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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic PBJ is Rocket Science When You're British in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
Rashers: Sliced bacon, typically from the back or side of the pig, common in Ireland and the UK. Leaner than American streaky bacon.
Streaky bacon: Comes from pork belly, very fatty, common in the U.S.
Both are processed meats that are salted, cured, and often smoked. The WHO classifies processed meat (like bacon, ham, sausages) as a Group 1…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic Sunday School March 30th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoI had chicken once. Tastes like possum.
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Strega replied to the topic Sunday School March 30th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoThanks, Reg!!
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School March 30th 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoHave a great week!
Due to work getting in the way of life, today’s post is curtailed.
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Unseen replied to the topic PBJ is Rocket Science When You're British in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
@Reg
Moving on, another word the two cultures share that actually refers to two wildly different things is the word “bacon.” Apparently, if you do find American-style bacon in the UK, it’s called something like “streaky bacon.” What’s the difference?
Yes, they come from different parts of the pig.…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic PBJ is Rocket Science When You're British in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
I eat PB&J’s on a regular basis. I consider them a treat with a cup (or mug!) of spiced tea, (Masala Chai). At least 3 times a week. It is a balanced meal. My preference is for smooth PB.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
In other words, it takes more than just making stupid noises on EuroVision or not furnishing the apartment for me to use the term: “Fascist.”Same here, actually. And using that word lowers his credibility, imo, while I guess I took advantage of the clickbait opportunity when I posted it here.
However, I’m not con…[Read more]
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Unseen started the topic PBJ is Rocket Science When You're British in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
I’ve been exploring cooking videos lately, and watching non-Americans discover and even try making a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which many of them turned into an adventure.
I think it was Churchill who described the linguistic difference between Americans and Brits as something like “Two peoples separated by a common language.”…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoThe concept of “government free” free market is so cute. The drive for any company is always to monopolize, crush start-ups, control pricing and optimize profit over any and all social, environmental, or human welfare concerns. As an engineering manager with a 20 million annual budget working on a 250-million-dollar project; I was high enough to…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoWondering if all of this slashing of services and tariff waring will actually result in tax cuts for what is left of the middle class. I doubt it will be more than a token break. It is the upper middle working class that carries the burden. People such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants who get a W2 and honest small business owners as…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic Sunday School March 21st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoThe country is chock full of “single issue” voters who align with one party or the other. I do not agree that hating Jews or supporting Hamas is “liberal” or “left”.
White Christian Nationals despise Jews. Israel is just a necessary piece of the prophecy that brings their Jeebus back. If Israel goes away without the rapture, so does the whole…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoEnco, I promise I was only reviewing this thread, starting with its first post back in December, and my purpose was not to find examples of the kind of stuff that you write. But the following comment spurred me to point out that Jason Stanley is not the only pontificator conflating “Fascism” with policies they criticize:
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
And now the Universities and this psycho, self-hating, suicidal egghead Jason Stanley have the nerve to scream “Fascism” when anyone–and this is not just Trump and MAGA–wants to put an end to all this nonsense???I’ve made it a habit to just skip comments like this, so I’ve lost count. How does that come out so easily…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
If Universities accept taxdollars, they are by definition willing instruments of the State.OK, “by definition” according to certain idealisms, but not long-standing traditions of giving academia and upper educational institutions some freedom to define curriculum and policies. Otherwise, an “instrument of the state”, by…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School March 21st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
[…]Citizens United was defending anyone’s right to express themselves via donations.What It Takes to Speak Freely: A Defense of Citizens United Written By Eli Solomon https://hulr.org/fall-2024/what-it-takes-to-speak-freely-a-defense-of-citizens-united
That article emphasizes more than once, I’m paraphrasing, that “…[Read more]
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Unseen started the topic Greatest rock band of all time? in the forum Small Talk 1 year, 3 months ago
What I mean by greatest rock band of all time is specific. It does not refer to how many records they sold, the size of crowds they could draw, or how long they were together other than that they needed to be together for a while, say at least two years to eliminate short-lived supergroups or super jam sessions. I also don’t mean individual…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic The new powers that be in the forum
Politics 1 year, 3 months agoLeftism vs Authoritarianism in America, are those the only main characters left playing now?
The 19-1/2 minute video is about Fascism taking down or converting universities into instruments of the state. Side note, “they” now want NPR and PBS to be next on the chopping block.
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_Robert_ replied to the topic Sunday School March 21st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoWell, we allow billionaires who own mass media channels and social media websites to contribute hundreds of millions to political candidates.
Go ahead and tell me about “free” speech. What a crock of bullshit. Speech is not free…it is for sale and is owned by billionaires.
Having professional, educated people who are experts in their areas and…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic Sunday School March 21st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,If you think any of that (some that were honest mistakes) even compares to today’s Fox news or Newmax, you are nuts. They tell more lies a day than the multi-decade events you posted. Just look at our president, what an honest guy…literally controlling the chicken-shit media, suing the crap out of them. No, you…
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Sunday School March 21st 2025 in the forum
Sunday School 1 year, 3 months agoThe problems with news media started with the loss of local newspapers. . Many areas had 2 or more regular papers with opposing views. Local reporters kept local politicians and officials in check. In the last 20 years most of these have fallen victim to the mega corporations and local politicians “get away with more”. These “news deserts” were…[Read more]
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