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Guilty Pleasures

I like Jackie Chan films. All of them.

And Country Music, especially love songs late at night.

*cue the violins* "...these are a few of my faaaavorite things." Ok, I'm no Julie Andrews. But there are some things that I just like, despite popular opinion, fashionable tastes, or... rational explanation.

What are some of your guilty pleasures?

Those aren't guilty pleasures. Why would you feel guilty about those things?

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 428243)

Those aren't guilty pleasures. Why would you feel guilty about those things?

If you have to ask, you can't afford it. :rolleyes: Who made you the big Jello Sheriff of the house?

I just don't get why you'd be guilty about liking love songs or Jackie Chan movies that's all.

If you felt guilty about looking at porn or eating the last of the icecream, now that I could understand.

I don't feel guilty about my pleasures, either. As long as they aren't hurting anyone . . . including me.

BUT! That's not the point, is it, Big V?

sometimes.....when no one is looking.....

...oh, this is embarrassing......

oh, i'm just gonna say it....

sometimes, late at night, when i know no one is looking....I like to kill a hobo or two.

again I ask, why would you feel guilty about that?

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Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 428248)

I think the word was "country"
:eek:

I like to pull ingrowing hairs out from under skin.
It's one of the big things I miss about having a man in my life, as they tend to have more.

Oh and there is a guilty kind of pleasure in squeezing blackheads too.

Thanks, SG - so much for breakfast.

Country music... yes. Sound of Music... yes. Guilty feeling? No.

Eating cheese steak wedgie from Fox's pizza (with a salad at least) followed by malted milk shakes (homemade) and popcorn with my hubby while we watch Hunt for Red October... Yep, feel guilty. Except for the salad and Hunt for Red October. Hubby and I were still hungry and he wanted to order another wedgie... I resisted. Have to draw the line somewhere!

I know they call it a wedgie because its shaped like a wedge... but I hate saying the name because it conjures up painful memories of being tormented by my siblings. lol

Finish your breakfast first Classic:

peeling sunburn

Lots of pleasure; never any guilt.:cool:

ZenGum, did you ever rub a thin layer of Elmer's glue (i.e., children's art project paste) on your hands and let it dry, just so you could peel it off?

Because I did.

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble (Post 428468)

ZenGum, did you ever rub a thin layer of Elmer's glue (i.e., children's art project paste) on your hands and let it dry, just so you could peel it off?

Because I did.

Yeah, that's awesome.

Have you ever put a bar napkin on top of a pint of Guinness, then pull the head off, let it dry for a while, then roll it up into a ball that has the consistency of chewing gum?

Okay, what about just tearing open the can and dropping the draught-ball into someone's pitcher?

Guinness is many things.

Not only did (do) I do that, I taught my kid how cool it was (is). !

You let your kids drink Guinness?!

cheesy Star Wars novels

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble (Post 428468)

ZenGum, did you ever rub a thin layer of Elmer's glue (i.e., children's art project paste) on your hands and let it dry, just so you could peel it off?

I'm not ZenGum, but I used to do that. :D

Me too. Layer upon layer, sometimes, trying to delay the peeling gratification until the glue was really thick and completely dry. It was like a second job!

Puns. Except I'm not guilty over them. Nor do I feel guilt over country music, bad action movies, sci fi/fantasy novels, musicals, Harry Potter, spending hours at REI/camp goods stores, drinking tons of coffee, playing old RPGs or any of the other myriad of things I do.

"Ghost Hunters." On Sci-Fi.....

Oh and I got caught trying to watch Abba the movie, because the guy was in a white spandex leotard.........and probably on cocaine..it's like watching a train-wreck...can't stop!

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Originally Posted by Flint (Post 428473)

Okay, what about just tearing open the can and dropping the draught-ball into someone's pitcher?

Guinness is many things.

what happens?

fuckin wiki:

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Widget (beer)

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A widget is a device placed in a container of beer to manage the characteristics of the beer's head. The original widget was patented in Ireland by Guinness. The "floating widget" found in cans of beer is a hollow sphere, 3 cm in diameter.
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<LI class=toclevel-1>1 Background <LI class=toclevel-1>2 How it works <LI class=toclevel-1>3 Development <LI class=toclevel-1>4 Other Beers with Widgets <LI class=toclevel-1>5 See also
6 References

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[edit] Background

Draught Guinness, as it is known today, was first produced in 1964. With Guinness keen to produce Draught in package for consumers to drink at home, Bottled Draught Guinness was fomulated in 1978 and launched into the Irish market in 1979. It was never actively marketed internationally as it required an initiator which looked rather like a syringe to make it work.

[edit] How it works

A can of beer is pressurised by adding liquid nitrogen, which vaporises and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing gas and beer into the widget's hollow interior through a tiny hole—the less beer the better for subsequent head quality. In addition, some nitrogen dissolves in the beer which also contains dissolved carbon dioxide.
The presence of dissolved nitrogen allows smaller bubbles to be formed with consequent greater creaminess of the subsequent head. This is because the smaller bubbles need a higher internal pressure to balance the greater surface tension, which is inversely proportional to the radius of the bubbles. Achieving this higher pressure is not possible just with dissolved carbon dioxide because of the greater solubility of this gas compared to nitrogen would create an unacceptably large head.
When the can is opened, the pressure in the can quickly drops, causing the pressurised gas and beer inside the widget to jet out from the hole. This agitation on the surrounding beer causes a chain reaction of bubble formation throughout the beer. The result, when the can is then poured out, is a surging mixture in the glass of very small gas bubbles and liquid.
This is the case with certain types of draught beer such as draught stouts. In the case of these draught beers, which before dispensing also contain a mixture of dissolved nitrogen and carbon dioxide, the agitation is caused by forcing the beer under pressure through small holes in a restrictor in the tap. The surging mixture gradually settles to produce a very creamy head.

[edit] Development

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...an%26Bttle.jpg
Expired British Patent No 1266351, filed 1969-01-27

The inventors of generating 'draught' Guinness from cans or bottles - by means of 'sudden gas discharge from an internal compartment' when the can/bottle is opened were: Tony Carey and Sammy Hildebrand, brewers with Guinness in Dublin, in 1968.
This invention was patented by them in British Patent No 1266351, filed 1969-01-27, complete specification published 1972-03-08.
Development work on a can system under Project ACORN focused on an arrangement whereby a false lid underneath the main lid formed the gas chamber. Technical difficulties led to a decision to put the can route on hold and concentrate on bottles using external initiators. Subsequently, Guinness allowed this patent to lapse and it was not until Ernest Saunders centralised R&D in 1984 that work re-started on this invention under the direction of Alan Forage.
The design of an internal compartment that could be readily inserted during the canning process was devised by Alan Forage and William Byrne, and work started on the widget during the period 1984–85.
The plan was to introduce a plastic capsule into the can, pressurise it during the filling process and then allow it to release this pressure in a controlled manner when the can was being opened. This would be sufficient to initiate the product and give it the characteristic creamy head. However, it was pointed out by Tony Carey that this resulted in beer being forced into the widget during pasteurisation with consequent very poor head quality. He suggested overcoming this by rapidly inverting the can after the lid was seamed on. This extra innovation was successful.
It is important that oxygen be eliminated from any process developed as this can cause flavour deterioration when present.
The first samples sent to Dublin were labelled "Project Dynamite", which caused some delay before customs and excise would release the samples. Because of this the name was changed to Oaktree. Another name that changed was "inserts"; the operators called them "widgets" almost immediately after they arrived on site, a name that has now stuck with the industry.
The development of ideas continued. In fact over 100 alternatives were considered. The blow-moulded widget was to be pierced with a laser and a blower was then necessary to blow away the plume created by the laser burning through the polypropylene. This was abandoned and instead it was decided to gas-exchange air for nitrogen on the filler, and produce the inserts with a hole in place using straightforward and cheaper injection-moulding techniques.
Commissioning began January 1988, with a national launch date of March 1989.
This first-generation widget was a plastic disc held by friction in the bottom of the can. This method worked fine if the beer was served cold; when served warm the can would overflow when opened. The floating widget, which was launched in 1997, does not have this problem.
As the widget is a plastic material it can cause problems when the can is recycled. Users of cans containing widgets are requested to remove them before recycling the can.

Thanks Jim. I knew part of that info but it closed the loop on a number of missing bits.

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble (Post 428468)

ZenGum, did you ever rub a thin layer of Elmer's glue (i.e., children's art project paste) on your hands and let it dry, just so you could peel it off?

Because I did.

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Originally Posted by marjoj77 (Post 428506)

I'm not ZenGum, but I used to do that. :D

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 428508)

Me too. Layer upon layer, sometimes, trying to delay the peeling gratification until the glue was really thick and completely dry. It was like a second job!

Ahhhh, the art-room exfoliation! Good fun for all. IIRC we used Aquadhere, a PVA glue. Looking back that might not have been such a great idea. But damn it was fun.

WHY was it fun? 'cause everyone liked it, but .... why?

LOL! The first time I encountered that widgetball thingy in my Guinness, I'm like, "WTF is this? There's SOMETHING IN MY BEER! GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT!"

anybody make rubber cement balls and toss them around in art class, or just me?

Guilty Pleasure:

The Cellar

rosamund pilcher novels

french fries with mayo

flirting

old computer games (think Commander Keen; King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Duke Nukem I and II, etc)

Syndicated sit-coms (King of Queen, Two and a Half Men, Seinfeld, Friends.)

America's Next Top Model

Time and Newsweek

A slice of pizza and a maple cake donut from Casey's General Store, along with a 20 oz of diet pepsi and a Little House on the Prairie Marathon.

Hell's bells, "A slice of pizza and a maple cake donut" wouldn't get me from the store to my TV.

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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 428258)

sometimes.....when no one is looking.....

...oh, this is embarrassing......

oh, i'm just gonna say it....

sometimes, late at night, when i know no one is looking....I like to kill a hobo or two.

And you feel guilty about this? Seriously, they are hobos. Who is gonna miss one or two?

My guilty pleasure is watching lots cheesy b-rated action movies on late night cable tv staring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Billy Blanks, Phillip Rhee, Jeff Speakman, etc.

Also Ski School 1 & 2, miracle beach,

Are all my pleasures dripping with guilt? (sorry different topic) :)

It appears as if I will be having a not-so-scary "b movie" marathon on Sunday.

A pajama (only) sunday (more guilt) filled with bad movies and (possibly bad) food. I haven't been able to do this for a long time....I missed it..I can't wait for Sunday!! Loafing and laughing at foreign "horror" films. Yea!!

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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 428258)

sometimes.....when no one is looking.....

...oh, this is embarrassing......

oh, i'm just gonna say it....

sometimes, late at night, when i know no one is looking....I like to kill a hobo or two.

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Originally Posted by Radar (Post 429224)

And you feel guilty about this? Seriously, they are hobos. Who is gonna miss one or two?

Well, so long as you keep within your bag limit and don't take undersize ones, then it seems reasonable. Have to keep it sustainable. But not when they are passed out drunk, though, there's no sport in that.

But not when they are passed out drunk, though, there's no sport in that.

But they don't move as fast then !!!!

How about Baiting them with MadDog 20/20 , or ThunderBird wine ??

if i wanted sport, i'd be killing hookers. sheesh.

My guiltiest pleasure is going back through all the revealing pics of Cellarites and fantasizing that the women want me, and the men envy me.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 429170)

Hell's bells, "A slice of pizza and a maple cake donut" wouldn't get me from the store to my TV.

Thankfully, Casey's is not that far. It's hard, but I do it.

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Originally Posted by Elspode (Post 429274)

My guiltiest pleasure is going back through all the revealing pics of Cellarites and fantasizing that the women want me, and the men envy me.

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Originally Posted by melidasaur (Post 429342)

Thankfully, Casey's is not that far. It's hard, but I do it.

Here, I'll help you both out. Always had you down as a girly, Melida, sorry about that!

:D

America's Next Top Model. Definitely. And I occasionally watch Dr. Phil and Roseanne, just to make myself feel better about my own life.:redface:

World of Warcraft.... damnit, I really am I nerd, aren't I?? I just admitted it online.

When no one else is home, I just don't bother getting dressed after I shower. I'm not that fond of clothes. I generally just wear them for the rest of the world.

My sister made me watch the model show yesterday (she had it tivo'd), and although I love Top Chef and Project Runway, I hated it.
I watch Oprah and Dr. Phil when I'm on the treadmill at the gym. Oprah has gotten pretty boring though, and Dr Phil has got to be the biggest tool on TV, aside from his wife of course... and his guests... What does he have a phd in anyway, home decorating or some shit?

Oh, Top Chef and Project Runway are two of my favorites, I wouldn't consider them guilty pleasures at all.

And you're right about Dr. Phil... my husband is doing Army stuff all weekend and I have the flu, so I was lying on the couch watching whatever happened to be on because I couldn't reach the remote without moving... Dr. Phil was on, and may God strike me dead if I did not actually think, "What the hell is his degree in anyway?" (He was showing pregnant 16 year old clips from the movie "Juno"... great deterrance there... Hollywood will surely reflect the reality facing them.

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 429369)

Here, I'll help you both out. Always had you down as a girly, Melida, sorry about that!

:D

I am a girl... :female:. Casey's is a chain of convenience stores... I wasn't talking about Case the person.

Watching 1940's, 50's, and 60's black and white B-rated monster movies.

One of my guilty pleasures is reading the cheap romance books (Harlequin etc)...

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 429390)

I knew that.

so did I.... ;)

I get my jollies from leaning on my air horn when passing through tunnels. Scaring other drivers is a plus!

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Originally Posted by BrianR (Post 429599)

I get my jollies from leaning on my air horn when passing through tunnels. Scaring other drivers is a plus!

I do that on my bike (a one of those new fangled ones with pedals). I fitted a one of those portable air-horns when I used to cycle to work in Newcastle. I used to cross the Town Moor (a large field where Freemen of the City may graze their cattle for free, really!) Those cows would not shift off the path without it. :lol2:

There are two disturbing things about this thread: People drink Guiness out of cans (or bottles, even). And there is a new dweller that is, like, right down the road from me.

NCL, ftw!

Nip/Tuck. Sexy little show.

When I had cable, I used to watch America's Next Top Model and Inside Brookhaven Obesity Clinic at the same time. Now, it's just ANTM

Drinking milk straight from the jug or carton.

btw, this has backfired on me.

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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 430625)

Drinking milk straight from the jug or carton.

btw, this has backfired on me.

Don't let me catch you doing that!:headshake

She's gonna whup yer ass, V!

In his defense, though, I think he said he only does it when it's the last little bit.