# Mods, take some time off. This thread’s for hijackin’ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057 "2022-11-16T23:48:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/21 "2022-11-17T03:55:39Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > But the waiter did bring my martini. Bombay Sapphire of course with 3 olives. Man after my own heart. Except with Hendricks gin. But Sapphire is nice, too. With a 5/6 ratio of gin to vermouth. And bitters, just a dash. Maybe half a teaspoon of olive brine to make it a little dirty. With a lemon peel twisted over the top for those gorgeous oils. And a skiff of ice forming on the top. Wait. Am I doing this hijacking thing right? Who cares? 🍸 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/22 "2022-11-17T04:34:39Z")
No brine; 'tis an abomination. Sometimes I do Hendricks as a change of pace. Lemon peel is nice, if a bit fussy. Quite right that a good martini should be condensing water out of the air and freezing it onto the surface of the drink. I’m sure we could compare and sample recipes late into the night. Next time I’m in the wilds of Oregon we’ll have to connect. 😉 🍸 🍸 And after this we’ll care even less. Hijack schmijack; have another drink! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/23 "2022-11-17T04:45:16Z")
@Aspenglow and @LSLGuy, to quote George Carlin, you are all diseased! A proper martini, contrary to popular legend, is actually made with vodka. And instead of the barbaric concept of pouring vermouth into it, the correct approach is merely to add one discrete **[Vermouth Tipsy Onion](https://sableandrosenfeld.com/products/info-vermouth-onions)** – a miniature onion which has been pickled in vermouth. After a few of these, you, too, will be pickled. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/24 "2022-11-17T04:53:37Z")
I will forgive you your trespass, for you are (IIRC) the kind soul who introduced me to the Caesar, a concoction ideally suited for cold nights or even hot afternoons. I don’t know the proper term for the drink made with vodka and served in a triangular glass, but “martini” isn’t it. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/25 "2022-11-17T04:54:23Z")
Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/26 "2022-11-17T04:55:50Z")
New word I just learned on Facebook: Recrudescence-- _A new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity_ Take from it what you will… ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/27 "2022-11-17T04:58:02Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I don’t know the proper term for the drink made with vodka and served in a triangular glass, but “martini” isn’t it. > [@susan](#): > > Agreed. Psssst. It’s a Vodka Gibson. (Bartender in a former life.) Now, let’s get back to hijackin’! Speaking of onions, I’ve heard they make some people cry when they chop them. But if you put a piece of bread in your mouth while you chop, you won’t cry. Maybe having a piece of bread in your mouth just makes a person happy? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/28 "2022-11-17T04:58:22Z")
Nice! I recall a post about birefringence, another lovely and useful word. IIRC a poster then named themself “birefringence.” ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/29 "2022-11-17T05:13:05Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > But if you put a piece of bread in your mouth while you chop, you won’t cry. That’s pretty much true of _anything_ vis à vis bread, in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/30 "2022-11-17T05:20:36Z")
Yeah, man, here’s the thread on birefringence. > [@Gasoline Sheen on Roast Beef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-sheen-on-roast-beef/143784/5): > > Yup, I believe that Mangetout is on the right track. Alton Brown claims that it’s birefringence, and I’m bound to agree: (from [here](http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Season6/TunaTranscript.htm)) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/31 "2022-11-17T05:55:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I will forgive you your trespass, for you are (IIRC) the kind soul who introduced me to the Caesar I am indeed, and you’re welcome! 🙂 > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I don’t know the proper term for the drink made with vodka and served in a triangular glass, but “martini” isn’t it. Well, there are many things that many of us don’t know. 😉 > **[Vodka Martini Cocktail](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/221893/vodka-martini-cocktail/)** > > A vodka martini is a classic cocktail made with vodka and dry vermouth, served ice cold in a chilled martini glass, with green olives or a lemon twist. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Psssst. It’s a Vodka Gibson. (Bartender in a former life.) A fine nuance, yes. Throwing a vermouth-pickled onion into the thing might technically make it a “Gibson”, but we Caesar-loving Canucks, along with the rest of the civilized world, merely call it a “vodka martini”, or just “martini” for short. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/32 "2022-11-17T06:07:14Z")
You have reminded me of bartenders who don’t know that “martini” and “gimlet” are default made with _gin_, not vodka, and shouldn’t need to be educated as such. There, I’ve said it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/33 "2022-11-17T06:09:49Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > New word I just learned on Facebook: > > Recrudescence-- _A new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity_ > > Take from it what you will… New words I just learned playing Duotrigordle; verso and recto, which are the left and right pages of a book. I’ve been reading books for over fifty years and it never occurred to me that there were names for the pages. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/34 "2022-11-17T06:32:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > New words I just learned playing Duotrigordle; verso and recto, which are the left and right pages of a book. Reported for hijacking a thread about vodka martinis. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/35 "2022-11-17T06:50:11Z")
Are you supposed to eat the onion then? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/36 "2022-11-17T06:54:07Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Are you supposed to eat the onion then?   I do! The Sable & Rosenfeld vermouth-infused mini-onions are delicious! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/37 "2022-11-17T13:21:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > verso and recto Hence the term “chapter and verso”, and the punchline for that joke: “Recto? Hell it nearly killdo.” ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/38 "2022-11-17T13:29:05Z")
Anyone got a pickle? ---
**Author:** ![a6ka97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/39 "2022-11-17T13:38:36Z")
Squirrel! ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057/40 "2022-11-17T13:51:27Z")
> [@cincinnatus](#): > > The starter on my Tundra truck gave up. Towing and repair: on the high side of a thousand bucks. Not a rant. Just a fact. I had a former colleague (now retired) who once gave me a lift home because my car was in for repairs. I noticed that every time he stopped at a red light, he would turn off his car and restart it when the light turned green. I asked him why, and he said it was to save on gas. I commented, “You’re putting at least ten times more wear and tear on your starter than the average person, and replacing a starter is very expensive. Over time, I actually think there is a real possibility that you will lose money, not save it.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-take-some-time-off-this-thread-s-for-hijackin/975057.md?page=3)