Dear Diary: Question Of The Day(s)

[Mabinogia]

20 hours ago, Drogo said:

Death by cheese?

I’ll allow it.

Just don't go to Midsomer Pastures (from Midsomer Murders). Someone was murdered by being crushed by a giant rolling wheel of cheese. It wasn't pretty. I would also not like to fall in a vat of fondue. 

Death by eating way too much cheese would be better. Cheese is delicious. 

[Stats Queen]

Mine is a slide, I’m not too worried as I survived my first injury via a slide.

I was 5-6 years old on the slide in the swing set in out back yard and my brother was on a slide. I wanted him to go fasted so I pushed him from the top of the slide. My finger was in the mechanism and when it moved, it sliced the top of my finger off. That was in the late 60s. 
long story, the top was sewn back on but I have a mutant finger and fingernail.

But I will be watching out for slides from now on 😂

 

[isalicat]

Rather late to the game (I'm in Las Vegas with my son partying it up!) but mine is headphones, which is great as I never, ever wear them. I hate having anything on my head including any form of hat (I consent to the hood on a parka if it is actively raining or snowing and thats about it), so I am apparently safe from death!

[Leeds]

I was thinking New Guinean penis guard, but who knows.

On 5/6/2022 at 9:50 PM, Gramto6 said:

Yeah, I'm 9-3 and have no clue what that is. A meteor?

 

[JTMacc99]

Only letters A, B, C, & D.  

[jennifer6973]

1 hour ago, JTMacc99 said:

Only letters A, B, C, & D.  

D

[JTMacc99]

15 minutes ago, jennifer6973 said:

D

D was my first choice as well. The ability to move dice around would seem like a good way to pick up a little extra spending cash in Vegas.  Plus, every time I had a dog that started to run away, I could just pick him up with my mind and bring him back.  

[SoMuchTV]

If the "bee" includes all stinging insects, that would override everything else!

[Browncoat]

Definitely D.

[JTMacc99]

59 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

If the "bee" includes all stinging insects, that would override everything else!

You could maintain a Bug free zone around you at all times.

[Maisiesmom]

I like C- cookies, clouds, cars and especially cats! We have 3 furbabies and they are very loving but can be SO naughty! And the clock- I could speed it up during boring work days and slow it down during quiet off days.

[festivus]

C has the car and I would like to manipulate all traffic away from me cause I hate people and I especially hate them when they're driving.

[ebk57]

Definitely C - I could manipulate time!  What more does one need??  Well, except cookies - and I get those too!

[Cloud9Shopper]

C. I need to manipulate the clock to give me more hours in the day! I need the car to go as long as possible without needing gas. And I would love to morph cookies into different kinds to whatever I’m craving. 

[SweetieDarling]

C for me too.

Manipulate time -no brainer

Clouds -can I "Schleprock" someone?

Cars -The power to get those asshats to move out of the left lane!

Cats -I'm not a cat person, so I'd need to find a cat consultant (a catsultant?)

And Cookies!

[Gramto6]

C for me too, little old cat lady here, that loves cookies and doesn't mind clouds, need the car to get more cat food!

[KWalkerInc]

B, because I figure I would be able to control any type of ball, and the teams I follow usually need all the help that they can get!  Maybe more so with a bat, which I could also control.  (Although this kind of sounds like a bad sports movie for kids from the 1980s.)  And I'm not sure exactly how I would use my powers on a bagel (which is pictured in the question), but it intrigues me.

[Leeds]

23 hours ago, JTMacc99 said:

Only letters A, B, C, & D.  

C please (though whatever anyone says about telekinetic powers, a cat is never going to be manipulated).

(What's the last object for D?  It looks kind of like a hamentash, but that seems a bit obscure and doesn't start with D!)

[festivus]

I wondered that too but I decided it's a dumpling unless someone comes up with something better.

[shapeshifter]

B for Bitcoin?

FWIW, here's the original: 
twitter.com/nathanwpyle/status/1534930589677125637

Edited June 21, 2022 by shapeshifter

[MargeGunderson]

C, so my cat finally realizes who is the boss in this situation.

[isalicat]

C because I love to drive but would also love for all the other cars to vanish sometimes. And my cats need daily manipulation when I have to move them in order to trap the latest lizard one of them has brought in through the cat door and get it safely back outside. The cookies need be manipulated far, far away before I eat them all.

[partofme]

Definitely C, I like those items best, and the question implies I can manipulate other items that start with C. 

[festivus]

Time to revive the QotD! I'm a big fan of making lists so let's do some top 10 or top 5 lists. The rules are no more than 10 things on the list, if it's hard to narrow it down, well that's the point. It can be less than 10 though. We'll start with an easy one. 

10 most favorite foods. This can include a dish like Pad Thai or tuna casserole or something cooked all together in the same pot like pot roast with carrots and potatoes. It cannot contain an answer like Thanksgiving dinner. That's cheating!

[Mindthinkr]

39 minutes ago, festivus said:

Time to revive the QotD! I'm a big fan of making lists so let's do some top 10 or top 5 lists. The rules are no more than 10 things on the list, if it's hard to narrow it down, well that's the point. It can be less than 10 though. We'll start with an easy one. 

10 most favorite foods. This can include a dish like Pad Thai or tuna casserole or something cooked all together in the same pot like pot roast with carrots and potatoes. It cannot contain an answer like Thanksgiving dinner. That's cheating!

My Top Ten Favorite Foods:  (in no particular order) 

1) Aloo Gobi Masala 

2) Lasagna

3) Salad (see below) 

4) Spaghetti with homemade sauce. Bonus points for meatballs 

5) prosciutto plate (see below) 

7) Filet Mignon 

8) Eggs Benedict with asparagus 

9) Cheeseburger with grilled onion (see below) 

10) Spinach Risotto 

[festivus]

1. Fried green tomatoes 
2. Fudge pie 
3. Pad Thai
4. Salad
5. My grandmother's vegetable soup
6. My grandmother's tuna casserole 
7. My mom's pot roast w/ potatoes, carrots, onions, and cabbage
8. Fresh peaches
9. Tomato sandwich: tomato on wheat bread w/ Miracle Whip and S&P
10. Fried chicken

So hard! I don't get any bonus points for pictures either, lol.

[Ohiopirate02]

My top 8

8. a nice cut of steak (ribeye, NY strip, filet or porterhouse) cooked rare.  It better still be bleeding when I cut into it

7. Frogmore stew/low country boil

6. my mothers semi-homemade turkey stuffing

5. My mother's nut roll

4. My mothers golumpki 

3. Guacamole (sans onions and the devil's weed cilantro)

2. Baklava

1. The coconut cream pie from Dicks Diner Murrysville, PA

[JTMacc99]

1. Pizza 

2. Braised Meats 

3. Bread/Cheese/Olives/Cured Meats. Don't forget the wine.

4. Heirloom tomato (preferably from my garden) BLT

5. Proper Buffalo Wings

6. Crumb Cake and Coffee

That's enough for now.

[festivus]

3 minutes ago, JTMacc99 said:

That's enough for now.

Uhhhh, can I have your other 4 slots then? 😄

[JTMacc99]

2 minutes ago, festivus said:

Uhhhh, can I have your other 4 slots then? 😄

Only if you promise to post pictures with them!

[festivus]

I can't cheat because that would set a bad example lol, but I probably should have made dessert a different list. Oh well.

[ABay]

1. Chocolate

2. Pizza

Everything else is tied for third.

[jewel21]

1. Pizza

2. Cannelloni

3. Poke Bowl (Salmon or Shrimp and Crab)

4. Crab Salad

5. Macaroni Salad

6. Anything with custard

7. Samosas

8. Pork gyros

9. Steak and Pepperoni submarines

10. Strawberry cheesecake

[Bastet]

This is hard, even if I leave off sides, appetizers, or desserts, and just stick to entrees -- I could still do a list top ten just for favorite tacos, favorite salads, or favorite pizzas.  I'll pick one of my favorites of each instead.

1. shrimp tacos w/ avocado and mango slaw
2. panang curry chicken
3. crab cakes
4. shrimp scampi
5. bún (especially ga nuong) w/ nuoc cham
6. pizza with pesto, Italian sausage, and artichoke hearts
7. pork spare ribs in my mother's marinade
8. fettucine alfredo with chicken, shrimp, and mushroom
9. cheeseburger
10. mixed greens salad with cilantro pepita dressing and grilled calamari

[shapeshifter]

1. Locally grown papaya, preferably Strawberry papaya
2. Avocado with a little vinaigrette
3. Hot cocoa made from instant mix with the addition of unsweetened powdered baking cocoa, square(s) of at least 90% pure chocolate, and unsweetened soy milk.
4. A wrap made of:
   1. an Ezekiel brand sprouted grain tortilla, heated in the microwave
   2. slices extra sharp, white cheddar cheese (melted)
   3. mayonnaise
   4. chopped fresh tomatoes
   5. green leafy lettuce

I may edit to add more later.

[jennifer6973]

1. Stuffed Mushrooms

2. Black olives

3. Mushroom Ravioli

4. Lobster Ravioli 

5.  Salmon

6.  Crabs

7.  Spaghetti

8.  Potato salad

9.  Chef salad

10.  Macaroni salad

[DearEvette]

Breakfast:

1. Chocolate chip pancakes

2. Shrimp and Grits

Lunch:

3. Sushi/Salmon Poke

4. Barbecue pulled pork sandwiches with creamy coleslaw

Appetizers:

5. Carpaccio

Dinner:

6. Shrimp Panang Curry

7. Beef Wellington

8. Sweet potato ravioli in a cream sauce sprinkled with toasted bread crumbs

Dessert:

9. Apple pie A la mode

10. Tiramisu

[ebk57]

1. Fried Chicken

2.Spicy crispy beef from Red Farm in NYC

3. Mac and cheese

4. Fried Chicken

5. Eggs over easy with corned beef hash and a toasted English muffin

6. Lox, cream cheese and onion on an onion bagel

7. A huge salad from the salad bar at the local grocery store

8. Fried Chicken

9. Hot fudge sundae

10.  And what the hell... fried chicken, but this time with french fries!

[oliviabenson]

Olives

pickles

fried chicken 

potato salad

stuffed peppers

bacon 

eggplant parmigiana 

eggs

coffee

bread 

[SweetieDarling]

1. Pizza (New York style)

2. Lasagna (preferably my aunt's)

3. A good club sandwich

4. Hoagies

5. New York Cheesecake

6. Kirkland chocolate covered almonds from Costco

7. Crab cakes, or almost anything with crab on/in it

8. Funnel cake

9. Cheeseburger (a real one, not fast food)

10. Twice baked potato (most forms of potato, actually)

[FormerMod-a1]

In no particular order:

1. Tomatoes (in August, especially - YUM!)
2. Mangoes
3. Shrimp
4. Chocolate chip cookies
5. Chicken soup (brothy kind)
6. Fried chicken
7. "camp" sundae - vanilla ice cream topped with pure real maple syrup
8. King crab legs
9. ribeye steak
10. fresh baked bread

[isalicat]

Oh my! In no particular order:

1. Lox and cream cheese on a toasted pumpernickel bagel

2. BLT with lots of mayo on toasted sourdough bread

3. Bacon, just by itself

4. Chicken korma (I hope I got the name of dish correct: its chicken cooked in yogurt in a tandoori oven - very rich)

5. Gyros!

6. A perfectly rare grilled filet mignon steak

7. Tuna salad (no evil pickles!! I like pickles, just not in tuna salad)

8. A big hunk of monterey jack cheese with a red delicious apple (take one bite of cheese, take a bite of apple - repeat!)

9. Baby back pork ribs that have been boiled in beer, marinated in a good BBQ sauce and then finished on the grill.

10. New York style cheesecake (no fruit toppings!)

[Mondrianyone]

38 minutes ago, isalicat said:

Oh my! In no particular order:

1. Lox and cream cheese on a toasted pumpernickel bagel

2. BLT with lots of mayo on toasted sourdough bread

3. Bacon, just by itself

4. Chicken korma (I hope I got the name of dish correct: its chicken cooked in yogurt in a tandoori oven - very rich)

5. Gyros!

6. A perfectly rare grilled filet mignon steak

7. Tuna salad (no evil pickles!! I like pickles, just not in tuna salad)

8. A big hunk of monterey jack cheese with a red delicious apple (take one bite of cheese, take a bite of apple - repeat!)

9. Baby back pork ribs that have been boiled in beer, marinated in a good BBQ sauce and then finished on the grill.

10. New York style cheesecake (no fruit toppings!)

I think you're my doppelgänger! I could've written this whole list myself--but thanks for saving me the trouble! (You forgot the chocolate, though.)

[Leeds]

23 hours ago, Bastet said:

This is hard, even if I leave off sides, appetizers, or desserts, and just stick to entrees -- I could still do a list top ten just for favorite tacos, favorite salads, or favorite pizzas.  I'll pick one of my favorites of each instead.

1. shrimp tacos w/ avocado and mango slaw
2. panang curry chicken
3. crab cakes
4. shrimp scampi
5. bún (especially ga nuong) w/ nuoc cham
6. pizza with pesto, Italian sausage, and artichoke hearts
7. pork spare ribs in my mother's marinade
8. fettucine alfredo with chicken, shrimp, and mushroom
9. cheeseburger
10. mixed greens salad with cilantro pepita dressing and grilled calamari

I admire your restraint and approach!  

Green salad, no additions except vinaigrette. (I craved and ate this daily during my pregnancy and now it's my child's favourite too!)

Room temperature local cheese

Dal/sambar

Shakshuka

Walker's salt and vinegar crisps

Locally grown, vine ripened tomatoes with balsamic, olive oil, S + P

Roast chicken (Barbara Kafka method)

Sashimi

Pickles (eg, cornichons, pickled onions)

Quality chocolate

[Leeds]

I suspect I'm not the only who thinks we might need some offshoot "questions of the day" - favourite cheese, vegetable, curry, chocolate, herb/seasoning!

[Browncoat]

In no particular order (although chocolate will always be number one!):

1. Chocolate -- preferably dark, although I'll make an exception for Galaxy Minstrels

2. Pulled pork barbecue sandwich from Pierce's Pitt in Williamsburg, VA

3. Roast beef sandwich from the Cheese Shop in Williamsburg, VA

4. my mother's baked macaroni and cheese

5. my grandmother's chocolate fudge

6. shrimp -- almost any preparation

7. lobster, especially if I'm in Maine

8. my mother's fried chicken

9. salmon -- fresh, canned, or smoked!

10.  I'll echo @Leeds with the Walker's crisps, though they don't have to be salt and vinegar

[Leeds]

24 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

In no particular order (although chocolate will always be number one!):

1. Chocolate -- preferably dark, although I'll make an exception for Galaxy Minstrels

2. Pulled pork barbecue sandwich from Pierce's Pitt in Williamsburg, VA

3. Roast beef sandwich from the Cheese Shop in Williamsburg, VA

4. my mother's baked macaroni and cheese

5. my grandmother's chocolate fudge

6. shrimp -- almost any preparation

7. lobster, especially if I'm in Maine

8. my mother's fried chicken

9. salmon -- fresh, canned, or smoked!

10.  I'll echo @Leeds with the Walker's crisps, though they don't have to be salt and vinegar

I have to ask whether you crunch your Minstrels or let them "melt in the mouth"?  (I understand this can be a divisive question.)

[Browncoat]

Just now, Leeds said:

I have to ask whether you crunch your Minstrels or let them "melt in the mouth"?  (I understand this can be a divisive question.)

It depends.  If I'm where I can get them easily (like on vacation in Scotland in June), I'll crunch them, and buy lots more to bring home.  But now that I'm back in the US, I savor them, since I don't know when I'll be able to get more.  I brought home a LOT, too, but they're almost gone.  😢

[Leeds]

2 hours ago, Browncoat said:

It depends.  If I'm where I can get them easily (like on vacation in Scotland in June), I'll crunch them, and buy lots more to bring home.  But now that I'm back in the US, I savor them, since I don't know when I'll be able to get more.  I brought home a LOT, too, but they're almost gone.  😢

When I used to go regularly to the UK I would pack a small, carry-on compliant suitcase with my clothes and put it inside a large one.  Lots of room then for sweets, biscuits, necessities like M&S knickers (back when they were good quality) for the return journey.

(Why is it that the good stuff never lasts as long as it's supposed to?)

Edited August 24, 2022 by Leeds

[FormerMod-a1]

21 hours ago, Leeds said:

I suspect I'm not the only who thinks we might need some offshoot "questions of the day" - favourite cheese, vegetable, curry, chocolate, herb/seasoning!

We have a lot of that in the Food & Drinks forum.