Zippyt got it right off. That's my father-in-law, demonstrating the correct method for consuming ripe persimmons right off the tree.

DO NOT....I REPEAT....DO NOT attempt to eat a persimmon that is not ripe. You have to be there. :shocking:

Personally, I'd recommend not eating the ripe ones either. I hate persimmons.

What does a persimmon taste like? Are they sour?

As my father in law said, in answer to the exact same question, "They taste like persimmons."

I would characterize them as an almost-citruslike (but not quite) apricotish flavor...sorta. They have very large and numerous seeds for such a small fruit. The ones in the picture are about 1" across. When ripe, they are rather sweet, but not gloriously so.

I am told that an unripe one will shrivel your mouth up instantly, not unlike the effect produced by alum.

Hmm.... sounds like a rose hip. A rose hip is about the size of the persimmons in that picture. The flesh/ meat is only about 1/8 - 1/4" thick, and the center is filled with seeds that have a prickly feel to them.
An unripe rose hip will certainly give your taste buds a jolt!

According to dictionary.com, a persimmon is "the usually orange several-seeded globular berry of a persimmon that is edible when fully ripe but usually extremely astringent when unripe "

Must be an aquired taste :greenface

I just got a terrible chill. Spooky. It re-ran down my spine as I typed this.

The Church of Scientology, for which I have zero respect, has a "secret" landing strip and vault in the New Mexico desert. Boing Boing just had a post about it, with links to aerial photos.

The vault apparently contains the writing of Hubbard and is there as a meeting place for the souls of the faithful after they die. In order to make it easier for the spirits to find, a rather large symbol of scientology is carved into the side of the mountain.

I'd guess that "our brothers and sisters are off in the Middle East risking their lives to secure America's fossil fuel future" is tongue in cheek, referring to the probable pro-war views on the part of H2 owners.

in the old days everybody could get a hummer if you could talk your girlfriend into it.

In my house you don't get a hummer while "pissing away" anything, that's for damn sure. :eyebrow:

Mama scorpion (Emperor scorpion) and the babies, of course.

I hate bugs. The way Indiana hates snakes.

As I look at that scorpion, I'm struck by how similar it looks to a crab. I've heard that some natives in the Amazon eat large spiders. I wonder if there is much meat on one of these things, and if it tastes like crab? It looks a lot like a soft shelled crab. Yum..

I do not voluntarily eat anything with poison sacs.

Crabs are, I hate to tell you, SEA SPIDERS!

There. I said it.

Depends on what you call poison doesn't it? :eyebrow:

:lol:

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I gotta get me one of them Religion Free DVD players. I stuck a copied disc into my current one, and it popped up a message on the screen that said that I'd better pray I didn't get caught copying DVDs...

Target has one...

:lol:

Ok - you got me with this one. What the fuck?

Queen's float in the S&M parade?

Is that Brian behind the wheel?

I don't want to sound stupid, but is that a realistic doll or a woman? The skin tone seems a little rubbery.

I think it's a real person. If I were her I'd sue the shit out of the plastic surgeon.

Here Ya go Bruce , A red neck Hele-o-copter !!!

HahHAHahahahaha!!! Oh my god that is something you would find around here!! (and it would still be fly-able according to the owner).

Looks like a crash dummy on the passenger's side.

sure as hell ain't me!!! :eek:

xoB..

Great. Now I feel like a total tard - I didn't even notice that it didn't have blades.

I really try to avoid flying in any form - here's a link to what happened the other day on our runway in Sitka. They totally downplay it, but I saw the damage myself. Not cool. Our runway starts & stops in the water so it's a bit unnerving when the plane isn't 100% when it hits the ground. Rough landings are par for the course on our runway - we are all used to them. I know all of the people that are quoted in the article, and they are all very well traveled, so this must have been damn scary!!
The best part is that it was the Disney plane!! Hahahaha!!

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_al...-7182043c.html

i've been in a similar situation the last 2 or 3 flights i've flown albeit not as severe. it sure is a nuts-in-throat feeling and takes alot of skill, rudder and extra airspeed to get the baby on the runway centerline. i've had people ask me if i'd like to fly up in Alaska to which i say, no, thank you. i'm not that ballsy yet.

Well, hell...no wonder you're squeamish. The damn runway is built out into the ocean for 2/3's of its length. It isn't even part of the damn land. Plus, it is right next to that giant volcano you posted the picture of the other day. I wouldn't want to fly into or out of there, either.

Topo here.

Jeez. The topo makes it look safe compared to this photo.

does the runway include cable arrestors, and are the planes outfitted with tailhooks?

Sure, put some blades on that baby and gas her up.

Dude I guess i just posted a pic from a weird angle , she has blades , there is just SOOOOO Much Kick ASS power that they are short ( Horse power -v- Blade area , etc,,,,,) . :lol:

Heres a better angle .

It's a Toyota Celicapter!

:lol: good one

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Yep - that's our runway. There have been many, many times we've landed and I've been curling my toes / clutching the handrests, hoping that we will stop in time. They are working on expanding the runway so that we can get planes bigger than 737s in here. We'll see if that happens.

xoB - I didn't even notice the Kim thing - that's funny! The weird thing is that one Kim is a woman, and the other is a man.

I saw this one in the news the other day. I don't know what is so funny about it, but it sure makes me laugh!

These guys look like some of those Peruvian mummies I've seen.

they look like they are about to pop !!!

they look like smoked bodybuilders to me.
like my brother's smoked turkey last holiday.

:love: :headshake :vomitblu:

looks like ooze seeping from her navel...
the expression says someone rammed a peice of rebar up her ass just as the shutter button was pressed.
Good thing she's wearing the padded bra.

It's not a padded bra, those are moobs.

[muffling hysterical laughter] Lumberjim - dayum.... dead sexy! [/laughter]

Here lumberjim... I'll join you.

heck yeah, that's what my abs look like....mmmmmhmmm...

and yes, my photoshopping sucks... I just didn't care.

Is that your actual face, Seak? 'Cause you're gorgeous! :)

Awww Els, your're just sayin' that cause you want my body. ;)

Yep - that's me with a wee bit o' photoshop magic. Somehow I couldn't replicate the natural tan of the bodybuilder, so I had to make do with a banana boat look.

As long as your body doesn't look like the one you grafted your face onto... :worried:

LJ's other side , http://www.cellar.org/attachment.php...tid=2849&stc=1
Go to the verry first post

whatta smile, seak!

Hey Seak, did anyone ever tell you that you look like June Lockhart?

Damn Bruce , How many can you handle in your Harem ?????

I could ruin it for all of you and post the original picture sans photoshop.

Naahh......