GM's thread about nothing (20 Viewers)

[General Malaise]

I got a Christmas card at work today from somebody in Houston and I don't have the foggiest idea who they are. One of you guys?

using your Sheik alias to send yourself a christmas card... clever

It said Merry Christmas from the Houston XXXXX's and had a picture with two young boys and a young girl.

The answer you seek is in this thread. Read posts from December 6th.

One of my daughters is gonna be pissed

Beautiful family, GB. Thanks for the card.

 

[General Malaise]

his pregnant wife was just in no shape to drive.

Drunk?

Ha! No, she was just really emotional and upset, worried about her daughter. Plus, I like excuses to drive really fast.

 

[General Malaise]

"Ouch."

First row shouldn't be in the line of fire like that.

When I sat down, I remember thinking "there's no way a puck can hit us here...physics should prevent that". Pretty sure that line of thinking is what got the Titanic sunk.That puck was flying when it hit her. It should have hit me, but I ducked at the last possible second. I feel like the biggest wuss in the world. I took her flowers yesterday and have felt so awful since it happened. Those seats are dangerous. I'm surprised there aren't more incidents like this.

Well, most people just grab the puck in the air... kind of like a fly ball in baseball, but actually far less common, and not traveling as fast.

I WAS HOLDING A BEER!!!!!111

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

The whining and complaining about the new Big 10 division names is hilarious. Get a grip, people.

They should have just named them the Ohio State and Michigan divisions. That's what everyone is going to call them anyway.

 

[desert rose]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

 

[guru_007]

Just a random thought I had last night, and didn't really feel like starting a thread about it, but has anyone ever tasted an acorn?

I mean, around the holiday times, I seem to end up with one large bowl filled with mixed shell nuts - you know, walnuts, pecans, brazille nuts, etc..... But, never an acorn. Are acorns that horrible? Squirrels eat the #### out of these things. Speaking of which, has anyone ever ate squirrel? A guy that works with me says squirrel and dumplings is one of the best tasting dishes ever and swears by it. I've tasted a helluva lot of things, but acorns and squirrel have yet to enter that repertoire, was just curious

 

[Tiny Dancer]

Just a random thought I had last night, and didn't really feel like starting a thread about it, but has anyone ever tasted an acorn?I mean, around the holiday times, I seem to end up with one large bowl filled with mixed shell nuts - you know, walnuts, pecans, brazille nuts, etc..... But, never an acorn. Are acorns that horrible? Squirrels eat the #### out of these things. Speaking of which, has anyone ever ate squirrel? A guy that works with me says squirrel and dumplings is one of the best tasting dishes ever and swears by it. I've tasted a helluva lot of things, but acorns and squirrel have yet to enter that repertoire, was just curious

I've had acorn soup. I think plain acorns are supposed to taste really bad.

 

[heckmanm]

"Ouch."

First row shouldn't be in the line of fire like that.

When I sat down, I remember thinking "there's no way a puck can hit us here...physics should prevent that". Pretty sure that line of thinking is what got the Titanic sunk.That puck was flying when it hit her. It should have hit me, but I ducked at the last possible second. I feel like the biggest wuss in the world. I took her flowers yesterday and have felt so awful since it happened. Those seats are dangerous. I'm surprised there aren't more incidents like this.

Well, most people just grab the puck in the air... kind of like a fly ball in baseball, but actually far less common, and not traveling as fast.

So, would it be good shtick to bring one of these to the game?

 

[mr. furley]

this being my second go-round, and having talked to other guys with kids, there's one thing of which i am certain.. no matter what... never ever ever ever tell your wife that you are exhausted during the first 2-3 months after she has had a baby.you worked 10 hours today? so ####ing what. she took care of the baby all day.you stayed up with the baby until midnight, got up at 3 and 5:30, then went to work for 10 hours? so ####ing what. she took care of the baby all day.you stayed up with the baby until midnight, got up at 3 and 5:30, then went to work for 10 hours, then came home to make dinner, do the dishes and shovel 10" of snow? so ####ing what. she took care of the baby all day.we get that taking care of the baby all day is hard work, really we do.... so when we fall asleep on the couch at 3 on a sunday because we are running on 3 hours of sleep a night for 3 weeks running, please don't get upset with us and tell us we don't know what it's like to be tired... just let us nap for 45 minutes or an hour. trust us, when we fall asleep involuntarily it's not a slap in your face of the faces of women who for thousands of years have taken care of babies all by themselves.. and we're certainly not mocking you by collapsing between the toilet and the bathroom sink... it's just that our brain has blacked out, like when you drank that half-liter of vodka in 20 minutes at our friends house 15 years ago. when the baby shrieks in about 30 minutes, and the 2 year old steps on our nuts, elbows our throat and knees our forehead again to play "climb the mountain" we'll wake up and make sure to get right on top of those dishes, and dinner, and diapers, and yes.. you can take an hour shower and 3 hour nap because we don't know what it's really like to be tired. we're just ####ing ###holes.fred> gllllllllll

Send your wife this in a PM.

DONE

 

[mr. furley]

Just a random thought I had last night, and didn't really feel like starting a thread about it, but has anyone ever tasted an acorn?I mean, around the holiday times, I seem to end up with one large bowl filled with mixed shell nuts - you know, walnuts, pecans, brazille nuts, etc..... But, never an acorn. Are acorns that horrible? Squirrels eat the #### out of these things. Speaking of which, has anyone ever ate squirrel? A guy that works with me says squirrel and dumplings is one of the best tasting dishes ever and swears by it. I've tasted a helluva lot of things, but acorns and squirrel have yet to enter that repertoire, was just curious

when i was a kid walking home from school, kindergarten/1st grade somewhere in there, i walked under an oak tree on my way home from school every day.. i'd periodically eat the fallen acorns. they weren't great but not horrible

 

[guru_007]

when i was a kid walking home from school, kindergarten/1st grade somewhere in there, i walked under an oak tree on my way home from school every day.. i'd periodically eat the fallen acorns. they weren't great but not horrible

right, but why did you stop?I feel the same way about walnuts to be perfectly honest. I crack open one, and eat the walnut and say that's not horrible but it's not the best tasting nut in the world. I'd much prefer a cashew or if I'd need to crack open a nut, I'd prefer a pistachio, or peanut, or hell, even a pecan.Why don't they include acorns in mixed nuts bags?

 

[charvik]

YUM!!!

 

[charvik]

This recipe for “Squirrel in Cream Sauce” is from:

“Linda Stephenson’s Wild Game Dutch Oven Cooking”:

2 squirrels, cleaned and cut into serving pieces

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, sliced and drained

1 c beef broth

1 c sour cream

2 Tbs lemon juice

3 Tbs flour

In a large bowl, soak squirrel in salted water overnight. Remove pieces and rinse. Combine squirrel, onion, thyme, mushrooms and broth in Dutch oven. Cook for two hours.

Remove meat to a platter and keep warm. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, lemon juice and flour, stir well. Add sour cream mixture into Dutch oven and stir until thickened. Spoon sauce over meat.(Linda recommends using a 12-inch Dutch oven, with a temperature of about 325 degrees.)

 

[guru_007]

This recipe for “Squirrel in Cream Sauce” is from:“Linda Stephenson’s Wild Game Dutch Oven Cooking”:2 squirrels, cleaned and cut into serving pieces1 medium onion, chopped1/2 tsp dried thyme1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, sliced and drained1 c beef broth1 c sour cream2 Tbs lemon juice3 Tbs flourIn a large bowl, soak squirrel in salted water overnight. Remove pieces and rinse. Combine squirrel, onion, thyme, mushrooms and broth in Dutch oven. Cook for two hours.Remove meat to a platter and keep warm. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, lemon juice and flour, stir well. Add sour cream mixture into Dutch oven and stir until thickened. Spoon sauce over meat.(Linda recommends using a 12-inch Dutch oven, with a temperature of about 325 degrees.)

you first, Charvik

 

[charvik]

Some good acorn info.

 

[charvik]

I've eaten squirrel already, but not prepared like that, and acorns as well... what's the big deal?

 

[jplvr]

Is her last name Leclaire? that would explain it...

seriously?

Is this a hockey joke?I don't think I've ever tasted an acorn. Deer love them too.I've never eaten squirrel. Surprising, I know.

 

[desert rose]

I've eaten squirrel already, but not prepared like that, and acorns as well... what's the big deal?

Excessive amounts of tannic acid can lead to kidney failure.

 

[charvik]

Biggest drawback for squirrel is that they are small, and there's very little meat. I didn't think it tasted all that great, but certainly better than Guinnea Pig or hedgehog. I'd go with a nice fat rabbit over those any day.

side note: not talking squirrels running around town either, those eat trash and would probably not taste very well and carry all kind of disease.

 

[desert rose]

Is her last name Leclaire? that would explain it...

seriously?

Is this a hockey joke?I don't think I've ever tasted an acorn. Deer love them too.I've never eaten squirrel. Surprising, I know.

possum?

 

[charvik]

I've eaten squirrel already, but not prepared like that, and acorns as well... what's the big deal?

Excessive amounts of tannic acid can lead to kidney failure.

yup... but that can be taken care of:

Tannic Acid

All acorns contain tannic acid (or tannin). White Oak acorns contain very little but Red Oak acorns contain a lot. The good news is that tannic acid is water soluble and it can be easily leeched out of the acorns using either:

[*]boiling, or

[*]cold water flushing.

Too much boiling will result in a loss of nut flavor and it will change the consistency of the nutmeats into a gooey mess.

 

[charvik]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

 

[desert rose]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

 

[jplvr]

Is her last name Leclaire? that would explain it...

seriously?

Is this a hockey joke?I don't think I've ever tasted an acorn. Deer love them too.I've never eaten squirrel. Surprising, I know.

possum?

Yuck. Nastiest looking animal on the planet. I don't think I could even bring myself to try it if I knew and if I was tricked into eating it, I'm pretty sure I'd throw up.

 

[jplvr]

Too much boiling will result in a loss of nut flavor and it will change the consistency of the nutmeats into a gooey mess.

That's what she said.

 

[charvik]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

I thought you were a teacher? Maybe my mental notebook is off...

 

[gollum]

There are a whole lot of nuts I'd put in my mouth before acorns

 

[desert rose]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

I thought you were a teacher? Maybe my mental notebook is off...

No, you're right, I am a teacher. The orchard is my parents. They used to work it years ago, but just lease out the trees these days. Unless you have a huge spread, it isn't very profitable at all, and some years are a loss. They're hoping the guy leasing it will just go ahead and buy it all. I bought a house earlier this year so I don't even live there now.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I got a Christmas card at work today from somebody in Houston and I don't have the foggiest idea who they are. One of you guys?

using your Sheik alias to send yourself a christmas card... clever

It said Merry Christmas from the Houston XXXXX's and had a picture with two young boys and a young girl.

The answer you seek is in this thread. Read posts from December 6th.

One of my daughters is gonna be pissed

My memory is kind of faulty I knew it was a 2-1 ratio...... PLUS you have the same last name as one of my clients in St. Louis which really confused me. Thanks for the card GB.

 

[charvik]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

I thought you were a teacher? Maybe my mental notebook is off...

No, you're right, I am a teacher. The orchard is my parents. They used to work it years ago, but just lease out the trees these days. Unless you have a huge spread, it isn't very profitable at all, and some years are a loss. They're hoping the guy leasing it will just go ahead and buy it all. I bought a house earlier this year so I don't even live there now.

sounds like a good project for the little munchkins, no? learn about Native American food sources, especially in your region...

 

[Shtaym Syek]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

####()@#()%@%(#*()Q%*()@#%@#*()%()@#%@#%)(*@#*(%)

@#%)(*@#*%)(*@#%)(@#%*890

Link.

 

[charvik]

Is her last name Leclaire? that would explain it...

seriously?

Is this a hockey joke?

I don't think I've ever tasted an acorn. Deer love them too.

I've never eaten squirrel. Surprising, I know.

I guess it was over the head of most here, but it killed on hockeyguys.com...Pascal Leclaire is a goalie, for Ottawa, who got hurt when hit by a puck sitting on the bench...

 

[Shtaym Syek]

Is her last name Leclaire? that would explain it...

seriously?

Is this a hockey joke?

I don't think I've ever tasted an acorn. Deer love them too.

I've never eaten squirrel. Surprising, I know.

I guess it was over the head of most here, but it killed on hockeyguys.com...Pascal Leclaire is a goalie, for Ottawa, who got hurt when hit by a puck sitting on the bench...

 

[Idiot Boxer]

There are a whole lot of nuts I'd put in my mouth before acorns

Brad Pitt's

 

[gollum]

There are a whole lot of nuts I'd put in my mouth before acorns

Brad Pitt's

not miley cyrus' though, she had some issue with themhttp://www.google.com/search?q=miley+cyrus...9111c1d610a8252

lol the thread shows up on google

 

[mr. furley]

i'll be needing Nigel Tufnel's representative to contact me via PM as soon as possible

please to be thanking you

 

[desert rose]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

I thought you were a teacher? Maybe my mental notebook is off...

No, you're right, I am a teacher. The orchard is my parents. They used to work it years ago, but just lease out the trees these days. Unless you have a huge spread, it isn't very profitable at all, and some years are a loss. They're hoping the guy leasing it will just go ahead and buy it all. I bought a house earlier this year so I don't even live there now.

sounds like a good project for the little munchkins, no? learn about Native American food sources, especially in your region...

I suppose, except I don't think a lot of oak grows around here. Maybe it's too warm.

 

[eoMMan]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

####()@#()%@%(#*()Q%*()@#%@#*()%()@#%@#%)(*@#*(%)

@#%)(*@#*%)(*@#%)(@#%*890

Link.

I'd suggest moving.

 

[RudiStein]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

We're familiar with them. But that doesn't mean we need to eat them. And one of the reasons the Native Americans ate acorns was because there wasn't anything else. When the Americans came along we had already invented real food like ham and fried chicken and cows and light beer.

 

[eoMMan]

Did Drifter ever try the chestnuts that he was asking about?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Snow is great in moderation

Snow in amounts large enough to destroy stadium roofs is not

 

[charvik]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

We're familiar with them. But that doesn't mean we need to eat them. And one of the reasons the Native Americans ate acorns was because there wasn't anything else. When the Americans came along we had already invented real food like ham and fried chicken and cows and light beer.

mmm... pig and cow, what glorious creatures...

 

[General Malaise]

I've never had to shovel snow.

 

[the rover]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

Blizzards kill way more people than earthquakes do.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

Blizzards kill way more people than earthquakes do.

heat kills more people than coldalso, snow rules

 

[RudiStein]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

You can build earthquake proof (almost) buildings. I've never seen anyone build a snow-proof sky.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

You can build earthquake proof (almost) buildings. I've never seen anyone build a snow-proof sky.

The Metrodome....wait

 

[Polecat]

I figured most Americans would be familiar with acorns, considering their importance to the Native American tribes... they don't teach you this stuff in school?

I grew up on a pecan orchard. Who needs acorns?

Isn't it technically a "pecan grove"? I thought "orchard" was for fruit. Maybe I am wrong.

 

[Polecat]

I wish it would snow here. It's supposed to get to 71 today.

Snow sucks. One of the reasons why I live where I do is that at the very least I don't have to deal with snow. No shovels, blowers, remote car starters, engine block warmers, etc. I don't think I even own a pair of gloves other than work gloves. I can't think of the last time I wore any kind of boot.

Yes, snow sucks. But I can move it.It's a little more difficult to move the building that just fell on top of me.

Blizzards kill way more people than earthquakes do.

Try selling that snakewater in Port Au Prince.