Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!

[Penske_Account]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

That "girl" is a post-op tranny.

Oops.....not again......merde!

eta: post-op is better than pre-op, right?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Here is an interesting review that deals with the racial aspects of this movie.

http://www.racialicious.com/2009/01/...int/#more-2181

I am not an Eastwood fan. I think he is one of the most overrated of the Hollywood types and it seems to me that if you achieve some longevity, you're automatically labeled a genius. I've never thought he was much of an actor (since he's the poster child of the ever popular Whisper Method School of Acting) and think he is highly overrated as a director. I was going to skip this movie as a Grumpy Old Dirty Harry throwaway piece of crap, but now I'm willing to give it another change (although, it will probably be via dvd or HBO).

Anyone see it and have thoughts?

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

This is the most fascinating discussion of the origins of what we like to call Chinese Food you'll ever see. And the woman, Jennifer 8. Lee,* who does it is just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6MhV...layer_embedded

I knew General Tso's was invented here, but back when I discovered that, I was highly disappointed. I was exposed to the dish when I first moved to New York in the 70s and we had no untensils or plates or anything for the first week or so and we ate chinese from across the street every night (and way too frequently for the first 6 months). Needless to say, I learned how to use chopsticks really fucking fast, as my mother wouldn't let me eat Chinese food any other way. The owner was the nicest man and after ordering spicy chicken with cashew nuts from the menu one too many times, he told me he would prepare something for me that wasn't on the menu. Awesome. What he gave me was General Tso's chicken and I thought for quite some time that it was his own invention. It should have been, because I've never had the dish prepared by anyone else that was even close to as good as his.

Anyway, the video is very interesting and you should give it a watch.

TM

*According to Wikipedia, she chose her middle name herself in her teen years because her first name was so common.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

This is the most fascinating discussion of the origins of what we like to call Chinese Food you'll ever see. And the woman, Jennifer 8. Lee,* who does it is just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6MhV...layer_embedded

I knew General Tso's was invented here, but back when I discovered that, I was highly disappointed. I was exposed to the dish when I first moved to New York in the 70s and we had no untensils or plates or anything for the first week or so and we ate chinese from across the street every night (and way too frequently for the first 6 months). Needless to say, I learned how to use chopsticks really fucking fast, as my mother wouldn't let me eat Chinese food any other way. The owner was the nicest man and after ordering spicy chicken with cashew nuts from the menu one too many times, he told me he would prepare something for me that wasn't on the menu. Awesome. What he gave me was General Tso's chicken and I thought for quite some time that it was his own invention. It should have been, because I've never had the dish prepared by anyone else that was even close to as good as his.

Anyway, the video is very interesting and you should give it a watch.

TM

*According to Wikipedia, she chose her middle name herself in her teen years because her first name was so common.

Thanks. I enjoyed it, and found it quite true of my experience in China, although I really liked what they call Chinese food too.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

If I socked, which I don't, at least not usually, I would create one by the name of Masal Bugduv.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

This is the most fascinating discussion of the origins of what we like to call Chinese Food you'll ever see. And the woman, Jennifer 8. Lee,* who does it is just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6MhV...layer_embedded

I knew General Tso's was invented here, but back when I discovered that, I was highly disappointed. I was exposed to the dish when I first moved to New York in the 70s and we had no untensils or plates or anything for the first week or so and we ate chinese from across the street every night (and way too frequently for the first 6 months). Needless to say, I learned how to use chopsticks really fucking fast, as my mother wouldn't let me eat Chinese food any other way. The owner was the nicest man and after ordering spicy chicken with cashew nuts from the menu one too many times, he told me he would prepare something for me that wasn't on the menu. Awesome. What he gave me was General Tso's chicken and I thought for quite some time that it was his own invention. It should have been, because I've never had the dish prepared by anyone else that was even close to as good as his.

Anyway, the video is very interesting and you should give it a watch.

TM

*According to Wikipedia, she chose her middle name herself in her teen years because her first name was so common.

I took my bar review class nights during the summer of 1997 across from The Garden at I think the Southgate Hotel. I took West's bar review, the one summer it was in existence because I was able to wrangle a deal of $500.

Every night for the entire two months I prefaced the video lectures on Evidence and Property with a steaming pile of General Tso's chicken and white rice on a white paper plate at that cheap Chinese place that faces what used to be the Poster of Ace Frehley. I am pretty sure this steaming plate was $3.50 with a free cup of ice water.

After all this, doncha know I passed the bar on the first shit. I mean shot.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Penske_Account

That wasn't the point of the video.......and I dissent on your comment....just sticking in the realm of brits, Kate Moss has a more boring body.

2. And Queen Elizabeth. And Camilla.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

This is the most fascinating discussion of the origins of what we like to call Chinese Food you'll ever see. And the woman, Jennifer 8. Lee,* who does it is just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6MhV...layer_embedded

I knew General Tso's was invented here, but back when I discovered that, I was highly disappointed. I was exposed to the dish when I first moved to New York in the 70s and we had no untensils or plates or anything for the first week or so and we ate chinese from across the street every night (and way too frequently for the first 6 months). Needless to say, I learned how to use chopsticks really fucking fast, as my mother wouldn't let me eat Chinese food any other way. The owner was the nicest man and after ordering spicy chicken with cashew nuts from the menu one too many times, he told me he would prepare something for me that wasn't on the menu. Awesome. What he gave me was General Tso's chicken and I thought for quite some time that it was his own invention. It should have been, because I've never had the dish prepared by anyone else that was even close to as good as his.

Anyway, the video is very interesting and you should give it a watch.

TM

*According to Wikipedia, she chose her middle name herself in her teen years because her first name was so common.

very cool.

I knew as a kid that what we eat as ethnic food isn't accurate. close friends were first generation I-ties and what they ate was different than anything I've seen in Italian restaurants. OTOH Japanese restaurants and Koreans restaurants here can be close.

But China was very different. Tourist hotels are the same of course*, but if you break away from that you are given the single English language menu in the place. I chose not to eat dog in honor of Peanut and Wonk's dog, but there was some odd shit.

And the menus aren't always accurate, or useful. My favorite meal was at the Venice of China, I forget it's name, but an hour south of Shanghai. We had a guide and he took us to this tourist trap silk facory and tried to then take us into the adjoining restaurant. I say no, take me where you'd go for a celebration. So we go to this place, and we have to share the one menu. There are photos and brief English summaries.

Okay I ordered "fried pig' and a casserole with what appeared to be sausages, greens and tofu.

"Fried pig" was a deep fried fish. The casserole came out and was duck tongue with greens. Stuff was good, but over the three weeks we all got sick at least once. That can reduce one's desire to experiment.

*On the other hand, while running in Beijing I did happen on "Peking Duck Street."

[Icky Thump]

Every once in a while a fart is followed by an "Uh oh."

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Every once in a while a fart is followed by an "Uh oh."

John Burton, the only guy I can think of who was cool enough to resign from Congress to fight a cocaine addiction, said his advice for aging was "Never pass a restroom; never waste an erection; never trust a fart."

[Penske_Account]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Every once in a while a fart is followed by an "Uh oh."

You might want to ask your top to be a bit more gentle, I have been told that aggressive thrusting can lead to muscle damage and control problems.....

[LessinSF]

Bob Pasani nails it. http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/c...ong-break-clip

[Shape Shifter]

Does this thing still work?

[Gattigap]

I had to double-check to make sure Sebby wasn't the one who wrote this piece in Slate.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

I had to double-check to make sure Sebby wasn't the one who wrote this piece in Slate.

If that whet your appetite, here's another: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5AC0A9649C8B63

ETA: That article is much better than the Klosterman one I cited. "We hate you just the way you are" is fantastic.