Personal Top Lists & Rankings

Jerry Mitchell62 said:Blasphemy! Look, I wouldn't pick them as my absolute first choice, but still...
Clams? Man, you can't just ignore those. 😬

But let's be real, you're always eating them anyway.😁

dzdzihad said:Just putting this out there for the record:

The greatest movie ever made:

I Love You (Matanić)
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

If anyone actually caught this on film, hit me up via PM. I’m paying well!

Look, I know this isn't a movie forum, but I can't just sit here:
The film is incredible—it perfectly captures that sense of hyper-intensity and meticulously crafted set design.
It stripped away all that overwhelming alienation you usually see in Japanese cinema and just worked.

hollowseal33 said:My top 3 Christmas dishes:
1. Beef Bourguignon with gnocchi
2. Stuffed cabbage rolls
3. Roast turkey with dumplings

Top 3 Christmas Eve foods:
1. Stuffed squid with potatoes
2. Grilled cod
3. Fish soup and cornmeal mush

Top 3 Christmas desserts:
1. Boston cream donuts (always!)
2. Traditional sugar cookies
3. Windmill cookies

Božić: Definitely beef bourguignon and gnocchi! 👍 🙂
Christmas Eve: Octopus salad 🙂 I eat so much of that I can't even manage to try any cod.
Desserts: Anything my mother-in-law makes 😁 my own mom was never quite as talented in the kitchen. 😢

I am truly looking forward to returning to my childhood home for the holiday festivities and some lighthearted indulgence. 😈 🙂 🙂

Carol Thomas36 said:octopus salad

Man, that looks incredible 🤤 ... though I usually think of that as more of a summer dish.🙂

dzdzihad said:Just wanted to get this down on the record:

The greatest movie ever made:

I Love You (Matanić)
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

The movie is alright, but I'm not really feeling those high-tech apartments and all that flashy glare everywhere. It felt a bit over-the-top for my taste...

But man, those guys, Miljenko was a total legend and the rest were just pure gold 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

Susan Clark10 said:The movie was alright, but I wasn't feeling those high-tech apartments and all that flashy neon everywhere. It felt a bit over the top for me..

But man, the cast? Absolute legends. 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

total Hollywood effect 🙏

hollowseal33 said:top 3 holiday desserts
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3. Japanese wind

Haha, what is that? I've never tried it.

Oh, right... I think someone mentioned somewhere on this forum where to find maple syrup in Chicago. Does anyone happen to know?🙂

Carol Thomas36 said:Yeah... I think someone mentioned on this sub once where to find maple syrup in Chicago... anyone know? 🙂

Whole Foods. I've seen it at Trader Joe's too. You know, all that healthy eating stuff...

👋

Thank you so much!!!

Alex Rogers91 said:Just putting this out there for the record:

The greatest movie ever made:

I Love You (Matanić)
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

If anyone actually caught a copy of this, hit me up via DM. I’m willing to pay well!

Oh, right... 😍 😍 Mikic is a legend... 🙂 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve said he’s our finest young actor...
But Matanić went a bit overboard this time. That intro and the way they depicted so-called "Japan" was totally unnecessary, even if it was interesting for an it’s such a shame I have to resort to my lowest tactics American film... He managed to pull it off in the end, though. I recorded it, but on an old VHS tape—not sure how I’d even begin to teleport that to you...

Karen Doyle2 🙂 said:Even though it looks pretty interesting for an I'm honestly a bit bummed that I have to resort to my lowest form of criticism here... American movie.

Aha. So, you mean in the "so bad it's good" kind of way? 😬

Alex Rogers91 said:just some random gibberish about last fm and whatever
2 Hella 41

uugh, they actually did it 🙂 lost my mind over this

Top 3 absolute worst parts of the holidays:

1. When you’re forced to send those fake-nice holiday cards to your friend's parents
2. When everyone keeps asking if you're finally going to eat the fancy seafood platter this year
3. When your family gets all worked up at you, and you realize you seriously never wanted to show up in the first place

Anyway—listen, man—have you maybe chilled out a little too much lately? Like, have you become this rude just because it's harder to get attention now? Is that it?

Karen Doyle2🙂 said:I recorded it, but on a VHS tape. No idea how I'd just teleport that to you...

Just send it to me. I'll teleport it this Friday to wherever Alex Rogers91 lives.

bakalaaar 😍 When will this Friday finally arrive? Or maybe Saturday? I am counting down the days until cod season hits the table.

There are really only two foods—if we are using my specific criteria of flavor intensity, pure culinary elegance, and that sense of rare indulgence—that can even compete with a perfect piece of cod:

1. Artichokes
2. High-end, expertly crafted sushi

I’m sure more will come to mind eventually.

brightridge19 said:There are certain foods you can compare to cod based on how much they make your head spin from the very first bite.

A mortadella sandwich and a plain yogurt. Early in the morning. It has to be on fresh sourdough bread, and the mortadella doesn't even need olives. 🙂

Harold Wright54 said:A mortadella sandwich and some plain yogurt—early morning fuel...

Mmm. Those other types of cravings. 🙂

Karen Doyle2🙂 said:I actually recorded it, but on a VHS tape, so I have no clue how I'm supposed to teleport that over to you...

Oh, come on, honey! Just grab dinner with Jaran and have him drop it off for me... In return, I'll buy you some pink and black lace lingerie! A bra too! With a little bow!

Here are my top 5 wildest headlines from this week's The New York Times:

5. Selena Gomez— WHO STOLE MY FUR COAT!!!
4. The owner of "SHAKIRA" just ordered fur-covered whips!
3. Collabs: Right after Puff Daddy, Ivo ključ was doing photo shoots for Šekib Mujanović
2. After some dancers got way too handsy, Gwen Stefani stormed off in a rage!
1. Elvis Presley is being followed by Džambaba!

Rick Lee said:The top two symptoms of the flu... if you can even call them that... it’s basically just feeling like you got hit by a freight train out of nowhere. First off, that bone-deep exhaustion that makes even reaching for the remote feel like running a marathon. And then there’s the fever—that sudden, shivering heat that makes you want to bury yourself under five blankets while simultaneously sweating through your sheets. It’s honestly miserable... just a total drain on your system...
The exact second I put those nasal drops in her nose, he just completely loses it... total meltdown.

😂

Honestly, I used to absolutely love being sick back in elementary school... there was just something about it.

It’s like when your mom brings you a Kinder Egg and whips up some hot cocoa just to see you smile, but instead of being happy, you just... shrug. You're just totally indifferent to the gesture...🙏Stay home and skip school... you know, that school where you act like such a total overachiever that nobody else can stand you anyway... instead, just sit there and watch TV. 🙂
Man, I swear, nothing quite prepares you for the absolute chaos of childhood flu seasons... those days were brutal. Honestly, I kind of miss that level of intensity sometimes, though maybe not the fever dreams. There was just something about being stuck in bed, completely wiped out, while the world kept moving outside... anyway, yeah. Just thinking back to those old school flu outbreaks.

Melissa Sanchez37 said:😂

I always loved being sick back in elementary school.

Mom would bring you Kinder Eggs and make hot cocoa just to cheer you up. You'd just hang out at home, skipping school—where you were kind of a nerd anyway and the other kids weren't your biggest fans—and just watch TV all day. 🙏 🙂
Man, I miss childhood flu seasons!

It turns out childhood was so great that you actually look back on the flu with nostalgia. My last bout of the flu hit me so hard I couldn't even see the TV, let alone follow a show. 😁

Guess I'm just getting old. Though, honestly, the idea of being pampered and lazy sounds pretty good right about now. 😁

My top list of most hated things

I - chicken livers
II - Enrique Iglesias
III - thunderstorms
IV - hair
V - bottled beer

🙂