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Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 12:02 am
squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
Why is that? Reddit potato salad is far superior in every conceivable manner.
That's literally because John Cena is far superior in every conceivable manner.
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squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:37 am
triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 5:26 am
Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 12:02 am
squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
Why is that? Reddit potato salad is far superior in every conceivable manner.
And the people there don’t mind if you’re not using Idaho potatoes
My objective was to use up a quantity of leftover ranch dressing. I mixed in about 5 ribs' worth of chopped celery, half a sweet onion, 4 hard-boiled eggs and added maybe half a cup of pickle relish. With six pounds of Yukon Gold on hand, I wimped out and only boiled about half of them. As a result, the far-from-optimal end product was oversauced. I shoulda gone all in.
Don’t you know you only go all in if you’re at 66.2% of the lead...BLASPHEMY!!
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triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:28 pm
squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:37 am
triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 5:26 am
Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 12:02 am
squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
Why is that? Reddit potato salad is far superior in every conceivable manner.
And the people there don’t mind if you’re not using Idaho potatoes
My objective was to use up a quantity of leftover ranch dressing. I mixed in about 5 ribs' worth of chopped celery, half a sweet onion, 4 hard-boiled eggs and added maybe half a cup of pickle relish. With six pounds of Yukon Gold on hand, I wimped out and only boiled about half of them. As a result, the far-from-optimal end product was oversauced. I shoulda gone all in.
Don’t you know you only go all in if you’re at 66.2% of the lead...BLASPHEMY!!
Here's the problem: these "hot takes" about specific percentages. She didn't say whether the onions were Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. It makes a difference. I don't care whether it drives every chef right off of this forum, but I just go a little crazy when people don't know proper onion/relish ratios.
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Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:40 pm
triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:28 pm
squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:37 am
triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 5:26 am
Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 12:02 am

Why is that? Reddit potato salad is far superior in every conceivable manner.
And the people there don’t mind if you’re not using Idaho potatoes
My objective was to use up a quantity of leftover ranch dressing. I mixed in about 5 ribs' worth of chopped celery, half a sweet onion, 4 hard-boiled eggs and added maybe half a cup of pickle relish. With six pounds of Yukon Gold on hand, I wimped out and only boiled about half of them. As a result, the far-from-optimal end product was oversauced. I shoulda gone all in.
Don’t you know you only go all in if you’re at 66.2% of the lead...BLASPHEMY!!
Here's the problem: these "hot takes" about specific percentages. She didn't say whether the onions were Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. It makes a difference. I don't care whether it drives every chef right off of this forum, but I just go a little crazy when people don't know proper onion/relish ratios.
Then there's the occasional person who wants to put raisins in potato salad. That sure seems to ruffle feathers.
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triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:28 pm
squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:37 am
triviawayne wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 5:26 am
Anachronism wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 12:02 am
squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
Why is that? Reddit potato salad is far superior in every conceivable manner.
And the people there don’t mind if you’re not using Idaho potatoes
My objective was to use up a quantity of leftover ranch dressing. I mixed in about 5 ribs' worth of chopped celery, half a sweet onion, 4 hard-boiled eggs and added maybe half a cup of pickle relish. With six pounds of Yukon Gold on hand, I wimped out and only boiled about half of them. As a result, the far-from-optimal end product was oversauced. I shoulda gone all in.
Don’t you know you only go all in if you’re at 66.2% of the lead...BLASPHEMY!!
That's it . . . I'm scraping it into a 4 qt Tupperware and taking it to Reddit where my ratio of dressing to potato chunks will not be subject to such indiscriminate vitriol. . . Good Day!
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badgerfellow wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:47 pm

Then there's the occasional person who wants to put raisins in potato salad. That sure seems to ruffle feathers.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
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squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:50 pm That's it . . . I'm scraping it into a 4 qt Tupperware and taking it to Reddit where my ratio of dressing to potato chunks will not be subject to such indiscriminate vitriol. . . Good Day!
But, Kara...
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Ironhorse wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:28 pm
badgerfellow wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:47 pm

Then there's the occasional person who wants to put raisins in potato salad. That sure seems to ruffle feathers.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
Not if it's consensual.

Oh, you meant the bit about the raisins. :oops:
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opusthepenguin wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 9:27 pm
squarekara wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:50 pm That's it . . . I'm scraping it into a 4 qt Tupperware and taking it to Reddit where my ratio of dressing to potato chunks will not be subject to such indiscriminate vitriol. . . Good Day!
But, Kara...
I said Good Day!
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opusthepenguin wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 9:28 pm
Ironhorse wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 8:28 pm
badgerfellow wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 3:47 pm

Then there's the occasional person who wants to put raisins in potato salad. That sure seems to ruffle feathers.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
Not if it's consensual.

Oh, you meant the bit about the raisins. :oops:
See, feathers ruffled.

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Golf wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 5:04 pm
PanthersFan1 wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:03 pm Eric's wager was not that much better cause he let 3rd back in the game when he had him locked out
PanthersFan1 wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:17 pm Eric once again wins with a bad final jeopardy bet that would have cost him the win on a TS.

He should have bet 2601.
PanthersFan1 wrote: Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:26 pm Bad Wager Alert!!
PanthersFan1 wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:44 pm heartbreaking loss for Erica if only she had wagered more on her daily doubles.
PanthersFan1 wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:04 pm not that it mattered since she got it wrong but Morgan should have went all on her dd and that was her chance to make it a game and maybe steal a win.
PanthersFan1 wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:52 pm Jenny cost herself the game with bad DD Betting.
PanthersFan1 wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:24 pm I like Rachel but she better clean up her fj wagering if she wants to hang around for awhile.
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squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
For best results use a good quality Dijon mustard and don't commit a Clavin.
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billiej wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 9:30 am If it weren't for obsessions this board wouldn't exist. :lol:
Now THAT'S funny, I don't care who you are!!

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John Boy wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 12:10 pm
squarekara wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 6:00 pm Yeah, I think anyone following these threads and posting anything on this board is obsessed way too much. I mean, I grabbed my phone to look at recipes for potato salad, and I ended up here.
For best results use a good quality Dijon mustard and don't commit a Clavin.
Oh, no, you did not just open the Dijon versus Whole Grain can of worms.
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I'm still trying to determine if we're obsessed with wagering in general or if we're obsessed with wagering way too much--as in "what a dummy, he should have wagered zero, but instead he risked it all!" Or perhaps it's over wagering in general. It all depends on how you read the thread title! :D
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 5:35 pm I'm still trying to determine if we're obsessed with wagering in general or if we're obsessed with wagering way too much--as in "what a dummy, he should have wagered zero, but instead he risked it all!" Or perhaps it's over wagering in general. It all depends on how you read the thread title! :D
Hey, don't focus on grammar or spelling either!
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