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i think the portland educators’ point is not that pb and j are elite foods, but that the majority get to define what is american food, thereby excluding the burrito, the torta, whatever.. So like a crappy jelly and bread combo (basically a doughy sugar ball with some peanut matter smeared on it is “superior” in terms of its american pedigree to other crappy foods.

It’s an extremey lame issue.

however, hereis a super interesting not at all lame cultural food subject:

“spread” …. which is a communal meal shared by prisoners outside the normal food system in prison involving extensive creative food prep with commissary bought, smuggled and pilfered items.

totally fascinating.

I think this would be way more educational for portland students to read and discuss than the politics of burritos. From GASTRONOMICA, a University of California food culture mag of extremely high quality:

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/prisonfood.pdf

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gary johnson’s statement passes the squat250 ” is he or is he not a turd” test.

the endorsement stands, at least until he says something excessively douchey.

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[quote=squat250]wait, before i make this endorsement official, i need to know if gary johnson said stupid shit about Libya tryign to make obama look weak and take political advantage of a really bad anti-muslim video. jeez, have you people seen it? it’s freakishly awful.[/quote]

“It is tragic when Americans serving their country are murdered, and we both mourn their loss and honor their service.

Part of honoring that service is to ask the obvious question: What U.S. interest is being served by putting our people – and our money – in places where U.S. personnel can be killed by extremists over a video? We launched millions of dollars worth of missiles to bring down Gaddafi, and this is what we get. We hail and encourage the outbreak of an Arab Spring in Egypt, send them billions of dollars we can’t afford, — and our embassy is breached and our flag desecrated.

In Afghanistan, we continue to put our troops in harm’s way 10 years after our post-9/11 mission was complete. Why?

The airwaves are filled today with political chest-pounding and calls for decisive action. The most decisive and prudent action we can take today is to stop trying to manage governments and peoples on the other side of the globe who don’t want to be managed, get our people out of impossible situations that have no direct U.S. interest, and immediately stop sending money to regimes who clearly cannot or will not control their own countries.

Protecting America with a strong national defense and a rational foreign policy is our leaders’ most basic responsibility. But let us not confuse national security with senseless intervention where our interests are clearly not being served.”

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maybe there should be a series made for every religion to convey to the muslim world that it is more of a very bad theme set of videos than an attack on one particular religion

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wait, before i make this endorsement official, i need to know if gary johnson said stupid shit about Libya tryign to make obama look weak and take political advantage of a really bad anti-muslim video. jeez, have you people seen it? it’s freakishly awful.

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oh yeah. i forgot. i wanted to vote for gary johnson. Ive previously mentioned that I actually met him and talked with him for 15 minutes in 2001 or so, i change my official endorsement and throw my full support behing gary johnson. he will legalize all drugs,or at least stop making stupid pronouncements about them, and i bet he will sway opinion thereon, he ran a very successful business, and he admits extensive coke use (i think) while building a major enterprise (but i’ve met people who claimed to paty with him a long time ago).

today he just rides a bike a lot and funnels that energy into super fitness.

he’s fun, cool, a can-do dude.

he is 8x better than romney and 4.6 x better than obama.

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gee. i wish briansd1 were here to guide me.

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im not sure if my support is statistically important. but maybe my disgust is just reflective of obama’s general jump in the polls. I really really wanted to throw my vote away but just feel i can’t now.

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there should be a limit. let’s say no more than 7 wives/husbands at one time.

there’s just an awesome polygamy sketch from Portlandia involving a chicken farmer….keep your eye open for it.

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i doubt it. there’s only a tiny percentage of people out there who’d like multiple concurrent spouses. i would guess the demand for acceptance is close to zero percent.

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it’s all pretty clear to a lot of us right now. But it was also pretty clear to lots of folks i knew back in the 70s that gay sex was immoral. period.

for people who want to exclude gays from marriage, it probably isn’t framed as a “freedom” issue. It’s just plain immoral. they do have quite a bit of history on their side. Government does get to legislate on these types of issues–moral issues–so long as the government has a rational basis to do so…

but doesn’t it kinda make you wonder what we’re blind to now? It’s unlikely we’ve reached the apex of an understanding, humane society. Far from it. So what are we repulsed by now, that in 30 years, will be clearly worthy of inclusion and understanding?

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I want to see it. Not on netflix save list. Why not?

Documentaries are the best.

I can’t handle the fiction.

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i like drobkin too. the delivery on that guy is pretty spot on. im goign to practice that one. I may make it part of my repertoire…

Dr. Drobkin was a world-famous cardiologist who earned his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees in his hometown and then left for Manhattan where he quickly rose to the top of his field. Soon he was invited to deliver a significant paper, at a conference held in his hometown. He walked on stage, placed his papers on the lectern, but they slid off onto the floor.

As he bent over to retrieve them, at precisely the wrong instant, he inadvertently farted. The microphone amplified his mistake resoundingly through the lecture room and reverberated it down the hall! He was quite embarrassed but somehow regained his composure just enough to deliver his paper. He ignored the resounding applause and raced out the stage door, never to be seen in his hometown again.

Decades later, when his elderly mother was ill, he returned to visit her. He reserved a hotel room under the name of Cohen and arrived under cover of darkness. The desk clerk asked him, “Is this your first visit to our city, Mr. Cohen?”

Dr. Drobkin replied, “Well, young man, no, it isn’t. I grew up here, received my education here, but then moved away.”
“Why haven’t you visited?” asked the desk clerk.

“Actually, I did visit once, many years ago, but an embarrassing thing happened and since then I’ve been too ashamed to return.”

The clerk consoled him. “Sir, while I don’t have your life experience, one thing I have learned is that often what seems embarrassing to me isn’t even remembered by others. I bet that’s true of your incident too.”

Dr. Drobkin replied, “Son, I doubt that’s the case with my embarrassment.”

“Was it a long time ago?”

“Yes, many years.”

The clerk asked, “Was it before or after the Drobkin Fart?”

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i miss my 12$ plastic pool.

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i dont know. people are gross. that hand has likely been some nasty places. not sure they could wash it well enough. that’s why i prefera general hug

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