Random Thought Thread v2

[DoubleF]

I don't hate bacon, but some of the bacon ultra recipes that end up showing up on social media look disgusting to me.

Social media: "Aha! Today we have bacon weave on this burger to make an ultimate burger!"

*Shakes an insane amount of seasoning salt on the burger resulting in complete flavor desecration, end result is burnt on outside, inside is borderline raw*

Social media: "Mmm! Delicious!"

Me: "Liar!"

[calgarygeologist]

If we are ranking meat (1 and 3 are kind of the same but not really):

1. Ribeye Cap (Spinalis Dorsi)
2. Brisket
3. Ribeye
4. Bacon
5. Pork ribs

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

How long should someone reasonably sit around the office when the network is down instead of going home to work? Our network/internet is out at our downtown office but our main network seems to be fine so theoretically I should be able to work from home. We also don't actually have any IT folks downtown as they work out of our main office. I already made the effort to come down here to work today so how long should I wait this out before going home?

Grab a coffee. Bs for 10 mins. Then leave.

[nik-]

Are we ranking meats solely on their cuts or is it also preparation dependent. Because you can have some great BBQ brisket, but you can also have some wack ass brisket.

If it's preparation style, then than opens up a whole plethora of cured porks and sausages that really take this list making into difficult territory.

[Geraldsh]

Originally Posted by Icantwhisper

Why do you hate chicken???

Duck = birds of a feather

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Absolutely best for NFL.

Except if you want to go to the pub for the start of the morning games. You can't even get in until the games are already starting given its 10 AM starts out there, have to line up outside the closed bar like an alcoholic waiting for it to open, to ensure you get a good table. That used to irritate me when I lived in Nanaimo.

EDIT: when I wrote this, I didn't realize I was 3 days behind in the convo and this had already been thoroughly covered afterwards haha

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Depends on what though. For some of us, the older we get, the less likely we will want to deal with a Crown Royal hangover, but the more likely we'll deal with higher end a scotch/whiskey hangover. I'm back to consuming a dumb amount of alcohol, but not an irresponsible amount of alcohol.

My friends keep thinking I'm an alcoholic. At my last birthday, they kept saying I was lying that I wasn't buying new stuff to top off my liquor "collection"... but conceded defeat when my liquor volume went up 2 litres (4 bottles less a wee bit of sippage from the whole crew) due to gifts by the end of the night vs their drinking.

I guess it also doesn't help that with new rules, a few individuals are now bringing in cannabis to cross fade with at my parties rather than going purely alcohol for their buzz. I admit I do this as well. I like my alcohol for the flavor. I like the cannabis for the similar and improved buzz without as strong of a hangover.

Back to the day dreaming thing... if it ain't screen time, I wonder if certain other people are saving it for their free time on shrooms, cannabis or LSD when they aren't on ADHD meds. I'm surprised how many people are openly discussing about how they're dosing things like this now.

When we were younger, one kind of something would do for all - like there was the Absolut phase for about a decade, then some whiskeys started to find their way in, then red wines and so on.. Nowadays, we are all quite a bit older and everyone drinks their preferred liquor, so we stock up. Good tequila seems to be the flavour of the day for most going at it, because it is the only liquor without any sugar in it (we like the Patron varieties). But vodka, whiskeys, wines and beers are still expected by some. I still like my Islay single malts but they are not for parties. I find Lagavulin or Bowmore hangovers twice as bad as those from tequila (or even vodka), so they are for evening sipping a little bit occasionally.

My random thought was that we have never had much of anything with alcohol left after a party. Now, there is lots, which could only mean one thing...

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

What is your top 5 meat products? (unsure if you are vegan or not)



1 - Pork Chop, there is nothing better than a well grilled thick cut pork chop

2 - Ribeye Steak, so much flavour

3 - Duck, an often overlooked option, good duck is amazing

4 - Lamb, I love me a nice rack of Lamb. Cilantro used to do a nice lamb in Hunan sauce

5 - A good ground Beef/Pork mix burger.

Yes!!! So many people don't have a thick, well-cooked pork chop at the top of their list. Totally agree with you. Also agree on ribeye being number 2 (very close number 2 for me).

[Zevo]

Mennonite farmer sausage(Not the stuff you can buy in supermarkets)
Rib-eye
Bacon
Beef tenderloin
Ham

[MoneyGuy]

Anyone know who gets traffic ticket revenue on a highway within an Indian reserve? Google is taking me to various places but I can’t find that specific fact. I think it may be split between the feds and the province but does the county get a share?

[btimbit]

As far as I know it's the same as anywhere else. A chunk goes to the province, a chunk stays within whatever municipality the ticket was issued in

[Matata]

Just had a zoom meeting with someone named Negar. I never dared to say their name (I even looked up the correct pronunciation to see how much wiggle room I had: not much), but now I wonder if no one ever uses their name and if that's a bad feeling for them. Alternatively, I just passed up the opportunity to loudly say "What's up, Negar?" in an open office environment.

[CroFlames]

I had a dream that I had $500,000 in a TFSA and $500,000 in an RRSP and then I was like dayum, I could totally just buy a new truck in cash.

Then I woke up.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I had a dream that I had $500,000 in a TFSA and $500,000 in an RRSP and then I was like dayum, I could totally just buy a new truck in cash.

Then I woke up.

[MoneyGuy]

Is there a site I can use to create a bracket challenge? Sixty-four options narrows to 32, etc. down to an ultimate winner.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Is there a site I can use to create a bracket challenge? Sixty-four options narrows to 32, etc. down to an ultimate winner.

https://challonge.com/tournament/bracket_generator

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Is there a site I can use to create a bracket challenge? Sixty-four options narrows to 32, etc. down to an ultimate winner.

Brackelope is good too

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Yes!!! So many people don't have a thick, well-cooked pork chop at the top of their list. Totally agree with you. Also agree on ribeye being number 2 (very close number 2 for me).

I make and enjoy a good pork chop, but it isn't even the best meat from that animal. It's good, and bacon is nice, but a slow smoked pork shoulder is the pork representative in the "top 5 meats".

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

If you are over/undercooking bacon you aren't very good at cooking. It's really not that hard in a frying pan or oven.

Bacon is not hard to cook, but there is definitely a 30 second "pull off the pan" window where it is 10x better than any time window you take it out around that 30 seconds.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

When we were younger, one kind of something would do for all - like there was the Absolut phase for about a decade, then some whiskeys started to find their way in, then red wines and so on.. Nowadays, we are all quite a bit older and everyone drinks their preferred liquor, so we stock up. Good tequila seems to be the flavour of the day for most going at it, because it is the only liquor without any sugar in it (we like the Patron varieties). But vodka, whiskeys, wines and beers are still expected by some. I still like my Islay single malts but they are not for parties. I find Lagavulin or Bowmore hangovers twice as bad as those from tequila (or even vodka), so they are for evening sipping a little bit occasionally.

My random thought was that we have never had much of anything with alcohol left after a party. Now, there is lots, which could only mean one thing...

I don't seal off single malt scotches or other nice stuff. I do limit the amount guests can have and anyone that shoots a sipper after being warned gets cut off and slapped by the crew. Life is too short to worry about the cost of stuff like this. I mean, it depends what you mean by a party. I went on a stag recently and a drunken buddy asked for their strongest shot (no 151). They gave us cask strength Lagavulin in shot glasses! (I asked the waitress what it was) Half the guys shot it and the other half sipped and tapped out. Lucky me to got 3-4 shots of Lagavulin to sip, but damn was I upset at that bartender taking advantage of my drunk buddy.

I do often like taking people "on a journey" and offering them varying flavour profiles that they can then narrow their acquisition bottles to stuff they know they like vs shooting in the dark. I've often offered to do a bottle swap with newbies if a bottle doesn't work out, but no one has really taken me up on that offer because they've been happy with what they acquired.

Originally Posted by Zevo

Mennonite farmer sausage(Not the stuff you can buy in supermarkets)
Rib-eye
Bacon
Beef tenderloin
Ham

Oo... that's a good one. Cooked with sliced onions... nice. Agreed that very few places have it. Co-op occasionally has something close when they stock locally produced stuff, but yes, it's hard to acquire.