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[GarandMarine]

[LTK]

It's one thing to see those popular old Tumblr post go viral once every two months or so, but dude, last page, seven posts ago.

Alternative, blame LeeC for multi-editing all his posts in here.

[LeeC]

I was told it was best to edit rather than multiple posts right after each other. 

Take tater tots and put them in waffle maker to make hashbrown waffles. The depressions make perfect place to pour ketchup.

[Welu]

Fuck ketchup, I'll empty a tub of butter on that.

[Method of Madness]

Fuck ketchup

Agreed. Yuck.

[explicit]

Bunch of gosh darn elitist, anti-ketchup people. Stuck up I tell ya.

Hey, remember different colored ketchup about a decade ago? I don't have a joke for that yet, but it was... strange? I know there's a joke here somewhere.

[jwhouk]

That's okay, you're a little green.

[Blue Kitty]

[kensen]

is this a case of art imitating life, if not its still funny

[explicit]

If your headline question can be answered with the word "no" then you probably shouldn't write that article/talk about it on air.

[cesium133]

The headline that marks the end of journalism forever:

"Is the answer to the question in this headline 'no'?"

[Method of Madness]

Bunch of gosh darn elitist, anti-ketchup people. Stuck up I tell ya.

Stuck up nothing, it just tastes gross

[kensen]

Bunch of gosh darn elitist, anti-ketchup people. Stuck up I tell ya.

Stuck up nothing, it just tastes gross

not much of a tomato person are ya, can't blame you, though I like my ketchup but to each his own.

[Welu]

I covered everything in ketchup when I was little which led to overexposure.

[osaka]

One does not simply cover everything in ketchup. There must have been ulterior motives. What WAS up with your food when you were younger Welu?

[Welu]

I was very picky until I hit my teens, even though my Mammy is an amazing cook and would make proper home-cooked meals most nights after coming home from work. Covering food in ketchup or butter was the only way to get me to eat for a long time.

[Welu]

The Trouble With Centaurs:  So you know how colts can run almost right away after they’re born, but babies can’t even hold their own heads up for a long time? Yeaaaaah….

[explicit]

I pretty much use it on hotdogs and hamburgers; sometimes fries, but only if they're those huge, shovel-sized ones. And fish sticks, but - and not counting the 3 meals of seafood I ate while in Key West - I try to stay away from seafood.

[LeeC]

[Kugai]

[Blue Kitty]

This commercial for Charmin Ultra-Strong has horrifying implications.

The fact that there is a security checkpoint for the bear airport (or should I say, bearport) implies that there are certain bears who have malicious intent to blow up the bearplanes.  There are bearrorists in this universe that aspire to destroy things that these ass-wiping mammals hold near and dear.

that bear is naked

I’m at a wealthy middle-aged christmas party with my best friend a woman came up to me and said “you have to try the gouda” and I said “is it firm?” and she said “yes I wouldn’t have anything less” and we both threw our heads back and laughed and I’m still not sure why

[Method of Madness]

Bunch of gosh darn elitist, anti-ketchup people. Stuck up I tell ya.

Stuck up nothing, it just tastes gross

not much of a tomato person are ya, can't blame you, though I like my ketchup but to each his own.

It's weird, I like tomato sauce enough (like on pizza or pasta), and I think barbecue sauce is fine, and sundried tomatoes are good sometimes. But ketchup or raw tomatoes? Yuck.

[explicit]

You know what I just realized? Bruschetta is kinda like a pizza

[Method of Madness]

Well, no, because it has chopped raw tomatoes. Yet somehow I don't mind them that much if they're blended like in salsa. I'm weird, I know.

[explicit]

I said kinda! And I'm almost certain I had a pizza with raw tomatoes... that or they tricked me into eating something healthier by calling it a pizza...

[Method of Madness]

Well yeah, but that's not a pizza I'd like.

[kensen]

you just made me hungry and start craving a tomato and cheese pizza from Uno's, to bad that i dont live anywhere near Chicago anymore...

[jwhouk]

Ranch dressing. Everything goes with ranch dressing.

[Akima]

not much of a tomato person are ya, can't blame you, though I like my ketchup but to each his own.

Unless you make it yourself, tomato ketchup doesn't taste like tomatoes anyway. The stuff in bottles, foil-sachets etc. tastes mainly of sugar/syrup, vinegar, and salt. Ketchup is another good Chinese food ruined by excessive sweetening in the West.

[explicit]

Hey, developing diabetes tastes really good. And I prefer a mountain of salt over sugar thank you very much 

[tragic_pizza]

Bunch of gosh darn elitist, anti-ketchup people. Stuck up I tell ya.

Stuck up nothing, it just tastes gross

not much of a tomato person are ya, can't blame you, though I like my ketchup but to each his own.

It's weird, I like tomato sauce enough (like on pizza or pasta), and I think barbecue sauce is fine, and sundried tomatoes are good sometimes. But ketchup or raw tomatoes? Yuck.

Comes to hash browns, I prefer bbq sauce and a little hot sauce. I eat ketchup on nothing, ever. Not on purpose.

[hedgie]

not much of a tomato person are ya, can't blame you, though I like my ketchup but to each his own.

Unless you make it yourself, tomato ketchup doesn't taste like tomatoes anyway. The stuff in bottles, foil-sachets etc. tastes mainly of sugar/syrup, vinegar, and salt. Ketchup is another good Chinese food ruined by excessive sweetening in the West.

Agreed.  The best Chinese food I've had was made by a Vietnam-born culturally and ethnically Cantonese friend of mine, who made it the proper way.  Second best is probably some hole in the wall places in SF, where the specials weren't even given an English translation, and despite the language-barrier, I'd order one or two of them.  Usually very pleased, although one time, it taught me that I hate the taste of frog.

[The Seldom Killer]

Agreed.  The best Chinese food I've had was made by a Vietnam-born culturally and ethnically Cantonese friend of mine, who made it the proper way.  Second best is probably some hole in the wall places in SF, where the specials weren't even given an English translation, and despite the language-barrier, I'd order one or two of them.  Usually very pleased, although one time, it taught me that I hate the taste of frog.

There really is no "proper way". China is a fairly big place with a broad diversity of races, tribes (really want a better word than that), cultural histories and heritages all of which show some variations in food and how to cook it "properly". Yes, a lot of Takeaway in western countries places will churn out the same cartons of gloopy food but that's mostly because that's what the local wholesaler will churn out from some factory far, far away and that's what the locals are used to and are happy with. However, don't get drawn into this label of Chinese authenticity on what are a lot of pan-Asian dishes that can be "authentically" cooked in a very wide variety of ways. In reality, as long as you use fresh, seasonal or commonly preserved indigenous ingredients cooked using common methods and simple utensils then chances are that it will be "authentic" to someone, somewhere.

Of course, I'm barely a shade above clueless when it comes to China and Chinese food. This is just a universal thing. Even in a country as small as Italy, you'll barely get consensus from one town to another on the "proper way" to make meatballs or lasagna. Proper way only begins to garner a glimmer of meaning and credibility if the eatery starts referring to a region.

As for frog, you're doing yourself a disservice if you write it off until you've tried the French, Cajun, Ghanain, Chilean and indeed many other ways of cooking it. All of which produce quite different results.

Edited to add that people should be aware that while frog is very tasty, farming and preparation methods are frequently fraught with ethical failings.

[hedgie]

Well, I expect that in terms of the way I used "proper", it was the way that the locals to his family's town/area did it.  Saying "X" country's food ought to be made, for whatever value of "X" is silly at best, stereotyping at worst.  It's just that, like, as I described in my previous post, that was the best Chinese food that I have had, barring some small places.  You get any country bigger than a postage stamp, you'll have many variations even on the same thing.  I was just pointing out that forms of "X" food are generally adapted to the tastes of the country/region that one lives in.  Kinda like the time I was talking to the owner of a Pakistani place near where I used to live in SF, and we were having a smoke and he mentioned to me how he had to explain to his parents parents what chicken-tikka was, since it was invented in the UK (for "British" tastes), and imported into the US.

[Neko_Ali]

Mmm, the idea of Chinese food (or any kind of food really) not being made the 'proper' way in the US is that, especially for mass-market prepared food, it is made as cheaply as possible and usually super sweet. A lot of cheaper places will use the same pre-made and frozen chicken nuggets or strips of beef and pork for every dish, only swapping out one over-sweet high fructose syrup for the sauces to make the different dishes. It is not good, but it is super cheap and easy...

[Sorflakne]

One of the hardest choices to make

[LeeC]

Some more Gaston!   

[Welu]

Meat life Gaston reminds me of Bruce Campbell.

[LeeC]

[Welu]

Just kidding, I love it.

[Method of Madness]

I'm going to assume he's drinking a gingerbread latte because of course he is.

[LeeC]

[Neko_Ali]

When I said 'go for the jugular' this isn't what I had in mind. Worst attack cat ever...

[Method of Madness]

I dunno, he is pretty well subdued.

[GarandMarine]

Yeah that guy isn't moving, much less being a threat for at least 20 minutes.

[LeeC]

[LTK]

Musta been 'inspired' by this xkcd (203):



They know about xkcd on Tumblr, right?

[Stryc9Fuego]

Ranch dressing. Everything goes with ranch dressing.

Ranch Dressing doesn't pass:

  The Twinkie test
Any time someone mentions a food or condiment or whatnot that "goes with everything", I ask if it will go with a Twinkie: a "food" that goes with nothing. If not, it doesn't.

[Blue Kitty]

Reality show where Canadians are send to Australia and vice versa.
No plot.
No missions.
Just Canadians and Australians trying to survive each other’s weather.

Our latest episode

[Neko_Ali]

Ranch dressing. Everything goes with ranch dressing.

Ranch Dressing doesn't pass:

  The Twinkie test
Any time someone mentions a food or condiment or whatnot that "goes with everything", I ask if it will go with a Twinkie: a "food" that goes with nothing. If not, it doesn't.

I counter the Twinkie test with... Chocolate!