Non-Political Open Thread

[filkertom]

Whatever your little hearts desire, so long as it isn't about politics. (The previous thread will do for that.)

Comments

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

I like cheese. Gruyere is my personal favorite.

[eleri.livejournal.com]

Gruyere is good. I'm fond of a nice crumbly blue, m'self

And fondue. Fondue is bliss-inducing.

Tom, when are you coming back to Orycon?!?

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

I've never been much for the blue-veined cheeses, myself.

I had a horrifying experience ordering pizza at the Louvre. I realize that getting pizza outside the NY area is a crapshoot (with certain limited exceptions like Boston and Chicago) but they put freakin' roquefort on it.

Yuck.

[singlemaltsilk.livejournal.com]

Gruyere is a an absolute must in my quiche Lorraine. For nibbles? Really, really, REALLY sharp white cheddars do it for me. Gorgonzola, too.

[rms-butterfly.livejournal.com]

Ever hear of a cheese called Ridder? It's European (I don't remember from where.) and hard to find. It's soft, white and buttery, sort of like very mild swiss, without that bite. The only place I've ever seen it is at Jungle Jim's, a wonderful international grocery store in the Cincinnati, OH area.

[ericthemage.livejournal.com]

Red Lobster doesn't have the white cheddar mashed potatoes they used to have. I loved those!

[braider.livejournal.com]

Gloucestershire cheese is also quite nice, if you like cheddar.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Zingerman's (http://www.zingermans.com) has the only Emmentaller I really love. Others just don't taste right. And they've got a fantastic farmhouse Parmesan Reggiano. And a couple of Vermont and Canadian 4-year Cheddars are excellent.

But Kraft Extra Sharp is still the best utility Cheddar.

[ericcoleman]

I spent about an hour one night trying to feed a brick of Kraft Extra Sharp some Velveeta. Maybe the Kraft wasn't hungry ...

[arensb.livejournal.com]

Kraft Extra Sharp is still the best utility Cheddar.

Is that like a cheese Leatherman?

I'll continue to stand by my Swiss Army cheese.

[janet-coburn.livejournal.com]

Hey, Tom! Remember the time I made potatoes au gratin with an entire package of Boursin cheese?

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

I like cheese, but I'm too cheap to buy good cheese except for special occasions. For use in simple bachelor cooking, I second the recommendation of Kraft Extra Sharp; it's cheap and tastes good.

The big problem with cooking with cheese is that it makes everything it touches into a dishwashing nightmare. Is there a magic solution to this problem that I'm unaware of?

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

I don't cook much with cheese, since I prefer to eat it as cheese, not as a utility to other things.

[arensb.livejournal.com]

Random anecdote that people here might enjoy:

A while back, a friend of mine was reading the paper with his seven-year-old son. When they got to the headline "Bush to industry: ``No more Worldcoms''", the kid got upset and almost burst into tears.

He thought it said "Worldcons".

[braider.livejournal.com]

By the way, this is an amazingly cheesy topic.

...come on, you know *someone* had to say it.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

For once, it wasn't going to be me.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Only because braider said it first.

*AHEM*

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

[Walks up to podium, uncrumples a piece of paper, dons his reading glasses]

It has been confirmed, Mel Brooks plans to direct a sequel to "Spaceballs".

[Ducks behind the podium, expecting a barrage of either joy or outrage]

Re: *AHEM*

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I don't have nearly the vitriol for Spaceballs that some fans have. I thought it was okay.

On the other hand, I'm champing at the bit for the movie of the musical The Producers.

Re: *AHEM*

[skull-leader3.livejournal.com]

The same article in Playbill in which Brooks states he's working on the script for the Spaceballs sequel also quotes him as saying a movie of the musical is in the works, with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprising their roles.

Haven't seen it for myself on stage, but with those two working together, you've gotta know it'll be a hoot!!

*whistling "Springtime for Hitler" cheerfully*

It's not politics, exactly...

[janet-coburn.livejournal.com]

Michael Moore is a marketing/PR genius. First, he was scheduled to speak at a state university, but a right-wing legislator convinced the college that they shouldn't pay $30,000 (or 40K or whatever) of taxpayer funds for a partisan speech. So Moore said he'd speak there for free. You can't buy that kind of publicity.

The latest is Moore on his get-out-the-vote tour in Michigan, giving first-time student voters gag gifts of clean underwear and Ramen noodles. Local officials are accusing him of violating laws against buying votes. Can't they see that they're playing right into his hands? But no, that would require something like a sense of humor.

Re: It's not politics, exactly...

[huskiebear.livejournal.com]

Which led us to this wonderful headline: Michigan GOP says Michael Moore tried to buy votes with underwear

Yesterday in baseball.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Dodgers lose.
Angels lose.
Yankees lose.

The baseball gods obviously are trying to atone for screwing the Giants.

Re: Yesterday in baseball.

[james-rayner.livejournal.com]

I have only one thing to say to this.

Red-Sox! Red-Sox! Red-SOX!!! (And I Live in -cleveland-. Hey, I gotta pick SOMEONE to cheer for. And it might as well be a team that's got as bad luck as we do...)

A Moment of Respect please..

[james-rayner.livejournal.com]

For the man who never got any.

Rest in Peace, Rodney Dangerfield.
Comedian, Musician, and the man who inspired me to take up showbusiness.
1921-2004.
"Maybe now that he's dead, He'll finally get some respect."