Stuff I just don't understand, post here yours.

[Vinyadan]

Why would you read it like that?

Because mistakes happen.

[2D8HP]

Why are days so long, but years so short?

[Peelee]

Why are days so long, but years so short?

Oh man. That actually hit me.

[2D8HP]

Oh man. That actually hit me.

Sorry 'bout that man.

[Peelee]

Sorry 'bout that man.

It's cool. I'm just missing my baby while he's at his oma's. And the cat's in the cradle with the silver spoon...

[Mith]

Why are days so long, but years so short?

My less than a quarter of a century of experience estimation is that when one lives day to day (work week of the average person), the focus is all on the short term, stretching it out.

[Vinyadan]

The "yay"s are short, the "dear!"s are long.

[2D8HP]

My less than a quarter of a century of experience estimation is that when one lives day to day (work week of the average person), the focus is all on the short term, stretching it out.

How are you so wise then?

The "yay"s are short, the "dear!"s are long.

Oh that's good!

[Honest Tiefling]

How are you so wise then?

Good dice rolls, clearly. Have they considered the druid class, by the way?

One thing I don't understand is kale. It tastes horrible, and yet people are eating it around here like crazy. What the hell am I missing about this stupid leaf?

[Xyril]

Good dice rolls, clearly. Have they considered the druid class, by the way?

One thing I don't understand is kale. It tastes horrible, and yet people are eating it around here like crazy. What the hell am I missing about this stupid leaf?

Essentially, kale is supposed to be good for you--high in fiber, a few important vitamins and minerals, particularly manganese I think. That's why a lot of people who dislike it eat it anyway. I'm not one of those people--it's not one of my favorite tasting greens, but I don't particularly dislike it.

In terms of it's popularity, I'm not sure why it became such a fad. Maybe for those whose tastes buds don't agree with kale, most things with similar nutritional value are equally bad-tasting, if not worse? Maybe it's got a good ratio of nutrition to calories and fat? Maybe the kale industry has a great marketing team?

[Gnoman]

Maybe the kale industry has a great marketing team?

This is the answer. Kale is the one of the more recent recipients of the (meaningless marketspeak) "superfood" moniker and is considered to be extremely healthful.

[Knaight]

This is the answer. Kale is the one of the more recent recipients of the (meaningless marketspeak) "superfood" moniker and is considered to be extremely healthful.

That's part of it, but there's also just trends in food. Kale is familiar enough to be easy to cook with (if you're familiar with spinach and lettuce you're basically covered), while also different enough to be novel. It's similar to quinoa (standard cereal grain, no harder to cook with than barley or rice), including the responses it gets of both people buying great deals of it and some weirdly hostile response about how it's just so weird, despite being thoroughly ordinary food.

[Florian]

In terms of it's popularity, I'm not sure why it became such a fad. Maybe for those whose tastes buds don't agree with kale, most things with similar nutritional value are equally bad-tasting, if not worse? Maybe it's got a good ratio of nutrition to calories and fat? Maybe the kale industry has a great marketing team?

It´s also good for detox.

In the northern German regions, kale is also a very traditional winter food. You prepare it with a lot of pork fat and simmer it along with some special mince meat based sausages and potatoes.

[Peelee]

It´s also good for detox.

I've been wondering why I've been dead for so long. Never bothered to detox. Damnable toxins!

[Mith]

Good dice rolls, clearly. Have they considered the druid class, by the way?

One thing I don't understand is kale. It tastes horrible, and yet people are eating it around here like crazy. What the hell am I missing about this stupid leaf?

Well one difference is that it tastes good to me, and it isn't like lettuce, which is cruncy water.

[Mith]

How are you so wise then?

I doubt it's much personal wisdom, and more the fact that some issues are more easily examined on the sidelines than when one is in the muddle.

[Knaight]

Well one difference is that it tastes good to me, and it isn't like lettuce, which is cruncy water.

Spoken like someone who's had entirely too much iceberg lettuce and entirely too little romaine lettuce.

[Fawkes]

Before kale suddenly became popular, the #1 consumer of kale was Pizza Hut, who used it as a decoration for their salad bars.

[Mith]

Spoken like someone who's had entirely too much iceberg lettuce and entirely too little romaine lettuce.

I agree with the fact that iceberg lettuce is entirely too common. However the salads I enjoy the most are also usually spinach salads, so my bias is against lettuce based salads in general.

[AuthorGirl]

Well one difference is that it tastes good to me, and it isn't like lettuce, which is cruncy water.

But . . . but crunchy water is amazing

[tyckspoon]

I agree with the fact that iceberg lettuce is entirely too common. However the salads I enjoy the most are also usually spinach salads, so my bias is against lettuce based salads in general.

Butter/Boston/Bibb lettuce (technically these are different varieties, but they're so similar as to be nearly indistinguishable and are sold as such under whatever name the grocer feels like putting on the sign) is pretty similar to baby spinach leaf in my taste. If you like salads with mature spinach I don't think there's any lettuce that is much like that.

[Florian]

But . . . but crunchy water is amazing

Maybe as a side dish and with a good dressing. As a stand alone dish? No thank you (and also keep that cucumber).

[ve4grm]

Before kale suddenly became popular, the #1 consumer of kale was Pizza Hut, who used it as a decoration for their salad bars.

We used it as plate garnish at Applebee's as well. I distinctly remember poking fun at a friend who absent-mindedly decided to eat it because "Dude, that's garnish, not food!"

[AuthorGirl]

Maybe as a side dish and with a good dressing. As a stand alone dish? No thank you (and also keep that cucumber).

You silly people with your desire for actual flavour, haha.

[Florian]

You silly people with your desire for actual flavour, haha.

Schatz, flavor is an even mix of (sliced) heritage tomatoes, cucumber, red onions and fresh basil, with a dressing of olive oil, red and white wine vinegar, fresh citrus juice, pressed garlic, sugar, salt and black pepper, topped with diced and roasted cabana bread. Below that, we don't need to talk.

[2D8HP]

Tomatoes, olives and dressing.

More ingredients than that provide diminishing returns.

[Poiuytrewq]

Why are days so long, but years so short?

I believe that's what Einstein meat when he said that time is relative.

[Narwhalz]

Why dont girls get pockets

[Narwhalz]

Why do i need ten psots before i can add attachments

[Mr Blobby]

#1: Residual sexist assumption that the lady in question would have a handbag, while the guy wouldn't. Therefore, pockets more needed. Plus, another assumption ladies always want to look good, and big pockets = bulges of stuff in them = bad. Though, I've increasingly been done by trousers which lacked proper pockets; even by ones like cargos [which are supposed to have decent pockets]. One of the downsides of internet shopping...

#2: To stop spambots from merely joining and posting spam links everywhere. The 10-post limitation is there in the hope bot will get noticed before that and be removed.