have you guys ever had lychee flavored anything? it's awesome
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
in martinis and yes it is awesome
― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
Yes lychee is great
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
Lychees are delicious, canned or fresh. (/food derail)
xp
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
xxxxpost It made sense in that people ostensibly knew what the copy writer meant. But it wasn't used properly. "Chink in the armor" is a term that makes more sense when applied to, like, the Boston Celtics losing back to back games in the 2007 NBA Playoffs, than to describe a turnover prone PG that just moved into the starting lineup having an off night.
Regardless, he deserved to be fired, but since this thread is about the author's "intent"....
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
I don't believe I've had lychee
I usually buy canned lychees because fresh lychees are so hit-or-miss. either fresh and unbelievably sweet and tasty, or they're unripe and sour or too ripe and off...
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
i'm sort of been mesmerized by the idea of having fortune cookie pieces in my ice cream since this ben & jerry's thing
The article said part of the reason they took them out is the cookie bits got too soggy. It would probably work if you added them on your own.
― Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
look for these in the candy section of ye international grocery:
http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/f5/6/AAAAAr6W4O8AAAAAAPVmgQ.jpg?v=1208747337000
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
xpost racisttoppings.jpg
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
"Chink in the armor" in a sports context is used to describe some kind of powerhouse (player, team), that has previously seemed indestructible that now exhibits a visible flaw, like if Michael Jordan had ever lost in the Finals.
Wasn't Lin being discussed as a powerhouse player though?
I have no idea what happened in this game where the writer used this headline tho
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
similarly, I am addicted to these:
http://i.imgur.com/FzCVR.jpg
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
it made sense... he had never really had anything close to a bad game before the one the headline was referencing
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost Yes, at the time he had just come off of a series of about 9 straight "o wau" games, including several where he won the game in closing moments. I just think "chink in the armor" being used for a player that had less than ten starts under his belt would be a bit premature.
Kind of wonder what kind of shitty pun the writer might have used if he wasn't Asian.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
"Lincapable of Knicktory"
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://gaygamer.net/images/dogarmor.jpg
pug in the armor
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
i only post on racism, rap, and meta threads. My transition to becoming Dom Passantino is complete.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
well they lifted your permaban, so don't go celebrating just yet
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.anybooze.com/ekmps/shops/anyboozecom/images/kwai-feh-lychee-liqueur-223-p.jpg
lychee schnapps <3
(though I admit the fake-Chinese name and design are a bit questionable for a drink made in the Netherlands, but, uh)
― Schleimpilz im Labyrinth (a passing spacecadet), Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
racist fonts really upset me more than racist headlines for some reason.
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 26 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
I once had some fresh lychees soaked in vodka. Super tasty + oh shit I'm drunk.
― Male Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Nutsack (Abbbottt), Sunday, 26 February 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
Easy way for Ben & Jerry's to have headed off that racial stereotyping dust-up: ask Jeremy Lin what kind of ice cream flavors he likes to eat, then play off those flavors to design a "Lin-sanity" flavor. <--- That will be a $50,000 retro-consulting fee, plz, and worth every penny I might add.
― Aimless, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
"Chink in the armor" would make sense if there were suddenly a specific, major flaw in Lin's play that lost them the game, like he suddenly couldn't pass. That wasn't even the case in the headline game, they just lost, and most of Lin's flaws were already known. Turns the ball over, can't go left, etc..
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
B&J: so what's your favorite...JL: stinky tofu!B&J: ...
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/8a1nH.jpg
― flagp∞st (dayo), Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
^^ would work well as part of the overall insanity theme.
― Aimless, Sunday, 26 February 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 19 March 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
jeremy who?
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
racist jeremy lin
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
barkley will be pretty matty ice but that's still pretty good
the vague sadness of polls that went on too long
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
Yep, Linsanity came, then went for about 5 games, now hopefully is coming back.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 March 2012 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/l1jQQ.jpg
― dayo, Saturday, 24 March 2012 12:21 (twelve years ago) link
I was at the ACC for Linsanity last night. Not very insane--six points, I think. It reminded me of driving to Detroit with my dad in '94 to see Griffey, and he didn't get the ball out of the infield.
― clemenza, Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, that was hugely disappointing
― Nhex, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvaM0pMj-8o
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 April 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
oh thought this was in ILH
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 April 2016 19:09 (eight years ago) link