A Thread in Which Banter Most Random is Expulsed Into Existence, By Ravens_cry #142

[Superglucose]

grrrr Let's Play difficulties. I've played the same section of Dragon Age now FIVE TIMES in the past two days.

[Coidzor]

The hamburger with bun is basically an American invention, if I recall correctly. People in Hamburg served it sans bun, with an egg on it.

Seriously, though, there's hundreds of distinctly American foods. Look it up on Wikipedia.

Cactus Cooler for one, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepsi, Root Beer...


What's going wrong in LP land, SuperGlucose? Still not able to get the commentary section to work?

[Superglucose]

Well this time I pushed myself a little far so I died on camera... and discovered that I had forgotten to save the whole time!

Basically here's the run-throughs:

1) finished tutorial level, but the commentary from Ion's girlfriend was grating, annoying, and didn't add anything. Left 3 minutes of it called it the "intro vid" and moved on.
2) Finished tutorial level, realized I wasn't recording.
3) Finished tutorial level, discovered that FRAPS doesn't record skype.
4) Finished tutorial level, finished part of the first quest, died, realized I didn't save.
5) Sprinted through on Easy (rather than Nightmare which is what we're playing)

Now we have to splice everything together because audio had to be saved in two places, and hopefully that corrects the problem.

[Coidzor]

Wuff. Now that is a headache. Well, glad to see progress is being made, even if it's being won by your toenails.

[PJ the Epic]

Rather, where were you in school that you encountered this? I have no idea of what nation or part of said nation you're from or went to school in that you encountered such a bizarre thing.

America, the west, specifically.

As for American-made foods, I point here.

[SDF]

I'm a fan of Cajun cooking. Specifically ribs... bbq ribs are the greatest invention of all time.

[Worira]

Corn, beans, squash are a trilogy that's been around in Amurrica since before it was Amairikka. Fun times there. Also, Tomatoes. (And you thought those were from Italy)

Also, "Chinese," "Mexican," and I believe "Italian" restaurants and their menus are largely Amurrican inventions.

Molasses as something actually consumed or used in cooking is fairly american, as europeans hated the stuff and just made it into treacle instead so they could stand it. Or something like that.

Most processed foods are American(**** YEAH!), or we get blamed for them anyway.

Potatoes. And turkey, if you want to count animals. Hmm... Pemmican and bannock.

[Coidzor]

How could I forget turkey!? Turkey pastrami is probably the closest kosher thing to make up for the loss of bacon, after all.

And best of all, I can eats both!

Sort of in a love-hate relationship with potatoes(lousy parents becoming diabetic), but I can't believe I forgot sweet potatoes (yams being from asia/africa, pretty sure sweet potato variety of such things is indigenous americana)...

In other American-Centric American-related news... Apparently someone's finally sat down to try to figure out why we're useless with foreign-talk.

[IonDragon]

What we today call sushi was in fact invented in San Fransisco. Just throwing that out there.

EDIT: Or so I'm told. Wikipedia seems to think the contrary.

[Dragonrider]

In other American-Centric American-related news... Apparently someone's finally sat down to try to figure out why we're useless with foreign-talk.

Though I may occasionally mock the local accent, I find the article this guy linked - the one by Henry - vaguely offensive. It's like he assumes that the "standard" "non-accent" he uses is "correct". WHAT. Just because it's local doesn't mean it's wrong. Whatever is "standard" now may not be in fifty years. So what gives? Sometimes the Pacific Northwest tendency to pronounce "i" and "e" identically grates on my nerves, sure, but. But. BUT.

Also Henry claims that it's standard American English to pronounce "immediate" as "ee-MEE-diat", but everyone I now says "uh-MEE-diat"?

In other words, BOO ON THAT GUY. I realize it's snobbish for me to be judgmental about his judgmental snobbishness (oooh . . meta . . .) but seriously dude.

[The Bushranger]

Hmm. Was anybody else watching the NASCAR Nationwide Series race? I think there was a rules screw-up there at the last restart...

The 20 and 22 were first and second, the 10 and 18 third and fourth. They have double-file restarts. Now, on the original start of the race, when a car has to go to the back of the field, they move the rest of that row up to fill its spot, simple as that. During the race though, it's been my observation that they linerally reshuffle the field, i.e. a car going to the back moves up everybody one spot period, as opposed to one spot per line...

Well, coming through turn 3 to the restart the 22 ran out of gas. Based on prior observations, the restart should have been waved off and, the next time around, restarted with the 20 and 10 on the front row. Instead, the outer row moved up, with the 18 going from fourth to second - and going on to win...

...I think Joey Lagano (driver of the #20) has good reasion to be perturbed at the moment.

[Coidzor]

Bushranger, unfortunately, despite being of Alabamian and West Virgini'n descent, I have no clue what you just said. So I'm less than useful as to resolving this potential rules snafu.

Sometimes the Pacific Northwest tendency to pronounce "i" and "e" identically grates on my nerves, sure, but. But. BUT.

Also Henry claims that it's standard American English to pronounce "immediate" as "ee-MEE-diat", but everyone I now says "uh-MEE-diat"

Well, that is pronouncing it incorrectly.

Which is perfectly fine as long as you're not a television broadcaster.

What we today call sushi was in fact invented in San Fransisco. Just throwing that out there.

EDIT: Or so I'm told. Wikipedia seems to think the contrary.

I believe certain styles of it were. Especially california rolls and the ones that have anything to do with vegetables. Certainly vegetarian sushi seems a likely candidate.

But there are two creation stories for sushi that go to Japan, one of which is contemporaneous with, and indeed, parallel to, the story of the development of the sandwich for something to eat whilst gambling and only having one hand free.

[Trobby]

Oh yes, and Cracked.com of all things reminded me of the Dust Bowl. Which...well, if you're not in the mood to be depressed, don't read about the Dust Bowl.

[Cobalt]

Oh yes, and Cracked.com of all things reminded me of the Dust Bowl. Which...well, if you're not in the mood to be depressed, don't read about the Dust Bowl.

That implies that we don't know what the Dustbowl is.

[Mando Knight]

Oh yes, and Cracked.com of all things reminded me of the Dust Bowl. Which...well, if you're not in the mood to be depressed, don't read about the Dust Bowl.

And no, it's not about Texans with automated guns and drunken black Scottish cyclopes turtling around a missile silo.

[Trobby]

That implies that we don't know what the Dustbowl is.

Well I did go through the history of the United States without mentioning it. Though I guess you could place it in the same slot as The Great Depression, it's an awful enough event to warrant mention on its own, now that I remember to do so.

[Coidzor]

That implies that we don't know what the Dustbowl is.

Lucky people probably aren't. I don't know how many people outside of the U.S. would know about it aside from a what not to do in regards to agriculture.

[Deth Muncher]

Yay random notes!

So, I never really watched Star Trek TNG as a kid, just when my dad had it on SciFi from time to time. And even then, it was more commonly Voyager, which I think came on UPN.

I digress.

So, I'm just getting around to watching TNG from the beginning. I hate Wesley Crusher.

[KilltheToy]

And no, it's not about Texans with automated guns and drunken black Scottish cyclopes turtling around a missile silo.

Hey, it did hit Texas...

[Coidzor]

So, I'm just getting around to watching TNG from the beginning. I hate Wesley Crusher.

He hates himself too. Of course, he changed his name to Wil Wheaton or something.

[Starfols]

It seems every night, when it gets really late, I get really, really restless. I can't sit still and concentrate for the life of me. Whenever I try and do something, I immediately want to do the opposite, making me waffle over every activity I consider for the entire night, until I go to bed exhausted and depressed.

Does this happen to anyone else? How do you get around it?

Lucky people probably aren't. I don't know how many people outside of the U.S. would know about it aside from a what not to do in regards to agriculture.

Well, there's still desertification going on in some places, which basically leads to dustbowls. Bad news, to say the least.

[enigmatime]

Mhhhhhmmm. Here in Australia there is Nutella, a hazelnut chocolate spread, from an Italian company I believe. It pretty much dominates the market of chocolate spreads and, well, as it tastes very nice I can certainly see why.

I think it has its origins from Germany (we were able to get it when we ("we" being my 8th grade German class) went to a German language camp). Then again... It says 'ferrero' under the name, so I don't know

[enigmatime]

Corn, beans, squash are a trilogy that's been around in Amurrica since before it was Amairikka. Fun times there. Also, Tomatoes. (And you thought those were from Italy)

Also, "Chinese," "Mexican," and I believe "Italian" restaurants and their menus are largely Amurrican inventions.

Molasses as something actually consumed or used in cooking is fairly american, as europeans hated the stuff and just made it into treacle instead so they could stand it. Or something like that.

Most processed foods are American(**** YEAH!), or we get blamed for them anyway.

We ALSO have SPAM (Crazy Good!). We have an asterisking museum devoted to SPAM in Minesotta (spelling error)! It feels as if it were just yesterday that I tasted that gelatinous meat made up of chicken, ham, turkey, an tuna byproducts. I liked it.

[Coidzor]

It seems every night, when it gets really late, I get really, really restless. I can't sit still and concentrate for the life of me. Whenever I try and do something, I immediately want to do the opposite, making me waffle over every activity I consider for the entire night, until I go to bed exhausted and depressed.

Does this happen to anyone else? How do you get around it?



Well, there's still desertification going on in some places, which basically leads to dustbowls. Bad news, to say the least.

Yeah, desertification is bad news. And yeah, sometimes I get really restless late at night. Not usually that much and it's very rare that I do and I gneerally don't have to wait very long for walking around to tire me out and to go to bed all blecky and wake up and try the new day out.

Generally though, I just find there are a few activities that I can't get too restless for, or failing that, I'll find someone to talk to.

[Lillith]

Lucky people probably aren't. I don't know how many people outside of the U.S. would know about it aside from a what not to do in regards to agriculture.

I know about it! Saw it on a documentary once. Felt sorry for the people.

[absolmorph]

Apparently, using the anonymous option on formspring.me automatically makes you smarter and the person you're asking dumber.

i bet you don't even know who this is, that would make you dumb since you dont get it, it makes me smarter than you

Copied and pasted.
I decided "No." and pointed out the many reasons why not knowing who they are is entirely irrelevant since, should I so choose, I could make jokes entirely above the heads of just about everyone I physically meet.
Not to mention I'm fairly certain I've got an account that my friends are still struggling to identify. And I've asked plenty of questions, and nobody knows it's me.
I feel like I'm just sitting here one-upping my friends... Or, I suppose, "friends", as the case may be.

[Quincunx]

Stroopwafels (I keep wanting to write another 'f' in there) are indeed awesome. Anything that fits into the category of "nearly pure sugar" is awesome to me, but these also have flavor. Perfect as long as you remember to not also add sugar to your tea/coffee.

How 'bout French Toast? Ever consider making Belgian Toast? A sort of cross between a waffle and an egg-dipped cinnamon bread-thing?

. . .I am now. A lot. They do sell pre-packed ready-to-eat waffles here, and I can make a passable 'French toast' batter. . .should have read this thread before going to the grocery store instead of after coming home.

. . .Still thinking about it.

[Trobby]

Yay random notes!

So, I never really watched Star Trek TNG as a kid, just when my dad had it on SciFi from time to time. And even then, it was more commonly Voyager, which I think came on UPN.

I digress.

So, I'm just getting around to watching TNG from the beginning. I hate Wesley Crusher.

Don't worry. Everyone hates Wesley Crusher. That's why they eventually send him off to Starfleet.

He hates himself too. Of course, he changed his name to Wil Wheaton or something.

He's not even afraid of the Great Owl!

[Eadin]

Remember Belgium people!

Also on traditional Dutch foods:
Poffertjes
Herring
Pannekoeken bit different from the US way. We eat those sometimes for dinner.
Different kinds of Stamppot
Stroopwafels
Sauerkraut with Unox worst I heard from my boyfriend in the US they eat Sauerkraut way differently.
Our own version of pea soup.
If you have fish you 'smoke' it.
Asparagus when it's the season.

Potatoes are really traditionally used in a lot of dinners. Dinner usually consists of vegetables, potatoes and a type of meat. Breakfast usually consists of a sandwich and a class of milk/orange or a cup of coffee. With sandwich I mean two slices of bread and a toping like a slice of cheese. Some people eat a certain brand of porridge though. People also drink milk a lot.

Just some I could think of.

I love poffertjes ! and pannekoeken/pancakes!
Also love Unox worst, they don't have those in Belgium...
yeah, potatoes are used in basicly every dinner.
A lot of people in Belgium eat cornflakes too

We also drink tea without milk...
Belgium is a lot like the Netherlands...

[Lioness]

Latest nerdy compliment/pickup line from my boyfriend.

I'd be stunned, but I have more than 5HD, so I'm just dazed for a round.

At least, I think that was it. I can't really remember.

Oh, and poffetjes are awesome.