I Had A Random Thought...

[SecretAsianMan]

Would edible utensils be a good idea?  Maybe make them out of something sweet so you can have it for dessert after the meal.  Less stuff to clean up.  Probably not practical for the home but maybe for take out or bagged lunches.

[Ben X]

Yes! They'd need a thin, hard flavourless coating, though.

[Dewar]

They make utensils out of potatoes these days. I have eaten one. It isn't good.

[Bjorn]

Wait, you mean we aren't supposed to eat plastic forks?

[Dewar]

Not plastic, compressed potato.

[tegan]

All cutlery is edible if you chew hard enough.

[clyde]

I LUV edible utensils. They have such great risk/reward. The stick in Fun-Dip is my favorite, but I also enjoy many starchy delivery systems such as ice-cream cones, chips, ... I'm sure there are others.

[Ucantalas]

Not exactly utensils, but I greatly enjoy edible food delivery systems.

The bread bowl, the pizza dough or tortilla as plates... mmm.

[SecretAsianMan]

I LUV edible utensils. They have such great risk/reward. The stick in Fun-Dip is my favorite, but I also enjoy many starchy delivery systems such as ice-cream cones, chips, ... I'm sure there are others.

 

I like Fun Dip too.  I actually like eating the stick more than the dip. 

 

 

 

Not exactly utensils, but I greatly enjoy edible food delivery systems.

The bread bowl, the pizza dough or tortilla as plates... mmm.

 

My favorite utensil for eating soup is bread.

[tegan]

There was a news story published today about a white guy in Detroit hitting a kid with his truck and then being assaulted by a dozen or so black people when he stopped to see if the kid was okay. Through some lapse of judgement I decided to read the comments section for once. Next time I have that urge, remind me to punch myself in the face.

[Stuart]

There was a news story published today about a white guy in Detroit hitting a kid with his truck and then being assaulted by a dozen or so black people when he stopped to see if the kid was okay. Through some lapse of judgement I decided to read the comments section for once. Next time I have that urge, remind me to punch myself in the face.

 

How bout just reminding ya to not read the comments section.

[Patrick R]

"I like your free podcast, but can you fundamentally change who you are so you annoy me less? Thanks, love the show!"

 

I cannot handle negative e-mails and criticism towards me about my podcast. I've done a lot of different creative work over the years, and criticism never really bothered me much. But the podcast is just me and my friend talking. It's just us. We can't alter our dynamic. And yet all the time people send us long e-mails about all the things about us that annoy them, and how we should change.

 

Every time someone says something nice about it, I'm happy for about 15 seconds. Everytime someone says something mean it tanks my whole day and I just want to quit.

[eot]

Not exactly utensils, but I greatly enjoy edible food delivery systems.

The bread bowl, the pizza dough or tortilla as plates... mmm.

I dunno man, they tend to get moist and fall apart. Bread is the worst, for example falafel rolls (are they called that in English?). Sometimes you can't eat the bottom because it's all mushy, and they fall apart when you eat them, ugh. It does taste good but still.

[dibs]

Automating my data analysis is one of my most favourite things to do.

[Zeusthecat]

My wife says I need to get new work pants because all of mine are frayed and starting to look a little shabby. This stresses me the fuck out because it will take a lot of wash cycles before my new pants will feel as comfortable and worn in as the ones I have now. And my last few pants-buying experiences somehow went horribly wrong and I wound up with pants that, after a few washes, ended up making too much contact with my legs when I wore them (and if you recall one of my earlier posts, I don't handle pants that make too much contact with my skin very well). I wish I could just immortalize my 4 pairs of preferred work pants that strike the perfect balance of bagginess and being-washed-so-many-times-that-the-material-can-make-some-skin-contact-without-freaking-me-out because I could go the rest of my life wearing those pants and would be perfectly content. 

[Roderick]

Whenever something is broken or torn up, I always just say that it 'adds character' and proceed with my life. Maybe a good tactic for your wife?

[Zeusthecat]

Whenever something is broken or torn up, I always just say that it 'adds character' and proceed with my life. Maybe a good tactic for your wife?

 

I completely agree with that philosophy. Unfortunately, I have been trying that tactic for years with no luck. I'm feeling a little more optimistic today though. I mean, there are a lot of pants in the world and chances are, if I look hard enough, I'll find some that were made specifically for weirdos like me. 

[clyde]

Another option is to just buy one pair of new pants every two months or so. If you slowly enter the new ones into rotation, you won't go from comfort every day to complete discomfort.

[Zeusthecat]

Another option is to just buy one pair of new pants every two months or so. If you slowly enter the new ones into rotation, you won't go from comfort every day to complete discomfort.

 

You know, that's actually a brilliant idea. 

[clyde]

I have decided that I despise satire. I don't like it. At best it's a prank with a stooge, at worst it's a scarecrow argument mixed with a metaphorical misrepresentation of the circumstance. Either way, it just looks like someone saying "You are fucking pathetic!" and then following up with "I'm kidding! Can't you take a joke?"

[Twig]

That was a pretty good satirical post, clyde! Well done!

[ariskany_evan]

Another option is to just buy one pair of new pants every two months or so. If you slowly enter the new ones into rotation, you won't go from comfort every day to complete discomfort.

 

I just started doing something similar!  Every month buying one new item of clothing.  So instead of waiting until all of my clothes have shrunk from the dryer and/or are falling apart and am facing a large-scary expensive shopping trip, I can take my time each month and buy something that I need or something that seems fun.  I'm currently covered for work clothes so I bought myself some shorts this month.  Next month probably a casual shirt! (orrrr next month if I become rich I will instead get this: http://www.ssense.com/men/product/givenchy/beige_radio_print_oversize_sweatshirt/92132)

 

I recommend checking out bonobos.com for work pants.  I just bought this pair here (http://www.bonobos.com/slim-light-grey-dress-pant-for-men) and they feel comfy/roomy but also somehow give my skinny ass something resembling a butt - my wife is thrilled.

[Merus]

That was a pretty good satirical post, clyde! Well done!

 

Nah, it's just contrarian. Good satire represents reality so closely you can't help but see it, and shows how warped reality has to be to get like that. 'A prank with a stooge' sounds like the best satire gets is Candid Camera? There's no truth to that.

 

I could talk about Orwell or Twain or Bierce but instead I'm going to talk about Frontline. They show Frontline in schools - the Australian Frontline, which I believe was retitled Behind the Frontline in the US - mostly so kids see how good satire works. Frontline was a show that depicted the behind-the-scenes of a second-rate current affairs program, a genre of television that specialises in celebrity fluff pieces, exposés of 'shonky' (current affairs speak for incompetent and dishonest) tradespeople, local council disputes, product comparisons, corporate puff pieces, amazing beauty and diet secrets etc. etc. Basically where journalism goes to die. Each episode focused on a different stock story, unpacking why they existed and how the producers would manipulate the facts to fit their pre-prepared narrative. It worked because after it was done you could turn over to Channel 7 and watch Real Life, that station's own second-rate current affairs program, pull exactly the same shit for real. Reviewers at the time loved to point this out, and Real Life's ratings plunged low enough for it to be canned, particularly on weeks where Frontline got lucky and dismantled a stock story that their targets had just used.

 

The Frontline team then went and made The Castle so they were on fucking fire for a few years there.

[SecretAsianMan]

I've had a dumb short story idea floating around in my head for a while.  It's a story about a person who travels back in time with the intention of killing his/her younger self because they are the one who created the thing that causes end of the world and the only way to stop it is to prevent it from ever occurring.  I haven't decided what the thing is yet, but I'm leaning toward a self-aware AI that starts the robot apocalypse.  I've never evolved it beyond an idea because I suck at writing and I've convinced myself it's been done already somewhere.

[Twig]

Nah, it's just contrarian.

I was being sarcastic, okay.