Things I learned today...

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:26 pm

name_here wrote:I'd say she almost certainly has.

For the record, she really is a Marsh. They hailed from Hudson, NH rather than, say, Innsmouth, MS.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:47 pm

Something I learned today:

My 14-year-old sister checked out a book on the language of flowers.

It has meanings and then the flower/plant for them.

Apparently, the vegetation which represents coldheartedness is...

...lettuce.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:18 pm

Iceberg lettuce.

Books about the meanings of things are pretty much universally made up by some random guy, regardless of whether it was two weeks ago or two hundred years ago.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:33 pm

CatharzGodfoot wrote:Iceberg lettuce.

Books about the meanings of things are pretty much universally made up by some random guy, regardless of whether it was two weeks ago or two hundred years ago.

Oh yes.

But the lettuce?

Imagine giving someone a bouquet of lettuce,

cthulhu · Post by **cthulhu** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:41 pm

That would be... awesome?

What would you do if you were given a bouquet of lettuce?

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:44 pm

cthulhu wrote:What would you do if you were given a bouquet of lettuce?

cthulhu · Post by **cthulhu** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:50 pm

Ironically, I'm pretty sure feeding iceberg lettuce to rabbits isn't a great idea.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:09 pm

So... only accept lettuce bouquets from people when you know they have rabbits as pets?

Datawolf · Post by **Datawolf** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:34 pm

If you have a potluck dinner and someone brings you a lettuce bouquet, would it be a violation of the rules of etiquette to kick them in the junk?

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:28 pm

I totally get it. Every time you order a sandwich, and whoever is making it uses iceberg instead of something else*, they're telling you that they don't give a rat's ass about you.

Makes perfect sense.

*I loathe iceberg lettuce and avoid putting it on my food at all costs.

shadzar · Post by **shadzar** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:14 pm

Maj wrote:I totally get it. Every time you order a sandwich, and whoever is making it uses iceberg instead of something else*, they're telling you that they don't give a rat's ass about you.

Makes perfect sense.

*I loathe iceberg lettuce and avoid putting it on my food at all costs.

i wish more places didnt give a rat's ass about me then, cause all i get is that fucked up red lettuce or cabbage shit along with red onions...i want my white onions and iceberg lettuce.

maybe i need to tell the guys at Subway to FUCK OFF, and they will care less about me and give me some decent and edible food again for a change rather than this yuppie Gered shit.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:19 am

How about romaine lettuce?

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:34 am

Who are you asking, Prak?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:40 am

Shadzar. I don't know about other restaurants, but Panera uses romaine or field greens, depending on what you order.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:54 am

He also mentioned Subway, which always has iceberg around here. I usually request that they hold the lettuce and put spinach on instead.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:16 am

Neh, I have to admit that I have no problem with iceberg lettuce, really. If I think about it, I prefer romaine, but when I'm not thinking about it, lettuce is lettuce. The slight crispness and roughage is nice on a sandwich, and I care no more about it.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:31 am

My hatred of lettuce comes from when Ess worked as the manager of a local Quiznos.

Of all the things in the store, he'd come home smelling like dead wilted lettuce - not that the lettuce they used was bad, but its high usage and location in the table guaranteed it was the most common thing that rubbed off on his uniform. The smell of iceberg ever since then is just absolutely revolting.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:35 am

ah, see, for me, at Panera, the thing that most rubs off is the scent of mayo. It goes on every cafe sandwhich, and I'd be willing to bet at least half of the signature sandwhich sauces are mayo based too, so the scent is in the air a lot.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:42 pm

[food snob] Romaine is pretty strong for most sandwiches. Butter leaf sits flat on the bread so that stuff doesn't fall off, and provides a more subtle flavor. It doesn't keep quite as well, though. [/food snob]

Count Arioch the 28th · Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:47 pm

Also, food people are aware that most panera sauces are mayo based, because most sauces are mayo based in general.

Any sort of dressing, sauce, etc. will (for the most part) be mayo based if it's creamy and vinegar based if it's not.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:07 pm

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Also, food people are aware that most panera sauces are mayo based, because most sauces are mayo based in general.

Any sort of dressing, sauce, etc. will (for the most part) be mayo based if it's creamy and vinegar based if it's not.

This is disturbingly true, although there are still a few Béchamel-based holdouts (though probably not at Panera).

A tangent, but Panera people are aware that about two years ago, corporate reduced the mass of almost all baked goods and told the bakers to make up for this by proofing longer. It worked.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:13 am

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Also, food people are aware that most panera sauces are mayo based, because most sauces are mayo based in general.

Any sort of dressing, sauce, etc. will (for the most part) be mayo based if it's creamy and vinegar based if it's not.

good point. Didn't really think about it.

The baker thing is why I hate corporations....

Count Arioch the 28th · Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:17 am

CatharzGodfoot wrote:
Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Also, food people are aware that most panera sauces are mayo based, because most sauces are mayo based in general.

Any sort of dressing, sauce, etc. will (for the most part) be mayo based if it's creamy and vinegar based if it's not.
This is disturbingly true, although there are still a few Béchamel-based holdouts (though probably not at Panera).

Had to look that up. It seems that I had been making that kind of sauce for years and didn't realize what it was called. Almond milk makes an interesting bechamel sauce.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:11 am

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Had to look that up. It seems that I had been making that kind of sauce for years and didn't realize what it was called. Almond milk makes an interesting bechamel sauce.

Home-made mac & cheese seems to be the most common use. Almond milk is a new one on me, though.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:47 am

They made a censored version of the movie, The Last Unicorn.