The Philisophical Divide by SkyDiveLife

I endorse this message and add: skittles.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:40 AM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
I endorse this message and add: skittles.

Hey, I posted the Puppy Cam thread, over on Talk Story. That's gotta count for something.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:41 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
I endorse this message and add: skittles.

Not to start partisan rivalry, but I prefer Mike-and-Ike.

Real books, even (maybe especially) used ones, over any of those expensive electronic things.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:47 AM

Playing cards. After you open them and have to shuffle them a bit to make them bendable. I prefer "Bicycle".

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:56 AM

Freezy Pops, oh hell yes.. it's been freakin hot up here...
More to come but I need to pass out now.

-F

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:05 PM

A good shave. Man or woman, cleaning up feels real nice.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:28 PM

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Not to start partisan rivalry, but I prefer Mike-and-Ike.

I like them both?

Strange how often that seems to be the case.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Freezy Pops, oh hell yes.. it's been freakin hot up here...
More to come but I need to pass out now.

-F

I'll fight about this! Otter Pops!

...Eh, frozen dyed corn syrup is frozen dyed corn syrup.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:44 PM

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by Bytemite:

I'll fight about this! Otter Pops!

I think you just disqualified yourself from the rest of the thread.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:46 PM

MINCINGBEAST

crushed enemies, driven before me
the lamentations of women
the anguished howls of enraged conservatives
the lisping screams of liberals
bunnies

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 1:14 PM

^Gay prawns. Not pr0n, just crustaceans.

AURaptor: Scandalous libel!

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 1:30 PM

THEHAPPYTRADER

*Like*

Adding sweet tea and peanuts

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 1:33 PM

Chamomile is damn good, sweet and possibly the only tea I really like drinking.

Peppermint's okay, but eventually it starts to become just a little too bitter even derived from candy.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 1:45 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Playing pretends. Camping. Swimming. Trad singing/trad music. Reading. movies. All things Irish. The ocean, see swimming. Trinket shops. Trivia. Firefly, hey, I think we might be able to agree on that one, :)

I only like raspberry tea and only if its a certain brand. I like popcicles better than Otter pops.

Icecream!

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2:32 PM

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Puppies. And/or Kittens.

A brisk drive on a winding road with no other traffic.

Rain. Does anybody remember rain?

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:41 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

I support a BLT made with homegrown heirloom tomatoes, home baked bread, nice center-cut bacon, romaine lettuce, mayo, and a bit of salt and pepper(applied directly to the tomato).

Against the apostates who would sully such a divine creation with mustard(Satan's condiment)I will defend this sandwich to the... well, a little inconvenience, at least.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:35 PM

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Originally posted by Geezer:
I support a BLT made with homegrown heirloom tomatoes, home baked bread, nice center-cut bacon, romaine lettuce, mayo, and a bit of salt and pepper(applied directly to the tomato).

Against the apostates who would sully such a divine creation with mustard(Satan's condiment)I will defend this sandwich to the... well, a little inconvenience, at least.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

Yes, I can fully support that sandwich. Sounds perfect.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:00 AM

Deep red watermelon (with or without seeds),

a nicely worn-in leather jacket,

properly broken-in boots.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:31 AM

Why do people like mustard? It looks unappetizing and tastes even worse.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:38 AM

I have three varieties of mustard in my fridge at all times.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:26 AM

Yeah, but in my case it's because I live with other crazies who eat the stuff.

Another controversial food: Marmalade.

Magons, we may eventually get to vegemite so I totally encourage you to stay around.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:57 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
Why do people like mustard? It looks unappetizing and tastes even worse.

Is it unAmerican to prefer ketchup on my hot dogs? Not to mention chili, but not cheese, and no onions...

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:27 AM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

The first spoonful of a freshly opened can of peanut butter.

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:53 AM

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
Why do people like mustard? It looks unappetizing and tastes even worse.

Is it unAmerican to prefer ketchup on my hot dogs? Not to mention chili, but not cheese, and no onions...

While I do not agree with your choices of condiments, I will fight for your right to choose them. This is America, man - we're all about the freedom to choose!

Personally, I'll go with either chili & cheese with onions, or sauerkraut and spicy mustard for my 'dogs.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:28 AM

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
I have three varieties of mustard in my fridge at all times.

Mustard and some sort of cayenne Pepper sauce here.

One can never have too much mustard.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:31 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Great thread, nice change of pace. Let's see:

Since I just got back from it, sulkying with my two huskies
Playing with my two huskies
Laughing while watching the huskies play
Enjoying the beach with the huskies
The sounds the huskies make
(Do you think I like my dogs?)

The puppy cam Raptor put up (husband--at work!--and I kept going back until they got big). Many thanx for that.
Ice tea (I make my own with Earl Grey)
Sleeping outdoors in my Outback bed
Waking UP in the Outback, with the breeze and sounds of birds, etc.
Flowers (which I plant in profusion in hanging baskets)
Squirrels (who now eat more from the bird feeder than the squirrel feeder, damn them!)
Puppies and kittens, of COURSE
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Meeting all the dogs at the dog park
The sound of wind chimes (of course I have them in the Outback!)
The smell of new-mowed lawn
Hiking on our Mountain (which I'll probably never be able to do)
Dwarf bunnies (had 8 at one time, now down to 1)

I could go on forever...there is so MUCH!

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:34 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

RAIN! Oh gawd yes, Mike I remember rain! Won't get any for a couple more months, but I wistfully remember it every day! The way it smells, the sound on the tarp on the Outback, watching it out the window from the cozy warmth of the house.

But not what the dogs track in when they've been out in it..

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:36 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Ooo, Skydive, you reminded me: ORANGE HONEYDEW MELON! The perfect cross between cantelope and honeydew.
And good black Bing cherries.
And ARTICHOKE (tho' I know I'm probably alone in that, but I live on 'em when in season.

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:41 AM

The crackle of autumn leaves as you walk through them.

A fresh haircut.

The feel of a good suit.

A/C (after being out in this abysmal heat)

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:42 AM

Mmm, chili. buns + cheese + hotdogs + can of chili + can opener + campfire = teh win

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
I have three varieties of mustard in my fridge at all times.

Mustard and some sort of cayenne Pepper sauce here.

One can never have too much mustard.

Yup. I've got regular old French's yellow for basic sandwich stuff (but NOT for a BLT - I'm with Geeze on that one!), Grey Poupon Country Dijon for "special" sandwiches, Gulden's Spicy Brown for kraut dogs and Polish sandwiches or sausage wraps, and hot horseradish mustard for Chinese food.

Hot sauces? Louisiana Hot, Julio's Hot Salsa Picante (it's made in my hometown, but available in Austin as well!), and usually some kind of Chinese pepper-garlic paste. In summer, I usually make fresh salsa and pico, just 'cause I love the taste of fresh-made salsa.

We've kind of gotten hooked on Maryland-style crab cakes lately, and a shot of Louisiana Hot or some fresh salsa really shakes 'em up!

Other good things: Walking the dogs. I've only got one of my own at the moment, but we have kind of a community dog walk at work - our work dogs, plus the dogs of some other folks in the same office complex, and the two Dachshunds of a neighbor, and they all get to romp and play every weekday around 10am. We've had as many as eleven dogs playing together at once, and it was really fun - eleven dogs, all different sizes and different breeds, all running, jumping, laughing and playing. Pretty hard to have a bad day at work when you've got that going on!

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:00 PM

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
Mmm, chili. buns + cheese + hotdogs + can of chili + can opener + campfire = teh win

Seconded.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:06 PM

Soda pop, real soda pop with friggin cane sugar.

Corn dogs, oh how I miss corn dog 7 and their two-handed ones.

The feel of a good, solid set of boots when you first break them in.

Peppermint, given my fondness for Brachs Starlight mints - my Quartermaster callsign actually WAS "Starlight".
(I used to tape one to each MRE when I brought them to units, as a small kindness)

Brachs Gloria Mix, even the pink and white ones.

Purring kitty in lap.

The glorious rainbow when fresh, still crystal snow blows through the beam of the security lights.
The look of said snow, just fallen, on the path before you glinting like a river of stars.

Walking the rounds all nice and comfy in my armored, insulated jumpsuit when it's so horribly cold everyone else is inside wrapped up in blankets.

The triumphant chorus of birdsong and animal cacophany on my last round, celebrating a new day and knowing that very shortly my work is done and it's time for breakfast.

Okay, yes, I like my job - and how many can say that ?

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:12 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
We've kind of gotten hooked on Maryland-style crab cakes lately, and a shot of Louisiana Hot or some fresh salsa really shakes 'em up!

Heretic!

You need to get some Old Bay, and chase it down with Natty Boh, for the real Maryland experience.
Of course, for the whole shebang, you just have to go there..
http://www.obryckis.com/Crab_Eating_Instructions_W11.cfm

This was especially fun with the ex in tow, as she has a completely pathological revulsion of "sea bugs" and won't even go near em, much less eat em...
More for ME, heh.

-Frem
PS. Also try Maryland Crab Soup, much better than it sounds, with oyster crackers, natch.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:56 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Soda pop, real soda pop with friggin cane sugar.

Love me that Pepsi Throwback- it really tastes different from the regular stuff. 'Specially REAL cold.

and how about pastrami sandwiches? I got used to the Southern California style- fried pastrami on a French roll with mustard and dill pickle chips, I forgot there was any other way. Recently went to a deli, and the guy looked at me like I was NUTS!.
"Ain't no way," he said, "but Noo Yawk style-- on seeded rye bread. All that other stuff is OK tho'.
"

And he was right...

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:14 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

Other good things: Walking the dogs. I've only got one of my own at the moment, but we have kind of a community dog walk at work - our work dogs, plus the dogs of some other folks in the same office complex, and the two Dachshunds of a neighbor, and they all get to romp and play every weekday around 10am. We've had as many as eleven dogs playing together at once, and it was really fun - eleven dogs, all different sizes and different breeds, all running, jumping, laughing and playing. Pretty hard to have a bad day at work when you've got that going on!

I really enjoy walking my brother's dog. Poor thing gets tired after an hour though and I have to carry him home.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:18 PM

Oh, and lifes hilarious little ironies, very much so.

Just finished off Fallout 3, and in what one could call an extremely meta-fashion, chose to finish off

Select to view spoiler:

Col Autumn

via severe beatdown, with a Tire Iron, which is kinda my preferred clobberation device in real life.

To which, little miss shrimpy makes snarky comment, and I turn and deadpan at her...
"But war... war never changes"
*cue hysterics*

Hmmm, dogwalking, leashes... I *suppose* I could try one of those kiddie harnesses the next time I have to look after Kira aka "Crash", there's no way that could end badly, right ?
Right ?
*doomed*

Yes, her mom has a crush on me, hoo boy...

-Frem

I do not serve the Blind God.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:36 PM

Hmmm... Video games. Haven't tried any of the Fallout series.

Just wrapped up "L.A. Noire". It was... meh. Some fun noire stuff, lots of nods to the noire films and several real people and real cases (Black Dahlia, Mickey Cohen, Johnny Stompanato, and others). NO CELL PHONES!

It's RockStar, who does the Grand Theft Auto series, among others, but it just didn't have the same vibe. You play a cop, and you spend a lot of the game - MOST of the game, it seems - questioning people. Witnesses, perps, people of interest, red herrings...

The facial-recognition software is simply amazing. By that, I mean the modeling is great. You actually recognize the people in the game (a huge number of them are Mad Men alumni), and part of the gameplay involves being able to "read" their expressions while you're questioning them.

It's challenging, but overall, it's just not all that FUN.

I like the GTA stuff and the Red Dead series much better, I have to say.

One big downside is that you just really don't get to dictate the gameplay enough. I mean, with the other games, you have run-ins with people and actually get to decide whether to off them or not, and there are consequences for doing so or not. This one, you usually don't even get the chance or the choice.

And let's face it, sometimes in these games you just wanna climb up on a roof with a nice bolt-action rifle... ;)

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:53 PM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Soda pop, real soda pop with friggin cane sugar.

Yep. Go down to the bodega, get a good Mexican Coke in the bottle, and chill to almost freezing so it goes all slushy when you pop the top.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Soda pop, real soda pop with friggin cane sugar.

Yep. Go down to the bodega, get a good Mexican Coke in the bottle, and chill to almost freezing so it goes all slushy when you pop the top.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

Guess we're lucky - HEB, a Texas-based grocery chain, carries its own house brand of knock-off sodas - Cola, "Dr. B" (yeah, it's a Dr Pepper knock-off), root beer - but they're all made with real cane sugar! And they're cheap(ish), at around $4 a 12-pack for the cans (bottles are more like $5/6-pack).

http://www.heb.com/product/H-E-B-Pure-Cane-Sugar-Sodas/100022

It's gotten to where regular Coke and Pepsi just taste weird to me. But I try to limit myself on these, and should try harder...

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:22 AM

America loves a winner!

A well driven golf shot.

The smell of a new limo

Fresh juice in the morning.

Cracking open a brand new book.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:22 AM