Then how do you know when there's actually a pattern or if you're just seeing one that's not there? — Hanover

Resort to other senses. For example, if you see a pattern that looks like a mean dog, you can stick your face down by the dog face you are seeing and snarl ferociously to see if you get audible or tactile confirmation.

Then how do you know when there's actually a pattern or if you're just seeing one that's not there? — Hanover

Philosophy. That's its only and entire purpose. That's all we do here all day - sort out the gooduns from the baduns.

Ontario woman has 'no idea' why 1,000 condoms were shipped to her house (Sep 14, 2023) :D

Ontario woman has 'no idea' why 1,000 condoms were shipped to her house (Sep 14, 2023) :D — jorndoe

Oh... Those were mine. I guess she got them by mistake.

Oh... Those were mine. I guess she got them by mistake. — T Clark

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume your wife is beyond the age of pregnancy concern and you are not popular enough to possess any of the special diseases, so there would be no reason for you to own any condoms. But, let us assume she could get pregnant, and let us assume you had some cheese like infection you wished to save her from, do you think you even have the energy to open 1,000 condom packages?

A query I sent to Chat GPT. I'm not sure I agree, but I'm open to everyone's comments:

Q: "If one could choose either to make homemade pasta or homemade tomato sauce when using it as an ingredient in a lasagna, which should be chosen, and why. Please show your work."

A: "When making lasagna, both homemade pasta and homemade tomato sauce can enhance the flavor and quality of the dish. However, if you have to choose between making one from scratch, it's generally recommended to prioritize making homemade tomato sauce. Here's why:

Impact on Flavor: Tomato sauce is a significant component of lasagna, and a homemade sauce can provide a rich, fresh, and flavorful base for the dish. The quality of the sauce can greatly influence the overall taste of the lasagna.

Complexity and Time: Making pasta from scratch can be more time-consuming and requires specialized equipment like a pasta maker. Tomato sauce, on the other hand, can be made relatively quickly and easily with simple ingredients like tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs, and olive oil.

Variety and Store-Bought Pasta: While homemade pasta can be delicious and have a unique texture, store-bought lasagna noodles are widely available and of good quality. They can still result in a tasty lasagna. Homemade tomato sauce, on the other hand, can offer a more significant improvement in flavor compared to store-bought sauce.

Versatility: Homemade tomato sauce can also be used for various other dishes like spaghetti, pizza, or as a base for other pasta dishes. Its versatility makes it a valuable homemade component in your kitchen.

Sauce as a Binding Element: Tomato sauce not only adds flavor but also serves as a binding element in lasagna, helping the layers hold together. Store-bought pasta, whether dried or fresh, can perform this role adequately.

In summary, while homemade pasta can be a fun and rewarding project, homemade tomato sauce is likely to have a more significant impact on the overall taste and quality of your lasagna. Additionally, making homemade tomato sauce is usually more accessible in terms of time and equipment, making it a practical choice when compared to making pasta from scratch for this specific dish."

Sauce as a Binding Element: Tomato sauce not only adds flavor but also serves as a binding element in lasagna, helping the layers hold together. Store-bought pasta, whether dried or fresh, can perform this role adequately. — Hanover

I do not think of sauce as a 'binding agent' in spaghetti, manicotti, or lasagna. Cheese or eggs are more of a 'binding agent'.

There is no reason for Chat GPT to know its ass from its elbow wen it comes to cooking, but it seems to have gotten confused about "binding agents'. First it says tomato sauce binds the layers together, then it says the pasta (which separates the layers) can perform the role of 'binding'.

Not important, really, but if it was answering a question about heart surgery, it would matter much more what it does or doesn't understand.

Pasta is not especially 'tasty'. It's a bland foundation for the fairly intensely flavored sauces, cheeses, sausages, clams, or whatever one adds to pasta. Chat GPT doesn't 'know' that.

I'm open to everyone's comments — Hanover

I have found that a single layer of condoms (unlubricated and unused) will add a nice touch of chewiness to any lasagna recipe.

I have found that a single layer of condoms (unlubricated and unused) will add a nice touch of chewiness to any lasagna recipe. — T Clark

With additional tomato sauce for added binding lube? Or was your order for lubricated condoms?

Speaking of baked condoms, our fig tree out back dropped a bundle of syconiums the other day and I made a compote of them with half a vanilla bean, a cinnamon stick, and a splash of lemon juice. Then I slathered a pork roast with it and put it in the oven. Pork is a sweet meat, you know.

Or, fill the condoms with pasta+sauce. Convenient fro freezing and reheating, without losing the chewy factor. An alternative to condoms would be dental dams which are also made of latex. A single layer of latex dental dams would be even more chewy, plus, if you needed dental work right away, you'd have a mostaccioli-flavored dam. Nice.

our fig tree out back dropped a bundle of syconiums the other day — praxis

Adhering to botanical nomenclature, the fig is my favourite edible inflorescence. In culinary terms, it’s one of my favourite fruits. I’ve been eating them a lot lately, mostly just fresh with cheese, but they’re very expensive. The fact that you have your own tree makes me sick very happy for you.

The fig-compote-slathered pork roast sounds very good.

Pork is a sweet meat, you know. — praxis

:up:

Sweet, light and delicious meat. Better than beef!

Hitchens tells us that pork cooking smells the closest to human flesh cooking. Probably tastes similar. I eat meat but I’m not a big fan. Rather sausages or a curry than some bloody hideous steak.

Hitchens tells us that pork cooking smells the closest to human flesh cooking. — Tom Storm

Interesting data!

I eat meat but I’m not a big fan. Rather sausages or a curry than some bloody hideous steak. — Tom Storm

I don't tend to eat bloody steaks either. I rather eat it with Jamón slices accompanied by bread, oil and grated tomato.
My mother also cooks filete ruso ("Russian steaks": pig meat with grated bread. Similar to meatballs).

I had a massive fight tree many years ago in my back yard. It will fulfill my annual fig needs of 2 to 3 figs per annum nicely.

I had an apple tree as well, planted by Johnny Appleseed himself, who would (little known fact) later go on to found Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, offering the finest microwaved Americana dishes anywhere.

And, no, my discussion of Applebee's has nothing to do with spellcheck having changed "Appleseed" to "Applebee's" and then me working that in.

Another little known factoid: A stuck pig sounds most like a complaining human than any other animal.

I had a massive fight tree — Hanover

You must have picked many fights.

You must have picked many fights. — Jamal

Spellcheck thinks it's so fucking funny the way it pretends to create these kinds of errors, but I find it puerile.

If one carefully removes the intestinal packaging surrounding their favorite sausage, it can then be used as a penis sheeth to avoid pregnancy. My former countless lovers would often remark of my delictable fennel flavor as we would lie about after an afternoon of sausage casing protected lovemaking.

I did from time to time suffer from penile trichinosis due to the undercooked pork product, but it was nothing a diesel bath wouldn't cure.

lubricated — wonderer1

As I noted, unlubricated and unused.

Or, fill the condoms with pasta+sauce. Convenient fro freezing and reheating, without losing the chewy factor. An alternative to condoms would be dental dams which are also made of latex. A single layer of latex dental dams would be even more chewy, plus, if you needed dental work right away, you'd have a mostaccioli-flavored dam. Nice. — BC

Now you're just being ridiculous.

I was back and forth as to whether this belongs in my fun-related truck crash series, but decided to include it for completeness.

Bears raid Krispy Kreme doughnut van making deliveries on Alaska military base

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Two bears on an Alaska military base raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store during its delivery route.

The driver usually left his doors open when he stopped at the store but this time a sow and one of her cubs that loiter nearby sauntered inside, where they stayed for probably 20 minutes Tuesday morning, said Shelly Deano, the store manager for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JMM Express. The bears chomped on doughnut holes and other pastries, ignoring the banging on the side of the van that was aimed at shooing them away, Deano said. — NBC News

Spellcheck thinks it's so fucking funny the way it pretends to create these kinds of errors, but I find it puerile. — Hanover

I made the mistake the other way around and ended up joining fig club. On the positive side, kicking the crap out of those fruit fans was a piece of cake.

Adhering to botanical nomenclature, the fig is my favourite edible inflorescence. In culinary terms, it’s one of my favourite fruits. I’ve been eating them a lot lately, mostly just fresh with cheese, but they’re very expensive. The fact that you have your own tree makes me sick very happy for you. — Jamal

Eat your inflorescent heart out. :razz:



Dropped a couple into my green smoothie this morning and they added a nice flavor and sweetness.

I am reminded of figgy pudding, a dessert not served in the US but only known from television shows of Brits talking about it. I would imagine it is like fig preserves but perhaps creamier because that is what I mean when I say the word "pudding."

figgy pudding — Hanover

I know nothing of figgy pudding. My early fig exposure was fig rolls, which I think you might know as fig newtons. I don’t think I saw an actual fig until I was well into grownuphood. Not sure why.

creamier because that is what I mean when I say the word "pudding." — Hanover

Most people likely associate creamy and pudding (or Jello Pudding). But "Yorkshire Pudding" is a popover served with beef drippings or gravy. Suet pudding is made of raisins, apples, carrots, flour and beef fat (suet). It's steamed for 3 hours, and becomes cake-like. It's served with a dessert sauce. Great stuff. I make a pretty good pudding with milk, eggs, corn starch, and vanilla. It's not elegant, but it is definitely pudding.

Eat your inflorescent heart out. — praxis

I don’t think I saw an actual fig until I was well into grownuphood. — Jamal

I think I've mentioned here previously that we had persimmon trees in our yard. My grandfather also had a fig tree by his barn. Persimmons and figs are very closely related, not necessarily biologically, but in terms of their primary use for throwing at your brother.

I tried making figgy pancakes this morning, stirring a fig into the batter. They didn't cook and the result was more like figgy pudding with a thin burnt crust. I should have just topped the cakes with sliced figs. Oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained.