The "Quick-Question" Thread- please see guidelines in 1st post

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by tete

When I was downtown today at noon, I saw an elderly man on 8th Ave and 5th St SW with a sign that said "Nenshi is a fat pig" and was handing out pamplets. I didn't take one - I overheard him say to someone else who wouldn't take one "This is for smart people only so you wouldn't understand it". Anyhoo, anyone know who that loony is and what his gripe is with Nenshi?

I don't know what his deal is, but when I didn't want one, he said "it would be wasted on you anyway"

He'd probably catch more flies with honey

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by Jacks

That is thought to be the way that some people got sick in the recent XL Foods debacle. You would think that they would just stop using the tenderizing machines but instead their solution is to tell everyone to cook the hell out of the steaks.

nm

EDIT: quoted wrong post

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Stupid Costco, every one of their steaks now have labels saying that they are "mechanically tenderized" and to cook it to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. That isn't going to happen. Time to start buying whole loins and cutting my own.

Where can I get a good butcher knife for this purpose? Not a cheap piece of junk that won't keep an edge but also not a $300 professional chef knife? I was thinking less than $100?

Knifewear in Inglewood

[Titan]

Second for Knifewear. Good place to just check out different types and actually try them. They are pretty laid back and will explain whatever you ask. I spent $175 and got an amazing chef's knife.

[longsuffering]

Why weren't celiac disease and lactose intolerance diagnosed medical conditions in the 60s, 70s, and 80s? I never heard of these conditions and never knew of anyone having these conditions until the 90s?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by longsuffering

Why weren't celiac disease and lactose intolerance diagnosed medical conditions in the 60s, 70s, and 80s? I never heard of these conditions and never knew of anyone having these conditions until the 90s?

Because guys don't want to seem like sissies or that they're jumping on some diet bandwagon for going gluten-free so they just claim to be celiacs.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by longsuffering

Why weren't celiac disease and lactose intolerance diagnosed medical conditions in the 60s, 70s, and 80s? I never heard of these conditions and never knew of anyone having these conditions until the 90s?

They were. But testing as well as awareness amongst medical professionals and the public has improved since then. It's not like lactose intolerance came out of nowhere. Its effects have been noted for thousands of years and it's estimated that the majority of the world's population has it to some degree. It's just much more prevalent in regions where there hasn't been a long history of dairy consumption. Prior to widespread testing and diagnosis of those conditions people would probably just avoid dairy or wheat because it made them feel sick.

That doesn't mean some people don't act like hypochondriacs or pretend to have an affliction that they don't, but lactose intolerance and Celiac disease are very real and demonstrable things that have existed for millennia.

[Tyler]

SNL had a great bit last night that echoes my thoughts on all the gluten free celiac crap out there

[longsuffering]

Originally Posted by opendoor

They were. But testing as well as awareness amongst medical professionals and the public has improved since then. It's not like lactose intolerance came out of nowhere. Its effects have been noted for thousands of years and it's estimated that the majority of the world's population has it to some degree. It's just much more prevalent in regions where there hasn't been a long history of dairy consumption. Prior to widespread testing and diagnosis of those conditions people would probably just avoid dairy or wheat because it made them feel sick.

That doesn't mean some people don't act like hypochondriacs or pretend to have an affliction that they don't, but lactose intolerance and Celiac disease are very real and demonstrable things that have existed for millennia.

Thanks for the explanation. Growing up I don't remember a single kid at school who suffered from either condition and up until my 30s (I'm ancient), it was basically the same.

These days it seems like every other person you meet is on a special diet because of one condition or another.

[stampsx2]

How do you get a list of the 100 most viewed videos on you tube?

Seems simple, type it into google, but that doesn't work. As far as i've read bieber and gangnam style should be first and second if the list is correct.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

How do you get a list of the 100 most viewed videos on you tube?

Seems simple, type it into google, but that doesn't work. As far as i've read bieber and gangnam style should be first and second if the list is correct.

This?

http://www.youtube.com/charts/videos_views?t=a

[stampsx2]

Thanks but i tried that and just get the " somebody that i used to know" video as number one which is obviously wrong.

Anyway, i'll keep plugging away at it. I was hoping for a chart or list.

[Wormius]

I just read that YouTube's own charts display wrong anyway.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Recommendation on a windsheild/dash mount for my iphone 5? Picked up a Rocketfish at bestbuy, and it really doesn't seem to work very well - I think I'm going to return it.

Haven't used one, but I am considering buying one.

http://www.exogear.com/products-exom...nt-holder.html

[calf]

It's taking forever to get hot water in my shower in the morning - who should I call to come in and look at and/or fix and repair my hot water heater?

[Rathji]

First check to make sure your temp is turned all the way up on the hot water tank thermostat.

We had an issue where my son got into the utility room one day and turned ours all the way up, which caused some problems of the opposite variety.

[Titan]

Originally Posted by Rathji

First check to make sure your temp is turned all the way up on the hot water tank thermostat.

We had an issue where my son got into the utility room one day and turned ours all the way up, which caused some problems of the opposite variety.

Holy negligent parents Batman!! "Hey honey, where is the kid? I dunno? In the furnace room maybe? Oh, Ok"

[Titan]

Does anybody know who the guy in the Note 2 commercial is? With the 2 kids eating breakfast and the kid turns him into ronald mcdonald? Is he an athlete or something or just an actor?

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Titan

Does anybody know who the guy in the Note 2 commercial is? With the 2 kids eating breakfast and the kid turns him into ronald mcdonald? Is he an athlete or something or just an actor?

LeBron James

[Titan]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

LeBron James

Thanks. Guess I should have known that?