Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


megan walker - Nov 08, 2009 7:18:27 am PST #17880 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Yes, because it's syrup, it doesn't freeze!


Jessica - Nov 08, 2009 7:24:30 am PST #17881 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I've never refrigerated maple syrup or had it go bad on me. I just keep it in the pantry.


Barb - Nov 08, 2009 7:25:53 am PST #17882 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

I've never heard of this! What was the purported reason for putting them in the fridge? To keep them from getting stale?

Yep. Sure sign you're in South Florida is going to the beach with a big picnic, opening a bag of chips and within an hour or so, they're stale and kind of bendy from the humidity. However, putting the bag in the fridge was sort of redundant, since you'd pull them out and if you didn't open the bag immediately and let them air out, they'd gather condensation and then be soggy, so... EUGH.

Plus, they'd get a weird taste to them, being in the fridge.

I will say, it kept me from eating chips excessively until I was in college.


Amy - Nov 08, 2009 7:26:47 am PST #17883 of 30001
Because books.

I've never thought to put syrup in the fridge. It would make the pancakes cold!

I have a friend who refrigerates everything, though -- peanut butter, syrup, bread. She seems to operate on some weird "If it's been opened, it goes in the fridge" principle.


megan walker - Nov 08, 2009 7:29:29 am PST #17884 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Most people I know heat syrup so it doesn't really matter. I actually use it mostly in things, not on things, so temperature doesn't really matter.


megan walker - Nov 08, 2009 7:31:31 am PST #17885 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I have a friend who refrigerates everything, though -- peanut butter, syrup, bread. She seems to operate on some weird "If it's been opened, it goes in the fridge" principle.

I do this too, which is funny because I'm not someone who is worried about things going bad. Mostly, I think it's a cleanliness/neatness thing, and the fact that there's more room there.


Jesse - Nov 08, 2009 7:35:40 am PST #17886 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'll definitely put things in the fridge because there's room there.


Cashmere - Nov 08, 2009 7:38:06 am PST #17887 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Our fridge has the least amount of room.


megan walker - Nov 08, 2009 7:38:14 am PST #17888 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I think it's also a remnant of first living as an adult in DC without air conditioning.


smonster - Nov 08, 2009 7:42:57 am PST #17889 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

In France, my French roommate would refrigerate unopened cans of tuna but leave opened milk and cooked chicken on the counter for days.

Raise your hand if ew?