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Huh? / Re: I saw where the guy who played "Flounder" in "Animal House" died.
« on: June 23, 2017, 1947 UTC »
I hear it can cause brain bubbles. You haven't noticed any have you?
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MW Loggings / Re: WBCN 1660 khz Charlotte NC 6/23/17
« on: June 23, 2017, 0725 UTC »
I live about a far away from them as you do. Except for a few hours in the midday, I can rotate the radio towards Charlotte and nearly always hear them. High frequency and good ground where their antenna is located is the only way I can explain it?
I've never heard New Jersey there but there is a multi-ethnic station in N.J. I hear early and well most afternoons on 1680.
I've never heard New Jersey there but there is a multi-ethnic station in N.J. I hear early and well most afternoons on 1680.
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Huh? / Re: I saw where the guy who played "Flounder" in "Animal House" died.
« on: June 23, 2017, 0701 UTC »As my dad used to tell me, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life son".
And yet there you went.
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Huh? / Re: I saw where the guy who played "Flounder" in "Animal House" died.
« on: June 21, 2017, 2313 UTC »
Nah, Al is always going on about a guy who told him the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. It was one the same guys who tried to get him to shoot a horse in the Dean's office.
It was a shame about that horse. Ed Jr. was the brightest thing on that campus.
It was a shame about that horse. Ed Jr. was the brightest thing on that campus.
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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Steak
« on: June 21, 2017, 2249 UTC »
I still think that may have to do with marketing terminology by the meat industry? What you're pic shows is what was we called a t-bone, there was no trimming. I used to see what you're referring to as t-bone get butchers cussed out as cheats when I was in my teens and early twenties. Those old farmed raised folks would get fired up over it.
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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Steak
« on: June 21, 2017, 1700 UTC »
That's a t-bone. "Porterhouse" is a marketing term many restaurants/markets use for it. It sounds higher end than that plain old t-bone steak farmers have been bolting down and blocking their bowels with for decades. Those places can charge more money for them that way.
We killed and slaughtered a couple of steers every year. I ate t-bones a couple of times a week growing up. Lightly pepper them on both sides throw 'em in a hot cast iron skillet on a layer of coarse salt, give them about five minutes a side depending on how hot the pan is, and they're ready to go. No fuss, no muss and a nice char. Some type of potato, and green beans that have been simmering all day with a hambone, and that's real food! Don't forget whole milk to wash it down with. Yeah, you might have a heart attack, but you'll die full and happy.
BTW, most beef on the market these days is way too lean. When you bite into a good steak, the fat should coat your mouth like butter. Buy it from small producers who raise them on grass in the summer and hay supplemented with grain in the winter. Out where you live it shouldn't be too hard to locate. Buy it anywhere else and you've got high chance getting a product that is just above glorified shoe leather. That's why the Great Punkin' eats his with ketchup. It's the only way that feedlot stuff is edible.
We killed and slaughtered a couple of steers every year. I ate t-bones a couple of times a week growing up. Lightly pepper them on both sides throw 'em in a hot cast iron skillet on a layer of coarse salt, give them about five minutes a side depending on how hot the pan is, and they're ready to go. No fuss, no muss and a nice char. Some type of potato, and green beans that have been simmering all day with a hambone, and that's real food! Don't forget whole milk to wash it down with. Yeah, you might have a heart attack, but you'll die full and happy.
BTW, most beef on the market these days is way too lean. When you bite into a good steak, the fat should coat your mouth like butter. Buy it from small producers who raise them on grass in the summer and hay supplemented with grain in the winter. Out where you live it shouldn't be too hard to locate. Buy it anywhere else and you've got high chance getting a product that is just above glorified shoe leather. That's why the Great Punkin' eats his with ketchup. It's the only way that feedlot stuff is edible.
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Huh? / I saw where the guy who played "Flounder" in "Animal House" died.
« on: June 21, 2017, 1602 UTC »
Steven Furst probably depicted the young Al Fansome in that film better than anyone before or since. RIP Steven.
The theme song was originally "Fleming House" but they changed it for the movie, some sort of copyright issue. It originally went "Fleming House, bah, bah, bah, bah, Fleming House, bah, bah, bah, bah..." The "bahs" are from the ewes kept at Fleming for the residents pleasure. You see one fleeing Delta House when Flounder and Larry first walk up to the place. That's called "cinema verite" by the French, or Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, whichever you prefer.
The theme song was originally "Fleming House" but they changed it for the movie, some sort of copyright issue. It originally went "Fleming House, bah, bah, bah, bah, Fleming House, bah, bah, bah, bah..." The "bahs" are from the ewes kept at Fleming for the residents pleasure. You see one fleeing Delta House when Flounder and Larry first walk up to the place. That's called "cinema verite" by the French, or Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, whichever you prefer.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Midwinter DXpedition, New Zealand East Coast, now Sat 1 July
« on: June 20, 2017, 1540 UTC »
That'll teach him, loul. I know my penguin habitats. Well, not always.
I had an Uncle who worked for a defense contractor in Australia and lived in Melbourne for several years in the 80's. On my first visit, he was off at whatever secret location he worked when I arrived so my cousin's boyfriend and I went knocking around the city regularly. One late afternoon he asked me if I wanted to "Go see the penguins?" I figured it was the Aussie version of a "snipe hunt" and told him it was going to get better bait than that to get me out that house than going looking for Australian penguins. My Aunt and cousin's assure me if we went to a nearby pier, the penguins came in just before dark to their nests in the rocks and the jetty. I relented and off we go.
We get down there, and there's a good sized crowd of people. I start to think, "Hmm... they're surely here for some reason?" I ask a woman, "Are there really penguins here?" She says "Not yet, but they'll be here soon." We grab a spot and wait. A guy with binoculars shouts, "Here they come!" and we start scanning the waves. Within minutes they come riding in on the waves and waddling up on the rocks, little penguins about a foot or so tall heading for their nests. I said, apparently fairly loud, "I'll be damned, penguins in Australia! What's next polar bears?" Some guy behind me shoots back ,"We've already got those at the zoo, Yank." I laughed so hard I thought I'd cry.
I had an Uncle who worked for a defense contractor in Australia and lived in Melbourne for several years in the 80's. On my first visit, he was off at whatever secret location he worked when I arrived so my cousin's boyfriend and I went knocking around the city regularly. One late afternoon he asked me if I wanted to "Go see the penguins?" I figured it was the Aussie version of a "snipe hunt" and told him it was going to get better bait than that to get me out that house than going looking for Australian penguins. My Aunt and cousin's assure me if we went to a nearby pier, the penguins came in just before dark to their nests in the rocks and the jetty. I relented and off we go.
We get down there, and there's a good sized crowd of people. I start to think, "Hmm... they're surely here for some reason?" I ask a woman, "Are there really penguins here?" She says "Not yet, but they'll be here soon." We grab a spot and wait. A guy with binoculars shouts, "Here they come!" and we start scanning the waves. Within minutes they come riding in on the waves and waddling up on the rocks, little penguins about a foot or so tall heading for their nests. I said, apparently fairly loud, "I'll be damned, penguins in Australia! What's next polar bears?" Some guy behind me shoots back ,"We've already got those at the zoo, Yank." I laughed so hard I thought I'd cry.
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Huh? / Re: Al, about this "sashimi grade" stuff.
« on: June 20, 2017, 1304 UTC »
Where have you been, Outhouse? Your studio is still out behind the barn. I limed it in April to keep the smell down. As for Al's love of fish it's in his "Spicy Tuna Salad" post on the food section. When it comes to Al being little, I just penned a song to him. It's basically to the tune of Otis Redding and The Pinetoppers, "Fat Girl". The first line goes like this; "I've got a pal, six feet four, runs around the house bustin' out the doors, Fat Al....Oh-oh, Fat Al..."
Don't eat Sushi, aka Bait.Hank Hill couldn't have said it better, U.N. Now that the catfish are off the nest, I may try some of that convenience store sushi on them in the shallow flats after dark? It ought to work well if a fella leaves in a covered bucket in the hot sun to ripen up a few days. The stuff comes pre-wrapped in seaweed, so it should stay on the hook with no trouble. I think the big flatheads will love it.
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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Obesity — a historical perspective
« on: June 19, 2017, 0816 UTC »
I'm big skulled. A giant brain like mine needs plenty of room, unlike a certain pinhead I know.
BTW, there's a carnival in town. The sideshow manager asked if you were still available for the summer.
BTW, there's a carnival in town. The sideshow manager asked if you were still available for the summer.
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Huh? / Re: Al, about this "sashimi grade" stuff.
« on: June 18, 2017, 1425 UTC »
Poor Al. I've found out that sashimi grade tuna is full of parasites and toxins. No doubt that what causes his episodes of brain bubbles are the larvae that reside between his ears and his odor caused by different types of worms that live in his gut, all fighting over very limited resources.
If you're going to look for sashimi grade tuna look for the little penguin sticker. The pre-digestive juices in the penguins gullet kill the parasites in the fish. Remember when eating any raw fish the rule is straight off the boat, refrigerated, and most importantly, penguin caught.
Will I get a word of thanks from the old ingrate over this lifesaving information? I doubt it. You pull a guy's sushi out of the fire for decades and they come to expect it. I've ruined him with kindness and coddling.
If you're going to look for sashimi grade tuna look for the little penguin sticker. The pre-digestive juices in the penguins gullet kill the parasites in the fish. Remember when eating any raw fish the rule is straight off the boat, refrigerated, and most importantly, penguin caught.
Will I get a word of thanks from the old ingrate over this lifesaving information? I doubt it. You pull a guy's sushi out of the fire for decades and they come to expect it. I've ruined him with kindness and coddling.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Midwinter DXpedition, New Zealand East Coast, now Sat 1 July
« on: June 18, 2017, 1234 UTC »
It's where the Penguins are holding your beloved Amelia Earhart, Al. I can't say which island.
The man is trying to do you a favor and all you can do is ask silly questions?
The man is trying to do you a favor and all you can do is ask silly questions?
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QSLs Received / Re: Lukewarm Radio eQSL (Posting this for Harry!)
« on: June 18, 2017, 0243 UTC »
I see her often at the Hungry Heifer. She's their spokesmodel and bouncer. They call her "Svetlana".
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Huh? / Re: Al, about this "sashimi grade" stuff.
« on: June 17, 2017, 1901 UTC »
Well Al's older than dirt, which makes him geriatric by any definition. Therefore, the sashimi grade of tuna that Al eats, is the geriatric version.
Some of the richest tuna fishing grounds in the world are off the Galapagos Islands. It's also the furthest north penguins are found in large colonies. Both are due to the cold waters of the Humboldt Current which peter out in the region of the Galapagos. Fishermen in the Galapagos are said to have been using trained penguins for generations to dive into vast schools of tuna, clamping down the fish, and swimming back to the boat where the birds regurgitate their catch to their owners, as they do with their chicks in the wild. The bird then goes back in water and after more tuna.
In the late 60's with mercury becoming more prevalent in tuna caught in the waters off Japan, the Japanese fishing interests had to look for other sources for the booming sushi trade, which demanded a high grade product. They headed to the Galapagos. After some conflict with Ecuadoran authorities the Japanese agreed to buy all of their tuna from the Ecuadorans themselves. The Ecuadorans kept their traditional Galapagos tuna fishery safe, and found a huge market in Japan for their high quality tuna with it's very distinctive taste, texture, and smell.
My guess is, and this only a guess, that sashimi, which is considered very high quality, would have to meet the Japanese standards to meet the demands of foodies here who demand authenticity. That means it very likely goes straight from the penguins gullet and into your stores.
I hope Al doesn't see this before he's had a chance to take his afternoon meds. If he starts yelling, "Soylent Green is people!", give me a heads up? It's the Fansomian distress cry. I'll send Dr. Zaius over with the wagon to pick him up.
Some of the richest tuna fishing grounds in the world are off the Galapagos Islands. It's also the furthest north penguins are found in large colonies. Both are due to the cold waters of the Humboldt Current which peter out in the region of the Galapagos. Fishermen in the Galapagos are said to have been using trained penguins for generations to dive into vast schools of tuna, clamping down the fish, and swimming back to the boat where the birds regurgitate their catch to their owners, as they do with their chicks in the wild. The bird then goes back in water and after more tuna.
In the late 60's with mercury becoming more prevalent in tuna caught in the waters off Japan, the Japanese fishing interests had to look for other sources for the booming sushi trade, which demanded a high grade product. They headed to the Galapagos. After some conflict with Ecuadoran authorities the Japanese agreed to buy all of their tuna from the Ecuadorans themselves. The Ecuadorans kept their traditional Galapagos tuna fishery safe, and found a huge market in Japan for their high quality tuna with it's very distinctive taste, texture, and smell.
My guess is, and this only a guess, that sashimi, which is considered very high quality, would have to meet the Japanese standards to meet the demands of foodies here who demand authenticity. That means it very likely goes straight from the penguins gullet and into your stores.
I hope Al doesn't see this before he's had a chance to take his afternoon meds. If he starts yelling, "Soylent Green is people!", give me a heads up? It's the Fansomian distress cry. I'll send Dr. Zaius over with the wagon to pick him up.
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Huh? / Re: Al, about this "sashimi grade" stuff.
« on: June 17, 2017, 0553 UTC »
You're so cute when you're mad, Fanny.