Guest dave hillstrom Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:49:13 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >Aratzio wrote: >> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0400, in >> alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, mixed nuts >> <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> bloviated: >> >>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:50:13 +0900, The 2-Belo >>>> <the2belo@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Oh my god... This flash from Usenet: We have an unconfirmed report this morning >>>>>that another dave hillstrom has crashed into the other tower of alt.flame... >>>>>We're under attack: >>>>> >>>>>>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:19:53 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:43:53 +0900, CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:43:03 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>btw, salted butter, or no? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Eh. No matter. I use whatever's around and adjust the salt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>later. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Being salt-intolerant, I am habituated to unsalted . . . good to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>know I'm not missing the show <s> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyway, the cheeses are probably salty enough in that case. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>Aye. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>I once tried some Lebanese feta that was so salty it was totally >>>>>>>>>>>>>un-etable. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>The Danish knockoffs are less salty--also summat less tangy. Ya haveta >>>>>>>>>>>>remember that cheese-making was a pre-refrigeration way of preserving >>>>>>>>>>>>milk and the high salt content/brine was to prevent spoilage in a warm >>>>>>>>>>>>climate. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>Ya, but that was freakin' pre-refridge! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>"Bah-ha-ha". Sheep, I tell you. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>Like stripping all the volatile (spoilable) parts from rice has carried-over >>>>>>>>>>>to modern times. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>I demand a fatwa! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>sorry. youre no where ~near~ holy enough for that. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Okay, ah's socks (not /those/ socks; his /other/ socks) call a fatwa. >>>>>>>>>Happy now? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>still with the holy thing... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I have bathed in holy water. >>>>>> >>>>>>nice burns you have there. <giggle> >>>>> >>>>>Did it turn into wine? And did you hang out by the state line drinkin' it down? >>>>>Whoooa-oo-oooh? >>>> >>>> <pushes the 2-Belo into the pit> >>>> >>>You should try bathing in a tub full of honey. >> >> Then make mead. > >That's some gruesome stuff. i bet i could make it palatable. -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj <This space for rent.> Quote
Guest Brian Mailman Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 ah wrote: > Brian Mailman wrote: >> dave hillstrom wrote: >>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>>ah wrote: >>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Eh? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>>>>>>> miles from me? >>>>>> >>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>> >>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>> >>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend >>>>on what dairy made it. >>>> >>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>> >>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister >>> smarty pants? >> >> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). > > Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. >> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, >> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." > > I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." B/ Quote
Guest dave hillstrom Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:40 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >ah wrote: >> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Eh? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>>>>>>>> miles from me? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>>> >>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>>> >>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend >>>>>on what dairy made it. >>>>> >>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>>> >>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister >>>> smarty pants? >>> >>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >> >> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? > >Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. > >>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, >>> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." >> >> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". > >So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come >get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her >to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." <pushes brian into the pit> -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj <This space for rent.> Quote
Guest pscissons@sbcglobal.net Posted April 13, 2008 Posted April 13, 2008 "dave hillstrom" <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote in message news:tau104tdl08og2dn21gutpufbore3beh34@4ax.com... > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:40 -0700, Brian Mailman > <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: > > >ah wrote: > >> Brian Mailman wrote: > >>> dave hillstrom wrote: > >>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman > >>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>ah wrote: > >>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: > >>>>>>> pandora wrote: > >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Eh? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 > >>>>>>>>> miles from me? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? > >>>>> > >>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend > >>>>>on what dairy made it. > >>>>> > >>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." > >>>> > >>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister > >>>> smarty pants? > >>> > >>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has > >>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). > >> > >> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? > > > >Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. > > > >>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, > >>> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." > >> > >> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". > > > >So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come > >get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her > >to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." > > <pushes brian into the pit> Better take it easy there, Daev. It's gettin' kinda crowded down in the pit. Smee > > -- > dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj > > <This space for rent.> Quote
Guest Brian Mailman Posted April 13, 2008 Posted April 13, 2008 dave hillstrom wrote: > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:40 -0700, Brian Mailman > <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: > >> ah wrote: >>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ah wrote: >>>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>>>>>>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Eh? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and >>>>>>>>>> gruyere is within 75 miles from me? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it >>>>>> would depend on what dairy made it. >>>>>> >>>>>> But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>>>> >>>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? >>>>> well mister smarty pants? >>>> >>>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like >>>> Cognac has to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from >>>> Roquefort). >>> >>> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? >> >> Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. >> >>>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on >>>> something, they wouldn't know it was "high-end." >>> >>> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". >> >> So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to >> come get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they >> asked her to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him >> over to Oak." > > <pushes brian into the pit> > "Down in the Depths... of the 90th Floor" http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/sharon_ralph/1344390/album.jhtml Quote
Guest pandora Posted April 13, 2008 Posted April 13, 2008 On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:57:20 -0700, Brian Mailman wrote: > pandora wrote: >> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman >>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: > >>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>> >>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>> >>>>Eh? >>> >>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>> miles from me? > > emmental, aka "swiss." We have a very nice deli just 8 miles from where I live. > B/ Quote
Guest pandora Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:05:03 +0000, Aratzio wrote: > On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0400, in > alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, mixed nuts > <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> bloviated: > >>dave hillstrom wrote: >>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:50:13 +0900, The 2-Belo >>> <the2belo@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp> wrote: >>> >>>>Oh my god... This flash from Usenet: We have an unconfirmed report this >>>>morning that another dave hillstrom has crashed into the other >>>>tower of alt.flame... We're under attack: >>>> >>>>>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:19:53 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:43:53 +0900, CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:43:03 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>btw, salted butter, or no? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Eh. No matter. I use whatever's around and adjust the salt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>later. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Being salt-intolerant, I am habituated to unsalted . . . good >>>>>>>>>>>>>>to know I'm not missing the show <s> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyway, the cheeses are probably salty enough in that case. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Aye. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>I once tried some Lebanese feta that was so salty it was >>>>>>>>>>>>totally un-etable. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>The Danish knockoffs are less salty--also summat less tangy. Ya >>>>>>>>>>>haveta remember that cheese-making was a pre-refrigeration way >>>>>>>>>>>of preserving milk and the high salt content/brine was to >>>>>>>>>>>prevent spoilage in a warm climate. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Ya, but that was freakin' pre-refridge! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>"Bah-ha-ha". Sheep, I tell you. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Like stripping all the volatile (spoilable) parts from rice has >>>>>>>>>>carried-over to modern times. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>I demand a fatwa! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>sorry. youre no where ~near~ holy enough for that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Okay, ah's socks (not /those/ socks; his /other/ socks) call a >>>>>>>>fatwa. Happy now? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>still with the holy thing... >>>>>> >>>>>>I have bathed in holy water. >>>>> >>>>>nice burns you have there. <giggle> >>>> >>>>Did it turn into wine? And did you hang out by the state line drinkin' >>>>it down? Whoooa-oo-oooh? >>> >>> <pushes the 2-Belo into the pit> >>> >>You should try bathing in a tub full of honey. > > Then make mead. Too gagging sweet for my tastes. I had some on my wedding night and puked all night long. Not a great start. Quote
Guest dave hillstrom Posted April 18, 2008 Posted April 18, 2008 On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:42:46 -0700, <pscissons@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >"dave hillstrom" <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote in message >news:tau104tdl08og2dn21gutpufbore3beh34@4ax.com... >> On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:40 -0700, Brian Mailman >> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >> >> >ah wrote: >> >> Brian Mailman wrote: >> >>> dave hillstrom wrote: >> >>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >> >>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>>ah wrote: >> >>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >> >>>>>>> pandora wrote: >> >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman ><bmailman@sfo.invalid> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>Eh? >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is >within 75 >> >>>>>>>>> miles from me? >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would >depend >> >>>>>on what dairy made it. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >> >>>> >> >>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well >mister >> >>>> smarty pants? >> >>> >> >>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >> >>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >> >> >> >> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? >> > >> >Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. >> > >> >>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, >> >>> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." >> >> >> >> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". >> > >> >So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come >> >get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her >> >to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." >> >> <pushes brian into the pit> > >Better take it easy there, Daev. It's gettin' kinda crowded down in the pit. <presses pit compactor button> <listens to screams with evul glee> -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj <This space for rent.> Quote
Guest ah Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Brian Mailman wrote: > ah wrote: >> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Eh? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>>>>>>>> miles from me? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>>> >>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>>> >>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend >>>>>on what dairy made it. >>>>> >>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>>> >>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister >>>> smarty pants? >>> >>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >> >> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? > > Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. 'Ave you ever seen some beer being born? > >>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, >>> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." >> >> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". > > So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come > get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her > to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." ROLF! -- ah Quote
Guest ah Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 dave hillstrom wrote: > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:42:46 -0700, <pscissons@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> >>"dave hillstrom" <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote in message >>news:tau104tdl08og2dn21gutpufbore3beh34@4ax.com... >>> On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:29:40 -0700, Brian Mailman >>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>> >>> >ah wrote: >>> >> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> >>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>> >>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>ah wrote: >>> >>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> >>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman >><bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>Eh? >>> >>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is >>within 75 >>> >>>>>>>>> miles from me? >>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would >>depend >>> >>>>>on what dairy made it. >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>> >>>> >>> >>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well >>mister >>> >>>> smarty pants? >>> >>> >>> >>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >>> >>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >>> >> >>> >> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? >>> > >>> >Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. >>> > >>> >>> Besides, if people didn't spend more than they needed to on something, >>> >>> they wouldn't know it was "high-end." >>> >> >>> >> I bought a BMW because I couldn't spell "Jagwar". >>> > >>> >So this old lady's husband died and she called the funeral home to come >>> >get the body. She told them she lived on Eucalyptus and they asked her >>> >to spell it. "E-u-c----oh never mind, I'll just take him over to Oak." >>> >>> <pushes brian into the pit> >> >>Better take it easy there, Daev. It's gettin' kinda crowded down in the pit. > > <presses pit compactor button> > > <listens to screams with evul glee> You a hedonist, daev? -- ah Quote
Guest ah Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 dave hillstrom wrote: > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:49:13 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Aratzio wrote: >>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0400, in >>> alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, mixed nuts >>> <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> bloviated: >>> >>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:50:13 +0900, The 2-Belo >>>>> <the2belo@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Oh my god... This flash from Usenet: We have an unconfirmed report this morning >>>>>>that another dave hillstrom has crashed into the other tower of alt.flame... >>>>>>We're under attack: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:19:53 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:43:53 +0900, CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:43:03 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>btw, salted butter, or no? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Eh. No matter. I use whatever's around and adjust the salt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>later. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Being salt-intolerant, I am habituated to unsalted . . . good to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>know I'm not missing the show <s> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyway, the cheeses are probably salty enough in that case. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Aye. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>I once tried some Lebanese feta that was so salty it was totally >>>>>>>>>>>>>>un-etable. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>The Danish knockoffs are less salty--also summat less tangy. Ya haveta >>>>>>>>>>>>>remember that cheese-making was a pre-refrigeration way of preserving >>>>>>>>>>>>>milk and the high salt content/brine was to prevent spoilage in a warm >>>>>>>>>>>>>climate. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Ya, but that was freakin' pre-refridge! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>"Bah-ha-ha". Sheep, I tell you. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Like stripping all the volatile (spoilable) parts from rice has carried-over >>>>>>>>>>>>to modern times. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>I demand a fatwa! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>sorry. youre no where ~near~ holy enough for that. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Okay, ah's socks (not /those/ socks; his /other/ socks) call a fatwa. >>>>>>>>>>Happy now? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>still with the holy thing... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I have bathed in holy water. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>nice burns you have there. <giggle> >>>>>> >>>>>>Did it turn into wine? And did you hang out by the state line drinkin' it down? >>>>>>Whoooa-oo-oooh? >>>>> >>>>> <pushes the 2-Belo into the pit> >>>>> >>>>You should try bathing in a tub full of honey. >>> >>> Then make mead. >> >>That's some gruesome stuff. > > i bet i could make it palatable. Typical. -- ah Quote
Guest ah Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 dave hillstrom wrote: > On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:48:33 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: > >>dave hillstrom wrote: >>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:19:53 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:43:53 +0900, CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>> On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:43:03 -0400, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>> ah wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>> ah wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> btw, salted butter, or no? >>>>>>>>>>>>> Eh. No matter. I use whatever's around and adjust the salt >>>>>>>>>>>>> later. >>>>>>>>>>>> Being salt-intolerant, I am habituated to unsalted . . . good to >>>>>>>>>>>> know I'm not missing the show <s> >>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, the cheeses are probably salty enough in that case. >>>>>>>>>> Aye. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I once tried some Lebanese feta that was so salty it was totally >>>>>>>>>> un-etable. >>>>>>>>> The Danish knockoffs are less salty--also summat less tangy. Ya haveta >>>>>>>>> remember that cheese-making was a pre-refrigeration way of preserving >>>>>>>>> milk and the high salt content/brine was to prevent spoilage in a warm >>>>>>>>> climate. >>>>>>>> Ya, but that was freakin' pre-refridge! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Bah-ha-ha". Sheep, I tell you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Like stripping all the volatile (spoilable) parts from rice has carried-over >>>>>>>> to modern times. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I demand a fatwa! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> sorry. youre no where ~near~ holy enough for that. >>>>>> >>>>>>Okay, ah's socks (not /those/ socks; his /other/ socks) call a fatwa. >>>>>>Happy now? >>>>> >>>>> still with the holy thing... >>>> >>>>I have bathed in holy water. >>> >>> nice burns you have there. <giggle> >>> >> >>Thanks. >> >>Do you thing they go better with the blue, or red? > > blue. definitely. you wouldnt want to overdo it or anything. I like my power colour. -- a 'huzzah!' h Quote
Guest Brian Mailman Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 ah wrote: > Brian Mailman wrote: >> ah wrote: >>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>Eh? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>>>>>>>>> miles from me? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>>>> >>>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend >>>>>>on what dairy made it. >>>>>> >>>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>>>> >>>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister >>>>> smarty pants? >>>> >>>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >>>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >>> >>> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? >> >> Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. > > 'Ave you ever seen some beer being born? Oh look--it's a Heineken crowning.... Quote
Guest ah Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 Brian Mailman wrote: > ah wrote: >> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> ah wrote: >>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>> dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:48:44 -0700, Brian Mailman >>>>>> <bmailman@sfo.invalid> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>ah wrote: >>>>>>>> Brian Mailman wrote: >>>>>>>>> pandora wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:04:02 -0400, dave hillstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:26:59 -0700, Brian Mailman <bmailman@sfo.invalid> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> FOOD TEASE!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <pokes with pointy stick> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Eh? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> do you know what the probability of emmental and gruyere is within 75 >>>>>>>>>>> miles from me? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> emmental, aka "swiss." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> emmental is drier, though, isn't it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Not necessarily. Gruyere is dryer for sure. I imagine it would depend >>>>>>>on what dairy made it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>But what "we" call "swiss cheese" is "emmental." >>>>>> >>>>>> then why do the high end grocery stores carry BOTH, hmmm? well mister >>>>>> smarty pants? >>>>> >>>>> Because Emmental itself is one of those "name" things (like Cognac has >>>>> to come from Cognac, and Roquefort has to come from Roquefort). >>>> >>>> Like Milwaukee's Best has to come from Milwaukee? >>> >>> Yep, if all the beer-growing areas in Wisconsin agreed to that. >> >> 'Ave you ever seen some beer being born? > > Oh look--it's a Heineken crowning.... Filth! -- ah Quote
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