Random randomness

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:37 pm

MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?

Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.

MHS · Post by **MHS** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:38 pm

Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.

That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

silverjon · Post by **silverjon** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:41 pm

Because anyone with sense hangs a door using screws these days.

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:43 pm

MHS wrote:
Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.
That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

Beats the Dickens' out of me...

"Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for."

MHS · Post by **MHS** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:44 pm

Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:
Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.
That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?
Beats the Dickens' out of me...

"Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for."

Exactly! Chuck and I think alike. But I don't think he ever asked about the bat shit thing. Maybe in A Tale of Two Cities.

MHS · Post by **MHS** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:46 pm

silverjon wrote:Because anyone with sense hangs a door using screws these days.

Ya'll are good. I've always known this was The Smartest Place on the Internet.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:48 pm

Speculation

But William and Mary Morris, in The Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, quote a correspondent who points out that it could come from a standard term in carpentry. If you hammer a nail through a piece of timber and then flatten the end over on the inside so it can’t be removed again (a technique called clinching), the nail is said to be dead, because you can’t use it again. Doornails would very probably have been subjected to this treatment to give extra strength in the years before screws were available. So they were dead because they’d been clinched. It sounds plausible, but whether it’s right or not we will probably never know.

Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:49 pm

MHS wrote:
Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.
That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

Okay, so I opened the thread to see what was going on and this was the first post I see. Obviously I am curious as to how this conversation reached this point. But, no, I think I will switch threads.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:55 pm

MHS wrote:That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

Because door-nails begin with the letter 'd', making for a more alliterative idiom than either 'Dead as a nail' or 'Dead as a coffin nail'?

MHS · Post by **MHS** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:55 pm

Scuzz wrote:
MHS wrote:
Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.
That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

Okay, so I opened the thread to see what was going on and this was the first post I see. Obviously I am curious as to how this conversation reached this point. But, no, I think I will switch threads.

It's random randomness, there doesn't need to be conversation preceding randomness.

Enough · Post by **Enough** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:57 pm

Anonymous Bosch wrote:
MHS wrote:That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?
Because door-nails begin with the letter 'd', making for a more alliterative idiom than either 'Dead as a nail' or 'Dead as a coffin nail'?

I just purchased a 2006 Ford Escape and named it Estella in part for this very reason. True story.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:06 pm

MHS wrote:It's random randomness, there doesn't need to be conversation preceding randomness.

Burlap platypus.

Biyobi · Post by **Biyobi** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:50 pm

Anonymous Bosch wrote:
MHS wrote:It's random randomness, there doesn't need to be conversation preceding randomness.
Burlap platypus.

Glad I'm not the only one that sees these things everywhere. F you, doctors!

Cortilian · Post by **Cortilian** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:19 pm

LordMortis wrote:
Cortilian wrote:
coopasonic wrote:
Cortilian wrote:Just found out my son's choice of college is going to run 35K a year. OMGGGGG!!!!!!!
Is that just tuition? DOn't forget about books, fees, food, housing. Hmmm... I'm probably not making it better, am I?
That includes almost all fees. I'm sure misc stuff will creep up but we are looking at 70K for the 1st 2 years. I graduated from the University of Florida in 1996 and my 4 year degree cost me a grand total of $9,000.00 and change. my son is an excellent student with great grades and very good test scores which means, in Florida, he qualifies for 75% of his tuition to be covered by the state. However, this does not include fees. Tuition is approximately $3200 of that $70,000 figure for 2 years. I am absolutely floored.

Off to search for scholarships.
Live at home? That's what I did. If I could do it all over, I'd live at home until I could afford to pay cash up front for a house. That's what my parents recommended I do. You only learn how wise your parents are after it's too late to take their advice.

Yeah. That is with him living at home. The school is less than an hour away. The expense is because he wants to become a commercial airline pilot. Flying planes is expensive.

So, What's a kidney go for these days?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:31 pm

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:52 pm

Cortilian wrote: The expense is because he wants to become a commercial airline pilot. Flying planes is expensive.

My cousin went to school and earned a degree in chemical engineering, graduated and started working for a major corporation here in Jersey while they paid for him to start graduate school. He was making serious coin but decided halfway through the Master program to say F it all and quit to then earn his pilot's license instead. He eventually ended up working for a major airline for a number of years after initially flying cargo planes around the United States and having an awesome time with it all. Anyway, after doing that a few years he's now in law school as he was ultimately hired by an insurance company as an investigator specializing in all things related to insuring and investigating claims with airplanes. I joke that after earning his law degree he pretty much has to become an anesthesiologist or pharmacist.

If there's ever an OO streetbrawl, I'm bringing him along to fight 8Ball but at least your son knows what he wants to do now - and not after you sink $60K into a degree he is just going to throw away.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:49 pm

I always thought the door nail was the vertical rod that goes through the hinges. Now I wonder what that thing is called.

silverjon · Post by **silverjon** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:34 am

Hinge pin.

Default · Post by **Default** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:54 am

Enough wrote:
I just purchased a 2006 Ford Escape and named it Estella in part for this very reason. True story.

And the Mazda Tribute is the same vehicle, but the name puzzles me. "Tribute" is an accolade to something extraordinary or it's treasure given to, say, the Barbary Pirates, allowing your shipping to continue uninterrupted, and pirate treasure is usually referred to as "booty".

Which leads to uncomfortable slips of the tongue such as:

Hey Bill! Do you want to come over and look at Laura's shiny red Booty?

Yeah, I know, it's a helluva long way to go for not much.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:05 am

Kraken wrote:I always thought the door nail was the vertical rod that goes through the hinges. Now I wonder what that thing is called.

Doohickey

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:24 am

MHS wrote:
Enough wrote:
MHS wrote:What is it about bat shit that makes it less psychologically stable than other types of shit?
Easy. Try taking a shit hanging upside down and see how sane you feel.
That's a good point. Since you're so good at this, why are door nails the deadest piece of ironmongery?

I've loved the word "ironmongery" ever since I did Gilbert and Sullivan's "Princess Ida". During a big fight scene between the princes, the chorus is singing a rousing stanza, wherein Gilbert rhymes "Hungary" with "ironmongery". Cracked me up the first time I heard it.

(Of course, in that same little scene, he rhymed "immaculate" with "ejaculate", so...)

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:14 am

Last night after volleyball our waitress at the bar looked like a caucasian Selena Gomez. So very freaking cute and very friendly too.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:30 am

Biyobi wrote:
Anonymous Bosch wrote: Burlap platypus.
Glad I'm not the only one that sees these things everywhere. F you, doctors!

WarPig · Post by **WarPig** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:56 pm

Remus,

Your current South Carolina Gamecocks avatar just reminded me of a funny story.

My best friend that I grew up with and have ever known went on his mission for the LDS church, and it so happened that it was in Macon, Georgia. When we went to greet him at his gate when he returned after 2 years (pre-9-11) He was wearing a baseball cap that just said "Cocks" on it, grinning from ear to ear. At the time I didn't know what it referenced, but it was one of those incongruous things that made me laugh hysterically. The pious missionary is wearing a cap that says cocks? Funny.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:28 pm

My cleaning jag just destroyed the poster that I bought my fiance for Christmas. Knocking over a full glass of soda will do that. Luckily, the frame was cleanable and is salvaged.

Unfortunately, the posters are out of stock at the moment and I won't be able to order a replacement until next week at the earliest.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:32 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:My cleaning jag just destroyed the poster that I bought my fiance for Christmas. Knocking over a full glass of soda will do that. Luckily, the frame was cleanable and is salvaged.

Our dog decided that the carpet in the hallway right outside our bedroom was the perfect place to have copious diarrhea in the middle of the night.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:41 pm

"More bacon than the pan can handle."

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:50 pm

Do I chance not having tomato paste at home and then know that I have to go out to get some or do I take the time to stop at a store just to buy tomato paste. Decisions....

Hey Remus, you got a can of tomato paste at your place I can take home with me so I don't have to stop at the store tonight?

Looking forward to pulled pork this weekend. So much so that I'm wondering if I should have bought a bigger roast (at $1.89 a pound) and set my self up to make pork fajitas and pork, egg, and cheese wraps (maybe with some bacon and sausage added) and pork and mushroom soup and just plain ole slices o' pork.

What did mankind do before slow cookers? I swear I need to buy another just so I can have one cooking and one sitting in the fridge full of what I just cooked.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:52 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:"More bacon than the pan can handle."

Which philistine is still cooking bacon in a pan?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:55 pm

stessier wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:"More bacon than the pan can handle."
Which philistine is still cooking bacon in a pan?

[raises hand]

Though one day, I'll trying cooking it in one my myriad of different kind of waffle irons.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:58 pm

First, what are all the kids cooking it in these days?

Second, it's a musical composition.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:16 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:First, what are all the kids cooking it in these days?

The cool ones bake it in the oven on a baking sheet. 400F for 5 minutes, turn the pan for another 5 or until done. Make sure the baking sheet has sides (should go without saying) and line it with tinfoil for easy clean up.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:27 pm

I was a hardcore bacon-in-the-pan preparer, but as I recall Mr. Sparkle finally convinced me to try the oven method. Haven't turned back. Technique varies based on thickness of bacon and the quirks of your particular oven, but I find that if I slap them on a tray, set the temp to 400 degrees and start a timer for 18 minutes, they're perfect (I think it takes 4 minutes to reach temperature, so it's ~14 minutes worth of cooking).

See - after all is said an done, your legacy on OO could be about bacon. Godspeed.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:29 pm

Last time I tried in the oven, I wound up with a house full of smoke and a screeching alarm.

I may have to give it another try with appropriate preparations.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:31 pm

Web research suggest that the smoke point of bacon grease is 370, but I can't find a definitive source that I would consider trustworthy.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:40 pm

I've seen some very light smoke come from the oven before, but nothing ever close enough to set off a smoke detector. Perhaps try it with the windows open? I've found it really makes a world of difference and clean up is just a breeze (assuming you don't set the house on fire).

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:50 pm

Oh yeah, the stove hood is running at full tilt the whole time as there is a significant amount of grease-laden vapors coming from the vent under the console. There's definitely some experimenting, but I've found it's a matter of time adjustment, not temperature. 400 degrees seems to be the magic number - for my stove anyway.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:52 pm

I may make an attempt at 350, then. A bit longer in the box, but less chance of the vapors.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:56 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I may make an attempt at 350, then. A bit longer in the box, but less chance of the vapors.

I found the 400F temp in an America's Test Kitchen cookbook. I seem to remember them trying 350 and it not working as well at all. Just something for your search engine routine to work with.

silverjon · Post by **silverjon** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:56 pm

My dog is deaf enough that the smoke detector no longer sends her into a panic, but we like unevenly cooked bacon. Every pan needs some soft and some crispy.

Cook some longer you say. Bah.