The Bar

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:56 pm

my first test of "plonk."

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:59 pm

So, what is the premise of the book?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:01 pm

The difference between cultures that realize that they are cutting off the limb they are sitting on, environmentally speaking, and do something about it and those cultures that don't. Like Easter Island.

Must go.

Have nice martinis. And martians!

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:03 pm

See you later. Enjoy the book.

uBeRpLaYa · Post by **uBeRpLaYa** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:04 pm

tHe cOlLaPsE oF sOcIeTiEs. hOw aProPoS.

ThePikey · Post by **ThePikey** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:15 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:I'm just going to be a good fish.

Trivia for the day: In Serbo-Croatian, the phrase good fish (dobra riba) is slang for an attractive woman. I asked just how they get that and was told 'think mermaids', which I interpret as meaning something or other along the lines of 'nice rack'.

uBeRpLaYa · Post by **uBeRpLaYa** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:18 pm

i aM a gOoD fIsH wItH a bAd aTtiTuDe.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:11 pm

OK. I'm running late. Time to whip up a martini to get started.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:15 pm

(walks in with a packet of peanuts)

How 'bout one of those martinit's for me, too, there, amigo...

How's things?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:17 pm

Hello my fuzzy friend.

Here you get the first Martini, I just finished making it for you.

I'm well. As I usually am.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:17 pm

EDIT!!!

make that "martinis"

"matinit" sounds like a small mammal.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:19 pm

and a matinit would probably be something a cat would love to bat around for a while.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:19 pm

I'm well. As I usually am.

Yes, yes... I figure it’s ultimately a matter of choice, you know... how we deal with things.

I just finished making it for you.

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:21 pm

and a matinit would probably be something a cat would love to bat around for a while.

That very thought had occurred to me, actually. I’ve heard that great minds think alike... but then again I suppose so do twisted ones.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:24 pm

I have some Brie and Triscuit crackers. Would you care for some?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:27 pm

Oh, yes!!!

Brie... Man, we stopped at the Denver Farmers Market on the way to the playa last year (I highly recommend this to anyone going through there on Saturday morning) and I bought some brie and fresh, home made mango chutney. Oh, my... that was just something awesome in the mornings out there.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:31 pm

I love mango chutney. I'm definately flying, so no chance I'll be stopping along the way. Breakfast in our camp usually consisted of coffee, instant oatmeal and pop tarts. A few days cooky made pancakes and sausage and stuff, that was great. However, it really was amazing how good it was to just sit there with a big group of friends with everyone sucking on their camelbacks full of emergen-C and water.

Good times regardless of the food.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:36 pm

And great food can be not so great if you eat it alone, so yes, company is worth a lot.

speaking of food, we also brought potatoes. That was actually very nice too. You could wander home at whatever hour in the night with a little growl in the belly. And before you knew it, everybody was eating fried taters with lots of salt and ketchup. Mmmmm.. taters... A very good munchie food that's quick to fix and you dont' have to store them in the cooler.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:37 pm

More martini?

Did you bring along a deep fryer?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:43 pm

Cast iron skillet, my man. Little bit of oil in there and your're going good. I'm bringing one this year with higher sides so we can do more at once. And maybe a cast iron pot for soups. Bear Creek makes some really great dry soup/chili mixes... just boil water, add mix and simmer for bit. Again, no cooler needed.

A little more cleanup needed with the soups, though.

And yes... some more martini would be great!!

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:46 pm

How thin do you slice the potatoes? I'm guessing quarter inch or so.

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LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:50 pm

Ok... I usually slice them about... oh, an 1/8 of an inch or so length-wise, so that you have a bunch of potato circles of graduating sizes. Then I’ll stand up half of the stack (middle of tater to one end) and slice them again about 1/8 of an inch, with some variance of course. Then slice the other half the same way. I believe you’d call this a Julian cut? Not quite home-fry chunks, not quite hash browns. They cook fairly quickly that way.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:52 pm

I should clarify... I cut perpendicular to the axis of the length of the potato.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:55 pm

That makes sense. I'll keep that in mind since LaMancha is looking to go a bit more downscale than Ubercarney did last year (I spent $300 between food and booze and we brought a lot home).

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:00 pm

Hello Sputnik, Noir,.. How's it going for you guys this evening?

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:01 pm

Yeah, between trying to pack some foods that didn’t require coolers, and having two super-coolers (two plywood boxes with expandable spray foam that invests two large coolers each), we did ok all week. Had to add a little ice and drain the water everyday, but... I had Godiva’s chocolate/raspberry truffle ice cream on Sunday evening.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:02 pm

And I shared too!!!

Hey Z!! It was beautiful here today. How was it up there?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:02 pm

You dog! Ice Cream on Sunday. I had Ice Cream on thursday (I think) when I did a scavenger hunt. That was fun.

Heya Z!

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:05 pm

Is there any coffee on?

Missed Blue last night at our local Tuesday get together, anybody see her around?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:09 pm

Like everything else here Z, coffee is just an ask away.

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There you go.