Tuesday Links

[yendi]

1. Our new crack: Flax Plus Granola Cereal with Pumpkin Seeds. So damned good.

2. Adam Roberts on the latest Ben Bova book. This may be the snarkiest slam of a book I've ever read. I'd quote the best parts, but that would basically mean cutting and pasting the entire article.

3. Subway's evil plans to make you buy extra cheese. Since I never get cheese on my Subway subs (not that I've been in years), I think I'll ask for $.40 off my next purchase.

4. Either Kathy Griffin's remarks are being misreported, or the Catholic League is even more full of shit than it's been in the past.

5. Type "what time is it?" into Google, and it'll tell you. Although, you know, if you're already at a computer, there's this clock thing built into the menu bar.

6. Bruce Lee's screen test for The Green Hornet.

7. Shock of shocks -- when creationists aren't busy lying to themselves, they're just busy lying, period.

8. Metal_floss on famous food flops. mmm, coffee jello.

9. XKCD proves that thirtysomething singles actually have better odds than younger folks at finding a mate.

10. Finally, Apple follows up its iPhone rebate with a Lisa rebate :-).

Comments

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

I think I would like flower flavored Pez. I love that violet gum that comes in the purple packaging. Now I want to try flower Pez.

My all time favorite Jello product was Jello 1-2-3. My sister and I loved it! I'm still bitter that they stopped making it.

[yendi]

You know, until I just did a Google search, I'd never even heard of Jello 1-2-3. It sound way better than many of the current products.

I suspect that Flower Pez sounds better than it tastes, though.

[crwilley.livejournal.com]

I've had rose-flavored candies, and thought they were kind of tasty.

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

There's a cafe in Philadelphia called The Naked Chocolate Cafe, and they make rose and violet candies that are sooo good. Especially the ones mixed with dark chocolate! I agree with yendi that Pez candy would probably be gross especially since the candies are so chalky, but I'd still like to try them!

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

It was really good. The top layer with frothy, the middle creamy and the bottom was regular jello. My sister and I loved the middle layer.

I googled it b/c you got results. There are recipes for making it yourself apparently. I'll have to try and see if it's as good as I remember.

I miss Jello pudding and regular ice pops too. The fruit ones were really creamy. I know some popsicle company makes the chocolate ones again, but they don't taste the same.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

I *loved* Jello 1-2-3! I believe one can make a somewhat similar thing by mixing whipped cream into liquid Jello, but I've never had the heart.

I also remember celery jello- and not fondly. It was a component of something I've heard called "Perfection Salad," which is basically crunchy veg like carrots and celery ground rather fine or shredded and mixed with the aforementioned jello. Nasty stuff. Unpleasant in taste AND texture, both!

[dindin.livejournal.com]

Wait..#10 is a joke...right??

[reannon.livejournal.com]

I am 80 percent sure it's a joke. Um, 70 percent. I'm sure it's a joke. (yendi? Right?)

[deyo.livejournal.com]

BBSpot is a satire news site. Like The Onion, only without the strict journalistic integrity. ;)

[aiela.livejournal.com]

I stopped getting cheese on my subway subs because I realized I couldn't taste it anyway, so why bother.

Of course, I'm also making them money, as are the people who ask for extra cheese to compensate for not being able to taste it.

Maybe I'll start ordering it, and then take it off. :P

[astrophysicat.livejournal.com]

The Ben Bova review was priceless. Not the least for the link to books
I need, but that last paragraph on his "ineptness as a stylist" was hilarious.

[28bytes.livejournal.com]

Next time I go into Subway, I'm going to specifically request they arrange my cheese into 2 squares and a Star of David.

[ckd]

*looks at icon*

Oh man, I remember the old Apple II BOLO game! It's been a little while....

[28bytes.livejournal.com]

Oh, the hours I spent playing that game...

[ckd]

They have pre-wrapped sausages, but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon...but we now know that they once did.

[raymondkitten.livejournal.com]

oddly enough, i'm eating #1 right now.

[litch.livejournal.com]

#3 Austin has schlostkys and thundercloud and I never need to go near a subway

#4 I think you underestimate how bugfucking insame the catholic league has been in the past

#5 If you Remote Desktop into another system the time tool in the menu bar goes away.

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

I never actually liked Kathy Griffin until this moment.

[djeu.livejournal.com]

#8 - Someone in my house had one of those Bathroom Reader books, and I swear that this article is simply a section of that book reprinted. Or close enough, anyways.

[ponygirl118.livejournal.com]

Green hornet? Booya! Love that radio show. He'll be Kato, right?