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Kevin Chavez3
I feel like you can't really call yourself a good person if you don't dig Housewife. They're basically the Buzzcocks of the cookie world. 🙂

😁 😁

Melissa Collins41 said:It’s halfway there, all the way.

You mean, halfway... 😬

1. I was a firsthand witness to the birth of the death metal subculture in Chicago, which revolved largely around the local club scene. It was a long-haired youth spent running in circles, shredding on air guitars, and headbanging in black Earache t-shirts. Zelig was just being a nuisance. Zzzz.

2. Swedish got hooked on death metal (the name almost sounds like death disco), so I diligently worked my way through the Earache and Roadrunner Records rosters, along with some thrash staples like Slayer and Metallica.

3. To be honest, the revolutionary "Reign in Blood" used to bore me. But ever since they cleaned up their thrash image and leaned harder into that NYC hardcore sound...

4. A few years back, while staying in some hotel room during an official tour, I found myself strangely entertained by an old Metallica video—maybe a music video or a metal ballad? There’s a guy lying on his deathbed, the atmosphere is grim, the guys are playing guitars with expressions as serious as death, and it feels like it lasts for eternity. And I was just sitting there feeling miserable.

5. I loved the concept behind Carcass, but the actual music... man, it stank like a rotting corpse. Swedish headed off to a concert in San Francisco, leaving me stuck in this gray, sleepless city.

6. Sepultura earns a few points for that whole apocalypse-from-the-jungle vibe. They didn't quite infect me, though. Apparently, I'm supposed to listen to "Roots."

7. For a while, I actually considered Pestilence's "Testimony of the Ancients" to be a solid album.

8. Black Metal? Brrr... I only read about that stuff in the crime sections of the newspaper.

9. Because of the death metal mania, I completely neglected Godflesh. What a tragedy.

10. I eventually realized that Napalm Death's "Scum" is absolute perfection, but even that is a far cry from the true essence of metal.

Metal is honestly just like hardcore pornography: it's thrilling for ten, fifteen, maybe twenty minutes, and then it gets boring. Fast forward, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, stop. The DVD is greasy and keeps skipping.

Zelig just doesn't get metal (jazz).

Help!

Kevin Chavez3
I honestly think you can't claim to be a decent human being if you don't have respect for Housewife. Housewife is basically the Buzzcocks of the cookie world. 🙂

I'm with you on that.
But look, when you take a bite, you should actually taste the chocolate, not just a sugar rush.

Melissa Collins41 said:my top 3 vehicles—if you can call them that:
3. a skateboard (well, I attempted to pilot it, anyway)

man, if only I could have seen that... 🤣

My ultimate comfort food rankings:

1. Bean soup with meat and some sauerkraut or maybe turnip greens—that's the winner.
2. Honestly, just any kind of bean dish.
3. Collard greens.
4. Leeks.
5. Literally anything else.😁

I’d suggest adding spinach to the milk base, and especially pumpkin—that’s easily my number one pick for stews (assuming we move beans to a separate category for heavy hitters like chili)... Leeks are surprisingly good, too.

Kevin Chavez3
The housewife is like the Buzzcocks of cookies. 🙂

Could be... but then those moto cookies are basically the Skids.😁

Timothy Jones85 said:The ultimate list of mediocre food:

1. Bean soup with meat and sauerkraut or beets (jota)
2. Any kind of bean dish
3. Collard greens
4. Leeks
5. Just anything else😁

Now we're talking!

I’ve actually never tried anything made from pumpkin—I went looking for some at the farmer's market the other day to make a pie, but they didn't have any in stock.

Dana Anderson4 said:Sure, maybe... but then those moto cookies are basically just Skids.😁

You can taste the sugar in the moto cookie cream. Disqualified.

Timothy Jones85 said:The ultimate loser leaderboard:

just some forced desire 😁

a side dish of dry jerky 🙂

Sandra Chase16 said:Man, that sounds amazing!

I’ve actually never tried anything made from pumpkin—I was hunting for some at the farmer's market the other day to whip up a pie, but they were totally out

First time I'm ever hearing about this😲—as someone who is basically a fanatic when it comes to "spoonable food," I would love some details here!?!?

I mean, I’ve done spring zucchini casseroles before, but this whole "squash mashup" thing sounds like something else entirely🙂

Douglas Taylor4 said:3. I found "Reign in Blood" to be revolutionary, but honestly, it was boring.

saying something like that might just start a hunting season on you...🙂

One of the absolute worst sugary treats I've ever had is a Sugar Bar
My top 3 bakeries
1. Baker Dafina - located out in the suburbs
2. Dora - over in Columbus
3. That one on Savska because they’re open 24/7

The ultimate list of absolute garbage meals:

1. basic beans
2. wine stew🙏
3. green beans
4. leeks
5. kale
6. "fancy stew"😁

Timothy Jones85 said:basically, I spent my spring making zucchini manicotti

🙂
as for me, I’ve moved on to making stews and soups—I’ll whip up a massive five-liter batch, then we just boil half down and freeze the rest for later

Melissa Collins41 said:)

My top 3 favorite snacks from Nabisco:

1. Famous Amos cookies
2. Housewife biscuits
3. Ghirardelli chocolates

1. Same here
2. Rum-filled chocolates
3. Ice cream bars

I'm about to go absolutely destroy myself at the dining hall—hopefully I'll be recovered enough by the time the hub starts😁

Sandra Chase16 said:I was actually looking for it at the farmer's market the other day to make a pie, but I couldn't find any!

Are we talking about savory pumpkin mash or the sweet kind?
Back where my uncle is from (down in the Midwest), they usually make it sweet, and I think that's the 🙏
version. But where my mom's family is from (over in the Mississippi Delta), they go with the savory style, which is... well, it's alright, I guess.

Dana Anderson4 said:Maybe... but then those motor biscuits are at least Skids territory.😁

Ecce homo! 🙏 🙏 🙏

(Mind you, I've only ever really heard that song by the Skids, but it carries more weight than, say, four entire discographies from a band like The Stranglers).

Speaking of pumpkin soup, my mother makes a damn fine version. You peel the pumpkin, grate it, and then boil it down in a proper roux—add some milk, chop up a pepper, and it’s perfection. Honestly, I need to get the exact procedure from her, because whoever ends up with me is going to need to be able to whip up a pumpkin stew just as good as my mother's. 🙏 🙏 🙏

I have zero patience for any other way of preparing pumpkin, squash, or eggplant.

Once, at a bakery near Chicago, they "treated" me to a meat burek that had me retching for hours in the privacy of my own home. 🙂 Kill!

Alex Scott22 said:🙂 Alright, alright... I mean, sure, maybe it is a total wreck, definitely aged, and probably has a hole in the floorboard big enough to fit a foot through... but hey, it still puts out 120 HP!

"up and down, up and down, oh baby, yeah..." 😁