The even randomer thread

[SwampD]

It's like he isn't quite sure if he is going to get in trouble for smiling or not.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

4 hours ago, darksabre said:

He's got a goofy face. You can get a smile out of him but you gotta get him from the right angle.

Cute kids.  Nice rock on his wife's finger.  That's all I got.

[Weave]

4 hours ago, SwampD said:

It's like he isn't quite sure if he is going to get in trouble for smiling or not.

You might be on to something here.......

[Sabres Fan in NS]

How come I can't post a rebutal in the plain chip thread?

I voted 'other' only because none was not an option.

Why would anyone want to eat a plain potato chip.

Kettle - Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, or go home and have them there ... that's my vote.

[Ogre]

I grew popcorn for the first time last year. The deer were the biggest problem so I resolved to plant three times as much in the hopes they can’t eat it all. Anyways that got me wondering if I could just buy a few bags of Jolly Time instead of the expensive product from seed suppliers. All five kernels I attempted sprouted. This would be fun to do with kids too I’d think. 
What you need:

Commercial popcorn kernels

Damp(not dripping) paper towels

Ziplock bag with slots cut in the top side(roots need plenty of oxygen)

Dark colored dish towel to wrap the setup in to protect it from light. Could also just put them in a drawer.

This amount of sprouting was less than a week....

Good God, I am a garden nerd.

 

[Weave]

The only issue that I am aware of that you might find with planting seeds from an edible product is often the plants that produce the edible product are 1st gen crosses, and while they get the flavor, etc traits form the cross, the genetic result in their seeds may not give you the same product when you plant it.  You may end up with one of the base plants that made the cross.

Happens with hot peppers all the time.  Some of those peppers are 1st gen crosses and when you plant the seeds from them you get one of the base plants that produced the cross.

But it'll be a cool experiment.

[Ogre]

51 minutes ago, Weave said:

But it'll be a cool experiment.

I had my doubts whether they would even germinate. I had read about “suicide seeds” but I wasn’t sure if they were in use. I’ll probably do a 100 plant plot in the NE corner just to see what happens. 

[SwampD]

1 hour ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

How come I can't post a rebutal in the plain chip thread?

I voted 'other' only because none was not an option.

Why would anyone want to eat a plain potato chip.

Kettle - Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, or go home and have them there ... that's my vote.

That’s not a PLAIN chip.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

7 minutes ago, SwampD said:

That’s not a PLAIN chip.

That's MY point.  I don't care about plain chips.  What's the point of plain chips?  Give me Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper Kettle chips, or give me death!!

[Wyldnwoody44]

Just now, New Scotland (NS) said:

That's MY point.  I don't care about plain chips.  What's the point of plain chips?  Give me Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper Kettle chips, or give me death!!

Jalapeño kettle with a side of Turkish coffee eh? ??

[Sabres Fan in NS]

22 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Jalapeño kettle with a side of Turkish coffee eh? ??

Oh, yeah!!

 

[Stoner]

3 hours ago, Ogre said:

I grew popcorn for the first time last year. The deer were the biggest problem so I resolved to plant three times as much in the hopes they can’t eat it all. Anyways that got me wondering if I could just buy a few bags of Jolly Time instead of the expensive product from seed suppliers. All five kernels I attempted sprouted. This would be fun to do with kids too I’d think. 
What you need:

Commercial popcorn kernels

Damp(not dripping) paper towels

Ziplock bag with slots cut in the top side(roots need plenty of oxygen)

Dark colored dish towel to wrap the setup in to protect it from light. Could also just put them in a drawer.

This amount of sprouting was less than a week....

Good God, I am a garden nerd.

 

I must have missed that day in Earth Science. I really had no idea that a popcorn kernel could sprout.

I'm currently trying to get some lily seeds I gathered at the casino in Sally's Monkey to sprout. They've been in that paper towel for a while, and nothing so far. There hasn't been much sun — I assume you want to put the baggy in a sunny spot.

Edited April 4, 2020 by PASabreFan

[Ogre]

12 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

— I assume you want to put the baggy in a sunny spot.

I would keep it in a dark warm spot(giggidy) until it sprouts...be the seed....it’s underground in the dark until it pokes through the surface.

[Weave]

36 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I must have missed that day in Earth Science. I really had no idea that a popcorn kernel could sprout.

I'm currently trying to get some lily seeds I gathered at the casino in Sally's Monkey to sprout. They've been in that paper towel for a while, and nothing so far. There hasn't been much sun — I assume you want to put the baggy in a sunny spot.

Read up on germinating lilly seeds.  They may need to go through a cold cycle to germinate.

[Ogre]

I’m wondering just how far these buggers can go on endosperm alone.

[Ogre]

I had my second colonoscopy in 18 months this morning. For the last six years I have been suffering with abdominal distress that is down right debilitating at times. None of the doctors took it seriously though. Even after the first perianal abscess that needed to be surgically drained. The very next year(to the day)it came back so I was sent to a colorectal specialist who again drained it. Set me up with a colonoscopy but due to a lack of communication, no biopsies were taken. My symptoms deepened and I started having issues with bleeding. My colorectal decided to do a scope himself and see what’s going on in there. He found a fistula. The best fix was to just filet that sucker open and let it heal from the inside out. Super bloody and painful two month experience. Now you’d think I was good to go. NOT. Started having even more bleeding issues and worsening pain levels so I went through the horrible prep solution experience again and laid on my left shoulder, for which I am still wearing a sling, for this second exam.
  Worth it. I’m getting answers. Turns out I most likely have what I’ve suspected the entire time. Colitis in the colon and rectum(which I think is actually proctitis). The medicine is insanely expensive but maybe one day I will feel somewhat normal again. Don’t ever let your doctor tell you you’re cray cray. Be adamant! I told the dude doing the procedure(same guy as the first one who I suspect is a few steps away from being a full fledged nitwit)...TAKE BIOPSIES!! Look very closely. I felt had had to detail exactly where I wanted him to look. 

Now I feel like I’ve been run over by a stampede. High fever and zero energy but at least I can chow down now.

[Stoner]

3 hours ago, Ogre said:

I had my second colonoscopy in 18 months this morning. For the last six years I have been suffering with abdominal distress that is down right debilitating at times. None of the doctors took it seriously though. Even after the first perianal abscess that needed to be surgically drained. The very next year(to the day)it came back so I was sent to a colorectal specialist who again drained it. Set me up with a colonoscopy but due to a lack of communication, no biopsies were taken. My symptoms deepened and I started having issues with bleeding. My colorectal decided to do a scope himself and see what’s going on in there. He found a fistula. The best fix was to just filet that sucker open and let it heal from the inside out. Super bloody and painful two month experience. Now you’d think I was good to go. NOT. Started having even more bleeding issues and worsening pain levels so I went through the horrible prep solution experience again and laid on my left shoulder, for which I am still wearing a sling, for this second exam.
  Worth it. I’m getting answers. Turns out I most likely have what I’ve suspected the entire time. Colitis in the colon and rectum(which I think is actually proctitis). The medicine is insanely expensive but maybe one day I will feel somewhat normal again. Don’t ever let your doctor tell you you’re cray cray. Be adamant! I told the dude doing the procedure(same guy as the first one who I suspect is a few steps away from being a full fledged nitwit)...TAKE BIOPSIES!! Look very closely. I felt had had to detail exactly where I wanted him to look. 

Now I feel like I’ve been run over by a stampede. High fever and zero energy but at least I can chow down now.

At least you're heading in the right direction. As Ogre enters the medical history books as the first person to perform his own colonoscopy. We have bad hombres, and we have tough hombres.

Edited April 9, 2020 by PASabreFan

[Wyldnwoody44]

@Ogrethat's crazy, I've worked with many GI specialists over the years and I feel like they only take urgent/emergent situations seriously. That's painting a broad brush I realize, but just seems to be the overall feel I've gotten from a large sample size.

Colitis for that long? Are they thinking ulcerative colitis? Colitis I would have to imagine would have caused some systemic infection/sepsis but it really varies. I'm glad to hear you are on a treatment plan and hope soon you can enjoy sitting on your ass ?

[Taro T]

5 hours ago, Ogre said:

I had my second colonoscopy in 18 months this morning. For the last six years I have been suffering with abdominal distress that is down right debilitating at times. None of the doctors took it seriously though. Even after the first perianal abscess that needed to be surgically drained. The very next year(to the day)it came back so I was sent to a colorectal specialist who again drained it. Set me up with a colonoscopy but due to a lack of communication, no biopsies were taken. My symptoms deepened and I started having issues with bleeding. My colorectal decided to do a scope himself and see what’s going on in there. He found a fistula. The best fix was to just filet that sucker open and let it heal from the inside out. Super bloody and painful two month experience. Now you’d think I was good to go. NOT. Started having even more bleeding issues and worsening pain levels so I went through the horrible prep solution experience again and laid on my left shoulder, for which I am still wearing a sling, for this second exam.
  Worth it. I’m getting answers. Turns out I most likely have what I’ve suspected the entire time. Colitis in the colon and rectum(which I think is actually proctitis). The medicine is insanely expensive but maybe one day I will feel somewhat normal again. Don’t ever let your doctor tell you you’re cray cray. Be adamant! I told the dude doing the procedure(same guy as the first one who I suspect is a few steps away from being a full fledged nitwit)...TAKE BIOPSIES!! Look very closely. I felt had had to detail exactly where I wanted him to look. 

Now I feel like I’ve been run over by a stampede. High fever and zero energy but at least I can chow down now.

Glad you're moving on the right track.

The advice to get a 2nd opinion &/or advocate for yourself is solid. 

[WildCard]

Just realized how awesome @Indabuff avatar is 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I want to wish a Blessed Passover (sorry, a bit late) to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters.

And a Blessed Easter to all my Christian Brothers and Sisters.

And for anyone not doing either, I extend my best wishes to you and yours.

[#freejame]

3 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I want to wish a Blessed Passover (sorry, a bit late) to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters.

And a Blessed Easter to all my Christian Brothers and Sisters.

And for anyone not doing either, I extend my best wishes to you and yours.

Hey, thanks! Awfully considerate of you. All the best to you as well and I echo your sentiments above to others. 

[Indabuff]

8 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I want to wish a Blessed Passover (sorry, a bit late) to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters.

And a Blessed Easter to all my Christian Brothers and Sisters.

And for anyone not doing either, I extend my best wishes to you and yours.

Very kind words and best wishes to you.

[Stoner]

8 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

I want to wish a Blessed Passover (sorry, a bit late) to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters.

And a Blessed Easter to all my Christian Brothers and Sisters.

And for anyone not doing either, I extend my best wishes to you and yours.

Captain Tuttle and I will be doing some forest bathing under a majestic white pine.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:

Captain Tuttle and I will be doing some forest bathing under a majestic white pine.

And all along I thought this Tuttle dude was just made up, just like Taro T (not our @Taro T, the other one) just so some guys could do something nice for others in their time of need.