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[Statius]

Hey @PennyThompson, glad you saw that! Inspired by you and Britva! Hahaha! .

 

[M_K_Babalon]

I'll interject my own opinion here: Hot coffee is better than hot tea, but iced tea is better than iced coffee.

Yes

Lemon meringue pie?

No

 

[M_K_Babalon]

…Fine, Star Trek and Harry Potter it is.

And R. L. Stein. I don't know another writer that could replace Pratchet.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Writing is very subconscious and the last thing I want to do is think about it.

- Cormac McCarthy

Yeah, mate. It shows.

Totally tedious author.

 

[StillStunned]

Yeah, mate. It shows.

Totally tedious author.

I've never read anything by Cormac McCarthy, but if you write without ever thinking about it you're basically assuming that you have an innate talent that doesn't need any practice or polish. I'm not saying it's impossible, just rather implausible. Or else there's a damn good editor involved.

 

[TheLobster]

the National Guard (the folks being sent) actually ARE trained on riot control and things of that nature,

Yes, annoyingly so. They were always such a pain in the ass whenever I got up to 6 wanted stars in Grand Theft Auto.

 

[Cinnyperez]

Everything flavored with pumpkin spice or marketed as pumpkin spice 'anything' is disgusting, and I'm tired of pretending it's not. Lattes, candles, waffles. It's all awful. The only reason people pretend to like it is because they're pawns to the Big Pumpkin industry.

Also, autumn/fall is a horrible season. Everything around you is slowly dying. The leaves, the grass, the weather.

Summer is true beauty. Everything is bright and lively. There's a reason the expression is, "Blitz out with your tits out" and not "autumn out with your bottom out."

 

[iwatchus]

But you fEverything flavored with pumpkin spice or marketed as pumpkin spice 'anything' is disgusting, and I'm tired of pretending it's not. Lattes, candles, waffles. It's all awful. The only reason people pretend to like it is because they're pawns to the Big Pumpkin industry.

Also, autumn/fall is a horrible season. Everything around you is slowly dying. The leaves, the grass, the weather.

Summer is true beauty. Everything is bright and lively. There's a reason the expression is, "Blitz out with your tits out" and not "autumn out with your bottom out."

But you fall in love.

The trees aren't dying, they're going to sleep for the winter. Isn't falling a sleep a wonderful feeling?

In the south, spring is the prettiest season. Up here in the northern climes, fall is the colorful season (or at least most years).

It's winter I hate. Every single thing about it

 

[PennyThompson]

Everything flavored with pumpkin spice or marketed as pumpkin spice 'anything' is disgusting, and I'm tired of pretending it's not. Lattes, candles, waffles. It's all awful. The only reason people pretend to like it is because they're pawns to the Big Pumpkin industry.

Equally controversial counterpoint... "Pumpkin Spice," has nothing to do with pumpkin flavor, it's just the spice blend that traditionally goes in a pumpkin pie... cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves.

And anyone who hates cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger and cloves hates joy, goodness, and themselves

 

[Britva415]

Pumpkin Spice is a scam for not having any pumpkin in it.

Bait and switch! False advertising!

 

[PennyThompson]

Pumpkin Spice is a scam for not having any pumpkin in it.

Bait and switch! False advertising!

Starbucks now advertises that there's actual pumpkin puree in their pumpkin spice lattes, but I've eaten plain unseasoned pumpkin, and I thought it kind of just tasted like a potato...

 

[TheUKGent]

You shouldn't keep ketchup in the fridge, but you should keep apples in there.

 

[crookedletter]

In my experience fridge apples is a quick shortcut to mealy town.

 

[TheLobster]

Pumpkin Spice is a scam for not having any pumpkin in it.

Bait and switch! False advertising!

Almost as bad as guinea pigs.

 

[Erozetta]

Starbucks now advertises that there's actual pumpkin puree in their pumpkin spice lattes, but I've eaten plain unseasoned pumpkin, and I thought it kind of just tasted like a potato...

I love using plain pumpkin in sweet potato soup. Some garlic, sage, and cinnamon along with onions, celery, carrots, canned plain pumpkin, and butternut squash pureed all together with cream and either vegetable or chicken broth, then add some roasted sweet potatoes and you have the best Halloween soup ever. I top it with a mix of toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds and pistachios and serve with a nice crusty herbed sourdough.

(I apologize, it's soup season and I'm happy.)

 

[alohadave]

Pumpkin Spice is a scam for not having any pumpkin in it.

Bait and switch! False advertising!

Fun fact, in the US, there is no legal definition of pumpkin as food.

The cans of pumpkin puree is mostly butternut squash.

 

[Erozetta]

Fun fact, in the US, there is no legal definition of pumpkin as food.

The cans of pumpkin puree is mostly butternut squash.

Libby's uses their own variety of Dickinson pumpkins.

Pumpkins are a type of squash.

Dickinson pumpkins are closely related to butternut squash.

Gourds are evil. They look fun and beautiful but are not meant for eating, just sitting there looking pretty and rotting from the inside out. Not unlike many people.

 

[Statius]

You shouldn't keep ketchup in the fridge, but you should keep apples in there.

Controversial Opinion. Ketchup isn't fit for consumption.

 

[crookedletter]

Controversial Opinion. Ketchup isn't fit for consumption.

I'll second this, if a little less forcefully. I'll use it for sub-standard french fries, but that's about it. Decent fries need no ketchup.

But also: if you're going to serve ketchup at a restaurant, I don't care how fancy you are or how brilliant your chef. Use Heinz, or some Heinz-adjacent generic. They've cracked the recipe. Any house-made ketchup is garbage.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Ketchup is more interesting as a physics experiment than as a condiment. Non-Newtonian fluids are wild.

 

[Levorotatory]

Ketchup was invented to mask the flavor of things that weren't fit for consumption. It still works in that role. Think hot dogs made with cheap, ultra processed weiners.