Anna Blume Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 This is a test. What do all of these items have in common? Trick question? Okay, which items do not belong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMatt Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I had a packet of Lipton Hearty Chicken Cup-a-Soup for lunch. I'm like the cold shower of reality for this thread. But, I'm trying for Thai Square (or maybe Panjshir if TS is as crowded as I expect) tonight, so maybe I can report something interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I've been too busy... and too frugal... the past few weeks and desperately need a change of pace. Anyone available to whim it for HH in downtown DC, K Street corridor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 On my final night of freedom for the conceivable future, is there any possible reason I shouldn't go downtown right now, and begin strolling from bar to bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettashley01 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 On my final night of freedom for the conceivable future, is there any possible reason I shouldn't go downtown right now, and begin strolling from bar to bar?Considering the weather I can think of no such reason. Except for those of us who have ugh "responsibilities" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 On my final night of freedom for the conceivable future, is there any possible reason I shouldn't go downtown right now, and begin strolling from bar to bar? Are you going to finally turn yourself in tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 On my final night of freedom for the conceivable future, is there any possible reason I shouldn't go downtown right now, and begin strolling from bar to bar?No reason at all that I can think of . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bags Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 coming soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 coming soon... Unless "dinning" is some new trendy restaurant trend that I am not familiar with, would someone please teach the author how to spell "dining"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 True, too bitchy by half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiral Stairs Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Also, the difference between "molding" and "moulding," the former being something you definitely don't want to find at a restaurant (unless the steaks are dry aged). Man, you guys are harsh. I have no clue what that website is or who writes it, but just in case that poor soul stumbles through here: (i) Surely "dinning" is a typo, given that the rest of the writing doesn't betray general illiteracy; and (ii) "molding" is how I've always spelled the word that refers to decorative wood, and "define:molding" on Google bears me out. ETA: I wrote this message after only a quick glance at this site. I have since noticed that "dinning" appears no fewer than three times. I retract my assertion that the author must have made a typographical error and reopen the question of general illiteracy. However, my point about the spelling of "molding" stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Man, you guys are harsh. I have no clue what that website is or who writes it, but just in case that poor soul stumbles through here: (i) Surely "dinning" is a typo, given that the rest of the writing doesn't betray general illiteracy; and (ii) "molding" is how I've always spelled the word that refers to decorative wood, and "define:molding" on Google bears me out. I don't know how the author can describe the interior as "plush" based upon these early stage construction photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Man, you guys are harsh. I have no clue what that website is or who writes it, but just in case that poor soul stumbles through here: (i) Surely "dinning" is a typo, given that the rest of the writing doesn't betray general illiteracy; and (ii) "molding" is how I've always spelled the word that refers to decorative wood, and "define:molding" on Google bears me out. The same people who use "dinning" for dining tend to misspell the word lose, as "loose." Wasn't there a joke in a Woody Allen movie about the uber-loser biker thug who had a tattoo that said "Born Too Loose"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Unless "dinning" is some new trendy restaurant trend that I am not familiar with, would someone please teach the author how to spell "dining"? Perhaps it truly will be a dinning room/experience. Dinning: to assail with loud continued noise. I've dinned at many a restaurant in my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Perhaps it truly will be a dinning room/experience. Dinning: to assail with loud continued noise. I've dinned at many a restaurant in my day. Do you like din with your din-din? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Do you like din with your din-din? Dinng, dinng! we have a winner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Grinnell Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 coming soon... This reminded me of a Jackie Harvey column from The Onion. ITEM! Steak provacateur Michael London will open a new Raise the Steaks location in Court's House in Arlington! Next to Me Juna and a plucky little burger enterprise called Fly Guys, let's hope Mike (as all his friends call him) can hold his own! Ah, to din in Arlington! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 This reminded me of a Jackie Harvey column from The Onion.ITEM! Steak provacateur Michael London will open a new Raise the Steaks location in Court's House in Arlington! Next to Me Juna and a plucky little burger enterprise called Fly Guys, let's hope Mike (as all his friends call him) can hold his own! Ah, to din in Arlington! Awesome! We should have an entire thread written like that! "In the Know" With your host Selvin Tyduld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterriffs Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Me fail English? That's unpossible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 How about funneling some of this vim into the picnic thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 How about funneling some of this vim into the picnic thread? I only have emacs to funnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I only have emacs to funnel. I am probably one of the three on this board that got this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Wow, it took three whole years for people to bust out the bad Unix puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Wow, it took three whole years for people to bust out the bad Unix puns. Speaking of eunuchs, you guys are gonna get it for your vimming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I am probably one of the three on this board that got this one. Hey, my pager went off. What's up? Yes, I don't get pages for two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 ... VIC rewards cards, AAA, etc... Unless I am mistaken, Hard Times Cafe, Wegmans, etc. do not have active forum discussions about their products...I agree that membership rewards are a good thing for businesses, I just think they are not a good thing for this board. Remember also that the only reason that grocery stores, for example, give you those discount cards is that in exchange, you are giving them a virtual warehouse full of information about yourself. Personal details about you. The products you buy. The frequency you buy them. The effect of generic products on your pattern. Sensitivity to price fluctuations. Do you change your buying patterns when they move products in the store? They can sum this information by gender, race, zip code, and if you participate in giving the "credit" to a school, they can total by that too. And, of course, they sell this information to their suppliers on a daily basis. ETA: I'm only commenting about store reward cards, since someone compared them to the potential DR.com cards. Obviously, since Don is not gathering and selling usage data, there's no comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. B Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Remember also that the only reason that grocery stores, for example, give you those discount cards is that in exchange, you are giving them a virtual warehouse full of information about yourself. I lied. They think I'm an eighty year old guy from Colorado. Why would anyone give real info about themself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I lied. They think I'm an eighty year old guy from Colorado. Why would anyone give real info about themself? My name on my Safeway card is Ross Finkter. Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 My name on my Safeway card is Ross Finkter. Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Oh goodie. That means I can get Al Dente's membership card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Oh goodie. That means I can get Al Dente's membership card! His phone number is 708-188-0085 if you ever need to give the person at the register a phone #. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Giving false information might feel good, but if you're using your credit or debit card, they are on to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm212 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 They are - I have just started paying CASH in the grocery store. I got sick of the cashiers calling me by name. And my name on my safeway card is Jimmy Customer and I live at 555 Privacy Street - Don't use my name - scan, bag, take money and keep mouth closed. Ok Rant Over - (Sorry Don - You can move this to grocery stores but wanted to respond to Heather's Post). Giving false information might feel good, but if you're using your credit or debit card, they are on to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 ....the bees are coming. The BEES are COMING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Can we all agree that this weather SUCKS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinDC Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I am so tired of sopping up the water in the basement of our "new" house. The previous owners were slightly untruthful in their disclosures, to say the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Can we all agree that this weather SUCKS?YES. May is my favorite month in DC because of the gorgeous weather, and this is completely unacceptable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Can we all agree that this weather SUCKS? Oh what fun it was on Saturday morning (at the Del Ray market)-50 degrees out and raining cats and dogs-when I stood under the edge of a white canopy to purchase saltenas and a bucket's worth of water poured over the edge right onto my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Can we all agree that this weather SUCKS?I truly am sorry for those w flooded basements and bridesmaids whose heels sink into mud. Dreary weekends. It is dismal walking through the dark, wet city early on a Sunday morn, trying to pitch a tent on soaked grass and disappointing waiting for folk who would rather stay in bed than buy greens. Yes. Yet, this far from the cattle and good people of Botswana where clouds are few, let us sing praise for what the rain does when fertile soil sucks it up. 'Tis better than drought for the radishes, lettuces, strawberries and what-not. So far. Back in April when the month's cumulative inches of rain started to creep up past the norm, we were told we still needed a good eleven inches more to make up for the dry fall and the lack of significant snowfall. When sticky days cometh, only too soon, look back at this day when a good steaming bowl of soup was welcome at lunch. --Pollyanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I truly am sorry for those w flooded basements and bridesmaids whose heels sink into mud. Dreary weekends. It is dismal walking through the dark, wet city early on a Sunday morn, trying to pitch a tent on soaked grass and disappointing waiting for folk who would rather stay in bed than buy greens. Yes. Yet, this far from the cattle and good people of Botswana where clouds are few, let us sing praise for what the rain does when fertile soil sucks it up. 'Tis better than drought for the radishes, lettuces, strawberries and what-not. So far. Back in April when the month's cumulative inches of rain started to creep up past the norm, we were told we still needed a good eleven inches more to make up for the dry fall and the lack of significant snowfall. When sticky days cometh, only too soon, look back at this day when a good steaming bowl of soup was welcome at lunch. --Pollyanna Do you see a significant drop in numbers when it rains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Do you see a significant drop in numbers when it rains?Yes! It's tough at the big, established farmers' markets, but far worse at the smaller ones, the new ones, too. Penn Quarter takes it pretty hard when it drizzles, even. I've been amazed by the number of people used to having Little League games cancelled due to rain assume they don't need to move their cars off the street during market hours because the sky is gray. (They get towed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I'm always surprised when this weather surprises people. It's a typical Mid-Atlantic region pattern. We get an early warm spell, flowers start blooming, people think it's planting time, then wham! a week of cold rainy weather. Happens every year. When I was a master gardener I would always tell people, forget the whole Mother's Day thing for planting warm crops; wait until after the wet week. Mostly it's good for gardening, but you know what sucks? Starting a 40 mile race on 'slicks' - treadless tires, used on a dry track - and having the rain start a-comin' down with two laps to go. I'm sure the corner workers were very, very entertained yesterday. Stupid hobby, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 My last three missed phone calls: 1. My piano teacher 2. My piano tuner 3. My mom I have such an exciting life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Yet, this far from the cattle and good people of Botswana where clouds are few, let us sing praise for what the rain does when fertile soil sucks it up. 'Tis better than drought for the radishes, lettuces, strawberries and what-not.So far. Not too much rain for the strawberries, though. Was it three years ago that we had a cold, wet May, then a cold wet June? The strawberries that year were watery and flavorless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I am so tired of sopping up the water in the basement of our "new" house. The previous owners were slightly untruthful in their disclosures, to say the least! Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:45pm, after my daughter's gymnastics class, I will be parked with the kids at China Bistro in Rockville for some dumpling goodness. Anyone who wants to come help knock back a dozen or five is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I am headed there tonight and hope to hit the gin joint first, but as luck would have it the firewall at work blocks New Height's website for some odd reason. So has anyone been recently? Any recent menu items to be on the lookout for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMFIII Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I am headed there tonight and hope to hit the gin joint first, but as luck would have it the firewall at work blocks New Height's website for some odd reason. So has anyone been recently? Any recent menu items to be on the lookout for? Self-promotion ahead: A New Height for Gin I think you're going to have a great time! Cheers, Marshall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 If you're willing to go the extra mile down to Ballston, Big Buns is currently my favorite burger joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Note to self: go for a bike ride this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcanuck Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Breadsoda tonite to watch the Pistons and get pickled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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