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I just hated winter in Guangzhou, firstly there's no heating anywhere, so the few weeks of actual cold weather you get are unbearable, then there's the weird cold-but-humid days where the condensation runs down all the walls and across the floor, feels like you are living in some kind of miasma, it's impossible to dry clothes, you hang them up and they get wetter, then start growing mold.

edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 7 October 2021 13:41 (two years ago) link

Games
Movies
Music
Books
Sports
Weather
Food
Seasons

typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link

25 Harmless Goodtime Fun Party Jams That Didn’t Make It On To Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Songs Of All-Time List But Are Certainly Better Songs Than Fucking “Paper Planes” Or “Redemption Song”:

The Village People - “YMCA”
The Romantics - “What I Like About You”
The Five Du-Tones - “Shake a Tail Feather”
Bunker Hill - “Hide and Seek”
Dua Lipa - “Don’t Start Now”
Karmin - “Brokenhearted”
Katrina and the Waves - “Walking on Sunshine”
ATC - “Around the World”
Brooks and Dunn - “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” (country!!)
Walk the Moon - “Shut Up and Dance with Me”
Taylor Swift - “Shake It Off”
Maroon 5 - “Sugar”
Justin Timberlake - “Sexyback”
Timbaland - “The Way I Are”
Quad City DJs - “Come On Ride the Train”
Rihanna - “Don’t Stop the Music”
Pitbull - “I Know You Want Me”
The B-52s - “Love Shack”
LMFAO - “Party Rock Anthem”
Nelly - “Hot in Herre”
Cyndi Lauper - “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
Dexy’s Midnight Runners - “Come On Eileen”
Bangles - “Walk Like an Egyptian”
DNCE - “Cake by the Ocean”
K.C. and the Sunshine Band - “That’s the Way I Like It”

Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 7 October 2021 18:41 (two years ago) link

leading off with YMCA is an incredible controp and i love it and completely disagree it

typo hell #12: a hundreds of millions of people (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 October 2021 18:47 (two years ago) link

four months pass...

Electric Kitchen Appliances that I own, ranked by usefulness

1. Kettle
2. Immersion blender (with processor attachment)
3. Pasta maker
4. Rice cooker
5. Blender
6. Coffee bean grinder
7. Food processor
8. Waffle iron

flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 28 February 2022 17:01 (two years ago) link

No toaster oven or microwave?

o. nate, Monday, 28 February 2022 17:08 (two years ago) link

i just got a new kettle and was gifted an intensely powerful NINJA blender that sounds like a generator and actually slides across the countertop as it powerfully blends my...smoothie? i recently lost a lot of my kitchen gear so my list is meager:

1. coffee grinder (burr)
2. microwave
3. NINJA
4. kettle
5. basic ass toaster

the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Monday, 28 February 2022 17:09 (two years ago) link

Used daily: coffee grinder, kettle, toaster oven, microwave
Weekly: waffle iron, food processor
Monthly or less often: knife sharpener, hand mixer, blender, immersion blender

o. nate, Monday, 28 February 2022 17:13 (two years ago) link

drip coffee maker
espresso machine
coffee grinder
kettle
toaster
instant pot

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 28 February 2022 17:27 (two years ago) link

oh and microwave somewhere in the middle

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 28 February 2022 17:27 (two years ago) link

I suspect some are interchangeable, depending on personal experience, but consider this a working 'Farmyard bastard' scale - in order of most intimidating/dangerous to least. Admittedly, I've not worked on a farm but, as an effete countryside flaneur, I have walked through more than a few.
1. Geese (fuckers, to a man)
2. Cows (I don't think it's malice, but bovine clumsiness + curiosity can = a ton of lumbering danger)
3. Donkeys (cussed, everyone I've met)
4. Horses
5. Goats
6. Pigs
7. Chickens
8. Big-eared farmboy on tractor/combine harvester

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 28 February 2022 19:21 (two years ago) link

I was once attacked by a group of roosters that my aunt kept as pets in her backyard. Scary as shit.

o. nate, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:13 (two years ago) link

No toaster oven or microwave?

Oh I was gonna post a small commentary but I didn't know if this was just pure solipsism or what ha

I haven't owned a microwave in a long time, I do not like how it makes food taste. I reheat my food in a pot or a pan with a splash of water or oil when applicable
I have never owned a toaster oven or an air fryer (and I'm not especially needful of one)
I have never owned a pressure cooker or a hot pot or a slow cooker (and if I had a larger kitchen I would likely get one)
I have never owned a stand mixer but I intend to get one in the event that my pasta maker cacks out (one with the pasta-making attachment)
My food processor is my least-used accessory (next to the waffle-iron) because I seldom need more food processed than what my immersion blender can do for me

I have owned a juicer and am not inclined to get a new one, juice gets old fast and cleaning them is not fun

Also I love cows but am terrified of bulls, my dad's farm was hired out for a grazing herd and if the bull was nearby it was a day of indoor playtime

flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link

1 Geese
2. Goats

No other animals come close.

cows are too docile to be malicious but yeah if they step on you or wander through a weak fenceline you are kinda fucked

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 28 February 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link

birds in general could all go in sub 1 category under geese, i hate most birds & poultry

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 28 February 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link

Canada geese are gross awful fuckers but I love birds-as-pets

flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:39 (two years ago) link

I mostly use the microwave for making popcorn and melting butter, in addition to reheating leftovers. There are better ways to reheat most things, but sometimes convenience and avoiding the need to wash another pan wins out.

xps

o. nate, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:39 (two years ago) link

Cows can be hella malicious if they're protecting a calf.

ledge, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:42 (two years ago) link

When a styrofoam container with Chinese or Vietnamese food in it has arrived at my house and its temperature has decreased in transit, then I find myself wishing I owned a microwave. That's really the only context I ever miss out on one.

Popcorn I make in a stock pot! it's great because you can make a LOT and I never feel like a single Jiffy Pop or an Orville bag is enough for the entire movie

flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:53 (two years ago) link

I have one of those HOTPOP microwave poppers. The thing works great. There is a limit to how much you can make at once, but it only takes about 3 minutes, so you can always just make a second batch.

o. nate, Monday, 28 February 2022 21:58 (two years ago) link

In order of frequency
1. Kettle
2. Rice Cooker
3. Microwave
4. Instant Pot
5. Coffee grinder
6. Toaster
7. Stand Mixer
8. Blender
9. Food Processor
10. Immersion Blender

but I Iove all my children. I even wrote a song about their hum.

bendy, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 17:33 (two years ago) link

but if you had to rank your children...

the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 17:36 (two years ago) link

Rice cooker and instant pot are 2 I can do without because I cook rice on the stove and have a stove-top pressure cooker.

o. nate, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:00 (two years ago) link

I used to do that, but the convenience of setting the rice and beans a-cooking without further attention frees up headspace for cooking the burrito fillings, or pilaf/chickpeas/kabobs, etc

bendy, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:05 (two years ago) link

Frequency of use rankings would be different from "how valuable it is in making finished products better" rankings, so this is sort of a combo ranking of both:
1- elec. kettle
2- (burr) coffee grinder
3- microwave
4- blender/food processor (2 tools that use the same motor)
5- toaster
6- spice grinder (retired blade coffee grinder)
7- hand mixer
8- immersion blender
9- instant pot
10- stand mixer

Everybody Loves Ramen (WmC), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:36 (two years ago) link

6- spice grinder (retired blade coffee grinder)

Nice. I do this too and forgot to include it

flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:52 (two years ago) link

Same! Clearly the "best thing you can do to upgrade your coffee is upgrade your grinder" message really circulated.

bendy, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link

I used to do that, but the convenience of setting the rice and beans a-cooking without further attention frees up headspace for cooking the burrito fillings, or pilaf/chickpeas/kabobs, etc

I would probably consider it if I had more counter space available in my kitchen. At this point I can pretty much cook those items on auto-pilot.

o. nate, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 20:24 (two years ago) link

one month passes...

1. “Landslide” - The Dixie Chicks
2. “Landslide” - Fleetwood Mac
3. “Landslide” - The Smashing Pumpkins

Stevie D(eux), Sunday, 10 April 2022 05:57 (two years ago) link

actual #1 is
“Landslide” - Olivia Newton John

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 10 April 2022 06:03 (two years ago) link

Used daily: kettle, nespresso machine, microwave
Monthly or less often: toaster (bread)
Don’t own: sharpener, hand mixer, blender, immersion blender, toaster oven, dishwasher

Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 10 April 2022 07:53 (two years ago) link

two months pass...

Post-war British PMs.

The Hague

Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair
David Cameron
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
John Major
Gordon Brown
Edward Heath

Meh

James Callaghan
Harold Wilson

Sound, Solid

Clement Attlee

Sudden Birdnet Thus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 6 July 2022 15:44 (one year ago) link

1. Los Leones Trail
2. Beaudry Loop
3. Burbank Peak
4. Mount Hollywood
5. Nike Missile Site

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 6 July 2022 17:13 (one year ago) link

1. a split, bowl-shaped gourd spun on a water surface
2. a gurgling gourd from influx of water
3. a container of water upon which one taps out percussive sounds to the surrounding air
4. gourds under water (containers of air contained in watery media)
5. gourds half full of water (and air)
6. rattles (containers of air)

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Thursday, 7 July 2022 02:07 (one year ago) link

one month passes...

1. andre3000
2. posdnuous
3. chuck d
4. left eye
5. guru
6. kendrick
7. black thought
8. ladybug mecca
9. j-live
10. common

ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:00 (one year ago) link

youngboy better

in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:14 (one year ago) link

that's my list of wackest rappers btw

ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:19 (one year ago) link

no flav?

birdistheword, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:26 (one year ago) link

sorry, i misread that as wackIest

birdistheword, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:27 (one year ago) link

that's a capitol "i" not a small "L"

birdistheword, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:27 (one year ago) link

wackiest rappers:

1. odb
2. odb
3. odb
4. odb
5. crunchy black
6. odb
7. odb
8. odb
9. flavor flav
10. kanye

ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:32 (one year ago) link

wriggliest wackers

President Keyes, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 19:34 (one year ago) link

1. Peace
2. Love
3. Faith
4. Hope

flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 18 August 2022 02:14 (one year ago) link

best jim in ILX history

go

Weltanschauung Dunston (Neanderthal), Thursday, 18 August 2022 02:16 (one year ago) link

marvin gaye
kate bush
minnie riperton
francis reader
sade
maxwell
rozonda thomas
joni mitchell
fela kuti
curtis mayfield

"best singers"

ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Thursday, 18 August 2022 15:40 (one year ago) link

honorable mentions for sandy denny and john marytn.

ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Thursday, 18 August 2022 15:42 (one year ago) link

Fav T&G long players...
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Goat
Songs About Fxxxing
Spiderland
What Burns Never Returns
At Action Park
Life of Crime
Ocean Songs
Cruise Yourself
Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
Remains Nonviewable (comp)

earlnash, Friday, 19 August 2022 00:27 (one year ago) link

young
crosby
nash
stills

pj, Sunday, 21 August 2022 06:47 (one year ago) link

Jan the middle child
Greg he had that car
Mike the architect
Carol first hot mom
Alice first official snark
Peter he had that mustache
Cindy had that doll, right?
Sam the butcher
Bobby Brady

pj, Sunday, 21 August 2022 06:55 (one year ago) link

Autechre
Aphex Twin
Boards of Canada
Squarepusher

octobeard, Sunday, 21 August 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link


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