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TIL there's a Dutch company which makes animal sex dolls for zoophiles.
They also make baby sex dolls for pedophiles.
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They also make baby sex dolls for pedophiles.
https://www.thepublica.com/dutch-manufa ... zoophiles/
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)
I like Celine Dion myself. Her ballads alone....they make me go all teary-eyed and shit.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)
I like Celine Dion myself. Her ballads alone....they make me go all teary-eyed and shit.
- Havok
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TIL Ritchie Blackmore has been in a medieval-classical folk rock band for the past ~25 years.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)
I like Celine Dion myself. Her ballads alone....they make me go all teary-eyed and shit.
- Havok
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)
I like Celine Dion myself. Her ballads alone....they make me go all teary-eyed and shit.
- Havok
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Just discovered Blackmore's Night, eh?
TIL my tablet can charge through the USB-C socket in a pinch, albeit painfully slowly.
TIL my tablet can charge through the USB-C socket in a pinch, albeit painfully slowly.
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Replace "ginger" with "n*gger," and suddenly it become a lot less funny, doesn't it?
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I'd always wondered why **THE BOOK** of Medieval Cookery, was called "The Forme of Cury"
TIL that "Cury" is a very old term for "Cooking".
BTW: There's some GREAT Recipes in this book, and several translations with good modern redactions. Medieval Cooking is far more varied in spices than modern cooking and the difference is amazing to the taste buds, unless you're from cultures that still use Saffron, Foetidia, Lavendar, etc.
TIL that "Cury" is a very old term for "Cooking".
BTW: There's some GREAT Recipes in this book, and several translations with good modern redactions. Medieval Cooking is far more varied in spices than modern cooking and the difference is amazing to the taste buds, unless you're from cultures that still use Saffron, Foetidia, Lavendar, etc.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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I assume that recipes in the book were aimed at the fairly well off or did the spices 'trickle down' to the peasantry?
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Peasantry? No. Minor Lords and some of the richer Guild-heads? Yes.
Besides the fancier feasts, which included a whole chicken "gilded" with saffron sitting atop a whole piglet ala Knight in Armor, there were simpler meals, such as "Tarts for Ymber (Ember) Day", which is a very tasty caramelized onion and cheese tart for meatless days. It even has one of the earliest Macaroni and Cheese dishes "Makerouns", as shared on the Wiki Page here: The Forme of Cury
The "losyns" dish mentioned is a non-tomato sauce lasagne-like dish, with layers of large noodles, cheese, power forte, and butter.
Then you have "Hedgehogs", which are pork meatballs studded with spears of almonds, served with spiced sauces.
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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Anything that involves saffron is going to have a big price tag, they don't call that shit "red gold" for nothing
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TIL that New Girl, despite seeming to have her shit completely together in most other ways, completely hasn't done her taxes yet. Hasn't even started them as of this morning. For our non-USA audience, I will note that they're due today in most jurisdictions.
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The YouTube channel Tasting History has done some recipes from The Forme of Cury and touched on the spice issue. Some of the "simpler" dishes - beans, cheese-based, etc. - would have had peasant equivalents, or perhaps one should regard the recipes in the books as more upper-class versions of peasant dishes. The lower classes wouldn't be using saffron, but depending on their resources might be able to afford some less expensive spices, particularly for special occasions. Poorer folks would rely on things like onions and herbs for flavor and seasoning.
I make a bean dish called makke I got from this video.
I make a bean dish called makke I got from this video.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
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TIL That the kid in The sixth sense was actually yelling "Stuttering Stanley", instead of "Staring Stanley" this whole time
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TIL Chinese & Indian soldiers beat each other with sticks to settle border disputes so that they don't start a war.
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aerius: I'll vote for you if you sleep with me.
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Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
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The Tesla cybertruck takes 5 hours to reboot after a carwash and comes with instructions to not wash it in direct sunlight
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-n ... 1851417011
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TIL that for some reason, Edge on my PC has suddenly decided it doesn't like this message board, spitting out the following error:
So for the time being I'm using Firefox to get on hereCloudflare
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TIL that my PC will semi-regularly, and annoyingly, forget how to connect to the internet. It will suddenly decide, nope, not doing it anymore. REstarting it fixes it, but it's annoying as fuck.
Also a slightly-delayed TIL from yesterday: turns out "he's drunk the kool-aid" is not as commonly understood as I had expected from this board. For context, one of my colleagues, despite being the Englishest Englishman you will ever find (despite living in Cardiff) is a big-time "Trump did nothing wrong" supporter.
While describing this to another colleague later on, I concluded with "that guy has really drunk the Donald Trump kool-aid." The (sane) colleague did not know what I meant, and honestly thought there was Donald Trump-brand soft drinks available in the office. Which was funny, even if I am surprised he hasn't done that yet.
Also a slightly-delayed TIL from yesterday: turns out "he's drunk the kool-aid" is not as commonly understood as I had expected from this board. For context, one of my colleagues, despite being the Englishest Englishman you will ever find (despite living in Cardiff) is a big-time "Trump did nothing wrong" supporter.
While describing this to another colleague later on, I concluded with "that guy has really drunk the Donald Trump kool-aid." The (sane) colleague did not know what I meant, and honestly thought there was Donald Trump-brand soft drinks available in the office. Which was funny, even if I am surprised he hasn't done that yet.
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Centurion: "Sir, I really think you should look at the other Battlestar."
Baltar: "What are you babbling about other...it's impossible!"
Centurion: "No. It is a Battlestar."
Corrax Entry 7:17: So you walk eternally through the shadow realms, standing against evil where all others falter. May your thirst for retribution never quench, may the blood on your sword never dry, and may we never need you again.
Centurion: "Sir, I really think you should look at the other Battlestar."
Baltar: "What are you babbling about other...it's impossible!"
Centurion: "No. It is a Battlestar."
Corrax Entry 7:17: So you walk eternally through the shadow realms, standing against evil where all others falter. May your thirst for retribution never quench, may the blood on your sword never dry, and may we never need you again.
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TIL that Drinking the Kool-Aid has its own Wikipedia page
It's easy to forget that because we don't have it here in the UK, not everyone gets the reference
It's easy to forget that because we don't have it here in the UK, not everyone gets the reference
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Let's not give him any ideas. Trump's fugly-ass sneakers are bad enough, the world does not need his branded drinks, or anything else for that matter.Eternal_Freedom wrote: ↑2024-04-20 07:16pmWhile describing this to another colleague later on, I concluded with "that guy has really drunk the Donald Trump kool-aid." The (sane) colleague did not know what I meant, and honestly thought there was Donald Trump-brand soft drinks available in the office. Which was funny, even if I am surprised he hasn't done that yet.
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aerius: I'll vote for you if you sleep with me.
Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
Lusankya: Deal!
Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
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What a fucking useless vehicle.bilateralrope wrote: ↑2024-04-18 05:23am The Tesla cybertruck takes 5 hours to reboot after a carwash and comes with instructions to not wash it in direct sunlight
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-n ... 1851417011
Of course, Elon probably has "people" who can take care of his, and a spare to drive around while the other dries. Seriously, WTF? Is this fragile eye of a "truck" only supposed to driven in pristine weather on pre-cleaned roadways?
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
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Does he even drive one, or does he stick to the Tesla cars ?Broomstick wrote: ↑2024-04-21 03:29amWhat a fucking useless vehicle.bilateralrope wrote: ↑2024-04-18 05:23am The Tesla cybertruck takes 5 hours to reboot after a carwash and comes with instructions to not wash it in direct sunlight
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-n ... 1851417011
Of course, Elon probably has "people" who can take care of his, and a spare to drive around while the other dries. Seriously, WTF? Is this fragile eye of a "truck" only supposed to driven in pristine weather on pre-cleaned roadways?
Also, they were all recalled. All 3,878 of them.
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EnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-04-20 07:35pm TIL that Drinking the Kool-Aid has its own Wikipedia page
It's easy to forget that because we don't have it here in the UK, not everyone gets the reference
Can't say I blame the Kraft Foods corporation for wanting to clarify that point!Descriptions of the event often refer to the beverage not as Kool-Aid but as Flavor Aid,[4] a less-expensive product reportedly found at the site.[5] Kraft Foods, the maker of Kool-Aid, has stated the same
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They've been trying for years to clean up that saying, but Kool-aid, like Kleenex, is irrevocably THE BRAND for that product. If you ask for a Kleenex, you don't care if it's another brand because it's still going to be a disposable tissue paper you can sneeze into. Kool-Aid is the powered drink mix, even if it's an off-brand the kids will still call it Kool-Aid.Ralin wrote: ↑2024-04-21 09:18amEnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-04-20 07:35pm TIL that Drinking the Kool-Aid has its own Wikipedia page
It's easy to forget that because we don't have it here in the UK, not everyone gets the referenceCan't say I blame the Kraft Foods corporation for wanting to clarify that point!Descriptions of the event often refer to the beverage not as Kool-Aid but as Flavor Aid,[4] a less-expensive product reportedly found at the site.[5] Kraft Foods, the maker of Kool-Aid, has stated the same
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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And that's not even addressing the elephant in the room, the fucking awful aesthetics. Was it Musk's vision to take the prize for the ugliest production car ever made?bilateralrope wrote: ↑2024-04-21 03:54amDoes he even drive one, or does he stick to the Tesla cars ?Broomstick wrote: ↑2024-04-21 03:29amWhat a fucking useless vehicle.bilateralrope wrote: ↑2024-04-18 05:23am The Tesla cybertruck takes 5 hours to reboot after a carwash and comes with instructions to not wash it in direct sunlight
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-n ... 1851417011
Of course, Elon probably has "people" who can take care of his, and a spare to drive around while the other dries. Seriously, WTF? Is this fragile eye of a "truck" only supposed to driven in pristine weather on pre-cleaned roadways?
Also, they were all recalled. All 3,878 of them.
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His vision was to make Blade Runner's carEnterpriseSovereign wrote: ↑2024-04-21 12:21pmAnd that's not even addressing the elephant in the room, the fucking awful aesthetics. Was it Musk's vision to take the prize for the ugliest production car ever made?bilateralrope wrote: ↑2024-04-21 03:54amDoes he even drive one, or does he stick to the Tesla cars ?Broomstick wrote: ↑2024-04-21 03:29am
What a fucking useless vehicle.
Of course, Elon probably has "people" who can take care of his, and a spare to drive around while the other dries. Seriously, WTF? Is this fragile eye of a "truck" only supposed to driven in pristine weather on pre-cleaned roadways?
Also, they were all recalled. All 3,878 of them.
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His vision needs some serious prescription glasses then. This monster looks nothing like that.
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'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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It's like the CAD program used to design the thing had an extremely low polygon limit and nobody thought to use a better one.
TIL that using an air duster to clean a keyboard is more effective if you first stand the keyboard vertically so all the crap is blown out instead of being moved around
TIL that using an air duster to clean a keyboard is more effective if you first stand the keyboard vertically so all the crap is blown out instead of being moved around
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I usually turn the keyboard upside and shake it first, then use the duster.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice