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23rd May 2020, 12:45 PM
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Essential questions!
Raffers, plunge into the depths of your minds - um, not that far, no-one wants to know about that, ok, plunge into the shallows of your minds to answer these essential questions!
Why did Elizabeth I fail to create an heir, ending the Tudor line? Was it a decision or was she unable to have children? In times of desperation, can the white part of romaine lettuce replace celery in tuna salad? Why don't people know to steam or soak dried and candied fruit before using it in cooking? Do people even know what cookies with rum-soaked raisins tastes like? Can BBQ be made by anyone not brought up (or apprenticed) between the Mississippi and the Appalachians? OK, 3 out of 4 about food, which seems about right for this group. Last edited by stormie; 24th May 2020 at 02:53 AM. 
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23rd May 2020, 12:50 PM
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1. Dunno. There's probably an Ivory/Merchant film, or an A&E miniseries, that'll tell ya, though.
2. "Can" it be used that way? Yes. Should it, no. Double up on your diced onions, or dice some cucumbers, if you need more crunchiness. 3. Some people do; ditto. 4. Pretty sure everybody in the Carolinas would take issue with your premise. And I know a guy in northeastern Connecticut who would make you take that back.
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23rd May 2020, 12:53 PM
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1. Well she was a virgin right?
2. Sure, why not. 3. My sister knows that and told me. She actually makes a good fruit cake. (Lots of rum) 4. I think so, but I'm probably an ignorant Yankee.
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23rd May 2020, 01:01 PM
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The first 3 questions don't pique my interest - to those I answer Who knows?
 But the last item - I am of the firm (and correct) opinion that no one east of the Mississippi knows a damned thing about decent BBQ. The things I've seen Carolinians (North and South) do to an innocent pork shoulder should be considered a felony. And Real BBQTM involves beef brisket and pork ribs. If those two are missing it's not barbecue, it's just a cookout.
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23rd May 2020, 01:05 PM
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There is some very good BBQ in Texas.
You don't have to soak dried apricots if you're throwing them in at the beginning of the cooking. Raisins should IMO never be used in cooking. As to celery, I don't put it in tuna salad and nobody has ever missed it. Or anyway I never heard any complaints.* Queen Elizabeth, well she'd have had to marry someone, wouldn't she? I think she didn't want to do that, and why would she? *In my family though we had the rule that whoever complained about the food got to be the next cook. So...
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23rd May 2020, 01:09 PM
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23rd May 2020, 01:22 PM
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1. She was gay. (As good an explanation as any, since people argue about her being smart enough to know what would happen if she married.)
2. Yes, especially for those of us who don't put celery in tuna salad to begin with. 3. Lousy parenting. I blame Obama. 4. Surely. BBQ is from the soul.
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23rd May 2020, 03:04 PM
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1. Refused marriage due to several possible reasons.
Her Mom was Anne Boleyn. Nuf said. Childbirth was deadly. She saw what bad marriages did to Mary, Queen of Scots. She would have given up power to some degree or other to her husband.
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23rd May 2020, 03:29 PM
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Damn good, though."
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23rd May 2020, 03:33 PM
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The secret's in the sauce! answers all 4 questions
1. She had 8 kids in secret. They each had 8 kids in secret. They currently rule the world in secret. 2. Too bitter. 3. I can't read minds. 4. KC. TX. American Samoa. Great bbq .
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23rd May 2020, 05:27 PM
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1) It seems to me, she had good reasons for not wanting to marry, and any illegitimate child of hers would never be accepted as an heir. Especially since she was considered a bastard herself by her enemies, and worse than that, a woman.
2) Tuna salad is ickynastygross no matter what you put in it. 3) I know, right? 4) Barbecue snobs can shove it up their burnt ends. Who cares as long as it's tasty? Last edited by Rat Diva; 23rd May 2020 at 05:34 PM.
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23rd May 2020, 06:12 PM
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I'd guess you could get good BBQ most places.
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23rd May 2020, 06:14 PM
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Good . . . BBQ . . most places? I thought that before I moved east. I've had BBQ from Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, and I don't know what all. It is AWESOME. I've been to 2 (2) places west of the Rockies that made actual BBQ, with confirmation that one was run by a Texas BBQiste. It's probably that I discovered BBQ as a deprived adult. It's like waking to a dream - only comparable to discovering Tex-Mex or a portal to unicorn land. Last edited by stormie; 23rd May 2020 at 06:34 PM.
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24th May 2020, 02:57 AM
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The question is usually 'what's that funny smell?'
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24th May 2020, 05:34 AM
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24th May 2020, 05:49 AM
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24th May 2020, 08:23 AM
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24th May 2020, 08:47 AM
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And I agree wholeheartedly! 
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24th May 2020, 10:13 AM
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1. Probably a decision.
2. Never thought of this. Now that I have, I hope not to, ever again. 3. Because we don't like bloated dried fruit. (Count me among those who like raisins in general, though) 4. I'm obviously not as familiar with the different regional varieties of BBQ as I should be. But I am guessing that they are all delicious.
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24th May 2020, 10:17 AM
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24th May 2020, 12:55 PM
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24th May 2020, 02:48 PM
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I don't know, but I remember John Tudor waz a good pitcher for The Cardinals.
That actually sounds good. I don't know about that. It's something that doesn't appeal to me. I'm a verified, hard-core alcoholic and even I don't care for rum cake. Just plain fruit that's soaked in alcohol for awhile is delicious, though. Yes.
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2nd June 2020, 03:24 PM
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MOAR essential questions.
And an answer, obtained by having a chat with a college faculty member who really enjoyed talking to someone about something other than their grade: For political reasons involving 1. Economic: not spending more than the Crown had, and hoping the next ruler would do the same. Greatest expense is wars. These would inevitably follow Elizabeth's marriage to a Catholic, European, or dicey Protestant spouse, which was all that was going. Still not sure why no document of succession. She did machinate a lot and had high hopes for James IV/I 2. Political and personal: wanting to maintain control as tight as possible, which any King would threaten, and not be killed. A sensible and astute ruler who knew how to set up a helpful cabinet equivalent. Still didn't work. The question is, what the hell is wrong with the tangy little zip of miracle whip? Have you tried adding lemon juice to mayonnaise without breaking the mayonnaise? ps. After all that fighting and infighting and Norman conquest, the crown went back to the Saxons. A nice little joke. 
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2nd June 2020, 03:40 PM
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Approximately half the population of France was killed during the Second 100 Years War. Psycho motherfuckers, every man jack of 'em.
As far as miracle whip, nothing's wrong with it. It just needs to be handled with appropriate safety measures. And above all don't get any on you!
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