Love Zhaoying Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 22 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: LIES!! LIES!! (Which is of course exactly what you'd expect me to say if it were true, no?) I "heard" (read) that you and Maddy are quite close, so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kali Wylder Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Rolig Loon said: Some people are more interested in maintaining a connection to their ancestors than others are. It only takes one generation for family history to disappear, so I imagine you could make a case that the answer to "So what?" is "So, maybe my grandchildren will want to know." Personally, I don't find myself bragging about what long-dead family members may have done (especially if they just managed to be in the right place at the right time). Still, it's interesting history. I don't want to be the last person in the family who knows. It's kind of like not being the one to mess up a chain letter, I guess. I don't think I'm the only amurrican who is mostly ashamed of my ancestors who sailed across the sea and usurped the land from the folk who were already living here(And yeah, my ancestry traces back to 16th century white anglo-saxon protestants who did that). Not something I want to brag about, but, I get what you mean about not wanting to break the chain letter either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 hours ago, PermaRuthed said: That's some kind of superpower. Teach me your ways. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: Who is telling you guys to go look over there? The forum. Maddie is everyone's alt. Or, at least, what everyone wants their alts to be like. We love Maddie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Garnet Psaltery said: I've never heard that Thanksgiving came from Europe, and if it came from England we'd have heard about it and would probably still be celebrating it. Harvest Festivals as such are common but are celebrated in September or October, after the harvest. Thanksgiving is just too late in the year. It wasn't called Thanksgiving. The whole thing is a myth. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Rolig Loon said: Which reminds us to look at American history and see how few of our ancestors were Puritans. They were a minority even in colonial days. 🦃 Wait until you read the article I posted above. The Smithsonian one in my reply to Garnet. They were a minority only in skin color. I guess you could add religious beliefs to that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: Wait until you read the article I posted above. The Smithsonian one in my reply to Garnet. They were a minority only in skin color. I guess you could add religious beliefs to that. Yup. We read about King Philip's War and the Wampanoag history when I was in school, back in the 60s. It's not a pretty part of American history. That article seems like a pretty good summary of what I remember learning. It doesn't even mention Puritans, though, who were the ones Orwar mentioned and I was commenting about. They really were a minority among the Anglo settlers, even in New England. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said: Yup. We read about King Philip's War and the Wampanoag history when I was in school, back in the 60s. It's not a pretty part of American history. That article seems like a pretty good summary of what I remember learning. It doesn't even mention Puritans, though, who were the ones Orwar mentioned and I was commenting about. They really were a minority among the Anglo settlers, even in New England. Yes, they were a minority among their own "kind". They were still pilgrims. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Peeve: Weird, creepy laughter from a housemate. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 39 minutes ago, Persephone Emerald said: Peeve: Weird, creepy laughter from a housemate. Peeve2: When you hear weird, creepy laughter and realize you don't have a roommate. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayashe Ninetails Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Peeve: Flickr's new layout. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Persephone Emerald said: Peeve: Weird, creepy laughter from a housemate. Peevish: When your husband of 20 something years suddenly sounds like your dad. 😬 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said: I "heard" (read) that you and Maddy are quite close, so.. Actually, the three of us (Maddy, Snugs, and I) are the Secret Illuminati of SL, and also run the Ladies Templar here. I made you say that. You just don't know it. Cuz you're not real. PS. Snugs doesn't log in very often. When I see her online, it's usually a sign that Maddy is especially up to no good. Edited November 21, 2023 by Scylla Rhiadra 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Actually, the three of us (Maddy, Snugs, and I) are the Secret Illuminati of SL, and also run the Ladies Templar here. I made you say that. You just don't know it. Cuz you're not real. PS. Snugs doesn't log in very often. When I see her online, it's usually a sign that Maddy is especially up to no good. FIC! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said: FIC! Oh dear. Not too loudly, please. (That I have to ask makes it clear that you are not fully under our control yet. We're working on it.) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 28 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Oh dear. Not too loudly, please. (That I have to ask makes it clear that you are not fully under our control yet. We're working on it.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Peeve: AI 'enhanced' SL advert pictures .. As if Daz3D-shots weren't misrepresentative enough. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Peeve: Being Maddy's Alt isn't all it's cracked up to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Orwar said: Peeve: AI 'enhanced' SL advert pictures .. As if Daz3D-shots weren't misrepresentative enough. I know exactly what store that is.. they put more effort into the AI than they do the textures for their clothes.. which are full perm kit.. lol Edited November 21, 2023 by Ceka Cianci 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 One day someone will explain "turkey frying" to me . . . This is a thing we don't have here. Is it a regional thing in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 41 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: One day someone will explain "turkey frying" to me . . . This is a thing we don't have here. Is it a regional thing in the US? No clue if it is done elsewhere or was inspired from traditions outside the US. Normal turkey fryers are propane powered (like a gas BBQ grill) and extremely dangerous due to tipping and fire hazards. People do bone-headed things like use them indoors. Typically, peanut oil is used. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: No clue if it is done elsewhere or was inspired from traditions outside the US. Normal turkey fryers are propane powered (like a gas BBQ grill) and extremely dangerous due to tipping and fire hazards. People do bone-headed things like use them indoors. Typically, peanut oil is used. What does it . . . do? To the turkey? This isn't battered, right? I've never eaten a fried turkey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 40 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: What does it . . . do? To the turkey? This isn't battered, right? I've never eaten a fried turkey! It cooks the meat, the skin ends up crispy. Not battered. The meat is juicy and flavorful because you soak the turkey in a brine solution for about a day before frying it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Peeve: as a vegetarian, I'm having to get more creative this year so I don't have boring food on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Planned so far: vegetarian sliders, muffuletta sandwiches, roast "duck" (from the Asian grocery), and a "Tofurkey" brand roast from the supermarket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: What does it . . . do? To the turkey? This isn't battered, right? I've never eaten a fried turkey! It cooks a whole turkey in about 45 minutes. Frying it does the same thing as it would anything really. It seals the meat.. so it's really tender inside. Edited November 22, 2023 by Ceka Cianci 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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