Friday, February 3, 2012
Open Thread Mindless Entertainment at Weekly Open Thread
Posted by Nicki Wood on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:21 AM
This week we forgo the backward glance and the view ahead to look at YouTube videos. Twinkie cannons naturally top of the list.
The scientific precision of the device in the first video (above) is admirable, and I have high hopes these guys will be part of a bright future for engineering in this country.
Here's a small-town tradition to warm your heart. The computer-generated voice, like the "Extra Normal" cartoons, is just icing on the cake of endearing weirdness. I especially like the halting warning, which phonetically goes something like this: 'Eff few ... have ... any ... safe-tee e-quip-ment, nowwould ... be.a.good time.to.be weareen ... git."
And for combustion PLUS Twinkies, here's a Twinkie in the microwave, part of the "Is It a Good Idea to Microwave ..." series.
Speaking of mindless entertainment, is there some type of sporting event going on this weekend? And will you be watching? Bring your ingenious ideas and entertaining food stories to the weekly open thread.
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Anyone have a culinary child? Uncle Ben's is having a pretty rich contest: https://www.facebook.com/unclebens?sk=app_…
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Oh, wow. Thanks for that link, Nicki. I won't be entering* but I have passed the info along.
*If I had a dollar for every contest I have entered and NOT won, I could retire from contest-entering. I am growing weary. Apparently, people do not like vegetarian recipes. Or vegetarians.** No one told me this when I made the switch.
**And I'm not even a vegan!!
@Lesley, sympathetic about the contests. There must be zillions of entrants. In the early years of blogging I won a few, but now? Nevah.
Picked up some BBQ Spaghetti, pork ribs & chopped brisket from Interstate BBQ in Memphis for the Big Game. I LOVE their BBQ Spaghetti.
4 lbs sausage, 6 lbs pulled hen meat, gallon of duck and chicken broth: two gallons of gumbo on the stove.
Sylvan Park was featured on "The Splendid Table" yesterday. Not sure whether the piece was new or just a rerun of an old one, but if you want to hear Jane and Michael Stern wax rhapsodic about SP, here ya go: http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/listi…
@Nicki & @Lesley I NEEEVER enter contest based on creating a recipe, baking the best ___, whatever. I just know I will NEVER win. And for the longest time I entered blog giveaways never winning. Then WHAMMO, I won two good ones in a row. One of which was a Le Crueset!
@Erin --NOW you tell us. I won a lot of contests back in 06-07, esp with food companies. Some pretty big ones, too. Still have a lot of canisters, peelers, a Bodum coffee press. But nothing recently.
