Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

I'm embarrassed to admit that I know exactly which guy you're talking about. And the other guy on that show (the boyfriend?) had the fattest thighs, really, a very unattractive and weird build on him.

And Purse Junkie's point about lacy underwear reminded me of a pet peeve about lacy bras with seams on the cups. Why do they make these? More importantly, why do women buy them? They look bad under everything. And why do the wardrobe people on NYPD Blue put them on the actresses? Kim Delaney spent a significant portion of her career sporting a lumpy disheveled rack. She obviously needs a better agent.

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And with that, you concede your entire argument.

Sex on Hallucinogens
 

Bilmore,

We often disagree, but you're dead on with this one. Sex on mushrooms is disturbing. All I can recall from the last time was people knocking on the thin doors of the shore house while I heard the line "They're naked and they dance" repeating in my head from "Their Satanic Majestie's Request", which was playing on the stereo. Or maybe it was thr Rumplemintz that was working on me... Either way, I gave up that idea for good...

S("Why don't we sing this song all together?")D

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I think I hate oversized designer umbrellas more than I hate fur coats and LessinSF. I have to fight the urge to grab them and snap them in half. I think maybe I shoudl try a different tactic. Go to Burberry and buy a fucking beach umbrella and parade around in it when it is THREATENING RAIN or SNOWING. Just be the umbrella asshole of the year. I am sorry for Mister Dunne's mistreatement of you. I have lost all respect for him, and I do like his writing, though he may be in that overrated category for writers since OJ. Loved his early novels.

And on a totally unrelated note, I am thinking that perhaps I have had cunninglingus with only the Sebbys of the world (which would amek sense since I probably met them tripping at dead shows or at hunter s thompson book signings). I need to find more Jack MANfreds.

Bored Board Poll
 

Blow jobs are overrated. Unless its the only way to shut her up.

Sex is much better and feels like a workout if you really get into it.

That said, I did know a chick who gave hummers which were so spectacular I still recall it ten years later. She ruined all other women for me in that regard, so maybe I'm unfiarly biased.

Sushi
 

If I could only have one food, it would be sushi. If I could only have one type, it would be salmon. I've always found this strange because I hate cooked salmon.

Tuna runs a close second.

If you don't like sushi, try it again at a good restaurant.

S(I do agree that trendy sushi places suck, but if they've got good fish, I'll put up with the assholes)D

Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

I think he's pretty openly gay. He's never tried to hide that (hell, if I know about it, it must be fairly common knowledge! :D

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Food: Chili. I rarely have had an unsatisfying bowl of chili. If it weren't so damn bad for me, I could eat it five times a week.

Job: Military. Yeah, the first 10-15 years suck, but after that you are home free. These damn colonels and generals are retiring at 55 on full pensions, and then taking 6 figure contracts with defense contractors. Plus, assuming the Bush Administration gets us into a few more wars, there will be plenty of expert commentary jobs available. Not a bad gig at all.


Actor: Tim Roth. He's always enjoyable to watch, even when he's a villain.

Music: The Afghan Whigs. Kick ass rock, with a brain. I cannot play it at least than deafening volume. That's probably why they aren't more popular.

Athlete: John Stockton. Retiring this year at 41, with no fanfare whatsoever.

Law firm: Mine. But of course, I can't tell you which it is.

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Agreed. I missed out on this for a spell, because I also love good wasabi, and eat it on a big variety of foods. When I had sushi, I would pile it on. Unfortunately, good sushi is a fairly delicate taste, and easy to hide with the wasabi. For years, I thought I loved sushi, but finally realized that what I really loved was the wasabi delivery platform.

Then, a few years ago, I wised up, and stopped using the wasabi on the fish. Now I can taste the sushi, and love it even more.

(Rare roast beef, chewy roll, au jus, slathered with wasabi. Mmmmmm . . .)

Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

I think he's in the "don't ask, don't tell" category. No one asks, but everyone assumes - like Jodie Foster.

Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

I think I remember an article about him and his partner in their cool digs a while back. Nothinig hidden about it then.

Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

I would then have to stand corrected - that would definitely be "out" BTW: not a news flash but Bulldog from Frazier - also a gay.

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Isn't real wasabi exceedingly difficult to come by in the U.S.? It sounds like you are eating horseradish, NTTAWWT.

r(responding in a pavlovian sort of way to your sandwich description, aka, bilmore makes me drool)p

Speaking of Overrated TV Shows...
 

He's been with the same guy oh 15-20 years and I don't recall it ever being a secret. The press never made a big deal out of it, I suppose because he never did.

Overrated/Underrated
 

I like Morgan Freeman, but I must say, he doesn't ALWAYS rock. You clearly didn't see Dreamcatcher.

One Fish, Two Fish
 

Tomoe is great, but I prefer the Yama on Carmine [which, I find, is better than its brethren on Houston and Gramercy AND takes reservations].

I used to be a big fan of Suibi on 53rd but I haven't eaten there in about 5 years.

Best sushi in town, bar none, is the unassuming Sushi Yasuda on 44th (?) - but don't go unless you're on an expense account.

Sushi Samba is nothing more than a pick-up bar. Actually - to be accurate - TWO pick-up bars.

not7yS

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Food: apparently soy milk based smoothies. I would have said burritos a couple of years back, but the times have caught up with me and baja is always packed.

actor: catherine keener. makes consistently superb acting choices and acts excellently in them. john goodman. deserved the oscar for walter sobchek in the Big El

Music- black crowes. i never hear them get their due. also, Juice Newton who was a great balladeer in her day.

movie- big lebowski. a nonsensical plot does not take away from the greatness of this film. living in oblivion- greatest movie about movie making, ever. bet you never saw it.

tv show- Are You Hot? Lorenzo lamas dressed like a golden retreiver talking about the combo platter in his pants while a gay clothing designer made men turn around to show off their asses. hilarious. I will never understand why this was not a ratings smash.

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The WSJ ran a piece a while back that indicated that it is effectively impossible to get real wasabi in the U.S. Since then, I've studied the wasabi ingredients labels at my local Japanese market and it is always horseradish. The WSJ article was about someone who was starting a wasabi farm on the West Coast. The growing technique was a highly guarded secret and the stuff very expensive but available by mail order from their web site.

Overrated/Underrated
 

Sometimes. While I also like just plain horseradish, the green powdered (real) wasabi is also available here - just harder to find. (Most is made from western horseradish, and is still better than just plain horseradish - the good stuff is made from the japanese horseradish, and tastes different, and even better.)

(BTW, wasabi is a natural food poisoning antidote - that's why it is traditionally served with the raw fish dishes.)

Underrated list
 

Good call, Jack.

1. Food: Beef. Whether we are talking about the simple joy of a cheeseburger at the local joint, or the pricey joy of a filet at the Palm, beef is good. Oh, sure, I like chicken, and there are health issues with too much red meat, but there's a reason that my ancestors were forced to eat potatoes so that Baron Whatshisname could eat beef. It tastes good.

2. Actor: Bogart. The guy could play the romantic lead, the bad guy, the tough good guy, and the cynic with the heart of gold. Don't believe me? Don't even bother with Casablanca (which I love) -- watch the Maltese Falcon, Sabrina, the African Queen, Key Largo, and the Treasure of Sierra Madre.

3. Band/Singer: Jimmy Buffett is regarded as a lightweight party type music guy (Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw?) with a fan base of goofy corporate drones escaping their pitiful lives for a day at his shows by wearing loud tropical shirts and drinking too much Corona. But people often overlook his serious stuff -- A Pirate Looks at 40, Come Monday, and songs like that.

4. Law firm: None that would mean anything to any non Podunkvillian.

5. Occupation: I'll echo the person who picked day care. Oh, and teachers.

6. Movie: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. Perhaps John Wayne's best acting, James Stewart givng a great performance as a "hero" wrestling with himself, and an ambiguous message. Yet the consensus is that Shane is *the* great western. Granted, the ending of Shane ("Shane! Come back, Shane!") is moving, but what about hearing "that's the man who shot Liberty Valence" as we see Stewart sigh? Perfection.

7. Song: I'll catch some flack for this, I am sure, but I just listened to the Jagged Little Pill CD, and You Oughta Know still sounds great to me. Angry Chick music arrived on mainstream radio thanks to that song. Great lines, too -- "are you thinking of me while you fuck her?" and "you told me you'd hold me until we died, but you're still alive!" Alanis may not know irony, but who cares?

8. TV Show: Sports Night. I still can't believe that Sorkin's second best show survived and this one didn't. ABC sucks.

9. Article of clothing: The ascot, of course. Along with the smoking jacket.

10. Sexual position or activity: They're all good.

One Fish, Two Fish
 

Speaking of sushi - and pick up bars -

let me recommend Sushi Groove in SoMa in SF.

On Lester's recommendation, I tried the "foie gras sushi" - which was nothing more than a big hunk of foie gras over sushi rice. Possibly the best damn thing [food wise] I've ever eaten.

not7y(love the foie gras...and pass the veal)S

Bored Board Poll
 

How long before this gets adopted as the new FB saying of the moment?

Thurgreed(clearly you haven't had good guacamole)Marshall

Overrated/Underrated
 

Can't be too tough - I've grown it, and I'm far from an expert gardner.

Underrated list
 

Goofy corporate drones wearing loud tropical shirts and drinking too much are an essentially fun group. Granted, you're not going to spend much time discussing fractals with them, but who'd want to when you can get really drunk and screw instead?

(Double-clicking on grapefruit juicyfruit live as I type.)

In honor of mothers' day
 

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/200...ing/index.html

[Salon article: "To breed or not to breed: Studies show that couples who choose not to have children are happier than those who do." This may have been inspired by a recent Atlantic article: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/05/tsingloh.htm].

Salon is a subscription site, but you can get a day pass by watching a Mazda ad.


edited by MR to fix link

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Like most things Japanese, it can be done but the real question is whether it can be done with perfection and beauty.

Great Underappreciated TV
 

I know there are Homicide fans among FB denizens -- A&E has the first two seasons of Homicide on DVD:

http://store.aetv.com/html/classictv...ryId=cat490001

And dtb, I'm toying with buying the Pride & Prejudice set. Only 39.95 for Colin Firth in a wet shirt, as many times as you want to see it. And if you get a DVD player, you'll be able to zoom.

r(frustrated by major gaps in Luther Mahoney storyline knowledge)p

Bored Board Poll
 

Maybe she has but, in her opinion, the semen was better.

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Although many people believe that you're supposed to season the soy sauce to taste with wasabi, I've heard that it's actually an insult to a good sushi chef. The sushi chef is supposed to put the right amount of wasabi on each type of sushi such that it compliments the taste of the fish, just so. I always buy sashimi now, so I can get the right combo of rice, wasabi and soy sauce (as defined by me) with each piece.

Also, miso soup is supposed to be served with the meal, not as an appetizer. And if it comes with a spoon, they're treating you like a gringo (always comes with a spoon unless you order in Japanese).

I was also told that if the restaurant makes its own Tamago (egg sushi -- not fish egg, regular egg), and doesn't buy them from a vendor, then that is a tip that the fish will also be very fresh. Asking if they make their own supposedly shows the waiter that you know what you're doing and will result in a better meal. I have no personal experience from which to confirm this.

TM

Poll
 

Nah, it was in a friend's back yard. Lots of beer was consumed though. Isn't the microbrew festival sometime in August? I know that I've hung out in Smith Square with lots of microbrew booths all around.

I'm pretty certain that there's probably a festival dedicated to every major food item. You just have to look around for it.

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You can both do it together, then.

Thurgreed(although he just does it 'cause he's reached the age where he's lost crucial lip control)Marshall

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His post implies that he is still capable of eating rare roast beef on a chewy roll, so I'm assuming that he still has teeth.

Edited to add: that was my first joke about Bilmore's age, and it was a letdown. Bilmore is old jokes are overrated.

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Edited because I am a double-posting spaz.

Indiana Jones on DVD
 

YAY!!!!

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Clearly, you've never had to hit the bars with drunk Japanese businessmen.

(Perfection? Beauty? No, just endless fart jokes and attempts to see down the waitress's shirt.)

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If you sprinkle soy sauce across the wasabi, it makes the wasabi much more pungent. If you want to enjoy wasabi's taste liberally on sushi without killing the taste of the fish, I recommend placing a dab of it squarely on top of the fish, or smearing it on the underside of a piece of shashimi, separate from wherever the fish may be touched with soy. When you eat the fish, you taste the fish first and the wasabi acts as a finisher. At first, it numbs the tongue, but after doing it a lot, you really appreciate the sweet spiciness of wasabi and still notice the fish.

Wasabi is great:

Mixed into potato salad
Mashed with potatos
Mixed into mayo (even though I hate mayo)
On lobster (lobster/wasabi mashed potatos are killer)

If you're coooking rare tuna steakes, wasabi mixed with a little bit of heny and soy is a great glaze.

S(fuck am I hungry now)D

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It was good for me.

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If you're eating wasabi in the US, you're probably not eating real wasabi. it's probably wasabi-flavored horseradish.

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I should read before I reply.

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I hear you. If I don't get a rare roast beef sandwich with horseradish today, I may kill someone.