Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141

[Teddy]

Must be because cookbook authors don't know anything about the hunger of the populace...

[randman22222]

They're more worried about the taste than getting their "will feed" estimates right.

Also, just spent ~22 hours in airports thanks to cancellations, reschedulings, and delays. Then 9 in flights (not so bad). I smelled like I was homeless by the end.

[KuReshtin]

Must be because cookbook authors don't know anything about the hunger of the populace...

What is this 'cookbook' thing you are talking about?
That like a cheat-sheet on how to cook?
People use those?

[CurlyKitGirl]

I think it depends on several things:
1) The complexity of the recipe and
2) How often said dish has been made before.
I know that I'm more than comfortable cooking up a roast, cauliflower cheese, cottage pie, spag bol, stew and other simple things like that even though they seem complicated and I've never not really made one all by my own before.
But the reason I'm so confident with making them is that I've seen 'em made lots and done peripheral assistance, and really, when you get down to it most of them's meat and potatoes and some veg. Then for spag bol you just take away the taties, add some pasta and tomatoe-y sauce and for the cauli you make a cheese sauce. Hardly all that is it?

With something I've never seen made before I'd have a look at the recipe and copy out the important instructions, but cooking calls for flexibility and innovation. If I don't want green peppers in my fajitas (yeah, we made fajitas once at home - we're now super-exotic) I'll take them out and add a bit more meat, veg and spicy stuff for the sauce.

Desserts would require a recipe for the first time around though. Because we all like a good essert and I don't want to muck it up.

[Trobby]

Try looking at your avatar. It makes everything better.

*Looks at my avatar*

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That totally makes things better. Thanks, Doggie. ^.^

[lord pringle]

*Looks at my avatar*

I want to devolve you back in to a mareep...
you'd be so much cuter!

[Teddy]

What is this 'cookbook' thing you are talking about?
That like a cheat-sheet on how to cook?
People use those?

It was more a respond to Coidzor and his supposed 6-person meal. And it's always important to have a scapegoat to blame. And in this case, if you make a too small dinner without a cookbook, you've only got yourself to blame.

I want to devolve you back in to a mareep...
you'd be so much cuter!

Why are pokemon always cuter before they evolve? Sometimes they get cooler when they evolve, but sometimes they just become plain ugly.

[KuReshtin]

It was more a respond to Coidzor and his supposed 6-person meal. And it's always important to have a scapegoat to blame. And in this case, if you make a too small dinner without a cookbook, you've only got yourself to blame.

I don't do 'too small dinner'. Mainly because when I do cook, I tend to cook for several days in advance. Like this:

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That is my bolognaise sauce filling up a wok, and a meatloaf at the top that I made mainly because I ran out of space to put the meat in the bolognaise sauce. And that's me cooking for me, and no one else.

But I see your point about having someone to blame. However, if you do use the recipe in a cook book, and you blame the recipe for it being too little food at the end, people can respond by saying 'well, you know cook books always have really small portions, so you should have compensated.'

[Mando Knight]

Why are pokemon always cuter before they evolve? Sometimes they get cooler when they evolve, but sometimes they just become plain ugly.

Because babies are cute, but adults are cool. Pokémon have to follow the same progression.

[Rawhide]

Has anyone ever evolved a pikachu (and not regretted it)?

[Coplantor]

I always evolve my pokemons without regret.

[Rawhide]

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[Coplantor]

It took you some time this time rawhide... what happened?

[Rawhide]

Hey, I can't post pictures all the time! I have to have some serious posts.


Here, to make up for it, check out this highly relevant picture:

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[Deth Muncher]

There's Pokemon discussion going on in three different threads now.

Obviously, there's been an invasion.

[Coplantor]

Hey, I can't post pictures all the time! I have to have some serious posts.


Here, to make up for it, check out this highly relevant picture:

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I want to carry your children

[Trobby]

So does this mean that the Digimon attack is actually just a counter-attack against Pokemon?

Also, has anyone else noticed that Pokemon is considered a word by Firefox, but Digimon is not?

[Teddy]

There's Pokemon discussion going on in three different threads now.

Obviously, there's been an invasion.

We must gather a defensive militia at once and arm our bears. This threat must be dealt with now!

[Rawhide]

We must gather a defensive militia at once and arm our bears. This threat must be dealt with now!

PREPARING DEFENCES

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[Dogmantra]

That totally makes things better. Thanks, Doggie. ^.^

Tell you what would make things even better is if you happened to post the non-themed Kuppy Boy. Not telling why though.

[Deth Muncher]

PREPARING DEFENCES

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PUN

OH GOD THE PUNS THEY WOUND ME!

[Kobold-Bard]

Thanks Rawhide, I needed another black hole for my time. I'd just escaped tvtropes

[Rawhide]

Thanks Rawhide, I needed another black hole for my time. I'd just escaped tvtropes

You're welcome.



Well guys

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But I'm afraid I must go. You see, I'm quite busy and

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[Deth Muncher]

You're welcome.



Well guys

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PUNS

But I'm afraid I must go. You see, I'm quite busy and

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MOAR PUNS

WHYYYYYYY do you do this to me?! Puns are my only weakness! Well, that and bullets. My only weaknesses are puns and bullets...and procrastination. Okay, AMONG my weaknesses are puns, bullets and procrastination.

[Legoshrimp]

WHYYYYYYY do you do this to me?! Puns are my only weakness! Well, that and bullets. My only weaknesses are puns and bullets...and procrastination. Okay, AMONG my weaknesses are puns, bullets and procrastination.

Maybe to clarify you should say something along the lines of "My non physical weakness is puns, although you probably would end up running into the same issues So this is my first time reading/posting in an RB thread....Scary >.>

[Coplantor]

WHYYYYYYY do you do this to me?! Puns are my only weakness! Well, that and bullets. My only weaknesses are puns and bullets...and procrastination. Okay, AMONG my weaknesses are puns, bullets and procrastination.

OK, puns, bullets, proccastination and Monty Python.

[Kobold-Bard]

Maybe to clarify you should say something along the lines of "My non physical weakness is puns, although you probably would end up running into the same issues So this is my first time reading/posting in an RB thread....Scary >.>

Scary because it's your first time? Or do you find the thread itself scary?

[Legoshrimp]

Okay scary was an exaggeration, that I said in a most likely entirely fail attempt to be funny. Also I think I'm either worse at spelling, or FireFox is wrong. It is saying "Okay" is spelled wrong.

[Trobby]

@Doggie: Uh....if you say so.

[Dogmantra]

Danke, Trobby.

Also hey guys!
Portal is free so if you play vidja games, or even have a vague idea of what they are, go and download it. You shan't be disappointed. I won't let you.