Bester: Mal. Whaddya need two mechanics for? Mal: I really don't.

'Out Of Gas'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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


Calli - Feb 16, 2021 12:50:35 pm PST #3548 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Love the Fellowship of the GSCs.

I almost forgot amidst all the everything, but it's Pancake Tuesday! In 2020, Pancake Tuesday was the last time I ate out in a restaurant, and that restaurant has since gone under. So as anniversaries go, it's a bit bittersweet. But, I have an excuse to make pancakes tonight.

I hope all the Texan Buffistas and their families stay warm. One of my favorite recent TikToks is a woman from the Keweenaw Peninsula (which averages 300 inches of snow a year) bitching out Midwesterners for being mean to Texans. "They don't have snow dumps down there! They're not built for this! Be nicer!"


Sophia Brooks - Feb 16, 2021 1:15:06 pm PST #3549 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

That seem shocking JenP. I actually didn't think of the pun until I typed it!

I hope everyone is warm. I will stop bitching that they cleared the sidewalks here, and then plowed the roads and the driveways so that you cannot pass the sidewalk.

I want to try the tuna recipe with zucchini noodles. I recently did cauliflower rice with an egg beaten in and parmesan, and it was so satisfying. Just needed bacon. Probably too many carbs for Keto, still, but pandemic kind of put me off the really strict wagon.


Steph L. - Feb 16, 2021 1:15:14 pm PST #3550 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I refuse to leave the house because there's winter out there, so I didn't get any paczki (not that I've found gluten-free ones anywhere anyway), so maybe I'll make pancakes for dinner.


Sophia Brooks - Feb 16, 2021 1:27:34 pm PST #3551 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I can't imagine Steph without paczki!

Are Fasnacht Kuechle the same thing ish?

Is there an Italian American or Scots-Irish American version?


Steph L. - Feb 16, 2021 1:33:42 pm PST #3552 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Are fastnacht kuechles filled with jelly or custard? If they are, then they're probably pastry siblings.

Is there an Italian American or Scots-Irish American version?

I don't know, but I'd bet there's something similar. The idea behind them is to use up the sugar, butter, and lard that were traditionally abstained from during Lent.


Sophia Brooks - Feb 16, 2021 1:41:25 pm PST #3553 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Well, from my very thorough wikipedia search, the Scotts Irish version is "Donuts". And Italy has Struffoli, Pignolata, Guanti, (Assisi) Bastoncello, (Calabria) Scaddateddi, Zeppole, Chiacchiere, Lattughe (this may not be classifiable as doughnut, but it is fried pastry, in a Lettuce" style) Cenci, Donzelle, Frappe, Sfrappole, Bugie, Crostoli, Frittelle, Grispelli (potato dough speciality from the Catanzaro region), Ciambelli (Cocullo, Abruzzi), Bomboloni (Bombolonas), and (Palermo, Sicily) Sfingi.


Steph L. - Feb 16, 2021 1:44:16 pm PST #3554 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

That is a LOT of fried dough.


Sophia Brooks - Feb 16, 2021 1:48:30 pm PST #3555 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Bombolini look the most similar [link]


Toddson - Feb 16, 2021 1:51:14 pm PST #3556 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Well, this didn't take long. sigh ....


Sheryl - Feb 16, 2021 2:20:02 pm PST #3557 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Got my second shot today. My arm is sore, but that's it so far. Tomorrow is my telework day, so I can take it easy if need be.