Pet Peeves: the Everyone Else Edition
by Grant on Apr 26, 2009 10:34 PM PDT
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Things that don't bother me as much as they seem to bother everyone else:
1. Rich Aurilia starting in the place of Travis Ishikawa against lefties.
Maybe a large chunk of my semi-prospect-lovin'-heart is blackened and dead. The blood just isn't pumping like it used to. The medical term: Niekrosis. It's a horrible, sad condition, and it isn't Ishikawa's fault. But I'm wary about those semi-prospects. And danged if it isn't all sorts of rational to want a right-handed complement to Ishikawa, even if Ishikawa might not end up as a strict platoon player. Aurilia hit .321/.377/.526 against lefties last year, and other than an all-around wretched 2007, he's been a consistent hitter against southpaws. Ishikawa has one walk and 13 strikeouts in 44 at-bats so far. I can't defend that.
I'd guess the Giants have a 20% chance at winning the division. Your numbers may differ. I'd give Ishikawa a 10% chance of ever becoming a major league starter. Ergo post prompter hoc emptor pluribus: I'd rather mess with Ishikawa's development than mess with the 2009 Giants' chances of winning individual games.
2. ESPN's fixation on the Yankees and Red Sox.
My secret: I don't watch a lot of ESPN other than their live baseball games. And ever since they put Rob Neyer and others behind the pay wall, I don't go to ESPN.com. So when I get a chance to watch a Sunday night Yankees/Red Sox game, I'm pretty stoked. Justin Masterson has a funky, whip-arm delivery. He good. Both teams have interesting hitters up and down the lineup; both teams have pitching staffs worth following. I missed the ESPN.com feature article on Dustin Pedroia's matchbook collection, so I'm not really feeling the overkill.
3. Juan Uribe
Dude's a utility infielder. He's being used sparingly. Doesn't anyone remember Jose Vizcaino? That's what most utility infielders are like. They do something that impresses someone somewhere, but they usually combine atrocious plate discipline with zero power. Uribe's kind of like that, except he's hit 20 or more homers in three seasons. That kind of counts as a skill, even if he's taking the Pedro Feliz plate discipline correspondence course. Look around the league: there aren't too many teams with a better backup shortstop. That's not a can of aerosol pride to spray around the room as you dance, mind you. It's just that when he doesn't do well in a given at-bat, it's like, yeah, he's a backup shortstop.
4. A.J. Pierzynski
Look, we all know th...man, I can't even joke about this one without boils appearing all over my person. But the first three are legit. So here's your chance to break free of the gravitational pull of Planet Groupthink. Are you fine with Nate Schierholtz's disappearance? Don't mind Bochy's bullpen use? Here's your chance to let it out.
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I don’t mind Barry Zito banging starlets or writing douchey things on his twitter.
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Apr 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he needs
to bang more starlets and tweet more
by Stadtfeld on Apr 27, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at the same time
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
@alyssa milano bf: I am twittering and banging a hotter stralet. HA!
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
to bang more starlets on piles of $100 bills
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One that came up for me on that User Profile fanpost I started – the All-Star Game determining home field advantage for the World Series. Yeah, it’s arbitrary, and yeah, it was an overreaction to that stupid tied All-Star Game. But is it any more arbitrary than the old system of alternating every year? Nope.
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by jcb9 on Apr 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, almost nothing Dusty Baker did annoys me as much as they seems to annoy anyone else. I mostly liked the guy despite his obvious flaws.
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by jcb9 on Apr 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with both comments.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hated the obligatory
Dusty Bunt. Also DH in that post season exhibition 2002.
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by zenbitz on Apr 27, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
every year, Dusty’s tenure with the Giants seems to get worse.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Apr 27, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
plussed
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, except that if you look at the history of the ASG, it runs in streaks, is it really fair to give a league the home field advantage in 23 of 24 years (the NL did something like that)
Nah it’s a sucky rule that needs to be abolished.
by joethejet on Apr 27, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can’t really justify one crappy rule by saying it’s just as crappy as another rule.
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saying it’s fairer than letting one meaningless game decide something like a World Championship. Anyone else think that if the Giants had the Home Field in 2002 they’d have won it all? I do.
At least if it rotates, you might be able to have the advantage some time in your career.
by joethejet on Apr 27, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m saying the current rule is MUCH crappier and less fair.
by joethejet on Apr 27, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Home-field advantage in the 2002 World Series was not determined by the All-Star Game.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, that was the year they tied. But, I’m just saying that the HF advantage is a big thing in a tight series to determine it for years on end (look at the ASG history) to one league’s advantage is way worse than what was done before.
by joethejet on Apr 27, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was replaying to jcb, I agree with you on it being a sucky rule.
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the second crappy rule replaced the first, it’s relevant.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They could just do it right and go by record. It wasn’t an improvement from the old rule at all, making it stupid and pointless.
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the concept of PIE...
….more than actual PIE…i prefer CAKE
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by merkin on Apr 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by bondslegend on Apr 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My roommate brought home some leftover lemon meringue pie from his grandma.
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by stealth snail on Apr 27, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like a euphemism…..
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer Cheese Cake but is that pie or is that cake?
by SFGuy on Apr 27, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CUSTARD?
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TUSTARD
As in “Tubby Tustard!”
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Nothing matters , and what if it did?
by victor frankenstein on Apr 27, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Custard Pie?
Add another list to the things that I can bring Led Zeppelin into.
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by WalrusMan on Apr 27, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both.
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it goes:
pie>cake>cupcakes
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I strongly disagree:
Pie>cupcakes>cake.
While I like both cake and cupcakes (I love pie!), I feel that the cupcake’s increased frosting:cake ratio really puts them over the top.
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by cornball on Apr 27, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Admission time: I don’t like frosting most of the time. Buttercream is nasty. German chocolate is horrible. Unless it’s mousse or whipped cream frosting, forget it.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree completely
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by bondslegend on Apr 27, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are right
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ganache or fudge frosting is the way to go. Buttercream is just gross.
My kids only eat the frosting anyways. They made me make cupcakes with them yesterday, just so they could load them up with frosting and sprinkles. Then they just lick the frosting off and throw away the cake part.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't all kids do that?
I know mine do.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not mine.
They always want a piece of cake with lots of frosting, but then they never actually eat the frosting.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sprinkles make no sense to me either.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little bites of crunchy sugar. What could be better?
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chocolate sprinkles yes. Otherwise they just taste like little bits of chalk.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except for those silver ones that just break your teeth. I don’t get those.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're PRETTY
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONCE ITS IN MY MOUTH I DONT CARE
TWSS
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They aren't for you
They’re for kids. And kids are much less picky.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
no fair….you can’t punchline your own setup
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm… sugar bread with sugar spackle with added crunchy sugar.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're pretty
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What makes no sense is what sprinkles are called in New England
“jimmies”
I didn’t think much of at first but then I realized!
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Englanders say a lot of things that make no sense
They call water fountains “bubblers” and liquor stores “boxies” and Nomar Garciaparra “Nomah.”
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but Jimmie is a term for young black boys from the 1800’s
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for a few other interesting things.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and they call subs “grinders,” which I never really understood. There’s no grinding involved.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Englander put condoms on their cakes?
Point: pie.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmies on cakes, ok fine.....
but Pie…..well…..can make you do stupid things
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Google, however, indicates that “fairy cake” is what the English call cupcakes.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aw man, I thought Fairy Cakes were the San Francisco Treat
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toeing the rubber in the city
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So THAT’S what he means by rubber. But now, that leads to the conclusion that wil has a toe fetish, and that’s disturbing.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh and if every cake had ganache, my opinions on this would be very different.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. The chocolate cake from Cosentino’s market with ganache on top and fudge in the middle is the.best.cake.ever. My 6 year old daughter requires one for her birthday each year.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mormons!
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One year for a child’s birthday a parent just brought in several tubs of frosting and spoons.
Of course now a days kids aren’t allowed to bring in treats on their birthday, apparently the occasional birthday cupcake is why everyone is overweight.
by Merope on Apr 27, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the worst thing I’ve ever heard. Ew. Ew. Ew.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No No No.....
Its all about soggy cake……like Tres Leche or Tiramisu
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRB…going to Cuban resturant to get Tres Leches
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont like my food to be called soggy even if it does taste good. Especially not waffles.
by lincypoo i wuv u on Apr 27, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Replying to myself!
Real cream cheese frosting (not the shit in the can, gross) is good too.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muffins> Cupcakes
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muffin Tops…..don’t worry link is G Rated…
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are good too. But I thought the link was for the cereal Blueberry Muffin Tops. Which win in almost all cereal contests.
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm intrigued
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
going to buy some on your recommendation
will report back later
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by bondslegend on Apr 27, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not carried at my local safeway
and yet, I can find it at save mart
this bodes well…..
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top of the muffin…..TO YOU!
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by WalrusMan on Apr 27, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you really think we need the exclamation point?
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on, aren’t they really the same thing?
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cupcakes have too much frosting, and for about 90% of cupcakes everywhere, the cake part is dry and bland.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
too much frosting?
I’ve never seen those three words put together.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nor I. I also had an amazing carrot cake cup-cake the other day. Mmm.
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by cornball on Apr 27, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put me down on the Not A Huge Fan Of Frosting list. It’s okay, but very much overrated.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what makes pie even more awesome?
It doesn’t need a layer of sugary spackle to enhance it’s deliciousness.
SUCK IT, CAKE!
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm… sugary spackle.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Filling=frosting
basically
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
Adoptive father of "Poncho" Villalona: This Angel don't fly. Nothing about him is light.
by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lies. Not even close. Filling is the essence of pie. A diverse and varying list of ingrediants that make a pie a “certain” type of pie.
Frosting is what you put on top of cake to hide the fact that it is basically sugar bread.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmm…. sugar bread with sugar spackle.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You keep telling yourself that, pieman.
"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pie with too much cornstarch and sugar in the filling is less good pie.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most pies require some whipped cream or a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are ruining your pie. You are infesting the perfection of pie with masking agents. I can only guess that you are overly sensitive to deliciousness and are trying to tone it down. Much like a junky would cut their drugs with talc to reduce it’s effect.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like vanilla ice cream and I’m not a huge fan of whipped cream, but I love pie – so you’re clearly wrong.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cobbler goes well with ice cream, but I’ve never thought that pie needed to be improved upon.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best pie = key lime. If you did either of those things to it, the universe would weep.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TOP FIVE PIES
In no particular order:
1) Key Lime
2) Lemon Merinuge
3) Sweet Potato
4) Apple
5) Strawberry (I’ve only had strawberry pie once, I think, but it was amazing)
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baron's top five pies
1 Key Lime
2 Blackberry cobbler
3 Pumpkin
4 Pecan
5 Apricot-peach
not pictured: apple pie because I hate apple pie.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apple pie is often mediocre, but when it’s done well, it can be really great.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, wait, how did we go from talking about baseball-related pet peeves that we don’t share to pie!?
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s the McCoven, silly.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know we can turn any topic into anything – I’ve just honestly forgotten how this particular shift happened, and the thread’s too long to untangle at this point.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Something about pie vs. cake or something. I blame Merkin.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
merkin blames you Pie Lovin’ Bastards
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like cake.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and thus you are the blessed
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pinned against the wall
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatball now?
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apple pies are like lefty starters, the best pies are apple, but the average one isn’t really all that good.
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by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does that make cherry pie a knuckleballer?
There’s nothing to compare with the best, but if it’s off it can be just terrible.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frosting is a LOOGY – kids/managers love it, but if you take too much it’ll make you sick to your stomach.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a big fan of blackberry cobbler, too.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pecan Pie...
is the only pie I really like, and I am allergic to pecans.
the only other pie I like are my home made moon pies but they are not really pies so that does not count.
Cake is good but I am more of a brownie, cookie kinda guy, oh and frosting sucks.
by Angry Dwarf on Apr 27, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My top 5
1. Pumpkin
2. Apple
3. Cherry
4. Strawberry
5. Blueberry
Whipped cream is needed in case of a bad pie. It happens.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honorable mention goes to blueberry sour cream pie.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i had to come out of lurking to agree with this
blueberry sour cream pie from Heidi’s Pies in San Mateo FTW!
by Hac Man on Apr 27, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
However...
…a good pumpkin pie can be further elevated by whipped cream.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are incorrect. There is no such thing as “good pumpkin pie.”
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always felt that sweet potato pie is like pumpkin pie, but much better.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I pity you
and the sad deluded world you live in.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my sister the vegetarian
took the gelatin out of her pumpkin pie
so now we get slices of pumpkin soup
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gelatin?
I have never ever put gelatin in pumpkin pie. However I do use eggs and cream, so it’s far from vegan.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to think you were cool.
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Erm, I must have left the ending off my sentence. What I obviously should have said is:
There is no such thing as “good pumpkin pie”, only GREAT pumpkin pie.
Can I be cool again now?
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry. Can’t do it. I really don’t like pumpkin pie. I blame my mother for ruining my pumpkin pie tasting gene by forcing me to eat craptastic pumpkin pie my whole life.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU’RE HORRIBLE
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hold out hope that there is, in fact, good pumpkin pie out there. My mom just never made one. And now the idea of pumpkin pie makes me uncomfortable.
I like pumpkin ravioli. Is that good enough?
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are no longer safe.
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are safe…. for now.
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that wasn't very long
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you find yourself in Oregon (by mistake, or if you are kidnapped), try the Marionberry pie! Oh, snicker snicker, that’s that one crackhead mayor’s name, I know, but it is DE-LISH.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fat Apple’s in Berkeley/El Cerrito has a very good olallieberry pie. Olallieberries and marionberries are pretty close to the same thing, I believe.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmmm….. Olallieberries. Used to pick them near Watsonville when I was a kid, and mom would make a cobbler. I’d bet that would be a great pie.
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by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carrot cake is better than any pie
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm….I….wow. I don’t even know what to say to something that profoundly wrong. It’s almost as though you just said that Zito is better than Lincecum.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never has a poster been more INcorrect in the history of the internet. Ever!
Carrot cake trumps all.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hope you mean that b/c it looks like I might be alone on this one
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, I love me some carrot cake. It’s my weakness. I can never turn it down.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s horrible.
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carrot cake may be the worst of all cakes. So you either really dislike pie or you’re crazy.
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont hate Pie, I just think by it self carrot cake is awesome. A pie you need ice cread or whip cream or something else. It is never just pie
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree.
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve been over this before, and you are So Wrong.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me make it easier for you to hate me...
Bush was a great president
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Kate Bush, too, but as a British citizen she’s ineligible to be elected President.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s fine, but YOUR OPINIONS ON PIE ARE BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve been over this before, and you are So RIGHT!
In fact../clears throat/ Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever!
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry?
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After putting that song in my head? Kinda.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will have a new sig tonight!
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel bad.
/eats carrot cake
I’m better now.
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK
I love pie but carrot cake is good too.
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even better than strawberry pie:
strawberry-rhubarb pie.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmm, rhubarb.
I have some rhubarb jam in the fridge. Great stuff.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES
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by cornball on Apr 27, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite pies:
1) Apple (But only good apple pie with a crumble crust)
2) Strawberry-rhubarb
3) Peach-blueberry
4) Pineapple-cream
5) Other: All pies are good, but apart from the above four, I just can’t separate the rest in my mind. Also, good pie requires no garnish. This is fact.
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by cornball on Apr 27, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine
Keep in mind that I am of the opinion that fruit should never be anywhere near a dessert.
1. Pecan
2. Pumpkin
3. Chocolate Cream
4. Coconut Cream
5. um……
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep in mind that I am of the opinion that fruit should never be anywhere near a dessert.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I just happen to have polar opposite opinions from Scandinavians.
One of my best friends is named Lars. And we disagree on many things.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So many crazies on this blog.
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife would agree with you in regards to this particular area
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Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favorite Pies
1) Pizza Pie
2) Pot Pie
3) Moon Pie
4) Greek Letter Î
5) Felix Pie
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moon pie? What a time to be alive!
by chilibean_3 on Apr 27, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoopie pie… mmm…
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by Die Hard on Apr 27, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coconut cream, banana cream, and french silk pie missed my top five list but they are also excellent.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The closest thing pie has to frosting would be the meringue on lemon meringue pie, I’d say. Filling is nothing like frosting.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s meringue on other pies as well. And whipped cream on some. But if you think that pie filling is nothing like pie, I suggest you think again.
Yes, on the surface, filling is much more complex than frosting. But not all frosting is simply chocolate or butter cream, etc. That’s just the basic frosting. There’s also many with fruit in it, like strawberries.
Sure, pie filling is sometimes more complex. But think about chocolate cream pie or coconut cream pie filling. That’s basically frosting. Think about my favorite pie: Pecan. That filling is basically frosting. Simple and sweet.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like pecans, so I don’t eat pecan pie, so I can’t comment on that allegation.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Filling is more than sweet. There are meat pies as well. Pie can handle being more than one food.
The only way cake beats pie is the fact that a stripper has never popped out of a pie.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
crab cakes?
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calling crab cakes a form of cake is like calling a clam bake a form of baked beans. Same word, totally different thing.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the best crab cakes are craxy crab crab cakes
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by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
It was a joke
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Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case, you should’ve gone for yellowcake.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and by the way
I like pie better than cake…
but filling is still basically frosting. At least for dessert pies.
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Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I’m about as finicky as a garbage disposal, but man do I get grossed out by a mouthful of frosting.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I like frosting. But too much is, well, too much.
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally, dude. There is so much frosting on these damn things in some of these fancy pants cupcake joints that you can’t even eat ’em like the handheld portable food they are supposed to be. DUMB.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“fancy pants cupcake joints”???
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
these exist! I’ve seen ’em!
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what, there’s like ten within walking distance from my house!
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m guessing you live in Seattle
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by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the worst thing you can say to someone from Portland!
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would have been guess number 2!
I love those two cities, but man there is no culinary fad that they can not drive into the ground.
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by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally. I wish a burrito fad would catch on, though. The NW stinks for good burritos.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a very bad Mexican food experience when I was on my honeymoon in the San Juan Islands. The otherwise reliable guidebook said a place was good, and I got chile rellenos, and it was a disaster. It didn’t even have a real pepper – it was like a goopy mess of cheese, flour, and other fillings, with little bits of canned mild green chiles mixed through. With lots of watery refried beans and a hot plate. Ugh.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burritos/Mexican in the northeast is also in a sad state of affairs. I was surprised by how much good Mexican food there is in Chicago, though. Before I moved there I never realized the city had a long-established and large Mexican-American population.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I lived in NYC I couldn’t even find a passable burrito, much less a good one. Every single one of them missed the mark soooo bad it was comical, like that time i had pizza, in London, with thick, chalky Bisquick crust.
/elitist.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s kind of shocking. You live in Manhattan, and you think you can get anything in the world within a five-block radius…and then you try to get a burrito.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes! And it sucks cuz you’re form CA, this is like a staple food item, one that a slice of pizza does not easily replace.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, I’m much more a fan of Chicago style pizza than New York style.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will go to my grave insisting that pizza is the only category where Chicago is superior to New York City.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can hear you, there was a time where I preferred Chicago-style, but for some reason about ten years ago, the switch flipped, for no real reason, and now I only eat the NY style. Dumb.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, it occurs to me there’s one other, which I’ve already indicated – Chicago is a much better city for Mexican food.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong. So wrong it makes me want to rage just like you, jcb.
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by cornball on Apr 27, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually had a passible burrito in Brooklyn
back in the late 90s when I lived in NY.
Brooklyn basically pwns Manhattan on all food priced at <$20/plate
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by zenbitz on Apr 27, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can lots of great cheap food in Manhattan if you know where to look. I used to get great samosas with chickpeas and delicious sauce for a couple of bucks a hole-in-the-ground place catering to Pakistani cabbies on Houston St.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s an Indian place with fantastic Samosas on Beverly Road near my friend’s house in Brooklyn.
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Hong Kong Cakes on Canal St. 20 for $1!
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Queens is the place
for Indian food, but I have favorite places on 8th St. too.
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by zenbitz on Apr 27, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to live on 8th Street. :(
This discussion is making me miss New York. I haven’t been back for five years.
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Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m in NY as we speak. Looking forward to leaving for home in the morning. I can only take this place for about four or five days at a time. The filth and rudeness gets to me after that.
Also, it’s been around 90 degrees the last few days and the humidity suck weiners.
My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman
by Goofus on Apr 27, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nasty
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very true
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elitist!
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s one in my hometown :(
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by jponry on Apr 27, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She disagrees...
Stupid is as Ruben Rivera does...
by bkrhater on Apr 27, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The real question is, here do brownies fit into the hierarchy? I really like pie, and I really like brownies. It’s a tough call.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
between pie and cake.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
by oldjacket on Apr 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I consider brownies to be cake with better marketing.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and sometimes added shrubbery
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d rank it pie over cake and cake over brownies.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone who prefers cake to brownies clearly hates America.
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by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
terrorist!
I can’t make a good cake to save my life, but I do make amazing Kahlua brownies. I guess I appreciate the cake more because it’s an intricate process.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Proof Cake is superior to Pie
Pie…..subject of a song by Warrant
Cake…..kick ass band from Sacramento
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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by Kitspool on Apr 27, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pie eaters have closed minds
Cake brings you
Pancake
Coffee Cake
Funnel Cake
Pound Cake
Angels Food Cake
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Heck
Cakebread Cellars has a kick-ass Chardonnay
And Strippers pop of CAKE!
Pies are full of Crow, Mud, and Peter Pipers Girl Friend
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH YEAH?? HOW ABOUT WHEN YOU MURDER SOMEONE AND YOU BECOME CAKED WITH BLOOD?? THAT’S NOT GOOD AT ALL!
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
People throw PIES………leads to violent tendencies
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wash your mouth out!
With a CAKE of soap!
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Urinal cake
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't want to go there but....
hair pie
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Already mentioned elsewhere, but
yellowcake
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Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cowpie
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BABY CAKE
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that pie > cake, that Bochy is endowed by his creator with certain undeniable traits, that among these are veteran man-love, a giantic skull, and the pursuit of the double switch.
Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
by jcb9 on Apr 27, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cutie pie?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 27, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear that all the time, thanks
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't Spell Dirty HipPIE
without PIE
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Much better use of baby
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Members of the HOF named "Pie": 1
Members of the HOF named “Cake”: ZERO.
I rest my case.
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best argument for pie so far
However…. Jim “Cakes” Palmer cares to differ
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't count...
…unless it’s on the plaque, which in James Alvin’s case it is not.
Pie FTW!
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by EliminateMe on Apr 27, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
man
you are like PIE GOOGLE….
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And don’t forget some fine beefcake.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
by can of corn on Apr 27, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aww shucks…
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Kevin Frandsen should be with the big team.
by WalrusMan on Apr 27, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm….the delicous taste of being correct
Minor White > Ansel Adams
by say hey nation on Apr 27, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t really like Cake…
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by Natto on Apr 27, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think cake tastes like ass.
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you say I’m doing it wrong…
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by ResDog on Apr 27, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Ass-Cake of New Zealand is an acquired taste
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey people it seems that Lars should know what he’s talking about:
Cake is a term with a long history (the word is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse kaka)
If his people invented cake, and he HATES it, then he must know what he’s talking about vis-a-vis PIE BEING BETTER THAN CAKE.
by satyricrash on Apr 27, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me neither
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by thehavenot on Apr 27, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no Bread
Let them eat CAKE….
not humble pie…….
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by merkin on Apr 27, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Such things
are not to be joked about
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by merkin on Apr 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My roommate
is a Dodgers fan
I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..
by lmaozedong on Apr 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My condolences.
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by Natto on Apr 26, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lived in a Dodger fan’s house for a semester and a half in college. Fortunately, this was at a time when the Dodgers were mostly lousy and the Giants were in the playoffs every year.
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by jcb9 on Apr 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is he failing?
Minor White > Ansel Adams
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Building off of the profile thread, I didn’t mind the Klesko signing.
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