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Hemos The Iron Chef
So Hemos decided he should stop back in Holland to visit some family, pick up some comic books, and eventually visit the Blockstackers office. We felt that was reason enough to record a new episode. We talk about TiVo hacks, the Napster/BMG agreement, and I ask everyone for Bloody Mary recipes.
"...on the cutting board!"
On the cutting board? The cutting board is a sacred place! You do not wrestle on the cutting board. You are no chef! You are no Geek in Space! You are nothing! Nothing!
Try substituting Gin for vodka in your next batch of Bloody Marys. It's really yummy. Some contend that this version, called a Red Snapper, predates the Bloody Mary.
And whatever you do, never skimp on the ingredients. You can afford quality ingredients - your tastebuds will thank you immediately and your head will thank you the following morning. Bombay Saffire, for example, is excellent in a Red Snapper.
Angostura bottles a brand of Worcestershire Sauce which does not list "anchovies" on its list of ingredients. It is also a lot less salty than it's better known competitor. I prefer it, but who knows if that is just me or my years of vegan brainwashing talking. (and of course, who knows _what_ is in the "Natural and Artificial Flavor.")
Here is what I do:
(I never measure anything)
Fill a glass completely with ice.
Pour in the liquor until it's 1/3 to 1/2 full.
Dump in a healthy pile of celery salt.
Add tabasco or similar hot sauce ( I prefer the Louisiana[tm] brand - it's not so tart) to taste. (you can always add more, but you can't take it back out once it's in there, so start easy).
Lots of (a tablespoon or two) worchester sauce.
Squeeze in the juice from a 1/4 lemon.
I usually stir this up at this point and then-
Top off with tomato juice ( or better yet, V-8, the low sodium variety - because we are already putting celery salt and worcestershire in this thing.)
Garnish with lemon and whatever veggies you have laying around. The celery stalk is fine of course, but anything that will fit in the glass is good - a big old carrot stick, string beans, whatever. Ideally the garnish rod can function as a stirring device.
No, he's right. A person can be vice president, and become president due to the current president's death, impeachement, etc. If less than two years was left in the old president's term, the new president is still eligible for two full terms as the elected president. Thus, 10 years.
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Oh yeah? Well, why then the persistently wrong-headed bringing up mention of Gore's winning the "popular vote" as if it makes any difference at all. In the US, you get elected via the electoral college. It is not a "proxy" for the popular vote, and it is not an archaic throwback to a bygone era. It is the deal, the whole deal.
The history is, we didn't have a country: there were 13 colonies, and in order to get them to agree to form a country, a deal was struck. We have to live with the deal because it would be unfair not to. Just like Slashdot made a deal with Andover, the colonies made a deal with each other. At one time, the popular vote did not include women and slaves, and today it does not include children, though children are included in the size of the electoral college delegations (hmmm... maybe the E.C. is more representative?) Yes, smaller states get a disproportionate clout in the vote, just as the Slashdot editors get disproportionate clout (comparative to IQ and sophistication) on Slashdot. So quit bringing up the popular vote as if it matters, it doesn't.
And, even if it it does matter in a "my father can beat up your father" way, a smart person will also realize that the campaigns are run toward winning the electoral vote. If the popular vote mattered to the outcome, we'd see different campaigns and likely see a different apportioning. It's unscientific to use today's measure of the popular vote as a proxy for the national will.
I believe the laws state that satellite cannot carry broadcast networks only if you can receive them them over broadcast. So in your case, you should be able to get directv to send you NBC over satellite.
1. Kidnap Mary and her little lamb.
2. Skin Mary and sell the skin to the Ed Gein Fine Leathers Corporation.
3. Put Mary into a large blender, or a wood chipper like in the movie Fargo.
4. Add Vodka to taste, tabasco, and a stalk of celery. If no celery is available, you can use a femur.
5. Give the lamb to your local Satanic church. It's always best to be on the good side of the satan worshippers.
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It's good to seem Hemos back but:
Am I the only one who went voting this year just couldn't help but instinctively look for "Hemos" as the last candidate? and am I the only one somewhat disturbed by that?
Makes you wonder if the accusations that GIS is just another step in fostering a personality cult aren't somewhat true . . .
Man if you know where to get Hashish in Holland, MI, do tell!
I have the feeling that if the slashdot crew was actually in Holland the Country, it'd be alot cooler website. =)
Peace
Let's start a pool on the number of days before Napster isn't just a puppet of BMG, but an actual hand. Shawn, you can always find a job at Mr. Chow's, make mine without MSG, please.
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Pulp Fiction nimrod.
Dacels Jewelers can't be trusted.
1.5-2 shots of vodka
small can of tomato juice
some horseradish
celry
worchester
shake the heck out of it.
in a salted pint glass
Why is it that its easier to write a huge comment here, but I still can't write the first paragraph of that english st