Miscellaneous Discussion Thread
The only thing limiting growth is lack of ice time.
Quote: RigondeauxIncorrect.
Sorry, but by definition you're wrong on this.
Black coffee refers to the color, not the sweetness.
Period. The end.
Quote: odiousgambitthis sub-thread,
That horse appears to be "coffee light". :-)
Quote: TigerWuSorry, but by definition you're wrong on this.
Black coffee refers to the color, not the sweetness.
Period. The end.
Wrong. "Black" is part of an expression. It is an answer to the question, "how do you take your coffee?" The answers are cream, sugar, cream and sugar, or black.
Coffee loaded with creamer and black food coloring wouldn't be black coffee, even if the color was black.
Article: The health Benifits of black coffee.
They aren't talking about coffee with sugar.
The proper headline isn't "the health benefits of coffee without sugar, milk, cream, butter, splenda, equal or half and half." Nor is it "the health benifits of black coffee, but without sugar." Which seems to be what you're suggesting. Since you don't seem to think a phrase exists for "coffee with nothing in it."
That phrase does exist, though. "Black coffee."
If you want to continue being literally wrong irregardless of what is in a dictionary, though, feel free.
It seems that pyschopaths like to drink their coffee black.
I'd suggest avoiding arguments with anyone over it.
Quote: billryanhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-coffee-psychopath_us_561baf08e4b0dbb8000f150f
It seems that pyschopaths like to drink their coffee black.
I'd suggest avoiding arguments with anyone over it.
Quite possible.
One thing is certain. The article uses the phrase correctly and would suffer greatly if there was no phrase for "coffee with nothing in it, " forcing the author to constantly exlain what she was referring to.
Quote: RigondeauxWrong. "Black" is part of an expression. It is an answer to the question, "how do you take your coffee?" The answers are cream, sugar, cream and sugar, or black.
Coffee loaded with creamer and black food coloring wouldn't be black coffee, even if the color was black.
Article: The health Benifits of black coffee.
They aren't talking about coffee with sugar.
The proper headline isn't "the health benefits of coffee without sugar, milk, cream, butter, splenda, equal or half and half." Nor is it "the health benifits of black coffee, but without sugar." Which seems to be what you're suggesting. Since you don't seem to think a phrase exists for "coffee with nothing in it."
That phrase does exist, though. "Black coffee."
If you want to continue being literally wrong irregardless of what is in a dictionary, though, feel free.
You were doing so well parsing your English until the very last sentence....lol.
https://youtu.be/5YwrtdvlXWY
Plus I saw a video from a somewhat similar ride once where one rider started puking and it was going all over the other riders :(
Quote: GWAEI like amusement rides and all but this one is insane
https://youtu.be/5YwrtdvlXWY
Good place to try eating McNuggets.
Quote: RigondeauxWrong. "Black" is part of an expression. It is an answer to the question, "how do you take your coffee?" The answers are cream, sugar, cream and sugar, or black.
Coffee loaded with creamer and black food coloring wouldn't be black coffee, even if the color was black.
Article: The health Benifits of black coffee.
They aren't talking about coffee with sugar.
The proper headline isn't "the health benefits of coffee without sugar, milk, cream, butter, splenda, equal or half and half." Nor is it "the health benifits of black coffee, but without sugar." Which seems to be what you're suggesting. Since you don't seem to think a phrase exists for "coffee with nothing in it."
That phrase does exist, though. "Black coffee."
If you want to continue being literally wrong irregardless of what is in a dictionary, though, feel free.
The only thing worse than ordering a black coffee with cream and sugar is using the fake word irregardless.
Quote:Hulk Hogan took to Twitter on Monday to share a moving tribute to his 'brother' Bam Margera, before realizing the reality star is not dead.
Hate when that happens.
Quote: RigondeauxJeez guys. I was literally playing off the fact that bad usage can become commonplace irregardless of being bad, to the point where it might literally get into the dictionary
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Actually I guess I will just have to start taking pictures of things I hate to confuse them.
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she told me there was
that's what I thought, but I wasn't sure. from what I can tell by taste its not a great difference
Quote: lilredroostertoday I asked the McDonalds Manager if there was a higher grade of meat in their Quarter pounders and specialty burgers than in their cheap burgers.
she told me there was
that's what I thought, but I wasn't sure. from what I can tell by taste its not a great difference
That would surprise me. I always assumed they were the same.
Quote: DRichThat would surprise me. I always assumed they were the same.
They recently changed their quarter pounder and it is now made with fresh beef. I tried it...not a huge difference, but better than before.
Quote: Jmarch79They recently changed their quarter pounder and it is now made with fresh beef. I tried it...not a huge difference, but better than before.
Does it still smell like a rat's death fart?
Quote: Rigondeaux
Does it still smell like a rat's death fart?
Never had the privledge of smelling a rat's death fart, but I would say no.
There is a good chance that you have. The FDA allows a certain percentage of rat feces in our food.Quote: Jmarch79Never had the privledge of smelling a rat's death fart, but I would say no.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fda+allowances+in+food&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS787US787&oq=FDA+allo&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l5.8685j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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The handbook allows for up to 13 “fragments” of rodent excreta in a 24-ounce container. The government permits three maggots in your 28-ounce can of tomatoes. In a regular-sized 16-ounce jar of peanut butter, the FDA will allow up to 136 insect fragments and four rodent hairs.Nov 7, 2015"
Quote: Jmarch79They recently changed their quarter pounder and it is now made with fresh beef. I tried it...not a huge difference, but better than before.
It had been years since I had a McDonald's quarter pounder but the one I had last week was pretty good. Surprisingly good.
Quote: billryanIt had been years since I had a McDonald's quarter pounder but the one I had last week was pretty good. Surprisingly good.
I used to get the double qp meal until they got expensive.
Quote: lilredroostertoday I asked the McDonalds Manager if there was a higher grade of meat in their Quarter pounders and specialty burgers than in their cheap burgers.
she told me there was
that's what I thought, but I wasn't sure. from what I can tell by taste its not a great difference
I have not seen anything about the higher grade, but I did some digging a month ago and found that not only are they using fresh beef it's also cooked to order:
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-our-food/fresh-beef.html
"Each one of our Quarter Pounder® with Cheese, Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese and Signature Crafted® Recipe burgers is made with 100% fresh beef from North America and cooked right when you order it. It’s hotter**, juicier** and full of flavor."
Sure beats a patty that went through a steam press and has been sitting in a steam table for deity knows how long.
I think it's a lot closer to what a McDonald's hamburger used to be like anyway.
Of course around here it's also 8 bucks or more now for a quarter pounder with fries and a coke, and I'm old enough to remember their commercials where you could get change on a buck.
Quote: HullabalooI have not seen anything about the higher grade, but I did some digging a month ago and found that not only are they using fresh beef it's also cooked to order:
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-our-food/fresh-beef.html
"Each one of our Quarter Pounder® with Cheese, Double Quarter Pounder® with Cheese and Signature Crafted® Recipe burgers is made with 100% fresh beef from North America and cooked right when you order it. It’s hotter**, juicier** and full of flavor."
Sure beats a patty that went through a steam press and has been sitting in a steam table for deity knows how long.
I think it's a lot closer to what a McDonald's hamburger used to be like anyway.
Of course around here it's also 8 bucks or more now for a quarter pounder with fries and a coke, and I'm old enough to remember their commercials where you could get change on a buck.
$4.79 QP Meal with their app.
(Edit by bbb. Nobody here can't go there by themselves if they need to. Gratuitous and pushing PG boundary. Removed.)
I won't tell Bob.
Quote: AxelWolfSpecial Treatment for RS.
I won't tell Bob.
I bet you snitched on me.
Edit: Nevermind. I have found it. You have to pick a topic or section and go there first.
Whoa, it's like a second childhood!
if you are married and your spouse dies and your spouse has no will and your spouse's credit cards were only in his or her name; your name was not on it:
you are not obligated to pay off the credit card bill
collectors may contact you but they don't have legal standing to collect
many married couples do not have a will since if one dies the estate will automatically pass to the other without the need for probate or settlement
(there may be other factors; claims re children but that doesn't effect the point of this post)
if your spouse does have a will the credit card company could make a claim against the estate
https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/bill-collection-rules-dead-deceased-creditor-relatives-ftc-1282.php
How would the manager even know?? And if it will induce you to buy the more expensive product that is what she would say.Quote: lilredroostertoday I asked the McDonalds Manager if there was a higher grade of meat in their Quarter pounders and specialty burgers than in their cheap burgers
Quote: FleaStiffHow would the manager even know?? And if it will induce you to buy the more expensive product that is what she would say.
managers tend to know a lot about their operations
could she have been lying? it's possible
is she's not lying their pricing doesn't make any sense because a McDouble which probably has about the same weight of meat as a quarter pounder is less than half the price.
could it be a trick to get people to think the quarter pounder and specialty burgers are made with higher grade meat? it's possible
I don't think I'm going to do any more investigating.
Quote: lilredroostermanagers tend to know a lot about their operations
could she have been lying? it's possible
is she's not lying their pricing doesn't make any sense because a McDouble which probably has about the same weight of meat as a quarter pounder is less than half the price.
could it be a trick to get people to think the quarter pounder and specialty burgers are made with higher grade meat? it's possible
I don't think I'm going to do any more investigating.
The pricing makes sense, even if it's the same grade of beef, because the regular patties are flash-frozen and can last in that state for months.
Fresh ground beef only lasts maybe 3 days, with care. McDs may have the exact refrigeration techniques down where they can get a day or two more. But if they advertise fresh, never-frozen (and they are), they now have a huge supply-chain obligation, and have to be very accurate in judging how much fresh beef to have on hand each day, or even each shift. Their bacterial risk is much higher, so special handling is required compared to a frozen patty, and the spoilage rate must have gone up; they will either run out of fresh, or throw some away, every day.
All of that costs money, but they are rewarded with a better-tasting burger, so they can successfully sell the same product for a higher per-ounce price than the McDouble example above.
For all I know, it IS a higher grade of meat. I'm sure the Angus line is, or they couldn't call it Angus.
If it was MY MacDonald's, and I expected spoilage, I would cook and season all the fresh meat that's on its last day of viability, and offer loosemeat sandwiches or beef nachos, until they run out. IDK what they do with it now. Some states require fresh things to be thrown out if they're not served, Florida among them, but some things can be donated to a food bank.
Miplet? Care to share some expert info?
Managers make sure boxes go from truck to freezer to grill. Unless the grade is prominently displayed and noticed by them, they would not know its quality. And probably wouldn't care.Quote: lilredroostermanagers tend to know a lot about their operations.
I once heard a woman ordering a milkshake for her kid and I told her there is a reason the sign reads 'shake' and not 'milkshake'. FTC regulations apply to milkshakes.
Quote: FleaStiff
I once heard a woman ordering a milkshake for her kid and I told her there is a reason the sign reads 'shake' and not 'milkshake'. FTC regulations apply to milkshakes.
Never wise up a chump, it angers and
confuses them..
Quote: beachbumbabsThe pricing makes sense, even if it's the same grade of beef, because the regular patties are flash-frozen and can last in that state for months.
Fresh ground beef only lasts maybe 3 days, with care. McDs may have the exact refrigeration techniques down where they can get a day or two more. But if they advertise fresh, never-frozen (and they are), they now have a huge supply-chain obligation, and have to be very accurate in judging how much fresh beef to have on hand each day, or even each shift. Their bacterial risk is much higher, so special handling is required compared to a frozen patty, and the spoilage rate must have gone up; they will either run out of fresh, or throw some away, every day.
All of that costs money, but they are rewarded with a better-tasting burger, so they can successfully sell the same product for a higher per-ounce price than the McDouble example above.
For all I know, it IS a higher grade of meat. I'm sure the Angus line is, or they couldn't call it Angus.
If it was MY MacDonald's, and I expected spoilage, I would cook and season all the fresh meat that's on its last day of viability, and offer loosemeat sandwiches or beef nachos, until they run out. IDK what they do with it now. Some states require fresh things to be thrown out if they're not served, Florida among them, but some things can be donated to a food bank.
Miplet? Care to share some expert info?
It’s beef. The main difference is it’s not cooked until you order it. <insert cow bell sound>
Quote: lilredroostercollectors may contact you but they don't have legal standing to collect
They will call. It always pays to be informed.
Quote:Consumer advocates and attorneys say that if a widow, widower, child, friend or anyone else close to the deceased should say absolutely nothing of consequence if they receive a call or letter from a debt collector about the decedent's debts. Nothing. Nada. No matter how banal or benign the question might seem -- because it could open the door to an ongoing relationship that eventually carries the survivor into inappropriately paying off someone else's debt.
Quote: MaxPenSurprised I had never heard about this before.
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/nashville/
I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't hacked a TITO machine also. But that's a bit more than getting 86'd out of a casino if caught doing it.
Quote: MaxPenSurprised I had never heard about this before.
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/nashville/
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