an off-hand comment by u-i recalled to mind an old poll as well as another, not as old one by botoni, that i think are old enough now that the subject can be revisited: cheese!
what cheeses do you love? and how do you like to enjoy them--on a cracker, with a glass of wine or beer, something else?
about cheeses & beer: some years ago, my favorite local microbrewery/brewpub used to have a special on their menu that paired 4 of their beers with cheeses. it was incredible: their honey wheat ale paired with goat cheese; their stout with a bleu cheese of some sorta and others as well.
so how about you?
ed
as always, my answers later, yadda yadda yadda...
silverwhisper posted on Jul 15, 2008
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quietone said on Jul 15, 2008....
The least I can do is be first on your new ............... poll!!! LOL I love a good very sharp cheddar, plain, on crackers, in grill cheese, on hamburgers.. ! After that comes swiss, or anything that has garlic or horseradish in it. I also like the caraway seed cheese. Hot pepper cheese...... yes, I lke cheese. I don't drink alcohol, so a good diet coke has to do. -
nytquill17 said on Jul 15, 2008....
You can imagine we have quite a few cheese options around here, what with the whole French thing. But I have to say I don't branch out all that much.
For everyday, extra-old cheddar. Special occasions: Laughing Cow, camembert, or...there's something regional whose name I can't remember. I think it's Oka but I could be confusing it with something else. All great on crackers or bagels.
I love fresh cheese either in curds or salt twists for snacking on. One of the best fresh cheese brands has their HQ less than an hour from us so we get lots of good stuff! Also very fun to stop by their in-house store on our way out of town for vacations!
I also like Port Wine cheese spreads, feta, and bleu cheeses (I've been known to eat all of these straight from the container!). For special occasions at our house I like to make steak with from-scratch bleu cheese sauce.
I'm not much of a drinker so I don't know about cheese and beer/wine pairings. I like to have cheese and crackers with a side of grapes (sort of like wine!) or kalamata olives. Guess I have mediterranean tastes though. Or spread on chunks of a bagel, if it's a spreadable cheese.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Jul 15, 2008....
I'm pretty straightforward with my cheeses...I like all things jack (Colby, Monterey, pepper, etc.), and I also really like Edam, and Gouda to a lesser degree.
My stomach can't handle soft cheeses like ricotta at all, so I'm completely uninterested in that whole group.
I like my cheese with a good plain cracker, sometimes with a bit of diced green olive on top of that.
~Infernal
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evil_twin said on Jul 15, 2008....
I like all sorts of cheeses, except brie and bleu cheese or any cheese that's got mold growing on it. I'm a fan of cheddars, Jack cheeses, gouda, and plain old American cheese slices! It's all good.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Jul 15, 2008....
Oooh, forgot one. I also really like Havarti.
~Infernal
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Mamie said on Jul 15, 2008....
my all around fav is parmasan....sprinkled on some olive oil and dipping bread in it...glass of wine please. Or shaved over a salad, just yum!! mixed in with eggs and sausage....
Nothing is better than parma and spaghetti sauce???? that one is good with beer or wine. I can't think of a meal where I don't like parma!! -
uniquely-ironic said on Jul 15, 2008....
I like all kinds of cheeses.I love a good blue with candied pecans and dried cranberries on a green salad feta on a greek salad or on a meze platecrumbled blue cheese on a grilled steaksharp cheddar in a chowderfresh mazza with ripe tomatoes drizzled with olive oil, sundried tomatoe vinagrette and chopped basilan assortment of all types of cheese served with slices of apple and pear with fig jelly and crackersdill havarti with turkey and cranbury sauce on a sandwichThe only cheese I steer clear of is goat cheese. The aroma is enough to spoil any potentially good taste, though I have yet to find one mild enough for me. -
dailyachesandpains said on Jul 15, 2008....
I nibbled on Swiss cheese last night! I was shocked at that myself! Smoked Gouda is a FAVORITE of mine. I put it in home-made mashed potatoes and they're so good. I don't eat mashed potatoes unless there's cheese in it. It doesn't take much either.Daily -
rmuxagirl said on Jul 15, 2008....
I never really thought about it. I love mozerella because it's so easy to pull apart haha. I also like colby. Oh oh daily mentioned mashed potatoes I love them with Cheddar cheese, the same with broccoli and brussle sprouts. -
Eilan said on Jul 15, 2008....
I'm pretty boring. I like mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Colby-Jack blends, and smoked Gouda and that's pretty much it. I don't care for American, cheddar, Swiss, and anything crumbly and veiny, unless they're really well-disguised in a recipe. -
polarheart said on Jul 15, 2008....
Oh, Ed, I've had to relent my love of cheese to a large degree in order to lose my excess weight. I do love brie on crackers with a lovely glass of merlot though. . .oh, I should not be thinking these evil thoughts!! LOL! -
one_wired_kitty said on Jul 15, 2008....
Sharp Cheddar, pepperjack, havarti, mozarella, smoked gouda ... OMG *drool* -
CreativeWoman said on Jul 15, 2008....
I like many different kinds of cheese. My very favorite though is longhorn cheese toasted on bread in the oven. My mom used to make that as a quick breakfast on cold mornings when I was a kid. It was so melty good.
CW
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johnlove said on Jul 15, 2008....
Colby Jack...absolutely...or maybe mozzarella... -
newbeginnings said on Jul 15, 2008....
The smell of cheese on toast has to be one of the best in the world.....so irony.....why am I allergic to cheese?
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pickersplock said on Jul 15, 2008....
Let's just say, I've never met a cheese I didn't like! -
crybabylu said on Jul 15, 2008....
I love all kinds of cheeses and eaten all kinds of ways, especially on crackers! -
Zayda said on Jul 15, 2008....
I can't think of a cheese that I don't like! I especially love Jarlsberg on a nice peppery water cracker. -
Lucytorial said on Jul 15, 2008....
I absolutely adore blue cheese with chicken.
Brie with a cood champagne
Another is cheshire with a good dry peppered cracker.
Then feta with olive oil driselled tomatos on fresh bread
Another favourite is a three cheese mash potato, hard aged cheddar's of various tang.
Ohh also I love to nibble on Goats cheese with pasta (linguini) and herbs... nibbling would be an understantement, more like a big nosh out.
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Lucytorial said on Jul 15, 2008....
I almost forgot, I like to stuff big green olives with buffalo cheese then cover them in bread crumbs and lightly fry them... -
gingersoul said on Jul 15, 2008....
Ed........you know probably what i am going to tell you, right?....;-)
Hands down....my fav cheese is caciotta, an Italian semi soft cheese...delicious by itself and with everything....there are so many different kind of this cheese in Italy depending by the regions.....
Parmesan is my safety blanket because i use it everywhere....but i love it sliced accompanied with olives, prosciutto, sliced pears with balsamic vineyard and strawberries.....slurp...
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Then on top of my bruschetta or my tomatoes and basil i always use mozzarella.... ...the fresh kind..still stilling water....and how can i forget provolone and Asiago?...
oh my.....now i am hungry...yep..time for dinner..and cheese...lol....
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Zayda said on Jul 15, 2008....
Ginger: I was just thinking about strawberries and balsamic earlier today. Now, I'm going to ahve to try the parmesan with sliced pears and balsamic. (It made my mouth water to read that.) :) -
wombat said on Jul 15, 2008....
Vermont Extra Sharp--that big white block of heaven... I can't eat much of it at one time, but it doesn't last long in my fridge. I like it on anything or by itself, but usually melt it on baked potatoes, pasta or crackers. -
Zaraida said on Jul 15, 2008....
Uhm! A slice of Pepperjack cheese inside a corn tortilla heated in the microwave. Not fattening and mighty delicious! (With a diet soda, of course.) -
BRITTANY_SPEARS said on Jul 15, 2008....
chedder -
TinSoldier said on Jul 15, 2008....
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned fermunda cheese yet... :-)
Much like pickers and Zayda, I can't really think of a cheese that I don't like. I've even started to appreciate blue cheese -- when I was a kid my only exposure to it was in salad dressing and I thought that it smelled and tasted like vomit. Fortunately I've since learned better, and I love blue cheese crumbles on my salad.
My favorite cheeses, though, are probably brie and camembert. I first tried them in French class all those many years ago. I've still only had them a few times since, but I absolutely adore their creamy texture and their crusty exterior. Either by themselves or on a cracker or on French bread....
Yum!
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silverwhisper said on Jul 15, 2008....
quietone: bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! oo, i do like cheddar--it's lovely stuff, isn't it? :D mm...garlic or horseradish in cheese... :D
nyt: you know you have a great opportunity available to you and i hope that you find a means of taking advantage of it soon. :> mm...camembert is a lovely thing. if you think of the name of that regional cheese, i do hope you'll remember to pop in & let us know? i'm a big fan of bleu cheeses myself. and you know, the pairings that you do employ sound pretty good to me! :D
infernal: ah, jacks are a personal fave, and i do like both edam & gouda! :D that's a shame that your stomach doesn't like soft cheeses--darn it! and cheese, cracker, olive...yum! :D oo, and havarti is good stuff too!
kyle: you know, i snack on slices of plain old american cheese! :D shame about your distaste for cheese that have mold, but given what i know of you, i totally get that. :>
mamie: oo, parmigiano-reggiano is a lovely, lovely thing--no question!
u-i: heh...i knew you were a connoisseur of cheese! mm...all of the things you mention sound great to me (esp now!)--shame about the goat cheeses but yeah, they can be awfully strong, no question!
daily: oo, smoked gouda is good stuff--woo-hoo! :D
r: i'm right there with you re: cheddar and its uses--isn't it beautiful?! :D
eilan: [trout-smack!] you are never boring, missy!
polar: i'm sorry--this constitutes an "evil thought"? :D but that does sound lovely, i must say! :>
1WK: ah, another cheese fan i see! wow, but all of that sounds lovely--right now, the smoked mozzarella would be wonderful!
CW: o wow, that sounds lovely! mm...melty goodness... :D
johnlove: ah yes, colby jack, truly a wonderful cheese, and given my love of italian cuisine, i really do like a good mozzarella!
newbeginnings: hi, welcome to my blog! that's a shame about you cheese allergy but sadly it isn't all that unusual: it seems that human physiology generally doesn't handle cheese well!
pickers: o hell yeah, i know exactly what you mean! :D
dee: crackers are always good stuff with a good cheese, no doubt!
z: ah, my dear friend...ah, a good water cracker with a happy cheese on it...mmm...instant happiness, no? :D
tobi-lee: oo, brie & champagne is wonderfuol. i've never had cheshire, shockingly, but with a good cracker i imagine it's lovely! i do like the idea of multiple cheddars, esp in a dish like that. :D oo...goat cheese with pasta & herbs--that sounds delicious! oo, stuffed olives--that sounds wonderful!
GS: OK, is it bad that i had a bit of a foodgasm reading that comment? :D god but that all sounds lovely!
wombat: mm...it's hard to go wrong w/ vermont extra sharp! it doesn't last long in my fridge, either!
zaraida: hey, long time no see--good to see you again! :D oo, that sounds like a good snack--i may need to go & raid the fridge now...pardon me...
brittany spears: cheddar's always popular and it's good stuff too. :>
TS: [trout-smack!] :D ah...ripened cheeses like a brie or camamberg are hard to beat, if you ask me. i love them so... :D
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Lucytorial said on Jul 15, 2008....
Speaking of cheese SW I just made myself grilled cheese on toas with a king island chedar... this post made me hungry! :-} -
silverwhisper said on Jul 15, 2008....
it makes me hungry every time i see one of 'em. :D
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wombat said on Jul 15, 2008....
You people are making me hungry, too.......I need cheese, eggs, toast---wish I had tomato gravy..... -
silverwhisper said on Jul 15, 2008....
"tomato gravy"? wait, WTF is that?!
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Lucytorial said on Jul 15, 2008....
Thats a bit odd.. I've heard of pumpkin gravy but really Wombat.. you have very interestink taste buds! -
queenparanoia said on Jul 15, 2008....
cheddar... with crackers... =) -
silverwhisper said on Jul 15, 2008....
tobi-lee: doesn't she just?!
sis: it's a classic combination, cheddar & crackers, and one of which i never get tired myself!
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queenparanoia said on Jul 15, 2008....
dude youre weird... =) -
silverwhisper said on Jul 15, 2008....
well, duh!
[trout-smack!]
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moonriver said on Jul 15, 2008....
type of cheese? well... most of the time i like the thinly sliced ones. at other times, the rectangular slab ones (so easy to sink my teeth into), and the round ones, and the oval ones.
in my cooking i sometimes use the grated ones. and there are weird moments when i like the crumbly ones that stick to my fingers and then i will have ask someone to lick 'em clean, ya know... lol.
how do i like to enjoy them? dude, what kind of question is that? lol. i enjoy devouring all kinds of cheese anyway but inside out. and sometimes i enjoy even that too... :-)
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madstorm said on Jul 16, 2008....
Are you people serious?!? ... the world goes to shit and you talk about cheese?!? ... ha! you make me fucking laugh!! -
husbandhater said on Jul 16, 2008....
Bree is good but their is one that comes with an apricot topping and a pistatio one that is just delish that i've tasted. We get it every year for Christmas and it is wonderful on the Watercress crackers and with a glass of White wine. Forget about it. I think my father-in-law's board member gets it from a place called the Cheese Factory where they make gormet cheese. -
RollingC said on Jul 16, 2008....
Just about any kind of cheese is ok with me. I tend to overeat the stuff so I keep it down to a minimum (I put on weight just by looking at food).The flavored cheeses are my favourites. I forget the brand name but the roasted garlic (with or without herbs) totally fascinates me and I like the spicy cheeses also. The Habanero cheese is spectacular....it's spicy enough to bite back when you taste it.Rc -
quietone said on Jul 16, 2008....
ed ~ you have never seen like monterey jack cheese with horseradish? Or cheese with garlic in it? Oh, my you must find! Those are good with crackers, even toasted slightly, melted. -
uniquely-ironic said on Jul 16, 2008....
ed, regarding goat cheese. Yes, it's a bit "gamey" for me. I have had one that was a mix of cow and goat milk that was tolerable.They have this really rocking cheese store at the Marketplace next to Pier 39 in SF that carry an amazing spread of cheeses, all of which you may sample. I usually end up spending an hour or so there and come out barely able to waddle over to the chocolates store across the hall. :) No need to buy lunch after such a visit. -
Zayda said on Jul 16, 2008....
Quiet: We recently had some White Cheddar with horseradish in it that we got from the deli. It was yummy! So, yep, Silver must find some of that. :) -
silverwhisper said on Jul 17, 2008....
moon: heh...yeah, i'm big on cheese in all forms. :>
madstorm: the world is always going to shit. get a little perspective some day, you'll be happier that way. :>
HH: you know, i've known a few folks who like taking a wheel of brie & popping it in the oven with a topping similar to that but sadly, i've never encountered on i really liked yet. i should keep looking!
rollingc: bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! the cheese that bites back when you bite into it! :D and i too love all forms of cheese, i think. :>
quietone: ah, i think you misunderstand--i have indeed had such cheeses, i was just waxing "homer" about 'em, that's all. :>
u-i: well, goat cheese does smell & taste of goat--what's up with goats that you can smell that? i mean, cow's milk cheese don't smell of cow, so what's that about?! btw, goat cheese does go quite nicely with a honey wheat ale. :>
z: oo, the last cheese i had that had other stuff in it was a white cheddar with horseradish!
i just realized i never answered my own question! OK, i've never encountered a cheese i didn't like, at least that i recall. there's a nearby artsy community that the mrs and i sometimes visit which used to have this cheese shop, and the proprietors took a perverse glee in practically browbeating people into trying new cheeses. it's been gone a few years now and i still miss it.
i usually like to have cheese with crackers of some kind (carr's table water crackers are my all-time fave if i have 'em) and a glass of white wine, usually a pinot grigio or sometimes a chardonnay.
but if it's a bit cooler out (IOW, not what i consider white wine weather), i'll definitely go with a beer & cheese pairing, such as a bleu with a good stout--lately, i've really been into an organic oatmeal stout but i can't remember the name of the brewery. that's actually my favorite stout.
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madstorm said on Jul 18, 2008....
I'm happy enough thanks Silverwhisper.... when there's no cheese left to eat perhaps you people will "get a little perspective some day"... -
silverwhisper said on Jul 18, 2008....
madstorm, i can't tell if you're being funny or serious. i hope for your sake it's the former b/c the latter option, if that's the case, is just sad.
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madstorm said on Jul 18, 2008....
Oh I'm being both serious & funny silverwhisper... serious because nobody realises America got so greedy that it ate itself.. and funny because I'm falling off my chair laughing because you people are living in cloud-cuckoo land... -
silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
yep, you're definitely a sad case. good luck with getting over yourself, kid.
and i say that for a very simple reason: do you seriously think you're the only person who sees that this country is incredibly greedy? that's just hugely arrogant, kid.
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madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
Oh I got "over (my) self" years ago thanks... I certainly don't think I'm "the only person who sees that this country is incredibly greedy" ... just that if cheese is all you people can talk about then you ain't taking it seriously & that is "definitely a sad case"...
Wait until the banks start foreclosing on Farmers... then you'll know what hunger is...
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silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
jeez, get educated on the matter before you wax all self-righteous, madstorm: banks are already foreclosing on farmers in increasing numbers, have been for months. if you want to try to have a serious conversation, then learn the subject matter at hand before wading in, guns blazing, b/c you run the risk of looking like an ignoramus.
there's plenty of conversations on SC about the more serious things in life. and most of the people in this conversation also discuss them.
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madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
As they say in the British Houses of Parliament... "I refer the honourable gentlemen to my earlier comments"
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silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
see, it's unrewarding exchanges like this that make me less inclined to venture away from the my users tab...
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madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
Anyway... I couldn't care less about America's economy... I have no job, no home, no savings, no possessions... I have nothing to lose...
Heh! heh!... I just like provoking people... works everytime... their reactions are a reflection of them not me...
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silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
actually, what it says is that you have nothing meaningful to say, madstorm, and that's a huge comment on you.
the sum total of your comments in this exchange can be stated thusly: "there are serious issues people and you're ignoring them". and yet you never really talk in specific points, do you? no, you're content with your meaninglessly vague and uselessly broad characterizations about a subject on which you're clearly uninformed.
you're a little sound & the barest hint of fury, signifying mediocrity, madstorm.
see, you can't even spam effectively. i was keeping this going to see if you actually had any substance, but you don't.
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madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
I've said it all before in other comments... no need to repeat myself... -
madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
Oh & by the way... my favourite cheese is the faux Camembert I get between my toes...
Happy now?
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TinSoldier said on Jul 19, 2008....
"Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."Sidney Freedman, M*A*S*H
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silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
madstorm: honestly, if you dislike the blog entry so much, why continue commenting to it? that's just goofy.
TS: um...?
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TinSoldier said on Jul 19, 2008....
Sorry, ed. Just pulling a quote from a TV show, a quote which points out the futility of taking things too seriously sometimes.
Feel free to delete it if you think it's irrelevant to your conversation with madstorm (or this blog in general).
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silverwhisper said on Jul 19, 2008....
you know i don't delete comments, and it was quite the apt commentary, if you ask me. :>
i never watched the show all that much, hadn't seen the episode, so didn't understand the sentiment. thanks for the explanation, though. :>
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madstorm said on Jul 19, 2008....
Aww... I was enjoying our little tête á tête... it's interesting, you see... because you say I "never really talk in specific points do you? no, you're content with your meaninglessly vague and uselessly broad characterizations about a subject on which you're clearly uninformed" & that you're "keeping this going to see if you actually had any substance, but you don't"Which shows one thing clearly... you haven't read anything I've said over the last two years... don't get me wrong, you don't have too... no, no... that doesn't matter at all... because I know I've been very clear in what I've said.Enjoy your cheese... -
botoni said on Jul 19, 2008....
I've just arrived here and am once again amazed at where some posts go. If I may I'm going back to topic. I'm hardly an expert on cheese but I do love it in any form I've discovered. Among my favorites are raclet, German butter cheese, a melted camembert with some toast rounds and a dab of raspberry coulis, Norwegian gjetost. Lately I've been draining fresh plain yogurt for 24 hours and using the resulting cheese as a spread on scones with some fresh berries. -
one_wired_kitty said on Jul 20, 2008....
What I've found to be good ... is a little bit of cream cheese with raspberries or some other fruit puree mixed in. MMM ... so good. -
silverwhisper said on Jul 21, 2008....
madstorm: i read several hundred people. i don't even know if you're one of them and i'm in no hurry to find out.
botoni: oo, you're making devonshire cream? i'm deeply envious! i'll confess i'm not familiar with raclet: ?
1WK: you know, i'm not generally a fan of combining cheese & fruit but i think i can see that particular combination. :>
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madstorm said on Jul 21, 2008....
So it goes to show silverwhisper... your comments were "meaninglessly vague and uselessly broad characterizations about a subject on which you're clearly uninformed"A reflection on you not me... -
botoni said on Jul 21, 2008....
Hey Ed, raclet is a Swiss made cheese usually. Its medium hard yellow/white and tastes delicious melted under a broiler and eaten on toasted bread. The Swiss actually have a machine specifically for making raclet. The underside is a broiler and the upper is a grill on which to cook thin slices of sausage meats such as salami. It's traditionally served with small boiled potatoes. Almost as much of a tradition as Swiss fondue. -
silverwhisper said on Jul 21, 2008....
madstorm: bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! you argue i should recognize who you are and know everything about you when in point of fact, there's really no reason why i should. that's really quite funny!
botoni: ah, OK--i was, as i said, unfamiliar with it, really.
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madstorm said on Jul 22, 2008....
Oh no, no, no silverwhisper... God forbid people "recognize who (I am) and know everything about (me)"... it might all go to my head & I'd end up like you...
Think before you type...
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silverwhisper said on Jul 22, 2008....
"think before you type"? o my but you should look in a mirror, kid.
you're the self-righteous blowhard who blew into a discussion that didn't interest him when the smart course of action would have been to hit the back button on your browser.
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madstorm said on Jul 22, 2008....
provocation... works everytime... -
silverwhisper said on Jul 23, 2008....
nah, what you really mean is "pulling down my pants and showing my junk is tiny always makes people laugh."
and you're right! but please, don't let me interrupt you.
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madstorm said on Jul 23, 2008....
Actually... my 'junk' (wink, wink) is big enough thanks... I'm disappointed in you Ed, I'd thought you be grateful for all these comments... after all, it's helping you get back up the Soulcast Popular members tree... good old 'faketest' showed how fraudulent it was & the blessed Elves at Soulcast changed it...
I know faketest well...
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faketest said on Jul 23, 2008....
I know him very well... -
silverwhisper said on Jul 23, 2008....
the lameness of the old popular members list was well-known to soulcasters who've spent much time here, so don't go breaking your arm patting yourself on the back.
ed
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