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pancakes3 · Post #801 » by **pancakes3** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:40 pm

just curious...

strictly turkey: white meat or dark?

white for me. (full disclosure, usually for non-turkey situations as well)

Post #802 » by **montestewart** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:44 pm

pancakes3 wrote:just curious...

strictly turkey: white meat or dark?

white for me. (full disclosure, usually for non-turkey situations as well)

Dark meat; much juicier, much more flavorful, higher fat content, and fat equals taste. Anything else is just dry, stringy bird flesh. This goes for Thanksgiving as well.

I've never brined a turkey. You must have a big pot.

hands11 · Post #803 » by **hands11** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:22 am

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I hope you, your family and friends the very best.

Enjoy them while you can. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

pancakes3 · Post #804 » by **pancakes3** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:06 pm

montestewart wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:just curious...

strictly turkey: white meat or dark?

white for me. (full disclosure, usually for non-turkey situations as well)

Dark meat; much juicier, much more flavorful, higher fat content, and fat equals taste. Anything else is just dry, stringy bird flesh. This goes for Thanksgiving as well.

I've never brined a turkey. You must have a big pot.

using a cleaned out bucket.

pancakes3 · Post #805 » by **pancakes3** » Thu Dec 2, 2010 6:49 pm

friend's gchat status:

"fifa basically told us 'we're taking our talents to russia, then qatar' "

fishercob · Post #806 » by **fishercob** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 12:38 am

The Qatar thing is preposterous. FIFA should just admit it's an auction instead of a "selection>'

closg00 · Post #807 » by **closg00** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:13 am

This season of Dexter has been pretty good.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #808 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 1:17 am

closg00 wrote:This season of Dexter has been pretty good.

The last few episodes have really picked it up. Lumen is a good character. I hope they don't end this season on a tragic ending.

closg00 · Post #809 » by **closg00** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 2:30 am

Wizards2Lottery wrote:
closg00 wrote:This season of Dexter has been pretty good.

The last few episodes have really picked it up. Lumen is a good character. I hope they don't end this season on a tragic ending.

If Lumen doesn't die, then the show will be breaking that pattern. Lumen will either die or go back to Minny.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #810 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 2:42 am

closg00 wrote:
Wizards2Lottery wrote:
closg00 wrote:This season of Dexter has been pretty good.

The last few episodes have really picked it up. Lumen is a good character. I hope they don't end this season on a tragic ending.

If Lumen doesn't die, then the show will be breaking that pattern. Lumen will either die or go back to Minny.

They can't get rid off Lumen's character and Dexter's love interest after developing it for so long. I think Lumen survives.

The season will end with either Deb finding out about Dex, something happening to Harrison or Quinn doing something crazy to either Dex or Deb.

fugop · Post #811 » by **fugop** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 3:03 am

Chase is going to kill Lumen.

Post #812 » by **Rafael122** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 4:20 am

I haven't watched Dexter in over a month. The season was off to a painfully slow start, so I stopped watching. Looks like I may have to catch up.

BTW, new show I'm watching: Mad Men. Got the first 3 seasons on Blu-Ray on Black Friday. TERRIFIC show, slow, but it's very cerebral.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #813 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 4:27 am

Just found out today that a friend has breast cancer. This lady has two young sons and she's a single parent with few friends.

Those so inclined to do so please pray for Francine's health, strength, and medical care situation.

I've put her in touch with a minister and his wife that I trust to comfort her and to direct her on what she can do to stay encouraged.

I am worried about this. Please pray for me that I don't get sad and show her that I am really down.

This lady's been through a lot.

closg00 · Post #814 » by **closg00** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 11:29 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Just found out today that a friend has breast cancer. This lady has two young sons and she's a single parent with few friends.

Those so inclined to do so please pray for Francine's health, strength, and medical care situation.

I've put her in touch with a minister and his wife that I trust to comfort her and to direct her on what she can do to stay encouraged.

I am worried about this. Please pray for me that I don't get sad and show her that I am really down.

This lady's been through a lot.

Sorry to read about this CCJ :pray:

closg00 · Post #815 » by **closg00** » Fri Dec 3, 2010 11:37 am

Rafael122 wrote:I haven't watched Dexter in over a month. The season was off to a painfully slow start, so I stopped watching. Looks like I may have to catch up.

BTW, new show I'm watching: Mad Men. Got the first 3 seasons on Blu-Ray on Black Friday. TERRIFIC show, slow, but it's very cerebral.

Agreed Raf, the first two or three episodes of Dexter were really painful to watch, but once this seasons story-line starts picking-up, it really gets cooking.

Funny, I also blitzed-through box-sets 1-3 of Mad Men recently. Mad Men is a fantastic show, at-least the first 3 seasons. Highly Highly recommend the show if you like great writing/characters.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #816 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Tue Dec 7, 2010 9:09 pm

Wilbon will no longer be writing for Washington Post. :clap:

Post #817 » by **Rafael122** » Wed Dec 8, 2010 1:46 pm

Wizards2Lottery wrote:Wilbon will no longer be writing for Washington Post.

Where's the champagne?

fishercob · Post #818 » by **fishercob** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 1:50 am

Work/life has been keeping me away from these parts more than I'd like lately. I did make it to my first basketball game at MSG on Monday for Knicks-Wolves. That building feels tiny. Very cool.

closg00 · Post #819 » by **closg00** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 2:03 am

Rafael122 wrote:
Wizards2Lottery wrote:Wilbon will no longer be writing for Washington Post.

Where's the champagne?

willbcocks · Post #820 » by **willbcocks** » Thu Dec 9, 2010 2:35 am

Anyone read Luke Scott the Obama Birther's interview?

His delusions about America 50-80 years ago* and denial about the president's background aside, I disliked one attitude of his, expressed in these quotes:

I'm a big fan of Ted Nugent because he's a "keep it real" type of guy. He respects wildlife, he loves to hunt. I look at Ted Nugent and ... he's an American. He has the core beliefs of what it means to be an American in his heart. He lives by those beliefs and those principles. It's the same beliefs that our forefathers, who fought for our country, have.

Obama does not represent America. Nor does he represent anything what our forefathers stood for. This country is basically built on an attitude. It's a way of life. It's not because you're born here.

America is a big diverse place. The founding fathers were not of uniform opinion or background, and at the time of America's founding they certainly did not represent, symbolically or legally, all Americans.

Here's a clue for you Luke: there are many types of Americans, and there are many types of people who have represented America. Obama is not your type of person and Ted Nugent is: that's great. They both get one vote.

*"Eighty years ago, 50 years ago, a man would walk up to another man and go in for loan. He'd extend his hand, he'd shake it and he'd look at the man and he'd say, "I'll pay this back." He would do it. You couldn't even ... to even mention that [scenario] today ... is that a cartoon fantasy? That's how far we are removed."