navybrat at May 07, 2017 04:18 PM (w7KSn)

Heh. In the latest John Ringo spinoff novel of Correia's MHI series, he riffs on the Cajun penchant for eating literally anything. Giant mutant mole rat, hoodoo-animated giant flying poisonous frogs.....all are candidates for the jambalaya at a fais do-do.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 07, 2017 04:34 PM (quw2O)

105 I'm not saying Macron won because he freaking looks like Napoleon. I'm saying he freaking won because he looks like Napoleon.

Posted by: charley horse

Dude, he looks nothing like me.

Posted by: Jon Heder at May 07, 2017 04:36 PM (vRcUp)

106 McDonalds, here's some free advice for you. You want people back in your stores? You don't need marketing gimmicks. Start frying your fries in beef tallow again.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:36 PM (kTF2Z)

107 104. Yep....as i noted when I drove thru deep southern Louisiana - 'Huh...looks like they eat everything that moves, and paint everything that doesn't.'

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:36 PM (TwwWO)

108 But you'd have to insert fries into frork with your fingers over and over and over again, to avoid what, grease on your fingers?

Posted by: washrivergal at May 07, 2017 04:29 PM (hiHQz)

That's half the fun! Or I assume it is...the nearest McD's to me is about 45 minutes away, and while I like playing with my food, I'm not about to devote 90 minutes out of my day just to get my hands on a frork.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 04:37 PM (OWWcB)

109 By the way, you guys, try that brownie pudding recipe.

It turns out firm like a brownie on top, with pudding on the bottom. You scoop it into a dish and throw on a (big) scoop of vanilla ice cream and it's nirvana.

Plus it's really easy and you don't even have to grease the pan!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:38 PM (sBOL1)

110 Congrats on the shows, Fen.

We finally got a Chick-Fil-A here. Now if I travel I have to find an In and Out Burger. I love that place.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 04:38 PM (6SPcP)

111 I talked to a young frat guy and he said their party food consists of frying chicken wings and making a dipping sauce by combining every flavor of sauce served by Chick Fila in a big bowl. College students are if nothing else, resourceful.

Posted by: charley horse at May 07, 2017 04:39 PM (+kahX)

112 In N Out lightweights would fail immediately...
---
heretic!

so order them extra crispy then.

Posted by: redc1c4 at May 07, 2017 04:39 PM (r7kgE)

113 either someone next door is doing some home repairs with a high pitched drill or some do it yourself dentistry.

the screams make me think it is the do it yourself dentistry.
hopefully they shut up.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:39 PM (cPsPa)

114 110. There are two kinds of burger chains in this world - Whataburger, and failures.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:39 PM (TwwWO)

115 I talked to a young frat guy and he said their party food consists of frying chicken wings and making a dipping sauce by combining every flavor of sauce served by Chick Fila in a big bowl. College students are if nothing else, resourceful.
Posted by: charley horse

he is lying to you. fraternities do no serve food at parties.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:40 PM (cPsPa)

116 Hey, the famous Pudding Cake! First thing I ever cooked of my own volition, as opposed to being forced to cook in Home Ec. Do they still have Home Ec? I know Shop is gone.

Posted by: Pogonip at May 07, 2017 04:41 PM (qmOf1)

117 Speaking of New Orleans, sounds like things are getting frisky there with the antifas.

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3877

Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2017 04:42 PM (GUBah)

118 he is lying to you. fraternities do no serve food at parties.

Posted by: yankeefifth

The best entree at frat parties... Quaalude.

Posted by: Bill Cosby, DateMaster at May 07, 2017 04:42 PM (HTdUD)

119 they finally got some ChikFilas near me, but only relatively so.

i either have to go into Hollyweird, which ain't happening, or up by CSUN, which also isn't happening, but is slightly more likely than hollyweird.

it's relatively close to the Sepulveda VA, but going there kills my appetite for anything other than throwing a shit fit or getting drunk.

Posted by: redc1c4 at May 07, 2017 04:42 PM (r7kgE)

120 "the screams make me think it is the do it yourself dentistry. hopefully they shut up"

Is it safe?

Posted by: Christian Szell at May 07, 2017 04:43 PM (h99GH)

121 I hooked a dildo once.

I was digging for clams.....

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 07, 2017 04:43 PM (CPk08)

122 man, how many teeth has this guy got to drill? he must have hit oil by now.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:44 PM (cPsPa)

123 the nearest McD's to me is about 45 minutes away

Where do you live, Mars?

Posted by: pep at May 07, 2017 04:44 PM (LAe3v)

124 trump
trump
trump

deport
deport
deport

taco bowl
taco bowl
taco bowl

Posted by: Origional Jake at May 07, 2017 04:44 PM (KykRT)

125 No Home Ec anymore.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (6SPcP)

126 But as to CBD being taken in?

*sad trombone*

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum

He's too trusting. He also thought Blaire White was a chick.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (vRcUp)

127 114 110. There are two kinds of burger chains in this world - Whataburger, and failures.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:39 PM (TwwWO)

---------------

Yup. Sadly, I don't have one within a thousand miles of me anymore.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (kTF2Z)

128 lol, navybrat.

My last two Q cooks were fails, but they were odd items: lamb shoulder and bison ribs.
Last night's fajitas were again a big hit with the man of the house though. They're hard to screw up anyway, but we've really been liking the jesspryles.com no brained way of marinating the skirt steak in mustard and pickle juice for an hour. It's an easy meal.

Posted by: stace, too much winning at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (9J7Sc)

129 I eat my in-n-out fries with special sauce poured over the top, you just have to ask for packets of sauce and they will give them to you. There is a whole thing now about secret menu items, which one is your favorite?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (6Ll1u)

130 the nearest McD's to me is about 45 minutes away

by car or riding mower

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (cPsPa)

131 what' y'alls favorite vodka?

need some vodka know 'en

Posted by: Origional Jake at May 07, 2017 04:46 PM (KykRT)

132 what' y'alls favorite vodka?

need some vodka know 'en
Posted by: Origional Jake

what are you doing with it?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:46 PM (cPsPa)

133 The Double Whataburger.
Culinary masterpiece.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2017 04:47 PM (89T5c)

134 But as to CBD being taken in?

*sad trombone*

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 04:31 PM (HTdUD)
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I don't think he was taken in, I think it really is a real thing. I found a lot of articles about it. They were only giving them out on May 5, to draw attention to three new sandwiches on their menu. So it was just an attention-getting thing, but it was real. Or so it seems.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:47 PM (sBOL1)

135 131 what' y'alls favorite vodka?

need some vodka know 'en
Posted by: Origional Jake at May 07, 2017 04:46 PM (KykRT)

To what end?

For a really nice drink? I go to Chopin.

To get hosed? Who gives a fuck?

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 07, 2017 04:47 PM (CPk08)

136 109 ... bluebell, That recipe looks fantastic! But we both have to watch the carbs. Do you think we could use Splenda in place of the real sugar?

Posted by: JTB at May 07, 2017 04:48 PM (V+03K)

137 An entrepreneurial sort would make disposable brushes for BBQ sauce that would fit into the McDs frork handle.

Posted by: The Deer Hunter at May 07, 2017 04:48 PM (Fz5yy)

138 I mean really. If its just for mixed drinks at a party, its just vodka.

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 07, 2017 04:48 PM (CPk08)

139 JTB, I don't know, as I've never tried it that way. Probably anything that says it's a cup for cup replacement for sugar would work, though, although the taste might be a little different.

It might be worth trying, as it's good and not real expensive to make!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:49 PM (sBOL1)

140 131. Gzhelka is much better than it has any right to be. Sobieski is excellent. Luksusova still wins my vodka shekels most of the time.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:49 PM (TwwWO)

141 133 The Double Whataburger.
Culinary masterpiece.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2017 04:47 PM (89T5c)

-----------------

All the fixins plus grilled jalepenos. There can be only one!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:49 PM (kTF2Z)

142 My husband is about the right size for the frork

Posted by: Huma at May 07, 2017 04:50 PM (DpOmP)

143 Try Sweet Auburn in Atlanta on N. Highland, just west of Ponce De Leon Ave. The Brisket was great as was the pulled Pork. I got some mini Jalapeno Corn Bread muffins that melt in your mouth.

Posted by: Mike G. at May 07, 2017 04:52 PM (R5lpX)

144 Smirnoff vodka is great value. Was once considered a premium vodka, what James Bond drank, before the vogue for pretty bottles.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 07, 2017 04:53 PM (SIY7D)

145 Luksusova is good. Can't get it in my area often.

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 07, 2017 04:53 PM (CPk08)

146 145. Beats monopolwa hollow - and that used to be my go-to for spud-based vodka.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:54 PM (TwwWO)

147 Whataburger are bigots!

http://preview.tinyurl.com/kcuyugz

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at May 07, 2017 04:55 PM (vRcUp)

148 I have a nasty habit --- or is it an unhabit? --- of not writing down or remembering the names of places that have great food. I mean places where you're just passing through and happen to stumble upon.

There was that diner on the main drag in Durango CO that had the best chicken-fried steak in the universe.
And the best BBQ? That place in Raleigh NC that (I think) was near railroad tracks and (I think) had an Irish-sounding name.
Or maybe the Irish-sounding name was that bar in N Myrtle Beach with the out-of-this-world jalapeno poppers. I dunno.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 07, 2017 04:56 PM (0jtPF)

149 Well, Wataburger it is!

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 04:56 PM (6SPcP)

150 frorks only come with the best vodka. the only way you can eat at mcawfuls is mcshitfaced.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 04:57 PM (KP5rU)

151 what' y'alls favorite vodka?

Vanilla, I make my vanilla with vodka and beans

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 04:57 PM (Ot7+c)

152 109 By the way, you guys, try that brownie pudding recipe.

It turns out firm like a brownie on top, with pudding on the bottom. You scoop it into a dish and throw on a (big) scoop of vanilla ice cream and it's nirvana.

Plus it's really easy and you don't even have to grease the pan!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 04:38 PM (sBOL1)

That plus Bluebell Homemade Vanilla would be absolute heaven.

I wish I could indulge in a Hate Shake, but I am rather obsessed with their grilled chicken sandwich and the kale salad. Since I can't have dairy, this is pretty darn good. I could give or take their waffle fries. McD's fries are better, but if they are allowing their idiot millenial social media jerks to tweet out hate against PDT, then Chick Fil A can just have more of my business.

Texans have the most marvelous chicken place called Chicken Express. I've waxed nostalgic about it before, but I would seriously move back there just for their chicken tenders and fried okra. Mercy.

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 04:58 PM (V+V48)

153 What's next from McDonald's? Burgers with meat in them?

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 04:58 PM (8zL5i)

154 153; fat chance.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 04:59 PM (KP5rU)

155 moki, I just saw that you are sick again. What gives, girl? You have got to get yourself all better. This is not good.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:00 PM (sBOL1)

156 Now that I look at the cute little picture with the cute little 'frork'... isn't that what you call a slider? Even Donald Trump could hold that between his thumb and forefinger.

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 05:01 PM (7H/2n)

157 154 153; fat chance.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 04:59 PM (KP5rU)

No kidding. At least, for you.

Posted by: Kim Jong Uhn at May 07, 2017 05:01 PM (CPk08)

158 If the fries were inserted (by latex gloves) as part of completing the order, it could work. But how are they held in place? Are they as difficult to remove as a shrimp from its tail?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 05:01 PM (vRcUp)

159 Yeah, Whataburger and Tito's vodka are staples around here, along with good barbecue. Tito's has won some awards and it's reasonably priced. I recently found out that Tito himself was a previous owner of our new house, before he hit it big in booze.

Posted by: stace, too much winning at May 07, 2017 05:01 PM (9J7Sc)

160 Franklin, Clarks, whataburger...

*Seriously missing my home state*

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 05:03 PM (kTF2Z)

161 155 moki, I just saw that you are sick again. What gives, girl? You have got to get yourself all better. This is not good.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:00 PM (sBOL1)

I have had a rough go since the accident. I don't know if that could have depleted my immune system, but it seems like I get sick at the drop of a hat now, and this was really bad. Hubby was very worried. I'm on the upswing now, but still weak and in pain.

For what it's worth, your recipe is the first thing that has looked remotely appealing to me!!!

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 05:03 PM (V+V48)

162 146 145. Beats monopolwa hollow - and that used to be my go-to for spud-based vodka.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine. Glory to Kekistan! No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at May 07, 2017 04:54 PM (TwwWO)

Yeah, I like the potato based the best. Neat and cold, with pickles and herring. Or anchovies. hmmm.

Posted by: Kim Jong Uhn at May 07, 2017 05:03 PM (CPk08)

163 OT, for whoever asked in the prior thread:

MGTOW - Men Go Their Own Way.

Posted by: Country Boy at May 07, 2017 05:04 PM (0CUjZ)

164 Away, obese Korean midget sock.

Posted by: Alcoholic Asshole Shut In at May 07, 2017 05:04 PM (CPk08)

165 Well Moki, I hope you get better soon. Maybe when all this pollen finally lets up and it's nice out, you can sit outside and get some fresh air. I'm a big proponent of fresh air and sunshine.

You could make that brownie pudding with almond milk or coconut milk and I'll bet it would be delish!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:06 PM (sBOL1)

166 Hill Country ain't gonna fly in Texas, but it ain't bad. As a Texpat now in DC, I have to admit that it's the closest thing I've had to "home" since moving here.

Posted by: some asshole at May 07, 2017 05:06 PM (d8j/c)

167 CBD

If you start to get an idea of what time you are doing the cord cutting thread, can you update the side bar to show the expected time?

Thanks

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 05:07 PM (J+eG2)

168 147 Whataburger are bigots!

http://preview.tinyurl.com/kcuyugz
Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at May 07, 2017 04:55 PM (vRcUp)

So if I show up to Whataburger in lingerie they won't let me enter the restaurant?

Good call.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 05:07 PM (ZapPq)

169 by car or riding mower

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 04:45 PM (cPsPa)

As the crow mows, it's about thirty miles to Honesdale PA, where the frork is being offered. You have to buy a 'signature sandwich', and an order of fries, medium drink, I think. Hancock NY is closer, but the assholes that run that McD's don't even offer the mega mac, or the steak egg and cheese McMuffin, so they're right out.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 07, 2017 05:07 PM (OWWcB)

170 And the big one.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 05:07 PM (kTF2Z)

171 WHAT THE FRORK???

Posted by: frorked at May 07, 2017 05:07 PM (BO/km)

172 As the crow mows, it's about thirty miles to Honesdale PA, where the frork is being offered. You have to buy a 'signature sandwich', and an order of fries, medium drink, I think. Hancock NY is closer, but the assholes that run that McD's don't even offer the mega mac, or the steak egg and cheese McMuffin, so they're right out.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May

nothing worse than fast food dives with attitude.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 05:08 PM (cPsPa)

173 {{{{{bluebell}}}}}

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 05:09 PM (V+V48)

174 Anybody tried that brownie pudding recipe with butter instead of oil? Sounds like it came from the "fat free" recipe era. Bet a little less water, plus some butter, would work out.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 05:09 PM (qahv/)

175 170; they never disappoint, do they.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:09 PM (KP5rU)

176 Honesdale PA, where the frork is being offered. You have to buy a 'signature sandwich', and an order of fries, medium drink, I think. Hancock NY is closer, but the assholes that run that McD's don't even offer the mega mac, or the steak egg and cheese McMuffin, so they're right out.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May

by the way, that "as the crow mows", that was funny.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 05:10 PM (cPsPa)

177 Sauerkraut and tequila? That dish is called the Zimmerman Telegram.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:07 PM

LOL Only this place....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 07, 2017 05:12 PM (BdD6T)

178 That brownie recipe! My mom used to call it "pudding cake." M all-time favorite dessert as a child.

Posted by: Ladylibertarian at May 07, 2017 05:12 PM (TdMsT)

179 Scam or not? Snopes reports... you decide...

http://www.snopes.com/2017/05/02/mcdonalds-frork/

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 05:14 PM (HTdUD)

180 {{{{{bluebell}}}}}

More like {{{{{BLUEBALLS}}}}} if my wife finds out I pass anything conservative

Posted by: Paul Ryan at May 07, 2017 05:14 PM (DpOmP)

181 Everyone put your pants on.

Ed Droscol linked to this thread over at Insty's place.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 05:14 PM (J+eG2)

182 RMBS, the Red Sox are finally swinging their bats! Woo hoo!

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:14 PM (sBOL1)

183 When the hubby was stationed in Millington, TN, we used to go to a place called The Pig n Whistle in Bartlett. It was good Memphis style, inexpensive and family friendly. That was over 10 years ago though, so no idea if its still there. I still put the slaw on the sandwich!

Posted by: UDM at May 07, 2017 05:15 PM (cuC7S)

184 Awww, man. They even ruin Sunday afternoon.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:16 PM (6SPcP)

185 Everyone put your pants on.

Ed Droscol linked to this thread over at Insty's place.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 05:14 PM (J+eG2)

Pants? We don't need no stinkin' pants...

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at May 07, 2017 05:16 PM (DpOmP)

186 My personal favorites at Chick-Fil-A ---other than the holiday and peach hate shakes of course ---are the grilled chicken club and the grilled nuggets.

The GC club has bacon and cheese in it but is smallish, just right for me, and therefore not obscenely caloric.
The (unbreaded) nuggets are great for low-carb dieters.
I actually like them more than the regular ones.

And I agree with Moki that their "Superfood" salad is really, really tasty.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 07, 2017 05:16 PM (0jtPF)

187 If all I have is biscuit flour, can I just leave out the baking soda from the pudding recipe?

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:18 PM (LTHVh)

188 Looks like it's time to short MCD.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 05:19 PM (Sfs6o)

189 Grump, do you mean self-rising flour? If so, probably.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:19 PM (sBOL1)

190 Good afternoon! I just put some Hasselback potatoes in the oven. I've never tried them, and they look divine.

My carbs are already off the charts this weekend, because I went to the movies last night and had a tub of popcorn. And I burned about 600 calories in the garden this afternoon, so this is the day.

Posted by: April at May 07, 2017 05:21 PM (e8PP1)

191 Hi bluebell!

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 05:21 PM (Sfs6o)

192 Grump, do you mean self-rising flour?

Yes.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:21 PM (LTHVh)

193 Beer Bar?

Back in the 70's, at weddings it was called a new galvanized garbage can full of ponies...

Posted by: phreshone at May 07, 2017 05:22 PM (DpOmP)

194 Looks like it's time to short MCD.

Posted by: Weasel

Yeah. Ya gotta know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run.

Posted by: Kenny Rodgers at May 07, 2017 05:22 PM (HTdUD)

195 I guess I should leave out the salt too.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:22 PM (LTHVh)

196 Hey Weasel! Did you and Mrs. Weasel go out for breakfast this weekend? I live vicariously through you, breakfast-wise.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (sBOL1)

197 Well, off to spatchcock a chicken for roasting.

Shut up.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (kTF2Z)

198 There is a BBQ joint in Kountze, TX called Caroline's that is every bit as good as Franklin, but it is a well kept secret. Open Thursday-Sunday at 10:00 until everything is sold for the day.

Posted by: no good deed at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (hJamr)

199 I live near a Texas BBQ joint named Stanley's - while not quite a Franklins, Texas Monthly did put it on the best 50 bbq joints in Texas, which is no small thing considering the thousands and thousands here. It's operated continuously since 1938, I think.

Anyway, all of their food is great, but their turkey is what really stands out, and what that writer said about Franklin's turkey holds true for Stanley's, too. Turkey can be a delicate meat to cook correctly, and most places are scared of undercooking it, so they overcook it and you get some dried out crumbly result which isn't that good. Every bite of Stanley's turkey - even the thick slices, or I should say especially the thick slices - is saturated with moisture and that deep rich smokey flavor - it is absolutely heavenly, and even in good bbq places, it is rare to find a place who can consistently cook that kind of meat that well. I often go by and pick up a couple of pounds, sliced, just to have in my fridge for a while.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (V2Yro)

200 I've seen it made both ways
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2017 04:06 PM (J+eG2)

Haha! This is why I come here.

Posted by: April at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (e8PP1)

201 Probably, Grump. I've never used self-rising flour and I was trying to remember if it had salt added. I guess, look on the package to be sure.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:24 PM (sBOL1)

202
Texans have the most marvelous chicken place called Chicken Express. I've waxed nostalgic about it before, but I would seriously move back there just for their chicken tenders and fried okra. Mercy.

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 04:58 PM (V+V4

Yep. Awesome stuff. Funny thing, at our local CE, it sometimes feels like they do 1/3 of their business in selling sweet tea in gallon jugs.

The other thing, the one's I've been to almost hit Chick-Fil-A levels in customer service and friendliness.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 07, 2017 05:25 PM (quw2O)

203 The frork is evil. The spork is good.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (0mRoj)

204 whataburger...

Whataburger ketchup available at HEB. Why is that stuff so good?!

Posted by: no good deed at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (hJamr)

205 Born and raised a Texan, but I have a confession. I don't like sweet tea. There, I said it.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (kTF2Z)

206 I've never used self-rising flour

Not even for biscuits?

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (LTHVh)

207 So people liked Macron because he looks like Napoleon, even though he's the exact opposite? They deserve what's coming to them.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 05:27 PM (vRcUp)

208 I would seriously move back there just for their chicken tenders and fried okra.

Their biscuits are good too.

Posted by: no good deed at May 07, 2017 05:27 PM (hJamr)

209 196 Hey Weasel! Did you and Mrs. Weasel go out for breakfast this weekend? I live vicariously through you, breakfast-wise.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:23 PM (sBOL1)
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As a matter of fact, we did not! We had to get up early to drive to the soggy JMU commencement on Saturday, and WeaselWoman was in charge of Chirrun's Church this morning - so we went to lunch today instead. Crab cake sammich for her, tuna salad sammich and vegetable and rice soup for me. Soup was creamy and not what I was expecting, but not bad.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 05:28 PM (Sfs6o)

210 Not even for biscuits?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (LTHVh)
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Nope. Just regular flour and baking powder. And they are spectacular.

She said, modestly.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:28 PM (sBOL1)

211 Okay. Now that I've seen all (or most of the evidence) it appears that McDonald's decided to #FakeNews some utensil. Produce only a limited amount. They provided them to media outlets. They produced an 'infomercial' style video which had some disclaimers in it. Snopes was called in.

The verdict: You will not be able to get this utensil. You will receive some sort of discount if you buy one of their 'signature sandwiches' which seems to be the purpose of the promotion. During an extremely limited period. They get 'buzz'.

CBD is exonerated. For now.

Posted by: Kenny Rodgers at May 07, 2017 05:29 PM (HTdUD)

212 I was gonna make apricot crepes to celebrate LePen's vict....er, forget it, she was never going to win. I'll make the crepes anyway. They're actually Hungarian.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 07, 2017 05:30 PM (woKq6)

213 My favorite Cajun sandwich was a po-boy I got in New Iberia - it was a fried soft shell crab po-boy, and I love soft shelled crab so I could resist. Thing (for those not familiar, the po-boy is pretty much what you call a sub in the rest of the country) So they put on the lettuce and the remouloude and the sliced tomato and then just slap the whole great big fried crab in to between the two pieces of bun, long legs hanging off both sides. It looks to all the world like you're eating some kind of giant fried bug with lettuce, onions, and tomato when you put it up to your mouth.

And it tasted fantastic!!!! What can I say, that's Cajun food in a nutshell.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 07, 2017 05:30 PM (V2Yro)

214 Weasel, how was the JMU graduation? My daughter graduated from there a couple years ago, and it was run like clockwork. Military precision, even. We were really impressed.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:30 PM (sBOL1)

215 205 Born and raised a Texan, but I have a confession. I don't like sweet tea. There, I said it.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 05:26 PM (kTF2Z)

Me too. I can't stand the stuff. Dr Pepper on the other hand...

Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 05:31 PM (V+V48)

216 Posted by: Kenny Rodgers at May 07, 2017 05:29 PM (HTdUD)
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Reeks of corporate desperation - SELL! SELL!

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 05:31 PM (Sfs6o)

217 Maybe Yorkshire pudding instead...super easy to make.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 07, 2017 05:32 PM (woKq6)

218
So people liked Macron because he looks like Napoleon, even though he's the exact opposite? They deserve what's coming to them.

Just shows how shallow many people are. I remember similarly here when Bill Clinton was elected because women supposedly found him attractive.
It would seem funny, if the results weren't so tragic, that the fate of Western Civilization seems to hinge on fickleness like this.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 05:32 PM (AtCmq)

219 Okay, now I'm feeling sorry for the Twins.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:32 PM (sBOL1)

220 Just shows how shallow many people are. I remember similarly here when Bill Clinton was elected because women supposedly found him attractive.

Power and charisma go a long way, even if you're a serial rapist. Hell, that last part probably upped the panty-soaking.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:33 PM (0mRoj)

221 Just do all y'all selves a favor and just avoid MCD completely.

Shit company and shit food.

Posted by: Country Boy at May 07, 2017 05:33 PM (0CUjZ)

222 I brought Macaronni over the finish line. How does my ass taste?

Posted by: President Toonces L'Chicago at May 07, 2017 05:35 PM (X+rUO)

223 222 I brought Macaronni over the finish line. How does my ass taste?
Posted by: President Toonces L'Chicago at May 07, 2017 05:35 PM (X+rUO)

Can't speak from direct experience, but probably like Reggie's dick.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:35 PM (0mRoj)

224 And if you're white and living in an urban area, you should assume your food has been spat on as well.

Posted by: Country Boy at May 07, 2017 05:36 PM (0CUjZ)

225 Hasselback potatoes

Oh, yum. I can do that in the toaster over for one.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:36 PM (6SPcP)

226 Yankees drink sweet tea. Texans and southerners drink it the way God made it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 07, 2017 05:36 PM (V2Yro)

227 Power and charisma go a long way, even if you're a serial rapist. Hell, that last part probably upped the panty-soaking.

I agree in general but I will always maintain that with the sycophantic, slobbering media adulation that Billy Jeff got, PeeWee fucking Herman would have been a charismatic hero to the Left.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 05:37 PM (AtCmq)

228 Shit company and shit food.

Posted by: Country Boy

^^^Yeppers^^^

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 05:37 PM (vRcUp)

229 Whataburger ketchup available at HEB"

Whataburger spicy ketchup, too. Even better.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at May 07, 2017 05:38 PM (MINbv)

230 214 Weasel, how was the JMU graduation? My daughter graduated from there a couple years ago, and it was run like clockwork. Military precision, even. We were really impressed.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 05:30 PM (sBOL1)
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Welp, it's funny you mention it. We got there just after 8am for the 9am start and the traffic was nutty. So I dropped WW off close to the action and I drove off and stayed with the car. When it was over I swooped in and picked her up and we were back on I-81 headed north before the crowds hit. I did walk around a little bit by the stadium and it appeared they were very organized with lots of people around to provide directions and so forth. WW said the actual part she watched was very organized, too.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 05:38 PM (Sfs6o)

231 We all relize McDonald's is going downhill and fast and are trying anything to pick up business.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 05:38 PM (Ot7+c)

232 >>>Okay, now I'm feeling sorry for the Twins.

Well don't. If something happens to one of them, there's a backup.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 05:39 PM (vRcUp)

233 I agree in general but I will always maintain that with the sycophantic, slobbering media adulation that Billy Jeff got, PeeWee fucking Herman would have been a charismatic hero to the Left.
Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 05:37 PM (AtCmq)

It's a fair point. They were all lining up around the block to give him a gobby.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:39 PM (0mRoj)

234 221: words to live by.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:39 PM (KP5rU)

235 I'm a Yankee and I can't stand sweet tea! :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2017 05:40 PM (fDdVG)

236 Just shows how shallow many people are. I remember
similarly here when Bill Clinton was elected because women supposedly
found him attractive.

Power and charisma go a long way, even if you're a serial rapist. Hell, that last part probably upped the panty-soaking.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May

Gag, so much for dinner.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:41 PM (6SPcP)

237 Looks like the Blues will be singing them. Again.

Posted by: tu3031 at May 07, 2017 05:41 PM (qJhUV)

238 mcawfuls can join espn on the shit heap of history for all i care.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:42 PM (KP5rU)

239 I like my iced tea sweetened, but not the tea-flavored syrupy concoction often referred to as sweet tea.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:42 PM (0mRoj)

240 Power and charisma go a long way, even if you're a serial rapist. Hell, that last part probably upped the panty-soaking.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May

Gag, so much for dinner.
Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:41 PM (6SPcP)

I'm just looking out for your GAINZZZ. You can thank me later.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:43 PM (0mRoj)

241
My takeaway from this is that McDonald's wants to participate in the #FakeNews phenomenon perpetuated by the main stream media, even mainstream it. This utensil is a fraud. They do not intend to make it available to customers in the quantity that might be requested. They will offer some inferior substitute.

The only responsible response, in my opinion, is for every one of the 60 million Trump voters to avoid McDonald's for the next century. Or two. Depending on your health care plan.

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 05:43 PM (HTdUD)

242 we surrender

Posted by: The Fwench at May 07, 2017 05:44 PM (Tyii7)

243 242 we surrender
Posted by: The Fwench at May 07, 2017 05:44 PM (Tyii7)

Quelle surprise!

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:44 PM (0mRoj)

244 236 anybody who had their panties soaked by bill clinton you must run away from. fast. very fucking fast.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:44 PM (KP5rU)

245 Yankees drink sweet tea. Texans and southerners drink it the way God made it.
Posted by: Tom Servo

men don't drink tea, they drink coffee.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 07, 2017 05:46 PM (cPsPa)

246 244 236 anybody who had their panties soaked by bill clinton you must run away from. fast. very fucking fast.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:44 PM (KP5rU)

Or who got a girl-boner over his hag wife.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:46 PM (0mRoj)

247 Keith Olbermann is a twat.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 05:48 PM (b7fwp)

248
I'm just looking out for your GAINZZZ. You can thank me later.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:43 PM (0mRoj)

You are so thoughtful.
*smooches*

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:48 PM (6SPcP)

249 #174: The Brownie, or Pudding, Cake goes at least back to 1954, there's a recipe for it in the Good Housekeeping Cookbook I inherited from Mom.

I suggest everyone take Mom out the day AFTER Mother's Day. You have the whole place to yourselves. (Unless it's Chick-Fil-A.)

Posted by: Pogonip at May 07, 2017 05:48 PM (qmOf1)

250 I see one of my favorite restaurants made the top 10 BBQ joints. Jockos. The best. I recommend the small spenser steak. It's huge.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2017 05:49 PM (Ri/rl)

251 71 I predict the frork will go the way of the McDLT, Apple Lisa, dodo, etc.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 04:21 PM (vRcUp)

Sign on a Mac XL:

I'm not Lisa.

Posted by: Fox2! at May 07, 2017 05:49 PM (brIR5)

252 McDonald's is here to change that with their new "uselessly useful" invention--a "frork." Basically, it's a fork. But instead of metal prongs, it sports three French fries.

LOL. That is funny.

So ... this is a one-use thing, I gather. Or are you supposed to suck the ketchup off the fork-fries and use them again? Because that would be sort of gross.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 05:50 PM (zc3Db)

253 we surrender

Posted by: The Fwench

At this point, if no-go zones organized militias that killed 10-20 native French people a week, I don't think they would change anything. They are suicidal, and retarded. Retarded because they think that suicide is a moral obligation for the imaginary crimes that they didn't commit.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 05:51 PM (vRcUp)

254 I bet Hillary and Chelsea own Mother and Daughter matching sets of frorks for eating spinach pancakes that look like cowflops and sopping up spilled Gray Goose.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 05:51 PM (b7fwp)

255
When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

I'll tell you: the Happy Meal in 1979

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 05:52 PM (CpbBC)

256 254; only in the morning. on days ending in y. unless chelsee has to chuck grapefruits at homeless folks.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:53 PM (KP5rU)

257 Where's the frife?

Posted by: That deplorable guy who always asks... at May 07, 2017 05:53 PM (Tyii7)

258 The only thing I ever get from McDonalds is unsweeted Iced Tea or Coffee which is actually really good, not Dunkin Donuts good, but in a pinch its alright.

Posted by: Kreplach at May 07, 2017 05:53 PM (3TnQR)

259 Memphis BBQ is overrated, here in Jackson TN we got the best!

Posted by: TN Volunteer at May 07, 2017 04:15 PM (SmCFT)

Gimme a recommendation.

I'll be going through Jackson in the near future.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 07, 2017 05:54 PM (9q7Dl)

260 248
I'm just looking out for your GAINZZZ. You can thank me later.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:43 PM (0mRoj)

You are so thoughtful.
*smooches*
Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 05:48 PM (6SPcP)

Aren't I though?

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:54 PM (0mRoj)

261 LC's ribs and fries served wrapped up in a paper ball is out of this world. They did get shut down...twice in 2016 for health code violations but with great risk comes great reward,

Posted by: JT in KC at May 07, 2017 05:54 PM (FoSz+)

262 Wait till the French find out that the Muzzies not only want to take all their wimez they are going to ban all their wine,

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 05:55 PM (Ot7+c)

263 257 Where's the frife?
Posted by: That deplorable guy who always asks... at May 07, 2017 05:53 PM (Tyii7)

Or the froon?

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:55 PM (0mRoj)

264 will the French McDonalds be introducing the Big Macron any time soon? Presumably with Palm Frits for the jerkoffs who want to see their country finally swirl down the EuroDrain?

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 05:55 PM (b7fwp)

265 Keith Olbermann is a twat.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken

Please do not use derogatory terms for the female genitalia. Preferable: Keith Olbermann is a vagina.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at May 07, 2017 05:55 PM (vRcUp)

266 262 Wait till the French find out that the Muzzies not only want to take all their wimez they are going to ban all their wine,
Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 05:55 PM (Ot7+c)

The art in the Louvre will be destroyed and the building used as a goat pen/brothel.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:56 PM (0mRoj)

267 I'd like a frapkin, too.

Posted by: That deplorable guy who always asks... at May 07, 2017 05:56 PM (Tyii7)

268 When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

I'll tell you: the Happy Meal in 1979

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 05:52 PM (CpbBC)

The double quarter pounder with cheese was their last great idea ... and they only did that because Wendy's was kicking their butt in the big burger department with their triples.

Ahhh Wendy's. They used to be the best ... before they went all anti-fat/anti-transfat whatever ... What a shame.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 05:56 PM (zc3Db)

269
i haven't been to the Salt Lick in Austin in years,

but man, those Fred Flintstone sized-beef ribs were an awesome experience.

It was always fun to bring someone there for the first time,

and try to gnaw on the bad boys without coming away with BBQ sauce clown make-up.

Mmmmmmmm.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (9q7Dl)

270 I wipe my hands on my hair. People think that I'm combing it.

Posted by: Arthur Fonzarelli at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (/ZEVC)

271 usually when you eat at mcd's you get frits.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (KP5rU)

272 Oh shit, scratch that. That was Arthur Bryant's not LC's.

Posted by: JT in KC at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (FoSz+)

273 I haven't eaten any fast food in quite a while. Not really missing it, except for Chick-Fil-A and their hate shakes.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (0mRoj)

274 The art in the Louvre will be destroyed and the building used as a goat pen/brothel.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:56 PM (0mRoj)

Didn't they already start that with that stupid pyramid out front?

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 05:58 PM (zc3Db)

275

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 05:59 PM (b7fwp)

276 Didn't they already start that with that stupid pyramid out front?
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 05:58 PM (zc3Db)

I'm not aware of any goat fucking occurring in that building.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:59 PM (0mRoj)

277 snopes: "Obtaining a frork is conditional upon the purchase of a Signature Crafted Sandwich."

If I wanted a Signature Crafted Sandwich I sure as hell wouldn't be at McDonald's!

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 05:59 PM (eeTCA)

278 275
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 05:59 PM (b7fwp)

Well said.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:59 PM (0mRoj)

279 before they went all anti-fat/anti-transfat whatever

Add this to the long, long list of things "progressives" have f*cked up.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2017 06:00 PM (Tyii7)

280 I haven't eaten any fast food in quite a while. Not really missing it, except for Chick-Fil-A and their hate shakes.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 05:57 PM (0mRoj)

I still do. But I'll tell you ... it ain't fast, anymore. Not even using the microwaves. It takes longer to get served at most "fast" food restaurants with them nuking the stuff than it used to take when they actually cooked the food in front of you.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:00 PM (zc3Db)

281 My sister lives in Austin but still haven't made it to Franklin's. I believe the line starts ridiculously early.

Posted by: JT in KC at May 07, 2017 06:00 PM (FoSz+)

282 re 265: I'd call him an a-hole but an a-hole performs a useful function.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 06:00 PM (b7fwp)

283 When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

When they decided to serve Sausage Egg McMuffins all day.

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:01 PM (HwVbl)

284 re 278: ok, I hit the wrong key. What are you, perfect like Barack Obama?

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (b7fwp)

285 283 When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

When they decided to serve Sausage Egg McMuffins all day.
Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:01 PM (HwVbl)

I do have to give them credit for the Sausage Egg McMuffin. Last one I had was right tasty.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (0mRoj)

286 I don't think I've had fast food since before I lost my job last year. Guess I'm not missing much. Well except when I was visiting little bro and we went to In and Out Burger. Once in six months.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (6SPcP)

287 It's an all-too-familiar scenario. A bit of ketchup drips from your hamburger onto your placemat, and you're left with only one choice: to use your fingers and a few French fries to sop up the mess.

"Only one choice" ... or you could just leave the ketchup there. That's what those placemats are for.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (zc3Db)

288 I still do. But I'll tell you ... it ain't fast, anymore. Not even using the microwaves. It takes longer to get served at most "fast" food restaurants with them nuking the stuff than it used to take when they actually cooked the food in front of you.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:00 PM (zc3Db)

Figures.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (0mRoj)

289 I like my iced tea sweetened, but not the tea-flavored syrupy concoction often referred to as sweet tea.
Posted by: Insomniac
-----------

Tea sweetened with corn syrup = teh suck

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2017 06:03 PM (OdK9v)

290 Start frying your fries in beef tallow again.(McDonalds)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2017 04:36 PM (kTF2Z)

Weren't they forced into using whatever they used now by the government?
I remember long ago, when McD tried table cloths and candles on the tables at night..didn't last long....I was at McD the other night and could quite figure out the "special order burger" thingy they are going to sell..Featured on the paper they put on the tray.

Posted by: Colin at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (RgKSh)

291 you would be better off eating at bubbas' bait, tackle, and hamburger emporium.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (KP5rU)

292 284 re 278: ok, I hit the wrong key. What are you, perfect like Barack Obama?
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (b7fwp)

If he's perfect, then I shall endeavor to be flawed.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (0mRoj)

293 When they decided to serve Sausage Egg McMuffins all day.

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:01 PM (HwVbl)

They are much much better home made. Wrap in some foil and it's portable.

Posted by: Infidel at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (6SPcP)

294 Figures.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:02 PM (0mRoj)

I can order and take out a whole, fresh pizza faster than a lot of fast food places can deliver up a burger and fries.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (zc3Db)

295 snopes: "Obtaining a frork is conditional upon the purchase of a Signature Crafted Sandwich."

If I wanted a Signature Crafted Sandwich I sure as hell wouldn't be at McDonald's!

Posted by: t-bird

But I thought the point was to sop up the ketchup that oozed out of a burger. What sort of viscous liquids to they add to their "signature crafted sandwiches"?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (vRcUp)

296 291 you would be better off eating at bubbas' bait, tackle, and hamburger emporium.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (KP5rU)

They lure you in with the wormburgers.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (0mRoj)

297 What is the greatest challenge facing France today, you may ask?

The rapidly dwindling number of things they can surrender to.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:05 PM (AtCmq)

298 I was at McD the other night and could quite figure out the "special order burger" thingy they are going to sell..Featured on the paper they put on the tray.

Posted by: Colin at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (RgKSh)

It's just a nice name for a retard burger.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:05 PM (zc3Db)

299 But I thought the point was to sop up the ketchup that oozed out of a burger. What sort of viscous liquids to they add to their "signature crafted sandwiches"?
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 06:04 PM (vRcUp)

It's a very special sauce, usually reserved for Yelpers.

Posted by: Insomniac, Lord Hurlingbone, Earl of Melancholy at May 07, 2017 06:05 PM (0mRoj)

300
The double quarter pounder with cheese was their last great idea ..

That's true. I'll give you that.
It's the only thing I get when I go there because it's the only burger that has enough meat in it to offset the buns.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 06:06 PM (CpbBC)

301 Oh, good, a fast-food food thread. That's right in my wheelhouse.

Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2017 06:06 PM (sdi6R)

302 You'll have to admit that it speaks volumes about the French that their most elite military unit is the French Foreign Legion.

Comprised exclusively of.....um......non-Frenchmen.

Heh.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:06 PM (AtCmq)

303 Was it something I said?

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:08 PM (AtCmq)

304
Burger King used to have a conveyor belt of goodness. Allegedly 'char broiled' hamburgers passed over the flames. You could smell the goodness from a block away. Lines were often outside the door.

Some highly trained employee would slap a burger on one end of the assembly line. Another highly trained employee would remove the burger from the other end of the assembly line. Other highly trained employees would pick up the burger and add ketchup, mustard, pickles, whatever... and throw it on a bun.

Back when America was great.

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 06:08 PM (HTdUD)

305 I do like McD's hotcakes and sausage. I know they are preheated (probably frozen) pancakes and fake syrup, but I'm easy to please in the morning.

Posted by: Colin at May 07, 2017 06:08 PM (RgKSh)

306 >>When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

McRib. So of course they only have it once in a while.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (/tuJf)

307 Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 05:18 PM

Self-rising flour can sub for the flour, baking power and salt in the brownie pudding recipe. Texture may be lighter, because it has less gluten than all-purpose flour.

Self-rising flour makes some cake or quick bread recipes taste over-salted. Probably not this recipe, though.

That brownie pudding is made a lot like a clafouti ( a type of cobbler), but with cocoa instead of fruit.

Egg-free for those who can't eat eggs. Or during war-time rationing of eggs.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (qahv/)

308 Was it something I said?

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:08 PM (AtCmq)

We're all busy frorking up ketchup. McD's has really started a fad. Ronco has already come out with a machine to affix french fries onto fork tynes.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (zc3Db)

309 McD's Quarter Pounders w/cheese are the best car driving/trip food because you can eat them with one hand without them falling all apart and in your lap.
Try doing that with a Whopper while driving a car..

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (AtCmq)

310
And that's why Apple is wildly successful --- because of Hype and a regular roll-out of new products.

It's all bullshit, of course, but it works.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 06:11 PM (CpbBC)

311 When's the last time McDonald's had a "hit?"

McRib. So of course they only have it once in a while.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (/tuJf)

It takes a long time to catch enough roaches to compress into that many "ribs".

Posted by: naturalfake at May 07, 2017 06:11 PM (9q7Dl)

312 You'll have to admit that it speaks volumes about the French that their most elite military unit is the French Foreign Legion.

If I could've had a third term, the most elite US military unit would have been the Furry Legion. We have discriminated against furries in the military for far too long.

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 07, 2017 06:12 PM (vRcUp)

313 Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:10 PM (/tuJf)
-------

I'm glad you're here. Would you believe that when you were away the week before last, some loud-mouthed yahoo elbowed his way onto an ONT and proclaimed that Satan's red clam chowder was better than God's Own Clam Chowder?

Luckily, the vast majority of the Horde was on the side of the angels, but it wasn't pretty.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 06:12 PM (sBOL1)

314
If McDonald's was smart, every year they'd roll-out a different version of the Big Mac or whatever.

Stupid People eat that shit up, so to speak.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 06:12 PM (CpbBC)

315 McD's breakfast is probably the best thing going for it by me, but I'm self sufficient with 2 different items every day and don't need them.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 06:12 PM (Ot7+c)

316 Heh. As lazy as we're getting, Ronco's new key to riches might just be to invent a chewing machine that pre-chews our food for us and then just injects it (I almost said squirts it, but that made me cringe) into our mouths.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (AtCmq)

317 >>Rudy's is real good. I can't remember the name of the place in Lockhart, TX. Even better.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Black's perhaps?

Posted by: Aviator at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (/Nite)

318 >>It takes a long time to catch enough roaches to compress into that many "ribs".

The key to eating fast food is not knowing or caring what is really in the food. And definitely don't ever work in one of those places. You will see things that can't be unseen.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (/tuJf)

319 Has the recipe for the honeysuckle ice cream (from comments to the Gardening Thread) shown up here yet?

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (qahv/)

320
Apple cultivated a cult following because they con these idiots into thinking they're part of the Apple community.

Apple has dumb people thinking they're developing new products just for them.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- That's class! at May 07, 2017 06:14 PM (CpbBC)

321
men don't drink tea, they drink coffee.

I see four cups of Earl Grey, hot.

Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at May 07, 2017 06:15 PM (IqV8l)

322 Didn't I read on Drudge this am, that we really all need to start eating bugs. I sort of read it fast, should have saved it. Don't know where the source of the article was.

Posted by: Colin at May 07, 2017 06:15 PM (RgKSh)

323 316: screw that. mailine it. straight into the veins.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 06:15 PM (KP5rU)

324 And definitely don't ever work in one of those places. You will see things that can't be unseen.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (/tuJf)

But, you know, that's true of just about every commercial kitchen. Even the high end, hoity-toity places.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:16 PM (zc3Db)

325 I think the Frork is a reflection of the descent of McDonald's top management into progressivism. They love irony. Just don't understand it very well.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:16 PM (qahv/)

326 men don't drink tea, they drink coffee.

Men drink bourbon for breakfast.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 06:16 PM (LTHVh)

327 Apple has dumb people thinking they're developing new products just for them.

But they are!

Posted by: Snowflake with iPhone sewn to his nose at May 07, 2017 06:16 PM (Tyii7)

328 323: mainline. not mailine. i blame the french.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (KP5rU)

329 KT, I haven't seen a recipe for honeysuckle ice cream, but I'll bet it's good! And takes a crapton of honeysuckle to make.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (sBOL1)

330 McDonald's downfall, in my opinion, is directly attributable to the fact that they leave the tarter sauce in a glob on the fish sammich. On about the third bite, a big blob of tarter sauce falls into your lap.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (Sfs6o)

331 Heh. As lazy as we're getting, Ronco's new key to riches might just be to invent a chewing machine that pre-chews our food for us and then just injects it (I almost said squirts it, but that made me cringe) into our mouths.

Posted by: LGoPs

You laugh, but I've often thought that a solution to world hunger would be to give free liposuctions to fat Americans and then transplant the fat into the bellies of starving third worlders. Win/win.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (vRcUp)

332 Heh. As lazy as we're getting, Ronco's new key to riches might just be to invent a chewing machine that pre-chews our food for us and then just injects it (I almost said squirts it, but that made me cringe) into our mouths.

Posted by: LGoPs

Sounds convenient for people who wear dentures.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 07, 2017 06:18 PM (vRcUp)

333 You're right. I laugh.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:18 PM (AtCmq)

334 >>But, you know, that's true of just about every commercial kitchen. Even the high end, hoity-toity places.

True. I worked as a dishwasher at a ritzy country club in high school, its where I learned to never send anything back to the kitchen with a complaint.. But at least the food there started as good food.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (/tuJf)

335 McDonald's downfall, in my opinion, is directly attributable to the fact that they leave the tarter sauce in a glob on the fish sammich. On about the third bite, a big blob of tarter sauce falls into your lap.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (Sfs6o)

McDonald's has a new froothpick for that. It's a french fry stuck on the end of a toothpick that you use to spread the tartar sauce evenly on the sandwich. People are gonna love it!!

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (zc3Db)

336 Visited one of McD's automated ordering places in Florida (up I75 from Tampa) You can really customize your order, I liked it...But a friend hates it, because he likes to interact with the counter help and hates touchscreens.

Posted by: Colin at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (RgKSh)

337 McDonald's has a new froothpick for that. It's a french fry stuck on the end of a toothpick that you use to spread the tartar sauce evenly on the sandwich. People are gonna love it!!
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (zc3Db)
-----------

Ha ha ha ha!

Watch out; they'll steal your idea.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 06:20 PM (sBOL1)

338 Any suggestions for a guy who might want to visit Europe before it is too late, but who also doesn't want to be culturally enriched by experiencing murder and or rape?

Where should I go?

Posted by: Duncan Macleod, The Highlander at May 07, 2017 06:20 PM (NAv1Q)

339 If McDonald's was smart, every year they'd roll-out a different version of the Big Mac

What we really want is a Big Mac with eight pieces of bread in it.

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:20 PM (ZIFyZ)

340 McDonald's downfall, in my opinion, is directly
attributable to the fact that they leave the tarter sauce in a glob on
the fish sammich. On about the third bite, a big blob of tarter sauce
falls into your lap.

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 06:17 PM (Sfs6o)

McDonald's has a new froothpick for that. It's a french fry stuck
on the end of a toothpick that you use to spread the tartar sauce evenly
on the sandwich. People are gonna love it!!

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (zc3Db)
LOL. Good one!

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:20 PM (AtCmq)

341 By the way, you guys, try that brownie pudding recipe.

Oh, yesssssssss! That recipe has been around for...mumbletymumblety...years!

It's one of the special treats Mom made for my brother and me wayyy back when. (Before we were in grade school, I think. Of course, we've been 29 for decades.)

AWESOME with ice cream, or just plain milk.

Posted by: JQ Flyover at May 07, 2017 06:21 PM (5muuD)

342 Where should I go?

Vienna.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at May 07, 2017 06:21 PM (LTHVh)

343 Any suggestions for a guy who might want to visit Europe before it is
too late, but who also doesn't want to be culturally enriched by
experiencing murder and or rape?

Where should I go?

Hungary. They still seem to have their heads on straight.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:21 PM (AtCmq)

344 Mom, I need to go to the frathfroom.

Posted by: Little kid at McD's at May 07, 2017 06:22 PM (Tyii7)

345 A bit of ketchup drips from your hamburger onto your placemat, and you're left with only one choice...

Our new, edible placemats!

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:22 PM (ZIFyZ)

346 >>Any suggestions for a guy who might want to visit Europe before it is too late, but who also doesn't want to be culturally enriched by experiencing murder and or rape?

Finland. Really.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:22 PM (/tuJf)

347 Heh. As lazy as we're getting, Ronco's new key to riches might just be to invent a chewing machine that pre-chews our food for us and then just injects it (I almost said squirts it, but that made me cringe) into our mouths.

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:13 PM (AtCmq)

Ronco Auto-gavage, buy it today, how many people don't have time for a real meal, Ronco comes with this new trendy device to save you the problem of chewing!
This is an amazing device, it allows you to EAT without CHEWING. You can prepare and consume a complete cooked dinner, an entire meal at your table, set it and forget it, and be finished within minutes.

Yes, Auto-gavage, buy it today, where these products are sold!

Posted by: Kindltot at May 07, 2017 06:23 PM (mkDpn)

348 Didn't I read on Drudge this am, that we really all need to start eating bugs. I sort of read it fast, should have saved it. Don't know where the source of the article was.

Posted by: Colin

No, there's two women nutritionists in Brazil who devised a way to bake bread out of dried cockroaches. It was on a MisHum weird news thread a few months ago. Their reasoning was horseshit. There is no compelling reason for anyone to eat that crap. I wouldn't make John the Baptist eat that.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 07, 2017 06:23 PM (vRcUp)

349 Me too. I can't stand the stuff. Dr Pepper on the other hand...
Posted by: moki at May 07, 2017 05:31 PM (V+V4

From Dublin, Texas. I lived there for a couple of my gradeschool years.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 06:23 PM (ZapPq)

350 Off cankle-distended sock.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at May 07, 2017 06:23 PM (vRcUp)

351 watching the youthful flag waving idiots in Paree on Fox news right now, I think of what the celebration would have been like if Hillary had won. But I guess jumping up and down while waving flags is a good way to keep in practice for surrendering again.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 06:24 PM (b7fwp)

352 Where should I go?
Posted by: Duncan Macleod, The Highlander

Your name says it all.

Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2017 06:24 PM (ysprU)

353 Thanks, Bluebell.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:24 PM (qahv/)

354 McDonalds has no sense of history. They have forgotten their roots. In the days before really fancy interiors in cars, when leather was something that only RR and Bentley sported, there WAS carpet. Just like the shag carpet down in the basement that got pieced together to muffle the sounds of tiny little feet and pool balls bouncing off of the cement. I'm not giving them an extra nickel for something that my remaining fingers can do better and with more utility. 200K years of evolution, the ability to dig into the marrow of a bone with a digit, is always going to beat out a Frork!

Posted by: goon at May 07, 2017 06:25 PM (EaQ6/)

355 re 342: but you'll need to be able to speak Austrian

Posted by: King Barky 57th at May 07, 2017 06:25 PM (b7fwp)

356 Twichy showing Leftists wanting to flock to France

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 06:25 PM (Ot7+c)

357
When I was young, I read about my white privileged ancestors purchasing Manhattan Island for $27 worth of beads and trinkets.

Then, years later, I ate Manhattan clam chowder.

And I understood.

Posted by: E Depluribus Unum at May 07, 2017 06:26 PM (HTdUD)

358 No, there's two women nutritionists in Brazil who
devised a way to bake bread out of dried cockroaches. It was on a MisHum
weird news thread a few months ago. Their reasoning was horseshit.
There is no compelling reason for anyone to eat that crap. I wouldn't
make John the Baptist eat that.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at May 07, 2017 06:23 PM (vRcUp)

I think he ate locust seeds, not actual locusts.

Also, a lot of people are allergic to cockroaches, worse than peanuts and soy.

Why Miz Hillz? Dr. Feelgood got you functional this late in the day?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 07, 2017 06:26 PM (mkDpn)

359 Thanks all for the travel suggestions.

Posted by: Duncan Macleod, The Highlander at May 07, 2017 06:27 PM (NAv1Q)

360 watching the youthful flag waving idiots in Paree

Wildly celebrating the eventual loss of their melons to a scimitar.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2017 06:27 PM (Tyii7)

361 302 You'll have to admit that it speaks volumes about the French that their most elite military unit is the French Foreign Legion.

Comprised exclusively of.....um......non-Frenchmen.

Heh.
Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:06 PM (AtCmq)

I believe the commissioned officers are French. Don't know about the NCOs.

Posted by: Fox2! at May 07, 2017 06:28 PM (brIR5)

362 Duncan Macleod, The Highlander at May 07, 2017 06:20 PM

You can see three (or more) cultures in Switzerland. There was a mosque bombing in Zurich a while ago, but there isn't really a takeover there. Minaret height is typically limited, for example.

Switzerland is more about scenery than culture. Though some of the food in the Italian part of Switzerland is pretty darn good. It's kind of like Italy with a sense of order.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:29 PM (qahv/)

363 Hmmm. What to cook for Mom's Day? Let's see.

Roast beast, roasted potatoes with onions and peppers, steamed carrots and broccoli, salad, rolls, and strawberry shortcake.

Alternative menus welcome.

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 07, 2017 06:29 PM (e1mEI)

364 Twichy showing Leftists wanting to flock to France

The Lemming Capital of the World.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2017 06:29 PM (Tyii7)

365 Isn't there some kind of law that prohibits showing BBQ in such detail?! If not, why not?! There oughta be a law. Or you should have to provide drool protectors of some sort! This is worse than having to sit next to a fat person on an airplane!

Posted by: goon at May 07, 2017 06:29 PM (EaQ6/)

366 I believe the commissioned officers are French. Don't know about the NCOs.

Posted by: Fox2! at May 07, 2017 06:28 PM (brIR5)

You're right but it would have ruined my point. Thanks a lot!
Just kidding........

Posted by: LGoPs at May 07, 2017 06:30 PM (AtCmq)

367 watching the youthful flag waving idiots in Paree on Fox news right now, I think of what the celebration would have been like if Hillary had won. But I guess jumping up and down while waving flags is a good way to keep in practice for surrendering again.

Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken

Macron will not divide us... because he is a uniter! Not a divider. Unlike some people I could name.

Posted by: Shia LaBeouf at May 07, 2017 06:30 PM (vRcUp)

368 Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 07, 2017 06:29 PM (e1mEI)
-----------

Roast the carrots instead of steaming them, and then tell me what time dinner is being served.

Posted by: bluebell at May 07, 2017 06:30 PM (sBOL1)

369 Isn't Switzerland where every citizen is required to own a gun and be trained in its use? I would think that would help keep Muslim mischief to a minimum.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 06:32 PM (ZapPq)

370 Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:19 PM (/tuJf)

I won't either, my first job I was a bus girl.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2017 06:33 PM (Ri/rl)

371 I'm surprised no one else has mentioned the uneven sesame seed distribution on the bun at the top of the thread. Does McDonald's even care anymore?

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 06:33 PM (Sfs6o)

372 351 watching the youthful flag waving idiots in Paree on Fox news right now, I think of what the celebration would have been like if Hillary had won. But I guess jumping up and down while waving flags is a good way to keep in practice for surrendering again.
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at May 07, 2017 06:24 PM (b7fwp)

I'm not watching TV. Are they waving the ISIS flag?

Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2017 06:34 PM (sdi6R)

373 I have a leftover 1/2 cucumber from making tzatziki sauce the other day, and it just occurred to me to try using it in a cocktail. Mmmm

Hey BTW, I made that roasted strawberry ice cream that was posted here a few weeks ago, and it was awesome. That's the first time I've been able to make decent strawberry ice cream.

Posted by: stace, too much winning at May 07, 2017 06:34 PM (9J7Sc)

374 Macron ix 39 years old and his wife is 64! He's got problems and it ain't about running the country.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2017 06:34 PM (Ot7+c)

375 If no one's mentioned it yet, the cord-cutting post is nood.

Posted by: Emmie at May 07, 2017 06:35 PM (ZapPq)

376 I'm surprised no one else has mentioned the uneven sesame seed
distribution on the bun at the top of the thread. Does McDonald's even
care anymore?

Yeah, they used to have a kid that did nothing but measure the gaps and redistribute the seeds. Those days are gone forever...

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2017 06:36 PM (Tyii7)

377
Twichy showing Leftists wanting to flock to France

Do they have a GoFundMe setup?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 07, 2017 06:37 PM (IqV8l)

378 Didn't most of those 666-Damien movies take place in France? Does this new guy have the Rottweiler's and the crazy nanny too? Remind me to not go on a fox hunt with Frances new leader.

Posted by: goon at May 07, 2017 06:39 PM (EaQ6/)

379 Switzerland is where everyone must serve, and yodel, or be dragged behind a perfectly smiling cow that is on it's way to a small, exclusive, shop to give cheese. But, hey, the streets are really clean, so maybe it is worth the hassle of never being able to snuff out a smoke on the sidewalk without being lynched.

Posted by: goon at May 07, 2017 06:43 PM (EaQ6/)

380
368
Aha! Roast carrots with potatoes! Excellent!
Knew I would get a good idea. Thank you, bluebell.
Dinner at 16:00 PDT. It probably will not be worth the multiple time zone trip but welcome!

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 07, 2017 06:43 PM (e1mEI)

381 Honeysuckle Ice Cream

4 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups sugar
1 cup egg yolks (about 12)
3 cups picked honeysuckle blossoms (about 1.5oz)

Combine milk,cream and sugar in large heavy bottom sauce pan.Heat milk mixture over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and milk is hot to touch. Place eggs in a bowl and slowly whisk milk mixture into egg yolks a little at a time. Return milk and egg mixture to pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly w/wooden spoon until mixture becomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. While mixture is still hot, add honeysuckle flowers and allow to steep for 1 hour. Strain mixture and freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturers instructions.

yields 1/2 gallon...keep flowers in ziploc bag in fridge until ready to use.

Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2017 06:51 PM (x9c8r)

382 goon at May 07, 2017 06:43 PM

Yes, the sense of order can be a tad stifling in the German part of Switzerland. And some of the cheese is really good. (Also true in the Italian sector). If you can get invited to a mountain village, you can see them driving the cows home for milking, bells and all. Still.

Swiss chocolate in Switzerland is better than the Swiss chocolate they ship here. I recommend visiting a truffle shop.

For over-the-counter chocolate in Switzerland, try the Double Cream in the black and white checked wrapper with the red rose. Kind of like a dark milk chocolate, but with cream instead of chocolate.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:51 PM (qahv/)

383 BignJames at May 07, 2017 06:51 PM

You made it! Yay! Egg-rich. Sounds like it would be excellent with vanilla, too. But the honeysuckle is unique. Thanks.

Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:54 PM (qahv/)

384 LOL I just saw an ad for Traeger grills, and a woman says something like: I love the Traeger because, as a woman, now I can grill and it comes out perfect and I don't have to worry about it."

Feminist heads gotta be exploding.

Posted by: April at May 07, 2017 06:56 PM (e8PP1)

385 If you go to Switzerland go to Lake Lucerne and do the Golden Tour. It's a pretty spectacular place and there are some great restaurants. But like the rest of the country, pricey.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 07, 2017 06:57 PM (/tuJf)

386 Posted by: KT at May 07, 2017 06:54 PM (qahv/)

Honeysuckle is nearly bloomed out here, so I missed my chance this year. I'm determined to make it next year....it's mabe the most....delicate?...thing I've ever tasted.

Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2017 06:58 PM (x9c8r)

387 The purpose of the McD's Frork ad was to promote its new sandwiches. Take out the Frork and no one notices. Add a Frork, and every blog and news outlet in the country will link to it. Brilliant.

Posted by: bill long at May 07, 2017 08:56 PM (43JKW)

388 371
I'm surprised no one else has mentioned the uneven sesame seed
distribution on the bun at the top of the thread. Does McDonald's even
care anymore?

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2017 06:33 PM (Sfs6o)

Good spot Weasel!..I saw that right off the bat and thought...you know what is always evenly distributed?..the goodness in every piece of some nice crispy fried chicken, thats what!

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