Random Thoughts Thread

[Portland Ute]

The hazelnut crop in Turkey got
Hit hard this year. Expect the price of Nutella to go up.

Is there a crop or food related commodity that hasn't been hit hard recently?

All protein sources are dramatically on the rise.

We're told cocoa beans are going to skyrocket and chocolate is going to get dramatically more expensive.

I just heard Arabica coffee beans were going to skyrocket because of a drought in Brazil.

Man...everything seems to just be going nuts.

[wuapinmon]

When I get an email from the physical plant that's titled just "Shredding" I picture all the people there with David Lee Roth hair and clothing playing Yangwe Malmsteen covers on Flying V guitars.

[imanihonjin]

Is there a crop or food related commodity that hasn't been hit hard recently?

All protein sources are dramatically on the rise.

We're told cocoa beans are going to skyrocket and chocolate is going to get dramatically more expensive.

I just heard Arabica coffee beans were going to skyrocket because of a drought in Brazil.

Man...everything seems to just be going nuts.

Corn farmers are concerned because their yield this year is too good and the prices have plummeted for corn.

[Katy Lied]

Is there a crop or food related commodity that hasn't been hit hard recently?

zucchini is never hit hard and always over produces.

[BigFatMeanie]

zucchini is never hit hard and always over produces.

That's because it's a worthless weed. It has no taste. It's just filler.

[Donuthole]

That's because it's a worthless weed. It has no taste. It's just filler.

It's a substrate, really, like cheesecake or rice. It will accept whatever flavor you give it. In short, zucchini is a good as you are willing to make it.

[wuapinmon]

That's because it's a worthless weed. It has no taste. It's just filler.

You've never tasted pellegrino's zucchini pizza. The zucchini has a lovely sweet taste when roasted.

[MarkGrace]

Once upon a time, before the advent of the shot clock, some basketball teams employed a maneuver known as the “four corners offense.” This strategy involved a series of passes among team members that seemingly did not advance the ultimate purpose of putting the ball in the hoop, but had the separate purpose of depriving the opposing team of possession of the ball. In a somewhat analogous enterprise, corporate tax consultants devised a strategy that involved a series of transactions passing licensing rights between related corporations and that was motivated by a desire, not to directly enhance corporate profits, but to keep a portion of those profits out of the hands of state tax collectors. Much as the shot clock led to the demise of the four corners offense, judicial decisions during the past two decades have limited the utility of this tax avoidance strategy.

Thumbs down for judges trying to use basketball analogies.

[YOhio]

I'd love to see Quentin Tarantino do a Kill Bill 3 but have it be a rom com where Beatrix is a frazzled single mom focused too much on work (only female in upper management in a corporate job in a big city) and her daughter but she's not taking enough time for herself. Through a set of unlikely circumstances she runs into a man she could never imagine seeing herself with but they end up falling in love. Turns out he was actually an assassin sent to kill her by the armless French lady in Japan and he's faced with the dilemma of killing the only woman he ever loved or going back on his word. He also ends up having a great relationship with the daughter. What choice will he make?

[Mormon Red Death]

I'd love to see Quentin Tarantino do a Kill Bill 3 but have it be a rom com where Beatrix is a frazzled single mom focused too much on work (only female in upper management in a corporate job in a big city) and her daughter but she's not taking enough time for herself. Through a set of unlikely circumstances she runs into a man she could never imagine seeing herself with but they end up falling in love. Turns out he was actually an assassin sent to kill her by the armless French lady in Japan and he's faced with the dilemma of killing the only woman he ever loved or going back on his word. He also ends up having a great relationship with the daughter. What choice will he make?

You could also have vernita green daughter coming to kill her and the assassin kills her to save beatrix

[BigFatMeanie]

You could also have vernita green daughter coming to kill her and the assassin kills her to save beatrix

Yeah, any Kill Bill sequel has got to involve the daughter of Vernita Green. Elle Driver is still alive too. Blind, but alive.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I have been wondering... Is Georgie Peorgie gay or straight?

[SeattleUte]

Mormons didn't invent fry sauce it turns out. I had some at the Louvre today.

[YOhio]

Mormons didn't invent fry sauce it turns out. I had some at the Louvre today.

Call the patent office! While you're at it, see if they have televisions in France so you can nullify Farnsworths claim!

[MarkGrace]

Mormons didn't invent fry sauce it turns out. I had some at the Louvre today.

The capital of culture borrowing from Mormons. Who's got culture now?