The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

 

[Hussar]

Had a bbq party here last night. Guest brought a bunch of mini pizzas as a side. Another guest brought (super yummy fresh) pineapple.

Watching the look of horror on my Italian guest as I placed hot pineapple on my mini pizza was totally worth it.

 

[Hussar]

Its a generic problem, though. Suggesting something with or analyzing anything with intended nuance is just asking for people to take issue the moment they have any strong feelings on the subject.

must resist urge to pontificate about current politics

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Had a bbq party here last night. Guest brought a bunch of mini pizzas as a side. Another guest brought (super yummy fresh) pineapple.

Watching the look of horror on my Italian guest as I placed hot pineapple on my mini pizza was totally worth it.

Apparently there's an Italian food writer who published a book last year that says that most "Italian" food didn't originate there and the whole country went crazy. The Italians particularly didn't like the idea that pizza is American and Italian pizza is basically cheese on focaccia, even with its limited use of tomatoes.

(The argument, as I understand it -- not having read the book -- is that tomato sauce is just so much more available in the US and so much cheaper, that Italian-Americans use it to such a dramatic degree that it transforms the dish.)

 

[Ryujin]

That's one of the things I've worked hard to teach my teenager: If someone says something has a simple answer, they either don't understand the issue or they're hustling you. Happily, he seems to be getting it.

The 'simple answer' has sold millions of self help books over the decades.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The 'simple answer' has sold millions of self help books over the decades.

"This self-help book is not a scam, unlike the first 30 I bought and read!"

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

 

[Hussar]

The 'simple answer' has sold millions of self help books over the decades.

You guys are killing me!

 

[Autumnal]

 

[overgeeked]

That's one of the things I've worked hard to teach my teenager: If someone says something has a simple answer, they either don't understand the issue or they're hustling you. Happily, he seems to be getting it.

A lot of the world’s problem really do have simple solutions. We just refuse as a society to solve them simply. Have a problem at your gaming table? Talk to them like adults. Simple.