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Forum: Arts and Entertainment 15th March 2010, 05:00 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 12,612
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
As a native and current Michiganian (who...

As a native and current Michiganian (who considered moving to Colorado for retirement but ultimately decided to just come home), I'll sum it up for you in one word: Mountains. Ain't none here. I...
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 15th December 2009, 03:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,255
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
I'm pretty sure you are going to want unsalted...

I'm pretty sure you are going to want unsalted butter.
Forum: Just the Facts 9th December 2009, 08:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,157
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Thanks, Wring. I'm off to see if I'm a felon or a...

Thanks, Wring. I'm off to see if I'm a felon or a deadbeat or...worse.
Forum: Just the Facts 9th December 2009, 06:02 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,157
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Wring, can you point me to the web site where I...

Wring, can you point me to the web site where I could get this information on myself? Or, is it only available to State employees (I think I remember that you work for the State)?

I live in...
Forum: General Blah Blah 21st October 2009, 03:27 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,169
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
I would think that Paul Robeson would have to be...

I would think that Paul Robeson would have to be on the list somewhere.
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 6th October 2009, 05:05 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,895
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Michiganian here, and not entirely happy with...

Michiganian here, and not entirely happy with their selection of "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" as representative of my home state. Yes, I suppose some folks do associate the Motown sound with...
Forum: Sports! 1st October 2009, 06:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,569
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Of course, that sword cuts both ways, Hi,...

Of course, that sword cuts both ways, Hi, Neighbor!. When an AL club visits a NL park, they lose one of their big bats from the lineup that they've built their franchise around, to be replaced by a...
Forum: Sports! 30th September 2009, 08:29 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,519
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
The shock hasn't worn off yet. I'm 100 miles...

The shock hasn't worn off yet. I'm 100 miles further north from Ground Zero than he is, and I only just came to my senses an hour ago. Figure he won't be able to sit up and take nourishment until...
Forum: The Game Room 30th July 2009, 11:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 928
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Jarts. We liked the potential for real bloodshed...

Jarts. We liked the potential for real bloodshed in our pre-adolescent games.
Forum: General Blah Blah 19th July 2009, 04:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 949
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Cottage Cheese containers. Hundreds of them in...

Cottage Cheese containers. Hundreds of them in the basement, all empty. On shelves, in bags, scattered here and there. As we hauled a couple more garbage bags full up the stairs and into the...
Forum: General Blah Blah 2nd July 2009, 04:40 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 12,776
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Talk to me in about 15 years. Whippersnapper. And...

Talk to me in about 15 years. Whippersnapper. And get off my lawn.
Forum: The Pit 2nd July 2009, 11:00 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 50,045
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Wait a minute. You got banned from the SDMB for...

Wait a minute. You got banned from the SDMB for calling that shitbag Carol Stream a cunt? You should have been given the American Freedom Medal (or whatever it's called) by Obama himself for that...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 30th June 2009, 04:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,379
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Guilty, as charged. :) Sometimes, when no...

Guilty, as charged. :)

Sometimes, when no one is looking, I even put ketchup on a hot dog. :barf:

Personally, teela, I would consider the bun as being pretty essential to the chili size...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 30th June 2009, 09:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,379
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
This was my standard post-bar-closing fare back...

This was my standard post-bar-closing fare back in my wild college days, and I remember it exactly as SmartAleq describes except that the chili had beans in it. Used to scarf these down regularly at...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 24th June 2009, 06:26 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,661
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Damn! I went to do this, and...no thermometer....

Damn! I went to do this, and...no thermometer. It's already packed (I'm moving soon). I'll bookmark this thread, and do this as soon as I get moved and find the thermometer. Thanks for the tip!
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 24th June 2009, 06:01 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,661
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Thanks, HKF. I'm not sure how I could have...

Thanks, HKF. I'm not sure how I could have overheated the thermometer, but perhaps I did somehow. Basically, I just removed the pan (glass baking dish, actually) from the oven, stuck the thermometer...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 24th June 2009, 05:11 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,661
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
I have a question about this, maybe you can help...

I have a question about this, maybe you can help me out. I went years without using a meat thermometer, and I was constantly overcooking meats because I'm paranoid about under-cooking and poisoning...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 24th June 2009, 04:51 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,657
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Would have fit right in at my table at Sambo's,...

Would have fit right in at my table at Sambo's, back in the day. Of course, that was 35 years ago...
Forum: Better Living Through Posting 21st June 2009, 02:55 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,657
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
The finest breakfast emporium ever created, at...

The finest breakfast emporium ever created, at least as my long-ago drunken teenage self looking to satisfy his cravings at 2:45 am is concerned, was Sambo's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo%27s)....
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 18th June 2009, 07:42 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,741
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
1) Kokomo 2) Help Me Rhonda 3) Good...

1) Kokomo
2) Help Me Rhonda
3) Good Vibrations
4) California Girls
5) Barbara Ann

For me, Kokomo is the only BB song that really stands out. Much better than everything else they did, IMHO.
Forum: General Blah Blah 18th June 2009, 04:37 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,418
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
I was all set to give a hearty second to this...

I was all set to give a hearty second to this sentiment, but then I thought that it depends on your definition of "stuff". I mean, if it involves whips and midgets, it could be pretty memorable, eh?
Forum: General Blah Blah 9th June 2009, 12:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 797
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
I actually did have an encounter with a mountain...

I actually did have an encounter with a mountain lion, about 7 years ago in Montana. I was staying in a USFS cabin. After a long hike in the mountains, I was sitting on the porch and had just cracked...
Forum: General Blah Blah 31st May 2009, 12:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,101
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Yup. Around here, we'll make a pasty out of you.

Yup. Around here, we'll make a pasty out of you.
Forum: Sports! 11th May 2009, 02:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,608
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Barry Sanders. Just doesn't get any better than...

Barry Sanders. Just doesn't get any better than that, IMHO. Kept the butts in the seats for 10 years playing behind some pretty pitiful offensive lines and for the worst-managed franchise in the NFL....
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 10th May 2009, 03:11 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,096
Posted By BarbarianAtTheGate
Mine was To Kill a Mockingbird. Even though this...

Mine was To Kill a Mockingbird. Even though this movie is nearly as old as I am, I had never seen it. I resisted as long as I could. I kept pushing it down on my Netflix queue for over a year. I...
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