The Frying Pan

Then I took out the duck breast I had intended for Christmas dinner, because I wanted a real meal despite the 6/16 chocolate cake still sitting around

After a minute in the pan, I was finally convinced that it is too thick, and put it in the oven

Discovered that the whole Christmas baking has melted the casing of my oven thermometer, so I can't turn it on now

Baked the duck breast, probing with a candy thermometer from time to time, using a dim blueish LED flashlight in the dark kitchen

Then I discovered that my onions had gotten moldy. Just managed to save the equivalent of one onion by cutting the mostly hale parts.

And then I discovered that I'm out of fruit juice, so I'm having warmish white wine with my dinner.

Am I the only one here to whom these freaky things happen, or the only one who rants about it?

Mien

I think you're the only one.

how could you let your onions get moldy? :o

hobodave

9:59 PM

@rumtscho did you really just measure the remaining portion of your cake in 16ths?

rumtscho

@hobodave I cut big cakes in 16ths

so I pre-decorate them in 16ths.

Such that there will be a half-walnut per piece.

hobodave

that's reasonable, but the answer is still "yes"

rumtscho

Of course it is yes.

Don't you measure your cakes in 16ths?

I knew a good trick for 14ths too, but 16ths is easier,.

hobodave

I am making fun of the fact that you decided to say you had 6/16ths remaining

instead of half, or less than half

rumtscho

I know you was making fun of my counting. But I still counted it :)

When I am faced with a project, I use adequate progress metrics.

It's my job to advocate such things, so I would be ashamed if I didn't.

How did your Christmas go @hobodave?

hobodave

10:11 PM

great

I saw the new Mission Impossible movie

rumtscho

This sounds mutually exclusive to me.

Mien

I divide my cakes in 8ths.

@hobodave I heard it's good.

Is it?

rumtscho

@Mien either you're baking half-recipes, or the people around you are big eaters.

Mien

Perhaps your pies are big.

That sounds dirty :D

rumtscho

Really? I don't see anything related there. Don't make me check what Urban Dictionary has for pie, because I'm sure they will have something. Or is there some dirty pie association in Dutch?

A sixteenth of my cake contains about 40 gramm of chocolate (75% cocoa), so not many can stomach double that in one sitting.

hobodave

10:17 PM

@Mien yea, it was great

I didn't expect much but it was very good

you don't have a dirty enough mind @rumtscho :)

rumtscho

Strange. Only the fourth meaning of "pie" on Urban Dictionary is dirty. I haven't seen such a clean word lately.

@hobodave I know I don't.

Once, I was playing film sharade with friends.

I won it for my team, because out of over 20 girls and boys, I was the only one to recognize "Lord of the rings" from a movement supposed to show the putting of a ring arouind a finger.

hobodave

lol

rumtscho

So enlighten me, why should "your pies are big" have sounded dirty?

I hope you won't say it reminds you of "your melons are big", because that shape comparison insults my curves.

hobodave

to me the first dirty thing that comes to mind is vagina, not boobs

rumtscho

Yes, that's the UD meaning too. But I only have one of those.

hobodave

10:26 PM

you overanalyze

rumtscho

Isn't that a prerequisite for recognizing multiple word meanings at once?

Also, you overgeneralize in your imagination, because it is still a bad shape fit. Unless it is meant as an obscure American pie reference.

hobodave

imagination

rumtscho

10:41 PM

There's something wrong with this room.

@Mien is here, @hobodave is here, dirty things are mentioned... and it goes dead.

Doom is near, I'm telling you.

okcupid.com/results/the-brain-impedance-test/…

Looks like your diagnosis is supported.

hobodave

lol

I'm tempted to sign up for that site just to see what it does

rumtscho

why not?

as a man without pictures, the girls probably won't bother you anyway.

hobodave

10:56 PM

it would be difficult to explain if my girlfriend stumbled across an email from it

rumtscho

There are many people there who claim to be there "for the tests", some of them must be saying the truth, statistically.

hobodave

oh they have a status of "i'm seeing someone"

rumtscho

Then tell her, and give her the password, so she can see if you have been sending messages to other people.

yes, they have "married" too.

They support both curious people and people in open relationships.

all in all, I have found it to be a fresh, easy-going place. And the people are nicer than on other dating sites I've looked at.

hobodave

lol

I am 81% slut

2

Mien

Way to go, playboy!

rumtscho

11:05 PM

haha, that's one of the tests I haven't taken

I did 110 I think

Mien

110% slut? Congrats!

hobodave

how did you get 110 if you didn't take it?

Mien

ah

110 tests?

don't mind me, just go along :)

rumtscho

Yes, I made 110 tests.

Wanted to make all my current date has taken

then decided that it is dumb to take tests about stargate if I haven't watched it

hobodave

I don't know what that means

rumtscho

11:08 PM

Sorry, I took 110 tests, I didn't write them.

So, when I imagined the reaction of my matches if they stumbled upon the fact that I have taken a "what size is your cock" test, I dropped the idea for good.

(Yes, this test exists).

Mien

and did you take it?

If yes, how big is your cock?

hobodave

lol

rumtscho

No, I didn't take it. If I had, it would have been published on the "news feed" page of my matches.

hobodave

lol

I am "The Hornivore"

rumtscho

Although, that might be an interesting solution to the problem of the overwhelming volume of messages.

hobodave

11:12 PM

Random Brutal Sex Master (RBSM)

I don't think that accurately reflects my present state

rumtscho

Totally unsuitable for me, I'm afraid.

"The Priss Deliberate Brutal Love Dreamer (DBLD)"

Mien

@hobodave Rawr!

I love you even more ;)

oh my

Are you blushing?

I don't blush

11:21 PM

hey, I thought I was the robot here.

I wonder, what do you people get on that one?

okcupid.com/tests/…

I'm totally unhappy with my result.

Mien

you have to subscribe I think.

rumtscho

Oh, I thought all tests are subscriptionless. Maybe there are differences.

Mien

Ah, with some refreshmagic, I got it.

I got Danny Boome

Is he fun? :p

rumtscho

I don't know him.

I don't have a TV.

Mien

host of 'the rescue chef'

then why would you let me take this test?

which one did you got?

hobodave

11:30 PM

this test is stupid

Mien

gordon ramsey? :p

rumtscho

I got "Giada De Laurentiis", and when I asked who she is the answer was "The pretty one who can't cook".

Hurt my pride a lot.

hobodave

it's obviously created by a child

Mien

@hobodave I agree

hobodave

"in high school how many people could you say you hated or feuded?"

rumtscho

11:31 PM

Many of the tests are stupid.

I found the negative Briggs Myers cool.

And accurate, sadly.

hobodave

I'm Tyler Florence

Mien

he looks serious.

hobodave

80% on experience and charisma, 45% on flair, 75% on popularity

I could see that I guess

he's always kinda hitting on the housewives in his Food 911 show

well flirting, not hitting on

rumtscho

I think I'll take the slut test too, everybody seems to have taken it.

hobodave

the fact that it wasn't the first test you took means you'll probably get < 20%

I'll bet $5 on 13%

@Mien thoughts?

Mien

11:39 PM

:D

I'd say 16%

I'll do the test as well, any bets? :D

hobodave

$5 on 34%

rumtscho

I haven't seen the test yet, but let's say 42% as a lucky geeky number.

Mien

@hobodave could you link me the questionnaire? There are a lot of slut tests...

hobodave

okcupid.com/the-slut-test

it's the official one

lol it shows who is taking it right now

I can see that @rumtscho is taking it

rumtscho

you asked me to, and I comply.

Mien

11:47 PM

ah yes

16
Whats better, oral or intercourse?

oral

intercourse

none

both

hobodave

weird I wasn't asked that one

or I missed it

Mien

no

other slut test

I'm now doing the right one

Please, take a reflective moment to acknowledge your done deeds:

I like that question!

rumtscho

OK, I'm confused.

"Textbook Slut Question: is there an amount of money for which you’d have sex with a stranger?"

I said "no".

Next question:

"If so, is that amount of money less than $10,000 (USA money)?"

Both "Yes" and "No" are wrong.

Mien

Do you like dirty language* in bed? (*Technically, German is a dirty language, but we’re referring to sexual conduct)

:D

woopsie

58% Slut

:(

Well, I had a rough adolescence :p

hobodave

nice!

rumtscho

11:55 PM

Oh, the bar for high slutness is really high here.

Mien

We don't expect much sluttiness from you, don't worry :)

rumtscho

It has checkboxes for "gotten pregnant by mistake" and similar.

Mien

I know

I didn't check those

rumtscho

@Mien, sorry.

hobodave

@rumtscho how could it possibly take this long?

rumtscho

11:59 PM

60% Slut

hobodave

wow

rumtscho

@hobodave I am chatting with somebody else at the time.

That includes topics like ""Post-apocalyptic cannibalism comedy. I heartily recommend it."

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