Today's Question Friday 11-19-10 (buy, to live, computer, neighbors)

[taigagirl]

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ?I drink the odd one)
Pop Tart Flavor ?
Cereal topper ?
Toast topper ?


Today in History:
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address"
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil
1928 - After five years of publication, "TIME" magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject.:
1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light.
1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created Nasty bits of tasty sugar


Word of the Day:
chimerical \ ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih- \ , adjective;
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2.
Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.


Today is:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day


I don't know why or how I didn't finish off the QOTD...have a good Friday everyone.

[Cunucu Beach]

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ? When I took the off ramp on I-25 in a blinding blizzard to seek shelter, thus freeing the line of cars behind me to speed up and continue their foolish journey. They probably gave a collective "Hooray, she's finally off the road", many of whom, no doubt, had to be rescued by the road crews somewhere down the road. I told this story in this post six weeks ago.


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ? Either. I'm not picky.

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ? I've embellished what my mother used to do. Bread base with onion, celery, water chestnuts (for crunch), mushrooms plus plenty of sage and poultry seasoning.

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ? yes
Crackers ? no
Corn Bread ? A little.
Mashed Potato ? no
Mushrooms? yes
Oysters? yuck, never.
Chestnuts? yes
Other ? Onions and celery plus carrots if I have any.


Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? Nope. I always use that for giblet gravy.

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff" ? All of it.

If so how ? gravy

Thanks Elston !!!


Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? diet cherry coke
Pop Tart Flavor ? never eat them
Cereal topper ? raisins
Toast topper ? honey


Today in History:
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address" I still know it by heart.....also the Florence Nightengale pledge.
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil Have always wondered how they are made. Should look it up someday.
1928 - After five years of publication, "TIME" magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject.
1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light.
1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created


Word of the Day:
chimerical \ ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih- \ , adjective;
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2.
Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.


Today is:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day

[beachmel]

Thanks so much Kwak for the QOTD! Hope you're having an excellent day.
Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ?
Wow...I can't really think of anything that would make a crowd go wild. LOL

Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ? Both....LOL At our home, the term is interchangable.

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ? I make the same "kind" of stuffing as my mother, but I don't stuff the bird. I bake a couple of glass baking pans full of it and don't actually use a recipe, just some of this, some of that, a little of this...and "Oh what the heck, throw a little more of THIS in"...much like most of my cooking.

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ? This one. Some sourdough, 12 grain, whole wheat, etc. I always use several types of bread, but never just plain white bread.
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms? Occasionally
Oysters?
Chestnuts?
Other ? Sometimes a few cranberries, sometimes a few raisins, sometimes walnuts, sometimes olives


Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? Oh crap, have I got a story for you. One time, probably 18 years ago, I cooked a turkey...no holiday, just for dinner. I forgot to take the bag out of the turkey. My 3 year old son had just recently watched the show "Milo and Otis", well the dog had had puppies and it showed them born in their sacks. (Do you see where this is going?) OMG....I pulled the bag out of the turkey and my little guy said, "Ooooooooh....a BABY"! To this day, y'all, I SWEAR....I can NOT pull that bag out of a turkey without cracking up ... we all relive that moment together and laugh our butts off. So funny! One of those precious moments I will never forget.

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff" ? Yes, if I am making dressing/stuffing, it's a must have.

If so how ? Dice the stuff up in small pieces, fry in butter with onions, add chicken stock and use it in the dressing.

Thanks Elston !!!


Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? Pepsi
Pop Tart Flavor ? Frosted strawberry
Cereal topper ? bananas
Toast topper ? butter and blackberry or raspberry jam


Today in History:
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address"
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil
1928 - After five years of publication, "TIME" magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject.
1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light.
1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created


Word of the Day:
chimerical \ ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih- \ , adjective;
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2.
Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.


Today is:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day

[Ketabcha]

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ? When I finally got the nerve to jump off a 40 foot pole in a ropes course. The crowd did go wild because they were tired of holding the belaying ropes.


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ? I say both.

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ?

I don't make it. I mooch off of friends.

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ?
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms?
Oysters?
Chestnuts?
Other ?


Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? Not me after my BIL did that and the turkey exploded.

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff" ? Giblet gravy. Yum.

If so how ?

Thanks Elston !!!


Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? Diet Dr. Pepper
Pop Tart Flavor ? Chocolate
Cereal topper ? Bananas
Toast topper ? I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.


Today in History:
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address"
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil
1928 - After five years of publication, "TIME" magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject. Foreshadowing
1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light. That was steep back in '54. My allowance back then was a quarter a week.
1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created


Word of the Day:
chimerical \ ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih- \ , adjective;
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2.
Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.


Today is:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day Until 3:00 pm for me.
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day Just look at your cable bill. That's a monopoly.
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day

I think I sound like a grouch today. I'm really not one...maybe.

[nitram]

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment? When I learned to tie my shoes.

Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing? Stuff the dressing into the turkey? Stuffing goes inside the turkey, dressing on top of the salad.

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe? I don't do it, the cook does.

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ?
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms?
Oysters?
Chestnuts?
Other ?
Whatever the cook adds I eat it.

Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? Man, leave a baggie inside the turkey and you both get high.

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff"? Wow man, is that what's inside those baggies.

If so how?

Thanks Elston !!! Elston, didn't think you were into baggies. Just kiddin'.

Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine? Coke
Pop Tart Flavor? Don't like them.
Cereal topper? Strawberries.
Toast topper? Orange Marmalade

Everyone have a cool weekend, enjoy what you have...

[Nomadicus]

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ? I'd have to say when the little dog used a bit tom cat as a dust mop back and forth through the house.


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ? Depends on my mood.

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ?

Do you add any of the following: I don't make it.
Dry Bread ?
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms?
Oysters?
Chestnuts?
Other ?


Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? No

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff" ? Neck only.

If so how ? Rarely have turkey. Ham takes front center stage.

Thanks Elston !!!


Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? The Real Thing.
Pop Tart Flavor ?
Cereal topper ?
Toast topper ?


Today in History:
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address"
1895 - Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil
1928 - After five years of publication, "TIME" magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time. Japanese Emperor Hirohito was the magazine’s first cover subject.
1954 - Two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The nation’s first automatic toll collector accepted only correct change. One needed a quarter to activate the green light.
1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created


Word of the Day:
chimerical \ ky-MER-ih-kuhl; -MIR-; kih- \ , adjective;
1. Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
2.
Given to or indulging in unrealistic fantasies or fantastic schemes.


Today is:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day

[Sudcaro]

Good morning!

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ?


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ? Can we have both?

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ? I never cook big birds...

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ?
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms?
Oysters? Yuk
Chestnuts?
Other ?

Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? I don't drink soda
Pop Tart Flavor ? I don't eat poptarts
Cereal topper ? Milk is the only thing that goes with cereal, in my opinion!
Toast topper ? Either butter, home made jam or nutella! But I also enjoy my toast with no topper at all!

Today is:

Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
World Toilet Day
Play Monopoly Day
Use Less Stuff Day
Pop Tart Day

Have a lovely day!

[PJSinger]

Originally Posted by beachmel

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? Oh crap, have I got a story for you. One time, probably 18 years ago, I cooked a turkey...no holiday, just for dinner. I forgot to take the bag out of the turkey. My 3 year old son had just recently watched the show "Milo and Otis", well the dog had had puppies and it showed them born in their sacks. (Do you see where this is going?) OMG....I pulled the bag out of the turkey and my little guy said, "Ooooooooh....a BABY"! To this day, y'all, I SWEAR....I can NOT pull that bag out of a turkey without cracking up ... we all relive that moment together and laugh our butts off. So funny! One of those precious moments I will never forget.

This story is hilarious, beachmel! There ought to be a prize for this one!

[Bydand]

Today's Question(s):
What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment ?
A company I worked for back in Maine was called in to do an emergency replacement on a set of basketball hoops that were damaged the week before and the new ones had just arrived... with a pivotal game scheduled for that evening. We showed up, took down the old hardware all the way to the rafters and started to install the new ones (after driving 3 hours to get there). When we finished the second set, the teams were warming up on the first one and the fans were filling the auditorium. We picked up the last tools and protective plywood from the floor 10 minutes before game time (after checking the operation of the swinging arms/backboards and made sure everything worked as they should). Then the three of us each grabbed a ball and took a shot from the sidelines as we walked off the floor. All three went in, and the crowd did go wild. It was a good drive back home that night. Late, but good.


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing ?
Around here it is "stuffing"

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ?
I make mine kind of like Mom's, but with a minor change here and there.

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread ?
Crackers ?
Corn Bread ?
Mashed Potato ?
Mushrooms?
Oysters?
Chestnuts?
Other ?
Yes to all, depending on the style we are in the mood for. We tend to eat Turkey throughout the year, so we'll have a big bird 6 or 7 times a year. Plenty of times to try different things.

Bonus Question:
Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way?
Yep, 1st one I did when I was out on my own.

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff" ?
Liver and Heart I use

If so how ?
As Northern Pike or Musky bait out fishing . I wouldn't eat them myself.



Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine ? Pepsi
Pop Tart Flavor ? Brown sugar without frosting
Cereal topper ? fresh strawberries
Toast topper ? Peanut butter and jelly.

[I Am Woman]

Today's Question(s):

What was your best "and the crowd went wild" (or they would of if they had seen it) moment? Hmmm......


Extra Credit Question:
The following inspired by a suggestion from our own Elston

Is it stuffing or dressing? Either one - sometime used interchangeably and sometimes both are used in the same sentence

Do you make it the same as your mother did or use your own recipe ?
Very similar

Do you add any of the following:
Dry Bread? Yep
Crackers? Nope
Corn Bread? Yep
Mashed Potato? Uhhh, noooo
Mushrooms? Nope-no one in the family except me cares for mushrooms
Oysters? Nope
Chestnuts? Nope
Other? Yep


Bonus Question:

Oops !Has anyone ever left the "little bag 0' stuff" inside by mistake and cooked the turkey that way? No, I learned from other's mistakes!

Speaking of the little "bag 0' stuff" inside:
Do you use the turkey gizzard, liver, heart, neck that you find inside the "little bag 0' stuff"? Yes

If so how? Some goes into the stuffing/dressing and some goes into the gravy

Thanks Elston !!!

Just for Fun:

What is your favorite:
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine? Don't have one
Pop Tart Flavor? Haven't had a pop tart in many years but I didn't care for the frosted ones then
Cereal topper ? Bananas
Toast topper ? Butter and cinnamon & sugar

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!