# Of Hair and Pocketwatches (it takes a while, this one) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355 "2004-12-06T14:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/121 "2004-12-10T15:37:48Z")
I think **chaoticdonkey** just accused me of being the MMP attention/posting 'ho. :dubious: I’m for sure the MMP TMI posting 'ho. 😃 Oh, and I am a bachelor this weekend. Well, actually, I am a bachelor every day but this will be an ACBGless weekend. He’s gone to visit some of his relations in Alabammy fer the next three days. I’m gonna miss the critter bein’ around but to tell the truth, I’m kinda lookin’ forward to having a weekend to myself. Heck, I might not even leave the house cept to go to the mailbox. Which means I gotta remember to put on some clothes before going outside. Life just gets so complicated sometimes! ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/122 "2004-12-10T16:02:50Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > **Ex** , shortbread is easy and good. I’m making a lot of shortbread next week. Plain, with ginger, and almond. Lots of types. OMG me too! I’ve got a ginger recipe and an oatmeal recipe that I’m going to make for Christmas Eve dessert. Yay for shortbread! ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/123 "2004-12-10T16:13:53Z")
I’d like to share my week with you all if you don’t mind. Monday: Not feeling good, chest hurts (been 5 or 6 days). Work, read MMP, go to bed early. Tuesday: Dr. Appointment. 2nd titty squishing in 3 weeks (sorry guys if this is too girly for ya). No results yet, hope to hear back today. (Note to girls… if you haven’t had one by the time you are 40… GO GET ONE NOW! Better safe than sorry.) Told Dr. about chest pains… sent to x-ray, had EKG. Diagnosis: similar to VunderWife… somehow I stressed the cartilge in my ribcage. Taking an anti-imflammatory steroid for 6 days. Went to work, read MMP. Tuesday night: Picked up my new car! Yay! Sexy black Camry. Moon roof, leather interior, gold accents on exterior trim. Purty! Car buying very, very, very stressful. Glad it’s over. Bye-bye old blue pick-em-up. It’s been a good 11 1/2 years. Hello sexy Faerie-mobile! Wednesday: Work. Read MMP. Nothing weird happens. Thank Og. Thursday: Go to work. Read MMP. Get phone call from The Elf. His back has siezed up (he has degenerated disks from an old back injury) and he had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance on a backboard. Much bad pain for poor sweet Elf. Faerie very sad and stressed. Spend 6 hours at hospital, then get him home and into bed. Spend rest of night nursing. Elf does well on Percoset. Can now walk with effort and is in good spirits. Friday: Go to work. Read MMP. Have to take off work at 2:00 to take Elf to Doctor. I am hoping that said Doctor will insist on him seeing a spinal injury specialist. I expect to have to take more time off of work to drive him places. (Not a big deal as far as my bosses are concerned, but I am almost out of sick/vacation leave ☹ ). I’m not complaining, but The Elf worries about stuff like that. He personally has enough sick time saved that he could take a month off. But I am positive that now he sees that he has a real problem that must be taken care of to improve his quality of life. That’s all I wanted to share. Oh yes, my chest isn’t hurting as much. Don’t know if it’s because it is healing or if it’s because the Celebrex is doing it’s job. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/124 "2004-12-10T17:58:25Z")
Sorry **Mr. Rue**. I think I killed your thread. Was it the frowny face smilie? Despite how whiny my post sounded, I’m actually in a pretty good mood today. I just needed to share. Faeries aren’t always light and happy. Speaking of faeries. I saw Finding Neverland last weekend and I was the only one who clapped when Tinkerbell needed healing! I was appalled. Those poor, poor people who don’t believe in faeries. Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/125 "2004-12-10T18:06:05Z")
But we love our **Faeries** anyway. Somehow that doesn’t sound right. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/126 "2004-12-10T18:09:42Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I think **chaoticdonkey** just accused me of being the MMP attention/posting 'ho. :dubious: > > I’m for sure the MMP TMI posting 'ho. 😃 **Swampy** , the word you are looking for is “whore”. If you can’t bring yourself to say “whore” you should just say something completely else. It’s just the way it is. You can pronounce “whore” as “hoo’er” if you want since you’re all Southern and stuff, I’ll give you that. And if you just _have_ to apostrophize the word and use it that way, it would be " ‘ho’ " and you can see how silly _that_ is. > [@TheFaerie](#): > > Sorry **Mr. Rue**. I think I killed your thread. > > Was it the frowny face smilie? Yes. Yes it was. I blame you for the death of this thread. No matter _who_ posts after you. No. Matter. _WHO_! Whom? Should it be “No matter whom?” I get that confused so easily. -Mr. Rue, haberdasher to the stars! ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/127 "2004-12-10T18:11:30Z")
Sheesh, **Faerie** , I really hope things start improving for you. What a horrible week. Thanks \*\*Swampy \*\* and **Tupug** for your concern. I am sure that I am fine. It’s not like the weight loss has been a huge dramatic loss over a very short time. I’ve dropped about 15 pounds in about a two and half month timeframe. I did have some awful stress about two months ago, but things have gone back to normal in that arena of life. Really, I could stand to lose the weight anyway. Another 15 pounds or so and I will be one svelte lookin’ lady. Honestly, the few times I have gone to the doctor with a “perceived” problem, he or she doesn’t find anything wrong. Two or three years ago, after considerable nagging by co-workers, family and friends, I went in for a 10 year overdue pap and physical. I had some other things going on that I wanted checked out. The whole visit probably took less than 20 minutes. I outlined some concerns and they were pretty much blown off. They didn’t really find anything wrong with me, supposedly. So, I’ve become rather jaded about the whole thing. I will make sure I get my boob smooshing and female exam, though. I’ve got the whole fan-damily nagging me about that. Well, back to the grind that is my job… ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/128 "2004-12-10T18:25:29Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > **Ex** , shortbread is easy and good. I’m making a lot of shortbread next week. Plain, with ginger, and almond. Lots of types. Easy is a good thing, as is tasty. I’m sure you understand my position though, because at the moment I’m forced to take you at your word concerning the “easy” bit. Not that I mistrust you or anything, but since I’m not looking at anything resembling an _actual recipe_ I have nothing else to go on. I’m not suggesting that it’s somehow your responsibility to satisfy my whims, but right now you’re just teasing me. Throw me a bone here, people. ---
**Author:** ![merrily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/129 "2004-12-10T18:46:39Z")
**Exgineer** , how about if we throw you an idea: refrigerater cookies. Get the plain sugar cookie dough --the stuff that comes in rolls, and that you slice and bake. Slice them. Sprinkle cinnamon on some, sprinkle ginger on some. If you have sprinkles or buy sprinkles, by all means sprinkle them, but the spices will make people think you made them from scratch. Or, if you have icing (even if it is in a can), you can icing them AFTER they cook and are cool. Otherwise the icing slides off. I know, because I never take these things at their face value without testing it. I’m just that way. And I have the messy kitchen to prove it. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/130 "2004-12-10T18:58:03Z")
> [@Rue DeDay](#): > > -Mr. Rue, haberdasher to the stars! If you put a hat on a star, wouldn’t it be like hiding its light under a bushel? Especially if the hat was too big. Good vibes to all who need them, I have been keeping you in my thoughts. **Ex** , darlin’, shortbread is very easy. A basic recipe is: 1 cup butter (softened) 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups sifted flour Cream the butter with sugar. Add flour until well combined (I use my hands). Chill. Pat into two 7 inch circles. Place on baking sheet and mark 16 wedges in each. Bake at 300F for 30 minutes. I often skip the “chill” part of the directions and will bake my shortbread pressed into a pie pan. Some people prefer to use powdered sugar, I’m not convinced it makes a difference. If you’d like to be a bit fancy, this is one of my favorite variations: 1 cup roasted hazelnuts 3/4 cup butter – sliced and chilled 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cup flour Preheat oven to 350F. Chop hazelnuts in a food processor until they are a coarse grind. Add in the butter and sugar, and process thoroughly. Place nut mixture in mixing bowl, and add the flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Make 1 1/2-inch balls of the dough and place on a non-stick cookie sheet, about 1/2-inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. (or pressinto a pie or cake pan). To be really fancy, after the hazelnut cookie cool, melt some chocolate chips and dip each cookie halfway (or just frost with chocolate–but if you want to blow people’s mind, make a true dipping chocolate mixture). If you do bake them in a pie pan, cut them when they are still warm, then enjoy their buttery goodness. Heck, now I’ve got to make shortbread! ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/131 "2004-12-10T19:02:02Z")
> [@Rue DeDay](#): > > **Swampy** , the word you are looking for is “whore”. If you can’t bring yourself to say “whore” you should just say something completely else. It’s just the way it is. You can pronounce “whore” as “hoo’er” if you want since you’re all Southern and stuff, I’ll give you that. And if you just _have_ to apostrophize the word and use it that way, it would be " ‘ho’ " and you can see how silly _that_ is. But, **rue** , _ho_ IS how we pronounce it down here. _hoo’er_, I think, is some kinda gol durned Yankee pronunciation. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/132 "2004-12-10T19:16:07Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > But we love our **Faeries** anyway. Somehow that doesn’t sound right. Faeries are pretty easy to love. They don’t demand much, just that you believe in them. And clap when you are watching Peter Pan. Oh, and I recommend the movie Finding Neverland. I’m a Johnny Depp fan anyway, but this was an enjoyable movie. Even The Elf liked it (don’t tell anyone, but he’s an old softy. He cried during the sad parts). Oh, and I get lots of loving. I’m pretty lucky that way. What a great recipe **Kellessa**. Those sound really easy. I may just make some, too. I have a friend who makes killer ganache(sp?). I think she and I could pair up on this one. Thanks **Taters**. I’m just glad it’s Friday. > [@Rue DeDay](#): > > Yes. Yes it was. I blame you for the death of this thread. No matter who posts after you. > > No. > Matter. > WHO! That made me smile! Thanks **Rue** ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/133 "2004-12-10T19:27:20Z")
Ah! We’re into the recipe section now are we? I love it, 'cause when I have nothing much clever to say, (which is pretty often), I can always throw in a recipe or two and pretend like I’m contributing. Here’s a very easy cookie recipe just for **Ex** : CHOCOLATE CHUNK CHOCOLATE COOKIES 1 18 1/4-ounce package chocolate fudge cake mix 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into small chunks 2 5 1/8-ounce packages chocolate fudge pudding mix 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise Preheat oven 350°F. Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Mix in mayonnaise. Shape dough by 2 tablespoons into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 12 minutes. Cool. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container.) Makes about 48. Bon Appétit May 1990 Kristin H. R. Small, Americus GA If your dough is too dry, add an egg. That’s what we did when we tried this recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/134 "2004-12-10T19:43:56Z")
Heh. Thanks to **merrily** , **Kalley** , and **Bumba**. Youse guys were very helpful. I’m under some moderate pressure to produce some cookies this weekend. I ain’t the world’s foremost baker, either. Heck, I don’t even know how to use half of those shiny gadgets I bought at Target. > [@swambear](#): > > Ex I’ve been wondering when you’d show up. I’ve been stalk… err seeing you around a certain other message board here and there. I just figured that the MMP wasn’t such a great place to discuss an old Jerry Lewis movie about a clown who leads children to the gas chambers in a concentration camp, so we need to take it elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/135 "2004-12-10T19:46:34Z")
My recipe for chocolate chip cookies comes off the back of a bag of Nestle’s Semisweet morsels, but I modify it in the following manner: Cut the amount of white sugar in half Double the amount of brown sugar (you should still have the same number of cups of total sugar as the original recipe) Double the indicated vanilla I goofed one time by mixing up the recipes, and liked my error much better. **’Zine** , I hate to tell ya, Bud, but tain’t such a thing as a low-carb chocolate chip cookie. Unfortunately, I gotta make a bazillion cookies and a matching amount of fudge this weekend. I’d better stock up on insulin tonight… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/136 "2004-12-10T20:04:34Z")
**TheFaerie** glad your sucky week is turning into not so sucky now. Y’all have inspired me with these cookie recipes. They look like stuff even I could do. Maybe I’ll bake some cookies this weekend and surprise ACBG when he comes home. Does that sound sappy? I missed you so I baked you cookies. Wait, he’s the one who went away. When you go away you’re supposed to bring presents back. So, I should be the one getting the surprise. HUMPH! -swampbear (room TMI **'ho**. I’ll prolly make cookies anyways) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/137 "2004-12-10T20:52:02Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **FCM** Happy Anniversary late. Did you get to go eat somewhere that didn’t have a drive thru? You can tell it’s a classy restaurant if it doesn’t have a drive thru. I dunno about classy, but it wasn’t a drive-thru and we got cloth napkins!! We ate at Outback. We were on the way to Damon’s, but we passed Outback first and my sweetie said “Let’s see if we can get a table here” and we did. And dinner was good. And we’re beginning our 22nd year today. Yay! **Tupug Anachi** , I’m touched. No one has ever sung like that for me. Words fail me… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/138 "2004-12-10T22:26:53Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > **’Zine** , I hate to tell ya, Bud, but tain’t such a thing as a low-carb chocolate chip cookie. :smack: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/139 "2004-12-10T22:55:53Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I dunno about classy, but it wasn’t a drive-thru and we got cloth napkins!! We ate at Outback. We were on the way to Damon’s, but we passed Outback first and my sweetie said “Let’s see if we can get a table here” and we did. And dinner was good. And we’re beginning our 22nd year today. Yay! Congrats you two crazy lovebirds! If you’re talking about the Outback I think you are then I used to eat there all the time with my crazy friend who insists on only eating at National Chain restaurants. He was all about the consistency. And at the time that was the closest Outback, although there must be one closer to downtown Bawlmer these days. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355/140 "2004-12-10T23:18:07Z")
I decided to conduct a little home experiment this evening. I wanted to see if Jim Beam on the rocks is as good as I remembered it. It is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-hair-and-pocketwatches-it-takes-a-while-this-one/278355.md?page=8)