OT: The Thread About Nothing CCXI: The Thread About Everything Besides Hockey and COVID-19

[The Wumpus]

Van Halen as a band, and Eddie in particular really epitomized that sense of fun coolness that was pure 80's.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Van Halen as a band, and Eddie in particular really epitomized that sense of fun coolness that was pure 80's.

Well, specifically 1980s Los Angeles...

I'm thinking of finding all of those pics with the cigarette hanging out of the top nut of his guitar and just circling the cigarettes.

Cancer sucks.

 

[Davegarri]

Any cable cutters on here that can recommend any streaming services that get Devils games? It seems like only Fubo has MSG and I hear that service is garbage.

Edit: cable is an extra $140 for my provider so f*** that lol

 

[TheUnseenHand]

French macarons are temperamental little buggers, but really satisfying to make. I haven't been able to really make a chef grade one yet, but I'm getting closer.

 

[Ripshot 43]

French macarons are temperamental little buggers, but really satisfying to make. I haven't been able to really make a chef grade one yet, but I'm getting closer.

Once again... theunseenhand, showing his hand... tsk tsk. Get ahold of yourself man!

btw... keep up the good work. They look delicious.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Once again... theunseenhand, showing his hand... tsk tsk. Get ahold of yourself man!

btw... keep up the good work. They look delicious.

I've said this before: It's TheUnseenHand, not TheUnseenHands

 

[njdevils1982]

French macarons are temperamental little buggers, but really satisfying to make. I haven't been able to really make a chef grade one yet, but I'm getting closer.

is that pistachio in there?

 

[TheUnseenHand]

is that pistachio in there?

Nah. That's my phone losing its mind trying to get the white balance correct. It's just blue food coloring with a slight overtoast on the outside of the shell.

 

[johnny pierogi]

My wife is a big time baker and I applaud you for what you've done there. I know they are very technical and easy to screw up. The consistency and shape looks good and you piped the filing nicely.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

My wife is a big time baker and I applaud you for what you've done there. I know they are very technical and easy to screw up. The consistency and shape looks good and you piped the filing nicely.

I appreciate that. I think I like making them because they are a challenge. There is a lot of science and experimentation to get them just right. Really, the biggest challenge is my garbage electric oven that cycles between 290 and 370 degrees when I set it to 325... I'm getting it figured out though. Just takes a lot of watching and a well placed pizza stone. If I had a convection oven things would be much easier.

 

[johnny pierogi]

I appreciate that. I think I like making them because they are a challenge. There is a lot of science and experimentation to get them just right. Really, the biggest challenge is my garbage electric oven that cycles between 290 and 370 degrees when I set it to 325... I'm getting it figured out though. Just takes a lot of watching and a well placed pizza stone. If I had a convection oven things would be much easier.

maintaining a steady temp is crucial for macs, so even more impressive that they look the way they do. what flavors do you like to make? my favorite my wife does is pistachio. i'm a pistachio fiend, which is a very expensive problem to have

She also does Espresso which is a close second

 

[njdevils1982]

for those here who like this kind of thing this is worth the whole watch…. (just under 1/2 hour)

very satisfying

 

[tr83]

French macarons are temperamental little buggers, but really satisfying to make. I haven't been able to really make a chef grade one yet, but I'm getting closer.

Impressive

 

[sabremike]

 

[MartyOwns]

i’m getting pretty pumped for borat 2

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Quick medical question!

I have an irritated/infected hangnail and am deciding if its worth paying a co-pay and price for antibiotics

I get them a lot because I used to not know what caused them. However this time around (not that Ive ever paid close attention to them) about 4-5 days in ive noticed the redness dropping below my fingernail (not under it) and the tip has cleared up.

Im guessing its just the blood leaving my fingertip as the pain has reduced but its still sensitive. Oddly enough though, if i point my finger down to the ground and swing my arm I get a pressure/tingling sensation where the swelling is. Is this normal after infections/irritations where blood collected or sign of a deeper infection?

 

[Ripshot 43]

i’m getting pretty pumped for borat 2

A few guys on the local radio down here saw it last night and they were raving at how funny it was from beginning to end.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

maintaining a steady temp is crucial for macs, so even more impressive that they look the way they do. what flavors do you like to make? my favorite my wife does is pistachio. i'm a pistachio fiend, which is a very expensive problem to have

She also does Espresso which is a close second

I love orange creamsicle. Also, I recently made a s'more one with chocolate ganache and homemade marshmallow fluff. I took a torch to the fluff for that charred marshmallow flavor. It was pretty good. Also salted caramel is another favorite.

 

[JimEIV]

French macarons are temperamental little buggers, but really satisfying to make. I haven't been able to really make a chef grade one yet, but I'm getting closer.

I have absolutely have no interest in macaroons...I don't like them at all. I find them chalky every time I have had one...but the areas of interest you cross are super spectacular......you are an interesting dude. I really like your style.

 

[My3Sons]

A few guys on the local radio down here saw it last night and they were raving at how funny it was from beginning to end.

Hiw can anyone not realize who he is at this point? How hard must it have been to try the set up and find out the target just wanted a photo or autograph. The hit ratio must have been very low. I imagine after the first one they had a much bigger budget which they probably needed to throw away a bunch of wasted film and time.

If the new one is at all close to the first one it will be really funny if totally inappropriate for today’s world.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Hiw can anyone not realize who he is at this point? How hard must it have been to try the set up and find out the target just wanted a photo or autograph. The hit ratio must have been very low. I imagine after the first one they had a much bigger budget which they probably needed to throw away a bunch of wasted film and time.

If the new one is at all close to the first one it will be really funny if totally inappropriate for today’s world.

The trailer actually touches on your point. It shows fans recognizing him on the street and him running away and going to a Halloween store saying that he needs a disguise in America. He at that point even finds a Borat costume where the owner tells him it looks like him. It’s silly humor but if done right, will crack me up.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I have absolutely have no interest in macaroons...I don't like them at all. I find them chalky every time I have had one...but the areas of interest you cross are super spectacular......you are an interesting dude. I really like your style.

Thanks for that! I certainly have one hell of an eclectic set of interests...

 

[HischierSeDgewOrk]

Made my first batch of wine. about 35 gallons of Alicante red and 6 gallons of Cabernet Sauv. 30 gallons of the red in an oak barrel. Rest in glass.

 

[MartyOwns]

Hiw can anyone not realize who he is at this point? How hard must it have been to try the set up and find out the target just wanted a photo or autograph. The hit ratio must have been very low. I imagine after the first one they had a much bigger budget which they probably needed to throw away a bunch of wasted film and time.

If the new one is at all close to the first one it will be really funny if totally inappropriate for today’s world.

i think the trick is the targets have to be extraordinarily dumb to get fooled at this point, and there’s no shortage of idiots in this country

 

[My3Sons]

The trailer actually touches on your point. It shows fans recognizing him on the street and him running away and going to a Halloween store saying that he needs a disguise in America. He at that point even finds a Borat costume where the owner tells him it looks like him. It’s silly humor but if done right, will crack me up.

After an early test screening a writer for the Simpsons said it was as if someone had played him Sgt. Pepper for the first time and I recall someone saying that Larry David’s reaction was that everything they as comics had done up to that point was now irrelevant.