The Official Funny Stuff Thread™
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@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@polygeekery Brownies are often served from the pan, and brownies are a form of cake, so...
Brownies are not cake!
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@karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@polygeekery Brownies are often served from the pan, and brownies are a form of cake, so...
Brownies are not cake!
You might want to try posting that a little further away from the "can I poop in the urinal" post.
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@ben_lubar said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@karla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@polygeekery Brownies are often served from the pan, and brownies are a form of cake, so...
Brownies are not cake!
You might want to try posting that a little further away from the "can I poop in the urinal" post.
I am supposed to pay attention to the other posts before I post?
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@karla what property of cake don't they have? They're baked in a pan, often frosted, made with flour, use a leavening agent,, etc. They're closer to an average chocolate cake than an angel food cake is; the difference is only one of proportions.
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This hits a little too close to home.
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@topspin No kidding. This is just proof that those millennial slackers are only living the way they do because the older generations expect them to. If you 35 year olds didn't tell the younger generations that they should spend all their time eating pizza and dancing late at night then we wouldn't be having all of these problems!
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@topspin Since I just turned 36 and pulled a muscle in my back helping someone move...yes. Except the kale part. And the dancing--I never did that.
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@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Except the kale part.
Kale is OK. When fried.
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@pie_flavor said in Excuse me? Do you have any idea how telecommunication companies work?:
@anonymous234 fool, everyone knows McAfee is superior! not even the hackers can uninstall it
I assume this has been posted at least eight thousand times, but then, I don't think it gets old:
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@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@karla what property of cake don't they have? They're baked in a pan, often frosted, made with flour, use a leavening agent,, etc. They're closer to an average chocolate cake than an angel food cake is; the difference is only one of proportions.
To me the thing that sets brownies apart from cake is their consistency. Cake is generally supposed to be light and fluffy, while brownies are dense and rich.
But nevermind whether brownies are cake... is flourless chocolate cake?
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@karla what property of cake don't they have? They're baked in a pan, often frosted, made with flour, use a leavening agent,, etc. They're closer to an average chocolate cake than an angel food cake is; the difference is only one of proportions.
To me the thing that sets brownies apart from cake is their consistency. Cake is generally supposed to be light and fluffy, while brownies are dense and rich.
But nevermind whether brownies are cake... is flourless chocolate cake?
But what about poundcake? That's dense and rich.
According to Merriam-Webster, the relevant definition is
a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder)
So both brownies and flourless cakes (which are basically just chocolate + egg + sugar) count. An unbaked "cake" wouldn't count.
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@topspin it is in fact what I was specifically referencing.
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@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
But what about poundcake? That's dense and rich.
Brownies are denser and a lot richer still.
But at some point, cake becomes its own thing. E.g. fruitcake. It's not just cake, it's fruitcake. It's way denser than I'd expect a "cake" to be, but it does fit the description of "fruitcake".
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
So both brownies and flourless cakes (which are basically just chocolate + egg + sugar) count. An unbaked "cake" wouldn't count.
According to that definition, a custard, souffle,
or Yorkshire pudding (popover to you new englanders)is a "cake".
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#back on topic:
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@bb36e Someone's feelings must've been hurt for downvoting in the funny stuff thread. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes:
Filed under: Boomzilla is secretly British.
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Brownies are denser and a lot richer still.
I'd call brownies a type of cake. There are other kinds too.
Brownies ⊂ Cake
According to that definition, a custard, souffle, or Yorkshire pudding (popover to you new englanders) is a "cake".
Anyone calling Yorkshire pudding a cake is being silly. Those are savoury if they're any good, on the grounds that they're best cooked in bacon fat. Bacon fat doesn't go into cakes despite being pretty great for savoury-pancake-based dishes.
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@dkf said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Brownies are denser and a lot richer still.
I'd call brownies a type of cake. There are other kinds too.
Brownies ⊂ Cake
I'd say that brownies are part of a larger "cake-like" kind of desserts, which also includes cakes (obviously). But there are enough differences that I don't consider them both to be "cake".
According to that definition, a custard, souffle, or Yorkshire pudding (popover to you new englanders) is a "cake".
Anyone calling Yorkshire pudding a cake is being silly. Those are savoury if they're any good, on the grounds that they're best cooked in bacon fat. Bacon fat doesn't go into cakes despite being pretty great for savoury-pancake-based dishes.
Yeah, I was focused on the "usually contains ... sugar" part and forgot that it did say "a sweet baked food".
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@dkf said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Anyone calling Yorkshire pudding a cake is being silly. Those are savoury if they're any good, on the grounds that they're best cooked in bacon fat. Bacon fat doesn't go into cakes despite being pretty great for savoury-pancake-based dishes.
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Never underestimate what we fat bastard Americans will put in a dessert.
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@dkf said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@benjamin-hall said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Except the kale part.
Kale is OK. When fried.
My cousin used to have iguanas as pets. They liked eating kale. It seemed like an optimal use for the stuff to me.
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@topspin said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Filed under: Boomzilla is secretly British.
Hey! My ancestors fought a war to prevent that!
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@boomzilla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Hey! My ancestors fought a war to prevent that!
So they where literal Nazis?
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@luhmann said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@boomzilla said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Hey! My ancestors fought a war to prevent that!
So they where literal Nazis?
This earns multiple TDEMSYRs.
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@boomzilla
Thanks!
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@zecc I don't get it. At all. I have absolutely no clue.
I did, however, manage to read the chemical name correctly from its formula (i.e. before I got to the last panel where it's spelled out)...
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@zecc I don't get it. At all. I have absolutely no clue.
Butterscotch Crumblecakes.
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@pjh The "is X a cake" thread is
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@zecc I don't get it. At all. I have absolutely no clue.
I did, however, manage to read the chemical name correctly from its formula (i.e. before I got to the last panel where it's spelled out)...
There's an actor called Butterscotch Crackerjack, which you might recognize in the photo in the middle panel. He's played a few famous roles, like Dr. Strange in The Imitation Game, and Sherlock Holmes in the Marvel movies.
It's a bit of meme not to know how to spell his name.
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@zecc said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
There's an actor called Butterscoth Crackerjack, which you might recognize in the photo in the middle panel. He's played a few famous roles, like Dr. Strange in The Imitation Game, and Sherlock Holmes in the Marvel movies.
No, you're thinking of the guy from Brokeback Mountain.
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@zecc said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@zecc I don't get it. At all. I have absolutely no clue.
I did, however, manage to read the chemical name correctly from its formula (i.e. before I got to the last panel where it's spelled out)...
There's an actor called Butterscotch Crackerjack, which you might recognize in the photo in the middle panel. He's played a few famous roles, like Dr. Strange in The Imitation Game, and Sherlock Holmes in the Marvel movies.
It's a bit of meme not to know how to spell his name.
Doh. And here I was confused because I thought that was Scott Adams.
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@anotherusername said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
I did, however, manage to read the chemical name correctly from its formula
I read that and thought, how does one subtract calcium sulfate from barium oxide? TDEMSYR.
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@hardwaregeek JavaScript would let you do it.
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@hungrier
mysql_real_subtract
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@zecc said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
Butterscotch Crackerjack
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@hungrier said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@hardwaregeek JavaScript would let you do it.
TDEMSYNaN.
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A guy was getting ready to tee off on the first hole at the local
golf course when a second golfer approached and asked if he could join him.The first said that he usually played alone, but agreed to the twosome.
They were even after the first two holes. The second guy said, "We're
about evenly matched, how about playing for five bucks a hole?"The first guy said that he wasn't much for betting, but agreed to the terms.
The second guy won the remaining sixteen holes with ease. As they were
walking off number eighteen, the second guy was busy counting his $80.00.
He confessed that he was the pro at a neighboring course and
liked to pick on suckers.The first fellow revealed that he was the Parish Priest.
The pro was flustered and apologetic, offering to return the money.
The Priest said, "You won fair and square and I was foolish to bet with you.
You keep your winnings."The pro said, "Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"
The Priest said, "Well, you could come to Mass on Sunday and make a donation.
And, if you want to bring your mother and father along, I'll marry them"
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@hungrier said in The Official Funny Stuff Thread™:
@hardwaregeek JavaScript would let you do it.
NaN
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This was a pretty great time for a donation animation.
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@zecc This seems meme material:
https://twitter.com/mortodestructo/status/983384799183343616
https://twitter.com/AllisonByProxy/status/983428784669020161