Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.

Wash ,'War Stories'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Typo Boy - Apr 14, 2011 3:42:06 pm PDT #3351 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Also heard what Sox said. That if you via Google it does not count against the 20.


amych - Apr 14, 2011 3:43:34 pm PDT #3352 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I thought external links didn't count against the pre-paywall 20?

IIRC what they said was that external links "like twitter and facebook" or searches wouldn't count. Which just leads me to believe that they have some nice mutual lovin' going on that doesn't apply to external links from, like us.


amych - Apr 14, 2011 3:45:49 pm PDT #3353 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Incidentally, there's a Chrome extension called NYT Paywall Smasher, but I have no idea if it's working or I just haven't gone there directly often enough for the paywall to kick in.


DavidS - Apr 14, 2011 3:45:53 pm PDT #3354 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Food Truck Report:

The Korean taco (bulgogi, which is spare rib) was good, but the General Bao steamed bun (with braised pork and some cabbagey thing that wasn't kim chee on top) was AWESOME.

Also, I got JZ a bun with crispy garlic tofu, and an onigilly (sort of a triangle of sushi to go) of tuna for her.

Matilda gets a cupcake.

I had expected a typical steamed bun like you'd get at a dim sum place, but it's basically a taco sized round (of that same steamed bun-ness) that's folded around the meaty-bits.

Which is better because the typical steamed bun tends to have to much bun for my taste.

I need to get the pork belly bun next time.


amych - Apr 14, 2011 3:47:11 pm PDT #3355 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Damn, you're making me want to go to the korean bbq truck.

Not the one in SF, which would be lovely, but it's already late for dinner.


sarameg - Apr 14, 2011 3:50:11 pm PDT #3356 of 30001

Makes me want to go to Niwana, a nearby japanese/korean place. I love their bento box lunches. Just the right combination over everything.


Strix - Apr 14, 2011 3:50:57 pm PDT #3357 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Pork belly is my new One True Love.


Burrell - Apr 14, 2011 3:51:05 pm PDT #3358 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I am pretty well decided on cancelling our paper version of the LAT in favor of paying for the NYT. I feel like I should support them, esp given how much my husband loves reading it.


Jessica - Apr 14, 2011 3:54:11 pm PDT #3359 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There's a restaurant in Brooklyn (okay, probably more than one) that serves a pork belly salad. It's about as salad-like as you'd expect considering the main ingredient is bacon. And utterly wonderful.


lisah - Apr 14, 2011 3:55:09 pm PDT #3360 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

I went ahead and paid for the nytimes. What the heck. I go there to read articles every day might as well pay for it!