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04 January 2007

This is the thread where I voice my opinion, because I'm opinionated (just like any other Internet user) and I want my opinion to be heard, God dammit!
post by: Daniel Charms at: 15:22 | 49 comments
Ask me anything and I'll tell you what I think about it.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:23
I can almost hear the dust settling on this thread.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:28
Pecans. Friend or foe?
posted by jonmc 04 January | 15:30
Pink pickup trucks. Manly or femme-y?
posted by muddgirl 04 January | 15:31
Why is pork differentiated from ham but chicken is just white/dark meat? Is racism to blame?
posted by danostuporstar 04 January | 15:31
What's the best way to bring peace to the Middle East?
posted by agropyron 04 January | 15:34
jonmc: I've never even had one, but I think they look just yummy.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:34
How do you feel about threads where poster asks people to ask them a question, whereby poster responds to said question with an opinion?
posted by Hellbient 04 January | 15:36
Oh, fuck damn. So many great questions, so little time...

Muddgirl: pink pickup trucks are for girly men.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:36
Lunch, even though you've just had breakfast?
posted by occhiblu 04 January | 15:37
Crud, now I'm missing Capn again.
posted by danostuporstar 04 January | 15:39
hellbient: It all depends on the question. In some cases, this is practically unavoidable. If the person stating their opinion is not even trying to actually answer the question, then they suck.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:39
Lunch, even though you've just had breakfast?

occhiblu: I did that today. So it's a "yes".
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:40
Hedgehogs
posted by youngergirl44 04 January | 15:41
Do you prefer mayo or miracle whip?
posted by getoffmylawn 04 January | 15:46
I'm finding it difficult to keep up with you, so I'll experiment with doing several questions at a time:

danostuporstar: Why is pork differentiated from ham but chicken is just white/dark meat? Is racism to blame?

Racism is not to be blamed here. It's just the different eating/cooking habits at work here. You cannot cook a chicken in as many ways as you can cook a pig, right? Someone else might have more words for chicken.

agropyron: What's the best way to bring peace to the Middle East?

Mandatory pot-smoking. It might not be a lasting peace, but it sure will be good.

youngergirl44: Hedgehogs

They're just like me.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:47
Why is pork differentiated from ham but chicken is just white/dark meat?

pork = any cut of meat from pig
ham = meat of pig's thigh, cured in brine

Chicken: Why is white meat white and dark meat dark?
posted by Miko 04 January | 15:47
getoffmylawn: Do you prefer mayo or miracle whip?

Mayo.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:49
Oh. Sorry. That was information, not opinion. I didn't quite get it at first.
posted by Miko 04 January | 15:49
Oh. Sorry. That was information, not opinion. I didn't quite get it at first.

No, that's ok. I'm the only one who has to opinionate here. I think everyone else should be free to post as much information in this thread as they want to.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:53
re: hedgehogs - you are spiky, huffy, have a cute nose, love mealworms and chewing on straws in the middle of the night?
posted by youngergirl44 04 January | 15:55
Any more questions? Fire away! I will be here all nightfor another hour and five minutes!
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:55
youngergirl44: Metaphorically speaking, yes.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 15:57
jonmc: pecans are wrong - they sound like something you'd urinate in
muddgirl: femme-y
danostuporstar: who knows, but it is the other white meat. Go figure
agropyron: in a can (although frozen ones are better, they'd defrost before you got there)
occhiblu: no, unless breakfast was the size of one of Specket's tiny animals
getoffmylawn: mayo. Mircacle whip sounds like something disillusioned might be into

posted by TheDonF 04 January | 15:57
Thanks for the info, Miko, and the opinion, Daniel. Sound input all around.
posted by danostuporstar 04 January | 15:57
How can you never have eaten a pecan? That is a travesty. If you email me your address, I will make you my mother's delecatable pecan puff cookies (a holiday favorite) and send you some.

Also, what do you think about people who, instead of going to their opthomolgist at the appointed date, simply get new glasses with their same old prescription?
posted by Specklet 04 January | 16:01
Breakfast foods (pancakes, eggs, etc.) for supper?
posted by initapplette 04 January | 16:01
should I make people listen to me by
a) arguing repeatedly
b) waiting till they figure it out on their own
or c) punching them in the head?

Also, I am changing my appearance, preferably beyond recognition:
a) skirts, pants or dresses?
b) dye hair pink?
or c) cut head off?

thank you.
posted by carmina 04 January | 16:03
You too, TheDonF.

If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
Come on, sugar, let me know.
If you really need me just reach out and touch me.
Come on, honey, tell me so.
Tell me so, baby.
posted by danostuporstar 04 January | 16:04
Specklet: How can you never have eaten a pecan?

They appear to be an American thing; the closest place to me where they are grown appears to be Africa.

what do you think about people who, instead of going to their opthomolgist at the appointed date, simply get new glasses with their same old prescription?

They're afraid of finding out that their eyesight has gone worse.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:07
initapple: Breakfast foods (pancakes, eggs, etc.) for supper?

Sure, why not?
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:07
TheDonF: Where can one buy canned or frozen peace?
posted by agropyron 04 January | 16:10
Borderline-scholarly anthologies about pop-culture topics: threat, nuisance or menace? And are books like this the literary equivalent to those 'A String Quartet Plays Metallica' albums?
posted by box 04 January | 16:11
carmina: should I make people listen to me by
a) arguing repeatedly
b) waiting till they figure it out on their own
or c) punching them in the head?

c) doesn't work (tried it). a) and b) will both only work when these people are smart enough*. Of these two, b) needs less effort on your part.

Also, I am changing my appearance, preferably beyond recognition:
a) skirts, pants or dresses?
b) dye hair pink?
or c) cut head off?

Definitely c), preferrably in combination with a). Then not even your mother will recognize you.

* "Buddha once said to his disciples: "After 10,000 explanations, a stupid man is non the wiser. A wise man only needs 2,500."" (Found on Languagehat's blog)
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:13
Should I go to the gym today? I have been exercising too much this week, but that's mainly because I haven't been exercising nearly enough in past weeks, and I have a free pass at a fancy gym this week, so I feel like I should go... but my arms and legs are sore and I am tired, and I did already do yoga this morning. I'm at an impasse.
posted by occhiblu 04 January | 16:15
specklet: those people rock. They're the same as the people who, when they get endless "it's time for an eye test, please come in" letters, write "not at this address, return to sender" on the envelope :)
initapplette: yep. Eggs can make a tasty omelette, pancakes for dessert
carmina q1: a, rising to c which will eventually lead to b
carmina q2: c That way, if it doesn't work, you'll be none the wiser
danostuporstar: er, this isn't my thread. DC will answer that...

TheDonF: Where can one buy canned or frozen peace?
Frozen: usually next to the green beans and broccoli florets.
Canned: near the sweetcorn, carrots and mushrooms (who the hell buys tinned carrots and/or mushrooms, anyway?)
posted by TheDonF 04 January | 16:18
DanielCharms: aika pika ayka Ike-a Ikea Ai-Ai-Ai-Aieee? Bomo pomo porno promo?
Caliphate Califragilistic? Denouement Demon?

posted by Lipstick Thespian 04 January | 16:21
occhiblu: your muscles sound like they could use a break.
posted by TheDonF 04 January | 16:23
box: Borderline-scholarly anthologies about pop-culture topics: threat, nuisance or menace? And are books like this the literary equivalent to those 'A String Quartet Plays Metallica' albums?

You mean books like 'Deconstructing Disney'? I think they serve the purpose of demonstrating that all those scholarly theories can actually be applied to "real-life" things as well. On the downside, they turn out to be not as applicable as the people using them might think. So I would just say that they're a nuisance.

I also think your analogy is a good one.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:23
occhiblu: I suggest you to take a break. If anyone asks, tell them that you read it on the Internet ;)
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:25
Lipstick Thespian: aika pika ayka Ike-a Ikea Ai-Ai-Ai-Aieee? Bomo pomo porno promo?
Caliphate Califragilistic? Denouement Demon?

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:29
I seem to have overlooked this one:

danostuporstar: If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
Come on, sugar, let me know.
If you really need me just reach out and touch me.
Come on, honey, tell me so.
Tell me so, baby.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 16:34
Alright, I'm off to bed now. Any questions asked while I'm sleeping will be answered in the morning.
posted by Daniel Charms 04 January | 17:16
Should I go to the gym today?
If they offer a Pilates class, go do it. You deserve to suffer and you know it.
posted by danf 04 January | 18:21
Y'all are insane and I love you just the way you are.
posted by deborah 04 January | 21:21
I just don't know.
posted by dg 04 January | 22:21
Daniel, are we all insane? Do you love us just the way we are? Also, what's your stand on cilantro?
posted by elizard 04 January | 22:25
If they offer a Pilates class, go do it. You deserve to suffer and you know it.

Ha! I did end up going to the gym (sorry, Daniel), but I specifically skipped the pilates class I was going to take because I just couldn't deal with such a thing today.
posted by occhiblu 04 January | 22:27
elizard: Daniel, are we all insane? Do you love us just the way we are? Also, what's your stand on cilantro?

You are all insane, and I would love you all just the same even if you were all three-legged ducks with antlers (which is what one of my online personalities just happened to be). I prefer not to stand on cilantro (OMG!), but other than that, it's all good.
posted by Daniel Charms 05 January | 01:48
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