What Makes the Tiki Bar the Favorite Lounge for Members?

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The Tiki Bar, a popular lounge, has transitioned to a new location in General Discussion, where members can enjoy exotic drinks, fine dining, and entertainment. The atmosphere encourages casual conversation, with a focus on sharing thoughts and experiences. A notable topic of discussion is the "Greatest American" promo by Discovery and AOL, with members expressing disbelief at some of the nominations, suggesting the list mixes entertainment figures with historical icons. Suggestions for bar improvements include adding a pool table and darts, while playful banter about drinks and karaoke night adds to the lively environment. Members also discuss the potential for video conferencing to enhance interaction. Overall, the Tiki Bar serves as a vibrant social hub for sharing ideas and enjoying lighthearted exchanges.
  • #451
Astronuc said:
And TikiBar Security to boot!
I don't really think I need to police this crowd, except for maybe when the pirates drop in. Moonie wasn't too thrilled with being made to walk the plank and she can hold a grudge. :biggrin:
 
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  • #452
sorry to bother you but where is Arctic Fox?
 
  • #453
Sorry Lisa, I don't really see him around very often. I'm not sure.
 
  • #454
TheStatutoryApe said:
College campus security, swing shift. The campus was pretty much closed but we have dorms and the dorm students are still here. Also plenty of expensive equipment in the computer labs. So we're here 24/7, 365 days a year.
Oh, that's right, you told us that once before. I just forgot.

TheStatutoryApe said:
I don't really think I need to police this crowd, except for maybe when the pirates drop in. Moonie wasn't too thrilled with being made to walk the plank and she can hold a grudge. :biggrin:

o:) Hold a grudge? Me? :rolleyes: Okay, maybe, sometimes, but only if you call me chickie baby girl. :-p
 
  • #455
Moonbear said:
Oh, that's right, you told us that once before. I just forgot.



o:) Hold a grudge? Me? :rolleyes: Okay, maybe, sometimes, but only if you call me chickie baby girl. :-p
what about me?what should I call you?
 
  • #456
why do I always have to drop by on these times?
 
  • #457
Moonbear said:
chickie baby girl.
:smile:
I wouldn't address anyone with that combo, not even my wife. She would definitely punch my lights out at that! :biggrin:
 
  • #458
yomamma said:
why do I always have to drop by on these times?
Bad timing? :biggrin: Learn to plan your entrances carefully.
 
  • #459
hmmm...
 
  • #460
Astronuc said:
:smile:
I wouldn't address anyone with that combo, not even my wife. She would definitely punch my lights out at that! :biggrin:
I might say it jokingly. I actually had a grilfriend who liked me to call her BubuKittyF***.
 
  • #461
bubukittyf***...hahaha!
you shouldn't have said that. people might start referring to you by "bubukittyfu***"
 
  • #462
Ugh, I just ate 3/4 of a pound of fried okra and now I think I'm going to vomit. :frown:
 
  • #463
ewww...
 
  • #464
yourdadonapogostick said:
ewww...
I concur. Why would you do that to yourself Evo?
 
  • #465
TheStatutoryApe said:
I concur. Why would you do that to yourself Evo?
I was hungry, they were there, I was reading and the next thing I knew I had eaten almost all of them and I was sick.
 
  • #466
reading rots your mind. it wasn't the food, it was the book. :smile:
 
  • #467
yourdadonapogostick said:
reading rots your mind. it wasn't the food, it was the book. :smile:
I would probably feel better if I had eaten the book. :redface:
 
  • #468
:smile: was it that good of a book? :smile:
 
  • #469
yourdadonapogostick said:
reading rots your mind.
I learned that after reading franzbear. I still remember reading those pages :bugeye:
 
  • #470
i thought you liked him
 
  • #471
Evo said:
Ugh, I just ate 3/4 of a pound of fried okra and now I think I'm going to vomit. :frown:
I like fried okra, and would have the same problem if it just sat there, I'd keep eating. How's your house and electric doing since that storm?
 
  • #472
what's okra?
 
  • #473
its a slimy snot like veggie
 
  • #474
hypatia said:
its a slimy snot like veggie
No, the veggie isn't snot-like, just the slime it creates when you cook it. :biggrin: Actually, if you cook it long enough, the sliminess goes away and it's very tasty. It's good for thickening gumbo too. :approve:
 
  • #475
veggimite?
 
  • #476
lol I recall my Granny putting a pile of okra on my plate, and I just sat there and cried.
 
  • #477
hypatia said:
lol I recall my Granny putting a pile of okra on my plate, and I just sat there and cried.
Aww. Was that the first time you ever saw it? Or had you already decided you didn't like it? The first time I had it, it was fried, and I didn't even know what it was, it was on a buffet when I was a kid and we took a family trip to the south. I loved it and couldn't get enough; kept going back for more. It only took me about another 20 years to rediscover it, and as soon as I saw it, I knew it was what I loved eating at that buffet. Hmm...maybe I should go fry me up some okra now. :approve:
 
  • #478
I've had decent okra and I don't mind it in gumbo. I just don't care for the fried stuff. Maybe it's just because my grandmother is a terrible cook.
 
  • #479
TheStatutoryApe said:
I've had decent okra and I don't mind it in gumbo. I just don't care for the fried stuff. Maybe it's just because my grandmother is a terrible cook.
I don't think you can do much to ruin fried okra unless it's burnt. That's okay, if you don't like it fried, you'll be all the healthier for it.
 
  • #480
yes..i was a okra virgin :redface:
 
  • #481
Moonbear said:
How's your house and electric doing since that storm?
:cry:

I bought a new tv (this was my bedroom tv) and I am waiting for the new dsl modem to arrive. I haven't replaced the DVD player yet, I still have one downstairs.
 
  • #482
Evo said:
:cry:

I bought a new tv (this was my bedroom tv) and I am waiting for the new dsl modem to arrive. I haven't replaced the DVD player yet, I still have one downstairs.

That sucks to have to replace everything, especially when it was all the new stuff! :frown:
 
  • #483
hypatia said:
yes..i was a okra virgin :redface:
Okra can be scary if it's not cooked right. My dad loved it cooked with tomatoes, he liked it slimy.

Fried okra is wonderful (when eaten in moderation). I used to grow it, it's related to the hibiscus and you can really tell by the flowers.
 
  • #484
I don't mind if okra is a little slimy, but I prefer it when it isn't. But, instead of frying up some okra, I just decided to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies instead. :biggrin:
 
  • #485
i would much rather have chocolate chip cookies instead of okra
 
  • #486
yourdadonapogostick said:
i would much rather have chocolate chip cookies instead of okra
Me too, that's why they won.
 
  • #487
Seafood Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pound sliced okra
1/4 cup shortening
2 Tbs flour
1 chopped onion
1 bunch chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 10-1/2oz. can tomato
2 sprigs chopped parsely
1 bay leaf
1 sprinkle thyme
2 quarts water
1 pound cleaned shrimp
1/2 pound cleaned(1 dozen) crabs
1 tsp. (if desired)file
To taste salt and pepper

Directions:
Fry okra in 2 Tbs. shortening until it ceases to ""rope"", about 30 to 45 minutes. In another saucepan, make a roux with remaining shortening and flour. Cook it until dark brown. Add onions and celery, cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add okra. Stir in tomatoes, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, and meat(or crabs) and simmer for 30 minutes or longer. Remove from heat. If desired, stir in file just before serving(never cook file).

Yield: 6 servings

Note: Gumbo is better if cooked early in the morning and refrigerated for several hours. Reheat and serve with rice. If crabs are used: Scald live hard shelled crabs and clean, removing the spongy substance and the sandbag on the underpart. Break off and crack the claws, and cut the body in half.

Of course, Jamabalaya is an alternative if one does not like okra.

Jamabalaya Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tbslp. oil
1 tblsp. flour
1 c. shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 c. cooked cubed chicken
1 can tomatoes
1 tlbsp. minced parsley
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
salt and pepper to tatse
Cajun or Creole seasoning to taste
4 c. water
1 c. uncooked rice

Directions:
Heat oil. Add flour and stir until smooth and light brown. Add shrimp, chicken, and tomatoes, and cook three minutes. Add parsley, Worcestershire saue, onion, garlic, bell pepper, salt and pepper, Cajun seasoning, and water. Simmer 10 minutes. Add rice and boil until tender, about 30 minutes. Keep covered during cooking. Do not stir, but it may be necessary to lift it from bottom of pot from time to time to keep rice from burning.

Yield: 6 servings


More Cajun Seafood Recipes at epicurean.com
 
  • #488
at least none of it has vegemite in it
 
  • #489
Astronuc said:
Seafood Gumbo Recipe
Oh, that sounds great! Though, I was expecting crawfish! I don't think you can buy those north of the Mason-Dixon line though, so probably wouldn't matter anyway.
 
  • #490
hmm, they serve crawfish in restaurants here. the rednecks call them crawdads
 
  • #491
A round of Moonbeasts for everyone! Franzbear is back! :biggrin:
 
  • #492
i'm scared to ask what a moonbeast is.
 
  • #493
yourdadonapogostick said:
i'm scared to ask what a moonbeast is.

It's the more intense version of a Moonbear Madness. You do it as a shot. Just have one and you'll see, all your worries will just melt away.
 
  • #494
where's astronuc?
 
  • #495
Moonbear said:
It's the more intense version of a Moonbear Madness. You do it as a shot. Just have one and you'll see, all your worries will just melt away.
I'm 17, remember
 
  • #496
yomamma said:
where's astronuc?
It's the weekend, so he's probably doing yard work. You know, something you could do during the day until you're old enough to get a job. :wink:
 
  • #497
yourdadonapogostick said:
i'm 17, remember
Oh, then you'll have to wait 0.6 yr to try one. Have a Bahama Yomamma instead.
 
  • #498
yomamma said:
where's astronuc?
Moonbear guest right! What can I get you Moonbear? Another Moonbeat?

Earlier today was yardwork - had to repair cart - scratchbuild as one would say in the modeling business. One of the wheels broke and the model is no longer in production. So I last weekend, I bought parts: new wheels (but 14" instead of 12"), steel rod (0.5" OD), washers (4 x 0.5"), brackets for pipe conduit, 2 pcs PVC pipe (0.5" x 5"), assorted screws, washers and nuts, and two cotter pins. I started putting it together, but I didn't have the appropriate drill bits. The tool steel bits broke, so during the week I purchased some cobalt bits. I tried them this morning with a hand-drill (I don't have a drill press :frown: ) - and the cobalt bits drilled through the stell like butter. Plus I used some teflon spray.

So the cart is repaired. Then I did the usually maintenance and continued landscaping.

Besides, I've been in and out of PF.

And back in the Tiki kitchen experimenting with food - I have a mad scientist approach to cooking sometimes. I like to try new things - but not quite :devil: more like muhwahahaaaa! :biggrin:
 
  • #499
Astronuc said:
And back in the Tiki kitchen experimenting with food - I have a mad scientist approach to cooking sometimes. I like to try new things - but not quite :devil: more like muhwahahaaaa! :biggrin:
That's pretty much the way the dinner I'm sitting down and eating now came into existence. It was a sort of, "What do I have in the fridge that can go together into a meal?" Fried up some hot Italian sausage, added some tomato, orange bell pepper and frozen spinach, then realized I had two sliced of cooked bacon and the onions I cooked in the bacon drippings last night (they went on loaded baked potatoes that were last night's dinner...very tasty), so tossed those in, realized my garlic had gone moldy, so had to resort to a couple dashes of garlic powder, then added a can of chicken broth, brought it up to a boil, and mixed it with some pasta. It's pretty tasty. I think it would be even better with a more bitter vegetable than spinach (like when you get sausage and broccoli rabe...except I can't get broccoli rabe around here, and the rare times I've seen it, they've stripped off all the leaves! That's the good part! :cry: Idiot produce managers ). And I'm washing it down with a Sam Adams Summer Ale, which I've decided is a little too light for my taste. I thought it would go better than the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale with a pasta dish, but it seems I was wrong. Oh well.
 
  • #500
you were in the kitchen?! you didn't look in the left cabinet did you? :rolleyes: forget what you saw, I can't cook. (just don't tell sos what I did to her wall)
 

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