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When you're poor...
The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor
(sl Cracked list)
Dubstep 10Wobble?
Tell me what I need to know about dubstep.
Ron Swanson me.
I have decided that I want to start doing some basic woodworking, but I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing. Where to get started?
Things that will haunt you
Do you like creepy things? Lucia Peters has written an amazing series on "Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t" exploring Internet-age urban legends and carefully constructed hoaxes. From the world of underground video games that drive you mad, there is Killswitch and Majora's Mask. If you like modern takes on monsters, there is The Slender Man (who appears in Marble Hornets and EverymanHybrid), The Rake, and This Man. Horrible conspiracies can be found in the Indian Lake Project, the Montauk Project, and the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Haunted objects can be found in The Hands Resist Him and the Dybbuk Box. And, if you like little bits of creepypasta horror stories, check out Candle Cove and the Dionaea House. Be warned, even though this stuff isn't real (right?) there are often unsettling pictures and videos in these links. Now, I think I am going to go take a walk in the sun....
a human being as plated with artisanal finesse at a Michelin-star restaurant, with a head as garnish
From infamous to famous amos.
I am unexpectedly attempting to turn my cookies into a small business. Professional bakers and restauranteurs - hope me?
Is a charred steak as carcinogenic as a cigarette?
Carcinogenic compounds can be produced by high temperature cooking of meats (grilling, frying, "broiling", BBQing); how real is the cancer risk compared to other normal day to day activities.
Is it mostly fear mongering and over-protective rubbish or is this a real health issue?
Help me cook myself up a new job!
A friend is opening up a new sandwich shop and wants me to come work for her. I'm a decent home cook, but I've never worked in a restaurant kitchen; how do I learn about restaurant processes and techniques?
Can I use these cuts for bresaola?
Can I use a rolled round or rolled tip roast for bresaola?
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government
How well do you really know old Arty? It all began with the Welsh: The The Annales Cabriae (inside) and parts of the Welsh oral tradition (later collected into the Mabinogion) give a very different picture of the popular King Arthur than contemporary readers are familiar with: no Lancelot, three or four different Guens, no love triangles or Holy Grails. A look at the vast scope of the Arthurian legend.
The S-T period to the I-D-E to the S!
In 1991, Ice Cube was a force of nature. The idea that he could someday star in Are We There Yet? was inconceivable. Still, commercialism wasn't foreign to him. He shilled St. Ides malt liquor as furiously as he called out the police.St. Ides, manufactured by Pabst Brewing Company, targeted young black people. They built an advertising strategy around rappers and hired DJ Pooh to produce beats and commercials. Rappers responded with zeal.
Blackboard War
「こくせん ― 黒板戦争」(Blackboard War) is a homemade stop motion video created by some students (out of more than 2500 still photos) for their school's culture festival. There is also a sequel (made from more than 3000 photos this time).
Are you paying attention, boy?
He does not cook like you do. But I would like an invitation for dinner: Cajun Stuffed Pork Chops with Bacon
They Went For Broke
On Wednesday, the United States Congress awarded its highest civilian honor to a group that had waited more than 60 years to be recognized for its service.
Of food and other demons
Food makes me happy, and as a result I eat a lot of it. Which I really need to change. Help me? Caution: this got long, for which apologies.
The Phantom Tollbooth At 50
"You may not see it now, but whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else. . . . Whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.” 50 years ago, "The Phantom Tollbooth" was published.
放射能が降っています。静かな夜です。
It's raining radiation. It's a quiet night.
We are well into autumn. And despite the growing sense in the Tokyo metropolitan area that things are now all right -- with train services back to pre-disaster schedules and the regret we once felt over our wasteful consumption of electricity dissipating -- Fukushima remains a war zone.
The Manga of Miyazaki
If you recognize the name Hayao Miyazaki, it's most likely due to his anime films. But along with his involvement in animation, Miyazaki has produced some manga and illustrated story books. Part of the reason his work in still images is less known is lack of translation and distribution. That's where the fans come in, digging up and translating many Miyazaki works, back to his first published manga, which was a serious serialized work, in 1969-1970.
I Have Your Infographic Right Here
How far above (or below) the average was the temperature and income in your state for the year you were conceived? A genealogy of US Airlines and a visual history of the TSA. See how the increasing severity and frequency of disasters is starting to strain the resources of FEMA (and where will the next big earthquake strike?). Alcohol vs. Marijuana. Facebook vs. Twitter. International travel and hotel prices for Americans and Canadians. How much does the US subsidize energy? And what would it look like if that energy was renewable?
And Cain rose up...
I'm looking for any and all songs about murder and murderers.
Do rocksteady
Ska/two-tone recommendations?
Chiles Roja Fresca Enchilada Sauce Recipe
I'm looking for a red enchilada sauce recipe which is based on fresh (not dried) red chile peppers.
It's dune and over with.
Dune Week is CANCELED!
Wanted: YA Novels in Japanese
Recommendations for Japanese books to practice reading (in Japanese)?
Best Scifi Blog Ever
What is the best science fiction blog?
Batch COnvert Video Files
I need a program that will BATCH convert .wmv files to mpg or mp4 with the exact same quality as the original .wmv . Free or Paid.
Let's assume everybody knows about Wikipedia
Perhaps we could share knowledge, and not just links to Wikipedia?
The Summer of Punk, The Future of Wrestling (Trending and Tumbling)
The recent passing of Randy Savage stirred nostalgia in wrestling fans from the '80s. Then WWE wrestler CM Punk garnered mainstream media coverage with a blistering promo that ran roughshod over the corporate image that the WWE had been carefully cultivating for the last decade. The unprecedented use of social media in his feud with John Cena (he sent both indie wrestler (and close friend) Colt Cabana and WWE ice cream bars trending on Twitter) has not only given wrestling the biggest mainstream boost since the Attitude Era, it has also shined a light on writers who love the fake fighting but aren't the stereotype of a wrestling fan -- The Masked Man (now unmasked) has been writing excellent pieces for a while, but The Dugout's Brandon Stroud now posts The Best and Worst of Raw, and a host of Tumblrs (such as Styles Clash) follow the sport (with Fair to Flair as an example of a collaborative blog).
It's Time to Play the Music
Muppets: The Green Album is being released on August 23rd and the new movie on November 23rd, but if you need your fix, here's a taste: My Morning Jacket covering "Our World" from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.
Alternatives to the bbq pulled pork
What else to do with pulled pork after tonight's bbq pulled pork sandwiches?
A Brought This On Yourself Production
Every Day Posters Every Day
turns mundane life into slightly less mundane posters.
Life is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work
"I can't tell you about all the suicides and the accidental deaths where I work. ... One guy was 38. He went home after a really long day, poured himself a drink, sat down in his armchair, and died."
Harrowing, Heartbreaking Tales of Overworked Americans. First person stories of doing more with less, from warehouses and classrooms to operating rooms and air-traffic control towers.
Take me around the world ...
What is the best recipe of the signature dish of each of the world's great cuisines?
short story masters
Who are the current masters of the short story form?
Rocking Chair
Leslie Slape has been a professional storyteller for more than 20 years. This column will feature some of her favorite short folktales from around the world. Come on, snuggle up in the rocking chair, and get ready for a story.
Help me expand my music collection by adding reggae.
What reggae would you recommend to someone who likes it but doesn't have much more than Bob Marley and The Wailers Live! in their collection.
Super Top Excellent Outstanding Best Most Wonderful Apps, Please.
Very happy owner of a new Ipad2 (with 3g). Are you an Ipad user/owner? What are your absolute favorite apps? And why? I have looked at a lot of prior threads asking for best apps for particular purposes, including this one about best apps for gifting, but I'm actually just interested in finding out the apps MeFi people love the most.
"No, no, you can just talk to the comedian anytime!"
[NSFW: swear words galore] Hecklers, the bane of many a performance. Here you can watch a documentary about Hecklers [ part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 ] and other critics. Someone at the beginning of that "Heckler" movie says something like, "A show was never made better because of a heckler." If only all of the banter was as funny as when Matt Walsh was heckled at SXSW. More often, it's like how Kyle Kinane states right off the bat during his act: "Every trainwreck needs a fuckin’ caboose; let’s get it over with," before he launches into a semi-drunken 9-minute conversation/shoutfest. But every once in a while, you get the perfect "point, counterpoint" moment. Let's see how different stand-up comedians react when the social contract of audience/performer is broken.
Mama Said Knock You Out
I think I want to box. Where do I start?
But that's another show
After 249 episodes on a wide variety of ingredients and other cooking related topics, Alton Brown ended Good Eats last week (save for 3 unaired one hour specials). The show leaves behind many unaddressed recipes that were to be in "another show."
English Language and Usage
Linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts, check out free Q&A site English Language and Usage.