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Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: J.F.K. on June 17, 2003, 03:39:49 am
[q]From BBspot (http://bbspot.com/News/2003/06/fuller_fat.html):
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“Over 54% of Americans are overweight and we just can’t ignore that kind of market share. We are in the business to give people what they want, and if they want to be fat, it’s our responsibility to do what we can to help.”[/q]

Health? Who said anything about health?
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: Turnsky on June 17, 2003, 04:04:00 am
:lol:
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Post by: Fineus on June 17, 2003, 04:20:36 am
Best. Brand. Evar.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 17, 2003, 04:21:26 am
[ot]go to the art forum kal[/ot]
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Post by: Sandwich on June 18, 2003, 05:01:45 am
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by: Nico on June 18, 2003, 05:24:57 am
and they say we eat weird things :p
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Post by: Gortef on June 19, 2003, 06:06:00 am
oh man... :lol:
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Post by: Unknown Target on June 19, 2003, 02:14:00 pm
yum-e!
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Post by: aldo_14 on June 19, 2003, 03:27:00 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
and they say we eat weird things :p


That's cos you do.  Choclate Eclairs for gods sake - what's all that about?
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Post by: Martinus on June 19, 2003, 03:34:27 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14


That's cos you do.  Choclate Eclairs for gods sake - what's all that about?

[color=66ff00]Chocolate eclairs kick arse. :)
But I have to admit that I reallllly like chocolate.
[/color]
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Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 03:41:11 pm
Mmmm. Chocolate Eclairs... :)

You want wierd stuff, take a look at escargot. Or haggis. Or blood pudding. Or head cheese. Or pigs' feet...
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Post by: aldo_14 on June 19, 2003, 04:09:18 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael
Mmmm. Chocolate Eclairs... :)

You want wierd stuff, take a look at escargot. Or haggis. Or blood pudding. Or head cheese. Or pigs' feet...


Or liver.  How many other named organs would people eat?  A fresh piece of lung perhaps?  Or a nice slice of roast womb?

Eggs are dodgy when you think about it, too..... eating an embryo.
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Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 04:15:03 pm
Hey, my mother-in-law fed her children scrambled calf brains as a child.  Brits evidently routinely eat kidneys. People here eat cow stomachs. In japan I had ramen with cow intestines.

It doesn't matter where you are, you'll find some truly, deeply, nasty ****.
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: Pera on June 19, 2003, 04:25:49 pm
Don't forget ram(or goat) testicles.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 19, 2003, 04:27:06 pm
Jellied Eels.

Need I say more?
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Post by: Stealth on June 19, 2003, 04:38:11 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael
Hey, my mother-in-law fed her children scrambled calf brains as a child



fucking russians...
just kidding
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: Nico on June 19, 2003, 04:39:44 pm
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Originally posted by aldo_14

 Choclate Eclairs for gods sake - what's all that about?


heh, if you think that's weird, i'm perfectly happy with eating weird stuff.
for gods sake, my bro had cold beans in a piece of bread for breakfast when he went to england :rolleyes:.
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Post by: mikhael on June 19, 2003, 07:24:47 pm
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Originally posted by Stealth



fucking russians...
just kidding


She's italian, not russian.
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Post by: phreak on June 19, 2003, 07:39:05 pm
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Originally posted by Pera
Don't forget ram(or goat) testicles.


Rocky Mountain Oysters: Bull Testicles

i'm happy to say i haven't had any
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Post by: Rictor on June 19, 2003, 07:57:22 pm
:nervous: :nervous:

CEVAPI!!

I rest my case:D :D
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Post by: Kamikaze on June 19, 2003, 10:26:45 pm
Anyone else had pork heart before? Good stuff, tastes rather like Liver. I think there's some kidneys in the fridge downstairs too.... :D
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Post by: Levyathan on June 20, 2003, 12:38:23 am
Pork heart is damn good. Tastes better than kidneys.
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: J.F.K. on June 20, 2003, 05:43:18 am
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Choclate Eclairs for gods sake - what's all that about?


:nervous: I really like chocolate eclairs...
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Post by: Nico on June 20, 2003, 06:15:35 am
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Originally posted by aldo_14

Eggs are dodgy when you think about it, too..... eating an embryo.


heh, no, in the eggs you eat, there's no embryo, they haven't been inseminated. that's just feeding nutriments.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 20, 2003, 06:45:52 am
what about caviar? that's just fish eggs:ick
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 20, 2003, 11:54:41 am
I'm told that it's actually quite pleasant. Wouldn't try it myself, though.

Bovril, on the other hand....
I'm told that it's utterly foul, but I can eat by the lorry-load.:D
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Post by: Nico on June 20, 2003, 12:20:22 pm
ate caviar once, then hate caviar forever :p
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 20, 2003, 12:24:30 pm
Best way. Avoid it like SARS.

My dad tried it on toast, though, and seemed to enjoy it. Mind you, he once enjoyed porridge and molasses on toast.:ick
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 20, 2003, 12:33:18 pm
'Tain't bad, but it isn't worth either the price, or the killing gigantic freaky-looking endangered fish to get at it.

But... what if Hitler was French?

What then???
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Post by: mikhael on June 20, 2003, 12:40:27 pm
Caviar is vile. Roe is vile. Most sushi/sashimi/sushi-related-components-that-people-think-are-sushi-but-really-aren't-just-because-they-come-in-the-same-bento are pretty nasty, actually.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 20, 2003, 01:05:35 pm
Squeamish little girls who are afraid to eat stuff that hasn't been pulverized, canned, and deep-fried miss out on so much.

And if you're afraid of sushi, go to a decent Japanese restaurant and order a piece of unagi. Don't look at the menu, just do it. Then find out what it is. Makes salmon rolls a bit easy now, eh?

Oh, and be sure not to say una nagi. That's poison they try to trick gaijin into eating, I think. Evil. Awful.
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Post by: Levyathan on June 20, 2003, 04:12:59 pm
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
And if you're afraid of sushi, go to a decent Japanese restaurant and order a piece of unagi.

The state of complete awareness of your surroundings?
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Post by: vyper on June 20, 2003, 05:00:25 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan

The state of complete awareness of your surroundings?



Sounds tastey! :lol:
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Post by: Kamikaze on June 20, 2003, 05:56:41 pm
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
And if you're afraid of sushi, go to a decent Japanese restaurant and order a piece of unagi.  


(http://www.ajnet.ne.jp/~waku/images/unagi.jpg)

Yummy! :D One of my favorites, up there next to Uni (sea urchin)
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Post by: Rictor on June 20, 2003, 06:08:20 pm
Are those...cocks of some sort?:wtf: :wtf:

Crazy japs
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Post by: Sandwich on June 20, 2003, 06:45:25 pm
(http://www.roundlakerollerrink.com/images/hot-dog.jpg)

Yum.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 20, 2003, 06:50:05 pm
oh yes, mystery meat in a bun... yummy;)
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Post by: 01010 on June 20, 2003, 08:20:29 pm
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Originally posted by Turnsky
oh yes, mystery meat in a bun... yummy;)


I tried that one on my missus. She wasn't impressed.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 20, 2003, 08:21:28 pm
:blah: :ick
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 20, 2003, 09:56:47 pm
Yes. Very much so.
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Post by: mikhael on June 20, 2003, 11:55:50 pm
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Squeamish little girls who are afraid to eat stuff that hasn't been pulverized, canned, and deep-fried miss out on so much.

And if you're afraid of sushi, go to a decent Japanese restaurant and order a piece of unagi. Don't look at the menu, just do it. Then find out what it is. Makes salmon rolls a bit easy now, eh?

Oh, and be sure not to say una nagi. That's poison they try to trick gaijin into eating, I think. Evil. Awful.


When was the last time YOU ate sushi in a sushi bar outside a train station, in Shinjuku after drinking and dancing all night with gorgeous japanese women? Unless you've done that, I'd say piss on whatever sorry excuse for sushi/sashimi you've had.

You know, I miss the navy. :)
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 12:00:22 am
What, do they piss on it at the train station? I wouldn't be surprised.
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Post by: mikhael on June 21, 2003, 12:18:03 am
No, that's for the odd clubs in the yellow light district in Shibuya.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 12:24:27 am
Ah. I was thinking more a cheap-food thing than a fetish thing, but whatever.
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Post by: Nico on June 21, 2003, 02:26:24 am
never heard that tastes are personnal matters, dudes? you're so "kiddy", that's unbelievable.

"fish tastes great!
-no, it sucks, I prefer a good hamburger!
-no, you freak, hamburgers are awful! shut up I'm right and you're an idiot!
-bah, you retard!"

geez...
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 02:32:39 am
big macs have taste?:doubt: :rolleyes:
i never woulda thought that cardboard prepaired like that would ever taste like meat:p

some people don't like the little gherkin(?) in the top of the burger.. i think that's the only bit of flavor that's in the damn thing..;)
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Post by: 01010 on June 21, 2003, 02:44:29 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
big macs have taste?:doubt: :rolleyes:
i never woulda thought that cardboard prepaired like that would ever taste like meat:p

some people don't like the little gherkin(?) in the top of the burger.. i think that's the only bit of flavor that's in the damn thing..;)


You know that burgers only have to have a certain percentage of meat to actually be classed as real meat, last time I checked that was a low percentage.

I think it's safe to say that any meat that is "processed" really shouldn't be called meat at all.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 02:47:07 am
precisely, why do you think i've stopped eating at mcdonald's

australia's national 'meat' pies by law, are required only have around 25% actual meat as the filling.. you can guess the rest:ick
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Post by: 01010 on June 21, 2003, 02:54:47 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
precisely, why do you think i've stopped eating at mcdonald's

australia's national 'meat' pies by law, are required only have around 25% actual meat as the filling.. you can guess the rest:ick


Sawdust and offal.
 
I just get pissed off when people talk about a McDonalds meal like it's some ****ing culinary orgasm, then when I say that I don't eat at McDonalds and in fact try not to step foot in the place if I have to, they look at me as if I'm a freak. By no means am I a food conisseur (sic) and I eat my fair share of crap but there's no ****ing way I'm putting any of that **** in my body unless it's a complete last resort.

In conclusion, **** McDonalds.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 02:57:49 am
Venom: Maybe I missed something, but what in the hell are you talking about? If that was directed at me, I like burgers and all that **** as much as anyone- I was taking exception to the idea that an entire class oc food, that basically covers every flavor and texture you can get out of meat, is "bad". But then, that'd be too subtle a distinction for your only mildly damaged brain. There's a difference between fast food and cheap food. Cheap food is, basically, ****. Doesn't have to be a burger, or anything else. It'll kill you, and it's vile.

I don't care if somewhere in your demented imagination a McDonald's burger is the apex of coolness, it's basically recycled garbage, and I don't like that ****. But then, I suppose it's "kiddie" if I don't wanna get twelve kinds of cancer and 400 pounds scorfing down deep-fried waste meat. Why don't you just go cram a prepackaged and heated piece of **** in that big mouth of yours, shut up, and go watch 11 hours of your favorite soap opera or something, eh?

And another thing. I am right, always and absolutely, because I take five seconds to think through what I'm saying before I talk and read posts before I say something fatuous that's gonna piss of one of the thinking people around, unlike the likes of you. And if you have a problem with that, then see end of previous paragraph, butterball.

Fool.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 21, 2003, 02:57:57 am
Hear hear.

Is it coffee? Is it tea? Is it hot chocolate?
It's COFFTEACHOC!
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 03:03:01 am
I prefer Choc-O-Lent Dream.

"It's chocolate! It's people! The two flavors you love combined into one!"
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 21, 2003, 03:05:56 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
australia's national 'meat' pies by law, are required only have around 25% actual meat as the filling.. you can guess the rest:ick


Yeah, I try not to touch the things anymore... pity they actually taste alright :p
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Post by: 01010 on June 21, 2003, 03:16:57 am
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
I prefer Choc-O-Lent Dream.

"It's chocolate! It's people! The two flavors you love combined into one!"


"Soylent Green is PEOPLE "
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 21, 2003, 03:27:13 am
Can you still get that film anywhere?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 03:27:59 am
Pretty much.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 21, 2003, 03:29:37 am
Pretty much anywhere or pretty much everywhere?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 03:33:15 am
Both. Any decent Blockbuster will have it.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 03:35:19 am
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Originally posted by J.F.K.


Yeah, I try not to touch the things anymore... pity they actually taste alright :p


go to any 'reputable' bakery and you'll get real meat in the pies

Banjos for example.. (well HERE anyway)
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 21, 2003, 04:21:03 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
go to any 'reputable' bakery and you'll get real meat in the pies


Yeah, I've had some good meat pies from places like that, but there aren't really any near where I live. The only thing we've got is the school canteen... :doubt:
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 04:22:29 am
[Manny calavera]oooh, ick[/manny calavera]
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Post by: Nico on June 21, 2003, 05:18:23 am
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Venom: Maybe I missed something, but what in the hell are you talking about? If that was directed at me, I like burgers and all that **** as much as anyone- I was taking exception to the idea that an entire class oc food, that basically covers every flavor and texture you can get out of meat, is "bad". But then, that'd be too subtle a distinction for your only mildly damaged brain. There's a difference between fast food and cheap food. Cheap food is, basically, ****. Doesn't have to be a burger, or anything else. It'll kill you, and it's vile.

I don't care if somewhere in your demented imagination a McDonald's burger is the apex of coolness, it's basically recycled garbage, and I don't like that ****. But then, I suppose it's "kiddie" if I don't wanna get twelve kinds of cancer and 400 pounds scorfing down deep-fried waste meat. Why don't you just go cram a prepackaged and heated piece of **** in that big mouth of yours, shut up, and go watch 11 hours of your favorite soap opera or something, eh?

And another thing. I am right, always and absolutely, because I take five seconds to think through what I'm saying before I talk and read posts before I say something fatuous that's gonna piss of one of the thinking people around, unlike the likes of you. And if you have a problem with that, then see end of previous paragraph, butterball.

Fool.


heh? all that for an "image" ( dunno how you say that )?
I never said you didn't like hamburgers, and, oh well, see, I'm too lazy, so live with the fact I won't explain :p

about tha macdo stuff, funny thing, they're much better than they used to be, here in france. before, the bread was, hmm... paper at best, and now it's real burger thing. lot of challengers in france for fastfood stuff ( and not ony the hamburger / coca deal ), so I guess they had to improve their thing :D
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Post by: aldo_14 on June 21, 2003, 06:44:34 am
Incidentally, McDonalds burgers are, literally, full of ****.  There was an e-coli case a few years back in the US, which was attributed to the burgers being undercooked - the e-coli came from feacal matter which got mixed in with the meat at the slaughterhouse (cows get scared, presumably).  The point being that the crap is always there, it's just normally cooked - killing the bacteria.

Incidentally, I once worked at a McDonalds (for 3 whole shifts before quitting - a record I've been told  :D ) - and I struggle to see how anyone could be so monumentally stupid as to undercook a burger on a grill which is completely automated.  In fact, the only difficulty I can remember was cleaning the grease (layers of it) off the top & bottom of the grill tray, which inevitably involved dripping, boiling grease, a plastic scraper and 3rd degree burns on my arms I tried to reach inside the bloody thing.......
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Post by: vyper on June 21, 2003, 06:51:41 am
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Incidentally, McDonalds burgers are, literally, full of ****.  There was an e-coli case a few years back in the US, which was attributed to the burgers being undercooked - the e-coli came from feacal matter which got mixed in with the meat at the slaughterhouse (cows get scared, presumably).  The point being that the crap is always there, it's just normally cooked - killing the bacteria.

Incidentally, I once worked at a McDonalds (for 3 whole shifts before quitting - a record I've been told  :D ) - and I struggle to see how anyone could be so monumentally stupid as to undercook a burger on a grill which is completely automated.  In fact, the only difficulty I can remember was cleaning the grease (layers of it) off the top & bottom of the grill tray, which inevitably involved dripping, boiling grease, a plastic scraper and 3rd degree burns on my arms I tried to reach inside the bloody thing.......


Well, its not 'cos they're scared. Its because once they're hanging upside down dead, a guy has to remove thier bowels and stuff. Generally this should be done carefully, because if it is not, the said stuff bursts and **** gets sent everywhere. Ergo - **** gets onto the meat.

Now to make a point, this is not an issue in the UK due to stricter controls.
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Post by: Nico on June 21, 2003, 07:03:59 am
yup, same here.
because of the whole british mad cow disease crap, now all that is checked and checked again and even one more time to be sure.
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Post by: Rictor on June 21, 2003, 07:43:32 am
Yeah I think that north americans are really missing out on alot of foods. What I mean is all those European, home-cooked, delicious meals. In Europe (which is from where I draw my experience, its probably like that in other places too) people actually consider food to be worthwhile doing right. If you go to Italy or Germany or even Yugoslavia (we've got some food items that everyone should try, and the best breakfast pastries in the world imho) you'll see that people love the food. They take time to make it right, and its always good to eat. It quality and oppossed to the quantity of burger 'n fries or pizza.

As for Japanese cooking, like most of their culture I dont understand it. It just seems kinda gross to me, and it would take some long arguing to convince me otherwise. To me, it falls into the same category as Tartar-steak or fried frogs...bleh
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Post by: vyper on June 21, 2003, 08:02:41 am
I agree with Rictor but only to an extent.
Many European foods are under-appreciated in the rest of the world, but the Americans have some nice dishes too - mainly thanks to thier cattle country. ;) (Then again I'm biased - I like Steak)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 08:03:42 am
i wonder what setekh has to say to that:p
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Post by: vyper on June 21, 2003, 08:09:40 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
i wonder what setekh has to say to that:p


:lol: Didn't think about that :lol:
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 08:11:52 am
i've added it to my sig;)
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 02:24:23 pm
The E. Coli thing isn't limited to McDonald's- fact, I'm surprised they even get it there. Pretty much any butcher shop has bad enough standards that you can get E. Coli from eating their meat uncooked- you can also get trichinosis, as they grind up pork and beef in the same tools without cleaning them. 'S why you cook the stuff so heavily, and partly why McDonalds burgers are processed beyond the point where they are recognizably biomatter. We haven't gone all that far since the days of The Jungle.

And it depends on where you go. You can usually find "ethnic" restaurants or whatever serving old-style European (or whatever) food in cities, it's just not the majority in the US because, well, it's the US, not those countries.
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Post by: Rictor on June 21, 2003, 03:50:27 pm
I didn't mean Euopean foods, I meant like "good" food. Even when they try to do good food, its usually just not "right". I dont know if I'm getting my point across?

Its like the difference between...New York and Prague.Look I dont kno how to put it any better than that. And Stryke, you were the one who was complaining that people dont want to try things (like that crazy Japanese cuisine) so dont tell me "its not like in Europe cause its not Europe, its a different paradigm". I mean like quality wise, food is taken as one of life's pleasures and is prepared to be thoroughly enjoyed..
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 21, 2003, 06:29:40 pm
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Originally posted by vyper
(Then again I'm biased - I like Steak)


:lol:

Actually, steak's one of my favourite meats... hmmmm :D

Oh, by the way, does anyone here (presumably talking mostly to Americans) regularly eat Krispy Kreme donuts? They just opened a branch up over here, I've tried a few glazed ones, they're addictive...
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Post by: aldo_14 on June 21, 2003, 07:06:57 pm
paella kicks arse :nod:

To be honest, i vastly prefer Italian (pasta, especially tagliatelle) and Chinese food over British.
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: mikhael on June 21, 2003, 08:59:42 pm
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Originally posted by Turnsky
precisely, why do you think i've stopped eating at mcdonald's

australia's national 'meat' pies by law, are required only have around 25% actual meat as the filling.. you can guess the rest:ick


You have no earthly idea how lucky you are to have those meat pies and pasties and Balfours and... *sigh* I can't wait to move down there.
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 09:23:36 pm
you're moving to australia?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 09:24:47 pm
Who isn't?
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 09:26:32 pm
i suppose you have a point there:p
Title: eXtreme FAT
Post by: J.F.K. on June 21, 2003, 09:39:08 pm
Quote
Originally posted by mikhael
You have no earthly idea how lucky you are to have those meat pies and pasties and Balfours and... *sigh* I can't wait to move down there.


Australia's great. What's better, if you come over with a few thousand US dollars, you'll be a millionaire over here. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 21, 2003, 10:00:00 pm
Indeed:p

mind you, property values have shot through the roof, there's houses in DEVONPORT selling for half a million:eek2:
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 21, 2003, 10:37:43 pm
Bah, that's everywhere. $200,000 for some tiny little townhome out where I live, I keep trying to move and sell the property for a ridiculous amount of money, but for one thing there's all these damn principles and hatred of gluttonous development and all... ah, **** it.
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Post by: mikhael on June 22, 2003, 12:07:50 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
you're moving to australia?


My wife is from Adelaide. I have family in Newcastle, as well. :)

I know all about the cost of real estate. Its heinous--especially since we'd like to live in the city (Sydney, specifically. I work for Cisco right now and they have a campus there)! We're barely going to be able to afford whoop-whoop. :(

The exchange rate sucks ASS right now though. I've been putting money in my investments in Oz for about three years. For the longest time, we had an exchange rate of .51. Every dollar we put in the bank was doubled instantly. Suddenly, however, the rate seems to have shot up clost to .71 and all of a sudden, the money isn't doubling when it hits the bank. :(

All that said, by the time we move back, 'round Christmas time next year, we should have enough saved up for a car and a painfully large house deposit--even if it is in whoop whoop.

On the other hand, I'll be able to spend Christmas on the beach, tanning. ;)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 22, 2003, 01:10:27 am
Cisco eh? so you've got CCSE qualifications huh?
tried it once.. (MCSE as well i might add) let's just say, that most of my artistic talent (as well as foxfire) was born from those classes..:p

moving to sydney eh? i reckon Steak and JFK would probably visit you just to torment you;)

yeah, exchange rates suck...(so does a vast majority of australian TV i.e "Big Brother":doubt: )

Devonport's gonna be some sort of 'boom town' if we can secure a THIRD ferry from sydney to devonport,(they're hoping to berth it in darling harbour)

small roads, lots of tourists:shaking:

Note(for all those who don't know): "Big Brother" is an australian reality tv show (how orginal:doubt: ) with about 16 morons stuck in a house for a number of weeks, with practically camera's in every crack and crevace of the building...

billy connely(sp?) said it best about this show: "a bunch of people sitting in a house, watching a bunch of people, sitting in a house"

this is probably why i own a computer, there's no such thing as 'quality entertainment' on television anymore...

i mean, here 'Enterprise' has a 1 o'clock timeslot..(AM) most of the prime-time slots are taken up by either reality tv, or lifestyle proggies...

at least SBS(and ABC) exists, or i would have thrown my tv out years ago...
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Post by: CP5670 on June 22, 2003, 01:19:41 am
The thing I like best about Australia is their awesome cricket team. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 22, 2003, 01:22:51 am
you like cricket?:wtf:

i woulda never thought that most americans would give a damn about australian sports..

ever seen afl?
or the V8 supercars for that matter;)
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Post by: CP5670 on June 22, 2003, 01:28:29 am
yeah, I follow the scores every now and then; my dad is a total cricket junkie (he is from India, where it is very popular), so he got me a bit into it. :D That's about the only sport I follow, aside from computer game rankings. :D
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Post by: mikhael on June 22, 2003, 01:28:48 am
Dear god, cricket is the most boring thing I've ever seen in my life. Paint drying comes close, but sometimes a bug gets trapped in the paint, and you're treated to a life-or-death spectacle. Cricket, on the other hand, is like watching a brick sink in a tub. It starts, it finishes, and not much else happens. ;)

Now, AFL (go Crows! ;) ) and rugby... now those are sports. :)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 22, 2003, 01:29:28 am
that certainly explains a lot...

personally, i don't like sports much...

but i'll watch the odd v8 supercar race now and again, (particularly bathurst)
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Post by: CP5670 on June 22, 2003, 01:30:57 am
I think that's true with the test matches, which go on for five days time and end up with no result half the time, but the 50-over ODIs are just great. :yes:
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Post by: Sandwich on June 22, 2003, 02:36:52 am
Quote
Originally posted by J.F.K.
Oh, by the way, does anyone here (presumably talking mostly to Americans) regularly eat Krispy Kreme donuts? They just opened a branch up over here, I've tried a few glazed ones, they're addictive...


:lol: I dunno about KK, but Dunkin Donuts came to Israel a few years back. They've now disappeared - went bankrupt, I guess - just like Starbucks. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 22, 2003, 02:40:00 am
Takeout food Chains in devonport:

Mcdonalds
KFC.. which were in devonport a good 8 years before McD's i might add
Subway

that's about it...

Hungry jacks(burger king) will be here soon enough i'd think

and no, we haven't been invaded by starbucks just yet:p
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 22, 2003, 04:15:32 am
Cricket: Yes! Cricket rules! CP, have you heard about the new 20/20 matches? 20 overs a piece, it's over in three hours. Great stuff. :)

Starbucks: Ack! My poor local shopping centre got invaded by two of the damn things... it's ridiculous! :lol:
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Post by: phreak on June 25, 2003, 12:45:05 am
starbucks is good, a little expensive though.  good for keeping awake for 2 days straight

as for the doughnuts, they rock. try a creme filled one :)
except they aren't all that great for you so run a marathon to burn it off ;)
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 25, 2003, 01:50:40 am
YRGGGGGH! IT'S IN MY HEAD! In! My! HEAD! DAAAAAA!!
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 01:53:01 am
*holds cerebal bore*:drevil:

what?:nervous:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 25, 2003, 03:36:53 am
Starbucks is pure evil, simply because I despise all this coffee culture.

£2 for some vile liquid in a thimble with a handle on.
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 25, 2003, 05:12:56 am
Quote
Originally posted by PhReAk
as for the doughnuts, they rock. try a creme filled one :)
except they aren't all that great for you so run a marathon to burn it off ;)


Yeah, I checked the nutritional details (on the bottom of the box, so you can't check until you've finished eating) - 5.0g of fat for a single creme donut! Luckily I'm pretty thin. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 05:16:08 am
yikes! note: me: 6' 2" 126kg as of 6 mths ago. now: 112 kg(and going down)..

amazing thing was, this started when i upped my caffine dosage:p

i usually stay away from cream-filled stuff;)
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 25, 2003, 05:19:59 am
Man, you're tall :) Good work on losing all that weight. Yeah, sorry, I'll cease talking about fatty donuts now :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 05:23:39 am
nah, don't worry about it.. i haven't measured my hieght in a while, but i gathered my hieght was 6' 2" since my dad's the same hieght.. mind you (gonna regret this)

this was me circa 1999 after my college graduation
(http://users.bigpond.net.au/turnsky/images/meself.jpg)

note that some of those clothes were tailor-made. now, they're too big;)
my hair's also quite longer..:D

i'll get a more recent photo of me when i get my hands on a digital camera:p
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 25, 2003, 05:30:04 am
Hey hey! It's Luke T! :cool:

For some reason, when I look at you in this pic, you remind me of Samwise from the LOTR movies. You're probably a little taller than that though... ;)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 05:34:47 am
:lol: i've been called a russian spy once... but people never said i looked like a hobbit:p

(possibly because i was rather larger than most people in my school)
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 25, 2003, 05:46:06 am
Well... :D

(http://users.bigpond.net.au/turnsky/images/meself.jpg)

(http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend/gallery/images/deadmarsh/deadmarsh5.jpg)

You've got the vest... ;)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 05:48:19 am
:lol:

if they finally get this ferry from devonport to sydney... well..

i'll pay you and steak a visit:drevil:
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 25, 2003, 05:53:52 am
Wait till the end of year holidays... then we can really go and do something crazy. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 05:56:13 am
Be Afraid, be VERY afraid..:devil: ;)
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Post by: Nico on June 25, 2003, 06:44:56 am
Quote
Originally posted by Turnsky
:lol:

if they finally get this ferry from devonport to sydney... well..

i'll pay you and steak a visit:drevil:

there's much worse comparisons you know :p
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Post by: Sandwich on June 26, 2003, 07:17:59 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Turnsky
yikes! note: me: 6' 2" 126kg as of 6 mths ago. now: 112 kg(and going down)..


Just measured myself. 6' 3.5" (192cm), 105kg. :D

I pity th' foo'!
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 07:33:53 pm
dang, you're tall...
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 27, 2003, 08:56:25 am
You guys are giants - I'm only 5' 11"! :shaking: Has their been a height thread before?
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Post by: Nico on June 27, 2003, 09:16:23 am
metric system good! use metric system!
:p
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Post by: Sandwich on June 27, 2003, 03:15:15 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Venom
metric system good! use metric system!
:p


I did. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 27, 2003, 05:50:32 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Venom
metric system good! use metric system!
:p


sorry man, i'm like nasa, can't convert imperial to metric:p
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Post by: Knight Templar on June 27, 2003, 05:57:28 pm
Sandy, you're a ****ing giant :p
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Post by: Turnsky on June 27, 2003, 06:45:15 pm
and he carries a firearm...:nervous:
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Post by: diamondgeezer on June 27, 2003, 06:57:33 pm
I'm a bit of a shortarse, but I've come to realise this as a blessing - I'll be able to fit in a Sea Harrier cockpit :)
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Post by: Sandwich on June 27, 2003, 07:37:10 pm
DG, I'm glad you're satisfied - I can barely fit in a flippin bus seat - darned lack of leg room! :hopping:

And people wonder why I like sitting in the front row in movies... :doubt: :D
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Post by: DragonClaw on June 27, 2003, 07:43:22 pm
Seriously?
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Post by: Turnsky on June 27, 2003, 08:49:29 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich
DG, I'm glad you're satisfied - I can barely fit in a flippin bus seat - darned lack of leg room! :hopping:
 


barely? there's no leg room for me...
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Post by: Zeronet on June 27, 2003, 08:55:05 pm
Last time i measured, i was over 6ft.
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Post by: Carl on June 27, 2003, 08:59:25 pm
i'm 6'2, and i'm always bumping my head. i hate little cars, too.
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Post by: CP5670 on June 27, 2003, 09:06:35 pm
At 5'5" I am probably one of the shortest people here. :D
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Post by: DragonClaw on June 27, 2003, 10:06:10 pm
Heh, I'm 5' 9.5"

I know a person thats 5' 4", and a girl thats 5' 2", hehe, I feel sorry for you CP :D
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Post by: Grey Wolf on June 27, 2003, 10:32:06 pm
Returning to the earlier subject of food, I wouldn't touch most places hamburgers with a ten-foot pole. Dry and tasteless, the lot of them. The chicken sandwiches meanwhile.... Probably just as bad for me, but they taste a bit better and have more actual meat (Wendy's sandwiches at least).

And about Americans not being exposed to European food, I'll have you know that I've been exposed to quite a bit of Polish food...
Mmm... Kielbasa....
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Post by: Kamikaze on June 27, 2003, 11:33:02 pm
argh, tall freaks... I'm somewhere around 174 cm., but then again I'm young and asian :p
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 27, 2003, 11:40:08 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Kamikaze
argh, tall freaks... I'm somewhere around 174 cm., but then again I'm young and asian :p


W00t, another young Asian :p Actually, I'm one of the taller Asians in my school. And not even six foot :p
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Post by: Warlock on June 28, 2003, 06:44:29 am
Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
At 5'5" I am probably one of the shortest people here. :D


5'4" here