Important point -- they didn’t “almost poison” somebody, they _did_ poison somebody! Customer drank the poison, was injured. No “almost” here!

I once got stuck on I-45 in Texas overnight during an ice storm.

Washing your chicken was common until the early OO’s, when the FDA and CDC first recommended this not be done. You can even watch Julia Child show you how to do this on her earliest episodes.

I’m white and American and my grandma taught me to wash the chicken. I stopped some time ago though. Unless it’s dirty. Sometimes if you buy chicken feet they’re still dirty and they need a careful (non-splashy) rinse.

Texas, huh?  Would have guessed Florida.

Yes, that’s also an easy way to ensure it’s totally flat - even if you level the top, honestly it’s smart to do that.

I just trim it if it’s too domey. 

these machines are mandated by McDonalds corporate, and taylor has been their preferred vendor for decades. the franchises are getting hosed with the service contracts from taylor. I’m sure mcdonalds corporate gets a sizeable payment from Taylor to be the preferred vendor. So it isn’t as clear cut as a-b, but its not…

They also won’t be in a hurry to promote you.

The cheap/free mini-apartments (there’s one in each faction’s starting city, and then in most of the Chapter main cities) are... yeah, they’re closets. They’re an intro to this “housing” thing, a spot you can store some stuff, and handy free fast travel locations.

Also, no “throat lube.” That could be provided by sautéed onions/peppers, or some kind of breakfast gravy/pan sauce if you really wanted to complete the food coma. Something so one doesn’t choke while eating this.

Very funny and informative. I was a bit disappointed however,  I thought you meant Garth from "Wayne's world".

Yeah, this really hits home for me. Whenever I hear of someone dying from this it shakes me to my core. I was incredibly lucky...I fell to the ground with my phone just within reach. 

I really, really liked Ellen for a very long time, felt bad for her over the fallout of her coming out, and was happy for her comeback with the talk show (plus she was a great Oscars host). But I’m not a talk show viewer and pretty much never watch daytime tv so I seldom caught her show. But I have a sister-in-law who…

Hyperbole. She was going for "not treated like an asshole".

(Am I at fault?)

I assume it’s the same folks who would swoon over ‘Mr Grey’ (Gray?).

People who live a safe, bored life so are attracted to the thought of darkness and danger when it comes wrapped in a pretty package without thinking it out that you can actually have the traits they really want (intensity, passion,…

I’ve got something in that vein coming in a few weeks!

Roasted rack of lamb with mint jelly or sauce is a treat. I have yet to try it with a chocolate sauce but I do not comprehend the hate for chocolate mint. Peppermint Patties are a national treasure and grandma always had a sleeve of Andes mints for after dinner coffee on holidays. Oh well, more for me.

This trick (or using an apple wedge) works really great if you remember that you need brown sugar more than 5 minutes before you need it. Or if you loan me your TARDIS. :)