Random Thought Thread v2

[DownInFlames]

Is that the daughter?

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by Dion

The VFW in Garrison Minnesota has Bingo every weekend. Last weekend it was Vibrator Bingo - no misprint there. The prizes were, no word of a lie, sex toys. Anyhow a mother and daughter showed up for bingo wearing these sweaters. I damn near spit out my beer!

And the winner of the bad dragon is Gladys (Gladys proceeds to take 5 minutes to scoot her walker with the tennis balls on the feet up to the front where she brings home her football sized marital aid).

[Dion]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Is that the daughter?

Nope. The hot momma

[White Out 403]

I hate being cynical. Cynicism is the most worthless trait a person can have, and I hate that it's my default. My kids and wife are the opposite, and I love that about them.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Dion

The VFW in Garrison Minnesota has Bingo every weekend. Last weekend it was Vibrator Bingo - no misprint there. The prizes were, no word of a lie, sex toys. Anyhow a mother and daughter showed up for bingo wearing these sweaters. I damn near spit out my beer!

Do you think she'd accept an average ####? Asking for a friend.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Dion

Nope. The hot momma

get your glasses checked

[peter12]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Like Marmite.

I don't hate Marmite. I don't love it but I *get it*.

[Fuzz]

Remember when people used to convert their vehicles to run on biodiesel and collected fryer oil, and the press was all over these stories for years about how it's part of the future of green energy, and then it just all kinda went away? Wild times.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by peter12

I don't hate Marmite. I don't love it but I *get it*.

It’s like that danish meat jelly Sku. Awesome.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by peter12

I don't hate Marmite. I don't love it but I *get it*.

Originally Posted by fotze2

It’s like that danish meat jelly Sku. Awesome.

Y'all gotta love it.

It is great on toast and a Marmite & Cheese sandwich (strong cheddar cheese) is the bomb.

I also utilize it in other ways, I put it in my Cottage Pie and my Stew, it really adds the richness of the flavour.

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Remember when people used to convert their vehicles to run on biodiesel and collected fryer oil, and the press was all over these stories for years about how it's part of the future of green energy, and then it just all kinda went away? Wild times.

There was a mechanic shop that had one for running parts, it always smelled like french fries when it drove by.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Y'all gotta love it.

It is great on toast and a Marmite & Cheese sandwich (strong cheddar cheese) is the bomb.

I also utilize it in other ways, I put it in my Cottage Pie and my Stew, it really adds the richness of the flavour.

Does your sister enjoy marmite as well, or just you?

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Remember when people used to convert their vehicles to run on biodiesel and collected fryer oil, and the press was all over these stories for years about how it's part of the future of green energy, and then it just all kinda went away? Wild times.

People still use it, but instead of converting single engines to directly handle waste oil, they just process it to produce biodiesel that a lot diesel engines can run off of. I know someone with a VW TDI who pretty much exclusively uses B100 biodiesel.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Remember when people used to convert their vehicles to run on biodiesel and collected fryer oil, and the press was all over these stories for years about how it's part of the future of green energy, and then it just all kinda went away? Wild times.

You don't hear about Oswaldo the aging hippy doing this anymore because it's being done on an industrial scale now. Used fryer oil is a tradeable commodity that is picked up from restaurants, and its converted to diesel fuel that can be used on a drop in basis. So nobody even notices it, because it uses the exact same supply chain as the regular diesel fuel.

It can also be made into aviation fuel, and there has been some funny business around that lately (greenwashing in an amusing way). See: https://archive.ph/ZrZFU

[Wormius]

Toast with marmite and the strongest cheddar you can find to mask the marmite taste.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Remember when people used to convert their vehicles to run on biodiesel and collected fryer oil, and the press was all over these stories for years about how it's part of the future of green energy, and then it just all kinda went away? Wild times.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DbBtfssu7x6xX4Jt8

[indes]

How come when it comes to beef, steaks are more expensive the fattier they are but ground beef is more expensive the leaner it is.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by indes

How come when it comes to beef, steaks are more expensive the fattier they are but ground beef is more expensive the leaner it is.

I've wondered about this before. I think because fat is waste product in one scenario (reduction of final solids for ground beef) and not waste product in the other scenario (flavor/texture for higher marbled meat).

Fat is expected to be rendered out when cooking ground beef, but not for steaks.

Steaks are also a slab of a specific section of a cow vs ground beef is odds and ends. Steaks by pound are rarer than ground beef in a cow.

[bizaro86]

I think its because the fat in steaks and that in ground beef isn't really the same thing.

Intramuscular fat adds flavour as it renders during cooking. So cuts with more intramuscular/marbling cost more money.

There is lots of "extra" fat surrounding the different muscles of a cow. If you buy a whole packer of anything its surrounded by fat. Ground beef tends to be made out of the tougher/leaner/cheaper cuts (the ones without nice marbling that sell as steaks). So the "lean" is the base product, and the "regular" has a bunch of the extra fat from elsewhere mixed in.

If you add a bunch of filler to a product you can make the product cheaper.

[Fuzz]

Ground beef can also be trimmings from higher end cuts. Instead of waste, it goes into the grinder.