silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

[mouser]

Prior to acting, Jonathan Frakes worked as a mover and sustained a serious back injury moving furniture. This is reason behind his weird way of sitting and also his habit of leaning on things, and propping one leg up on stuff.

this was one of the things we used to laugh at hysterically -- how he would walk up to someone sitting down and shove his crotch in their face.

[Deozaan]

I have to share something with you all that happened to me this evening...guy to guy.

-kyrathaba (May 09, 2013, 05:51 PM)

Did this really happen to you? Or are you just sharing something you got in your e-mail with us?

[app103]

silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

From this page: http://mashable.com/...hacker-weev-appeals/

I am very surprised that nobody has mentioned it in the comments.

[TaoPhoenix]

(see attachment in previous post)
From this page: http://mashable.com/...hacker-weev-appeals/

I am very surprised that nobody has mentioned it in the comments.

-app103 (May 17, 2013, 02:22 PM)

I guess I am whooshed. That the two guys look similar? Or did he write his own news story under a pseudonym?

[app103]

(see attachment in previous post)
From this page: http://mashable.com/...hacker-weev-appeals/

I am very surprised that nobody has mentioned it in the comments.

-app103 (May 17, 2013, 02:22 PM)

I guess I am whooshed. That the two guys look similar? Or did he write his own news story under a pseudonym?

-TaoPhoenix (May 17, 2013, 05:59 PM)

Yeah, they look enough alike that one might get the idea he wrote his own news story, or wrote the story about his twin brother. 

[Deozaan]

Miranda Sings - How to Twerk

See also her Les Mis re-enactment I posted earlier.

[Tinman57]

Though the exact cause of death has not been formally determined, I am quite
sure that death came as a relief to this poor guy.

There is something about being male that I think bonds us all together. That
is, as males, regardless of species, I think when you see the attached (or
below) picture(s) you'll have the same reaction I did...

ouch.

-kyrathaba (May 09, 2013, 05:51 PM)

There's no better bushy-tailed tree rat than a dead bushy-tailed tree rat.  I have to go to war with them every year about this time.  I don't mind them running around the forest on my land, but the little shitheads go underneath my house and tear shit up.  I had one that chewed the edge off my porch rail, all the way from one end to the other, and had a friend that had to replace a wiring harness under the hood of his Saab at a cost of $800, and my grandparents had to spend like $1200 for damages in their attic and eaves of their house.  Then they bring a cheek full of stuff on the porch to eat and make a big ass mess.  Just in the last week I have killed 4 of them in my front yard and porch, in the last month about 8 or 9.

  So while many people will say "Awe, look at the cute squirrel", I say kill any that come within 150 feet from your house.....

[app103]

This is a photo of some place I used to live, that had a serious squirrel problem. It was so bad that the post office notified all residents in this part of the complex that they would have to pick their mail up at the post office, because the mail carriers were too afraid to deliver it.

silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

Now why would they be afraid? Because these were some very bold squirrels that were known to attack people. My own daughter was almost attacked in her stroller, but I had the sense to grab the cookie that she was eating and throw it.

The owner of the property has since removed most of the trees, bushes, and ivy, and the place is much safer...but now looks like hell. (Google street view image)

[TaoPhoenix]

Back to silly humor:

http://gizmodo.com/w...d-internet-508240224
Warning: Don't Drink and Internet

I don't think so. 'Nuff Said : )

[TaoPhoenix]

And then there's this pic from Venturebeat:

http://venturebeat.f....jpg?w=284&h=178

[4wd]

There's no better bushy-tailed tree rat than a dead bushy-tailed tree rat.

-Tinman57 (May 17, 2013, 08:51 PM)

Yes there is 

Spoiler

From a mid 20th century English cookbook:


                    SQUIRRELS

    The flesh of squirrels is light red or pink in colour and when young it can be cooked in many ways.  Older squirrels are inclined to be tough and are best pan-broiled.
    The carcase should be skinned and paunched and then cooked whole or cut into halves or smaller joints as desired.  When roasted whole it should be trussed like a rabbit.
   
            Fried Squirrel
    Cut the meat into joints and dip in seasoned flour.  Fry in butter or margarine till tender and well-browned.
   
            Grilled Squirrel
    Sqirrels can be grilled whole.  Split the carcase down from the neck to the tail and flatten on a meat block with a small mallet or rolling-pin.  Season with salt and pepper and brush with melted fat or olive oil.  Place under the hot grill, seal on both sides, and then cook again on both sides till well browned and tender.
   
            Roast Squirrel
    Wash and dress the squirrel, washing in plenty of water.  Brush with melted fat or oil and squeeze on a little lemon juice.  Leave to macerate for about an hour.  Then stuff with a chicken stuffing, to which a few mushrooms and a chopping of chives can be added if desired.  Sew and truss the carcase.
    Roast in a baking tin with a little fat and a rasher or two of bacon placed on the back.  Cook in a slow oven, frequently basting it well.  It should take about 1 to 1.5 hours to cook.
    Serve with thick gravy made with a little Port or Sherry to enrich it.
   
            Stewed Squirrel
    Joint the squirrel and simmer in salted water till the meat is tender.  Remove the flesh from the bones, then crack these and cook them a little longer in the liquid.  Meanwhile, cut the meat into neat pieces and dust with flour.
    Saute some diced celery, carrots and onions in butter and add them to the broth with some rice.  When cooked, add the meat and reheat for about 5 minutes.
   
            Squirrel Pie
    Cook the meat in a little water till it is tender and remove the bones.  Add sliced mushrooms and parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice, thicken the liquid with flour and season carefully.  Cook for 15 minutes.
    Place in a pie-dish, leave to cool and cover with short crust pastry.  Bake till brown, and serve hot.

[Edvard]

Hey, it's not just mid-20th:

Seattle Times article: Dinner gets very local for squirrel-eating Seattleite
Best quote?  "It did not taste like chicken." 

And she's also on Youtube:

My wife said if the economy did not get better, she was going to buy a 22 caliber pellet gun and supplement our shopping with a little tree rat protein. 

[PhilB66]

25 Terrifyingly Amazing Face Swaps

[Tinman57]

There's no better bushy-tailed tree rat than a dead bushy-tailed tree rat.

-Tinman57 (May 17, 2013, 08:51 PM)

Yes there is 

-4wd (May 18, 2013, 09:10 PM)

  Oh, let me tell you, I had so many squirrels in the freezer that I got burned out on eating them.  I started giving them away to the neighbor to munch on but stopped that practice when he expected me to clean them before I brought them to him.  You know, that "Looking a gift horse in the mouth" thing.
  Sooooo, I started feeding them to my wolves, which enjoyed them very much.  But now that my wolves have died from old age, I now give them to my outside dog.  She never got to munch on squirrel before because the wolves always got them first.  lol

[Tinman57]

Back to silly humor:

http://gizmodo.com/w...d-internet-508240224
Warning: Don't Drink and Internet

I don't think so. 'Nuff Said : )

-TaoPhoenix (May 18, 2013, 12:00 AM)

If Renny was around he's be having a conniption fit about now.  lol

[tomos]

Hey, it's not just mid-20th:

Seattle Times article: Dinner gets very local for squirrel-eating Seattleite
Best quote?  "It did not taste like chicken." 

-Edvard (May 19, 2013, 12:49 AM)

best quote alright
but it got me wondering what it does taste like
-

Squirrel isn't as gamy as venison, she says, and tastes like rabbit. (Adhering to the journalistic creed of "trust but verify," we sampled the squirrel; it had a nutty flavor and tender, slightly greasy texture.)

-
I've never cooked rabbit myself, but have eaten pretty good tasting rabbit in local restaurants in Spain.
For that matter I've eaten pigeon breast as starter in a fairly fancy restaurant once. That tasted *very* good - and there's lots of them everywhere :-)
It's an interesting topic all round, (but not one for this thread I guess).


Does remind me of a story involving a friend on mine though. He was living in the countryside on a small unworked farm (just a few fields really), and was vegan at the time. Spent a lot of his free time outside, was planting a lot of trees at the time as well. Anyways, there was a hare living on the land. It (she) had a couple of babies/leverets. Over time, my friend got to know them so well to see, that he'd named them all. 'Paris' - the mother, was first named - before he realised that she was a she. Anyways, one day after driving home from work, he discovered 'Paris' dead on the road.
He stopped and checked - she was dead all right, but still warm. So he took her into the yard, skinned her, and then on to the kitchen and cooked her slowly in a pot, adding lots of veg and a few spuds for a good stew. Apparently the verdict was pretty gamey and very tough.
But he sure suprised a lot of people :-)
I would have liked to have been there to see the scenario - in fairness, probably not that different from any traditional small farmer that kills an animal that's been almost like a part of the family for a year or two. Somehow seemed almost cannibalistic though, what with him being vegan and all.


(with apologies to Ian if I didnt do the story justice - I believe there was a mock-epic poem written shortly after by a creative friend of his - naturally involving France, and Troy, and probably Paris Texas the film.)

[app103]

Somehow seemed almost cannibalistic though, what with him being vegan and all.

-tomos (May 19, 2013, 04:55 PM)

I guess it would depend on why he was a vegan. Most vegans I know are against raising and slaughtering animals as food (meat), or keeping animals as slaves for the purpose of food production (eggs & dairy). When you consider the fact he didn't raise rabbits as food and he in no way was responsible for that animal's death, you can understand why he viewed it as guilt-free meat.

[Tinman57]

but it got me wondering what it does taste like

-tomos (May 19, 2013, 04:55 PM)

  For the most part, here in East Texas at least, it has a "piney" taste to it because they live, and roam in pine trees, and eat a lot of pine seed.  Personally I never thought they tasted like rabbit, always thought they had their own taste.  But they are tough little bastards, hardly any fat on them, all muscle, very lean which makes them a healthy meal.  They have to be simmered for a long time to get the meat tender, to the point that the meat just falls off the bone.

  But like anything else, you get burned out on them when you've eaten them as long as I have.  lol  Just like I got burned out on steak....

[tomos]

^variety, the spice of life (luckily )

[kyrathaba]

Did this really happen to you? Or are you just sharing something you got in your e-mail with us?

@Deo: My father emailed it to me  

[Arizona Hot]

Solving the Rubik’s cube

[Arizona Hot]

Why Are We Ticklish - YouTube

[Arizona Hot]

"What have you done to the cat, Erwin? He looks half dead."
- Mrs. Schrödinger 


Found in various sites and posts.

[Giampy]

Monday morning:

[Tinman57]

Monday morning:

-Giampy (May 22, 2013, 06:31 PM)

  I recognize that album cover.....