Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Dannyalcatraz]

There used to be a chili restaurant on Ventura Blvd called Chili My Soul. It had like 67 or something different chili recipes and on any given day they made like 10 of those. The heat varied from 1-10 and one day I walked in and their hottest chili was on the menu. Apparently it used the 3 hottest peppers in the recipe and I was curious how hot it was, so I asked for a sampler.

The sampler came and I ate all that was in that little white cup, and as I expected, it didn't taste all that great. Then the heat hit. As I've said here, I'm pretty good with heat, so I was able to keep from sweating, coughing or showing any other signs of discomfort, but I could not have taken another bite. Still, my ability to take even that one bite impressed everyone there as I ordered a less hot, tasty chili. They didn't know one bite was my limit.

I’ve almost never intentionally tested the limits of my tolerance for spice. One of the few times I did was at a TGI Fridays when they introduced the Texas Torpedo Wrap. My bowling team and I used to go there after league night, and they were goading “Mr. Creole” to test the new spicy offering from a chain restaurant.

So I ordered it…and it was hot. In keeping with the spirit of the challenge, I had ordered ice water only as my dinner beverage, and I was definitely drinking a bit more than usual, and sweating besides. So the mockery started.

Then the manager came over, looking upset. He told me they were comping my dinner. Apparently, I was the first person at their location to order the dish, and there had been an error in making it. The recipe called for 1.5 tablespoons of cayenne pepper sauce; the cook had made mine with 1.5 tablespoons of cayenne pepper.

I thanked the manager…and finished my wrap.

They never questioned my spice tolerance again.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The phrase”doing heavy lifting” is doing a lot of heavy lifting these days.

At the end of the day, “doing heavy lifting” is the “out of the box” of a lot of discussions, as is the fashion of the time.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I’ve almost never intentionally tested the limits of my tolerance for spice. One of the few times I did was at a TGI Fridays when they introduced the Texas Torpedo Wrap. My bowling team and I used to go there after league night, and they were goading “Mr. Creole” to test the new spicy offering from a chain restaurant.

So I ordered it…and it was hot. In keeping with the spirit of the challenge, I had ordered ice water only as my dinner beverage, and I was definitely drinking a bit more than usual, and sweating besides. So the mockery started.

Then the manager came over, looking upset. He told me they were comping my dinner. Apparently, I was the first person at their location to order the dish, and there had been an error in making it. The recipe called for 1.5 tablespoons of cayenne pepper sauce; the cook had made mine with 1.5 tablespoons of cayenne pepper.

I thanked the manager…and finished my wrap.

They never questioned my spice tolerance again.

I've won contests for eating hot things and, after finding the "spicy" cup of noodles in my grocery store wasn't spicy at all (although still tasty), I decided to get a brand of Korean instant ramen noodles I saw talked about by Epicurious on YouTube. It makes my head sweat like crazy, although I don't suffer any ill effects.

I'm absolutely not getting Buldak's "double-spicy" noodles, though. I know when I've been beat.

 

[payn]

At the end of the day, “doing heavy lifting” is the “out of the box” of a lot of discussions, as is the fashion of the time.

I’m not sure that dog will hunt.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I’m not sure that dog will hunt.

I like the cut of your jib. Have your people call my people so we can synergize on this a bit more, mano a mano.

 

[Ryujin]

I've won contests for eating hot things and, after finding the "spicy" cup of noodles in my grocery store wasn't spicy at all (although still tasty), I decided to get a brand of Korean instant ramen noodles I saw talked about by Epicurious on YouTube. It makes my head sweat like crazy, although I don't suffer any ill effects.

I'm absolutely not getting Buldak's "double-spicy" noodles, though. I know when I've been beat.

The 2x Buldak are fine. The 3x are a real effort.

 

[payn]

I like the cut of your jib. Have your people call my people so we can synergize on this a bit more, mano a mano.

Sounds like a Faustian bargain, a real raw deal daddy-o, the check is in the mail, the kid stays in the picture, capiche?

 

[Autumnal]

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sounds like a Faustian bargain, a real raw deal daddy-o, the check is in the mail, the kid stays in the picture, capiche?

I think we’re simpatico. And as they say fortune favors the bold. I think we might be able to brainstorm a way to spin this out into a multi-tier opportunity with a superior ROI.

 

[Smackpixi]

a pastry stout.

I’ve been out of brewing and, and going to brew pubs for about 5 years, what’s a pastry stout? Like a sweet doughnuty stout?