Re: Too Cold, Too Cold

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i've met some holes in the ground. they're unmistakable.


Posted by: cleek | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:06 AM
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Topologically, at least some of them are bound to be very similar to the inverse of Janusz Kaminski.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:10 AM
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I know some of you don't like it, but How Did This Get made did a pretty epic show on the film, featuring Vanilla Ice himself.


Posted by: | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:10 AM
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3 was me.


Posted by: Ginger Yellow | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:10 AM
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This is how a culture industry happens, and why you need the industry for culture.

Also, I want to use "drop the zero, get with the hero" today. Maybe when my wife is holding the baby.


Posted by: Roberto Tigre | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:15 AM
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Roberto Tigre: Objectively Pro-Vanilla Ice.


Posted by: MHPH | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:31 AM
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Plus, he owns a piece of Milli Vanilli.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:50 AM
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topologically, what is an example of a hole in the ground? Wouldn't potholes, wells, and the like just be dents in the surface ?


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:57 AM
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I think the question is how deep the dent has to be before it approximates Kaminski.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:01 AM
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It depends upon how deep the hole is, and whether you're a Flat Earther.


Posted by: dalriata | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:08 AM
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Or a Hollow Earther.


Posted by: dalriata | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:08 AM
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Hello, Earther.


Posted by: Opinionated Alien | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:10 AM
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In a sense the solid portion of the earth is a hollow shell, since the core is liquid. But the boundary is complicated


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:12 AM
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You've never really seen a hole in the ground, until you've seen a hole in the ground filmed by Kaminski.


Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:17 AM
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topologically, what is an example of a hole in the ground? Wouldn't potholes, wells, and the like just be dents in the surface ?

Good point. Something like this is definitely a hole in the ground, topologically speaking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durdle_Door


Posted by: ajay | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:21 AM
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Our local bad film society showed this film last year. It was bad and pointless and full of Vanilla Ice strut. Thinking on it, I can see what they mean about the incongruous visuals--the movie looked like much more than it was.


Posted by: Mooseking | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:30 AM
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Tigre, or whoever -- do reality-show subjects get paid? Does it depend on the type of show? Like, the women competing for The Bachelor's affections, the chefs making weird food in 20 minutes on Chopped, the Real Housewives, the cops on COPS?


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:30 AM
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Never mind, I should have googled that.


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:32 AM
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I don't know about Kaminski, but "superdeep borehole" has to describe somebody.


Posted by: Eggplant | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:32 AM
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Re: Vanilla Ice, it makes me feel old to think that I saw this back when it originally aired.


Posted by: AcademicLurker | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 9:34 AM
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To be honest, I didn't think this would even get this many comments. OTOH, I thought might have been a reminisce-fest about Katrina.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:22 AM
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he is a contractor and has one of those contractor reality shows. suprisingly watchable.


Posted by: lemmy caution | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:26 AM
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22: The Vanilla Ice Project, definitely not as good as The Bronson Pinchot Project. (And now I never have to watch stuff I don't want to watch again unless it's all the children's screen time. Breakups are THE BEST!)


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:32 AM
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The Bronson-Pinochet Project is the best. They


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:37 AM
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Huh? - They, I guess.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:37 AM
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Agreed, Moby. It's pretty amazing!


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:45 AM
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23 --

The man famous for playing Balki Bartokomous for seven seasons on the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers" has left a trail of bad debts, property a wrought-iron fence away from being seized by creditors, and late sewer bills for multiple properties.
Multiple cases that popped up in the Susquehanna Court of Common Pleas suggest he's become a perfect stranger to creditors who have been unable to find him to personally serve him summons and citations about legal actions to collect those debts.

"Perfect stranger to creditors" is definitely a line I'd like to have used.


Posted by: Roberto Tigre | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 10:46 AM
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23: Hooray!


Posted by: J, Robot | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 11:01 AM
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Did everybody else realize that during the Republican debate, Hillary was hanging out with these two?

Funny, reckless disregard.


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 12:14 PM
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I fear to be threadjacking prior to the 40 comment margin, but:

Quick pickles are the best! Something like this, although I actually heated the brine to a boil before pouring it into the jars, and I went for two 1-quart mason jars rather than 1-pint. 48 hours later: so awesome, so awesome, to make you smile in amazement. I put some mustard seed in there. This is a learning experience in the works.

More seriously: is there any most sensible way to broach the topic of a rent increase to your tenants? I figure that pointing out that expenses have gone up should be enough.

Lastly: where do people stand on Schumer's potential ascension to Democratic majority (or minority) leader? I'm against it.


Posted by: parsimon | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 12:28 PM
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30.last: I'd vote against the Apatow coalition in any event.


Posted by: Flippanter | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 12:57 PM
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30.3: I'd say, apologetically, clearly, and as early as possible.


Posted by: clew | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 2:54 PM
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The commentary on that recipe is a perfect illustration why all recipes should use weights. Also kosher salt has a lot of nasty tasting additives, is undelicious. Bit I am glad you are enjoying your pickles, parsi.


Posted by: dairy queen | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 4:00 PM
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That bit should have been a but and either/both were unnecessary as my gladness re your enjoyment of your pickles is unqualified though to be honest of modest proportions.


Posted by: dairy queen | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 4:02 PM
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Also kosher salt has a lot of nasty tasting additives

Maybe the kosher salt you, gentile.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:22 PM
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you buy, that should have read. Oh well.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:26 PM
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Real Jews are in the diamond trade, as everyone knows.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:27 PM
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I was going to say, I thought kosher salt was just salt. And that Hebrew National hot dogs couldn't have any cow asshole in them.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:52 PM
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Morton's kosher salt does have an additive.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:53 PM
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Morton's not kosher salt contains iodine, a necessary nutrient.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 5:57 PM
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35: In Soviet Carthage, the kosher salt you!


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 6:09 PM
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Morton's Canning and Pickling Salt says "Ingredients: Salt".


Posted by: clew | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:01 PM
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Table salt is iodized but not pickling / canning salt.


Posted by: dairy queen | Link to this comment | 08-14-15 8:31 PM
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33: The commentary on that recipe is a perfect illustration why all recipes should use weights.

Why? I don't understand the complaint: weights for the cucumbers? Eh. It's not hard to eyeball how many cucumbers of the size you have are needed for the jars you're using, at least not for me. Surely not for the spices, unless you really want people to be trying to weigh 2 tablespoons of black peppercorns.

As for the kosher salt: I must say that I detect no nasty tasting additives in these pickles.

I do agree that a clearer understanding of the proportions called for in the brine is helpful. I actually wound up using this as a guide, and in accordance with it, did heat the brine simply in order to ensure that the salt & sugar were fully dissolved.

Perhaps you just don't like pickles: that's fine. For those who do, though, I just can't recommend this enough.


Posted by: parsimon | Link to this comment | 08-15-15 10:50 AM
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Was re the commentary on the difference in volume measurement btwn flake v granular salt.


Posted by: dairy queen | Link to this comment | 08-15-15 4:39 PM
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