Food Thread: Football And Food...A Match Made In Heaven.

Maybe not that specific food, but I wonder why football food is so much more important than baseball or hockey or basketball (does anyone know if the NBA is still around?). Yes, the games are a bit longer, but there is an entire culture that has grown up around the football meal, and not just tailgating! It's in the home as well. Chicken wings, all sorts of dips, nachos, potato skins, chili, deviled eggs, guacamole, pizza, jalapeno poppers, pigs in a blanket, and on and on and on!

What is it about football? maybe that there are usually multiple games, so the games intrude upon normal meal time? Or the embarrassing pomp and circumstance of the games lends itself to food and drink excess?

Who knows. But it can be fun, especially since it is, in most homes, restricted to a Sunday or two, and not the interminably long entire season!

So what's your favorite football food? I am partial to pizza and wings! Pizza wreaks havoc on my waistline, so I try to limit it, but wings are almost always fun, and rarely bad. Hell, my local Applebee's has excellent wings! (Please don't tell anyone that I have eaten there)

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The new food pyramid is great, at least in comparison to the ridiculous one that emerged from the gaping maw of our government in the last century. And since it pissed off all the right people, I am thrilled! But it also makes me sad that Americans have become so detached from their food, from the farms to their tables, that they don't know how to construct a healthful diet.

Eat a wide variety of foods, cooked by you from fresh raw ingredients, be active, and don't eat too much. That's my method, and it seems to work pretty well. Sure, I try to avoid a lot of carbs, because they seem to make me fat, but if they work for you, go for it!

The insane focus on food misses the mark. It is supposed to be a pleasure. It is supposed to be a centerpiece for the family. It is supposed to be a respite from the insanity of the world. Instead, too many of us have dragged the complexity of the modern world into the kitchen, and it has made us fat and worried!

Relax, have a piece of bacon, and enjoy the bounty of our wonderful world!

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Because I am a cooking nerd I will often add complexity to a simple dish, because I think there might be some marginal improvement in the end result. So when I decided to sear chicken thighs in a Paella-inspired spice rub, then finish them in a warm oven, I realized that I could add significant time and a bit of complexity without an appreciable improvement in taste, well, I had to jump!

So I boned the chicken thighs so they could lay flatter in the pan and get more of the skin nice and crisp and crusty and gloriously brown. And it's easy, but time consuming.

Was it worth it? No, probably not, because the spice mixture worked great (a lot of Paprika, Oregano, salt and pepper), and finishing them in a warm oven kept them lovely and moist, and the marginal extra crisp skin was...um...marginal!

But it was fun to do, so I will probably keep doing it that way until I get really good at removing the bone, then I will never make the dish again!

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Speaking of Football Food! Here's a solid recipe from the website "Amazing Ribs." Easy BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe works well, although I think that he uses too much Rosemary in his signature rub. But that's just my personal taste...you might think that it is the Platonic ideal of dry rubs!
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That's a beef cut guide from South Africa! We are used to a particular way of butchering beef, but most countries have their own way of doing it, and the end result is just a bit different, but amusing and sometimes delicious.

For instance, the French cut their lamb into a shoulder roast (epaule) that is delicious, and amazingly tender in comparison to our traditional cuts.

Does anyone have experience with that sort of thing?

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Anne Burrell was a fine chef, whose recipes were also written well enough for the home cook to decipher, and not just roll our eyes and say, "F*ck off, there are too many steps and too many ingredients."

Her Focaccia recipe is a winner, and if you are feeling energetic, make her Ricotta the same day. The combination is delicious. Focaccia and Ricotta.

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It's a four-panel cartoon, so it's impossible to see on the blog, but click it and you won't be disappointed!
Calvin And Hobbes
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A friend graciously gave me some genuine grown-in-the-USA garlic, and I tasted one clove and planted the rest, because my pathetic failure last year is an anomaly...right? I hope so, because it's in the ground (actually, a large pot), and it had better work this time!

Send all of your extra antelope to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I called nude....(nood)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:02 PM (QGaXH)

3 Having Cheesesteak tonight, nothing much to do with GameDay, may or may not put it on

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4 What are we, chopped liver?

Posted by: WNBA at January 11, 2026 04:03 PM (9Oj10)

5 Horde perfection from end of last thread:

Like the old saying “ That which does not kill us gives us bad diarrhea”
Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:01 PM (pDt9x)

251 FOOD NOOD
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

Me: Doof and T-Rex, take note.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:03 PM (zZu0s)

6 Willowed last thread, but Food Thread, so apropo - “That which does not kill us gives us bad diarrhea”.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

7 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:04 PM (r5QMG)

8 Football thing are the top with crackers is fun.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 04:04 PM (Nx5jP)

9 Pepperonis? Tell me those aren't carrots.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:05 PM (r5QMG)

10 The Brits eat crisps sandwiches. Bag lady cuisine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:06 PM (r5QMG)

11 Football is a winter sport. Folks like to be warm and dry and cozy during the winter. It’s fun to make nibbles for friends and hang out and yell at the television set for a couple hours.

Go SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM (IhIKR)

12 Rolling pin? Nope. Package sez Movable Stick.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM (Kt19C)

13 Beef tallow - shelf stable

https://tinyurl.com/cyv5k8ne

Shelf - 1 year
Fridge - 2 years
Frozen 3 to 4 years.

Comes in a 7 lb tub.
I re-melted all of it and put it in 9 wide mouth pint mason jars.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM (u/kd+)

14 Was thinking football is generally a weekend sport, others can have a few a week. Maybe specialty is reason. Guess a few hockey fans might get together if they can find each other.

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

15 Wings are always good to munch on.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:10 PM (0N4FZ)

16 Is there a “good” diarrhea?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 04:10 PM (IhIKR)

17 13 Beef tallow - shelf stable

https://tinyurl.com/cyv5k8ne

Shelf - 1 year
Fridge - 2 years
Frozen 3 to 4 years.

Comes in a 7 lb tub.
I re-melted all of it and put it in 9 wide mouth pint mason jars.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM (u/kd+)

Not sure how that compares to lard, but you can freeze lard for a long time. Same with butter too.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:10 PM (pDt9x)

18 Is there a “good” diarrhea?
Posted by: nurse ratched

Projectile, where none gets on you.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:11 PM (u/kd+)

19 Kidding, therd are lots of hockey fans
WNBA however

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)

20 I small cup of bacon grease is nice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:11 PM (r5QMG)

21 Beef tallow - shelf stable

https://tinyurl.com/cyv5k8ne

Shelf - 1 year
Fridge - 2 years
Frozen 3 to 4 years.

Comes in a 7 lb tub.
I re-melted all of it and put it in 9 wide mouth pint mason jars.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM

You can also make candles from it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:12 PM (0N4FZ)

22 Tonight with the Eagles game is Buffalo chicken tenders, air fried fries, yesterday's amazing chili lime acorn squash, and strawberries/raspberries/blueberries.

Sent the kid abroad for the semester, so splurged on the berries for her, and these are the rest.

I'll be watching the Eagles game, so in and out. And yes, this meal was planned to be good football watching food (and b/c the 2 folks here who don't like buffalo will not be eating tonight)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

23 Maybe not that specific food, but I wonder why football food is so much more important than baseball or hockey or basketball (does anyone know if the NBA is still around?). Yes, the games are a bit longer

That's what it is. It takes 3+ hours to play a game of football. There's only 1 hour on the clock. And the ball is in play for less than 15 minutes.

That gives you a lot of time to talk strategy. And offer color commentary. And..... eat!

Baseball probably has the next-biggest food culture. Hot dogs! And beer! And ballpark employees yelling about concessions as they walk through the stands! And that's because it's another slow, strategic game where there's more downtime than action.

Hockey and basketball are almost constant action. (Until the last 2 minutes of basketball, where they stop the action and hold a free-throw contest.) No time for food.

What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: WNBA

Not even that. You're not fast enough to be an action sport, and not slow enough to be a strategic sport. See also: ~~soccer~~ European keep-away.

Posted by: mikeski at January 11, 2026 04:13 PM (nhCoE)

24 Those chicken thighs look absolutely splendidly juicy and scrumptious, CBD.

Posted by: fly gal at January 11, 2026 04:13 PM (CiLXp)

25 You can also make candles from it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:12 PM (0N4FZ)

And French fries, the best.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:13 PM (pDt9x)

26 >>Instead, too many of us have dragged the complexity of the modern world into the kitchen, and it has made us fat and worried!

This isn't just about the rusty springs, is it?

Posted by: Reforger at January 11, 2026 04:13 PM (v8m2L)

27 6 Willowed last thread, but Food Thread, so apropo - “That which does not kill us gives us bad diarrhea”.
Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

'Is there any other kind?' - Col. Jessup

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:14 PM (QGaXH)

28 although I think that he uses too much Rosemary in his signature rub. But that's just my personal taste...you might think that it is the Platonic ideal of dry rubs!

For pork, my go to herb is oregano. Other spices include onion powder, dry mustard, paprika and brown sugar. Wash ribs in cider vinegar, then coat in a paste of crushed garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper. Then apply your rub. Let it rest for a few hours, then smoke/grill/bake until done to your taste. Use rusty tongs for extra iron....

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:15 PM (nbLIj)

29 Baseball probably has the next-biggest food culture. Hot dogs! And beer! And ballpark employees yelling about concessions as they walk through the stands! And that's because it's another slow, strategic game where there's more downtime than action.

Hockey and basketball are almost constant action. (Until the last 2 minutes of basketball, where they stop the action and hold a free-throw contest.) No time for food.

What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: WNBA

Peanuts and Cracker Jack are crying that they were so quickly forgotten from their sport!

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

30 You people!

Your effortless segue from food to diarrhea is so typical of you lunatics!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 04:15 PM (n9ltV)

31 Whitehall isn't in Iran.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (r5QMG)

32 27 6 Willowed last thread, but Food Thread, so apropo - “That which does not kill us gives us bad diarrhea”.
Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

'Is there any other kind?' - Col. Jessup
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:14 PM (QGaXH)

Jessep not Jessup.

Sorry Colonel....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (QGaXH)

33 Just FYI, I just published a Semiquincentennial cookbook this week. It features some of the recipes I wrote about over the last three years from the Bicentennial, the Centennial, and 1796 (the first American cookbook, American Cookery) and a few others from those eras.

As always, if you go to the link in my nic the ebook is a free download.

Yes, it includes the Lovecraftian Guacamole Jelly (not by that name, though).

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (EXyHK)

34 You people!

Your effortless segue from food to diarrhea is so typical of you lunatics!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

What goes in has to come out.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (u/kd+)

35 When your drunk cousin throws up at halftime the visual is diverse and colorful.

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (o2ZRX)

36 Those chicken thighs look absolutely splendidly juicy and scrumptious, CBD.

Posted by: fly gal at January 11, 2026 04:13 PM (CiLXp)

I forgot to take a picture, so I grabbed one off the internet. But mine looked just as good!

Damn...they were delicious!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 04:17 PM (n9ltV)

37 34 You people!

Your effortless segue from food to diarrhea is so typical of you lunatics!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

What goes in has to come out.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:16 PM (u/kd+)

Speaking of kale

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:17 PM (pDt9x)

38 For pork, my go to herb is oregano. Other spices include onion powder, dry mustard, paprika and brown sugar. Wash ribs in cider vinegar, then coat in a paste of crushed garlic, oregano, salt and black pepper. Then apply your rub. Let it rest for a few hours, then smoke/grill/bake until done to your taste. Use rusty tongs for extra iron....

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:15 PM

I use just salt and pepper for everything I smoke or grill. If it's good enough for the number one BBQ joint in Texas, Franklin's BBQ in Austin, it's good enough for me. All he uses is a 50/50 mix of kosher salt and coarse ground black pepper and he has a line forming up at his door everyday at 6am. He doesn't open until 11 and is usually sold out before he opens the door.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:18 PM (0N4FZ)

39 I know you've all been awaiting the denouement of my Misen 3 qt saucier fiasco - the one I ordered on November 28, and which just showed up 2 days ago. I told them this was my first...and last... order from them. I intend to stick to that.

Now, as to the item itself, it's really good. It's think, well designed for its function, and I expect many years of good service from it. However, I'm not willing to overlook that abysmal customer service. When I complained, they sent me an e-mail saying that the item was in pre-sale, and I could expect it in a 2 week window several weeks later. Why it's pre-sale status was relevant I leave as an exercise to the reader. To say the least, this was unacceptable. They should have had the item Fed Exed to me the next day.

Seriously, when I"m paying more for very high quality, and thus expensive, goods, you'd think they'd understand that I expect good service, not a "we don't care" approach.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 11, 2026 04:18 PM (Riz8t)

40 I was at the grocery store with my cart and minding my own bidness. An older man comes up to me and asks me to help him find yeast packets. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the yeast. I get it for him. Two weeks later I am at the grocery store with my cart and minding my own bidness. An older man (a different one) comes up to me and asks me to help him find ginger. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the ginger. I get it for him. The end. Or is it?

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 04:20 PM (1tnYn)

41 I have a beef stew braising in the oven. The aroma is ridiculously good.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 11, 2026 04:20 PM (GTqXr)

42 What goes in has to come out.

Yeah, no.

Posted by: Supermassive black holes at January 11, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

43 Going to football games is no longer fun for me. Too cold, wet, loud, crowded and expensive. I like my own food and booze and bathroom. And comrades.

It is really fun when the hometown team is doing well and the entire city is happy and smiling and wearing their team gear. It brings us together.

Plus, the Seahawks logo is the coolest. Hasn’t changed in 50 years. Very PNW.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 04:21 PM (IhIKR)

44 Nametag?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:21 PM (r5QMG)

45 You can also make candles from it.
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And, for all you Marines, crayons!

Posted by: clarence at January 11, 2026 04:22 PM (XlNvn)

46 Football is a huge waste of time, but it's all about execution. It's going head-to-head and engaging in timing and logistics. Pretty great stuff and pretty impressive athletes.

The league, gambling and officiating fuck all of that up.

And when did they stop spotlighting the cheerleaders? It's criminal.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 11, 2026 04:22 PM (BSdIE)

47 B52s.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 04:23 PM (r5QMG)

48 40 I was at the grocery store with my cart and minding my own bidness. An older man comes up to me and asks me to help him find yeast packets. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the yeast. I get it for him. Two weeks later I am at the grocery store with my cart and minding my own bidness. An older man (a different one) comes up to me and asks me to help him find ginger. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the ginger. I get it for him. The end. Or is it?
Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 04:20 PM (1tnYn)

No. Elderly men wandering grocery aisles bemused and mystified by labels have been around since the days of the A&P stores. They exist for the opportunity of doing good deeds and showing compassion on the needy.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:23 PM (pDt9x)

49 >And when did they stop spotlighting the cheerleaders? It's criminal.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 11, 2026 04:22 PM (BSdIE)

How you doin'?

Posted by: Vikings Troon Cheerleader at January 11, 2026 04:24 PM (GTqXr)

50 Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:18 PM (0N4FZ)

Hard to argue with the basics. Places like Franklins have access to fresh and very prime meat, plus locally sourced wood. I'd probably be a regular if such a place was near me...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:24 PM (nbLIj)

51 As a Bills fan, my gameday food is wings, Beef on Weck sliders and Milano cookies.

Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 11, 2026 04:25 PM (5YmYl)

52 And the chicken thighs look delicious.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 04:25 PM (lQ+/f)

53 Chicken thighs >> chicken breasts.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

54 And we really like cleavage.

Posted by: Elderly men wandering grocery aisles bemused and mystified by labels at January 11, 2026 04:26 PM (2Ez/1)

55 I found a great pork chop recipe. Sear thick chops in a braising pan with 1-2 T oil on medium high for 2 minutes on each side, then pour over a mixture of 1 T dijon, 1 T red wine vinegar, 2 T light brown sugar, 1 T Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/3 cup water. Cover and finish on low. Check temp after 15 minutes. Remove chops and if needed, simmer the sauce until thick. This tastes awesome.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 11, 2026 04:27 PM (w6EFb)

56 I made a big pot of chicken stew today. 7 pints, will keep a couple of them out to have this week, and I have room in the freezer for the rest. I didn't feel like getting out the canner.

It's kind of a chicken "tonic" soup--broth, lots of kale, fresh parsley, onions, celery, some tuscany-spiced garbanzo beans I didn't know what else to do with, wild rice, red pepper. And a lot of chicken. Came out pretty good. But I didn't have time to make bread, so I guess I'll be low carb this week.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 11, 2026 04:27 PM (h7ZuX)

57 No, but washrivergal you earned your angel wings today da

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:27 PM (Ia/+0)

58 We usually have ribs, burgers and dogs all on the bbq.

Or a nacho bar.

Or a baked potato bar.

And always a bar bar.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 04:27 PM (IhIKR)

59 Eagles fan game day food is a (cheese)steak sandwich with the veg works...and ketchup.

That said, I also enjoy chili and buffalo tenders.

Chili tends to be my Superbowl go to b/c you can cook it early and leave it on low, which only makes it better...and it's good winter food.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

60 Pecan pie with whipped cream, and Core 42 vanilla

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 04:28 PM (o2ZRX)

61 But I don’t watch games.

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 04:28 PM (o2ZRX)

62 48 No. Elderly men wandering grocery aisles bemused and mystified by labels have been around since the days of the A&P stores. They exist for the opportunity of doing good deeds and showing compassion on the needy.
Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:23 PM (pDt9x)

I was walking back to my truck at Costco the other week and an older 60ish lady called to me - could I help her lift a case of beer into her car, which I did. I'm not young either - both of us wall past 29...but I was flattered and glad to be of use for once...

In an alternate life I would have asker her if she needed any help drinking it.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:30 PM (QGaXH)

63 And we really like cleavage.
Posted by: Elderly men wandering grocery aisles bemused and mystified by labels at January 11, 2026 04:26 PM (2Ez/1)

Probably this. We old guys still gotta practice our game. Hey sweetie, where'dja get those melons?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:30 PM (nbLIj)

64 I have had burgers infused with duck fat. They are so good that they have to be a sin.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:30 PM (pDt9x)

65 I like chips and dips for football games; cheese balls work, too. Just good noshing/finger/grazing foods - the more choices the better!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 11, 2026 04:32 PM (SRRAx)

66 washrivergal I had a similar reaction to Skip's. What popped into my mind was "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..."

I was clueless in the grocery store and you led me

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 11, 2026 04:32 PM (FEVMW)

67 I have had burgers infused with duck fat. They are so good that they have to be a sin.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:30 PM (pDt9x)

That's a great idea!

And...go buy a duck. You can get enough fat from it to make dozens of burgers!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 04:33 PM (n9ltV)

68 Trying to find stuff in grocery stores is a knack like looking for stuff online. Syntax and rationale is key. As long as you can figure out the thinking of who classified what, the rest opens up to you.

I was looking for chia seeds is publix last night for example. New store to me (though I like it.) Could not find it in baking or snack nuts, etc. Finally looked it up. One brand was next to granola (ok, health food.) But the store brand was over in produce. Same item, two different locations. Que?!

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)

69 Hello foodsters. Stayed up too late last night and moving slowly. Please don't make any loud noises during the food thread.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 11, 2026 04:35 PM (GTUth)

70 washrivergal,
You think that's bad? I was in a grocery store once and an employee didn't know what bread flour was, or acorn squash. He was youngish, and I suspect he came from a home where everything they ate was frozen dinners or take out food.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 11, 2026 04:36 PM (0Htd1)

71 Hello foodsters. Stayed up too late last night and moving slowly. Please don't make any loud noises during the food thread.
Posted by: Pete Bog at January 11, 2026 04:35 PM (GTUth)

(Clicks rusty tongs...)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:36 PM (nbLIj)

72 69 Hello foodsters. Stayed up too late last night and moving slowly. Please don't make any loud noises during the food thread.
Posted by: Pete Bog at January 11, 2026 04:35 PM (GTUth)

Must have been watching the cheeseheads choke...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 04:36 PM (tOcjL)

73 70 washrivergal,
You think that's bad? I was in a grocery store once and an employee didn't know what bread flour was, or acorn squash. He was youngish, and I suspect he came from a home where everything they ate was frozen dinners or take out food.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 11, 2026 04:36 PM (0Htd1)

In my younger days, 1980's, when we wore ties to work, if I went into the grocery store after work wearing a tie, people assumed I worked there....my wife found that highly amusing....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 04:38 PM (QGaXH)

74 About the food pyramid and eating Whole Foods...

I was digging in old pamphlets from the 50s to help housewives, and it talked about these newfangled box prep things, like hamburger helper and rice a roni type stuff. Why, you can use them once or twice a week to save some time!

Boxed, frozen, and pre packaged stuff was meant to be a supplement. Not an everyday thing. And yet that's how the American diet evolved to be: so much of it is now prepackaged.

It was actually fun when I did keto to make things completely from scratch, and build my own Alfredo sauces, cream soups, broths, and not buy them canned or jarred.

So glad the pyramid got changed! But I know K-12 teaches My Plate now, so the nutrition teachers are probably hating life.

Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:38 PM (gWBY1)

75 Butter chicken tonight. With basmati rice and naan.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 11, 2026 04:38 PM (HinvH)

76 70 washrivergal,
You think that's bad? I was in a grocery store once and an employee didn't know what bread flour was, or acorn squash.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 11, 2026 04:36 PM (0Htd1)

I was at a KMart some years ago, and asked an employee where to find castor oil. She pointed me to automotive.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 11, 2026 04:39 PM (h7ZuX)

77 Ok, I just saw a local wine shop is having a THC drinks tasting. Anyone ever try a THC drink?

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 11, 2026 04:39 PM (bQ4nt)

78 77 Ok, I just saw a local wine shop is having a THC drinks tasting. Anyone ever try a THC drink?
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 11, 2026 04:39 PM (bQ4nt)

Baked and drunk is no way to go through life, olddog.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:40 PM (pDt9x)

79 74 About the food pyramid and eating Whole Foods...

I was digging in old pamphlets from the 50s to help housewives, and it talked about these newfangled box prep things, like hamburger helper and rice a roni type stuff. Why, you can use them once or twice a week to save some time!

Boxed, frozen, and pre packaged stuff was meant to be a supplement. Not an everyday thing. And yet that's how the American diet evolved to be: so much of it is now prepackaged.

It was actually fun when I did keto to make things completely from scratch, and build my own Alfredo sauces, cream soups, broths, and not buy them canned or jarred.

So glad the pyramid got changed! But I know K-12 teaches My Plate now, so the nutrition teachers are probably hating life.
Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:38 PM (gWBY1)

Funny enough My Plates and the new pyramid go hand in hand - you see what the items on the My Plate should be from the pyramid...maybe the only change would be shrinking the grains a little...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 04:40 PM (tOcjL)

80 Has anyone used a spiral baked ham leftover bone/shank and made navy bean soup with it?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 11, 2026 04:41 PM (NwnyJ)

81 Noted, tubal.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 11, 2026 04:41 PM (bQ4nt)

82 I was at a KMart some years ago, and asked an employee where to find castor oil. She pointed me to automotive.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 11, 2026 04:39 PM (h7ZuX)

Castrol!

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (zZu0s)

83 Has anyone used a spiral baked ham leftover bone/shank and made navy bean soup with it?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Yes. Recommended.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (HinvH)

84 Cold front moving in here. Better prep the grill for the NY strips tonight.

(eyes comely lass in the produce aisle)

Hey sweetie, where'd you get those -

SLAP

Oh, I see we've met...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (nbLIj)

85 80 Has anyone used a spiral baked ham leftover bone/shank and made navy bean soup with it?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 11, 2026 04:41 PM (NwnyJ)

Yep! Well, I used pintos, because I like them better, but the flavor was exquisite.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (h7ZuX)

86 What is a THC drink?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (lQ+/f)

87 Put the game on, should go start making my cheesesteak

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

88 An older man (a different one) comes up to me and asks me to help him find ginger. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the ginger. I get it for him. The end. Or is it?
Posted by: washrivergal

Who says men have trouble asking for directions?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:43 PM (u/kd+)

89 Yeah time to go work on a supper

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (Ia/+0)

90 CBD, what is in your Paella inspired spice rub? Looks delish.

Making bread from scratch and love it! But I think if I'm adding more bread to my diet, I need to go back to only two meals a day, and homemade bone broth in the morning if I get hungry until it's time for lunch.

Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (gWBY1)

91 What is a THC drink?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 04:42 PM (lQ+/f)

My guess is a weed drink to get baked.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (zZu0s)

92 Pig skins!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (pkeXY)

93 Cold front moving in here. Better prep the grill for the NY strips tonight.

(eyes comely lass in the produce aisle)

Hey sweetie, where'd you get those -

SLAP

Oh, I see we've met...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:45 PM (u/kd+)

94 Anne Burrell was a fine chef, whose recipes were also written well enough for the home cook to decipher, and not just roll our eyes and say, "F*ck off, there are too many steps and too many ingredients."

---

I used to watch "Worst Cooks in America" because every episode, she would show the contestants and the viewers how to prepare a relatively simple but amazing dish.

RIP Anne

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at January 11, 2026 04:45 PM (qtBQt)

95 92 Pig skins!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (pkeXY)

Chicarrones are in aisle 12.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:45 PM (zZu0s)

96 >>>What is it about football?

I think that moreso that any other sport, watching football is a group activity. An event that you invite others into your home to watch. And guests means you have to feed them

Why is football watching more of a group activity? I think that for starters, there are less pro football games than the other sports, making them more of an event. Plus, they are at largely predictable times. Traditionally, Sunday afternoon and Monday night.

When is a baseball game? Anytime. Any day or night of the week. Weekdays or weekends. Not really an event until you get to the playoffs.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 11, 2026 04:46 PM (syz1S)

97 66 washrivergal I had a similar reaction to Skip's. What popped into my mind was "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..."

I was clueless in the grocery store and you led me

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 11, 2026 04:32 PM (FEVMW)

++++

I was not looking for kudos over this at all. I was glad to help. I just thought it was so coincidental that the occurrences were so strikingly similar, down to the hand-written lists they both produced. I am always thankful to the wonderful men who have offered to help me reach items that are up high on the shelves. It goes both ways.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 04:46 PM (1tnYn)

98 95 92 Pig skins!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 11, 2026 04:44 PM (pkeXY)

Chicarrones are in aisle 12.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:45 PM (zZu0s)

I bet the ginger is there too!! Wanders off.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:47 PM (pDt9x)

99 Ginger is in spices.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 04:47 PM (zZu0s)

100 CBD - Try Jacques Pepin's Chicken with Spinach and Garlic.

He doesn't remove the bone, just cuts along each side of it so it flattens out. Put in a hot pan to start a sear, then reduce heat and cover for about 25 mins. No oil in the pan, enough fat in the thighs.

Pull out the thighs and sauté spinach (I use shredded Brussel Sprouts) and garlic then serve.

Quick, easy, and delicious. On my regular rotation.

Posted by: Fritzy at January 11, 2026 04:48 PM (2GIh1)

101 Yay! 100!

Posted by: Fritzy at January 11, 2026 04:48 PM (2GIh1)

102 Ginger is in spices.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Mary Ann is in vegetables.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:49 PM (u/kd+)

103 Martini Farmer, yes! Used the bone from the Christmas ham to make a really good pork and bean stew in the crock pot. Was divine.

Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:49 PM (gWBY1)

104 78 77 Ok, I just saw a local wine shop is having a THC drinks tasting. Anyone ever try a THC drink?
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 11, 2026 04:39 PM (bQ4nt)

Baked and drunk is no way to go through life, olddog.
Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:40 PM (pDt9x)

Sounds like an absolutely fantastic way to go through life.

Posted by: Being clearheaded is miserable at January 11, 2026 04:49 PM (TbWk/)

105 101 Yay! 100!
Posted by: Fritzy at January 11, 2026 04:48 PM (2GIh1)

Awwww. By >< much!!

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:49 PM (pDt9x)

106 Mary Ann is in vegetables.

They’re both in coconut cream pies.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 11, 2026 04:50 PM (EXyHK)

107 An older man (a different one) comes up to me and asks me to help him find ginger. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the ginger. I get it for him. The end. Or is it?
Posted by: washrivergal

We had a young couple come up to us in the grocery store asking where they could find ham hocks their grandma sent them to get. I asked if she was making beans and they said yes...how did you know? I said lucky guess.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 04:50 PM (0N4FZ)

108 We had a young couple come up to us in the grocery store asking where they could find ham hocks their grandma sent them to get. I asked if she was making beans and they said yes...how did you know? I said lucky guess.
Posted by: Mister Scott

LOL

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:51 PM (u/kd+)

109
As the result of physic, yes.

Posted by: Dr. Stephen Maturin at January 11, 2026 04:51 PM (biznJ)

110 I quit watching football about 10 years ago, when it became a thing about racialized fascism and street violence, instead of touchdowns and down conversions.

But up until then, I was a big football fan, and I had to retire a certain plate (my wife hated it, so she was happy).

It was a giant, ceramic sombrero and it was glazed in bright Mexican colors, and it was oven safe for warming/melting. The concave dip in the top of the hat was for salsa or queso, and the curled brim of the hat held the nacho tips and other toppings. It was extremely garish.

After I parted ways with football, I kept it on staff as a dish for keys, change, and receipts, etc. So it became a permanent instead of weekend feature. For about 2 months, and then she made me put it in the basement forever.

But one day (perhaps soon, now that I'm thinking about it), that sombrero will rise again.

#Sombrero #Justice #Revanchism

Posted by: SOMBRERO FOREVOR at January 11, 2026 04:51 PM (0NMhn)

111 >>> For pork, my go to herb is oregano.

My boys love One Piece, and there is the funny story arc about a band of food pirates that own a restaurant, and a kid that learns to cook from the pirate chef. One of his taglines is "oregano is for savages!" My kid quotes it now whenever I cook with oregano.

The live action One Piece show was really good! And it features some of this arc.

Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:52 PM (gWBY1)

112 >>> 39
==
Seriously, when I"m paying more for very high quality, and thus expensive, goods, you'd think they'd understand that I expect good service, not a "we don't care" approach.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 11, 2026 04:18 PM (Riz8t)

Crossing the streams: Larry Correia has joked that H&K's real marketing tag is "You suck, and we hate you."

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 11, 2026 04:53 PM (ULPxl)

113 Mighty tasty looking thighs. The difficulty factor jumps up with rusty tongs.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 11, 2026 04:54 PM (BSdIE)

114 My boys love One Piece, and there is the funny story arc about a band of food pirates that own a restaurant, and a kid that learns to cook from the pirate chef. One of his taglines is "oregano is for savages!" My kid quotes it now whenever I cook with oregano.

The live action One Piece show was really good! And it features some of this arc.
Posted by: LizLem at January 11, 2026 04:52 PM (gWBY1)

Vinsmoke Sanji is my co-pilot.

Posted by: Yeah, I'm a geek. at January 11, 2026 04:55 PM (TbWk/)

115 In the average NFL quarter (15 minutes, or 900 seconds) the teams run about 30-35 plays, averaging about 7 seconds in length. So maybe 25% of the official clock time is action. And the official clock is only about 30-40% of the actual clock. So in 45 minutes of real time, you'll see maybe 4 minutes of actual action. That leaves plenty of time for eating and talking.

Posted by: Wally at January 11, 2026 04:56 PM (0e5Te)

116 H&K's real marketing tag is "You suck, and we hate you."

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 11, 2026 04:53 PM (ULPxl)

The one time I called H&K customer service they were great!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 04:57 PM (n9ltV)

117 One thing I like about Winco is that their meat department offers a lot of things you would not find elsewhere, like pig knuckles and innards. Not that I seek these out, but I like getting bacon scraps, and chunked pork, and other things good for soups and stews.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 04:59 PM (0aYVJ)

118 Well.

There's an ad showing for me on the main page featuring an erect penis.

I would really like to be able to wander around the internet and not encounter sexual images when I'm not looking for them, TYVM.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 04:59 PM (FMtrg)

119 First, thanks to people who chimed in on the leftover spiral ham ---> bean soup question.

Second, was it really greasy, fatty? Mine is. Was.

It's fine now, but I was concerned until I scraped off the accumulated fat/grease.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 11, 2026 04:59 PM (NwnyJ)

120 Football games dead action space is filled with innocuous announcer jibber jabber and inside football nuggets, spaced between car commercials and experimenter pharmacy drug ads.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

121 Mighty tasty looking thighs.

Used to date her

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 11, 2026 05:00 PM (Kt19C)

122 121 Mighty tasty looking thighs.

Used to date her
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 11, 2026 05:00 PM (Kt19C)

AC/DC wrote a song about her.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

123 Emmie, iirc it was another Moron who recommended this tool (I haven't tried it myself as Brave ad blocking has worked for me so far):
https://adnauseam.io/

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 11, 2026 05:02 PM (ULPxl)

124 Rancherbob makes the best pulled pork, hands down

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 05:02 PM (sDNVV)

125 Since I work from home on Mondays, this is going into the smoker tomorrow.
Pork Butt Burnt Ends
Prep 20 minutes mins - Cook 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes
Ingredients
* 10 pound bone-in pork butt
* 1 cup Sweet and Smoky Rub
* 2 cups BBQ sauce
* 3 Tablespoons honey
* 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
* 5 Tablespoons butter cubed
Instructions
* Preheat your electric smoker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit according to manufacturers directions. Cut pork butt into 1-inch cubes. Put a cup of the pieces into a mixing bowl. Sprinkle rub over the top and coat each side of the pieces with. Put on non-stick disposable aluminum grill liner. You can also set them on your grill grates. Repeat until all pieces have the rub on them.
* Smoke for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until they have a nice bark on them. Remove from smoker and place in two 13" x 9" aluminum pans.
* Mix together BBQ sauce, honey and brown sugar in mixing bowl. Divide between two pans. Toss to coat pork pieces. Top with cubes of butter in each pan. Cover pans with tinfoil. Place back on smoker for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every half hour, or until internal temperature reaches 190 degrees Fahrenheit.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:02 PM (u/kd+)

126 That HK 400 and something is supposed to be good, but too expensive for regular troops.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:03 PM (r5QMG)

127 I dunno. I hate every flavor of sportsball. Sportsball players are assholes and bullies, sportsball fans are somehow really hard to be around. I just don't care about sports. I've broken up too many fights in bars because of sports teams.

I do like snacks though and hanging out with friends. That's the only reason I do sportsball parties.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:04 PM (xcxpd)

128 Tonight is Spaghetti Bolognese.

I actually bought beef. Don't tell you-know-who.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:04 PM (RIvkX)

129 Boss Moss-

B52's the band or B52's for the mullah's?

Posted by: DBCooper at January 11, 2026 05:06 PM (wjLW2)

130 If you have Food City you have cheap beef.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:06 PM (r5QMG)

131 126 That HK 400 and something is supposed to be good, but too expensive for regular troops.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:03 PM (r5QMG)

What the heck is a Heckler and Koch 400? A bb gun?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (xcxpd)

132 That HK 400 and something is supposed to be good, but too expensive for regular troops.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:03 PM (r5QMG)

https://youtu.be/02ZdYUPtp7g?
si=9pqWZFLQp-oayZtS

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (zZu0s)

133 South Philly roast pork sandwiches with great rolls, broccoli rabe, sharp provolone cheese. (Long hots on the side.)

And Philly pretzels, of course.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (NFX2v)

134 Thanks, Helena -- I'll check it out. I also get porno images on YouTube. Bleagh.

I assume that's a win-win for the never-sleeping evil. They either get to spam everyone with exhibitionist stuff or they achieve censorship (when something is done about it).

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (FMtrg)

135 B52's and refuelers are said to be moving in the Mideast. Could just be moving.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:08 PM (r5QMG)

136 Football is a winter sport. Folks like to be warm and dry and cozy during the winter. It’s fun to make nibbles for friends and hang out and yell at the television set for a couple hours.

Go SEAHAWKS!
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 04:08 PM (IhIKR)

This!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 05:09 PM (2WIwB)

137 So what's your favorite football food?
-----------
Pork rinds...naturally. I prefer the ones that still have a few bristles embedded.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:09 PM (XeU6L)

138 If you have Food City you have cheap beef.

Got some cans of corned beef hash a while ago from the discount rack at the local grocery store. That’s going into the quick potato soup right now. That’s cheap beef.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 11, 2026 05:09 PM (EXyHK)

139 I was thinking about USP45, but I won't pay north of 1000 for a pistol with bad customer service.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:10 PM (BI5O2)

140 Germany's battle rifle. Forfot the number.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:10 PM (r5QMG)

141 Projectile, where none gets on you.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:11 PM

This.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at January 11, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

142 132 That HK 400 and something is supposed to be good, but too expensive for regular troops.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:03 PM (r5QMG)

https://youtu.be/02ZdYUPtp7g?
si=9pqWZFLQp-oayZtS
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (zZu0s)

You don't need 'perfect' you need 'good enough'.
*hugs G17 with stipple and red dot*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

143 Porn on ewetub?

The only thing you see as far as unfettered nudity is if you are logged i to an account. Only workaround i have seen the gals pull on that is breastfeeding videos (and see through cleaning videos.) Both have seemed to have fallen off of late though.

Hell, there are more pornographic AI song titles than actual boobs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:11 PM (zZu0s)

144 Pork rinds...naturally. I prefer the ones that still have a few bristles embedded.

I really like Lee’s Cracklins. Other than that, I’m not a fan of commercial pork rinds.

There’s a bar in the small town I grew up in that deep fries their own on Saturday nights. Those are worth their weight in lard.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 11, 2026 05:11 PM (EXyHK)

145 Made a nice little rack of lamb for lunch. haven't done that in quite a while.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 05:11 PM (Wnv9h)

146 Anyone have a recipe to make actually crispy corned beef hash from a can? I can never seem to get it right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (zZu0s)

147 South Philly roast pork sandwiches with great rolls, broccoli rabe, sharp provolone cheese. (Long hots on the side.)

And Philly pretzels, of course.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 11, 2026 05:07 PM (NFX2v)
====
The last pork and broccoli rabe I ate was at Tony & Nick's on Oregon Ave

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (RIvkX)

148 Made a nice little rack of lamb for lunch. haven't done that in quite a while.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 05:11 PM (Wnv9h)

Ahhh...I quit reading after rack...

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (2WIwB)

149 Helena, it looks like Adnauseam is anti-tracking rather than blocking. It spams all the ads right back so advertisers can't glean useful information.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (FMtrg)

150 Ahhh...I quit reading after rack...
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM

This is understandable.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 05:14 PM (Wnv9h)

151 Ahhh...I quit reading after rack...
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (2WIwB)

Want my ads?

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:14 PM (FMtrg)

152 There's an ad showing for me on the main page featuring an erect penis.

I would really like to be able to wander around the internet and not encounter sexual images when I'm not looking for them, TYVM.
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 04:59 PM (FMtrg)

It looks like a penis, only smaller.

Posted by: Fritzy at January 11, 2026 05:15 PM (2GIh1)

153 146 Anyone have a recipe to make actually crispy corned beef hash from a can? I can never seem to get it right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (zZu0s)

I tried that recently and failed.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:16 PM (FMtrg)

154 I just use brave and get no ads. Not here. Not ewetub.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:16 PM (zZu0s)

155 Want my ads?
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:14 PM (FMtrg)

LOL. Sorry, Emmie

I've just kept the margins so tight on the phone so I don't get any of this stuff.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 05:17 PM (PFs9e)

156 HK 416.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:17 PM (r5QMG)

157 "I just use brave and get no ads."

Same here

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 11, 2026 05:17 PM (FEVMW)

158 46 Anyone have a recipe to make actually crispy corned beef hash from a can? I can never seem to get it right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (zZu0s)

I tried that recently and failed.
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:16 PM (FMtrg)
====

Maybe stir in T of cornstarch

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:17 PM (RIvkX)

159 Oh, are the dick pics back? Fuck that. Ace REALLY needs to get rid of the cock related ads. It's a bad, bad look for the site. The worst.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:18 PM (BI5O2)

160 >>>It looks like a penis, only smaller.

Posted by: Fritzy

>You have to stroke it to get it to produce H2O.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 11, 2026 05:19 PM (BSdIE)

161 158 46 Anyone have a recipe to make actually crispy corned beef hash from a can? I can never seem to get it right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:13 PM (zZu0s)

I tried that recently and failed.
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:16 PM (FMtrg)
====

Maybe stir in T of cornstarch
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:17 PM (RIvkX)

I was thinking drain the can into a strainer lined with paper towels and then sprinkle starch of flour on before cooking in a little oil...

Cans have water - water prevents crisp. So, it's trying to get the dryest product to start before attempting to crisp...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

162 of = or

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:20 PM (tOcjL)

163 Germany's battle rifle. Forfot the number.
Posted by: Boss Moss
-------

Model 98?

Posted by: Peter Paul Mauser at January 11, 2026 05:20 PM (XeU6L)

164 Okie pit hole in the wall near Griffith Park was good. But we can't have nice things here.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 11, 2026 05:21 PM (Kt19C)

165 My state just made it law that you age verify for porn sites. Good idea, but also big Gov. management.

Posted by: tubal at January 11, 2026 05:22 PM (H5/qn)

166 B52's and refuelers are said to be moving in the Mideast. Could just be moving.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:08 PM

Somebody is sending a message to iran. The mullahs need to una$$ the AO and head to russia soon.

I would love to see a back to the future iran like it was in the 70's.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 05:22 PM (0N4FZ)

167 Ah, the 416 is not a bad rifle at all.

It just does not offer enough advantages to move past the M4.

The idea is for revolutionary improvement especially vs peer body armor. The 416 doesn't do much better than the M4 or not enough better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)

168 159 Oh, are the dick pics back? Fuck that. Ace REALLY needs to get rid of the cock related ads. It's a bad, bad look for the site. The worst.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:18 PM (BI5O2)

I wonder how much control Ace and Pixy have over that without blocking a lot of ad revenue. The ads are of the type that I would guess are uninvited, like spam calls I get on my phone.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:23 PM (FMtrg)

169 I have fond memories of eating corned beef hash at the Carnegie deli inside the Mirage in Vegas with my buddy Paul z"l

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:24 PM (RIvkX)

170 The best of ar and ak together.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:24 PM (r5QMG)

171 "I just use brave and get no ads."

Same here
Posted by: Art Rondelet
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I reluctantly use Chrome. No ads, aside from an occasional King Harv, who makes me feel at home.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:24 PM (XeU6L)

172 About the only food report I have is that today was church potluck day. We always have a good spread.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:25 PM (FMtrg)

173 There's just two of us, we're old, I'd like to drop a few pounds, Ms G is half my weight, so it's OK with her if a few of our meals each week are 300 cal Healthy Choice type frozens.

So. Not for food, but for the hearing aids price, we join Costco. Costco the cult. Costco the religion. Costco the thing you can never speak ill of. And we wander like zombies through the mostrously crowded aisles, and hardly anything makes sense. Huge quantities of everything.

I enjoy Reddit because I have a good knowledge of housebuilding and sourdough breadmaking and participate in those subs. So I go to join the Costco one, and no, cannot do, not enough karma. So I spend two months going "hey, nice loaf" and shit like that to get the points, and go to Costco reddit to ask, how do you all do frozen diet meals for one. See, I don't know Costco. But I do know Publix and Kroger.

The Costco reddit assholes throw me snide remarks! I want to say, hey, HEY, I had to slave in the Minnesota ranks of NICE to get here. And for THIS?

I am doing pasta carbonara for dinner using tube pasta, the wonderful bucatini. Publix had it, but no guanciale, so I had to settle for thick cut bacon.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 11, 2026 05:26 PM (KiBMU)

174 I mean, I don't really want a dick in my face at any time, let alone when I go to AoS.

But I frequently read this site in my office, where my young daughter frequently keeps me company, and watches TV. I can't very well do that with dicks all over the screen.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)

175 Opera didn't get get ads back when I used it. Now I use Samsung and F5.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:27 PM (r5QMG)

176 In the lingering shadows of midday sun, beneath the vast and unyielding sky, a tapestry of flavors unfurls—barbecued brisket, smoke-draped, caramelized edges glistening like the memories of autumn games long past. The air, thick with laughter and the sharp scent of onions sizzling, hints at a communion of souls gathered, drawn together by the fervor of ritual. Cornbread, golden and crumbly, rests beside bright, acidic pickles, each bite a reminder of home. Nearby, crimson chili simmers, bubbling with a fervent warmth, a testament to the shared joys and sorrows that swell and recede with the ebb of the season.

Posted by: The ghost of Faulkner at January 11, 2026 05:29 PM (2Ez/1)

177 Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:25 PM (FMtrg

And what was there at the pot luck which you particularly enjoyed?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 05:30 PM (rZCVI)

178 The best of ar and ak together.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Razorbacks and brown bears?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:30 PM (XeU6L)

179 Oh, are the dick pics back? Fuck that. Ace REALLY needs to get rid of the cock related ads. It's a bad, bad look for the site. The worst.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:18 PM (BI5O2)

I wonder how much control Ace and Pixy have over that without blocking a lot of ad revenue. The ads are of the type that I would guess are uninvited, like spam calls I get on my phone.
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:23 PM (FMtrg)

Ace must be using the "We Want to Drive New Readers Away From Your Website" Ad Agency.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 11, 2026 05:30 PM (iJfKG)

180 Corned beef is good for any occasion.

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (o2ZRX)

181 I made ratatouille. It came out terrible.
It desperately needed beef.
I tossed it back into a skillet with a pound of ground chuck with some mozzarella and it was much better.

Too much cheese tho.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

182 I deliberately don't block ads here. I want Ace to get $$$. But that deal is predicated upon a dick-free experience.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (BI5O2)

183 About the only food report I have is that today was church potluck day. We always have a good spread.
Posted by: Emmie
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Were there deviled eggs? Asking for Methodist friend.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:32 PM (XeU6L)

184
I think the ads on site are individually assigned. People don't all get the same ones. I'm not saying the algorithm is any good.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 11, 2026 05:32 PM (VWtfl)

185 176 In the lingering shadows of midday sun, beneath the vast and unyielding sky, a tapestry of flavors unfurls—barbecued brisket, smoke-draped, caramelized edges glistening like the memories of autumn games long past. The air, thick with laughter and the sharp scent of onions sizzling, hints at a communion of souls gathered, drawn together by the fervor of ritual. Cornbread, golden and crumbly, rests beside bright, acidic pickles, each bite a reminder of home. Nearby, crimson chili simmers, bubbling with a fervent warmth, a testament to the shared joys and sorrows that swell and recede with the ebb of the season.
Posted by: The ghost of Faulkner at January 11, 2026 05:29 PM (2Ez/1)

Want.

Stupid diet. Stupid lack of cooking friends....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:32 PM (xcxpd)

186 Is King Harv still around?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:32 PM (r5QMG)

187 Seeing video of Tehran police chief. He looks scared as he threatens the protesters with death.

They are afraid.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 11, 2026 05:34 PM (RIvkX)

188 To be clear, I wouldn't like it better if it were naked pussy in my face here. This isn't supposed to be a porno site.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:35 PM (BI5O2)

189 Is King Harv still around?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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The gentleman, no. Passed a year or two ago. I believe that family are managing the business.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:35 PM (XeU6L)

190 88 An older man (a different one) comes up to me and asks me to help him find ginger. He shows me the hand-written list his wife gave him with 3 or 4 items and he is helplessly lost trying to find the ginger. I get it for him. The end. Or is it?
Posted by: washrivergal

Who says men have trouble asking for directions?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 04:43 PM (u/kd+)

GPS put a stop to a lot of that nonsense. I feel our world is a little less fun/adventurous because of it.

A few years back I read a fascinating book titled 'Why women can't read maps and men won't ask for directions' which attributed the entire debate to brain function backed up with data from brain scans. Don't know if it's still around, wouldn't surprise me if it was 'memory holed'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:35 PM (QGaXH)

191 182 I deliberately don't block ads here. I want Ace to get $$$. But that deal is predicated upon a dick-free experience.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (BI5O2)

I block them, and send Ace some money every month so I don't feel bad about it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 11, 2026 05:36 PM (h7ZuX)

192 147. The last pork and broccoli rabe I ate was at Tony & Nick's on Oregon Ave
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Known for being decent but come back someday for DiNic's at The Reading Terminal or John's Roast Pork on East Snyder Avenue. ❤️

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 11, 2026 05:37 PM (NFX2v)

193 But I frequently read this site in my office, where my young daughter frequently keeps me company, and watches TV. I can't very well do that with dicks all over the screen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

You don't? Never was a problem for me.
-- Mostly Zombiefied Joe Biden

Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 05:38 PM (cYBz/)

194
Is this the man who wrecked the buffet at the Harrow Club this morning?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 11, 2026 05:38 PM (xG4kz)

195 178 The best of ar and ak together.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Razorbacks and brown bears?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:30 PM (XeU6L)

I see what you did there.
Also want.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:38 PM (xcxpd)

196 In the spirit of supporting Ace:

https://www.kingharvscoffee.com/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:38 PM (XeU6L)

197 M. Gaga, I'm also exploring individual frozen meals containing real, wholesome food. There are a few freezer-to-microwave leakproof containers on the market (I need leakproof to carry in my school backpack) and I figure I can find some good recipes I can cook large quantities of and use some immediately, some for leftovers, and some for individual servings in the freezer.

To get some ideas, we bought a few meals from a local specialty frozen dinner company. They were much better than Lean Cuisine and Banquet. So I've got some possibilities in mind.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:38 PM (FMtrg)

198 Posted by: The ghost of Faulkner at January 11, 2026 05:29 PM (2Ez/1)

Very clever.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM (rZCVI)

199 We travel back and forth to the East Coast quite a bit and have found Applebee's to be a good cheap option if there is one close the the hotel Great hamburgers!

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM (dyL4B)

200 B52's and refuelers are said to be moving in the Mideast. Could just be moving.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:08 PM

Somebody is sending a message to iran. The mullahs need to una$$ the AO and head to russia soon.

I would love to see a back to the future iran like it was in the 70's.
=========
We moved a number of assets into that theater last week while everyone was focused on VZ.

I do think the administration is flummoxed with Iran.

Weird people. Prone to illogical outbursts of violence.

And I'm not talking about the mullahs.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM (NwnyJ)

201 I've had a few dishes in French restaurants that I actually liked. But, basically, I always considered French cooking to be somewhat pretentious, just puttin' on airs.

However, I recently stumbled across some YouTube videos featuring Jacques Pépin. In one, he was preparing curly hot dogs, and in another, hamburgers served on English muffins, I believe. Now, that's the stuff I can go for.

Interesting guy, incidentally. He was Charles de Gaulle's personal chef back in the fifties, then he came to the U.S. and worked for Howard Johnson's, of all places.

Posted by: Paco at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM (2L+MU)

202
A few years back I read a fascinating book titled 'Why women can't read maps and men won't ask for directions' which attributed the entire debate to brain function backed up with data from brain scans. Don't know if it's still around, wouldn't surprise me if it was 'memory holed'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:35 PM (QGaXH)

+++++

I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (1tnYn)

203 181 I made ratatouille. It came out terrible.
It desperately needed beef.
I tossed it back into a skillet with a pound of ground chuck with some mozzarella and it was much better.

Too much cheese tho.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

Acid tends to be the friend of ratatouille...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

204 I made ratatouille. It came out terrible.

Pro tip: don't use rat.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:41 PM (u/kd+)

205 202 I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.
Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (1tnYn)

I wasn't saying I agreed with the title (laughing!)

But that is a common perception....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:41 PM (QGaXH)

206 Acid tends to be the friend of ratatouille...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

Like gazpacho. A shot of sherry vinegar at the end really ups the YUM! Factor.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 11, 2026 05:41 PM (iJfKG)

207
GPS put a stop to a lot of that nonsense. I feel our world is a little less fun/adventurous because of it.

My GPS gets a thorough cussing out when it hits me up with "proceed to the route" as its instruction. I'm not staring, bug-eyed, at the screen, you nitwit.

Name a street, or an upcoming turn, or something that I can see outside my windshield!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 11, 2026 05:42 PM (xG4kz)

208 204 I made ratatouille. It came out terrible.

Pro tip: don't use rat.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:41 PM (u/kd+)

#Wisdom

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)

209 Weird people. Prone to illogical outbursts of violence.

And I'm not talking about the mullahs.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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The paranoid remnants of a decayed society.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:42 PM (XeU6L)

210 203 181 I made ratatouille. It came out terrible.
It desperately needed beef.
I tossed it back into a skillet with a pound of ground chuck with some mozzarella and it was much better.

Too much cheese tho.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

Acid tends to be the friend of ratatouille...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

I don't want to get high. I just want tasty dinner without breaking my South Beach diet.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:43 PM (xcxpd)

211
Well, duties call ... !

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 11, 2026 05:44 PM (xG4kz)

212 Acid tends to be the friend of ratatouille...
Posted by: Nova Local

But not the brown...

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:44 PM (u/kd+)

213 And what was there at the pot luck which you particularly enjoyed?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 05:30 PM (rZCVI)

One of the congregants got up early this morning and smoked a big chunk of beef (forgot which cut) and some tasty spinach casserole and rosemary potatoes.

And Mr. Hammer, surprisingly there were no deviled eggs this month. Mr. Bassman is particularly fond of them.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:44 PM (FMtrg)

214 Acid tends to be the friend of ratatouille...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

I don't want to get high. I just want tasty dinner without breaking my South Beach diet.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:43 PM (xcxpd)

++++

LOL!

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:45 PM (1tnYn)

215

Whenever I refresh the page after making a comment there is always ads with two fags making out. They are disgusting, especially when the fags are making out while holding a little dog between them.

Posted by: four seasons at January 11, 2026 05:45 PM (3ek7K)

216 Weird people. Prone to illogical outbursts of violence.

And I'm not talking about the mullahs.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

AWFL.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:45 PM (u/kd+)

217 Interesting guy, incidentally. He was Charles de Gaulle's personal chef back in the fifties, then he came to the U.S. and worked for Howard Johnson's, of all places.
Posted by: Paco

He is the man that brought fried clam strips into America?
Genius!!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 05:45 PM (cYBz/)

218 Coming in late, I just prepped a pork chop, potato and carrot to go in for a slow bake so I can read and catch up here.
You always learn something.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 11, 2026 05:46 PM (sl73Y)

219 215

Whenever I refresh the page after making a comment there is always ads with two fags making out. They are disgusting, especially when the fags are making out while holding a little dog between them.
Posted by: four seasons at January 11, 2026 05:45 PM (3ek7K)

Dude!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 05:46 PM (xcxpd)

220 213 was poorly worded. The spinach casserole and rosemary potatoes were NOT smoked along with the beef. The dishes were brought by different people.

Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:46 PM (FMtrg)

221 @215/four seasons:

Once again, I'm very happy I implemented a multi-layer ad-blocking solution.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 11, 2026 05:47 PM (O7YUW)

222 207
GPS put a stop to a lot of that nonsense. I feel our world is a little less fun/adventurous because of it.

My GPS gets a thorough cussing out when it hits me up with "proceed to the route" as its instruction. I'm not staring, bug-eyed, at the screen, you nitwit.

Name a street, or an upcoming turn, or something that I can see outside my windshield!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 11, 2026 05:42 PM (xG4kz)

That being said, one of the best Christmas presents evah was a Garmin 760 my wife bought me - hours of entertainment for a map nerd like me. That was the device that one day prompted an exasperated outburst from her that 'you don't need your GPS to go to the grocery store !'*

*Note: we live in densely populated Southern California. The 'grocery store' she was referring to is ~1/2 mile away....

Now that I have a truck with built-in GPS I have been known to long-distance travel with both GPSs operating...(I'm weird, I know....)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:47 PM (QGaXH)

223 I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.
Posted by: washrivergal

Dear wife always sets up her GPS with North at the top. Drives me nuts when I drive her car. I want the general direction of travel to be towards the top of the screen.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 05:49 PM (cYBz/)

224 Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2026 05:46 PM

It's ok . I knew what you meant. 🙂 Sounds good!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 11, 2026 05:49 PM (rZCVI)

225 I find read ing maps while driving too difficult.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:50 PM (r5QMG)

226 Trying champagne/sparkling wine with meals and it's working great. I've found that brut level of sweetness suits my taste. Now I want to try variations. Anyone have thoughts about rose or red sparkling wines compared to white?

PS: The last time I had a rose wine was some Mateus back in the 1970s.

Posted by: JTB at January 11, 2026 05:50 PM (yTvNw)

227 207 Name a street, or an upcoming turn, or something that I can see outside my windshield!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 11, 2026 05:42 PM (xG4kz)

KvC: I took some Thermo so I appreciate your nic. Very cool!

As for 'proceed to route' - I've found if I start driving it sorts itself out. Of course that doesn't work well towing a 30' trailer if you start off in the wrong direction....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:50 PM (QGaXH)

228 What ads?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:51 PM (r5QMG)

229 I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.
Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:40 PM (1tnYn)
Mrs. E can read a map and use GPS. She’s a great navigator.

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 05:51 PM (o2ZRX)

230 When you buy something, email the company and ask why they don't advertise on Ace of Spades, Instapundit, Rumble, and your other favorites.

You're the ones buying their products, lefty keyboard warriors are merely flooding the zone.

Posted by: Fritzy at January 11, 2026 05:52 PM (2GIh1)

231 We travel back and forth to the East Coast quite a bit and have found Applebee's to be a good cheap option if there is one close the the hotel Great hamburgers!

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM

They used to have a Friday $5 burger and beer special at the one in Georgetown KY back when we lived there 8 years ago. We went there almost every friday night. IIRC you could only get that while sitting at the bar and there were no take outs.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)

232
Dear wife always sets up her GPS with North at the top. Drives me nuts when I drive her car. I want the general direction of travel to be towards the top of the screen.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 05:49 PM (cYBz/)

++++
I am laughing at this. It sounds like the ultimate FWP.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:52 PM (1tnYn)

233 217 He is the man that brought fried clam strips into America?
Genius!! - Tonypete

It may simply be a coincidence, but the best hot dog I ever had in my life was at a Ho-Jo's in Cary, NC (the place, sadly, is long defunct).

Posted by: Paco at January 11, 2026 05:53 PM (2L+MU)

234 However, I recently stumbled across some YouTube videos featuring Jacques Pépin. In one, he was preparing curly hot dogs, and in another, hamburgers served on English muffins, I believe. Now, that's the stuff I can go for.

Interesting guy, incidentally. He was Charles de Gaulle's personal chef back in the fifties, then he came to the U.S. and worked for Howard Johnson's, of all places.
Posted by: Paco at January 11, 2026 05:39 PM

Pepin is a natural teacher. Watching old episodes of him cooking with Julia Child can be hilarious. The two had great chemistry.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 05:53 PM (Wnv9h)

235 All our Applebees went out of business.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:53 PM (r5QMG)

236 Pepin is a natural teacher. Watching old episodes of him cooking with Julia Child can be hilarious. The two had great chemistry. - RedMindBlueState

Yes, I had read that they appeared together on tv. I'll have to track some of those videos down, thanks for reminding me.

Posted by: Paco at January 11, 2026 05:54 PM (2L+MU)

237 I read maps well. But, when driving I can't always do that. My wife is a terrible navigator, and she knows it. Thank the Lord that our son was able to go to Georgia with us when my Mom was in the hospital. He's a great navigator. Had it been just wife and I, we might be divorced now.

Our vehicles don't have the gps thingy. Would be nice if we upgrade. For now I have a stack of atlases, and I plan ahead, for the most part.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 05:55 PM (0aYVJ)

238 For a recent birthday which fell on a Tuesday we went to one of Chef Gruel's Calico Fish House in Huntington Harbor - it was Taco Tuesday so five of us had a great meal for a surprisingly affordable price.

If you're in the area on a Tuesday....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (QGaXH)

239
My GPS gets a thorough cussing out when it hits me up with "proceed to the route" as its instruction. I'm not staring, bug-eyed, at the screen, you nitwit.

Name a street, or an upcoming turn, or something that I can see outside my windshield!

Mine just puts up all relevant information: distance to next turn, lane, street name/symbol, distance after that to next waypoint all on the head up display.

Fortunately they made it an option to disable the voice so there isn't the constant nagging.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (nAS9C)

240 Dessert - Termini Brothers' amaretti cookies and/or zwieback biscotti & good coffee.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (NFX2v)

241 And I don't buy the algorithm explanation either.

I don't search for porn or viagra; I don't even keep a phone in my room. I leave it to charge in my kitchen at night. But I get hammered with ads for viagra constantly.

I think it's just a simple database where they keep people's demographic info, and they say "well, YD turned 29+ last year - sell him viagra or some hinky substitute made of herbs and ephenedrine."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

242 I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.
Posted by: washrivergal
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Same here. Never had GPS, never used it. When riding with others who are dependant upon it, I find myself contradicting the spoken instructions, 'No, do not turn here, keep going'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (XeU6L)

243 Whenever I refresh the page after making a comment there is always ads with two fags making out. They are disgusting, especially when the fags are making out while holding a little dog between them.
Posted by: four seasons

Brave browser. No ads whatsoever.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:57 PM (u/kd+)

244 I like desserts. Very low humidity.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 05:57 PM (r5QMG)

245 JTB,

Try a dry rose champagne with a steak. It’s a surprisingly good combination.

Billecart Rose is an occasional treat in our house. It’s spendy but delicious. Some of the grower’s champagnes are rose. Better value yet very high quality.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 11, 2026 05:57 PM (GTUth)

246 Beef tallow - shelf stable

https://tinyurl.com/cyv5k8ne

Thanks, might do that. My Amish guy doesn't always have it in stock.

Posted by: t-bird at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (rTiUi)

247 ‘I love maps.’
- Bilbo Baggins

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (o2ZRX)

248 I am laughing at this. It sounds like the ultimate FWP.
Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:52 PM (1tnYn)

He's not wrong though. I know where north is. I want to see where turns are coming up. My Dad actually prefers the top down view because it fits the map in his head. Not me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

249 241 And I don't buy the algorithm explanation either.

I don't search for porn or viagra;

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

No - but you may search or buy things associated with people who search for those things so you get the d***.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:00 PM (QGaXH)

250 They are doxxing Iranian Government officials.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:00 PM (r5QMG)

251 I can read a map. I HAVE to read a map as I have no sense of direction at all. Zilch. Using GPS annoys me to no end. I need to look at the big picture.

The Genesis line of cars converts the almost all of 24" dashboard touch display into a huge map with a speedometer overlay. Then the map changes its zoom level based on rate of travel. Of course, pinch to zoom and pan also are available.

Combined with HUD, everyone in the car can play along.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 11, 2026 06:00 PM (nAS9C)

252 I like pizza.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:01 PM (jc0TO)

253 Same here. Never had GPS, never used it. When riding with others who are dependant upon it, I find myself contradicting the spoken instructions, 'No, do not turn here, keep going'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (XeU6L)

Lol. That is Dad too. He never NEEDS the GPS any more than the needed the AAA triptics he'd get every year before vacation. He just likes to HAVE it and see it. Dad can be anywhere in the continental US and can get anywhere else, no map needed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:02 PM (zZu0s)

254 They are doxxing Iranian Government officials.
Posted by: Boss Moss
-------

Is that what they are calling it these days?

Posted by: A goat at January 11, 2026 06:02 PM (XeU6L)

255 He's not wrong though. I know where north is. I want to see where turns are coming up. My Dad actually prefers the top down view because it fits the map in his head. Not me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

+++

See? I don't know where North is. I never know where North is.
I have an easier time guessing East/West.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 06:02 PM (1tnYn)

256 252 I like pizza.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:01 PM (jc0TO)

Same.
Next week I get low carb pizza back on the menu.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:02 PM (xcxpd)

257 243 Whenever I refresh the page after making a comment there is always ads with two fags making out. They are disgusting, especially when the fags are making out while holding a little dog between them.
Posted by: four seasons

Brave browser. No ads whatsoever.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 05:57 PM (u/kd+)

I find the comments page to be ad-free so I go straight there as soon as the main page loads. I still get the ads on the main page but only for as long as it takes to click on Comments

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:03 PM (QGaXH)

258 Funniest directions I ever got was in Vermont and I shit you not: 'Turn right about a mile before you get to where the old barn used to be.'

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (jc0TO)

259 249 241 And I don't buy the algorithm explanation either.

I don't search for porn or viagra;

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

No - but you may search or buy things associated with people who search for those things so you get the d***.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:00 PM (QGaXH)

Yup...you'd be amazed how many AIDS med ads I get, b/c I look up immune function. Doesn't matter how many searches I've done for my cancer.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (tOcjL)

260 Which is just wrong on so many levels.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (jc0TO)

261 247 ‘I love maps.’
- Bilbo Baggins
Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (o2ZRX)

he's not wrong. I do too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (xcxpd)

262 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

This is the Food Thread, not the Complain About AoSHQ Thread.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

263 This is the Food Thread, not the Complain About AoSHQ Thread.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM

I could so cobb that.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:05 PM (jc0TO)

264 I am a complaint master.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:06 PM (jc0TO)

265 261 247 ‘I love maps.’
- Bilbo Baggins
Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (o2ZRX)

he's not wrong. I do too.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (xcxpd)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:06 PM (zZu0s)

266 I am laughing at this. It sounds like the ultimate FWP.
Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 05:52 PM (1tnYn)

He's not wrong though. I know where north is. I want to see where turns are coming up. My Dad actually prefers the top down view because it fits the map in his head. Not me.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

I like to see north up. Years of experience as a drafter and surveyor. this is what throws off my wife, who does better following the direction.

I do like, however, the screen on son's car. It follows the route in real time. I could get used to that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 06:06 PM (0aYVJ)

267 Or I guess today we would say Person of Complaint.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:06 PM (jc0TO)

268 Winner of Whine?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (jc0TO)

269 Our vehicles don't have the gps thingy. Would be nice if we upgrade. For now I have a stack of atlases, and I plan ahead, for the most part.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 05:55 PM (0aYVJ)

Back in the the Before Times, I used to write out turn by turn directions and tape them on the dash. It worked.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (xcxpd)

270 258 Funniest directions I ever got was in Vermont and I shit you not: 'Turn right about a mile before you get to where the old barn used to be.'
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM
I asked an old lady farmer which side of the road her farm was on and she said ‘This side.’ She was a sweetie. I was flying over her house.

Posted by: Eromero at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (o2ZRX)

271 We could combine them.

AOSHQ is like White Castles for late night dinner: it makes a LOT of noise, but it's fun as hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (zZu0s)

272 262 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

This is the Food Thread, not the Complain About AoSHQ Thread.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

It's not open season after 100?

What about 'complain about GPS thread' ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (QGaXH)

273 I can almost always complain my way to a discount. People give them to me just to shut up.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:08 PM (jc0TO)

274 If gps isn't north at top its harder to know which direction your heading.

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:08 PM (Ia/+0)

275 The eggles aren't playing like they have been lately.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:09 PM (r5QMG)

276 How many of you have one of those globe compasses stuck to your windshield?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 11, 2026 06:09 PM (jc0TO)

277 If gps isn't north at top its harder to know which direction your heading.
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:08 PM (Ia/+0)

If you don't know from spatial awareness, doesn't your car/truck have a compass in the dash?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

278 Ah.

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (jc0TO)

279 272 262 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

This is the Food Thread, not the Complain About AoSHQ Thread.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

It's not open season after 100?

What about 'complain about GPS thread' ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (QGaXH)

Fair point.

Boobs!
( . ) ( . )

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (xcxpd)

280 272 262 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 11, 2026 05:56 PM (BI5O2)

This is the Food Thread, not the Complain About AoSHQ Thread.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:04 PM (n9ltV)

It's not open season after 100?

What about 'complain about GPS thread' ?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (QGaXH)

GPS is used to find great new restaurants...and stumble into terrible ones when you're lost...it seems on point...although maybe folks should mention those places when they got lost...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)

281 269 Our vehicles don't have the gps thingy. Would be nice if we upgrade. For now I have a stack of atlases, and I plan ahead, for the most part.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 05:55 PM (0aYVJ)

Back in the the Before Times, I used to write out turn by turn directions and tape them on the dash. It worked.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:07 PM (xcxpd)

In the early days of Yahoo Maps my wife would print out turn by turn directions when our sons had soccer games out of our local area. The problem was 'what if it says 'turn left on XYZ st. and XYZ st is closed?' What do we do then? You need an overall map.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (QGaXH)

282 Fair point.

Boobs!
( . ) ( . )
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (xcxpd)

On topic For the food thread.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)

283 Any Live Iran Streams?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:11 PM (r5QMG)

284 275 The eggles aren't playing like they have been lately.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:09 PM (r5QMG)

They look better on offense...and to keep it food thread, they have been feeding Saqoun, and probably should keep doing so in half 2...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 11, 2026 06:11 PM (tOcjL)

285 Goodies next stream is scheduled for 609.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)

286 In Germany, people never give you complete directions. They will give you about five turns and then frag noch weider.

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:13 PM (jc0TO)

287 https://www.youtube.com/live/
dL7CeG0j5zU

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

288 Just started.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

289 I think it's just a simple database where they keep people's demographic info, and they say "well, YD turned 29+ last year - sell him viagra or some hinky substitute made of herbs and ephenedrine."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I have no idea why, but most of the ads I get are for an over 65 abuelita.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (cYBz/)

290 She's late.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (r5QMG)

291 Sorry about the link. Thought i had broken it far enough back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (zZu0s)

292 I have no idea why, but most of the ads I get are for an over 65 abuelita.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM

near you?

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (jc0TO)

293 No other direction aids but Garmin

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

294 Showing footage of the Shah.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

295 Which was the GPS that had the Perfect Paul voice? Tom-Tom?

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:17 PM (jc0TO)

296 In the early days of Yahoo Maps my wife would print out turn by turn directions when our sons had soccer games out of our local area. The problem was 'what if it says 'turn left on XYZ st. and XYZ st is closed?' What do we do then? You need an overall map.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (QGaXH)

Well I would have studied the map to make the turns so I'd have know about nearby alternate roads.

I have to say, it didn't come up very often. The written instructions via the Thomas Guides worked very well. Better than Apple Maps, at least.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:17 PM (xcxpd)

297 Aryan Orchestra.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:17 PM (r5QMG)

298 245 ... "Billecart Rose is an occasional treat in our house. It’s spendy but delicious."

Thanks Pete Bog,
The Billecart is outside our budget but I will take the rose sparkling wine with steak to heart.

Posted by: JTB at January 11, 2026 06:18 PM (yTvNw)

299 Hmmm, ot. If Iran went non Islamic theocracy, how would Saudi Arabia react? Or the other goat fuckers and oil pampers in the area?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

300 Time for dinner. BBL.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 06:18 PM (u/kd+)

301 In the early days of Yahoo Maps my wife would print out turn by turn directions when our sons had soccer games out of our local area. The problem was 'what if it says 'turn left on XYZ st. and XYZ st is closed?' What do we do then? You need an overall map.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (QGaXH)

++++

Just this past year I got terribly lost trying to get to a Little League game (where they sell hot dogs, popcorn, ice-cream, and chili fries, keeping on topic). My son had written out a map for me as it was way the hell out there. He even made me repeat the directions out loud, as he knows how I am. Missed an important turn anyway. Got so fricking lost, I even surprised myself. Finally pulled up Google maps on my phone and found my way (3rd inning).

Posted by: washrivergal at January 11, 2026 06:19 PM (1tnYn)

302 They can't get at each other yet. Power projection is hard.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:19 PM (r5QMG)

303 290 She's late.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (r5QMG)

Things you never want to know about your wife or girlfriend (or both....)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:20 PM (QGaXH)

304 Back to the 5?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:20 PM (r5QMG)

305 I just have to say that Aitchbone-Sterstuk was unbeatable in the wedgie tests in 1969 all sides roost-keep trials.

Such gamesmanship, all strikers showed true panache

Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2026 06:22 PM (rbvCR)

306
"I've got it bad, i've got it bad, i've got it bad, i've diarrhea. I've got it bad, so bad, i've diarrhea."

Posted by: David Lee Runs at January 11, 2026 06:22 PM (KAi1n)

307 She's late.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:14 PM (r5QMG)

Things you never want to know about your wife or girlfriend (or both....)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:20 PM (QGaXH)

No kidding!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:23 PM (2WIwB)

308 I bought a small cast iron hibachi. Haven't tried it yet but should be warm again this week. I bought a small can of lard and one of goose fat before Christmas. Haven't used it yet but it will keep.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 11, 2026 06:24 PM (+mUZM)

309
Back on topic...

I tried a different chili recipe last night.

F'rinstance, instead of oregano it used marjoram.

The biggest difference was that it had you throw some dark chocolate in at the end and stir it in.

Actually, didn't make a huge difference as you couldn't taste the chocolate as "chocolate". It seemed to make the earthy flavor of the chilies "earthier". And dampened down the fruity or vegetable aspect of things.

Earthier, you know. like dirt or soil or like maybe like you used a root vegetable like parsnips, or or or beets in your chili or possibly carrots🥕 like CBD uses in his chili.

Anyway, interesting experiment. Try it if you wish.
use no more than 20g of dark chocolate for a small pot of chili.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 11, 2026 06:24 PM (iJfKG)

310 Threw a frozen chicken carcass in the instapot with carrot, onion and celery. A bunch of black peppercorns. Tiny bit of salt.

Don’t know what I’ll use the stock for. Might just drink it. Or make some Congee.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:25 PM (IhIKR)

311 I watched a YouTube video that has be thinking about buying meat in bulk at Costco and then slicing it up into steak form at home.

Temping. Very tempting. But honestly, I mostly just cook hamburger. I'm not sure I would really need steaks.

Still tempted though. We'll see what happens next time I'm in the store.

Tonight is a ham and cheese omlette again because my diet kinda rocks.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:25 PM (xcxpd)

312 If you want to know about possibly the worst case of diarrhea in history, look into Arius' demise.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (0sNs1)

313 Thomas Guides. Essential when i moved to LA. certain pages were almost totally worn out

Posted by: LASue at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (lCppi)

314 308 I bought a small cast iron hibachi. Haven't tried it yet but should be warm again this week. I bought a small can of lard and one of goose fat before Christmas. Haven't used it yet but it will keep.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 11, 2026 06:24 PM (+mUZM)

Did you also make a figgy pudding?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (xcxpd)

315 The next Marvel Superhero

https://tinyurl.com/n53by7nd

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (jc0TO)

316 We used to put Hershey's Cocoa in our sauces. My first try at spaghetti sauce had people coming back for fifths.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (r5QMG)

317 20g? What are we a bunch if eurofag commie cunts?

Freedom units. Men walked on the Moon units.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:26 PM (zZu0s)

318 Nurse, are you at Swedish?

Posted by: LASue at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (lCppi)

319 CBD, ad complaints aren't totally off-topic since we have to wade through them to get to the Food Thread.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (FMtrg)

320 BJ’s makes good chiabatta rolls.

Posted by: Accomack at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (T8bqm)

321 To do food things, I have been watching videos on Spanish cooking form the 18th century to balance out the Townsends' videos on cooking.
Spanish cooking is different from English-American cooking of the same time. It had more reliance on bread-sops, olive oil (of course) and spices like saffron.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (rbvCR)

322 20g =.71oz

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

323 Saffron got expensive.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:28 PM (r5QMG)

324 You guys are making me hungry...I'm gonna go eat something and look at some maps for our next RV trip.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 06:28 PM (QGaXH)

325 = 11.36 drams

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:29 PM (jc0TO)

326 7 grams per quarter.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:29 PM (r5QMG)

327 318 Nurse, are you at Swedish?
Posted by: LASue at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (lCppi)

I don't think so. She's pretty short and a good shot with a pistol. Not classic Swedish attributes.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:30 PM (xcxpd)

328 Watching to news clips on Goldies channel from 1979. Fuck. I hate the media.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:30 PM (zZu0s)

329 Dang. Erin Andrews looks like she is ready to work the sideline at the Greenland Bowl. Gotta be faux fur.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:30 PM (2WIwB)

330 Posted by: naturalfake at January 11, 2026 06:24 PM (iJfKG)

I love chocolate in chili!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:31 PM (n9ltV)

331 Mark Andrew Edwards, I have a ratatouille recipe that has cubed pork braised in white wine and herbs de provence that is poured over roasted the traditional vegetables if you would like it.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:31 PM (sDNVV)

332 318 Nurse, are you at Swedish?
Posted by: LASue

Nope. Outpatient. Polyclinic.

I was born at Swedish though. So was my Marine.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:31 PM (IhIKR)

333 They were saying Carter and the Democrats sided with the mullahs. Does that check out? I was not very old yet.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:32 PM (r5QMG)

334 15.5 scruples

Posted by: toby928(c) Person of Plaint at January 11, 2026 06:32 PM (jc0TO)

335 I have bought large cuts of meat, bulk, at Chef's Source -- The store chain formerly known as Cash and Carry -- but I usually am going for cuts that can be turned into stew meats, small roasts, or things like pork shoulder that I can turn into sausage.

I like vacuum sealing roasts with spices and sugar cure so I can let it sit in the fridge for a week to turn into a sort of corned beef.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2026 06:33 PM (rbvCR)

336 Our vehicles don't have the gps thingy. Would be nice if we upgrade. For now I have a stack of atlases, and I plan ahead, for the most part.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 11, 2026 05:55 PM

When I traded my truck in for a new one last July I pulled a 2001 truckers road atlas from under the seat. I have been carrying that thing around for 20+ years and I quit truck driving over 15 years ago.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 06:33 PM (0N4FZ)

337 331 Mark Andrew Edwards, I have a ratatouille recipe that has cubed pork braised in white wine and herbs de provence that is poured over roasted the traditional vegetables if you would like it.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:31 PM (sDNVV)

Yes please. My Allrecipies instructions gave me something watery and bland until I added beef when reheating.

Any wisdom you have, I will gladly receive.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:33 PM (xcxpd)

338 Posted by: naturalfake at January 11, 2026 06:24 PM (iJfKG)

I love chocolate in chili!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January

*throws things*
*stomps feet-*

I’ve been talking about dark cocoa in chili for years. Y’all thought I was a lunatic. Now. Shake a few drops of fish sauce for some
Umami.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:33 PM (IhIKR)

339 They were saying Carter and the Democrats sided with the mullahs. Does that check out? I was not very old yet.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:32 PM (r5QMG)

I am not so sure Cafter 'sided' with the Islamic jihad so much as was just weak. They were kind of commie. BUT, they could have just been anti-american and the Shah was pro American.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

340 Nurse, are you at Swedish?
Posted by: LASue at January 11, 2026 06:27 PM (lCppi)

I don't think so. She's pretty short and a good shot with a pistol. Not classic Swedish attributes.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:30 PM (xcxpd)

You can tell she is in the Health profession. When she misses the target you can hear her grumble. "I don't have to be a nurse to know I'm losing my patience."

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:34 PM (2WIwB)

341
Iranian Prince asks Trump to make Iran great again.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 11, 2026 06:34 PM (3ek7K)

342 *throws things*
*stomps feet-*

I’ve been talking about dark cocoa in chili for years. Y’all thought I was a lunatic. Now. Shake a few drops of fish sauce for some
Umami.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:33 PM (IhIKR)
-----
Troublemaker.

Posted by: Weasel at January 11, 2026 06:34 PM (VgJ79)

343 You can tell she is in the Health profession. When she misses the target you can hear her grumble. "I don't have to be a nurse to know I'm losing my patience."
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:34 PM (2WIwB)

You put a 1911 or PPQ in her hands, she won't be missing any targets. I can tell you that!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:36 PM (xcxpd)

344 Mark Andrew Edwards, I will email it to you in the morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:36 PM (sDNVV)

345 knock knock

"BREAKING 🔴🔴

The IDF has issued an urgent evacuation warning for Tehran’s District 7, citing imminent strikes on regime infrastructure and urging residents to leave immediately.

Tehran’s District 7 covers approximately 15.5 km² and had a population of around 312,000"

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:37 PM (g47mK)

346 318 Nurse, are you at Swedish?
Posted by: LASue

Nope. Outpatient. Polyclinic.

I was born at Swedish though. So was my Marine.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:31 PM (IhIKR)

Me too Thanks

Posted by: LASue at January 11, 2026 06:37 PM (lCppi)

347 Y’all are pushin your luck.

*stomps feet more*
I learned from the best.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:37 PM (IhIKR)

348 Hmmm, might be better for the Israelis not to be smacking everyone in the face with their dicks, but be more subtle- for the same reasons I mentioned.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)

349 sorry GUYS! that was from JUNE! my bad...MY APPOLOGies...lots of crap on the nets right now..back to food

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (g47mK)

350 344 Mark Andrew Edwards, I will email it to you in the morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:36 PM (sDNVV)

Thank you, ma'am.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (xcxpd)

351 They were saying Carter and the Democrats sided with the mullahs. Does that check out? I was not very old yet.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:32 PM (r5QMG)

I think Carter wanted to end empires like FDR wanted to, unfortunately he did none of the prep work, and decided to start with "our" influence first.
The Brits always had the hots for Iran, it was the only place they could conceivably influence that had oil pre-WWI , and they wanted in 1909 to convert their fleet to oil like the American fleet. The US wanted to cock-block the Brits and their oil company after WWII.
And the mullahs got it instead.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (rbvCR)

352 *that was wishful thinking on my part

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (g47mK)

353 I s there any connection between the Persian and Italic capeche?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:39 PM (r5QMG)

354 Threw a bunch of spices together and made a very tasty beef stroganoff. First time I have tried it from scratch.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:40 PM (sDNVV)

355 Y’all are pushin your luck.

*stomps feet more*
I learned from the best.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 11, 2026 06:37 PM (IhIKR)

She's so cute when she does that.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)

356 *but Pahlavi last message was about taking over embassies and about international support arriving soon...that was about an hour ago

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:40 PM (g47mK)

357 We're from the UN and we're here to help.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:41 PM (r5QMG)

358 Italy and Persian? Trajan stomped them pretty throughly when they were the Parthians. Greatest extent of the Roman border. 162(?) AD, I think.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)

359 Music has a Rankin and Bass Vibe.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:42 PM (r5QMG)

360 BREAKING 🔴🔴

The IDF has issued an urgent evacuation warning for Tehran’s District 7, citing imminent strikes on regime infrastructure and urging residents to leave immediately.

***

Iran has been threatening Israel if the US made a move. Some serious regional power politics getting played out.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:43 PM (2WIwB)

361 I mean, both the Romans and the Persians were influenced by the Greeks, at different times.

What do you have in mind?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:43 PM (xcxpd)

362 Fair point.

Boobs!
( . ) ( . )
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:10 PM (xcxpd)

On topic For the food thread.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:11 PM

We had thighs upthread, not breasts.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:45 PM (Wnv9h)

363 The word Capeche.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:45 PM (r5QMG)

364 I mean, both the Romans and the Persians were influenced by the Greeks, at different times.

What do you have in mind?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 11, 2026 06:43 PM (xcxpd)

Lol. 'Influenced'. Yeah, I guess. Different ways though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:45 PM (zZu0s)

365 Iran has been threatening Israel if the US made a move. Some serious regional power politics getting played out.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:43 PM (2WIwB)

I made a mistake that was from June. the internets are most unreliable right now!

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:46 PM (g47mK)

366 Threw a bunch of spices together and made a very tasty beef stroganoff. First time I have tried it from scratch.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:40 PM

Most excellent.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:46 PM (Wnv9h)

367 Scotch time- Laphroaig

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:47 PM (Ia/+0)

368 Capiche.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:47 PM (r5QMG)

369 If Iran is threatening, they are worried

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:47 PM (Ia/+0)

370 Strange adjacent headlines on the local news website:

"National Pizza Week: Here's where to get the best deals on a fresh pie"

"FDA upgrades nationwide cheese recall to highest danger level after listeria-causing bacteria found"

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 11, 2026 06:47 PM (l8l/d)

371 I made a mistake that was from June. the internets are most unreliable right now!

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:46 PM

What do you mean *now*?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 11, 2026 06:48 PM (0N4FZ)

372 Scotch time- Laphroaig
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 06:47 PM

Mmmm....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:48 PM (Wnv9h)

373 Oven is pre-heating for a store 'fresh' pizza

Posted by: Weasel at January 11, 2026 06:48 PM (VgJ79)

374 I made a mistake that was from June. the internets are most unreliable right now!
Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:46 PM (g47mK)

Ahh.
Missed that.
Still, the Iranian threat stands.
So far, 2026 hasn't disappointed.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:49 PM (2WIwB)

375 Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:38 PM (g47mK)

What the fuck?

Get your head out of your ass.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 11, 2026 06:49 PM (n9ltV)

376 I just mixed up some cornbread to go with my stew for supper. The recipe on the cornmeal box said salt was optional. What kind of BS is that? Salt is not optional in bread if you want it to be edible.

Posted by: huerfano at January 11, 2026 06:49 PM (98kQX)

377 CBD, I already said that was a mistake, and apologized. Your reaction ?

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:51 PM (g47mK)

378 So far, 2026 hasn't disappointed.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2026 06:49 PM

I'll admit, I didn't have The Return of the King, Iranian Edition on my 2026 Bingo card.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:52 PM (Wnv9h)

379 351 They were saying Carter and the Democrats sided with the mullahs. Does that check out? I was not very old yet.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:32 PM (r5QMG)
_____________________

Carter didn't exactly side with anyone, which is why the Mullahs saw it as an opportunity. If you want to put the blame on someone for that overthrow....put it on the Shah. He was, basically, a dictator (and a corrupt one at that). He had his political prisoners. He applied censorship of counter ideas and philosophies. And, despite such a wealth of resources, the people lived poorly. It was ripe for a revolution, and Carter took a step back from supporting the Shah due to his vulnerabilities. The people of Iran, on the other hand, didn't think it through. They had no idea what supporting the Mullahs would lead to. But, they learned.

Posted by: Orson at January 11, 2026 06:52 PM (dIske)

380 RMBS, I am thinking your glorious rib recipe this week. The perfect recipe when you don't a tomato base.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:53 PM (sDNVV)

381 Aragorn?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 06:53 PM (r5QMG)

382 Late to the fun. Football food... Buffalo dip or Buffalo wings. Italian sausage works too.

Venison steak and garlic butter shrimp for dinner this evening - ate too much. Thanks for the food thread, CBD.

Posted by: scampydog at January 11, 2026 06:53 PM (rvy74)

383 I will hand CBD an old fashion in appreciation of the food thread.

Thank you

Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:55 PM (sDNVV)

384 Pizza time!

Posted by: Weasel at January 11, 2026 06:55 PM (VgJ79)

385 >>>Threw a bunch of spices together and made a very tasty beef stroganoff. First time I have tried it from scratch.

>A lot of work but worth it. The secret is to have prime tender beef. Tough beef sort of breaks the deal and leaves you feeling like it was a wasted effort.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 11, 2026 06:56 PM (BSdIE)

386 Now to see how good it is. Small ribeye & two small pieces of cod.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 06:56 PM (u/kd+)

387 I think I'm in real trouble. Over Christmas, I ordered an "American Wagyu" New York Strip from Snake River Farms, to go along with our Christmas ham.

I can't believe how good it was. The price was insane, though. Can I really wait a year to taste that again?

The ham was superb. I got a whole bone-in, and the considerable remains are vacuum packed and in the freezer to cover our ham needs for a long time to come.

Posted by: Splunge at January 11, 2026 06:58 PM (7DKa5)

388 RMBS, I am thinking your glorious rib recipe this week. The perfect recipe when you don't a tomato base.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 11, 2026 06:53 PM

For a reverse engineered recipe, that one turned out pretty well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:58 PM (Wnv9h)

389 Listeria?! In cheese? Listeria is insane to be a contaminant. It means that you either threw the cheese in a drain or you let water from a roof leak get all over the food.

LISteria phone- not Wisteria.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Johnson's work phone at January 11, 2026 06:58 PM (zZu0s)

390 I will not be first on the gun thread :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 11, 2026 06:59 PM (Jla5B)

391 Now to see how good it is. Small ribeye & two small pieces of cod.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 06:56 PM

Two codpieces?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 11, 2026 06:59 PM (Wnv9h)

392 345 15.5 km²
Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 06:37 PM (g47mK)

= ~6 sq miles or 2.5 miles on a side....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 11, 2026 07:00 PM (QGaXH)

393 Now to see how good it is. Small ribeye & two small pieces of cod.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 06:56 PM

Two codpieces?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Last week's. Gotta fo something with them.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 11, 2026 07:00 PM (u/kd+)

394 WEASEL FAMOUS GUN THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

395 Wherecan on one purchase good codpieces these days?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 11, 2026 07:01 PM (r5QMG)

396 Tehran’s District 7 covers approximately 15.5 km² and had a population of around 312,000"
Posted by: runner
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So, smaller than Minneapolis.

Posted by: A goat at January 11, 2026 07:09 PM (XeU6L)

397 No figgy pudding but did make vanilla pudding with raspberries and blueberries for Christmas dessert.

I got the goose fat for roasting potatoes. Lard is for biscuits and pie crust. It will get used

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 11, 2026 07:16 PM (+mUZM)

398 if the site had an "edit" feature...life would have been so much easier

Posted by: runner at January 11, 2026 07:18 PM (g47mK)

399 Our newer cars have GPS with what I call two-screen mapping. A small one adjacent the speedometer showing the driver a graphic and listing constant feedback for next waypoint or turn. As in, "L in 1.6 miles on county road 886"

The big screen at center dashboard shows your location on the map, and you can zoom in or out. It also is showing traffic conditions, such as work zones and congestion.

What I like about this new age of phone based GPS is you never have to give anyone directions to your house, and you say to them "text me when 20 minutes out" and the device makes it easy for them to do so.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 11, 2026 07:27 PM (KiBMU)

400 Dinner was a nice T-bone steak that was a birthday gift. Steak was from a local butcher (local cattle too). Grilled just right with some sauteed mushrooms and a side of grilled corn.

Posted by: Stacy0311 at January 11, 2026 08:31 PM (///6J)

401 I marinated some chicken thighs in Italian salad dressing for about an hour. They're in the oven now at 350, should be done after 45 minutes in there.

Love winter food-- put it in the oven & go do something else for a while-- beats slaving over the stove!

Posted by: JQ at January 11, 2026 08:40 PM (rdVOm)

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