Late Thursday Memorial Flame-Fest Open Thread

Screw it.  Y'all are just begging for a flame-fest, but the posting rules don't allow for one, no matter how much windowpane you've had.  Mope about no more, lads and lassies (where's Timmy when you need him?); there are flame-fests galore (deluxe, even) about the 'net.  Slide on over and give as good as you get.  Then remember why we has da rules.  And yah, I know, it was a joke.

And if it's flameproof chuckles you're after, am I the last person on the planet to discover these delectables?  No?  Back to what you were doing, then, oozing pantloads.

Comments

[rilkefan]

Slart, calling MS "delectable" is sure to get you flamed. Talking about your penultimate link, btw.

[Anarch]

And don't forget:

LOTR with the badger scenes restored!

[Anarch]

Your penultimate link is broken, btw, Slarti; you've got a redundant "http" in there. And while I'm posting here, let us breathe a silent prayer for Fandom Wank, which allows us to revel in the realization that, although we might sometimes say stupid, hurtful things, At Least We Aren't Them.

[As someone who cut his internet flaming teeth, so to speak, on talk.origins, sci.math and BC3K... feh. You youngsters ain't got nothin'! Back when I were I lad *grumblegrumble*...]

[hilzoy]

If you all haven't listened to the amazing cheeseburger 911 call on Jes's site, do it. Now. Otherwise, you will never know the context for the immortal line: "Is this a HARMFUL cheeseburger or something?", and you'll spend your life wondering.

[Anarch]

Oh, and of course OTF Wank, which spills into more bloggish communities. Wankery for the whole family to enjoy!

[Catsy]

I must be spoiling for a fight tonight, because I unloaded on someone a little while ago.

[felixrayman]

The cheeseburger transcript is a classic of a caliber on par with last year's Hey Crackhead rant.

[Sebastian Holsclaw]

I love the crackhead rant.

[Jesurgislac]

Sadly, some too-sensible person says it's probably a hoax.

[Slartibartfast]

btw, Slarti; you've got a redundant "http" in there

I claim four beers. I'd have fixed it by now, except TypePad has evidently barricaded the blogroom door, and has settled down on the throne with an epic novel. Or two.

[Edward]

I logged in as Moe and fixed the link Slarti.

Cheeseburger Emergency: That woman needs smacked up side her head.

[Slartibartfast]

I'm going with the hoax angle. Usually when dealing with recorded phone conversations, there's a different tonal quality and ambience to the voices at either end, due to the different telephone equipment and the difference in environment. These two voices sounded like they'd gone through exactly the same sets of modifications.

[Slartibartfast]

Oh, and thanks, Edward.

[votermom]

The cheeseburger thing (which had me rolling btw):
Snopes says they confirmed that it is a record of an actual call that came into the Orange County Sheriff's Department 2 years ago. But they leave the status undetermined because they haven't found out if the woman caller was a prankster.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/cops/burger.asp

[double-plus-ungood]

I claim four beers.

American beers?

Lightweight.

[Slartibartfast]

American beers?

Yep. Three of 'em were Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale; 7.2% alcohol. The other was some microbrew out of Colorado; no idea what the alcohol content was. And yes, I fully admit to being a lightweight, which made the IBA hit me all that much harder.

[double-plus-ungood]

Holy crap, 7.2%? I take it all back, Slarti. India ale gives me a headache.

Of course, now that I'm back on Atkins (target weight - 210 lbs, 16 lbs to go), no beer of any sort for me. Straight Canadian Whisky, thanks. No carbs to speak of, thank Dionysus.

[votermom]

++ungood -- can you send me some low-carb resolution vibes?
I'm trying SO hard to get back on induction but I keep cheating! WAAAHHH! I was on maintenance, but I got lax and my weight crept up by 10lbs and now I just can't seem to get back on track. *self pity*

[double-plus-ungood]

Votermom - I bought an electronic bathroom scale that expresses my fat content as a percentage of volume. BIG incentive. I'm down to 226lb from my peak 250lbs.

A good low carb cookbook is a big must, as well as lots of low carb snacks (cheeses, olives, boiled eggs) that you can turn to when you want some toast. A friend who bakes was trying to get me to eat a cookie the other day, and offered me several varieties, before asking in frustration "Well, what kind of cookies CAN you eat?" "Ones made from meat" I told her.

And as I type, I'm eating grilled turkey smokies with steamed kale, broccoli, and chard. Mmm.

[Bernard Yomtov]

I bought an electronic bathroom scale that expresses my fat content as a percentage of volume.

Just curious, dpu, but how does it do that? How does it know your volume?

[double-plus-ungood]

Just curious, dpu, but how does it do that? How does it know your volume?

Excellent question. I assume that the bolt of electricity that it shoots up one leg and then picks up the returning current in the other provides data that can be interpreted.

It also measures your hyration level.

And no, I don't feel the current.

[Phil]

Nice work on the weight-loss, dpu. Since 1/1/05, I've dropped around 20-23 lbs., going from 212 down to 188-191 in the last couple of days. I didn't change my carb intake at all -- and as a vegetarian, I tend to consume a lot of carbs. For me, it's all down to portion control combined with working out at least four times per week, making sure I'm burning 700-800 calories per workout session.

[double-plus-ungood]

For me, it's all down to portion control combined with working out at least four times per week, making sure I'm burning 700-800 calories per workout session.

I spent a period where all my close friends were vegetarians. As I have a cooking obsession, I bought all the MooseWood cookbooks, learned how to make gluten, and was semi-vegetarian for about a year. At the same time, I was doing a 30 kilometer bike commute every day (~18.5 miles), and lifted weights four times a week. That's when I really piled on the gut-fat, up to 250 lbs (I'm 6' 5").

Yeah, potion control was the issue, and what I suspect makes the Atkins diet work for me. Fat fills me up pretty quick, and it takes much longer for me to feel hungry.

Congrats on the weight loss, those are some impressive numbers.

[sidereal]

"going from 212 down to 188-191 in the last couple of days."

I'm pretty sure that would be fatal :)

[liberal japonicus]

I dunno, this woman apparently lost 137 kg in 6 hours. Not that I would recommend the method.

[Anarch]

Yep. Three of 'em were Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale; 7.2% alcohol. The other was some microbrew out of Colorado; no idea what the alcohol content was.

Ahhh. You really did mean American beers, not American "beers" (fun fact: Bud isn't actually a real beer). Good on ya, and the brews sound mighty tasty too!

[Jesurgislac]

Yeah, potion control was the issue

That's what Severus Snape says...

[DaveC]

Slart, I love Ace's thread. Is it OK just to cut some of their comments and paste 'em here?

[Slartibartfast]

Is it OK just to cut some of their comments and paste 'em here?

No! Nononono. No. Strictly against posting rules. I actually cried myself silly over some of them; if you don't get that some sort of sick, perverted higher art form is being...perpetrated, there, you're just not getting it.

Still, I was ashamed for laughing.

[rilkefan]

Love the llama song, Slart, but I didn't love it 20 or so times in a row like the badger song.