They are going to give the manic mango the ability to send messages to your cellphone and there's ...

JustLynnie comments on Sep 15, 2018:

"The wireless emergency alerts (WEA) system was authorized by Congress in 2015 under a law that states the "system shall not be used to transmit a message that does not relate to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster or threat to public safety." Little comfort...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 15, 2018:

He's going to blow up our phones 10+ times a day.

Craziest screaming white lady yet.

ProudMary comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Holy shit what a looney tune. I'm sure the driver is a minority, right?

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 15, 2018:

I did a little research. Found his FB page Chris Hampshire, Georgetown TX. (near Austin) He's posted another video of someone else's encounter with this woman from last year. He's white looks to be mid-twenties. Woman's name is Judine Reed. Judine. Can't get much more backwoods than that.

How would you prefer to die?

joeymf86 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Just like the Iron Giant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dT2eBWI2M

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 14, 2018:

Love this movie.

Miracle?

JackPedigo comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I grew up in a "freerange" family (remember this was the 50's - 60's). We did lots of things most parents would not let their kids do. We built a tree house in a vacant lot a couple of blocks from our home. Once my sister was going up the ladder we built and fell into a sticker bush. She also caught...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 14, 2018:

I did have an adventurous childhood, ad so did my kids. But if I did believe in g-d, it sounds like it was trying its best to kill the kid, and now it's getting all the credit for saving him.

Miracle?

Count_Viceroy comments on Sep 13, 2018:

(going out back to move my meat skewer collection)

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 14, 2018:

But whether you pronounce it with one or two syllables tell me where you might live.

Miracle?

genessa comments on Sep 13, 2018:

it's a miracle that anyone still believes in miracles. wait, wrong word. what do i mean? um... i know! it's astonishingly ignorant that anyone still believes in miracles! but some of it is just language. even an atheist can fall into the trap of saying oh my god when hearing something ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 14, 2018:

They are actually saying g-d is the reason this kid is alive. Wrong. Well trained doctors are the reason this kid is still alive. If his parents had just prayed the kid would have eventually moved his head the wrong way and bled out in a couple minutes.

Miracle?

Umbral comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Yellow jackets are nasty when riled. Very nasty.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 14, 2018:

Very much agree. Remember all the scare talk and movies about "Killer Bees" in the seventies. Another load of BS. lol

Miracle?

VertLyfe comments on Sep 13, 2018:

More likely that the kids were poking at the hornet nest with the skewer and fell.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Hadn't thought of that.

Miracle?

ReadyforaChange comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Wow, judge much?

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Yes. I judge someone leaving a meat skewer in the ground directly under a kids tree house. I will not apologize for that...ever. Or allowing a damn yellow jacket nest to remain.

Drug company CEO calls 400 percent price hike ‘moral requirement’

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

We need to learn how to build Guillotines again.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 12, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Oh man. The Green Mile was on just last night. What a difficult thing to watch.

Friday night is Game Night and I'm looking for suggestions for something to bring.

GuyKeith comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Why cook?

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 12, 2018:

Yes. If you have a store with a decent deli they are going to have many fantastic choices beyond the standard chicken wings. My local store even has their own Sushi chef now and I'm in small town SC. Hummus is mass marketed now and something you don't have to worry about spoiling over an evening.

Today's haul from the FM: Niagara grapes; oyster mushrooms; okra; pattypans; birds-eye peppers; a ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I am very much eager for Concord grapes to come to market.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@FrayedBear Oh cows are sweetie babies. Some horses not always so much.

Drug company CEO calls 400 percent price hike ‘moral requirement’

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

We need to learn how to build Guillotines again.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Sometimes the heads lived and tried to scream.

Today's haul from the FM: Niagara grapes; oyster mushrooms; okra; pattypans; birds-eye peppers; a ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I am very much eager for Concord grapes to come to market.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@BookDeath Lived in a place called Newington, GA right next to a farm for them. Great people. They would gift us a box of six the years we lived there. On edit --- Not Six Grapes. Six quarts of grapes. I hope that was obvious "Hello neighbor that holds onto my cows when they get out and call me" Here are six grapes.

Today's haul from the FM: Niagara grapes; oyster mushrooms; okra; pattypans; birds-eye peppers; a ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I am very much eager for Concord grapes to come to market.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@BookDeath We have Scuppernong/Muscadines right now. Also a short season.

What do you guys think.

Sticks48 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I am very sorry for your loss. You only get one mom. ? Wouldn't you think that quota of 150,000 people was filled a few centuries ago? These folks might as well party their fannies off. The inn is full.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@GlyndonD I don't think these people like us very much. That was so funny.

What time is it where you are and what are you thinking about?

zorialoki comments on Sep 11, 2018:

12:15am, how I wish people stayed up later it gets too quiet sometimes

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@zorialoki I'm in FB jail....again. So that's out for a few more weeks. Seems FB has cracked down on calling out racists. At least the way I do it.

What time is it where you are and what are you thinking about?

zorialoki comments on Sep 11, 2018:

12:15am, how I wish people stayed up later it gets too quiet sometimes

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

Agree. An insomniac/night owl zone would be good.

If you had to recommend someone watch 5 TV series, what would you pick?

Tinocca comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Limiting to 5 might be too difficult. MASH Game of Thrones Dexter Quantum Leap House Monk Psych House of Card Castle Love Boat Law & Order SVU Andy Griffith Show I Love Lucy Shameless Schitt's Creek So many to choose from....

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@Tinocca That ripped he myth that women aren't funny. Especially....old women.

If you had to recommend someone watch 5 TV series, what would you pick?

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I loved Breaking Bad from the opening moments. I was into Walking Dead for a long time but I haven't been able to watch it after they killed of Carl.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

On edit --- I was thinking ---- dammit. Dallas - that was some serious melodrama and has there ever been a more beloved villain than J.R.? SNL - at least some seasons. And I think people should chose either a cooking or crafting or gardening or This Old House type program. Skills get them.

What do you guys think.

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 11, 2018:

They don't vote. That's a positive thing about them, anyway.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@DavidAckerman Some do not concern yourself with "worldly" things. Or whatever shit.

What do you guys think.

evidentialist comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Well, what that fellow was saying is in keeping with what they believe. They don't buy into the trinity thing at all, so they consider the Big Boy in the Attic as the supreme creator dude and the Dead Jew on a Stick is the son. They are not one in the same and there is no holy spirit per se. ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@evidentialist I love the way you talk about this bullshit. Last bit also somewhat dramatized in that "Last Temptation" movie that made people lose the damn minds.

Who here is familiar with the Church of Scientology?

starwatcher-al comments on Sep 10, 2018:

I have a lady friend who was in it for years some time ago. Lost a marriage and 3 kids to it. Heavy pressure to fit in and when she left the husband kept the kids with the "church's' " help. Heavy brainwashing and control issues. You loose your sense of being a person.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

I was so glad when Katie Holmes got out. And mostly got Suri out. And he has refused to see his daughter in ages now? Creepy.

What do you guys think.

evidentialist comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Well, what that fellow was saying is in keeping with what they believe. They don't buy into the trinity thing at all, so they consider the Big Boy in the Attic as the supreme creator dude and the Dead Jew on a Stick is the son. They are not one in the same and there is no holy spirit per se. ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 11, 2018:

Aren't they also the one's who believe g_d has a wife? I mean in heaven. Not all those virgins on earth he's raped.

If you had to recommend someone watch 5 TV series, what would you pick?

Brio77 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

No particular order, and this is more “what I’ve watched recently” and is sitcom-heavy, but so be it. Letterkenny: rapid-fire timing, and available on Hulu recently. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: It’s not 30 Rock, but similar absurdity and outrageous characters. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel -...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 10, 2018:

Drunk History - I love that, but often forget about it being on. Thanks for mentioning it.

People often talk about raising children with an open mind, letting them make their own decisions ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 9, 2018:

A child raised to think for themselves is generally not going to be religious. My children were exposed to every religion I knew of. If they would have chosen one it would have been their choice. Forcing Atheism on a child is just as offensive as forcing religion.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 10, 2018:

@HereticSin They had Buddhist monks in their house teaching them backdoor Nintendo tricks. They saw actual Underground Railroad escape pathways in an African Baptist Church. We've been welcome at Seders and the Feast of Ramadan.

What is something you ate growing up that you never ate again once you became an adult?

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Peas. We were forced to eat what was on our plate. I loathe peas and have never had them in my house. My kids only got peas at their grandparents house.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 7, 2018:

What happens to processed peas is horrid. Especially,,,,canned ohohugh >>>body shudder<<<< Fresh peas are very sweet and yummy, but they are hard to find.

For Tasty Chicken Lovers I know that a lot of us have been conditioned to eat chicken breasts ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I'm glad you enjoy it. I don't.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@GuyKeith It's something I can eat. Just not preferred. Absolute repulsive foods to me are beets, liver and canned spinach. That's about it. And I love fresh spinach. Nearly every day.

Two Jehovah's Witness women just stopped by.

gearl comments on Sep 6, 2018:

How good are you with Biblical knowledge. JWs tend to know the Bible and their beliefs better than most but not that much better. It might be fun to get into a discussion if you know enough to honestly engage them. You never know how far you might get.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@gearl i think many Amish and other related sects are abandoning the "shunning." It is something cruel to all involved.

Two Jehovah's Witness women just stopped by.

gearl comments on Sep 6, 2018:

How good are you with Biblical knowledge. JWs tend to know the Bible and their beliefs better than most but not that much better. It might be fun to get into a discussion if you know enough to honestly engage them. You never know how far you might get.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@gearl Were you "disfellowshipped" or is that something not done anymore. That is a very cult thing to completely cut a person off from even speaking to them if they decide to leave a religion. I knew someone that went through this, but probably in the 70's. He was still a teen though, and by the rules his own father was not supposed to talk to him except for basic household crap.

For Tasty Chicken Lovers I know that a lot of us have been conditioned to eat chicken breasts ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I'm glad you enjoy it. I don't.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@GuyKeith I just never liked it. Going back to childhood. Would pull it off and give it to someone who did like it.

For Tasty Chicken Lovers I know that a lot of us have been conditioned to eat chicken breasts ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I'm glad you enjoy it. I don't.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

@GuyKeith Chicken fat and skin.

Two Jehovah's Witness women just stopped by.

gearl comments on Sep 6, 2018:

How good are you with Biblical knowledge. JWs tend to know the Bible and their beliefs better than most but not that much better. It might be fun to get into a discussion if you know enough to honestly engage them. You never know how far you might get.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 6, 2018:

They are the ones with ridiculously low number of people that will actually make the so called "paradise cut." Right? 110,000 or something like that.

How does one go about being a polite atheist?

reversehalo comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Personally, I dont have much interest in being polite. The Bible is an evil book and I treat it as such.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 5, 2018:

Very much agree, but I will not be the one to bring up the subject.

Raising children with/without religion

AmiSue comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It's easier than you imagine. I kept a running conversation with my kids through the years. We found creation stories at the library from several cultures. They loved those and we discussed them at length. Teachable moments are everywhere - each holiday, and Jews have dozens! was an opportunity for ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 3, 2018:

https://goo.gl/images/tnQC1b

Raising children with/without religion

AmiSue comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It's easier than you imagine. I kept a running conversation with my kids through the years. We found creation stories at the library from several cultures. They loved those and we discussed them at length. Teachable moments are everywhere - each holiday, and Jews have dozens! was an opportunity for ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 3, 2018:

@AmiSue Seriously questioning that you have explored creation myths if you don't know what "turtles all the way down" means.

Trump Says He Heroically Avoided Capture in Vietnam by Staying in U.S. | The New Yorker

godef comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I saw it was a New Yorker article and immediately concluded it must be Andy Borowitz. Sho' 'nuf.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Yep.

Raising children with/without religion

Gator comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I believe religiosity is a generational indoctrination, so I wanted to break-the-cycle. I taught my daughter of biblical stories when she was a child providing one crucial caveat- "That these are merely old stories that have not proven to be truthful, but good could be gained from them." Just as I...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Some really good stories. But they were told as myths like Aesop, Brer Rabbit, and Paul Bunyan, Could get them to hear the Brer Rabbit tales in the original Geechee Gullah dialect since we lived real near 40 acres/mule land.

Raising children with/without religion

AmiSue comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It's easier than you imagine. I kept a running conversation with my kids through the years. We found creation stories at the library from several cultures. They loved those and we discussed them at length. Teachable moments are everywhere - each holiday, and Jews have dozens! was an opportunity for ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 3, 2018:

Turtles all the way down. Classic.

The things curious people learn by reading labels.

RobLawrence comments on Sep 1, 2018:

You're kidding! Recently while ordering a "special preserving powder" for a sex toy I own <blush>, I happened to read the ingredients label and found out the product is actually composed of 100% corn starch! The price differential between the "special preserving product" and plain old, store ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Knowledge is Power! lol

What was the worst gift you've ever received?

Iam4MY comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Every Christmas, my ex mother in law gave me a box of Kleenex. All wrapped up like an actual gift. My sister in law would get the same thing.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

That reminds me that a neighbor down the street would give me a gift-wrapped boxed tube of toothpaste every year for my birthday as a kid. She was mentally different and I really learned gratitude that she liked me enough to remember my birthday when my own mother didn't most years. Her mother made crochete dolies and I still have one of those. Appalachia is sometimes really good.

What was the worst gift you've ever received?

godef comments on Sep 1, 2018:

In a Yankee swap, I ended up with a device to measure the distance to the next hole by narrowing in on the fLag they stick in the hole. I've never golfed.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Please edit this. I know it was not intended. It can't be THAT bad of a gift.

What was the worst gift you've ever received?

DarwinistOne comments on Aug 31, 2018:

My husband at the time gave me a short flanell gown adorned by two fuzzy balls that hung from the neck!

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Sounds more like a request.

What was the worst gift you've ever received?

Stepmomofdragons comments on Sep 1, 2018:

A black lives matter coloring book. I know that my friend meant well, but it was just awkward in a way that I can't explain. ?

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@Stepmomofdragons Slap me. Did he include these? It is really weird that he hadn't spoken to you about the issue. White people can be painfully awkward. https://goo.gl/images/Bq9vyr

What was the worst gift you've ever received?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 1, 2018:

My ex once gave me a Mickey Mouse snow globe for Christmas. I always thought it was because I gave no gift, but she forgot that I bought her round trip flight to Kenya.

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

Tickets to Africa are not cheap. Do you even "like" Mickey Mouse? That sounds like a re-gift.

I have a good spice collection but I'm going to start experimenting with Asian dishes.

geist171 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Ginger, chili paste, there's a thing called five spice powder which is...cinnamon and anise and ginger and some other things, I believe. Sesame oil and/or sesame seeds are also a pretty good thing to have around. The obvious soy, teriyaki, and hoisin sauces. If you can find it tien tsin pepper ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@GuyKeith True. Most of what you would get in a Chinese restaurant would be an American invention. Moo Shu pork is Chinese, I'm pretty sure. As are lettuce wraps. That's a good recipe to try as there is not a huge amount of ingredients or slicing/prep that many of these recipes involve.

I have a good spice collection but I'm going to start experimenting with Asian dishes.

geist171 comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Ginger, chili paste, there's a thing called five spice powder which is...cinnamon and anise and ginger and some other things, I believe. Sesame oil and/or sesame seeds are also a pretty good thing to have around. The obvious soy, teriyaki, and hoisin sauces. If you can find it tien tsin pepper ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@sellinger Yeah. That whole spice road thing. Was really a thing. It is the manner in which they were/are combined which is different.

Anyone tried the overnight oats thing?

FrayedBear comments on Aug 27, 2018:

Are you cooking your oats after soaking overnight?

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 27, 2018:

It definitely eases the process. If you are adding fruits you may want to add it in the morning because that would probably get too mushy.

McDonald's or Burger King?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 26, 2018:

A Big Mac and those fries maybe once or twice a year. A Mexican Coke with real sugar in the old fashioned glass bottle cannot be bested.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@creative51 It's still bottled in ATL, so I'm not sure what the issue might be.

McDonald's or Burger King?

Wurlitzer comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Coke over Pepsi, I’m with @bufftonbeotch on the Mexican coke, and Burger King has better burgers unless I particularly want a Big Mac or nuggets. There are definitely a couple local burger joints around here that are way better than either of em I’d usually go to first though. Even Hardee’s or...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 26, 2018:

@Wurlitzer They are really good. I generally top with A-1. But to each their own tastes.

McDonald's or Burger King?

Wurlitzer comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Coke over Pepsi, I’m with @bufftonbeotch on the Mexican coke, and Burger King has better burgers unless I particularly want a Big Mac or nuggets. There are definitely a couple local burger joints around here that are way better than either of em I’d usually go to first though. Even Hardee’s or...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 26, 2018:

Oh yeah. If I am in the mood for a burger it is generally done at home. I prefer with some blue cheese mixed in. I only rarely get a want for a Big Mac.

I just found out John McCain has died.

Cosmo comments on Aug 26, 2018:

While i disliked his politics he had some integrity that is rare in politicians.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 26, 2018:

When he snatched the mic away from that racist old woman. "No Ma'am. No Ma'am."

Which do you like better, Star Wars or Star Trek? Why?

PenLOP comments on Aug 23, 2018:

I loved, loved, loved the first set of three movies when I was a kid. Then Lucas produced the next batch of three, which frankly, were pretty movies with horrible dialog and stiff acting. I do like the newer models though. Star Trek, on the other hand, especially TNG and DS9 are, minus their first ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 23, 2018:

What was worse? JarJar Binks or that insufferable little brat? Another child actor whose life after fame sadly turned to crap though. He has had numerous criminal charges.

Which do you like better, Star Wars or Star Trek? Why?

UrsiMajor comments on Aug 23, 2018:

Wow surprised at the results. Harrison Ford > Shatner.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 23, 2018:

Shatner is and ever will be a...tool. I love Patrick Stewart in everything.

Which do you like better, Star Wars or Star Trek? Why?

CeliaAnne comments on Aug 23, 2018:

I love both. Classic Star Trek is watchable over and over. Star Wars is my childhood. Can't choose.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 23, 2018:

Oh absolutely. That opening theme song and the crawl away captions still hits me right in the feels.

This pizza place salad has wilted brown bits. Why do I keep ordering salad from pizza places?

Qiru comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Something about a good Greek salad though lol

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

A Feta Attraction?

This pizza place salad has wilted brown bits. Why do I keep ordering salad from pizza places?

A2Jennifer comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Wtf are the wilted brown bits?

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

Lethal lettuce. gag.

Some people are going to get this and a lot of people won't. Still funny as hell.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Utterly insignificant planet.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@Surfpirate I found it. I guess it was a first person account. https://theoldvillage.wordpress.com/2004/01/28/douglas-adams-shares-a-true-story/ I'm almost positive though, that the story I first heard or read was biscuits, as that is what he would have called what we call cookies.

Some people are going to get this and a lot of people won't. Still funny as hell.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Utterly insignificant planet.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@Surfpirate One of these has the "Biscuit Story" Right? Where he thinks the guy next to him is eating his biscuits and he is getting madder and madder as they trade eating biscuits one by one. And then he realized that he was eating the other mans biscuits. That is one of my favorite human stories of how you can go from indignant to mortified in an instant.

What a great time of year! Recently I got fresh peaches (more on the way), sweet corn, tomatoes.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 20, 2018:

What area are you in? I would love to get some nice pickle sized cukes.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@RiparianWoodsman If you are Michigan we are probably well past pickle cukes here.

The heat is on! Should you need a good vegan chili recipe, here goes! This one is West ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 20, 2018:

That's not a lot of chili powder to me. I add at least twice that to one small pan of black beans.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@BookDeath I would probably substitute black eyed peas. But this looks like a really good mix of happy mouth.

Who wouldn't want one of these beauties?

EMC2 comments on Aug 20, 2018:

I love novel T shirts. This one is quite popular. I use Amazon and go for the Mountain T Shirts , They have wonderful quality as well as spectacular creative faces. I love to make a statement wearing my shirts.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

I have one with no words just a raven doing air quotes. The one I have on now has Smokey the Bear doing the fist salute, head bowed and his raised arm forms the "I" in RESIST. Not really ironic but it probably gets more comments than most others shirts. And as you can imagine...not all positive. I have one with a sad looking devil holding a fiddle and a second place medal.

Years ago, before I knew how to cook, I would buy Hormel canned chilli and I loved it.

MrLizard comments on Aug 20, 2018:

I love cooking and having control over what's in my food. I only use canned beans. No other canned vegetables. Pretty much everything else is frozen or fresh. Of course, I prefer fresh. I will eat canned tuna and, maybe once every three or four years, a can of Spam (wonderful Spam).

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

The canned beans often have lots of sodium as well. Read the label. I also generally use the dried beans. But I use canned black beans for the most part because it is just easier. And I am a huge fan of seasoned black beans. Learned the first time and young to throw out the first water you soak kidney beans in. That was a terrible gut hurt. I forget what the exact toxin is but throw away that first soaking water. Yikes.

Surprisingly there are a great number of people who are not aware of this even though they recite ...

evergreen comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Knew it. But most of those with a serious god thing don't. Funny how that works ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

I understand some idiot politician said just a couple of weeks ago that it was written with "under god" included by the founding fathers. It was written by Francis Bellamy around 1890's and he was a GASP! socialist.

A gentleman indeed.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 19, 2018:

People are stupid as fuck.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@pepperjones Yes. The lighting on the bear is at a different angle.

A gentleman indeed.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 19, 2018:

People are stupid as fuck.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@sellinger Seriously. If that beast's nature kicked in he could nearly rip her her head off before anyone could react. Not that its nature is evil. It is not. Maybe turning wild animals into toys is evil.

What kind of reptile species scare you?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Is it the monitor lizard, which is not actually venomous in the literal sense, but has such a filthy mouth that you will get blood poisoning. And they will just slowly follow you. And then when you fall they will eat you alive. Slowly.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@Condor5 I wonder if he wondered why no one wanted to visit.

What kind of reptile species scare you?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Is it the monitor lizard, which is not actually venomous in the literal sense, but has such a filthy mouth that you will get blood poisoning. And they will just slowly follow you. And then when you fall they will eat you alive. Slowly.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@Condor5 GAH! But also Darwin Idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOk2YEh4N0

What kind of reptile species scare you?

IamNobody comments on Aug 19, 2018:

Nothing scares you until you feel it crawling up your leg ?

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

I found a squirrel that was unconscious after a cat attack and had picked it up. It "came to" and darted up my sleeve and was on the back of my neck. Absolutely Still? Yeah. I Learned that.

If ghosts are real, how come we never see any dinosaur ghosts?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 18, 2018:

What would the Jesus Dino be nailed to? And what would be used as nails since all the metal was millions of years away? Did the surviving dinosaurs just wear tiny meteor necklaces?

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

@OlderMusicGeek Every Dino must get stoned.

What kind of reptile species scare you?

BlooFeenixShaggy comments on Aug 19, 2018:

The Visitors from V lmao

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 19, 2018:

Wasn't the future Freddy Krueger in that?

If ghosts are real, how come we never see any dinosaur ghosts?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 18, 2018:

For some reason an image of a translucent, glimmering Velociraptor ghost dressed in a Victorian gown sipping tea with its pinky sticking out formed in my brain. I fully own my weird.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@OlderMusicGeek I am really not sure if I am comforted or disturbed that someone shares this bizarre thought. But the images are delightful.

If ghosts are real, how come we never see any dinosaur ghosts?

Shelton comments on Aug 18, 2018:

We know their presence as thunder

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

Thunder lizard. lol That thing in Jurassic Park when the T-Rex was around and they added that near sub-audible tone you could feel in your chest. That was a fun movie.

If ghosts are real, how come we never see any dinosaur ghosts?

Stacey48 comments on Aug 18, 2018:

https://youtu.be/4ZyIG_jZzBs

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

She actually looks a bit like you. No offense intended.

An Ancient Disease Is Making A Comeback In Parts Of The USA | IFLScience

LadyAlyxandrea comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Calling it ancient makes me think of diseases like dysentery or black plague something that hasn't been seen in centuries. Scurvy isn't that uncommon. Shit I'm still waiting for my mom to get scurvy.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

Bubonic plague is actually back in Arizona. It is treatable now, though. Dysentery is still also common, but rarely of the severe form in areas with clean water and sanitation.

Honest discussion wanted

Marionville comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Beauty is only skin deep is old adage but a true one. We can all appreciate beauty, either the beauty of nature or physical beauty in another person. The problem arises when we objectify it in people as you do rightly point out. Someone who is pleasing on the eye draws us to them, however once we...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

@BKeyes Beware a woman scorned ---- who has proof.

I need ideas!!! I LOVE pizza, but it is starting to play tricks on me, healthwise.

AncientNight comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Thin crust is NOT pizza. It's nothing more than some flavoring on CRACKERS! When someone says they have a thin crust pizza, it's just their way of saying that they don't like you and they want to cheat you out of, at least, half the pizza! Other than the mistake of the thin crust, it sounds like ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 18, 2018:

lol It just needs to be cooked right. It can still be both crispy and chewy if cooked right. However, that is about impossible in a home oven. Chicago deep dish fan? That can also be good but I have had that where the center of the crust was near raw. That's a spit out.

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273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@273kelvin That is an amazing variety!

What’s the worst you’ve ever wished on an enemy?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Kidney disease and it happened. To be honest it was middle school and she was evil and had minions torturing me. I wished it on her quite publicly. Interesting, No one really fucked with me again. I'm not a witch. I swear. Try me.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@kiramea I'm really sorry about your son. That is a horrible thing to say to someone who lost a child.

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273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@273kelvin It is true that feeding a good healthy diet on a budget is very possible in most areas and not the choice of feeding children empty calories. In MOST places. There are, however, places in America in inner cities without regular markets or access to any fresh foods. They are called food deserts. But the majority of time it really is a matter of immature choices. People pick up the box of sugary Lucky Charms rather than the box of oats.

What makes you choose the poitics you support?

LiterateHiker comments on Aug 15, 2018:

My values, education, reading and research make me a lifelong Democrat and environmentalist. At age 10 with my family, I watched President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. When he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country," those words hit me in ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@WilliamFleming That is funny. Don't quote in foreign unless you are damn sure.

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273kelvin comments on Aug 15, 2018:

People say this is poverty but often it is laziness and bad education. I dont know about the US but in the UK Aldi do fruit & veg for 49p a bag and Tesco offer free fruit at the entrance for kids to eat on their way round the store. A lot of children will refuse to eat fruit & veg and their parents ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@freeofgod A pot of black eyed peas for those that give a damn about their children's health. Frozen pizza. Seriously?

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BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 15, 2018:

It's a choice. I bet all those people saying they can't afford to provide a good diet to their children have a full satellite/Internet package. Buying cookies and chips instead of grapes and fresh spinach is a choice.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@freeofgod Nearly all of them will find 8 dollars a day for cigarettes above properly feeding their children.

What makes you choose the poitics you support?

LiterateHiker comments on Aug 15, 2018:

My values, education, reading and research make me a lifelong Democrat and environmentalist. At age 10 with my family, I watched President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. When he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country," those words hit me in ...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

"Ich bin ein Berliner."

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BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 15, 2018:

It's a choice. I bet all those people saying they can't afford to provide a good diet to their children have a full satellite/Internet package. Buying cookies and chips instead of grapes and fresh spinach is a choice.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@freeofgod I'm good now. But when my children were little i sometimes picked up aluminum cans from the side of the road for the ability to cash it in. And they always had fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh. It was a priority. I did not serve my children sodium drenched crap in a can. And a bag of Lays is roughly 4-5 dollars. About the same as a bag of apples. It's a choice.

Where’s the kale vodka?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I saw kale spaghetti sauce at the store and pictured a table of unhappy children.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Cast1es Yeah. Count that spinach and carrot off your list. lol.

Where’s the kale vodka?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I saw kale spaghetti sauce at the store and pictured a table of unhappy children.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Cast1es Those really aren't bad at all. Carrot too. It is only enough to color. No detectable flavor.

"How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a ...

johnny-g-string comments on Aug 15, 2018:

You can only treat someone like a Queen because that is how you see her. , What Oscar is saying here is a red flag, that he is just not into you, time to move on ,find your knight in shining armor

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

He wasn't into split tails at all.

Bad Christian Dates For some reason I was reminded recently of a girl who asked me out a few ...

Sandster comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I have a standard response when people mention going to any church which is: There are 3 reasons I will go into a church - hatches, matches and dispatches. I said this to someone last week, they had never heard of it put this way, they thought it was very catchy!

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@benhmiller I don't care what you call me. Just don't call me late for supper.

Bad Christian Dates For some reason I was reminded recently of a girl who asked me out a few ...

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Stay away from that one.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@Strabo lol....Would not want to see those empty-eyed children

Bad Christian Dates For some reason I was reminded recently of a girl who asked me out a few ...

Sandster comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I have a standard response when people mention going to any church which is: There are 3 reasons I will go into a church - hatches, matches and dispatches. I said this to someone last week, they had never heard of it put this way, they thought it was very catchy!

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 15, 2018:

You need better relatives. Last wedding I went to was my neph's at a ski lodge. Had a "Wicker Man" theme and the bride marched in to "Hell's Bells" I had no influence at all on that person as a child. heh... We're all heathens now.

Sudoku or Crossword? Both? Neither? Some other brain puzzle?

bleurowz comments on Aug 9, 2018:

Scrabble

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@tallgreentech Yeah. But not as satisfying as those smooth tile in hand. And actual dumb. I was challenged on ennui once. Scrabble with assumed large vocabulary people would be interesting

Sudoku or Crossword? Both? Neither? Some other brain puzzle?

TGTARITPNBBGMLT comments on Aug 14, 2018:

both and many other brain games....helps battle my insomnia most days.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

https://puzzlewocky.com/brain-teasers/knights-and-knaves/

Are they waiting for an attack?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 14, 2018:

No. > > > But then I bring cookies on a semi-regular basis.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

A distratcion to the easily distracted.

Are they waiting for an attack?

Cast1es comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Was sitting in my cubical at work one day , when five or six male co-workers suddenly showed up at the open side , one of them carrying a Bible . Someone said to me , according to the Bible , you have to do anything we tell you to do . I responded , that's your religion , not mine , but let's have...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@godef "The Power of Christ Compels You"

Are they waiting for an attack?

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 14, 2018:

No. > > > But then I bring cookies on a semi-regular basis.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@Cast1es I also toss a bag with a bell in it every now and then.

This song was largely forgotten until is showed up at the intro to Guardians of the Galaxy.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I am very familiar with the song but had no idea they were original Americans.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@Surfpirate Mexicans are Americans.

Are they waiting for an attack?

Cast1es comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Was sitting in my cubical at work one day , when five or six male co-workers suddenly showed up at the open side , one of them carrying a Bible . Someone said to me , according to the Bible , you have to do anything we tell you to do . I responded , that's your religion , not mine , but let's have...

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

That is flat out harassment and a matter for HR.

The most solid sign of becoming an adult is moving your bed to the center of the wall from the ...

ArdentAtheist comments on Aug 14, 2018:

My bed is against a wall so I can have the window, the room is a big, it’s an actual choice... I have no intentions of growing up.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

Yeah. I seriously never thought my furniture placement was open to someone else's tsk tsk judge judge.

Garlic-Ginger Past Please give your opinion on this staple.

BufftonBeotch comments on Aug 13, 2018:

I generally just fry to light brown in olive oil on as needed per recipe basis. (Bonus being this smells magical. I generally splash in a little sesame oil) I'm not sure how long a home made paste could be safely refrigerated.

BufftonBeotch replies on Aug 14, 2018:

@synergy To store large batches you could freeze in ice cube trays which would probably be about what you would want in a recipe. Once frozen, dump into a freezer bag or other container. You could also can and store the same way you would a jam/jelly I guess. Though I'd have to look into ha to be sure. I've seen short small canning jars that are I think 4 oz. Also about perfect for large batch and storing or gifting.