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@DogsB The other day I bought a coffee someplace. It was in a paper cup with a plastic lid, and when he handed it to me, the cashier asked me "Is this for here, or to-go?" I don't think I've ever had a blanker look on my face.
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@stillwater said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
For all the folks who eat stuff with fork. What do you do when you have Indian food? Like a roti or a dosa or some kind of doughy goodness. Do you go all in with your hands?
I'm the opposite, I will use my fingers with food that you normally use a knife and fork. I am very awkward with a knife. I think it is mostly because I'm left handed (I blame a lot of things on that).
So don't take me to fancy place.
ETA: Though I did use a knife and fork in a pancake eating contest. I didn't want to get syrup on my fingers. And pancakes are pretty easy to cut.
My mother liked to tell the story of when she and the old boy were in Paris and he picked up a piece of chicken to eat with his hands, and got indignant looks from everyone in the restaurant.
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@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
"Is this for here, or to-go?"
Well what was it?!!
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@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@DogsB The other day I bought a coffee someplace. It was in a paper cup with a plastic lid, and when he handed it to me, the cashier asked me "Is this for here, or to-go?" I don't think I've ever had a blanker look on my face.
In a few places, eating "here" is taxed higher than "to-go". Presumably not where you are.
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@jinpa said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@DogsB The other day I bought a coffee someplace. It was in a paper cup with a plastic lid, and when he handed it to me, the cashier asked me "Is this for here, or to-go?" I don't think I've ever had a blanker look on my face.
In a few places, eating "here" is taxed higher than "to-go". Presumably not where you are.
Whoa. I've never heard of that.
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@boomzilla
Ohio state law treats "eating in" as a service that is fully taxable. Whereas "to go" is not a service and thus food is generally not taxable, the same as groceries from Wal-Mart are not taxable. Except soda pop is taxable, because it's not in the classification of food that is exempt from sales tax.So, the McDonald's I worked at had about 10 or so regulars that would come in and get their senior coffees "to go" to a table in the dining room.
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@jinpa said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@stillwater said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
For all the folks who eat stuff with fork. What do you do when you have Indian food? Like a roti or a dosa or some kind of doughy goodness. Do you go all in with your hands?
I'm the opposite, I will use my fingers with food that you normally use a knife and fork. I am very awkward with a knife. I think it is mostly because I'm left handed (I blame a lot of things on that).
So don't take me to fancy place.
ETA: Though I did use a knife and fork in a pancake eating contest. I didn't want to get syrup on my fingers. And pancakes are pretty easy to cut.
My mother liked to tell the story of when she and the old boy were in Paris and he picked up a piece of chicken to eat with his hands, and got indignant looks from everyone in the restaurant.
I thought you were supposed to eat chicken with your hands.
My whole life is a lie.
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@jinpa said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@DogsB The other day I bought a coffee someplace. It was in a paper cup with a plastic lid, and when he handed it to me, the cashier asked me "Is this for here, or to-go?" I don't think I've ever had a blanker look on my face.
In a few places, eating "here" is taxed higher than "to-go". Presumably not where you are.
Presumably not, since he asked me "Here or to-go" after I'd already paid.
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I thought you were supposed to eat chicken with your hands.
Fried chicken? Sure.
Chicken korma? Probably not.
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@izzion The sales tax rates might also depend on whether it is "hot, prepared, ready-to-eat", or whether it would require cooking/prep at home.
Sales tax rates are fucking complicated and most people don't know the half of it. The number on your receipt is just the tip of an iceberg of horrifying complexity.
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@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@jinpa said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@DogsB The other day I bought a coffee someplace. It was in a paper cup with a plastic lid, and when he handed it to me, the cashier asked me "Is this for here, or to-go?" I don't think I've ever had a blanker look on my face.
In a few places, eating "here" is taxed higher than "to-go". Presumably not where you are.
Presumably not, since he asked me "Here or to-go" after I'd already paid.
Thanks for clarifying that.
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@Zecc said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I thought you were supposed to eat chicken with your hands.
Fried chicken? Sure.
Chicken korma? Probably not.Not that I know what chicken korma is, but is that the only chicken served in Paris?
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Not that I know what chicken korma is
You're missing on a nice Indian meal
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@TimeBandit
Yeah, but who wants to eat it after someone else has already eaten and regurgitated it?
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@DogsB said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
One for
Well there's two things, the one thing and the tax.
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I've had Indian food three times. Twice, it was quite tasty, but it was really freaking hot and I don't know if the severe rectal blood loss and complete destruction of the bathroom was worth it. The third time, that place was just really shady and a bunch of us were sick a couple hours later even though the food wasn't hot at all.
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@jinpa said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@stillwater said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
For all the folks who eat stuff with fork. What do you do when you have Indian food? Like a roti or a dosa or some kind of doughy goodness. Do you go all in with your hands?
I'm the opposite, I will use my fingers with food that you normally use a knife and fork. I am very awkward with a knife. I think it is mostly because I'm left handed (I blame a lot of things on that).
So don't take me to fancy place.
ETA: Though I did use a knife and fork in a pancake eating contest. I didn't want to get syrup on my fingers. And pancakes are pretty easy to cut.
My mother liked to tell the story of when she and the old boy were in Paris and he picked up a piece of chicken to eat with his hands, and got indignant looks from everyone in the restaurant.
I thought you were supposed to eat chicken with your hands.
My whole life is a lie.
No, you're supposed to eat it with your mouth....
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@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I don't know if the severe rectal blood loss and complete destruction of the bathroom was worth it
Maybe if you deep-fry it, it would be easier
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@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I've had Indian food three times. Twice, it was quite tasty, but it was really freaking hot and I don't know if the severe rectal blood loss and complete destruction of the bathroom was worth it. The third time, that place was just really shady and a bunch of us were sick a couple hours later even though the food wasn't hot at all.
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I've had Indian food three times. Twice, it was quite tasty, but it was really freaking hot and I don't know if the severe rectal blood loss and complete destruction of the bathroom was worth it. The third time, that place was just really shady and a bunch of us were sick a couple hours later even though the food wasn't hot at all.
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
I bought some bhut jolokia and carolina reaper powder after you mentioned enormous consumption of ghost pepper flakes in some thread. They are both tasty but a good pinch is about all I can stand in the whole dish. Plus, both of them make your fingers tingle weirdly if you handle them directly.
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@Cursorkeys I recommend you keep your fingers well away from eyes, nose, and private parts.
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@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
I bought some bhut jolokia and carolina reaper powder after you mentioned enormous consumption of ghost pepper flakes in some thread. They are both tasty but a good pinch is about all I can stand in the whole dish. Plus, both of them make your fingers tingle weirdly if you handle them directly.
I can’t for the life of me understand why people want their food to hurt instead of taste.
But to each their own.
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@topspin Endorphins. Also, the spiciness of capsicum fruits (peppers) numbs you to it, so you actually don't feel it as much once you're used to it.
I actually don't notice the spiciness of reaper powder placed directly in the middle of my tongue anymore. I can taste it, but it doesn't feel spicy there (hardly at all, anyway). The rest of my mouth/throat isn't quite as desensitized, so I do feel the spiciness in general, but not on my tongue.
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Not that I know what chicken korma is
You're missing on a nice Indian meal
While it's not bad at all, it's a bit rich for me; all the coconut and (in some versions) cream just make it excessive. I'd much rather have something with more kick to it. Not quite whole Carolina Reapers in strength though…
(I tend to go for the bhuna through madras strength range.)
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@mott555 said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I don't know if the severe rectal blood loss and complete destruction of the bathroom was worth it
Maybe if you deep-fry it, it would be easier
Indian cuisine has some really nice deep fried food.
Alas, I had better not have it too often as I gotta keep the old waistline at least partially under control.
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@topspin said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
That’s some shoddy font work, at least the PETA one looks real.
Seems like the kind of thing PETA would say and it does say 2014 in the timestamp. Wouldn't be surprised if it was legit, otherwise the shopper would have put the dates closer together.
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Not that I know what chicken korma is
You're missing on a nice Indian meal
I'm very picky about spices. Not a fan of Indian food.
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@Karla Some people abhor the taste of cumin.
They're wrong, but whatever.
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@PleegWat said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@topspin said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
That’s some shoddy font work, at least the PETA one looks real.
Seems like the kind of thing PETA would say and it does say 2014 in the timestamp. Wouldn't be surprised if it was legit, otherwise the shopper would have put the dates closer together.
It’s two different photoshops. PETA denies it’s real.
And they fully believe their own crap, so they wouldn’t change their mind.
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I'm very picky about spices.
I'll remove the cilantro leaves on top, there is none in the recipe anyway
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@topspin said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
I bought some bhut jolokia and carolina reaper powder after you mentioned enormous consumption of ghost pepper flakes in some thread. They are both tasty but a good pinch is about all I can stand in the whole dish. Plus, both of them make your fingers tingle weirdly if you handle them directly.
I can’t for the life of me understand why people want their food to hurt instead of taste.
But to each their own.I think of it more like when your cat bites you. It loves you really, it just wants you to suffer first :)
I think really it must be that some people have far less sensitive receptors by chance, or something along those lines. My mother thinks a korma is too hot, but I find habaneros just a little tingly on the tongue.
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@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I think really it must be that some people have far less sensitive receptors by chance, or something along those lines.
I used to think all spicy food was too hot.
Then I went to Jamaica and
hate some jerk chickenMy receptors are WAY less sensitive now
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@brie said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla Some people abhor the taste of cumin.
They're wrong, but whatever.
About that:
https://what.thedailywtf.com/topic/20291/i-hate-cilantro-thread-because-why-not/284
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I'm very picky about spices.
I'll remove the cilantro leaves on top, there is none in the recipe anyway
Indian food has way more spices than that that I don't like. Just the smell bothers me (I have many Indian coworkers).
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Just the smell bothers me (I have many Indian coworkers).
I'm so glad I'm not Indian right now
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Then I went to Jamaica and hate some jerk chicken
If you hated it, why did you not switch to something else?
(I like jerked chicken. It's nicely in my preferred strength range.)
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@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@topspin said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I had home-made Indian food for my lunch today. It would re-define what you think of as "really freaking hot".
I bought some bhut jolokia and carolina reaper powder after you mentioned enormous consumption of ghost pepper flakes in some thread. They are both tasty but a good pinch is about all I can stand in the whole dish. Plus, both of them make your fingers tingle weirdly if you handle them directly.
I can’t for the life of me understand why people want their food to hurt instead of taste.
But to each their own.I think of it more like when your cat bites you. It loves you really, it just wants you to suffer first :)
I think really it must be that some people have far less sensitive receptors by chance, or something along those lines. My mother thinks a korma is too hot, but I find habaneros just a little tingly on the tongue.
It's an acquired thing. A few people are genetically immune to heat; I mean completely immune to it -- pepper spray in the eyes wouldn't even make them flinch; they literally cannot feel it. But that's extremely rare. More commonly, people have just become desensitized to it.
Capsaicinoid compounds trigger the body's TRPV1, which is a receptor found in warm-blooded creatures which detects heat and aids in regulating body temperature. When it is overstimulated, it provides the sensation of scalding pain. Capsaicin binds to these receptors and stimulates them to cause the body to feel pain, but there is also a desensitizing effect, so they don't react as strongly to capsaicin if they're already used to it.
The best-known activators of TRPV1 are: temperature greater than 43 °C (109 °F); acidic conditions; capsaicin (the irritating compound in hot chili peppers); and allyl isothiocyanate, the pungent compound in mustard and wasabi. The activation of TRPV1 leads to a painful, burning sensation. Its endogenous activators include: low pH (acidic conditions), the endocannabinoid anandamide, N-oleyl-dopamine, and N-arachidonoyl-dopamine.
The sensitivity of TRPV1 to noxious stimuli, such as high temperatures, is not static. Upon tissue damage and the consequent inflammation, a number of inflammatory mediators, such as various prostaglandins and bradykinin, are released. These agents increase the sensitivity ... This manifests as an increased sensitivity to painful stimuli (hyperalgesia) or pain sensation in response to non-painful stimuli (allodynia).
Upon prolonged exposure to capsaicin, TRPV1 activity decreases ... Desensitization of TRPV1 is thought to underlie the paradoxical analgesic effect of capsaicin.
Birds are a notable exception, because although they are warm-blooded and they do have a TRPV1 pathway, it is not activated by capsaicin, making them completely immune to it.
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@dkf said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Then I went to Jamaica and hate some jerk chicken
If you hated it, why did you not switch to something else?
(I like jerked chicken. It's nicely in my preferred strength range.)
Corrected the typo.
It was in fact really good, but just after it was done burning my mouth
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@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Just the smell bothers me (I have many Indian coworkers).
I'm so glad I'm not Indian right now
What exactly is Canadian fare?
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@Karla Moose burgers topped with maple syrup
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@hungrier said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla Moose burgers topped with maple syrup
I'd try it.
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@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@TimeBandit said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Just the smell bothers me (I have many Indian coworkers).
I'm so glad I'm not Indian right now
What exactly is Canadian fare?
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@hungrier said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Karla Moose burgers topped with maple syrup
You forgot the bacon.
And the cheese.Are you sure you're Canadian?
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@brie said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Toby Fair, that's more specific to the Quebec province
And it's delicious
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Birds are a notable exception
Cats are definitively not an exception. We had a problem a few years ago with the cat pooping in my girlfriend's wardrobe. The internet thought it might be a dominance thing and suggested sprinkling pepper over the bottom so the cat would step in it, notice, and then do the normal cat thing of cleaning it's paws and get negative reinforcement.
I used habanero powder and Poppy disappeared for a day or so, we didn't have any futher poop-related events after that.
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@Cursorkeys said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Birds are a notable exception, because although they are warm-blooded and they do have a TRPV1 pathway, it is not activated by capsaicin, making them completely immune to it.And this is believed to be the reason chilies produce capsaicin - as a deterrent to mammals. Birds pass the seeds unharmed, but the digestive system of mammals destroys the seeds.