You make pot pie after you've roasted a whole bird for an earlier, more formal meal. You pick the carcass and make pot pie. It really doesn't matter if it's chicken or turkey or something else. It doesn't really vary by bird, but it does vary. In my family, it's made in a big pot with (sometimes also leftover) veggies and potatoes, and with buttermilk biscuits floating on the top which makes the crust.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:47 PM on June 13, 2008

So, suddenly I'm in this politeness obligation trap with mister grumpy-wavey-hands to please get on with it and cross the road that he has so graciously backed up traffic on (only) half of for me. Pickup trucks whiz by going the other direction.

Unless there is bumper-to-bumper traffic, I do not and will not succumb to grumpy-wavy-man if he legally has the right of way. I have several techniques. Sometimes I slowly shake my head while keeping my... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:38 PM on May 30, 2008

There is already a Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:00 PM on May 22, 2008

Well, it took me to age 20 before I knew that Whoopie Pies were not well-known outside northern New England. And today, at age 26, I find out that some people DO know what they are, but they call them gobs.

So I learned something from this.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 11:40 AM on April 25, 2008

What? A moon pie is totally different from a whoopie pie. A gob looks exactly the same as a whoopie pie, to me.

A moon pie is more like a scooter pie.

I like this quote from the moon pie wiki page: "In New England, a similar item is known as a "Whoopie Pie," though chocolate cakes are used instead of graham crackers, the pastry is not dipped in chocolate and the filling is sweet cake icing and not marshmallow cream.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:13 PM on April 25, 2008

Ah, I see. Then I guess in your case, a moon pie is similar to a Moon Pie except that every single element is something completely different.

Both delicious, though, if you ask me. In their own way. I mean, Scooter Pies (as they are known where I come from) are delicious in a "this tastes vaguely like squishy cardboard but somehow I like it!" way, but still.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:34 PM on April 25, 2008

They're so huge that you'll want to share one with a friend.

HA! Fat chance.

And we use Marshmallow Fluff for a lot of things (most deliciously, and teeth-rottingly, peanut butter fudge), but not whoopie pies as I know them.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:45 AM on April 26, 2008

Thanks, alicesshoe.

I humbly admit that when I saw that comment right after mine in my recent activity, I thought, huh? I got that he was picking on my word choice, but as someone who's read a lot about polygamy, I couldn't fathom what even a joker would think a hypothetical naughty or inappropriate polygamy blog would look like. Obviously the SLTribune's polygamy blog is journalistic, but I also do read pro-polygamy blogs, and they are even less sexy. (Well, they're... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:24 AM on April 9, 2008

I see a line break between the question and more inside in AskMe. But not in MetaTalk. I read the atom feed using Safari!

Neither one bothers me, though.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 8:23 AM on January 24, 2008

Speaking of the new Old School Sesame Street collection, this seems like a fine place to point out that a few weeks back I updated this question when I realized the sought clip would be on it. Unfortch, it looks like the Sesame Video site only has the updated Lost Dog clip, when they use a computer to make the flyers.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 9:12 AM on December 7, 2007

I love the thing that someone up there ^ pointed out which was a disclaimer about vintage Sesame Street not being suitable for toddlers today. If it was good enough for my mental health be sure and certain that I'll be passing on the madness to the next generation. My kids love this because it is very weird. All kids love weird.

I think the disclaimer is silly, too. But I think it's less about it being weird and more about modeling behavior. I think... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 2:35 PM on December 8, 2007

Weblog is the type of website where entries appear, dated, with the newest entries on top.

Community means that many different people post entries.

I don't think it's meant to be qualitative.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:46 AM on November 9, 2007

It's also the type of website where people complain about someone stealing their Flickr photos.

No, it's not. All weblogs are websites where entries appear, dated, with the newest entries on top. You can complain about flickr theft on any kind of website, or you could use any other form of communication in the world to do the same thing.

You really don't see the difference? One thing is the definition of the term, the other... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:04 AM on November 9, 2007

Congratulations, mothershock! Must have been such a fun book to work on. (And must be such a relief to have it done!)

And I'd like to point out to everyone else that I figured out what book it was for when that thread was going on, as you can see by my last comment in it. Therefore I am cool and wicked smart.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:58 PM on October 29, 2007

mothershock, did I spot you and your coauthor at the Borders at the Time Warner Center this afternoon?

I'm not a stalker. Coincidence only, I swear.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:11 PM on October 30, 2007

Southern north americans.

Then there's the people who for some reason consider Mexico to be part of South America. I encountered that in Spain as well.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:38 AM on September 29, 2007

No, Mexico is in North America. Now, if you're wondering what continent Central America is on, you've got me. Seems like most consider it to be North America, so by that rule, Mexico would still be on North America even if it were part of Central America.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:29 AM on September 29, 2007

Lucy right here, people.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:33 PM on August 1, 2007

Just a question: why are the people posting on 14 July 1999 shown on their profiles as having joined during 2000?

I think it's because they weren't posting on July 14 1999. That's when mathowie posted the thread, but the first comment wasn't actually posted until October 13, 2000. Right?
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:31 AM on July 14, 2007

You may be right, but so am I. At least, if phooey's posting history is to be believed:

does anyone read the posts down here?
posted to MetaFilter by phooey at 1:50 PM on October 13, 2000 [1 favorite +]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 8:56 AM on July 14, 2007

For the first time, I listened to this podcast on my ipod with headphones. Two new things happened:

1. I fell asleep. But that's probably because I was on a bus and had taken a Dramamine. So I listened again.

2. There were times, when I was just zoned out enough but still paying attention (and also probably a bit groggy from the drug-induced nap), when I felt like Matt and Jess could hear me too. Maybe it was because having it right in my ear... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:19 PM on July 8, 2007

God I love the comics curmudgeon. It's my favorite blog. (ummm...except for metafilter? I mean they're tied).
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:31 PM on June 27, 2007

For me, it's not the content that bothers me about Huck Finn, maxwelton. I think kids should be able to read whatever they want, and if a 12-year-old girl found and read that book, and it spoke to them, then that's wonderful. But it's another story when compiling a list to specifically recommend to 12-year-olds. If it's really a list for 12-year-olds, I'd want a list where anyone at about a 6th grade reading level can pick any book and trust it's going to be at least readable to them. If you... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:21 AM on June 21, 2007

But wait, can I learn one thing?

I always imagined you could see who flagged what, like we can see who favorited what. You can't?
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:24 PM on May 31, 2007

It's like asking if someone remembers the shiniest punchclock they ever used.

Oh, L.L. Bean, no question.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:32 PM on May 31, 2007

Don't know, but I do know that the root beer in the styrofoam cups at Governor's (Stillwater, ME) back in the day was to die.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 4:24 AM on May 11, 2007

Sometimes I wonder if some guys even know what a period is.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:05 AM on April 12, 2007

Honestly curious, gsteff. What parts strike you as possible red-flags that the "Where's my parade?" thread might be fake?
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 10:11 AM on April 12, 2007

It just seemed, to me, like a question that 1) an internet community has little chance of actually answering, and 2) is very likely to provoke passionate answers derived more from the answerer's political ideology than from the information in the post.

I think that both of those things are true or at least potentially true. I just don't see evidence that she fabricated the story to purposefully provoke controversy. Her story seemed totally normal and... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:57 PM on April 12, 2007

Speaking of bad advice, I laughed at this:
Wait until you have about 3 or 4 weeks of vacation and sick time saved up, then quit.

In every entry-level job I've seen (in the U.S.), that would sentence the asker to at least eight years at the one he's got. Since he's already told his boss that he wants to move to a different city, I kind of doubt he's going to reach that vacation/sick time goal.

That's not necessarily... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:19 AM on April 2, 2007

Did I say it was universally, necessarily, true? No- I said that no entry level job I'd seen came with anything like that kind of vacation/sick time package. Obviously, I didn't see yours, which you admit is "a pretty sweet deal." And your having Xmas week off is not going to get you anywhere if you try to apply the advice I laughed at - if you give your notice December 7 and say you'll be using vacation time up to Xmas, you won't get paid for Xmas week. Nor will you likely... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:16 PM on April 2, 2007

I'm a woman who among other things suggested some more sex ed as a possible part of the solution.

You can know the basic facts of life and not know exactly how birth control works, how it fails, etc. I went to NYU, where there was a lot of frank talk about sex and anatomy in all different types of classes. I definitely got the sense from the people who do spend a lot of time workshopping with women about these issues that you can get VERY far along in life without... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 11:36 AM on April 2, 2007

Agree, nursegracer. It's so weird, because I don't live in Maine anymore, but rather New York, and while it's never even occurred to me to go to any of the frequent NYC meetups, I felt and continue to feel jealous that I had to miss the Portland Maine meetup, despite the fact that I haven't lived in the Portland area for a good few years now.

Gritteeeeeeeeees. Mmm, and Granny's. I can't wait until spring when a trip to Maine will make sense!
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:34 PM on March 26, 2007

If you're really interested, you can click on a member's number of askme answers, and then quickly scan through them. Best answers have a check mark next to them. Even if you don't want to look through many many pages, it'll give you a rough idea of how many bests per answer that member's had lately.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 5:12 AM on March 21, 2007

And oh, sorry, you were accusing me of "censoring somebody, not being "rude." Yes, I'm talking about censoring someone, except that "censorship" only exists, with respect to free speech, when it is imposed by the government. This is a private website. Matt can delete anything he wants and it is NEVER "censorship."

Idiot.

But you were the one who brought up free speech, LOL! Were you talking... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 9:43 AM on March 16, 2007

4cm, I see your point, and I definitely see the squick value of the AskMe post in question.

But people do not normally form those kinds of relationships with their proofreader. Huge difference between a proofreader and editor.

(As an editor).
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 10:55 AM on March 16, 2007

Not all mythical unicorns are white.

I have actually been trying to think of an invisible pink unicorn, as hermitosis challenged us not to do lo so many comments ago. (Friday). But I can't. It can be pink, or invisible, but never both at the same time.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:56 PM on March 16, 2007

I'm iffy on Postsecret's status as a blog, let alone a community blog.

This week's first postcard...assuming it's both real and true, my best guess is Simon Cowell.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 10:12 AM on March 13, 2007

I listened to this with Mythbusters playing in the background. I'm cool.

I dig that song, man!
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 6:42 PM on March 7, 2007

Good, I'm not the only one who thought that, as a Venn Diagram, it made no sense. I thought for a second there I thought I didn't understand Venn Diagrams. Would have made more sense as an x/y axis, maybe? Maybe not.

Doesn't Schadenfreude have one more syllable than Danke Schoen? (As I don't speak German, this assumption is based only on my knowledge of their respective songs).
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:37 PM on February 23, 2007

Extra I thought. I thought I forgot I thought.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:38 PM on February 23, 2007

True that.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 1:50 PM on February 23, 2007

I also took the fact that he didn't come back to defend himself as a sign that that either a) it's not real or b) he was embarrassed or otherwise scared off by the unanimous negative reaction to what he wrote.

Some were definitely more abrasive in their answers than others. But if this guy was scared off by the answers, I think that would have happened even if every answer were crafted as kindly as possible. If he was scared off, I think it was because 50+ members of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:32 PM on October 16, 2006

LOL, I'm so done with this this actual question...if taking offense to blatant misogyny makes me an ultra-PC lib, well, tough shit. I've been called worse...in fact my entire gender has been called much worse in these two threads alone.

Oh, and availablelight, you're right. See, right now, it's not PC to be PC. It's only PC to be un-PC. I myself look forward to the days when it's PC to be not-not-PC. They must be coming soon. Because every dickhead who criticizes... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 9:06 AM on October 17, 2006

I don't think that leaving your post-menopausal wife because you want to have children is necessarily misogynist and heartless. I can imagine good, loving people finding themselves at this point.

For the record, I agree with this. It was his assumptions and generalizations about younger women that struck me as mysogynistic, not the fact that he's considering leaving his wife.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 9:50 AM on October 17, 2006

Jess, you probably already noticed but he posted that last comment in the thread in question as well.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 7:33 AM on July 22, 2006

Assuming docgonzo's intentions were benign, I think being a little less vague in the question would have greatly improved the answers for two reasons:
1. It could have shown that he's probably not stalking, making it easier to answer with a clear conscience.
2. Effective ways of searching for a person change depending on how, from what, and why she is hiding.

I didn't assume the worst when I first saw the question, and I... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 10:53 AM on July 11, 2006

I agree with orange swan, but while I think pieoverdone's "I'm just an incubator?" interpretation of the situation is misguided or at least incomplete, I can still sympathize with her as a woman who doesn't want kids.

There seems to be this assumption that the default status for women is something between "has kids" and "wants kids someday" and everything between "not sure" and "never!" is some sort of glitch. Whenever I... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 8:41 AM on April 6, 2006

Yikes. I was just adding a comment. I was talking about real life, not MetaFilter. I wasn't defending pie's comments in AskMe, I was just commenting on the issue as a whole. What with all the talk about whether or not homosexuality is a biological anomally, and since I didn't see any "no one on MeFi CARES if homosexuality is an anomally!" comments...I thought the discussion had moved on from "pie's comments: appropriate for AskMe? check yes or no."... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:52 PM on April 6, 2006

jfuller: I think you make a valid point, but I agree with others that it's a little oversimplified to assume we're exactly like other mammals in this sense.
posted to MetaTalk by lampoil at 12:54 PM on April 6, 2006