Jesus, yes. Some of them have so many screens, you cannot escape seeing them, no matter where you sit or which direction you face. I find it as oppressive and overwhelming as a casino.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 20:10 (two years ago) link
abruptly end your song whenever the home team scores.
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 21:08 (two years ago) link
abruptly end your song and say "that should do it for us tonight" whenever the away team scores
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 21:12 (two years ago) link
“This conversation is strange to me because my oven doesn't have a top heating element” it’s strange to me that you lack it, this is my point. re separate “broiler” drawer underneath the main cavity of the oven that uses that bottom heating element as.. the top! (ta da! broiling!) i mean.. talk about an inefficient use of space. that’s where i keep my baking tins etc
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 19 April 2022 22:26 (two years ago) link
imo it is most efficient to use the available oven space for heating shit up, i.e. doing oven things. we store our baking tins in the kitchen cabinet where all such things are stored. But Americans also do laundry in the laundry room.
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
the Flavor Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52eQJ5QpfEg
― beepy fridges (sic), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 05:22 (two years ago) link
innoculate your turkeys against blandness
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
inject Pfizer'S THICK SAUCE
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 15:48 (two years ago) link
Cause all I ever haveRedemption song
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 18:22 (two years ago) link
case in point the one sports bar near me that has 30+ televisions, all randomly set to the same two or three sporting events that nobody is watching, and when you ask to change one of them, it is apparently a ritual on par with summoning the skullthrone of Satan, and you will get a look and the tv will eventually get changed 35 minutes later
I carry around a a TV-B-Gone for this very reason. I don't get a chance to use it much around here, but whenever I'm in NYC or some of the sports bar zones of LA I try to shut off as many TVs as possible.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 21 April 2022 05:23 (two years ago) link
Actually that Flavor Pro video brought one up. 'Tailgating' is a party in North America, as opposed to driving dangerously?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgatinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailgate_party
― Peter Greenaway's Fleetwood Mac (S-), Saturday, 23 April 2022 06:29 (two years ago) link
it's both, tbh
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Saturday, 23 April 2022 06:33 (two years ago) link
Three fourths
― gop on ya gingrich (wins), Saturday, 30 April 2022 11:23 (two years ago) link
The Firth of Quarter
― peace, man, Sunday, 1 May 2022 22:48 (two years ago) link
they say "dove" for the past tense of "dive" & "shined" for the past tense of "shine"
― the coming of prince kajagoogoo (doo rag), Sunday, 1 May 2022 23:46 (two years ago) link
Asking about the resort's tipping policy
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Thursday, 12 May 2022 03:19 (two years ago) link
not using electric kettles
― Roz, Thursday, 12 May 2022 03:49 (two years ago) link
i use one every day
― aegis philbin (crüt), Thursday, 12 May 2022 04:13 (two years ago) link
At restaurants, disappearing with your credit card instead of bringing a handheld terminal directly to you.
― DAMAGED by Black Flat (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 12 May 2022 05:56 (two years ago) link
“Is there a Starbucks nearby?”“Sorry, no.”[extremely disappointed sound]
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 15 May 2022 02:58 (two years ago) link
xp
I've been getting dramatically more handheld terminals in the last couple years
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Sunday, 15 May 2022 03:02 (two years ago) link
“Can I get an ice water?”
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 15 May 2022 03:10 (two years ago) link
these are excellent KBP
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 15 May 2022 09:47 (two years ago) link
Telling sunny the other day how I figured out The Sixth Sense spoiler because, wait, why are they taking a bus out to the suburbs?
― pplains, Monday, 16 May 2022 12:46 (two years ago) link
several hours in transit at an airport is a goldmine for this thread
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Monday, 16 May 2022 12:52 (two years ago) link
yes yes it is
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 16 May 2022 12:59 (two years ago) link
― Roz, Thursday, 12 May 2022 03:49 (four days ago) link
Never had an electric kettle until dating/marrying a non-American. Life-changing device, will never go back.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 16 May 2022 13:56 (two years ago) link
"But where will I plug in my VCR?"*pulls cans of Dinty Moore beef stew out of camo cargo shorts*
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 16 May 2022 14:33 (two years ago) link
getting a bowl of chowder on a cold day
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Friday, 20 May 2022 18:20 (two years ago) link
Is that much ice tea drunk? What does it consist of? (Long Island notwithstanding)
― Peter Greenaway's Fleetwood Mac (S-), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 14:33 (two years ago) link
What does it consist of?
tea, ice. sometimes lemon. sometimes sugar.
i don't understand the question your honor
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 15:30 (two years ago) link
Get yourself an Arnold Palmer for a real thirst quencher, son.
― Pre-Raphaelite Brah (King Boy Pato), Friday, 27 May 2022 02:36 (two years ago) link
Okay I had an Arizona brand iced tea today. This is what I'm talking about.
https://imgur.com/a/uQVDkO9
King Boy, thanks for the Arnold Palmer tip!
― Bellend Sebastian (S-), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 13:10 (one year ago) link
dirty sugar water
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 16 June 2022 01:06 (one year ago) link
sugar: the real american drink
― Keep the Aspidistra TikToking (King Boy Pato), Friday, 17 June 2022 10:13 (one year ago) link
Our lack of electric kettles baffles Europeans.In Europe, they make enormous sense because they're so much faster than using the stove. In the USA, not so much.In related news, household outlets in the UK and Europe run at 220-240 volts. In the USA, it's 120. https://t.co/rKHmL1Hddh— Mike Dunford (@questauthority) June 29, 2022
― Je55e, Wednesday, 29 June 2022 10:48 (one year ago) link
cottage cheese
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 July 2022 08:08 (one year ago) link
half & half
under armour
ranch dressing
― spacedaddy, Saturday, 16 July 2022 21:57 (one year ago) link
each person at the table adding dressing to their own salad from the bottle
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 16 July 2022 22:05 (one year ago) link
The not using electric kettles is weird. I can’t remember having a non electric kettle in like the last 2 decades. Do USA’ians really not use them?? Poor people.
― Jeff, Saturday, 16 July 2022 22:20 (one year ago) link
I crank on the gas burner (I believe y'all call it a "hob"?) every morning, it's true
however, our roommate uses an electric kettle upstairs for her morning coffee.
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Saturday, 16 July 2022 22:47 (one year ago) link
I'll probably get an electric kettle soon, but the reason I haven't yet is just that I don't really have room for it. The regular water kettle just lives on the burner of my gas stove. Counter space is precious.
― beard papa, Sunday, 17 July 2022 02:13 (one year ago) link
Also, no one I know drinks tea regularly. (Probably bc it is disappointment juice?)
― Je55e, Sunday, 17 July 2022 03:59 (one year ago) link
I come across more "instant hot water" devices in the usa. We have an electric kettle used for some coffee styles and tea. I think they are popular. You can buy one at Target.
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 17 July 2022 05:21 (one year ago) link
this thread is about american things iircnot european things
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 July 2022 09:39 (one year ago) link
Ranch dressing is everywhere, but french dressing feels secretly more american. Ketchup base, cups of sugar, etc.
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 17 July 2022 14:33 (one year ago) link
usa thing: good mexican food outside of mexico
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 17 July 2022 14:40 (one year ago) link
Also, no one I know drinks tea regularly. (Probably bc it is disappointment juice?) _The not using electric kettles is weird. I can’t remember having a non electric kettle in like the last 2 decades. Do USA’ians really not use them?? Poor people._What do you use it for?
― Jeff, Sunday, 17 July 2022 15:35 (one year ago) link