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Title: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 12, 2009, 09:37:00 PM
The trees are just starting to change over, and tomorrow me and Kary are going to pick apples at the orchard. Nothing beats fresh apples and assorted apple things with fresh hard cider. Then comes pumpkin stuff, including a pumpkin festival on my brother's 21st birthday, which I can't wait to make stuffed pumpkin. Then comes my birthday, and then comes all hallowed eve, in the meantime it's gonna get cold... and FOOTBALL!!!!   :aroused:

This is my favorite season.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 12, 2009, 10:44:22 PM
Fall to me is the calm before the shitstorm that is post-Halloween/Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Christmas season/New Year's crap.  November to mid-January is my least favorite part of the year.  I know it's f'ed up to not enjoy these things more, but considering I used to sleep through all of them and now I maintain relatively awake and sometimes even participate, progress appears to have been made.

I've never had cider before.  What the heck is "stuffed pumpkin"?  Duh, it's a pumpkin, but what do you stuff it with?  Is it for eating?  I'd sooner assume it's some weird sexual thing were it not for the context of your post.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 12, 2009, 10:49:35 PM
Take some rice and meat, stuff inside pumpkin, bake and then serve the pumpkin and filling.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 12, 2009, 10:51:35 PM
What kind?  Like red meat or chicken?  Do you use itty-bitty pumpkins or Oprah-sized?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 12, 2009, 11:08:37 PM
Depends.

What I am going to try is an Egyptian recipe for stuff pidgeon, but using that stuffing in the pumpkin.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 12, 2009, 11:32:50 PM
Throw in the pigeon, too.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Sep 13, 2009, 02:28:52 PM
November to mid-January is my least favorite part of the year. 

I hate Jan-March. I call it the Stretch  of Death. This is usually the coldest part of the year here and when we get snow and ice. Also a lot of stuff just closes here after Christmas, since they depend so much on Tourist dollars and we don't get any at that time of year. If they don't close completely then they have winter hours (usually 9 AM- 6PM). Then there is college Basketball's domination of the airwaves at this time. Which I couldn't give two shits about. Maybe if I moved and didn't have to deal with this kinda stuff I'd like that time of year better.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 13, 2009, 04:48:48 PM
So after your birthday, it's all downhill from there?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 13, 2009, 07:50:35 PM
I dislike July after the fourth up to the end of August. It's always too hot and there's never anything interesting aside from maybe a good summer movie.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Sep 14, 2009, 12:37:05 AM
So after your birthday, it's all downhill from there?

Actually I don't care much for my birthday either. It was always so close after Christmas I never got anything good (that was all wasted on Christmas.) and half the time my presents came wrapped in left over Christmas paper.

It starts going downhill for me right before Christmas. I always have hope before Christmas. Then it gets ruined for me and things arn't right again till April Fools day.  I do take comfort in the fact that Halloween comes right before this, and at Thanksgiving no one shows up to ruin it for me...so It's just a day to eat turkey and watch movie marathons.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 14, 2009, 01:41:46 AM
I dislike July after the fourth up to the end of August. It's always too hot and there's never anything interesting aside from maybe a good summer movie.

I generally dislike this time of the year too for the same reason (heat), although I was always conflicted because of my birthday.  We had like 35 days of over 100 degree heat here.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 14, 2009, 05:36:16 AM
Which is why I could never live anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line. Yes, I lived in Florida, but that was an accepted temporary state to save money.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 14, 2009, 08:23:08 PM
How did it save you money?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 14, 2009, 08:39:30 PM
Gator wrestling.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 14, 2009, 09:13:46 PM
Everyone knows that's a money drain.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 14, 2009, 09:38:07 PM
Not when done right, tourists pay big bucks for gator tail.

Actually, my parents were residents of Florida. I had to go there or else pay through the ass for my edumication. Plus, Kary lived in Miami. Where was I going to go, Gainesville?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Sep 14, 2009, 10:28:23 PM
Every season has its caveats and good points, though I could do without summer. But I have to say that we've had one of our more temperate years here in MS.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Bernie AKA on Sep 15, 2009, 11:30:03 AM
November through March is the best time here.  I wish I could move or hibernate (in a 3-story pier & beam house on a hill) from May through October.  I'm hoping the flood demons will be content with the April sacrifice and spare us the usual October 2-day monsoon.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 15, 2009, 06:04:19 PM
Weather-wise, it's admittedly pretty good.  Also, I hate losing my one hour for DST.  I loved it when I was a kid, but now it kinda sucks to lose that hour of daylight.  Maybe I'll change my tune if I get a job that requires me to early morning commute and start desperately grasping for daylight.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 15, 2009, 06:51:29 PM
How dare Autumn get ahead. Americans love four-letter words!
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Sep 15, 2009, 06:58:53 PM
Autumn sounds like a modern-day chick's name.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 15, 2009, 06:59:51 PM
Autumn sounds like a modern-day chick's name.

Have you seen 500 Days of Summer? You should watch it.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Sep 15, 2009, 07:04:06 PM
Doesn't sound like my kind of thing.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 15, 2009, 08:49:08 PM
How dare Autumn get ahead. Americans love four-letter words!
Well Fall is Germanic. I see using it akin to supporting the Nazis.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 15, 2009, 09:21:47 PM
Well I heard that 'merica is socialist anyway, so why the hyuck not?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Sep 15, 2009, 10:18:12 PM
How dare Autumn get ahead. Americans love four-letter words!
Well Fall is Germanic. I see using it akin to supporting the Nazis.

Sieg Heil!  Can I get a goosestep all up in here!?

Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Sep 15, 2009, 10:47:17 PM
How dare Autumn get ahead. Americans love four-letter words!
Well Fall is Germanic. I see using it akin to supporting the Nazis.

Fuck Jerry! Fuck him right in the ear.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Sep 18, 2009, 05:32:23 AM
I'm diggin' grilled fresh native cr0n.

Tomorrow is the town's pumpkin festival.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: The D on Sep 29, 2009, 04:16:57 PM
How dare Autumn get ahead. Americans love four-letter words!
Well Fall is Germanic. I see using it akin to supporting the Nazis.

Fuck Jerry! Fuck him right in the ear.

Jerry Fawell?

Well, considering that he's a conservative christian who probably doesn't believe in sex outside of marriage, ear fucking is just about the only thing he's allowed to do.
 :joe:
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Sep 29, 2009, 06:01:36 PM
And the fact he's been dead for a few years should just make it better for you guys.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Sam on Sep 30, 2009, 10:21:03 AM
I'm actually a little sad to see šis summer go.  It was incredibly mild compared to most years.  I žink we only hit 90s a couple weeks.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 30, 2009, 12:20:02 PM
So listen.

I've been gone for while.

Why is Sam doing that?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Sep 30, 2009, 02:43:25 PM
Cause he is an Uber Nerd.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Sep 30, 2009, 05:19:02 PM
I just don't get it.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 01, 2009, 02:36:32 AM
So listen.

I've been gone for while.

Why is Sam doing that?

Well, I've been here for a while and I still don't know why.  Like the Sunchip multipack that shortchanges you on Garden Salsa even though it's best Sunchip flavor, it is something I have learned to simply accept and no longer question.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 01, 2009, 02:50:41 AM
Can you just buy Garden Salsa on it's own?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 01, 2009, 04:21:58 AM
That's not the point!  I want it in the tiny bag!
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 01, 2009, 01:27:31 PM
Ok Ok....Tiny Bag. Got it.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Oct 01, 2009, 03:50:52 PM
Write an angry letter.

Include a picture of yourself defiling the Sunchip brand managers image.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 02, 2009, 01:00:03 AM
Ok Ok....Tiny Bag. Got it.

That's right.  Because I don't eat a whole lotta chips that often, so part of the bag always gets stale before I can get to it.


Write an angry letter.

Include a picture of yourself defiling the Sunchip brand managers image.

Tempting, very tempting.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 02, 2009, 01:08:09 AM
*takes notes*

No big bag...Garden Salsa.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 02, 2009, 01:13:55 AM
 :blink:
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 02, 2009, 01:17:50 AM
What?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Oct 02, 2009, 03:45:38 AM
Also share the picture with us.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Sam on Oct 02, 2009, 12:42:54 PM
So listen.

I've been gone for while.

Why is Sam doing that?

When še board was dead dead back in June, I declared:
I'm going to liven žing's up on šis board by bringing back še "ethe" (Š/š )and "thorn" (Ž/ž) letters.

t+h is for losers.

I stand by my pledge.

Also, what še hell?  Garden Salsa?  Harvest Cheddar all še way, my dear.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Oct 02, 2009, 04:17:12 PM
My personal choices keep me from eating the rest, but I have always preferred the original.

And Sam, that's cool. I've liked "thorn" for sometime and not just because it looks like someone giving a raspberry.

Actually, that pretty much is why.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 02, 2009, 07:36:29 PM
So listen.

I've been gone for while.

Why is Sam doing that?

When še board was dead dead back in June, I declared:
I'm going to liven žing's up on šis board by bringing back še "ethe" (Š/š )and "thorn" (Ž/ž) letters.

t+h is for losers.

I stand by my pledge.

Also, what še hell?  Garden Salsa?  Harvest Cheddar all še way, my dear.

Are you fucking serious, you are doing that through here too? -_-
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 02, 2009, 08:10:45 PM
Harvest Cheddar does not beat Garden Salsa.  No way, no how.

I stand by my pledge.



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Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Sam on Oct 04, 2009, 02:55:49 AM
Pledge is made by SC Johnson, located right here in Racine, Wisconsin.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 04, 2009, 03:08:51 AM
You must be shiny and lemon fresh.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 04, 2009, 03:18:30 AM
PACKERS! WOOOOOOO!
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Oct 05, 2009, 12:15:41 AM
Poor Packers, they're going to be raped tomorrow night.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 05, 2009, 12:24:05 AM
Ironic given their name.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Oct 05, 2009, 12:25:15 AM
Especially given the Vikings will be... well packing in the Packers. Honestly, I don't see Aaron Rogers doing much save crying too much. Adrian Peterson will use the tears as lubrication.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 05, 2009, 12:26:54 AM
Vikings and always raping and pillaging...mostly raping.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Oct 05, 2009, 12:29:10 AM
Especially in Green Bay; easy access for the long boats.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Oct 05, 2009, 01:41:36 PM
I was very dissapointed in the Cowboys yesterday. Some of you may already know this.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Sam on Oct 05, 2009, 03:06:47 PM
Tony Romo is from right here in Burlington, WI.  We played him in high school.  One of my best friends was on his offensive line.

See?  It all comes back to Wisconsin.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 05, 2009, 03:09:55 PM
Hey I just ate cheese. Werid.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Fiero on Oct 05, 2009, 04:01:21 PM
Sam. What happened?

I could not believe the number of incompletes he threw, but Denver was playing a great defense. There offense wouldn't have had a chance if their D wasn't playing so well.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Derrick on Oct 05, 2009, 09:03:19 PM
Tony Romo is from right here in Burlington, WI.  We played him in high school.  One of my best friends was on his offensive line.

See?  It all comes back to Wisconsin.

Well, nothing good that is.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2009, 12:24:18 AM
I was very dissapointed in the Cowboys yesterday. Some of you may already know this.

*Krusty groan*  I had to sit through that game.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 06, 2009, 12:29:50 AM
What? Why?
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2009, 12:31:44 AM
Visiting a football-crazy woman's house.  Captive audience for the tragedy.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rama on Oct 06, 2009, 12:35:40 AM
I was wondering if Merla traded up Figure Skating for Football for a moment.
Title: Re: The decline of Summer.
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 06, 2009, 08:43:32 PM
The Vikings Packers game was actually pretty good and fairly even, until Minnesota's D just started pummelling Rodgers near the end, and they still didn't get beat badly.