Thread: OT: Silly Science Survey: "I've seen..."

No takers?

For shame!

Andy

Andy wrote:
> OT: Silly Science Survey: "I've seen..."
>
> Being a Science TV channel and science BUM!!!, I've amassed a short
> survey of things I've seen that they've documented.
>
> So... I've seen...
>
> 1. A solar eclipse
> 2. A lunar eclipse
> 3. A meteor shower
> 4. A meteorite
> 5. Aurora Borealis
> 6. A rocket launch
> 7. A lava flow
> 8. The world's best burger
> 9. Bread, consistently falling buttered side down <G>
>
> To keep it positive, I left out natural and man-made disasters, not
> counting #9... #9... #9...
>
> Andy
> 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

I saw well-intentioned foam on a salad once. Should that count?
Is it sort of a 7a.? It didn't last very long.

pavane

Andy wrote:
>
> No takers?
>
> For shame!
>
> Andy

OK Andy. Here's a response for you.

> 8. The world's best burger

Even though I make better burgers myself, and I've had better burgers from
so many places, I would have to vote the McDonalds hamburger into the hall
of burger fame.

It's such a simple worthless piece of crap but it *does* have a unique
taste.

Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early 60's, my
local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over one million
sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were 12 cents. I ate
there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.

I also loved reading comic books back then too. They cost only 12 cents and
I still have them all.....a few hundred of them. Might be able to get a
decent price for them if I ever decide to sell.

Anyway, back to the McD hamburgers.... I remember maybe 15 years ago or so,
they put them on sale for only 25 cents each. And the sale lasted several
months. boioinngg!

Once that sale started, I bought a few and froze a few to see how they would
do after being frozen. They did well. Freeze two in a baggie, then when
you microwave them, add some mustard and a pickle slice or two. YUM!

Once I knew they would freeze well, I went back and bought 40 of those
suckers and froze them 2 at a time in baggies. Only cost me $10 plus
tax....a little over $11. What a great deal for me. Microwaving 2 at a
time was such a nice snack for whenever.

I did this a few times until the sale ended.

Gary

"pavane" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Andy wrote:
>> OT: Silly Science Survey: "I've seen..."
>>
>> Being a Science TV channel and science BUM!!!, I've amassed a short
>> survey of things I've seen that they've documented.
>>
>> So... I've seen...
>>
>> 1. A solar eclipse
>> 2. A lunar eclipse
>> 3. A meteor shower
>> 4. A meteorite
>> 5. Aurora Borealis
>> 6. A rocket launch
>> 7. A lava flow
>> 8. The world's best burger
>> 9. Bread, consistently falling buttered side down <G>
>>
>> To keep it positive, I left out natural and man-made disasters, not
>> counting #9... #9... #9...
>>
>> Andy
>> 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
>
> I saw well-intentioned foam on a salad once. Should that count?
> Is it sort of a 7a.? It didn't last very long.
>
> pavane


pavane,

Feel free to add to the survey!

I've seen that on TV a couple of times but never had foam salad dressing.
Exotic stuff, from what I recall.

Best,

Andy

"Let it grow. Let it grow. Let it blossom. Let it flow."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDf9UwHGF4

On 5/10/2012 9:13 AM, Gary wrote:
> Once that sale started, I bought a few and froze a few to see how they would
> do after being frozen. They did well. Freeze two in a baggie, then when
> you microwave them, add some ***MUSTARD*** and a pickle slice or two. YUM!


You either misspelled ketchup or you are a heathen.

Repeat after me: Mustard goes on Hot Dogs, Ketchup goes on Hamburgers
(and fries).

George L

Gary <[email protected]> wrote:

> Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early
> 60's, my local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over
> one million sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were
> 12 cents. I ate there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.


Gary,

Back in the 1970s (?), McD held a 17¢ hamburger one day event. We pounced
on that deal like lions on the hunt! ))

Best,

Andy

George Leppla wrote:

> You either misspelled ketchup or you are a heathen.
> Repeat after me: Mustard goes on Hot Dogs, Ketchup goes on Hamburgers

That's not entirely right, IMO. For my burgers, I make a sauce of 80%
ketchup and the rest mustard, worstshire, vinegar, molasses, and smoke
flavor.

George Leppla wrote:
>
> On 5/10/2012 9:13 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Once that sale started, I bought a few and froze a few to see how they would
> > do after being frozen. They did well. Freeze two in a baggie, then when
> > you microwave them, add some ***MUSTARD*** and a pickle slice or two. YUM!
>
> You either misspelled ketchup or you are a heathen.
>
> Repeat after me: Mustard goes on Hot Dogs, Ketchup goes on Hamburgers
> (and fries).
>
> George L

"No misspelling, funny man," said the heathen. I liked adding the mustard
better. I might have added a bit more ketchup but i forget now...the mustard
was the main added event and the pickle slices.

PS - I also add ketchup on hot dogs sometimes. If I make 3 dogs, the
third will get a squirt of ketchup.

Gary

Andy wrote:
>
> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early
> > 60's, my local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over
> > one million sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were
> > 12 cents. I ate there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.
>
> Gary,
>
> Back in the 1970s (?), McD held a 17¢ hamburger one day event. We pounced
> on that deal like lions on the hunt! ))
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Sadly, I missed that day. I would have been there with some serious cash!


Gary

On 5/10/2012 9:24 AM, George M. Middius wrote:
> George Leppla wrote:
>
>> You either misspelled ketchup or you are a heathen.
>> Repeat after me: Mustard goes on Hot Dogs, Ketchup goes on Hamburgers
>
> That's not entirely right, IMO. For my burgers, I make a sauce of 80%
> ketchup and the rest mustard, worstshire, vinegar, molasses, and smoke
> flavor.
>

My position on the marriage between mustard and ketchup has been evolving.

An 80% ketchup content is acceptable. If your ketchup content falls
below 65%, you have to go sit in the corner with the other blasphemers.

If you must tinker with perfection, the preferred addition to ketchup is
mayo.

George L

George M. Middius <[email protected]> wrote:

> That's not entirely right, IMO. For my burgers, I make a sauce of 80%
> ketchup and the rest mustard, worstshire, vinegar, molasses, and smoke
> flavor.


80% science ain't good enough, ya BUM!!!

Some recipe.

20% thanks for nothing!

LOL!

Andy

On 5/10/2012 9:47 AM, Gary wrote:
> PS - I also add ketchup on hot dogs sometimes. If I make 3 dogs, the
> third will get a squirt of ketchup.

So you are a heathen 66.6% of the time. Strive for consistency!

George L

George Leppla wrote:
>
> On 5/10/2012 9:47 AM, Gary wrote:
> > PS - I also add ketchup on hot dogs sometimes. If I make 3 dogs, the
> > third will get a squirt of ketchup.
>
> So you are a heathen 66.6% of the time. Strive for consistency!
>
> George L

LOL! I actually am consistent, George.
Whenever I do the 3 dogs (and it's fairly normal) with ketchup on the third
one, that third one is always eaten last....like a dessert dog. It's
true!

Gary

On Thu, 10 May 2012 10:50:29 -0400, Gary <[email protected]> wrote:

>Andy wrote:
>>
>> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early
>> > 60's, my local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over
>> > one million sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were
>> > 12 cents. I ate there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.
>>
>> Gary,
>>
>> Back in the 1970s (?), McD held a 17¢ hamburger one day event. We pounced
>> on that deal like lions on the hunt! ))
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
>Sadly, I missed that day. I would have been there with some serious cash!

They weren't much more than that regularly. I started driving in 74
and I think they were $.19 at the time and they were pretty damn good.
Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> On Thu, 10 May 2012 10:50:29 -0400, Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Andy wrote:
> >>
> >> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early
> >> > 60's, my local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over
> >> > one million sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were
> >> > 12 cents. I ate there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >> Back in the 1970s (?), McD held a 17¢ hamburger one day event. We pounced
> >> on that deal like lions on the hunt! ))
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> >Sadly, I missed that day. I would have been there with some serious cash!
>
> They weren't much more than that regularly. I started driving in 74
> and I think they were $.19 at the time and they were pretty damn good.
> Lou

They really are tasty to me. Small, cheaply made, but I love that unique
taste.
I rarely goto McD these days, but it's always a treat for me when I do go.
I don't normally get the plain hamburgers these days now...the normal price
is too much.

Gary

On Thu, 10 May 2012 10:09:04 -0500, Lou Decruss
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 10 May 2012 10:50:29 -0400, Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Andy wrote:
>>>
>>> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Probably mentioned this before but I remember as a kid in the early
>>> > 60's, my local McDonalds restaurant advertised on their sign, "Over
>>> > one million sold." They cost 15 cents back then and small fries were
>>> > 12 cents. I ate there every chance I got. I loved that stuff.
>>>
>>> Gary,
>>>
>>> Back in the 1970s (?), McD held a 17¢ hamburger one day event. We pounced
>>> on that deal like lions on the hunt! ))
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>Sadly, I missed that day. I would have been there with some serious cash!
>
>They weren't much more than that regularly. I started driving in 74
>and I think they were $.19 at the time and they were pretty damn good.

Who was it that had a 'change for your dollar' ad campaign. 1960s.
Was it 2 burgers, fries and a coke and "change for your dollar".

[might have been a double cheeseburger??]

Jim

George Leppla <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/10/2012 9:24 AM, George M. Middius wrote:
>> George Leppla wrote:
>>
>>> You either misspelled ketchup or you are a heathen.
>>> Repeat after me: Mustard goes on Hot Dogs, Ketchup goes on
>>> Hamburgers
>>
>> That's not entirely right, IMO. For my burgers, I make a sauce of 80%
>> ketchup and the rest mustard, worstshire, vinegar, molasses, and
>> smoke flavor.
>>
>
> My position on the marriage between mustard and ketchup has been
> evolving.
> An 80% ketchup content is acceptable. If your ketchup content falls
> below 65%, you have to go sit in the corner with the other
> blasphemers.
> If you must tinker with perfection, the preferred addition to ketchup
> is mayo.
>
> George L

"Special Sauce" aka ketchup, mustard, and mayo, mixed.

Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Anyway, back to the McD hamburgers.... I remember maybe 15 years ago
> or so, they put them on sale for only 25 cents each. And the sale
> lasted several months. boioinngg!
>
You got wood from McDonald's burgers?

On Thu, 10 May 2012 13:13:12 -0500, "Nunya Bidnits"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Anyway, back to the McD hamburgers.... I remember maybe 15 years ago
>> or so, they put them on sale for only 25 cents each. And the sale
>> lasted several months. boioinngg!
>>
>You got wood from McDonald's burgers?

He meant to say he got the ****s.

HTH

Lou