• 997 is shambolic was was + Yanquis

    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HANSCHKA on Sunday, September 22, 2019 08:18:36
    They have us all over a barrel, and absolute barrelocity
    corrupts absolutely.
    ConEd is right in there pitching too.

    There used to be a big thing made about publicly-owned
    utilities. I never got the point of that.

    Better than criminals turned pro.
    Depends on the criminals, and the Weird. Who are sometimes the
    criminals.
    It's the ones who don't appear strange and go to The City
    on the 7:29 local with their coats and ties and briefcases
    that we have more to worry about.
    They blend in and hide in the crowd, unlike the ones in leather pants
    and purple hair.

    I'd have guessed that the ones in leather pants and purple hair
    aren't really into crime, or at least the kind of crime that
    would affect the likes of us.

    I saw bits of the Johnny Depp version and found it
    really inferior to Gene Wilder's, though it would
    have been fun to see Depp sing Pure Imagination,
    which Wilder gave an only slightly menacing, not
    wholly deranged, aspect to.
    I saw parts of the Depp version too. He took it to the dark side for
    sure.

    So I went on line and heard a recording of Depp singing
    something or other, and I no longer want to hear him sing
    Pure Imagination.

    Not the worst itinerary.
    By a long shot. Lilli bettered up a bit, and we remet
    after a little snag caused by United abetted by Lilli's
    not getting my messages and did a laundry ... where some
    foreign matter got into the wash machine, and two learns
    were learned today - don't run panty liners through the
    wash, and don't drink a mouthful of root beer down the
    wrong pipe while laughing about it. I'm still coughing
    up sugar water an hour later.
    Panty liners and paper tissues. I'm forever washing the tissues.
    Darned things get EVERYWHERE.

    You should use paper towels instead. They wash.

    I'm told some have done a mashed potato ice cream. I'm not
    sure why.
    As Edmund Hillary said, Because it's there.
    Challenge accepted? I've heard of black pepper too.
    The one that weirds me out is olive oil ice cream. I mean ... why?
    The last I've had. It's not horrid, just a little
    strange - it's served with an appetizer, not as
    dessert.
    Just as well. It might work well with an olive oil cake.

    Some restaurant served me an olive oil cake once - it was
    a little peppery and a little cakey, but the main problem
    was, as you can guess, the absence of butter.

    Are they Kosher?
    Only on Christmas.
    A custom I always found peculiar.
    It's Tradition if you're East Coast Jewish. Movies and whatever's
    open on Christmas. In really traditional households it's Chinese
    food, but less observant folks will go out for Thai, Indian etc too.

    No less peculiar. As in, why do anything at all on Christmas?

    Chicken Lo Mein
    categories: Kosher, Asianesque, pasta, main
    servings: 4

    8 oz spaghetti noodles
    2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    2 Tb olive oil
    2 Tb sesame oil, divided
    1 onion, chopped
    1 garlic clove, minced
    1 celery rib, thinly sliced
    2 c coleslaw mix
    2 stalks celery or bok choy, sliced
    1 carrot, shredded
    3 Tb soy sauce

    Boil spaghetti until al dente and drain well.

    Cut chicken breasts into small shredded pieces.
    Sprinkle with salt to taste. In a large skillet or
    wok heat olive oil and saute chicken until done.
    Remove, set aside and toss with 1 Tb sesame oil.

    Add remaining sesame oil to skillet or wok and
    saute onion, garlic, celery, coleslaw mix, bok
    choy, and carrot until crispy tender (appx 5 min)
    adding more olive oil if needed.

    Stir in spaghetti noodles and chicken. Add soy
    sauce and toss. Cook on low heat until noodles
    are nice and darkened.

    Eileen Goltz, oukosher.org
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  • From RUTH HANSCHKA@1:123/140 to MICHAEL LOO on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 00:18:20
    They have us all over a barrel, and absolute barrelocity
    corrupts absolutely.
    ConEd is right in there pitching too.

    There used to be a big thing made about publicly-owned
    utilities. I never got the point of that.

    Hopefully to get rid of at least some of the Con aspect, but around
    here it can just exacerbate the problem.

    They blend in and hide in the crowd, unlike the ones in leather
    pants
    and purple hair.

    I'd have guessed that the ones in leather pants and purple hair
    aren't really into crime, or at least the kind of crime that
    would affect the likes of us.

    Generally not. I'm more inclined to trust people who can't hide.

    which Wilder gave an only slightly menacing, not
    wholly deranged, aspect to.
    I saw parts of the Depp version too. He took it to the dark side
    for
    sure.

    So I went on line and heard a recording of Depp singing
    something or other, and I no longer want to hear him sing
    Pure Imagination.

    Probably not. Some actors have really good pipes. Some... yeah well.

    wrong pipe while laughing about it. I'm still coughing
    up sugar water an hour later.
    Panty liners and paper tissues. I'm forever washing the tissues.
    Darned things get EVERYWHERE.

    You should use paper towels instead. They wash.

    Not for blowing my nose.

    The one that weirds me out is olive oil ice cream. I mean ...
    why?
    The last I've had. It's not horrid, just a little
    strange - it's served with an appetizer, not as
    dessert.
    Just as well. It might work well with an olive oil cake.

    Some restaurant served me an olive oil cake once - it was
    a little peppery and a little cakey, but the main problem
    was, as you can guess, the absence of butter.

    That would be unfortunate. Baked goods require butter.

    It's Tradition if you're East Coast Jewish. Movies and whatever's
    open on Christmas. In really traditional households it's Chinese
    food, but less observant folks will go out for Thai, Indian etc
    too.

    No less peculiar. As in, why do anything at all on Christmas?

    It's a day off even if you don't celebrate, and some folks just want
    to go out.
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