"kilikini" > wrote in
:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> Good to see you back, young lady ;-)
>
> Thanks, Peter! :~)


No sweat, young spunkeroo :-)




>> I used to have Birds Eye Fish Fingers...... a loooooooooooong time
>> ago. I remember having them for breakfast, with soft fried eggs on
>> top.
>>
>> But here's fish fingers Indian style :-)
>>
>> http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmf2qtaKrks
>
> Interesting recipe. I noticed all he did was squeeze some lime on the
> fish,


You didn't notice the rest of the seasonings?


> but what do you think of a lime aioli for dipping?


YUM!!

Or maybe a roasted garlic aioli....... double frikken YUM!!


Or even a roasted garlic *and* lime..............(salivating!!)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
nothing.

Edmund Burke.

ladysailor > wrote in news:bb5fa079-5a23-47e5-
:

> On Nov 9, 8:21*am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> I don't know, there may have been. *The ones I recall were Mrs. Paul's,
>> Gorton's, and van de Kamp's.
>>
>> kili
>
> Welcome back Kili, I hope you’re feeling better.
>
> I’m new here but I’ve been lurking for a while. I find this group
> handy for inspiration. My husband does the cooking; I do the
> suggesting and cleaning up afterwards.


Now *that's* a good relationship :-)



> Yesterday, my husband and I bought some cod
> prepared almost the same as the Van de Kamp’s in the small beach town
> of Bargara, Australia.


You heading north, or south??


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Edmund Burke.

Martha > wrote:

> Steve B may be correct, maybe I am too dumb to own my computer.

You also need to rub some lotion on that thin skin of yours. Steve
B wasn't addressing you specifically in his posts, which you've
taken offense at twice now.

ObFood: Smoking sausages today. Picked up 14lbs of miscellaneous
sausages from:

http://www.smokeydenmark.com/index.html

-sw

ChattyCathy > wrote in news:18wRk.19278$QF4.15389
@newsfe13.ams2:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> Now if you compare OT posts to flame wars, then there's a
>> correlation.
>
> And you love a good flame war, don't you? ;-)

Squidgy? Love a flame war? Perish the thought.

--

ObFood: “Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest
of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest
good of everyone.” - John Maynard Keynes

PeterLucas wrote:

> ChattyCathy > wrote in
> news:YZnRk.3625$QF4.3160 @newsfe13.ams2:

>> Speaking as a newbie - having been posting here for only three and a
>> half years -
>
>
> And you're already the Boss of the website!!
> That's climbing the corporate ladder pretty quickly!! ;-)

<grins>
>
>
>> I've noticed that the number of Off-topic posts seem to
>> increase the minute one of the 'stiff shirts' you mentioned start
>> moaning about them. Go figure.
>>
>
> We'll have to organise a worldwide Buttcheek Unclenching Day :-)

I wouldn't have put it quite like that, but yep. ;-)

OBFood: (for Michel <veg>) We're gonna 'braai' today even tho' it's been
raining on and off. It's supposed to be summer, dammit!
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Dan Abel wrote:

>
> It doesn't mean that they are a better person or a better cook. It
> just
> means that they have firsthand experience about the old days. So when
> Paul M. Cook posts how much things have changed, and Google shows that
> his posting history under that name only goes back two years, then
> either he changed his name (which happens a lot) or he doesn't have
> much history here.
>
Whatever. But I still don't give a toot how long Paul has been posting
here, if he gives (what I find to be) good cooking advice, I'll take
it.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Michel Boucher wrote:
> Newbies. My wife and I met online in 1987, I moved in in 1988 and we have
> been together since, twenty years in September.
>
> The first Internet marriage that I am aware of was Cindy Kandolf and
> Steinar Haug (1988, IIRC), which happened around the same time as Betty and
> I got together. In fact, I remember chatting about that with Cindy on
> Bitnet.

It has been a long time since I heard anyone mention Bitnet. I started
using Binet when I was a student, back in 1986. Remember using
computers before Windows?

Congrats on your relationship.

Becca

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:19:08 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:43:54 -0500, "kilikini"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't had chicken nuggets in a long time, either. Do you like a
>>> sauce with yours?
>>
>> Sort of. I use ranch dressing from a bottle.
>
>I've done that, too. :~) Kind of like a "buffalo wing" without the blue
>cheese.
>
That's the concept! My kids have been known to eat cold pizza
with a Ranch dip. It's too gross for me.



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

kilikini wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:37:41 -0500, "kilikini"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I used to love fish sticks for dinner! I haven't had any frozen
>>> store bought in years, though, because I think most brands have too
>>> much batter, grease and salt. For those days when you want an old,
>>> childhood, comfort food, which brand of fish sticks does anyone in
>>> this group prefer?
>>>
>> Hi Girly! I see you're feeling good enough to post! Back in the Day
>> when I tossed fish sticks in the oven for kiddie snacks, Gorton's were
>> my favorite - but I make chicken nuggets now. Hmm. I'm hungry and
>> that's an easy lunch.
>>
>> <hugz>
>>
>
> I haven't had chicken nuggets in a long time, either. Do you like a sauce
> with yours?
>
> kili

Welcome home. :-)

Yesterday, I went to Raising Cane's for lunch, and all they serve is
chicken. I was surprised to find nothing else on the menu, but their
chicken strips were pretty good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Canes

Becca

ChattyCathy > wrote in news:jQCRk.53913
:


>>>
>>
>> We'll have to organise a worldwide Buttcheek Unclenching Day :-)
>
> I wouldn't have put it quite like that, but yep. ;-)


Who we going to give BUD#1 to??


>
> OBFood: (for Michel <veg>) We're gonna 'braai' today even tho' it's
been
> raining on and off. It's supposed to be summer, dammit!


Tell me about it!!!


****ed down all day yesterday, sprinkled all day today with high winds!!

Good thing I didn't think about going fishing!!


Today (Mon 10th) and tomorrow is Sat/Sun for us.

What to do on a 'weekend' when everyone else is working???


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
nothing.

Edmund Burke.

Becca > wrote in
:

> Michel Boucher wrote:
>> Newbies. My wife and I met online in 1987, I moved in in 1988 and we
>> have been together since, twenty years in September.
>>
>> The first Internet marriage that I am aware of was Cindy Kandolf and
>> Steinar Haug (1988, IIRC), which happened around the same time as
>> Betty and I got together. In fact, I remember chatting about that
>> with Cindy on Bitnet.
>
> It has been a long time since I heard anyone mention Bitnet. I started
> using Binet when I was a student, back in 1986. Remember using
> computers before Windows?
>



ATDT xxxxxxxxxx

With a monochrome green screen........... yep.



Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Edmund Burke.

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:29:33 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>PeterLucas wrote:
>>
>> But here's fish fingers Indian style :-)
>>
>> http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmf2qtaKrks
>
>Interesting recipe.

I had another word in mind. That's way too many flavors on a poor
defenseless fish for me.

>I noticed all he did was squeeze some lime on the fish,
>but what do you think of a lime aioli for dipping?
>

I've never made lime aioli, but it does sound good!



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Nov 10, 12:08 am, PeterLucas > wrote:
> ladysailor > wrote in news:bb5fa079-5a23-47e5-


> > I’m new here but I’ve been lurking for a while. I find this group
> > handy for inspiration. My husband does the cooking; I do the
> > suggesting and cleaning up afterwards.
>
> Now *that's* a good relationship :-)

It works for us.

> You heading north, or south??

South is the preferred destination for the summer months but at this
point in time we are stuck in Bundaberg. Not a bad place to be.

Backing up a bit, my husband contracted an infection in Vanuatu (early
September) and was air lifted out to Westmead Hospital (Sydney) in
order to save his leg. I joined him a week later once I was able to
move the boat from Port Resolution to a more secure anchorage in Port
Vila. Once we realized how dire the situation was (a months stay in
the hospital) we hired a delivery captain to bring the boat to
Australia but our dear Arabella arrived with a broken CV joint, thus
no motor.

So, now we are waiting for that particular part. On the other hand,
we are not in that much of a hurry. The husband still needs to heal
and the weather sucks for going south this week.

Barb,
s/y Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:19:08 -0500, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:43:54 -0500, "kilikini"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I haven't had chicken nuggets in a long time, either. Do you like
>>>> a sauce with yours?
>>>
>>> Sort of. I use ranch dressing from a bottle.
>>
>> I've done that, too. :~) Kind of like a "buffalo wing" without the
>> blue cheese.
>>
> That's the concept! My kids have been known to eat cold pizza
> with a Ranch dip. It's too gross for me.

I had an ex-boyfriend who dipped his pizza in ketchup. If that wasn't bad
enough, he put peanut butter on his eggs, too. The oddest thing I could
never get was his family's favorite sandwich; they called it a Western
Sandwich. Toast, mayo, scrambled eggs and peanut butter. Talk about your
odd combo!

kili

ladysailor > wrote in
:

> On Nov 10, 12:08 am, PeterLucas > wrote:
>> ladysailor > wrote in
>> news:bb5fa079-5a23-47e5
> -
>
>
>> > I’m new here but I’ve been lurking for a while. I find this group
>> > handy for inspiration. My husband does the cooking; I do the
>> > suggesting and cleaning up afterwards.
>>
>> Now *that's* a good relationship :-)
>
> It works for us.


Same same here.

I cook...... the SO cleans :-)


>
>> You heading north, or south??
>
> South is the preferred destination for the summer months but at this
> point in time we are stuck in Bundaberg. Not a bad place to be.
>
> Backing up a bit, my husband contracted an infection in Vanuatu (early
> September) and was air lifted out to Westmead Hospital (Sydney) in
> order to save his leg.


Ewwwwwwwww, not good!!


> I joined him a week later once I was able to
> move the boat from Port Resolution to a more secure anchorage in Port
> Vila. Once we realized how dire the situation was (a months stay in
> the hospital) we hired a delivery captain to bring the boat to
> Australia but our dear Arabella arrived with a broken CV joint, thus
> no motor.


Damn taxi drivers!!!


>
> So, now we are waiting for that particular part. On the other hand,
> we are not in that much of a hurry. The husband still needs to heal
> and the weather sucks for going south this week.



Well, whenever you get going and head down this way, give us a 'Hoi'.

I'm sure we could manage a couple of dinasour steaks on the BBQ, and
some cold beer (or wine).


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
nothing.

Edmund Burke.

Nancy Young wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>
>> I was so busy in the hospital with testing and doctors, if I got a
>> moment's peace, I tried to sleep. It was a miserable 2 weeks, I tell
>> ya!
>
> Well, I'm glad you're home, that was a long time to be
> in the hospital.
>
> nancy

Thanks, Nancy! I missed you guys while I was gone. :-(

kili

ChattyCathy wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> kilikini wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I haven't had chicken nuggets in a long time, either. Do you like
>>>> a sauce with yours?
>>>
>>> With fried squid, I always like tartar sauce.
>>>
>>> With other fried food, Tobasco sauce is a must.
>>
>> Interesting; tartar sauce on squid. Why not? I've never thought of
>> it; I just use a marinara for dipping.
>
> Yep. Tartar sauce with squid (calamari) is pretty fine..
>
> Welcome back kili, BTW

Thanks, Cathy! :~)

kili

ladysailor wrote:
> On Nov 9, 8:21 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> I don't know, there may have been. The ones I recall were Mrs.
>> Paul's, Gorton's, and van de Kamp's.
>>
>> kili
>
> Welcome back Kili, I hope you’re feeling better.
>
> I’m new here but I’ve been lurking for a while. I find this group
> handy for inspiration. My husband does the cooking; I do the
> suggesting and cleaning up afterwards.
>
> I know all three of the fish sticks brands you mentioned and always
> went for the Van de Kamp’s. I needed tartar sauce to go with them
> though.
>
> It’s been a while since I’ve had them and I suspect they wouldn’t be
> as good as I remember. Yesterday, my husband and I bought some cod
> prepared almost the same as the Van de Kamp’s in the small beach town
> of Bargara, Australia. It was finger lickin’ good and yes, I still
> needed my tartar sauce.
>
> Barb
> s/y Arabella
> www.sailinglinks.com

I have to have tartar sauce on my fried fish, too. It's just the way it is.
:~)

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in
:

> ChattyCathy wrote:

>> Welcome back kili, BTW
>
> Thanks, Cathy! :~)
>
> kili

Yes, welcome back.

Hope you're feeling fine. :-)

Becca wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:37:41 -0500, "kilikini"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I used to love fish sticks for dinner! I haven't had any frozen
>>>> store bought in years, though, because I think most brands have too
>>>> much batter, grease and salt. For those days when you want an old,
>>>> childhood, comfort food, which brand of fish sticks does anyone in
>>>> this group prefer?
>>>>
>>> Hi Girly! I see you're feeling good enough to post! Back in the
>>> Day when I tossed fish sticks in the oven for kiddie snacks,
>>> Gorton's were my favorite - but I make chicken nuggets now. Hmm. I'm
>>> hungry and that's an easy lunch.
>>>
>>> <hugz>
>>>
>>
>> I haven't had chicken nuggets in a long time, either. Do you like a
>> sauce with yours?
>>
>> kili
>
> Welcome home. :-)
>
> Yesterday, I went to Raising Cane's for lunch, and all they serve is
> chicken. I was surprised to find nothing else on the menu, but their
> chicken strips were pretty good.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Canes
>
> Becca

I just looked up Raising Cane's website to view their menu and you're right;
nothing but chicken fingers! Well, I gues that keeps it simple. LOL.

kili

sandi wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in
> :
>
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>>> Welcome back kili, BTW
>>
>> Thanks, Cathy! :~)
>>
>> kili
>
> Yes, welcome back.
>
> Hope you're feeling fine. :-)

Thanks, Sandi - still got a long way to go, though. :~)

kili

On Nov 8, 9:49*pm, Goomba > wrote:
>
> And guava paste is delicious with sharp cheddar.

That does sound good, Goomba.

On Nov 9, 4:19*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> Martha wrote:
> > On Nov 8, 5:00*pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >> ...some folks who keep reminding the group that they have
> >> been around here since 19-dot (even if it's only on and off) seem to
> >> post here just to 'stir up the pot' (and I don't mean that in a
> >> cooking sense).
>
> > Speaking only for myself, I added the date I began posting in hopes
> > someone else who posted to RFC during that time might remember, and
> > could bring me up to date on what happened to those I remember as
> > friends. *Wasn't trying to stir up anything but memories.
>
> IMHO, the best way to bring yourself up to date would have been:
> a) to have lurked here for a bit to get the 'lay of the land',
> b) used a proper newsreader so you could filter out the spam/crossposts
> etc. you get by having to read the group via Google Groups, *
> c) to have skipped the 'Twilight Zone' comments in your post and just
> said 'Hi, I'm back' and asked after your old buddies.
>
> I don't suppose you're aware of this, (or maybe you are) a lot of folks
> here filter out Google Group posts completely because of all
> the 'noise'. Anyway, once you get past all the google crap, you'll see
> that there are still quite a few of the foodies around here that have
> been here forever - and have given me plenty of good advice about
> cooking, and lots of good recipes in the last few years. But there are
> also plenty of 'newbies' that are darn good cooks too...
>
> >>The OP in this thread is a perfect example. I didn't see much about
> >>cooking in that post, did you?
>
> > I forgot that netiquette requires I start off-topic thread titles with
> > "OT:" *However, I did ask one question related to cooking. *I asked if
> > recipes were still germane. *Okay, so it isn't directly related to
> > cooking...exactly...but the sentence contained the word recipes and
> > that's not too bad for an OT subject.
>
> Whether posts are marked Off-topic (OT) or not, I will read them if the
> subject line looks interesting. I am not one of the OT post 'whiners' -
> if you'd done some lurking, you'd know that. The point I was making was
> this: you seem to think that r.f.c. has 'gone to hell' and yet you make
> your 'Grand re-entrance' with an OT post that could be construed as
> somewhat negative... An old cliche comes to mind he 'People in glass
> houses shouldn't throw stones'.
>
> >> Speaking as a newbie - having been posting here for only three and a
> >> half years - I've noticed that the number of Off-topic posts seem to
> >> increase the minute one of the 'stiff shirts' you mentioned start
> >> moaning about them. Go figure.
>
> > Yep, and they keep catching folks who probably wouldn't otherwise give
> > them a second glance. Purely as a matter of curiosity, and absolutely
> > nothing more than that, I am compelled to ask you what made you look
> > twice?
>
> See above.
>
>
>
> > I certainly will try to be more topical and try to remember my
> > netiquette should I continue to participate.
>
> Heh.
>
> Anyway, as far as I am concerned (not speaking for anybody else), you
> can be as topical or as non-topical as you like - this is an
> unmoderated Usenet group (which some folks seem to conveniently
> forget). However, bear in mind you will probably get 'newbies' like me
> responding to your posts whether they're OT or not...
>
>
>
> > With all due respect,
> > Martha
>
> BTW, Barb Schaller is still here, still hates 'dirt-chunks' and is still
> winning plenty of ribbons for her jams and preserves...
>
> Sincerely,
> --
> Cheers *
> Chatty Cathy

Thank you. Glad to hear Barb is still here.

On Nov 9, 9:25*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Martha > wrote:
> > Steve B may be correct, maybe I am too dumb to own my computer.
>
> You also need to rub some lotion on that thin skin of yours. *Steve
> B wasn't addressing you specifically in his posts, which you've
> taken offense at twice now.
>
> ObFood: Smoking sausages today. *Picked up 14lbs of miscellaneous
> sausages from:
>
> http://www.smokeydenmark.com/index.html
>
> -sw

I wasn't offended. I was trying to be polite. Thank you for your
perspective.

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 12:24:53 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Martha" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > ...or an episode of Twilight Zone From Hell?
>>> >
>>> > You go away for a couple of years and when you check back in to see
>>> > how your old rfc buddies are doing, it's like you opened the door to
>>> > somebody's nightmare world.
>>
>>> It sure has changed. Mostly it is all OT stuff and the only food topics
>>> is
>>> when somebody posts about cooking and has their ass nailed to a wall for
>>> committing an act of sacrilege against the food gods. But you can
>>> delight
>>> in the posts where people describe the lunmch they ate at a restaurant or
>>> that Jill is having fish sticks for dinner.
>>
>> A good example of someone getting their ass nailed to a wall, in this
>> case, for nothing at all in this thread.
>
>
> Yes well those that cast stones should not live in glass houses. And those
> who wear gorilla masks and dance naked on pianos should take a lesson from
> them. If ya get my drift <wink>
>
> Paul

there's gorilla-masked naked dancing in this group?!?! i must have missed
that part. damn.

your pal,
blake

Michael "Dog3" wrote:


> I just went with usenetmonster. So far, so good. I got tired of the
> outfit Charter farmed Usenet out to. It's pretty inexpensive too.
> I'd love to dump Charter but my only alternative would be to go back
> to <<<<shudder>>>> dialup. We have way too many trees for sattelite.

You can't get DSL at your place? I'm a bit surprised.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:50:09 -0800 (PST), Martha wrote:

>> i also find it amusing that those who complain of non-cooking discussions
>> are almost invariably guilty of making OT posts themselves. *and the 'i've
>> been posting here since 19xx' people sound like grampa simpson.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake-
>
> Hmmm...I don't know if your comment was meant to include my original
> post about RFC, Blake, but I feel the need to clarify what I asked
> about.
>

no, not at all, martha. i'm referring to others who have been contributing
more recently.

> First of all, I had a heck of a time finding RFC - didn't know it was
> a part of Google now. That was the beginning of my consternation.
>
> But, once I did find it, I had to wade through three pages of utter
> nonsense posts, and idiotic ads, et cetera, to find anything I
> recognized as the least bit RFC-like. I felt like I had walked into a
> room of chaos of the Nth magnitude.
>
> What I wanted to write was, "Jesus Christ! What the hell happened to
> RFC?" but I thought that might be offensive.
>
> From the time I first posted to RFC (1994 or '95 - whenever), there
> have been OT posts. I've participated in them -- might have started
> one or two, myself, can't remember. Oh, and flame wars and obnoxious,
> aggravating trolling. But I don't remember it being like this.
>
> Not tsk-tsking or shaking a finger at what's happening - just
> expressing my dismay and confusion at what I found. Maybe it's more
> to the point to say what I didn't find.
>
> Nothing stays the same...life (and RFC) goes on...and other, similar,
> quasi-philosophical cliches. I'm jiggy with that, as my grandson
> says, every now and then.
>
> Martha

r.f.c. is what it is, and i don't think it's changed all that much. (i'm a
semi-oldtimer who went away for a while and came back.) it may be that the
vicious and stupid people are more vicious and stupid, or it may be
nostalgia-colored glasses.

hope you stick around, anyway.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:17:54 -0800, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:50:09 -0800 (PST), Martha
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>> i also find it amusing that those who complain of non-cooking discussions
>>> are almost invariably guilty of making OT posts themselves. *and the 'i've
>>> been posting here since 19xx' people sound like grampa simpson.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake-
>>
>>Hmmm...I don't know if your comment was meant to include my original
>>post about RFC, Blake, but I feel the need to clarify what I asked
>>about.
>>
>>First of all, I had a heck of a time finding RFC - didn't know it was
>>a part of Google now. That was the beginning of my consternation.
>>
>>But, once I did find it, I had to wade through three pages of utter
>>nonsense posts, and idiotic ads, et cetera, to find anything I
>>recognized as the least bit RFC-like. I felt like I had walked into a
>>room of chaos of the Nth magnitude.
>>
> <snip>
>>
>>Not tsk-tsking or shaking a finger at what's happening - just
>>expressing my dismay and confusion at what I found. Maybe it's more
>>to the point to say what I didn't find.
>>
>>Nothing stays the same...life (and RFC) goes on...and other, similar,
>>quasi-philosophical cliches. I'm jiggy with that, as my grandson
>>says, every now and then.
>>
> I've found the absolute *worst* way to read rfc is via google. For
> me, the difference is so great between reading it with my news reader
> and reading it with google - it's like reading two completely
> different ngs.

never really used google to read the newsgroups, but it does seem to me
that a proper newsreader helps to weed out the completely extraneous.

check one out, martha - there are many good ones that are free and easy to
use.

your pal,
blake

On Nov 9, 12:28*pm, blake murphy > wrote:

> never really used google to read the newsgroups, but it does seem to me
> that a proper newsreader helps to weed out the completely extraneous.

I'm looking into the ones Dan and Goomba and others suggested.

> check one out, martha - there are many good ones that are free and easy to

Thanks, Blake.

Martha

>> I was so busy in the hospital with testing and doctors, if I got a
>> moment's peace, I tried to sleep. It was a miserable 2 weeks, I tell
>> ya!

Sorry I missed the staff meeting that gave the facts. I intentionally
haven't been reading a lot of this thread, preferring those related to
cooking and food. Can you share with me what you were in for?

I have spent quite a bit of times at doctors and hospitals over the last 15
years.

Glad to see you're up and at 'em. In my experience, one day, you "turn the
corner", start to feel your old self, and after that, it gets better until
it gets as good as it's going to.

Steve

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:05:31 -0800, SteveB wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote
>
>>
>> There's a second reason not to use googlegroups. There is no killfile
>> capability. If Steve is such a knowledgeable person about these things,
>> he should know that.
>
> I love the way you speak to me in third person. Steve is a person who has a
> traumatic brain injury. Steve does not know everything since he is
> relearning a lot. Even before the event, Steve did not know it all. Steve
> has no yearnings to ever know it all. Yet, he has the mental capability to
> look at a subject line and see if he's even remotely interested in
> commenting.
>
> Steve thanks you.

what the **** are you talking about? how else should he refer to you,
except by name?

he was responding to martha, not you.

blake

On Nov 9, 12:26*pm, blake murphy > wrote:

>... or it may be nostalgia-colored glasses. *

Yes, I think you're right, Blake.

Martha

On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:54:06 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in
>> news:YZnRk.3625$QF4.3160 @newsfe13.ams2:
>
>>> Speaking as a newbie - having been posting here for only three and a
>>> half years -
>>
>>
>> And you're already the Boss of the website!!
>> That's climbing the corporate ladder pretty quickly!! ;-)
>
> <grins>
>>
>>
>>> I've noticed that the number of Off-topic posts seem to
>>> increase the minute one of the 'stiff shirts' you mentioned start
>>> moaning about them. Go figure.
>>>
>>
>> We'll have to organise a worldwide Buttcheek Unclenching Day :-)
>
> I wouldn't have put it quite like that, but yep. ;-)
>
> OBFood: (for Michel <veg>) We're gonna 'braai' today even tho' it's been
> raining on and off. It's supposed to be summer, dammit!

that's right, rub it in. antipodal bitch.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 15:42:13 -0800 (PST), Martha wrote:

> On Nov 8, 5:00*pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> ...some folks who keep reminding the group that they have
>> been around here since 19-dot (even if it's only on and off) seem to
>> post here just to 'stir up the pot' (and I don't mean that in a cooking
>> sense).
>
> Speaking only for myself, I added the date I began posting in hopes
> someone else who posted to RFC during that time might remember, and
> could bring me up to date on what happened to those I remember as
> friends. Wasn't trying to stir up anything but memories.
>
>>The OP in this thread is a perfect example. I didn't see much about cooking in that post, did you?
>
> I forgot that netiquette requires I start off-topic thread titles with
> "OT:" However, I did ask one question related to cooking. I asked if
> recipes were still germane. Okay, so it isn't directly related to
> cooking...exactly...but the sentence contained the word recipes and
> that's not too bad for an OT subject.
>
>
>> Speaking as a newbie - having been posting here for only three and a
>> half years - I've noticed that the number of Off-topic posts seem to
>> increase the minute one of the 'stiff shirts' you mentioned start
>> moaning about them. Go figure.
>
> Yep, and they keep catching folks who probably wouldn't otherwise give
> them a second glance. Purely as a matter of curiosity, and absolutely
> nothing more than that, I am compelled to ask you what made you look
> twice?
>
> I certainly will try to be more topical and try to remember my
> netiquette should I continue to participate.
>
> With all due respect,
> Martha

relax, martha. you have to go a long way to get drummed out of the corps.

your pal,
blake

On 09 Nov 2008 14:43:09 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> blake murphy >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> i also find it amusing that those who complain of non-cooking
>> discussions are almost invariably guilty of making OT posts
>> themselves. and the 'i've been posting here since 19xx' people sound
>> like grampa simpson.
>
> B...b...but Blake, that's different, dontcha' know? *Those* OT posts are
> about things the anti - OT people *want* to talk about. See! It's okay
> then.
>
> Michael

well, of course. everyone knows that everyone's interested in every
vagrant thought that pops into everyone's head.

thank god i'm a solipsist, or i'd be really annoyed.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:12:28 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>there's gorilla-masked naked dancing in this group?!?! i must have missed
>that part. damn.

I thought they were whale masks. Gorilla masks are in a different ng.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On 9 Nov 2008 17:22:02 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>
>> I just went with usenetmonster. So far, so good. I got tired of the
>> outfit Charter farmed Usenet out to. It's pretty inexpensive too.
>> I'd love to dump Charter but my only alternative would be to go back
>> to <<<<shudder>>>> dialup. We have way too many trees for sattelite.
>
>You can't get DSL at your place? I'm a bit surprised.
>

Why would anyone go from cable to DSL? Might as well go all the way
back to dial up.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:09:48 -0500, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>ladysailor wrote:
>> On Nov 9, 8:21 am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>>> I don't know, there may have been. The ones I recall were Mrs.
>>> Paul's, Gorton's, and van de Kamp's.
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>> Welcome back Kili, I hope you’re feeling better.
>>
>> I’m new here but I’ve been lurking for a while. I find this group
>> handy for inspiration. My husband does the cooking; I do the
>> suggesting and cleaning up afterwards.
>>
>> I know all three of the fish sticks brands you mentioned and always
>> went for the Van de Kamp’s. I needed tartar sauce to go with them
>> though.
>>
>> It’s been a while since I’ve had them and I suspect they wouldn’t be
>> as good as I remember. Yesterday, my husband and I bought some cod
>> prepared almost the same as the Van de Kamp’s in the small beach town
>> of Bargara, Australia. It was finger lickin’ good and yes, I still
>> needed my tartar sauce.
>>
>> Barb
>> s/y Arabella
>> www.sailinglinks.com
>
>I have to have tartar sauce on my fried fish, too. It's just the way it is.
>:~)
>
>kili
>
I'm so very happy to see you back kili. You have been and remain in my
prayers.

koko
There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/09

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:47:52 -0800 (PST), Martha
> wrote:

>On Nov 9, 12:26*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
>
>>... or it may be nostalgia-colored glasses. *
>
>Yes, I think you're right, Blake.
>
Only the verbiage is different, Martha. Sheldon is still obsessed
with private body parts, -sw is still a jackass, same ole, same ole.
Nothing has changed... except we don't have our resident clown,
Moosemeat, to lighten the tone when flame wars erupt.



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On 2008-11-09, kilikini > wrote:

> I was so busy in the hospital with testing and doctors, if I got a moment's
> peace, I tried to sleep. It was a miserable 2 weeks, I tell ya!

WB kili. Glad to see you home again. Hope everything is going better than
your time in hospital.

nb