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

[Snarf Zagyg]

Pizza is not a competition. It is art.

You're not eating it right.

He just needs those sweet, sweet pizza carbs to overtake the Cheez Whiz guy.

 

[payn]

You're not eating it right.

He just needs those sweet, sweet pizza carbs to overtake the Cheez Whiz guy.

Thats hilarious. During the better weather months I ride with some folks from a local brewery here. We do about 20+ miles and then settle in for pints. One guy no fail orders an extra large dominoes for himself at the end of the ride!

 

[Cadence]

While "dining is an art and not a science", the preparation end does have Molecular Gastronomy.

 

[darjr]

Love that movie!

 

[Cadence]

You're not eating it right.

He just needs those sweet, sweet pizza carbs to overtake the Cheez Whiz guy.

Freshmen and sophomore year in the dorm, the pizza delivery folks in the area knew we would likely be in the lounge playing cards or whatnot, and if they were stiffed on a delivery would try us. After the first slice each it was first come first served for the subsequent ones.

A decade plus later a grad student of mine thought he could out eat me in pizza. My training from years earlier held. It was a buffet (bleh) and so I grabbed a dessert slice on the way out to rub it in.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

A decade plus later a grad student of mine thought he could out eat me in pizza. My training from years earlier held. It was a buffet (bleh) and so I grabbed a dessert slice on the way out to rub it in.

Be careful; one thing I have learned is that the exploits of your youth (whether it is in consuming food, or drink, or ... other things) is best left to your youth. Even on those rare occasions that your memory isn't writing checks your body can't cash, you will regret it later.

There was a time when, after a long night of partying, my roommate and I would be the last two standing. We would break out two d20s game and play, ¿Quién es más macho? aka, the Twenty-sided die game.

The rules were simple.

1. Both people roll a d20.

2. The lower roll drinks the numerical difference. (If A rolls 17 and B rolls 12, then B drinks 5.)

3. If the two rolls are the same, then roll again and the loser drinks double the difference.

4. Continue until one person proclaims the other "Mas Macho" or until either person is unable to continue.

The odds that I would play that game now are approximately hell to the no.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I keep getting thrown by this, because "Takis" is the homeworld of a major character in the Wild Card shared world anthology series. I would not want a Takis pizza, because the Takisians are big on bioweaponry, and they'd probably be trying to make you into patient zero for a virus that mutates people in walruses, or something.

Do you recommend the Wild Card series? I keep thinking of reading it, but haven't for some reason.

 

[Cadence]

Augh. That thread was so close to being dead and buried.

 

[Cadence]

Be careful; one thing I have learned is that the exploits of your youth (whether it is in consuming food, or drink, or ... other things) is best left to your youth. Even on those rare occasions that your memory isn't writing checks your body can't cash, you will regret it later.

There was a time when, after a long night of partying, my roommate and I would be the last two standing. We would break out two d20s game and play, ¿Quién es más macho? aka, the Twenty-sided die game.

The rules were simple.

1. Both people roll a d20.

2. The lower roll drinks the numerical difference. (If A rolls 17 and B rolls 12, then B drinks 5.)

3. If the two rolls are the same, then roll again and the loser drinks double the difference.

4. Continue until one person proclaims the other "Mas Macho" or until either person is unable to continue.

The odds that I would play that game now are approximately hell to the no.

I'm a sleepy drunk, so one, maybe two beers at most.

I had to use cunning when he thought he would try again at steak. Amateurishly he partook of the proffered bread and appetizers. I would not have come close to winning that one otherwise.

 

[Umbran]

Do you recommend the Wild Card series? I keep thinking of reading it, but haven't for some reason.

Yes, but with a few caveats.

The originals were written from 1987 to 1993, and there were a dozen books. They are certainly dated at this point. If that doesn't bother you, then the first several of them are quite good. After a while, they do go off the rails, though.

There were a few written in the 1993 to 1995 timeframe, and I cannot speak to their quality.

Then, a new series started, in 2008, and those seem to be quite good. They are a continuation of the original into the 21st century. Mostly new characters, and all the 21st century media trends, from cell phones to reality TV.