Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.

Mal ,'The Message'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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.


-t - Dec 22, 2025 6:05:28 pm PST #10699 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

And, yes, bachelor chow should be crunchy! I have always imagined something kind of cereal like, but maybe something like chex mix would work? Hm


dcp - Dec 22, 2025 6:09:18 pm PST #10700 of 11179
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

There is actual primate kibble.


-t - Dec 22, 2025 8:23:03 pm PST #10701 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hm. Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but might do.

Googling is finding me things labeled “not for human consumption” and “designed for non-human primates” but the price is only a little higher than I’d prefer . . .

Be surprised if it tastes as good as pizza in a cup, though


Trudy Booth - Dec 23, 2025 7:23:45 am PST #10702 of 11179
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

And, yes, bachelor chow should be crunchy! I have always imagined something kind of cereal like, but maybe something like chex mix would work? Hm

Chex mix with more nuts and some toasted chic peas and edamame.


-t - Dec 23, 2025 8:28:59 am PST #10703 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't know, I don't think that could get past being a snack and feel like a meal. I am asking a lot from my hypothetical bachelor chow, I know


-t - Dec 23, 2025 8:48:57 am PST #10704 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Somebody somewhere reminded me that ribs were the celebratory food for Christmas Adam so that's lunch sorted


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 23, 2025 8:49:19 am PST #10705 of 11179
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

Bring back the original recipe Doo-Dads from Nabisco and I'll buy them in 25 lb. bags.


meara - Dec 23, 2025 9:02:23 am PST #10706 of 11179

I mean I looooove homemade Chex mix (and have already made it twice this month) but I don’t think it really fills my nutritional needs other than “sodium”.


DavidS - Dec 23, 2025 9:11:55 am PST #10707 of 11179
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I don't know, I don't think that could get past being a snack and feel like a meal. I am asking a lot from my hypothetical bachelor chow, I know

I'm imagining something more like Gravy Train, the dog food that made its own gravy when you added some water.

JZ was an early adopter of Christmas Adam, so Happy Xmas Adam y'all.

My neighbor's weathervane (a girl with an umbrella) is pointed the wrong way this morning. (Wrong in this instance meaning she's getting an easterly wind.)

Probably just the swirl of winter storms but it's a little uncanny since the wind is coming off the ocean 98% of the time.


dcp - Dec 23, 2025 9:18:13 am PST #10708 of 11179
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

My version of Bachelor Chow is a modification (no olives, ground turkey for protein, and stovetop-only preparation) of the family tallarine recipe. I make a big batch, and refrigerate most of it in single portion containers. Pull one out and nuke it for a meal.