Topic: SPOT DAY (Read 32064 times)

Tomovoz · « **Reply #210 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:15:19 PM »

DR Jane:I have a feeling that the beets caused the senility!
I suspect his taste buds were not registering.

td · « **Reply #211 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:15:49 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on June 04, 2004, 06:31:54 PM

I did discover a new favorite current Bollywood actor...Akshaye Khanna...he is the one with the dimple in his chin!

I don't believe he has done Barnum!

Well, he and I have a few things in common: I have a dimple, cleft actually, in my chin, AND I'VE NEVER DONE BARNUM!

td · « **Reply #212 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:17:29 PM »

Quote from: François de Paris on June 04, 2004, 07:12:11 PM

td,
Do you like Un-masked beets?
... and I don't mean... beasts!

Beets, yes.
I usually can two bushels year; most of the pickled.

BUT, i do love beasts, too. . god bless 'em and the children.

François de Paris · « **Reply #213 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:18:35 PM »

For our mental delectation (To quote BK):

pick·le    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (pkl)
n.

1.   An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.
2.   A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
3.   A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.
4.   Informal. A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight. See Synonyms at predicament.
5.   Baseball. A rundown.

tr.v. pick·led, pick·ling, pick·les

1.   To preserve or flavor (food) in a solution of brine or vinegar.
2.   To treat (metal) in a chemical bath.

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[Middle English pikle, highly seasoned sauce, probably from Middle Dutch pekel, pickle, brine.]

Word History: Trade with the Low Countries across the North Sea was important to England in the later Middle Ages, and it is perhaps because of this trade that we have the word pickle. Middle English pikel, the ancestor of our word, is first recorded around 1400 with the meaning “a spicy sauce or gravy served with meat or fowl.” This is a different sense from the one the word brings to mind now, but it is somewhat related in sense to its possible Middle Dutch source pekel, a solution, such as spiced brine, for preserving and flavoring food. After coming into English the word pickle expanded its sense range in several ways. It was applied, as it had been in Middle Dutch, to a pickling solution. Later pickle was used to refer to something so treated, such as a cucumber. The word also took on a figurative sense, “a troublesome situation,” perhaps under the influence of a similar Dutch usage in the phrase in de pekel zitten, “sit in the pickle,” and iemand in de pekel laten zitten, “let someone sit in the pickle.”

Tomovoz · « **Reply #214 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:24:23 PM »

DR Jane will no doubt remember the Pickles and the Lambs.

Jane · « **Reply #215 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:27:02 PM »

François I looked up sweet beets and they look interesting, as if I might enjoy them. They are also very nutritious. How do you cook them and do you also use the green part?

Jane · « **Reply #216 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:29:30 PM »

Tomovoz, should I remember because I was around when the word originated, or is that why I can’t remember the connection of pickles and lambs? $:-\$

Jason · « **Reply #217 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:29:55 PM »

Quote from: Sandra on June 04, 2004, 05:47:24 PM

Pepperoni? Ew!!! Floop is cucumbers, pickled beets, little baby corns, cheese, ranch dressing, and chow mein noodles. But this particular batch is sans chow mein noodles because we don't have any.

That's quite possibly the least appealing thing I've ever heard of... I think I'm going to vomit on the floor now.

Robin · « **Reply #218 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:31:50 PM »

Today's media check:

In the CD player:
All Rozsa, all the time...Lust for Life, Knights of the Round Table/The King's Thief and The World, the Flesh and the Devil. (I love Film Score Monthly's CDs. But their liner notes are usually rather badly-written. Nick Redman does a bang-up job, but those other guys...well, perhaps they need some college-level refresher courses.)

In the deeveedee player:
Still haven't gotten all through Star Trek: Voyager--Season Two or Jonny Quest--Season One, so they're still in there. I picked up Bubba Ho-Tep a few days ago, and that'll get a spin in the player before the weekend's over.

In the VHS player:
The Tarzan special that played on TCM last night. Pretty decent. Of course the focus was on the Weissmuller/MGM Tarzan flicks, but I'd've liked to see and hear more about the RKO pictures and earlier and later versions of the character.

What I'm reading:
A wonderful, gigantic book called Keep Watching the Skies! by Bill Warren. Unfortunately, the book hasn't been updated, and much of the information in the book has been either added to, or been proven erroneous. It's not Mr. Warren's fault; it's just that new information about the production of some of these movies (like Teenagers from Outer Space, courtesy of Scarlet Street) has come to light. I'm sure Bill Warren would've loved to do updates for this reprint, but for whatever reason, it didn't happen. Still, it's a great read, and a heck of an achievement.

What I'm drinking right now:
Cranberry juice. Mmmmmmmm.

Jane · « **Reply #219 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:32:42 PM »

Jason, LOL

I’m having so much fun I hate to leave, however, waiting for us in the DVD player is THE LAST SAMURAI.

Goodnight.

Sandra · « **Reply #220 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:34:21 PM »

Do you trust me enough to eat my cookies?

Jane · « **Reply #221 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:35:25 PM »

I will eat your cookies.

Goodnight for real. Keith is waiting for me.

Jason · « **Reply #222 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:37:26 PM »

Oh, I'll eat cookies...as long as there's not pickled beets, ranch dressing, mini corn, cheese and cucumbers inside. Besides, I trust your mother to protect the precious cookies.

François de Paris · « **Reply #223 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:37:39 PM »

DR Jane,

I'm not too sure if I know "sweet beets"... I was referring to the regular red beets we were talking about, but the ones -- there not all like that, as we know -- that taste sweet. The "good" ones should taste sweet, be soft and have no "wooden" parts!. I never bothered with beets when in the States; they are sold boiled here.
Is it the way they are sold over there?
And, yes, one has to be careful with the juice which stains!
I like my beets with oil and vinegar and salt. Some add onions - raw -- but I don't care about onions -- raw or cooked -- and some parsley.....and i had to let YOU know all about that! There!

Hey? Where's DR Danise?

After corrections:
It's Laura's diet Coke that got me confused!
But, hey, that way, people do notice my comments!

I'm referring to jason's post down the line!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #224 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:39:44 PM »

DR Jane. The family names of the characters in "Cloud Street"

Sandra · « **Reply #225 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:40:29 PM »

Oh. Well then I'll have to make another batch.

Jason · « **Reply #226 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:40:41 PM »

" raw or coked!?!?! "

Francois...do you need an intervention? Is there something you have to tell us?

François de Paris · « **Reply #227 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:46:24 PM »

Quote from: Jason on June 04, 2004, 07:40:41 PM

" raw or coked!?!?! "

Francois...do you need an intervention? Is there something you have to tell us?

Dr Jason.... you work out too hard!!

I've made the necessary corrections and added comments!

François de Paris · « **Reply #228 on:** June 04, 2004, 07:56:35 PM »

Quote from: Sandra on June 04, 2004, 07:40:29 PM

Oh. Well then I'll have to make another batch.

No batch for me!

Make it a.... botch!

Botch-a-me, I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
When you kiss me and I'm a-kissa you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo

Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby
Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe
If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo

Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Won't you botch-a-, botch-a-me?
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy

Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
And then we will raise a great big family
Tra la la la la la la la la lee

Botch-a-me, I'll-botcha you and ev'rything goes crazy
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby
Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say "Yes" and maybe
If-a you squeeze me and I'm a-squeeza you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo

Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Won't you botch-a, botch-a-me? SPOKEN: Kiss me!!
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you SPOKEN: C'mon a-you, kissa me, eh?!!

Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
And then we will raise a great big family
Tra la la la la la la la la

Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Botch-a-me, bambino, botch-a-me

SPOKEN: That's nice!!

Thanks Rosie!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #229 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:06:42 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on June 04, 2004, 06:50:05 PM

Never liked beets Panni. Neither did my dad. He didn't eat them until senility set in! My mother and sister like them. I don't like the "earthy" taste and I don't like anything pickled - vinegar! Ugh!

DR Tomovoz mentions "vineger" and I instantly recall my favorite Australian soap opera, The Women of Cell Block H. The lead butch woman prisoner (whose name, I think, was Bea) used to refer to the prison guard as "Ol' Vineger Tit".

Amazing how the mind works (well, my mind, anyway.)

As far as beets go, I like 'em, pickled or otherwise. But I don't like turnips. Go figure.

bk · « **Reply #230 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:07:24 PM »

I don't mind raw beets, it's pickled beets that give me the willies. However, the story of The Randy Vicar and the Pickled Beet is wonderful.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #231 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:15:17 PM »

Quote from: td on June 04, 2004, 07:15:49 PM

Well, he and I have a few things in common: I have a dimple, cleft actually, in my chin, AND I'VE NEVER DONE BARNUM!

Song cue:

"There is a sucker
Born ev'ry minute."

td · « **Reply #232 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:29:35 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 04, 2004, 08:15:17 PM

Song cue:

"There is a sucker
Born ev'ry minute."

It's not a TREBLE CLEFT!

No groaning on HHW.

François de Paris · « **Reply #233 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:30:11 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 04, 2004, 08:15:17 PM

Song cue:

"There is a sucker
Born ev'ry minute."

Now, is that RAW or is it PICKLED?

Beets me!

Panni · « **Reply #234 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:39:38 PM »

I know I sort of started it by asking... But beets are a pretty boring topic. We're probably the only site on the Internet in a deep discussion of beets.
We could make a game of it, I suppose...
What do you call a beet with a beard? ...A beetnik.
If a beet has led a really good life and becomes a saint... It's beeatified.
If you can't stop eating beets...It's a habeet.
The handsomest beet movie star is...Warren Beety
An animated film about our favorite stuff is ...Roger Rabeet.
Speaking of rabbits, there's Peter Rabbeet, by Beetrix Potter. (oooh - a double!)
If the beets were to do MY FAIR LADY, the costumes would be designed by Cecil Beeton.
...and so on. I can think of hundreds, but I won't.
Or we could just forget the whole thing!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #235 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:43:43 PM »

Quote from: Panni on June 04, 2004, 08:39:38 PM

Or we could just forget the whole thing!

Or continue beeting a dead horse.

MBarnum · « **Reply #236 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:44:14 PM »

Quote from: Robin on June 04, 2004, 07:31:50 PM

Today's media check:

In the VHS player:
The Tarzan special that played on TCM last night. Pretty decent. Of course the focus was on the Weissmuller/MGM Tarzan flicks, but I'd've liked to see and hear more about the RKO pictures and earlier and later versions of the character.

Robin, there is a budget set of Tarzan DVDs that has an assortment of Tarzan flicks that might interest you:

Tarzan and the Trappers (Gordon Scott; 1958)

Tarzan, the Fearless (Buster Crabbe; 1933)

Tarzan of the Apes (Elmo Lincoln; 1918)

Tarzan and the Green Goddess ( Bruce Bennett; 1935)

Tarzan's Revenge (Glenn Morris; 1938)

I picked up the set at Best Buy for $5.99!

François de Paris · « **Reply #237 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:56:43 PM »

I'm sorry if I made a corny joke about beets!
My only excuse is that I'm French! period.
I also asked how they were sold in the States but did not get an answer, so that's when I decided to be foulish...
I still get a kick out of my own silly corny jokes -- CORN, do you love corn??? and I know i'm the only one, but, hey, that's what makes horse radish!!!

bk · « **Reply #238 on:** June 04, 2004, 08:58:42 PM »

Here is a funny thing that happened: I just went to my local Von's to buy light bulbs for my kitchen (four of the six had burned out in the last two days) - the kinds of bulbs I use are 4.50 at Von's as opposed to 11.00 at Gelson's. So, I buy them and I'm walking to my car when I hear my name called out. I look over and there, sitting on a bench in front of Von's, was our very own Juliana A. Hansen. We actually had talked about having dinner tonight but I wasn't sure I'd be able to. She'd just had a singing lesson and her mum was buying dinner at Chin Chin and they were going back to her singing teacher's to watch a DVD and eat. Isn't it a small world after all?

Sandra · « **Reply #239 on:** June 04, 2004, 09:04:20 PM »

Uh oh. Are we going to start talking about corn now? That's in floop too, you know.

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