NthnButAGoodTime

Well that should help take care of that off-putting detergent smell.

One pot meals, slow cooker stuff, yogurt, desserts, cook meats from frozen, just lots of things. So are washing machines, but I'm not going back to cleaning my clothes in the crick out back. For the record, I had my manservant type this.

So don't get a rice cooker. Get an instant pot. Still does rice. AND SO MUCH MORE! Uhhhhhh.... "It's ok, some of my best friends are rice brands."

I'll second that. Once I got an appliance designed for cooking rice, I went from having a household that didn't really like rice to one that looks forward to it

This seems like the best place to announce this. I just had a Cincinnati 3-way in my office, and it... ...was... ...AMAZING!

Well, not so much now:

Chastity belt, huh? Yeah, so many parents make the mistake of waiting too long to buy a new model after their lads outgrow the kid's size. See if your mom and dad will let you drill a pee hole, so you don't have to do so much folding. Pro tip: make sure they take it off first.

Boy band from the turn of the century.

I'd try it... If I was into IPAs. I don't bear the guys Ill-will. Their biggest hit was one of the darkest songs set to one of the peppiest tunes. It rivals "Hey Jealousy" for most depressing single in the '90s/early '00s pop-rock radio that you could still tap your feet to. It's a narrow category, but an important one

To be clear, for the uninitiated. We're talking about these guys: Not these guys:

One of my favorite memories from my kids' early childhood is jamming out to the radio with them and then, when the song ended, hearing a little voice from the back ask, "What aren't they going to take anymore, Daddy?" Somewhere in my attic, there is a Polaroid of me in 3rd or 4th grade with my best friend at the time wearing our Karate Kid pajamas and posing in mid-fight stances. To maximize product placement, you can see my GI Joe underwear through the cheap pajama pants. Yeah. I'll karate you.

Oh I can do yours, too, if you want: "I crafted my username in part (obviously) as a Sly nod to the structure of Apollo Creed, as a character in the Rocky series. Apollo has earned every accreditation he has through hard work and skill, but by the time we meet him in the Rocky series, his dedication has begun to slip somewhat. Where he should make short work of a street thug that he dragged up to a pedestal, he opts not to dedicate the proper time and energy to training, expecting his skill to carry him through the fight, and shifts his focus to putting on a show. Only narrowly defeating Rocky in their first fight, Apollo takes the lesson to heart when we see him again in Rocky II, and he fully devotes himself to proper training, determined to prove that Rocky's surprising challenge in the previous fight was a fluke. However, he forgets this lesson in time for Rocky IV and again leans on his skill and showmanship to the detriment of proper training and respect for his opponent. In making this mistake again, it proves to be fatal, and Apollo dies as a result of his arrogance (ancient spoiler alert). That portion of the name choice stands as a reminder to me not to take myself too seriously, to learn from my mistakes, and to ensure that I apply the proper attention to the things that need it. The 'Bro' part acknowledges that though I have worked hard to get where I am, I can't pretend that I don't at least benefit somewhat from the Bro culture I find myself in. This helps keep me humble and ensures that unlike Apollo, I don't overlook the value of my advantages, at the expense of hard work. Also beer is nice." And now the trite version of mine: I like hair metal and having fun. The first time I used "Nothin But A Good Time" as a username, it was two letters too long, so I chopped off the vowels in "Nothin" figuring that word would be the easiest to decipher without vowels. Occasionally hearing someone call me Nathan over a game microphone reminds me that I was wrong. My name is not Nathan...or anything close to it.

Mine is lifted from the refrain of a piece by a poetry collective formed in the waning years of the prior century which was comprised of Dall, Deville, Michaels, Rockett, Bombilla, and Carretero. The verses depict both the lament and joy of the working class man as he devotes the entirety of his days to grinding labor whilst he dreams of the release of celebration upon his work's end. While not explicit in the wording, one can draw the implication that the desired recreation achieved as a result of the intensity of his toil is only sweetened by the stark contrast between the dueling yet collaborative tasks. My choice to select from this composition reflects my own elation upon the arrival of the time where I can lay down my burdens and responsibilities, and can bask in the abandon of my choice of diversionistic pursuits. Additionally, I desired to illustrate my intent to focus on joviality and ribaldry, when employing the selected username, and shy away from more sobering points of focus. The choice to remove the vowels from the first word, both the O and the I, was my cheeky attempt to separate my use of the verse as a name from the British influences on the culture preceding and proceeding from the era from which it was derived, by having the chant of "oi" excised from the conversation. Though I can appreciate the value of and enjoy those Anglo-centric artists, I chose to celebrate the distinctly American brashness that accompanied the artists at that time.

That would be WAY too busy.

Bring it, @Benjo! I'm cautiously putting my stamp of approval on it BUT I did make some spare butter/flour mix to store for a bit to see how it comes out after a little while.

You can't handle non-rhyming chants? It can't be the everyone drinking from the same cup thing.

It's going to depend a little on what the "m" in the "CM" acronym stands for, @YodaMan 3D. If it's "manager", your quest is probably at an end, if they aren't responding. If it's "moderator" there's probably a voice above them, but depending on their internal communication protocols, you may or may not get anywhere. Every forum is a bit like a family. Everyone's is different. Internal behavior varies. Responsibility of roles doesn't follow a set pattern from unit to unit. All that said, it could all come down to your initial approach. If your inquiry was along the lines of "Why in the name of wet scrapple was I banned, you turd disguised as a brownie?!!!" Then I may be able to help you better understand why you haven't gotten a response. That's not accusatory. I don't know you, I'm just throwing out possibilities. If I were trying to gain clarification, I would typically approach with: "Hey, I want to make sure that I don't put myself in the same position again, could you help clarify what behavior earned me a ban, recently?" Whatever the case may be, best if luck in clearing things up. I hope my non-answer helped!

@Benjo returning to the food thread: Update: The butter definitely changes the consistency of the biscuit. They are lighter and softer. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but noticeably different. Have a few ideas that I'll poke at the next time I make some.

Possible ditto.

Whatever do you mean? Wait, which are you attempting?

I guess if your goal is to make your biscuits healthier, more expensive, and probably tastier, yes. Now, you can't prep the flour for long term storage and future use with butter, unless you have fridge/freezer space, but you know...whatever. I would think you'd want to use cold butter, but I'm actually going to test that out and see. (note: I keep a stick of butter in a covered dish on the counter for daily use...no I don't use an entire stick in a day, grow up). I've tried that alterative, and prefer buttermilk. Buttermilk's real shelf life is silly long (seriously, buy a pint or a half gallon and then put it in the fridge and forget you own it, and it'll still be ready for you when you get the gumption to use it), and it is thicker than the substitution you suggested, which makes a difference. Plus, I'm no scientist, but I think the bacterial cultures in buttermilk perform some sort of magic as you're baking them alive. Now, I have tried to some other wackier alternatives, like beer, cola, or milk alternatives like soy milk, but nothing does it like buttermilk. If you insist on acidifying regular milk, just be sure to let it sit out for at least 10 minutes so that it has had a chance to curdle. This depends on my goal at the particular time. If I'm in a hurry and just need to quickly produce some biscuits for immediate consumption, I'll tear off unrolled globs. In that instance I'm sacrificing uniformity, texture of the biscuit, and resiliency to being cut open, but I can get it to the oven faster. If I'm mass-producing a lot of biscuits, but care about appearances (in-laws over, or something), I have used a large cookie cutter, or a reasonably sized glass. If I'm practicing my craft, and making the biscuits as an act of love, then I'm probably making "cat-head" biscuits, and am using a somewhat larger circular container's edge to accomplish a bigger, but uniformly sized biscuit. My original statement was intended to assure the reader that good biscuits don't have to be difficult. That said, the base recipe is the training wheels version of things, after you're comfortable with the mechanics of the dough preparation, you can go nutty with your options. For example, it sounds like I'll soon be permanently replacing shortening with butter, in mine....frick!

Here is my challenge. Buy a single bag of frozen swai (cheap fish. it's in the catfish family). On a morning you're feeling frisky, throw some oil in a pan and heat it up. Just before you toss the fish in the oil, throw some butter in. Season that frozen slab generously, then slap it into the pan (Gently! Hot oil!). Flip it like you would bacon. When it's done, it's delicious. Put it on the biscuit I'm going to tell you how to make. Eat it on the side. Eat it with some grits. Eat it with some corn bread. Eat it with oatmeal. I don't care. I'm not your mother. Good biscuits are comprised of four key ingredients: self-rising flour, shortening (or lard), buttermilk (no, your suggestion won't cut it, it has to be buttermilk), and paying attention to frickin' directions. You can cut it down to 3 if you use Bisquick or make your own Bisquick substitute. Let's rewind for a minute. The formula for Bisquick was discovered when some guy stole the recipe from a chef on a train. It's just shortening mixed into self-rising flour at roughly 6 parts flour to 1 part shortening. You can do lard, but you're going to have to freeze or refrigerate it. You got a knack for experimentation? Shake up the ratios. Whatever. Back to the present. You have to listen to your dough. Handle it too much, you're going to make it tougher, handle it too little, you're fine but it'll be stickier trying to get it on a pan. That's fine for drop biscuits, I'm more of a rolled biscuit guy myself. Let's rewind again. "@NthnButAGoodTime," you might say, "I'm not going to use buttermilk for anything else, it's going to go bad before I use it again." Look, you may not realize this, but when it comes to buttermilk, the 'sell by' date doesn't mean the same as regular milk. Buttermilk. Will. Keep. For. Months. Until that stuff climbs out of the fridge and talks to you, it's still fine [citation needed]. Now your fourth (or third) ingredient. Google "Bisquick Biscuit Recipe". Use that as your springboard. Make a few batches. You'll perfect it in no time. Then you can start experimenting with what properties you want. Fluffier? More shortening. Moister? (more moist?) Slightly more buttermilk or introduce cold butter or mayonnaise. More dry or stiffer? Reverse the other things. Oversimplification: self-rising flour, shortening, buttermilk, a recipe that only calls for those (or use Bisquick and Bisquick's recipe). Nail that, and then experiment from there. Easy!

I'd love to smear some food thoughts on here: Good biscuits are easy, and so can you! ASK ME HOW! Sometimes meat just needs salt. Beans are better than you remembered. Fish can be bacon.

It's not sad, it's one more thing that makes you beautiful! The combined facts that there isn't an in-depth Blu-ray for this move, that there has never even been a knockoff direct-to-video sequel, AND that I kept the vcr (Shut up! YOU'RE old!) on loop with this tape in on the TV in my dorm for a large chunk of college is what is sad. That said, humor is subjective. My hope is that they'll stick with a dark gallows-style humor like Red Dead Revolver, and those who get it, get it, and those who don't, just assume everything is really grim. "I swear, you guys rip on me thirteen or fourteen more times and I'm outta here!"