39 posts tagged “qotd”
What is something that eveybody in the world has, but doesn't need?
submitted by JJTotalitarian rules, regulations and legislation unnecessarily restricting their individual freedoms and personal liberty.
And, supposedly, the vermiform appendix.
Who was the last person you offended?
Submitted by May.
Hopefully YOU, you stupid, stinky, worthless hunk of yesterday's fuck.
What's your favorite thing about being sick?
Drinking a Hot Toddy.
- 1 tsp sugar (4 dashes)
- 2 oz liquor of choice (6 cl, 1/2 gills)
Ingredients:
- 1 tblsp Honey
- 3/4 glass Tea
- 2 shots Brandy
- 1 slice Lemon
Mixing instructions:
Brew tea and fill tall glass 3/4 full. Mix in honey. Mix in Brandy shots. Add lemon slice and enjoy.
Creator/contributor's comments:
Supposedly cures colds.
What's your favorite appetizer to order at a restaurant?
Foie Gras = the Food of the Gods.
And, if you have a problem with it, you can kiss my shiny metal ass.
Honestly, it really depends on the restaurant and the mood. But not enough places serve foie gras, or do it well, so I tend to gravitate to it when I see it on the menu.
I then take a picture of my appetizer and email it to the jackholes at PeTA and the California State legislature.
Radiohead release their seventh studio album today and it's only available online and you set your own price. Will you buy the album?
Already did, for zero dollars.
Do you buy the idea?
Since they allowed for completely free downloads, I'm not convinced they'll make MUCH money on it. But consider the following:
That the average major label artist only makes 54 cents per CD sold after they have sold over 175,000 CDs. Unfortunately the average major label artist doesn‚t even sell 1,000 CDs nationwide (even after radio, press and touring).
The average independent artist makes $8.50 on every CD sold.
I've also read "$0.22 per song up to ten songs per album." Which would put it up to $2.20 per album for most albums. Sources vary wildly on the internet on this statistic. But $2.20 seems to be around the upper threshold.
I know some people did pay for the album. I'd be curious to see what the average per download turns out to be for them. They could have done a $2.20 minimum purchase, and still come out the same if they had released it through a record company. Possibly more, as a lot of people I think would spend $2 to support an artist, rather than going for either a free "pirated" download or paying $15.99 in a record store.
It should also be noted that Radiohead is not a new, upcoming artist. While this all looks good on paper, the truth of the matter is, they've already benefited from the publicity and marketing schemes of record companies when they sold all their previous albums for a little under $8 wholesale to record stores. An unknown band would likely not benefit much at all from a "pay what you want" type scheme, relying solely on word of mouth. They wouldn't gain the attention and status of a Radiohead, by any means, even if they deserved to do so.
Despite the scandal of his recent arrest, Sen. Larry Craig is being inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame. Should his legal troubles have any impact on the award?
This depends entirely on the criteria for induction. It should be noted that notoriety is in no way synonymous with outstanding moral behavior. In fact, Craig is probably more famous now as a result of his self-perpetuated "legal troubles." If it were the Hall of Outstanding, Upstanding Citizens, my answer might be different.
Craig should, however, be removed from the Senate. He is a completely disgusting scumbag who lacks the integrity not to cheat on his wife; lacks the common courtesy to other public restroom patrons (including children) not to subject them to his advances and public displays of sexual behavior; lacks the ethical sensibility to obey the law, to accept responsibility for his actions, and to refrain from slandering law enforcement when his guilty plea was made public; and lacks the simple intelligence to comprehend that his ex post facto excuses make no logical sense.
He is basically a backpedaling liar who will not own up to his indiscretions and illegal activity, and ergo he cannot be trusted to make morally correct decisions on legislation, because he lacks any concept of morality. In other words, he's a politician.
Springsteen's releasing a new studio album this week and Dylan's releasing a greatest hits compilation. Which do you prefer from a legend: new material or time-honored classics?
Why on Earth would any thinking person assume that people would or should prefer either? Individuals with broad musical tastes can enjoy both. Here's what I really prefer - questions of the day that are not based on inane false dichotomies.
Speaking of which:
What's the current hottest restaurant in your city? Have you tried it out yet?
Since most of my fine dining occurs with The Detective, and I spend the vast majority of the weekends up in Los Angeles, I'm going to answer this question for LA rather than down here in San Diego.
LA has a lot of "hot" hot-spots, although overall I would not put the quality up there with say some of the world renowned places I've eaten in Manhattan, like Babbo (Batali is a GENIUS), Gramercy Tavern or Nobu. Still, LA has some extremely decent high-end eateries, and the selection is getting better. My current "hot" fave is Violet, in Santa Monica. But of course "hot" isn't always about caliber, but is often more about trendiness. And with the high celebrity quotient in Los Angeles, there are numerous "hot" spots to try out and be seen.
The most recent "hot" restaurant we've tried was Ketchup, on the Sunset strip, this past Saturday. Ketchup's menu is basically a re-visioning of classic Americana diner cuisine with high quality, seasonal ingredients. While definitely not the most inventive menu I've seen, the food was superb
It's on the 2nd floor, with a large open window overlooking the strip and the Hollywood hills, with hostesses and wait staff that look like they just stepped out of a fashion magazine (or a Hooters). We started with a fries and ketchup appetizer. Sounds like I just went to McDonald's instead? Well, this was three kinds of perfectly prepared frittes (garlic, sweet potato and spiced) with five different FRESHLY made ketchups. If you've never tried a fresh ketchup, and have only had stuff out of a bottle, you have no idea what you're missing. Heinz tastes positively plastic to me now. The 5 ketchups consisted of:
- A classic ketchup
- A maple ketchup (tomato and maple syrup)
- A chipotle ketchup
- A mango ketchup, which sort of stretched the definition
- A ranch ketchup, which might actually be defined as a tomato aioli
The Detective ordered MOMMA’S MEAT LOAF which came with garlic mashed potatoes and baby vegetables, which was fantastic. I had the BBQ BABY PORK RIBS, hickory smoked with a ketchup BBQ sauce, which literally, as the menu claims, melted off the bone. This came with baby vegetables and a white truffle and dungeness crab macaroni and cheese side dish that made me want to cry with joy. Nothing really cutting edge, but the quality of the food was to die for. The decor and the staffing was just so trendy, I expected more style than substance from the cuisine - but it was the complete opposite. Just really well executed dishes without excessive flare or attempts at hybridization.
We ended with an $8 plate of chocolate cookies, which were spectacular and sorta worth the cost, but just barely.
STARFUCKING SEGMENT:
We took a stroll down the strip after dinner and passed by Jimmy Fallon twice. The second time, he was stopped and checking out the menu outside of Ketchup (just to PROVE it's hot). As this happened, Topher Grace walked by and made eye contact with The Detective. I missed spotting Topher, because I was too busy looking at Fallon. Ah, Hollyweird.
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What was the last wedding you went to?
The last wedding I attended was for one of The Detective's cousins. It was really rather ghetto; the toasts were sprinkled with catchy littles phrases like "and shit" (that was the maid of "honor's" speech, over and over mind you) and "even when you was down here, you was still up here to me, bro'. For real."
Were you in the wedding?
Thank God, no. For real.
