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[DiracPool]

Apparently it's an old joke that was applied to any sport that involves balls back through history to the beginning of recorded time.

Haha, what a great find, see, I was scared to search for the truth, but I was half right (whatever that means ).

"The story goes that during a Tonight Show appearance, Arnold Palmer was asked by Johnny Carson if he had any good-luck rituals. The golfer replied, "Yes, my wife kisses my balls." To which Carson supposedly quipped, "I'll bet that flutters your putter."

I think that may be a good lesson for all of us, sometimes we want to hold on to traditional wisdom so hard we're willing to turn a blind eye to fact and reality. As much of a scientist I purport myself to be, my emotional longings to keep some sort of purity of my youth preserved prevented me from fact checking this memory. That's what is great about PF, you can count on your friends here to call you out and make you handle the truth!

 

[Psinter]

There is a huge spider image in that spoiler. I do not recommend opening it.

Spoiler: Nope

And of course my reaction after seeing it while randomly browsing:

Okay?

I mean no. It's not okay! Nope, nope, nope. That's not natural. No.

*abandons Planet Earth*

"Report of our expedition to a nearby planet, sir. There are weird creatures inhabiting the place. It is not considered safe."

 

[fresh_42]

My hitchhiker's guide, however, categorizes this planet as "mostly harmless".

 

[zoobyshoe]

Curent temperature at the South Pole: -63° F.

 

[Ibix]

It turns out we're out of normal vinegar, but not out of balsamic vinegar. Consequently, I am sitting here eating fish fingers with balsamic vinegar.

There is something fundamentally wrong with this.

 

[fresh_42]

It turns out we're out of normal vinegar, but not out of balsamic vinegar. Consequently, I am sitting here eating fish fingers with balsamic vinegar.

There is something fundamentally wrong with this.

I would reply: Yes, of course, the combination of vinegar and fish! But I do respect cultural differences. And beside the vinegar, I love fish and chips. Chips: Irish or English, not French or Belgian.

My grandma used to say (and I hope it won't lose all of its humor by translation cause normally it's a rhyme):
In need the sausage taste fine even without bread.

 

[Sophia]

Yeah, I can eat chips with vinegar, but only if there's relatively little of it. Just to try something exotic. But if there's too much

I wonder who invented the practice. It doesn't make sense.

 

[1oldman2]

My hitchhiker's guide, however, categorizes this planet as "mostly harmless".

That's the "oldest trick in the book", no one would fall for that anymore.

 

[DiracPool]

It turns out we're out of normal vinegar, but not out of balsamic vinegar.

I like balsamic vinegar. In the 80's my dad turned me on to the Zone diet, which I think I may have mentioned here before but I don't remember so please indulge me. There's only two things I took away from the Zone diet that I still practice today, one is that I only eat a small plate of lowfat yogurt for breakfast (which I do), and the other is that ideally, you'd want to have a salad lunch with romaine lettuce, maybe some chicken breast and, yes, first cold pressed olive oil and balsamic vinegar. So Barry Sears got me for breakfast and lunch.

Unfortunately, later on in the 90's he came out with a new wrinkle cream that totally de-legitamized his super diet in my mind, so that was a disappointment. But I still like eating lowfat yogurt for breakfast and chicken salads with balsamic vinegar for lunch.

 

[Psinter]

Has someone here tried a sub with vinegar?

I find it incredibly delectable.

Just that I have to avoid eating too much or later that night my stomach will pain.

@Sophia I love chips with vinegar! Once again I must avoid eating too much or my stomach will pain.

Everything went down like this: First I was wary of vinegar, I thought, who on Earth would eat something that looks so acidic and smells so weird? But one day I decided to try a sub with vinegar and I was like: . This is so tasty! And then I tried chips with vinegar and I loved it!

And that happened about a year ago. Before that, I had never tried vinegar.

 

[collinsmark]

Yes, subs (short for "submarine sandwiches") with a little oil and vinegar thrown on are delicious. It helps to have the right kind of vinegar though. I'd like to know specifically what kind that is; my local sandwich shop has it, but I'm not sure how to pick it out at the grocery.

In terms of "fish and chips," the traditional way to eat them is to put the vinegar or lemon on the fish, and the tarter sauce is for dipping with the chips*. Ketchup does not fit into the picture.

Americans tend to throw tradition out the window and sometimes put the tartar sauce on the fish and eat the chips (french fries) with ketchup and throw the vinegar around with no rhyme or reason. The lemon is garnish that can be used as a makeshift projectile.

*(a.k.a., "french fries." In the UK and surrounding areas [e.g., Ireland], french fries are called "chips." What Americans call potato "chips" are called potato "crisps" there.)

 

[jim hardy]

Ever tried a little vinegar on whatever you're grilling on the barbecue ?

I tried it on steak, tasted great , now i use Italian salad dressing for the spices. Mix it into hamburgers, too.

 

[Psinter]

Yes, subs (short for "submarine sandwiches") with a little oil and vinegar thrown on are delicious. It helps to have the right kind of vinegar though. I'd like to know specifically what kind that is; my local sandwich shop has it, but I'm not sure how to pick it out at the grocery.

In terms of "fish and chips," the traditional way to eat them is to put the vinegar or lemon on the fish, and the tarter sauce is for dipping with the chips*. Ketchup does not fit into the picture.

Americans tend to throw tradition out the window and sometimes put the tartar sauce on the fish and eat the chips (french fries) with ketchup and throw the vinegar around with no rhyme or reason. The lemon is garnish that can be used as a makeshift projectile.

*(a.k.a., "french fries." In the UK and surrounding areas [e.g., Ireland], french fries are called "chips." What Americans call potato "chips" are called potato "crisps" there.)

Oh, I see.

The chips I talk about that I tried with vinegar would then be "potato crisps". It is not french fries (which I just call "fries"). I have never tried french fries with vinegar though. Maybe I should give it a try when I get some.

The potato crisps I tried had already the vinegar flavor on them. After being fried they were probably submerged in vinegar and then baked just enough to dry them. I loved the taste.

I have never tried to do it myself, but I agree that it must be some specific kinds of vinegar that go great with the subs. Maybe others won't go well with them.

Ever tried a little vinegar on whatever you're grilling on the barbecue ?

I tried it on steak, tasted great , now i use Italian salad dressing for the spices. Mix it into hamburgers, too.

How curious. No, I've never tried it. Maybe some day I'll give it a hit . I rarely have grilled or BBQ food, but yeah.

 

[OCR]

...the tarter sauce is for dipping with the chips*...*(a.k.a., "french fries."

... Love tarter sauce on fries*.

*(a.k.a., "chips") ...

 

[zoobyshoe]

The strange main character in the movie, "Sling Blade," used to put mustard on his french fries.

 

[WWGD]

Yes, subs (short for "submarine sandwiches") with a little oil and vinegar thrown on are delicious. It helps to have the right kind of vinegar though. I'd like to know specifically what kind that is; my local sandwich shop has it, but I'm not sure how to pick it out at the grocery.

In terms of "fish and chips," the traditional way to eat them is to put the vinegar or lemon on the fish, and the tarter sauce is for dipping with the chips*. Ketchup does not fit into the picture.

Americans tend to throw tradition out the window and sometimes put the tartar sauce on the fish and eat the chips (french fries) with ketchup and throw the vinegar around with no rhyme or reason. The lemon is garnish that can be used as a makeshift projectile.

*(a.k.a., "french fries." In the UK and surrounding areas [e.g., Ireland], french fries are called "chips." What Americans call potato "chips" are called potato "crisps" there.)

But you should not use both sauces: do not double dip the chip.

 

[fresh_42]

I'm confused.
If these are chips or french fries
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ETTyVQrUZt8/maxresdefault.jpg
and these are crisps
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sites/womenshealthmag.com/files/images/salty-chips.jpg

What are these? I have been sold them in the UK as the chips part of fish and chips:
http://www.omegapizza.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/potato-wedges.jpg

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

What are these? I have been sold them in UK as the chips part of fish and chips:
http://www.omegapizza.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/potato-wedges.jpg

We call those steak fries or, simply, potato wedges. Usually, they're baked.

 

[1oldman2]

We call those steak fries or, simply, potato wedges. Usually, they're baked.

Oh yes, also known as jojo fries in certain restaurants.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Oh yes, also known as jojo fries in certain restaurants.

Never heard that one before, it sounds cute

 

[1oldman2]

The strange main character in the movie, "Sling Blade," used to put mustard on his french fries.

I remember he was big on mustard on his biscuits, however he did enjoy the "french fried taters" That was a great film.

 

[1oldman2]

Never heard that one before, it sounds cute

I think its a regional term, mostly used in conjunction with "take out chicken" as a side dish. (I'm still struggling with the concept of a cute potato so I'll refrain from commenting on that)

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

(I'm still struggling with the concept of a cute potato so I'll refrain from commenting on that)

I was thinking of the name "jojo" as being cute

But, potatoes can be cute, too

Spoiler

 

[Ibix]

What are these? I have been sold them in the UK as the chips part of fish and chips:
http://www.omegapizza.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/potato-wedges.jpg

Those are chips, unless they're potato wedges, in which case they cost 50-100% more.

 

[fresh_42]

I was thinking of the name "jojo" as being cute

But, potatoes can be cute, too

Spoiler

Is this related to the sarcastic guy who sarcasts the whole day long?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I remember he was big on mustard on his biscuits, however he did enjoy the "french fried taters" That was a great film.

Yeah, it had so many great scenes.

 

[Psinter]

Wedge fries I call them. But I pronounce it as "welsh". Because when I was a kid someone pronounced it like that and it stuck to me.

I know it is wrongly pronounced. I must restructure my pronunciation.

They are very tasty.

The strange main character in the movie, "Sling Blade," used to put mustard on his french fries.

Random thought: Mustard has a very strong taste. I'm not a big fan of it.

 

[fresh_42]

Random thought: Mustard has a very strong taste. I'm not a big fan of it.

Perhaps you should reconsider this. I once have heard of a study (I admit it's been on the radio) in which they tried to find out why the rate on some sorts of cancer wasn't higher than on average among people who regularly have BBQs and therewith ate a lot of carcinogenic nitrosamines.
Their most likely candidate to explain this lack of discrepancy has been mustard.

 

[Psinter]

I'm not sure I understand .

I don't regularly have BBQ.

 

[fresh_42]

Mustard seems to be good to lower the risk on developing some cancers. Nitrosamines can basically be found in all kinds of food that are salted and overheated, e.g. fries, crisps, steaks, and so on. you don't need a BBQ. The usual unhealthy stuff will do.