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Faye finds a new job

Hannelore has to play the role of Abyssina when Arthur comes into CoD

Emily and Claire talk boyfriends at work (aka 'filler')

Dora gets some unwelcome news (aka 'something unexpected')

Pintsize's singing dildo is a success! Can a companion Anthro PC legally own a business?

Someone is getting a new dad and it isn't necessarily Marten (aka 'something new')!

[BenRG]

They are generally regarded as only edible if you are drunk.

People eat strange things when drunk. About five years ago, there was a brief fad in London for eating Mars Bars deep fried in batter.

No, I don't know either.

[hedgie]

I believe that the deep-fried Mars Bars were originally a Scottish thing.  It makes some sense, since the American South has a rather large Scots-Irish population, and both cultures seem to deep-fry anything.

[Is it cold in here?]

Just an explanation about Claire talking down Faye. I don't see them as being antagonistic in the future but I do think that they might be a bit frosty and 'arms length' for a while. Add onto that money worries and Claire could be critical of Faye thinking that she's only saying what Marten is too nice and loyal to say himself. Also remember that Claire can be judgemental, so I thought that her saying something like that was in-character.

This makes a lot of sense. We have no evidence money was an issue in Claire's parents' divorce, but it usually is. We know for a fact that Claire carries baggage about her father's conduct. If she thought Faye was sponging off Marten, there's great potential for conflict.

[Aziraphale]

They are generally regarded as only edible if you are drunk.

People eat strange things when drunk. About five years ago, there was a brief fad in London for eating Mars Bars deep fried in batter.

No, I don't know either.

I've seen deep fried butter alongside the usual panoply of deep-fried stuff (Oreos, Twinkies, Snickers, ice cream, cheesecake, etc.). Somehow I get the feeling that's one of those "only in America..." things.

Aside from things that should never be reheated (fish, anything in a cream sauce, takeout pasta dishes), lots of things taste better the second day. Especially home-made chili.

[bhtooefr]

My chili doesn't taste its best until about day 3, IMO.

And that's after 8-10 hours in the crock pot on low!

[Zebediah]

I believe that the deep-fried Mars Bars were originally a Scottish thing.  It makes some sense, since the American South has a rather large Scots-Irish population, and both cultures seem to deep-fry anything.

Indeed. A few years ago, while we were visiting the North Carolina State Fair and observing the astonishing variety of deep-fried foods, I made a joke about "healthy Fair food: deep-fried tossed salad". 

[jwhouk]

Oh.

"Filete ruso" is better known here in the states as "Salisbury Steak" - aka hamburger with gravy and without the bun.

That stuff isn't good the first day, let alone the second.

[Nepiophage]

When (and how) did Marigold develop her overbite? She used not to have one e.g. http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1419

[folxnumeroso]

Day old cold lasagna.

That is all.

[chaospersonified]

Day-old Jambalaya, cooked right, still cold. If you disagree, you ain't been to the right parts of Louisiana.

[Pilchard123]

Day old nasi goreng is the best [...]

I misread this as 'Nazi Göring' at first.

[theMarc]

Gonna have to rank reheated food like so: mac & cheese, Chinese, pizza.  Both Chinese and mac & cheese have the capacity to taste better on the second day, but there's no such thing as leftover pizza that is better than it was fresh from the oven.

And Jeph, what's this blasphemy you're trying to sell about day-old fried chicken?  I'm a black man, which of course means that I automatically know the proper way to eat fried chicken.  If you ever find yourself with more fried chicken than you can eat, you don't refrigerate the rest, you share it with a brotha' who's still hungry.

[Method of Madness]

Like I said before, you don't reheat pizza. If you don't eat it while it's still hot, you eat it cold or not at all.

[bhtooefr]

Leftover cold pizza is epic.

Leftover reheated pizza just sounds disgusting.

[Rghfrgl]

When (and how) did Marigold develop her overbite? She used not to have one e.g. http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1419

Bitten by a wild Claire during a full moon.

[Baphomet]

Both Chinese and mac & cheese have the capacity to taste better on the second day[...]

How? I ask legitimately as a guy who has leftover Chinese in my fridge at this very moment. The best leftover Chinese I've ever had has only been mildly worse than the same dish fresh.

[Aziraphale]

Leftover cold pizza is epic.

Leftover reheated pizza just sounds disgusting.

Depends how you reheat. Personally, I usually have mine cold, but if you do it in a convection oven it's decent.

[katwyld]

Day old reheated meatloaf is awesome (at least mine is).

Day old reheated stuffed shells (think mini-lasagnas) are better tasting than they are fresh from the oven.

[osaka]

I'll just assume you had the wrong patty handlers and move along.

[DonInKansas]

Day old reheated meatloaf is awesome (at least mine is).

My wife is in process of fixing meatloaf for dinner.  I am way more excited about tomorrow's meatloaf sandwiches than I am for tonight's meatloaf.

[Kugai]

Cold Roast Chicken from the Sunday Roast

Or, if you prefer, Lamb.

[chaospersonified]

I'm a black man, which of course means that I automatically know the proper way to eat fried chicken.

I don't get this stereotype. I've met exactly two people in my 22 years of living who don't love fried chicken, and they were black. I'm a level of caucasian that makes Forrest Gump look like Samuel L Jackson, and I can and have eaten an entire fried chicken in one sitting.

I don't often have leftover fried chicken, but if someone gives me theirs, the trick is microwave that deliciousness. Heats up the grease, the skin is soggy, MMMM!

I get where Jeph is coming from, even if I don't know how that happens. Why would you stop eating the chicken.

[Penquin47]

I'm a black man, which of course means that I automatically know the proper way to eat fried chicken.

I don't get this stereotype. I've met exactly two people in my 22 years of living who don't love fried chicken, and they were black. I'm a level of caucasian that makes Forrest Gump look like Samuel L Jackson, and I can and have eaten an entire fried chicken in one sitting.

Well, now you've Internet-met a third.  Sterile gauze stands in awe of my whiteness.  I am Texan.  Fried chicken is... meh.

[chaospersonified]

  I am Texan.  Fried chicken is... meh.

If you eat it at all, you do more than these two.

[chaospersonified]

Met them both in college, where the cafeteria was limited to one main course with two sides and a salad bar. I always got three main course on Wednesdays

[osaka]

Wait, there's people in the world who don't like chicken? THAT is a new. Seriously.

[chaospersonified]

Wait, there's people in the world who don't like chicken? THAT is a new. Seriously.

This was my first response. My second was to ask if I could have theirs.

[Aziraphale]

I don't understand reheating it, though. Cold fried chicken is awesome, especially for breakfast.

[chaospersonified]

I don't understand reheating it, though. Cold fried chicken is awesome, especially for breakfast.

Eh, different strokes. Sometimes, it's better, sometimes not, it depends on how thick the breading surrounding the chicken is.

[chaospersonified]

I've put more thought and consideration into the many variables surrounding the tastiness of chicken than I should have. It's a problem. I have a reputation for chicken eating in certain areas of the country.

[chaospersonified]

I should clarify: these are very small areas, and limited only to the people who know me by name

[osaka]

I would never know about cold fried chicken. THERE'S NEVER ANY LEFT.

Seriously. You could deep-fry a whole chicken and I'd eat it.

I should clarify: these are very small areas, and limited only to the people who know me by name

Well, obviously. I don't think you go by "chaospersonified" outside of tha internetz, same with me with osaka (and/or riverside, sometimes)

[hedgie]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

[chaospersonified]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

Son, don't make stupid jokes. You don't buy a 'turkey minus beak and feet' at Thanksgiving, you buy a damn turkey. The same shit applies to chicken. They're birds. They eat seeds and shit on cars. They taste delicious. Same thing, far as I'm concerned.

[valkygrrl]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.

[chaospersonified]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.

What the fuck are you using as broth, hydrochloric acid

[chaospersonified]

I mean damn, if we're counting marrow as bone, then motherfricker, I'll eat that too! But the crunchy part of the bone? Does that dissolve?

[valkygrrl]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.

What the fuck are you using as broth, hydrochloric acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercritical_water_oxidation

Edit after about a 24 hour simmer bones in my soup pot get mushy and the ends turn to powder between my fingers. If you switch to a crock pot and give it a few days.....

[chaospersonified]

The beak and bones could be a bit hard to swallow/digest.

a few days in the soup pot and they'll dissolve.

What the fuck are you using as broth, hydrochloric acid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercritical_water_oxidation

Now lookee here. I been drinking, I'll admit, but the only thing I'm getting from this is that it's a way to get rid of hazardous waste! Bones are organic, they will decay safely over time, thereby disqualifying them from being hazardous!

(I'm kidding. Except for the drinking part. I'm not so far gone as to not notice people picking legit holes in my statement. Though I should say, WHO THE FUCK SPENDS STRAIGHT DAYS WITH THE STOVE ON THAT WILL BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN)

[valkygrrl]

Though I should say, WHO THE FUCK SPENDS STRAIGHT DAYS WITH THE STOVE ON THAT WILL BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN)

You must understand that there are always a few people who refuse to bend the knee and.... sometimes there are bones to get rid of okay?

[hedgie]

And here I was using a pit of quicklime to get that job done like a sucker.

[mustang6172]

Day old mac & cheese is the worst.  It gets all grainy.

The best is day old meatloaf, served cold in a sandwich.

[amykathleen]

Hannelore, do you KNOW how many germs are in leftover food???

I'm certain that Hannelore, like me, has read the entire USDA Food Safety website and knows that leftovers must be cooled (as quickly as possible, and no longer than 2 hours after they were cooked) to below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (as confirmed with a refrigerator thermometer), then reheated to a minimum of 165 degrees Fahrenheit (as confirmed with a food thermometer) before they are consumed.  I suspect Hannelore does not realize that this information is not common knowledge.
(Source: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/danger-zone-40-f-140-f/ct_index)

[Gladstone]

Comic, and actual dribblings of plot!  Progression!  My essay wasn't all for naught!  Excellent...

[Omega Entity]

Aaaaand Tai is high as fuck. Methinks the major conflict of the moment won't be between Claire and Faye, but between Claire and Tai, and her lack of respect for her own job and total lack of work ethic.

You have to admit, Tai gets high at work -a lot-. If someone smokes weed occasionally, fine, but personally I generally have a poor view of people who seem to light up as much as she does.

[Rghfrgl]

And then Claire graduated and moved to new york.

[Stoon]

I'm a little torn.  I love day old KFC.  I almost never have KFC because it's so darned expensive, but there you go.

On the other hand, Vern's Mama Mia pizza is also fantastic day old.

[chaospersonified]

If someone smokes weed occasionally, fine, but personally I generally have a poor view of people who seem to light up as much as she does.

Omega, this upsets me. Though I haven't had the pleasure even once since I've been a part of these forums, if I had my druthers, I'd be on the next plane more often than not, and I'm sad to see you looking down on such behavior.

It's not how often Tai tokes up, it's how little she considers the consequences. For fuck's sake, chick, you're at fucking WORK.
 BLAZE IN YOUR OWN GODDAMN TIME OKAY?

[Neko_Ali]

But.. she offered to give Claire a gold star? What more can you ask?

Honestly, I don't think Tai is high here. She just knows how (over) seriously Claire takes working at the library and likes to poke fun at it. She's probably had this joke primed and ready to go for a while now, with a proper evaluation ready to be sent.

[Near Lurker]

Reading her evaluation?  Claire, you should know better!