JenMcSnark
-
Posts
806 -
Joined
Content Type
Blogs
Gallery
Downloads
Discussion
Posts posted by JenMcSnark
-
-
1 hour ago, Cetacean said:
He is the absolute worst. What a piece of garbage.
BUT, these women went along with the BS willingly and let themselves be abused as members of his cult. They have been exposed to what the world has to offer and they still won't blow him off so I have no sympathy. They are all just pitiful.
Oh, absolutely. I have no love or regard for any of them (well, maybe a few of the kids). And the thought that so many people find them "inspiring" and "amazing" makes me want to barf.
-
11
-
-
- Popular Post
- Popular Post
On 8/15/2021 at 12:11 PM, Teafortwo said:The Kody Brown Cameo page is the gift that keeps on giving. O.M.G. There's one where he's riding in the car with Breanna driving, it's for a couple who are h.s. sweethearts and the woman is named Breanna. So he pans over to her saying that she's a junior in h.s. and has never had a boyfriend. So invasive!! (She doesn't seem at all phased though).
Then in another one about an anniversary or wedding, he says he's been "red pilled" when it comes to some of his marriages.
Urban dictionary defines "red pilled" as: "A term used by conservative internet users to favourably describe their own sociopolitical viewpoints; at its most basic level, it means to have been made aware of something obscure or forbidden.
It originates from 1999 film “The Matrix,” ironically written and directed by two transgender women, in a scene where the protagonist is offered a choice between a literal blue pill to “wake up…and believe whatever he wants to believe” and a red pill to “stay in Wonderland, …be shown deep the rabbit hole goes,” and join a rebellion against the simulated reality he lives in. The red pill itself is believed to have been been modeled after red Premarin-brand tablets, popular as estrogen-boosting medication for transgender women in the 1990s.
Has exactly the same denotation and exactly the opposite connotation as “woke"."4 hours ago, Marshmallow Mollie said:Red pilled by a couple of his marriages?! Wow, that’s interesting. Is that Meri AND Christine? But NOT Robyn? Has Christine more or less left him? Does he accept any responsibility for at least half his marriages falling apart or is it all the evil woman’s fault? I wonder how Robyn and Janelle feel about Kody trash talking his wives.
If you go with the most current and popular use of "red pill", it means being awakened to something you were not previously aware of. And usually that something is believed to be a huge sin, manipulation, etc.
So personally I think he's saying that someone (Robyn IMO) has awakened him to the realization that some of his other "marriages" were in fact, someone manipulating and controlling him into believing/doing something that he wouldn't have wanted to do had he 'known the truth'. And/or the person who manipulated him is a horrible person/sinner who he would never have been involved in had he known this at the time.
Honestly, it's just another mechanism for him to dump the wives he's grown tired of and not accept any blame or REALITY of this completely fucked up situation.
He's the hero, see? Not the 2.5 wives he's strung along for years and manipulated with this fake-religion bullshit, and ignored at best/abused (verbally/mentally) at worst.
He and Robyn are disgusting. YMMV
-
1
-
24
-
15 hours ago, Meowwww said:
I’m one of those who gets super red at least amount of exertion. By the time I break apart and stack four pallets (60 count of 30 lb bags of dogfood each pallet) at work, I’m as red as a pickled beet and a sweaty mess. Then again, I can’t imagine Janelle breaking apart pallets of anything .
Oh and I also adore candy corn.
Janelle seems to be trying to keep the attention off her imploding family on SM. Or on her exploding guts. Pick one.I do too now that I am 100 lbs overweight (and oh. my. god. that is so hard to type!). Which I think is more like Janelle's redness than Janelle's redness is to yours. haha
I WISH I could break and stack four pallets! Talk about a great crossfit workout! Good on you!
-
10
-
-
4 hours ago, WhatAmIWatching said:
I don't believe it's a good thing that Avalon is losing weight, unless her pediatrician said she needed to. I'd have already taken my kid in for a check up if he lost weight at that age!
Yeah, my first thought was apparently her breast milk is NOT the good stuff.
But I guess when you are as overweight as these two, you live vicariously (and unhealthily) through the weight loss of your baby daughter. Not a great parenting look.
-
3
-
-
4 hours ago, Art Of Noiz said:
Wouldn't it be a zany kookoo kind of justice if candid photos of Kendra were sold to tabloids. You know...full of innuendo and sayings like " a person who is near Kendra...".
Ok. Fun fantasy over.
I volunteer as tribute. If it's the San Francisco Bay Area anyway. I'm pretty good at paparazzi photography. lol
-
3
-
3
-
-
On 8/9/2021 at 4:57 PM, Quilty1 said:
She looks like she's going to explode or have a heart attack. She does not look healthy.
Exactly. 'Healthy "glow"' should have been 'Healthy" glow'.
-
2
-
4
-
-
5 minutes ago, Roslyn said:
Judging about what is now over in the Christine thread, she is most likely at home packing and such for whatever is going on with her housing.
I was wondering if maybe moving Christine and Truley to Utah was the excuse for this family reunion. Janelle and the kids help Christine get out of dodge so Truley could settle in for school?
-
5
-
-
So apparently Christine's home just went up for sale.
Is she finally going to leave this asshole and move to Utah? Or will she be joining Janell in the RV at Prairie Plague Pond?
-
10
-
2
-
-
9 hours ago, Rai said:
I yield to the fact that anecdotal third-hand information may not be accurate. Alas! If there wasn't the speculation about Gabe and why he got fired, I'd so be rooting for him as much as I am the other two. On camera, he's been great, and his food has looked amazing. It's too bad he has this cloud. But on the other hand, if he really did enable a toxic atmosphere and also participate in it, then...losing the support of a TV watcher seems like a pretty teeny consequence.
I think almost everyone (myself included) really wants whatever caused Gabe to get fired to be something not...ugly. Because he cooks amazingly and seems pretty nice! Maybe he repeatedly gave away free drinks and food. That would wear on an owner because it's technically stealing. Who knows?
P.S. Not saying it's okay to skim money off your employer!
-
4
-
-
3 hours ago, LilyD said:
And here I was thinking that this fake family could not sink any lower…
One owns a million dollar mansion, the other rents a mansion fit for a big family and lives there alone and wife no. 3 is homeless… Robyn and Meri (particularly she!) should be very ashamed of themselves!! Though they’ll probably say that it was Janelle’s own choice… (sure!) the happy family myth has officially been busted!
I also wonder how many Brownie-penalty points Douchebag, Sobyn and Catfish have received from The Lord. I’m sure they’ve forfeited a Kody-homeplanet with being so incredibly hospitable and caring for their (sister)wife.I must admit though that I laughed soooo hard when I read Janelle’s RV post! Yes, we predicted this numerous times, which also leads me to suspect that Janelle hangs out here a lot. She must have thought it an excellent idea…
Exactly. Redo this just a little bit so it can really hit you:
One teen daughter is living in an RV on a dirt patch with no hookups/electricity while just a little bit away her half-siblings and step siblings are living in a "mansion" with each having their own rooms and all the showers, baths, and (assuming) heat and a/c their little hearts desire.
This is just not right. I can give a flying fuck about what Janelle chooses to do, but I can't believe this is the best option for Savannah.
Between this and Janelle turning her daughter into her emotional support animal, I really am starting to hate her. Normally I just laugh these clods off but it's becoming less easy to do so.
-
23
-
-
On 6/25/2021 at 3:47 PM, Rai said:
Whoa! Major Gabe update! If it's true, then he totally has my support to win, and I'm also so relieved. I hope it is true!
According to the guys on Watch What Crappens, they were approached by someone who actually knows the owners of the restaurant where Gabe was fired. And the skinny is a customer came in and ordered a huge amount of food -- like $400 worth -- and left a five-dollar tip. So Gabe posted the receipt on social media and read this customer for filth. I don't know if he shared the name of the customer -- which is tricky legal territory -- but that's where the clash of "values and culture" came into play. He was fired for customer shaming.
...And if this is true, then honestly, I am now totally team Gabe. Because treating the service staff like that during a pandemic is disgraceful, and it shows to me he cares about his FOH as much as he does the people in his kitchen. Which...is what you want. I hope someone else will verify this to be true. Because I want to believe.
Here's the episode:
https://play.acast.com/s/watchwhatcrappens/0d71b7fd-d26b-4ebb-b3bd-ad520055d67f
On 6/25/2021 at 4:30 PM, Irlandesa said:Here's the Austin Chronicle's report on the firing.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2020-12-25/shakeup-at-comedor-after-high-profile-chef-out/
In the report, the owner of the restaurant mentioned involving a third party HR company, a hotline and repeated violations. They're not going to do that over Gabe posting a receipt online.
In addition, a year ago, this was published about an Instagram account collecting reports of abusive and unethical behavior towards people in the service industry in Austin.
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/welp-512-instagram-austin-restaurants-alamo/
Comedore, and its chefs, was the subject of at least one of the reports. It aligns far better with the eventual firing statement, IMO.
On 6/25/2021 at 5:04 PM, Ellee said:Re Gabe. I read an article where a press person was coming on a Saturday night. Gabe had plans to be home with his family that night. The person doing the review on the restaurant was offended that Gabe didn’t stay and wine and dine him. It sounded like there was a big stink about it. Other restaurants mentioned that they had problems too. It was about the time of the firing if I remember correctly
Sorry about not being clearer. I’ll try and find the articles. I’m not having one of my better days.
I saw this stuff on Reddit. Personally, I think Gabe was in the right in this incident. However, note that this incident happened in March 2020 and he was fired how many months later? So this may have been a small part of his "continuous" problems, but this is definitely not what resulted in him being fired.
I like Gabe on the show for the most part and also think he is a good chef. But there is something just a little "off" for me. But it could just be because I've heard of the firing.
-
2
-
-
25 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:
Basically they are homeless. I guess hotels are too expensive...
Jeez maybe Maddie can take in Savanna for the summer?
No electricity and no proper bathroom is a big no for me.
If this is true, it's is borderline child neglect/abuse to me. If Janelle wants to do this, fine. But her father or bonus moms should make sure Savanna has a proper home to live in. Janelle can suck rocks.
-
18
-
-
6 hours ago, Leeds said:
I've got it through Amazon but to make it cost effective I've had to buy a three-pack. (No hardship for me but a bit of a leap of faith if you've never had it before!) If you have access to a World Market there's presumably is the British original. Of course the ideal way to buy it is to go to the UK - when you factor in the authentic Cadbury's and other goodies like Thornton's, Walker's crisps, Twiglets, Haywards pickled onion, Polos, Hobnobs, etc, I'm sure you can justify the cost!
Luckily I have a World Market near me, so I'll try that first. :) Although someday I really would love a trip to the UK!
-
2
-
-
3 hours ago, Leeds said:
That's okay, there's no cucumber in Branstons!
I looked it up and now I want some! But only the British kind with real sugar. :) I love chutneys and it sounds delicious.
-
2
-
-
- Popular Post
- Popular Post
6 minutes ago, PackYourKnives said:FOUR TIMES she should have gone home and would have on older seasons for NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE SHOW. Do you see how Chopped works? Or how old seasons of Top Chef works? That's a MAJOR issue, but particularly in the last two episodes.
And there have been a few times particularly the Pan African challenge where Shota clearly should have won based on the judges comments (And Britney should not have gone home) but for reasons stated Dawn "won" that challenge and Britney went home instead. Same with the RW challenge, but that was not a Dawn issue..
Dawn's a very good cook, the issue is not with her but the PRODUCERS and JUDGES.
The decision today was absolutely ridiculous and you can tell by the reaction outside of just Primetime what everyone thinks.
What grinds my gears is they placed such an emphasis on this episode about her being discriminated against working in restaurants being a woman and POC, and how she wants to be the first POC woman chef (nothing wrong with that, just like Gabe wanting to be first Mexican chef).
Well, luckily for her the pendulum has swung in the total opposite direction. Tonight's decision was a robbery judges purely off other aspects...
Please stop yelling.
And please show me where this is a "rule of the show" that each plate has to have every single component exactly the same. It is a mistake to not get everything on every plate, yes.
But the only rule as I understand it is that each judge must have a plate in order for the chef to not be disqualified. If the chef doesn't put the same basic dish on each plate, that might be an issue. But if it's obviously the same dish with one or even more components missing, I do not believe that breaks any rules. It is poor time management and attention to detail, but it is still a qualifying plate and can be then judged on how it meets the challenge and on its quality, etc.
I do not understand your references to Chopped. I am watching and commenting on Top Chef, not Chopped. I have never watched that show. References to it in this context are meaningless.
-
28
-
- Popular Post
- Popular Post
11 hours ago, PackYourKnives said:She's left a component off her dish FOUR times for the judges. That's absolutely ridiculous. Top Chef is not cumulative - at this point she's getting by just because she's cooked good food previously.
I'll wait to hold judgment, but this will be the height of hypocrisy if Gabe goes home next week for a missing tortilla despite this being the FORTH time Dawn has disregarded the rules.
And the reason I brought it up, was because the main redeeming quality of Dawn's edit so far has been her experience as a POC. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever, but at this point it's absolutely fishy as hell she survived yet ANOTHER elimination for rule violations.
I'm fine with her in 2nd, but this is Shota's to win. Of course, if Shota absolutely chokes like Richard Blais in Chicago then yes Dawn should win, but anything close and I will be very suspect.
(Assuming of course there's no way Gabe makes it to F2 or has a chance to win)
You just ruined your own argument. "She's left a component off her dish FOUR times for the judges." and "Top Chef is not cumulative - at this point she's getting by just because she's cooked good food previously."
If Top Chef is not cumulative, then they are only judging Dawn on the dish she puts out in each, single episode. And in their minds, her dish(es) was/were not the worst dish of the challenge even without the missing ingredient. For all we know, they may have said "okay, everyone, you cannot count the [missing component] in tonight's judging."
The only requirement is that you plate the number required for the judges. If you miss stuff on some or all, they can still judge for meeting the challenge and quality. I trust that they are doing just so.
And saying "And the reason I brought it up, was because the main redeeming quality of Dawn's edit so far has been her experience as a POC." is really not true at all. She has cooked very good food in almost every episode, missing components or not. For me, that's the "most redeeming quality of Dawn's edit".
Except she doesn't need redeeming.
-
27
-
12 hours ago, Quilt Fairy said:
I love sweet and savory together, and I put thinly sliced apple into my grilled cheese sandwiches. And it also - in my mind at least - makes it count as a serving of fruit!
There is a food truck near me (at least there was pre-pandemic) that serves the most delicious apple, brie, and nut grilled cheese! To die for.
-
5
-
-
On 6/13/2021 at 4:07 PM, sharifa70 said:
Whatever works! Keep practicing and you might even graduate to “Glisan” (Gleeson) and “Couch” (rhymes with pooch)!
Also: now I want to try panuchos, which I had never heard of before this episode. When things start opening up a little more I have some food-related exploration to do in Portland!
Take me with you!
-
21 hours ago, Leeds said:
At least we haven't been tortured with "Will a met" yet.
It's Will-amnit Damnit! Is what my sister always says to me when I mispronounce it. I'm getting better, but only because every time I see Willamette anything I hear "it's Will-amnit Damnit!" in my mind.
-
6
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, HighQueenEB said:
LOL! I had to look it up - I assumed it was somewhere in Yamhill County or Polk County and I was right - Carlton! Sooooo not even close to Portland proper.
There are some parts of Portland proper that are really lovely - Washington Park (where the Japanese Garden is located) is stunning and offers some of the really iconic vistas of downtown and Mt Hood you see on postcards. And there are many neighborhoods that are just beautiful. I think part of the problem is that their "driving" montages are along I-205, I-84 and I-405 - and none of those are anything beyond grungy industrial. I-205 is a partial ring road and is fairly suburban in character - down in Clackamas County 205 is actually very picturesque but not the parts we've seen, and we haven't seen anything of I-5 south of downtown (green, lush and curvy as heck, lol).
Agreed - there are lots of things to do within easy driving distance of Portland. And you are correct, lots of little neighborhoods and many have a character all their own.
When you say they live in Lake O and Tigard - do they have a Portland mailing address? LOL. My zip code comes up as Portland on a lot of websites with auto-fill for your address but my house is so clearly in Tigard it's not funny. My former employer's main office was located right off of Carman Drive on the Tigard side of I-5 but the zip code and mailing address was Portland. And while I would definitely classify Lake O as a beautiful suburb, I can't say that for all of Tigard - most of it is pretty nice but there are some dumpy places (especially along and right off of 99W).
If I were to pick a part of Portland in which to live it would be anywhere in SW Portland - Raleigh Hills, Garden Home, West Slope, Multnomah Village, Hillsdale (okay, maybe not Hillsdale - that area lives up to its name, though now that I'm WFH permanently, the steep hills wouldn't matter so much, lol).And the Oregon Zoo! Well, the zoo isn't exactly adjacent to the Rose or Japanese Gardens but same park complex. OMSI used to be located there way back in my youth (might be aging myself with that, lol). The absolute highlight of my youth was when our parents would take us to Washington Park (either the zoo or OMSI) and we'd honk our car horn as we drove through the Vista Tunnel, lol. Ohhhh, such were the halcyon days of old.
As far as the episode goes - I was fine with Byron going though I was rooting for Maria to go. I'm guessing she's probably next to go though and it won't be soon enough.
I thought Dawn called for extra bowls/plates so I think she did remove the ones that had blood dripped on them, which is part of why she was scrambling and wound up not getting that 10th dish plated.They both come up in Lake O and Tigard, as far as I know anyway. :) But I know my friend's mom's house in Tigard comes up as Portland with her zip code.
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, Werehauzen said:
Please don't take this explanation as me being snooty. I thought I'd fill in a small blank in what you said. Soondubu Jjigae more specifically translates to "Soft Tofu Stew" or "Silken Tofu." The Dubu in Soondubu (순두부) is "tofu," and the Soon refers specifically to the fact that it is is "soft" or "silken." And Jjigae (찌개) refers more specifically to a "stew" rather than a soup, which is more like a 국 or 국물. It's a great dish! Lots of comforting flavor and texture without being inherently oily or fatty. How cool that you make your own!
Thank you for the extended explanation! I always appreciate learning! I do know that it's made with silken Tofu. I buy mine at the Korean store and it comes in a long tube instead of the normal container. I absolutely love it. I also have heard that it is considered a stew, but the liquid (in every version I have had from multiple restaurants and also homemade from a couple different Korean recipes) is very thin - which is more like soup to me - so I guess it's hard for my brain to reconcile it as a stew. :-)
Fun fact: I used to dislike Tofu because I had really only had the firm or extra firm varieties. In fact, I used to think they were more palatable. One day, I found myself in San Francisco at Japantown on the day of the annual Tofu Festival. For some reason, normally antisocial me joined in and was chosen for a contest. Each person had to drink a cup of (very high quality) silken tofu through a straw. The one who did it the fastest won a price. I got second (and a smaller prize) and discovered that I found high quality softer tofu delicious!
I also agree with the person upthread who suggested adding tofu to other proteins in Thai food. I have to have tofu in my Thai food.
-
4
-
-
5 hours ago, carrps said:
I wanted Gregory to take his coat off and give it to me!
Byron is nice and sweet, but I honestly can't remember anything he's made in previous episodes. I can barely remember what he made in this episode. Just forgettable. I kept forgetting he was from Costa Rica, and my brother lives in CR.
I want to visit the places they went to that were outside Portland. The city itself has never looked appealing to me. It's kind of grungy industrial looking to me? I remember an old D. B. Sweeney/Marlee Matlin movie that gave me the same vibe -- grey, gritty, depressing. Does it look more appealing in person? That said, the country side is drop dead gorgeous.
It's gorgeous at night. It definitely has a lot of ugly (just like San Francisco) but there are some really gorgeous parts. My sister lives in Lake Oswego and my cousin lives in Tigard. Both beautiful southern suburbs of the city.
-
2
-
-
57 minutes ago, Msample said:
Am I the only one surprised they were using actual meats/fish to flavor the tofu? I thought the point of using it was to avoid “real” proteins.
That is only for vegan/vegetarian eaters. My personal favorite is Korean Soondubu Jjigae. Tofu Soup. I absolutely love it. If you get it in a Korean restaurant, it almost always has some diced meat in it. When I make it I add extra mushrooms instead of meat (or will add pork belly or bacon if I'm feeling bad).
It's so so good.
-
1
-
7
-
-
2 hours ago, beckie said:
Wonder why they changed her middle name from Marie to Asa? Is Asa a family name?
I wondered about this too. Maybe Christine or one of the other "moms" got butt hurt that Tony's mom was being "honored". Although it seemed like his mom having a similar name was kind of an happy coincidence that made her feel better about the name for some reason? Maybe she was just never that crazy about Marie as a middle name?
-
2
-
Kody Brown: Part-Time Father, Full-Time Asshat
in Sister Wives
Totally agree. The Kardashians started all this fame whoring for sure. Sad.