I think you should Spirit, that's a grand idea, new recipe thread!

This Canadian vent thread is lame - you can't even tell the diff between our off topic and the vent

Them's fighting words. *runs off to open up a can of Whoop Azz but the tab breaks off and he can't find a can opener *

Me want recipe, give now.

OMG Trailmix, I'm so glad YOU said it.
It is getting out of hand...all of it...hahaha.

I was contemplating starting and off off topic thread for Canada...anew.

This thread and the vent thread are now officially warped beyond, uhm, repair.

Do what you will people...especially you morning coffee people who are here saying hi and all that, and I am although up and about and doing stuff, not conscious before double digits really.


As for a recipe thread, please would someone start it besides me?
I cannot be out buying flour and shtuff right now, as I am about to hit another whirlwind.
I would love them for near future reference though...and I can add some later.

Oi! Where's recipe?!!! (Whole wheat version please. )

Who's calling the Canadian Vent thread lame??

I know I screwed up one day and posted something pleasant here.

You know us Canadians! We are always so pleasant!

Carla

Ahem, yeah, well, it's too early for real substance, but I've got one:

(a vent)


(No offense to people here in this darling Canada Forum.)

Why why why do people call their SO's the hubby, the wife, the girlfriend, the boyfriend....??
The is inappropriate for anyone you actually like...let along supposedly love.

It is disrespectful and totally unconscious for the most part I'm sure.
It bugs me.



Yeah yeah, I do need to make my yummy cuppa-coffee...

I SOOOOO COMPLETELY AGREE!!!!!!!! It's like the person is no longer a person, but an object.. bothered me for SOOO long.. At my old job I used to lecture the guys about it.. and tell them from a female perspective how that made me feel. and correct them saying.. you should say "my wife" or "my girlfriend" not "the wife"

Here. Another vent:

Google takes on Wikipedia.
Buggers!

I love Google for so many reasons, and do they have to "own" everything?!!!

Click here.

Yes, I think they do.

I really like wikipedia and have added this and that at times, however! As much as I think that wikipedia is rather amazing in that it's a lovely group effort that seems to work quite well, it's a bit of a worry that people think it is the gospel of knowledge.

I was speaking to a woman here in Calgary one day, from Heritage Park (I had called them to ask about some information on their website that I knew to be wrong - yes I know that sounds pretentious, but in context it wasn't - but anyhoo).

The woman said to me " But on Wikipedia it says....". Well Wikipedia was wrong!! I said - "you do know that wikipedia can be edited by ANYONE". Anyway, needless to say, I don't think she really got it.

Another person I know, her boyfriend would not believe that anyone could edit so she went in to this page on this little town and put all these personal references in to prove it.

There we go, a little rant about the limitations of wikipedia.

I agree. I've heard it all (ball and chain, battle axe, bird poo in my bird bath , you name it). I realize it's supposed to be a term of endearment but unless you are close to the person with whom you are conversing, it's uncouth and inappropriate and plain disrespectful. I think that it is OK to use your SO's proper name, but condescending crap (prom queen, Hercules, Mr. Viagara) is not. This only applies to polite company. Please don't get me started on the whole familiarity breeds contempt bit. I'd go on but I'm starting to get a bit tense, and that's not a good thing.

Quick question, bread maker or old skool? One is much easier and the other is a much better way to relieve one's tension, what sayeth you?

One more thing, Google don't be messing with my Wikipedia.

I wouldn't mind a cooking thread either..

Considering I've suddenly have had to become a good little homemaker and no experience to back me up!!!!

Oliver has enjoyed most of my experiments =)

oh sh!t, did I post that in the vent thread?
It was meant for off topic!

So since I call Bren "the redhead", that makes me a bad person?????? I also call him hot buns and he just gives me the "are you crazy?" look.

Recipe will come later. Totally forgot about it.

IT'S TOO COLD OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Move to Seattle sweetie - rainy but kinda nice for me, the Style Goddess.
Besides,we have better coffee he he

^^^^^ Now see, that is a vent!!

Ok, I am going to start a recipe thread.

IR5, I have never made bread with a bread maker, however, I think you are a bread maker person.

Terms of enrearment.

Hehehe, my fiance HATES that stereotype!

I hate that "the" crap too. Especially "the mrs." Gaaaaahhhh!! Granted, I think most people only use it when being facetious. If it is obviously a bit of a pisstake, it doesn't bother me.

Bird poo in my bird bath --- hehe, that's a new one for me. A friend of mine is a birder. I'm going to have to tell him about that one!


IR5, are you asking about buying a bread maker or whether to use one the next time you make bread? If the former, I say go for the bread maker. As you said, it is easier. Doesn't mean you can't bake bread the old fashioned way on occasion if you have time and want to blow off some steam by baking.

On a related note, should I register for wedding gifts? I and my fiance are both middle aged home owners combining two households, not young people starting out our adult lives from scratch, but there are some things I wouldn't mind getting for the house that I don't already have (like a bread maker, coffee machine, and waffle iron --- things I don't use now because it is only me --- and more sheets and towels for the guest room and dishwasher safe dishes with service for 8).

I already started it. I used to bake bread old skool but lately I haven't even used the bread maker. I remember my misadventures trying to use my oven recipes in the bread maker for the first time. That dough just wouldn't stop rising.

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And you don't know the half of it brother.... it can get intense.... LONG LIVE THE WHIP (not the cool-whip, daaaaa)

hahaha, you're talking about that picture I posted of you!!

I had a bread machine way back in the 90s.
The difference?
Well the machine is: pour shtuff in and go away for 4-5 hours.
Tiny squishy loaf ready.
Baking your own bread from dough you are cultivating lovingly from scratch, i.e. sourdough yummm, well, that is an art and a craft. Not for the feint of heart...a skill to be proud of.
I am not allowing myself to learn nor bake bread.
It is my weakness.
What? Superman had kryptonite and I have baguettes!

You people are making me hungry!

Hungry enough to eat a piece of fruitcake?

OK peepz - stop arguing about ketchup and answer my post: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1425876

I just had to have lunch because of all this food talk!

Little known fact: Marie Antoinette really said "Let them eat fruitcake." Another little known fact: I am quite often full of b.s.

I had to go get lunch too.

Fruitcake. Click to view attachment That's probably why they starved. I wouldn't eat it either.

ew fruitcake

Oh no... no dishing on fruitcake.. my mum makes a SUPER dark fruit cake, all moist and full of cherries and such.. mmmmmm

She makes a light fruit cake too but i think it's crap (DON"T TELL HER!!!)

With enough rum anything is palatable. Just kidding, your Mom's fruitcake sounds wonderful. I have had some fruitcake that was pretty good in the past. (stop looking at me like I'm a monster )

okay guys, what should I do?
Some Chinese lady keeps calling my house, she doesn't speak English. She's called like 5 times now, all afternoon. An hour will go by, she'll call again. Half an hour more, then again. I feel so bad cause I can't help her.

tee hee... you crack me up! It's actually called "war cake"- i guess a post -WW2 recipe that included a whole lot of molasses as sugar was to dear at that time.. It's been used by my grandmother since that time, and was passed down.. i'll have to swindle the recipe out of my mum one of these days.. thankfully mum mailed me mine this year mmmmmm

I have heard that really good fruitcake can be good --- as in moist and not so hard you need a chain saw to cut through it --- but I really do not like any kind of dried fruits at all because the texture of them just makes me gag. Even raisins.

Yell som, som, som into the phone and hang up. I'm just kidding, that's the Cantonese word for death. Boy are you in a jam. Does anyone speak Cantonese? Maybe someone in the Chinese forum, might be more help. Try saying no or something. If there was a Cantonese voice board online you could try that but I haven't seen one so I guess you're stuck if you don't have call display or screening. I feel bad that I couldn't be more help to you.


Is that what those things are?

It's actually me, stalking your sorry azzzzz
Nope - what a bind, really! Is there a way to block her phone number from calling you? (god bless Comcast)

VENT: WHY DOESN'T ANY OF YOU ANSWER MY FREAKING POST ON CAR INSURANCE????????????????????????

Order Combo #5.

HALLOOOO I DID!!!!!

omg

You smell funny.

(I don't know anything about our car insurance, other than it's State Farm and we pay a hundred or so dollars per month.)

You better be careful Krikit.. Santa's going to put you on the naughty list!!!!

Thanks IR...It's sad. She sounds so upset on the other end. She lets out a big sigh, says something, and sighs again. She has a worried sound to her voice. She knows she keeps calling the same wrong number.
Oh well. it's been 1/2 an hour since she called. I hope she's found the right number.

This reminds me of my old boss.. he used to put on the "fake" accent and terrorize our admin staff.. trying to "speak" english in a very thick Chinese accent. . it was aweful.. and whenever I caught him i bawled him out.. the girls would almost be crying on the other end, trying to be helpful, but he was relentless !!

that's horrible!

I failed to mention this was a prank phone call when he did this.. way to ruin a story Eman ..

<---is Chinese, speaks Cantonese.

I totally used to do the fake accent at work. Not because it was funny, but because I used to get customers who thought I didn't speak English or would ask me "OMG WHAR U LERN GUD ENGRISH".

...okay, I also watch a lot of Russell Peters.

My cousin's husband (Jay) used to work for Coke. One of his favourite customers, Mr Lee, called him up to order more "cocaine". He took my cousin Kelly (who is six years older than him) to meet him. Before Jay could introduce them, Mr Lee innocently said "Ohhhh. Is this yoa muvva?" Kelly's jaw dropped and Jay said "Ohhhh, maaaaan. You have NO idea the sh!t I'm in for now." When she tells the story we HOWL.

Looks like Len has another admirer.

hey, Len is mine!

Stir fried rat balls?

Shame on you, it could be worse, you could be watching Shaun Majumder.