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#1 toastedamphibian Mar 30, 2011 4:00:15	Really must remember to keep an eye on the "nice" ones.
#2 jetshield Mar 30, 2011 4:37:39	Didn't we do this one once already? ;)
#3 toastedamphibian Mar 30, 2011 4:40:22	Do what? Talk about Rachel Rays love of cooking her family and her dog?
#4 Klirshon Mar 30, 2011 4:48:22	Indeed it was brought up before, except it was more about the use of commas being important for details. Of course that seems to to be the intent of that thread's introductory post. Like many others, that thread is no longer permitted to be edited without proper clearance.
#5 toastedamphibian Mar 30, 2011 4:50:02	Interesting. I have not been around much latley.
#6 Mad_Jack Mar 30, 2011 20:10:50	Personally, I think that forcing her to do a show where she cooked her dog and family might be the only way to make her seem interesting to me...
#7 EscherEnigma Mar 30, 2011 20:16:01	Should I know who this lady is?
#8 jetshield Mar 30, 2011 22:44:27	Only if you watch the food network. I don't care to watch any of her shows myself. Something about her irritates me.
#9 iqwinn Mar 30, 2011 22:47:49	One of her first shows was "30 Minute Meals", where she shows you how to make a very nice-looking meal in 30 minutes or so.  Her favorite catch-phrase is, "Yumm-o!"
#10 Cpt_Micha Mar 31, 2011 10:46:59	I just love how the dog seems aware of it's fate. Just look at it's eyes. It has the "OH *****" look!
#11 homicidal_squirrel Mar 31, 2011 12:56:47	I almost never eat pastas and certainly never eat Mac and cheese. Too fattening and Mac is just ewwwwwww. I generally eat a piece of protean (meat, fish, tofu) with veggies and either rice, sweet potatoes or couscous. I could make that meal in about 20 minutes.
#12 EscherEnigma Mar 31, 2011 12:59:10	Hrm... that reminds me of when I first moved into an apartment that had a stove.  Fill the rice-maker, put some sliced carrots and celery over to steam and pan-cook some thinly sliced steaks. ... It was edible, but I really didn't know how to make it taste good.
#13 homicidal_squirrel Mar 31, 2011 13:00:43	I don't use frozen veggies either. Prep time for that meal would be 10 minutes tops. You just have to know what you are doing
#14 EscherEnigma Mar 31, 2011 13:01:05	Nah, I'm pretty sure that seasoning the meat, cooking it on a lower heat, and not steaming the carrots and celery so long they wilt would have been the secret.
#15 homicidal_squirrel Mar 31, 2011 13:01:22	Hrm... that reminds me of when I first moved into an apartment that had a stove.  Fill the rice-maker, put some slice carrots and celery over to steam and pan-cook some thinly sliced steaks. ... It was edible, but I really didn't know how to make it taste good.  Love is the secret. Doesn't that burn?
#16 homicidal_squirrel Mar 31, 2011 13:10:26	Maybe you should learn to use a knife. i can prep all that and make that meal ans have it taste better any meal you make in 30 minutes or less
#17 hawk52 Mar 31, 2011 16:33:27	I prefer Chopped.
#18 Mad_Jack Mar 31, 2011 21:17:14	And I eat 96% vegan, low to no gluten meals. What a coincidence - I'm on a strict-vegetarian diet myself. I only eat vegans...
#19 homicidal_squirrel Apr 01, 2011 7:30:37	Taking your time while cooking is about as manly as asking for directions. You are on your way to having your man-card revoked.
#20 Jharii Apr 01, 2011 7:48:36	If you enjoy it quicker, you can enjoy it again sooner.
#21 pluisjen Apr 01, 2011 8:07:15	Taking your time to make good food is great. Food tends to be better, cooking is fun, and the chances of your meal being junkfood go down. Unless you suck at cooking, in which the longer you spend on your food, the bigger the chance you'll still end up with McD.
#22 homicidal_squirrel Apr 01, 2011 8:15:05	Taking your time to make good food is great. Food tends to be better, cooking is fun, and the chances of your meal being junkfood go down. Unless you suck at cooking, in which the longer you spend on your food, the bigger the chance you'll still end up with McD.  Pffft... shows what you know about cooking. Check it out. A meal in less than 5 minutes.
#23 pluisjen Apr 01, 2011 8:19:23	Haha
#24 zombie_babies Apr 01, 2011 8:24:27	If you enjoy it quicker, you can enjoy it again sooner. That's what I tell my lady.  You know, right before I fall asleep.
#25 iqwinn Apr 02, 2011 20:32:28	Now we know why your girlfriend left you:  You starved the poor thing while you bragged on your manliness and demonstrated your slow cooking skills.  Gordon Ramsay would not approve.  He would tell you so, too.  To your face.
#26 Klirshon Apr 03, 2011 5:26:26	Actually, Marie found me very manly in the kitchen. In control, determined, sure of myself. It turned her on. I estimate she didn't tell you she was faking.
#27 iqwinn Apr 03, 2011 9:30:45	Girls are good at faking.  Ex-girlfriends don't have to fake it anymore.
#28 Klirshon Apr 03, 2011 12:07:27	I was implying that she lied about your cooking? As to what she would gain: perhaps she figured you would have an increased motivation and libido after supper, or she wanted to toy with your emotions. Since I do not currently have access to her brain, I can not be certain of such a possibility.
#29 Klirshon Apr 03, 2011 13:16:14	If that helps you sleep at night (or day, whichever you prefer)... then there is an improbability that she is a master of deception, and you fell for her guile.
#30 homicidal_squirrel Apr 03, 2011 19:17:29	Well, I was talking about cooking... My libido was among the highest she known in a man. Not sure more was needed. Toying with my emotions? Not her style. A very honest woman. A beautiful soul. Ah, Marie... Doesn't say much for the guys before you does it
#31 zombie_babies Apr 04, 2011 9:12:33	Cantina?
#32 pluisjen Apr 04, 2011 11:20:30	Cantina?  It's not a valid english word?  Or did it just remind you of that?
#33 zombie_babies Apr 04, 2011 11:46:42	It's not a valid english word?  Or did it just remind you of that? Just reminded me.  I knew exactly what you were talking about and, I'm pretty sure, it was a fine way to say it.  For whatever reason that stupid scene popped into my head when I read it.  I'll blame it on it being early.
#34 homicidal_squirrel Apr 05, 2011 9:19:08	Mmm ... girls ... Yes... tasty tasty girls...
#35 pluisjen Apr 06, 2011 1:43:35	On "Cantina": Not an english word. A spanish one. That is pretty well assimilated into southern american vocabulary and movies in the form of "bandito" type characters. Most people will understand what you mean pretty well though. What's the English word for then? Cafetaria? That sounds... off.
#36 toastedamphibian Apr 06, 2011 3:33:28	Saloon. In the British Isles they call it a pub. Some people call it a tavern. Most people just call them bars now.
#37 pluisjen Apr 06, 2011 3:44:14	I think lunch room comes closer. It's definately not a saloon or bar. Most likely I'm getting confused because the dutch word such a thing is in fact "kantine", but I think that I should go with "lunch room". The place on the workfloor where people can get food and eat their lunch/dinner.
#38 toastedamphibian Apr 06, 2011 3:46:53	Ah. "Break Room" is the word you probably wish to use in that context then.
#39 pluisjen Apr 06, 2011 3:50:37	That sounds reasonable. I'll add it to my vocabulaire, thanks. Heh, this certainly shows how easy it is to say something and have people understand something quite different
#40 toastedamphibian Apr 06, 2011 4:13:44	Is "kantine", by chance, a loan word or a descendant of a loan word from Italian? It seems that "Cantina" (A loan word to english from spanish) is itself a derivative from the Italian "canteen" which means "wine cellar". (And is also an english word, with many difrent meanings: Flask, Box for storing plates, Cafeteria, Saloon-on-an-army-base, ect.) Words are funny. Edit: Ah, apperently Canteen has two origins in english, one is Canteen, originally from the Italians as mentioned above. It is again a derivative of cantine, meaning, apparently, "bottle case". I suppose that explains the flask and plate box meanings.
#41 pluisjen Apr 06, 2011 4:25:21	I have no idea where it comes from. It may very well be a descendant or loan word, but the various European languages have been mingling for hundreds of years. If it's decendant from another language it's been a long time because it's accepted as dutch and also sounds like a dutch word (unlike many other words which are clearly recognisable as foreign, like "toilet", which is very obviously french)
#42 toastedamphibian Apr 06, 2011 5:14:23	no online dutch dictionaries that list word origins?
#43 pluisjen Apr 06, 2011 5:19:47	I searched a bit and found one. It says the origin for "Kantine" is "French/Italian".
#44 toastedamphibian Apr 06, 2011 5:44:39	Yep, guess that explains it. Stupid words, all having the same origin. I blame Latin.
#45 ORC_Wyvern Apr 06, 2011 17:14:21	Due to complaints received about this thread, I've closed it. The thread will be reviewed to determine if it should be permanently closed, re-opened, and/or a new thread or threads created in its place.