# Threads that never address the OP **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316 "2017-08-11T05:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/41 "2017-08-11T16:12:39Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I don’t watch TV. [Jonathan](http://www.theonion.com/article/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel-429)? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/42 "2017-08-11T16:12:50Z")
Granny Delicious is a perverse name for an apple. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/43 "2017-08-11T16:15:56Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I found a good spaghetti and meatballs recipe. > > Ingredients > > Meatballs > > 1 1/2 pounds ground beef > 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs > 1/2 cup milk > 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese > 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley > 1 teaspoon salt > 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves > 1/4 teaspoon pepper > 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup) > 1 egg > > Sauce > > 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil > 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup) > 1 clove garlic, finely chopped > 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrained > 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste > 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley > 1/4 cup water > 1 teaspoon sugar > 1 teaspoon salt > 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves > 1/4 teaspoon pepper > > 1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti > > Grated Parmesan cheese > > Steps > > 1. Heat oven to 350º. Mix all ingredients. Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until beef is no longer pink in center and juice is clear. > > 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. > > 3. Stir in remaining Sauce ingredients except spaghetti and cheese, breaking up tomatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. > > 4. Add meatballs to sauce. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Place spaghetti on large platter. Top with meatballs and sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. > [@antechinus](#): > > Great band name !!! I dunno, I’m not sure it would fit on the front of the drum… ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/44 "2017-08-11T16:22:56Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Now I’m not sure if this should be in the Pit, About This Message Board, or MPSIMS Would it justify its place here if I’d call you an idiot or something ? Just trying to be helpful. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/45 "2017-08-11T17:50:30Z")
> [@Trafalgar\_Laura](#): > > Uh… yes?? I like pasta. It’s history doesn’t really matter to me. But I am aware of both the Marco Polo myth and the reality of the long history of pasta. Although I will add, I like both Western pasta and noodles/dumplings/etc. from the far east. All pasta is equal in my eyes. My grandmother made the best chicken and dumplings in the entire world ever. She made great biscuits too. I miss that old woman. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/46 "2017-08-11T18:04:36Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > My grandmother made the best chicken and dumplings in the entire world ever. She made great biscuits too. I miss that old woman. I bet she put too much salt in it. ---
**Author:** ![igor\_frankensteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/47 "2017-08-11T19:11:30Z")
Is this entire thread, really just an overly verbose way to blurt out the old idiomatic question: “How about THEM apples?!!??” ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/48 "2017-08-11T19:14:08Z")
Wombats poop cubes. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/49 "2017-08-11T19:39:02Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Granny Delicious is a perverse name for an apple. No, it’s not. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/50 "2017-08-11T20:31:37Z")
Hell, if its OK with Grampa, go for it! (Love the username, by the way…) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/51 "2017-08-11T21:18:59Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You know it’s a myth that Marco Polo brought pasta back from China, don’t you? There are referenced to pasta in Italy from before Polo’s time, and they even found what appears to be a pasta-making device in the ruins of Pompeii. So what? Pasta is nothing without a good tomato sauce, and Europeans didn’t even know about tomatoes until they got brought back from the New World, and even so they were suspect for a long time and didn’t become a really widespread food until the 19th century. I mean sure, you can make stuff like fettuccini alfredo or spaghetti carbonara without tomato sauce, but think about it. Spaghetti carbonara, for instance: heavy cream and bacon on starch. Enough cholesterol for ya? Like, heart attack on a plate. But throw on a decent mellow tomato sauce instead and some sauteed mushrooms, and you got yourself a meal. Meatballs optional but the right kind (lean) are great. A bit of ground veal makes them better but don’t get me started about veal and animal cruelty. And then there’s pizza. What the hell kind of perv thinks it’s a good idea to make pizza without a decent tangy pizza sauce? And with regard to Granny Smith, no, I wouldn’t want Granny or any of her damned apples on my spaghetti. Or my pizza. Apples on a pizza is just weird. Who the hell came up with that? ---
**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:** [August 11, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/52 "2017-08-11T21:33:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Well, they’re supposed to have these frogs now in Hawaii, imported inadvertently since the last time we lived here. Supposed to be LOUD fuckers. Must be on other islands, because we’ve been back a year now and heard fuck all. Yeah. Have I mentioned I’m going deaf? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/53 "2017-08-11T22:29:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > They are already old. You know who else was old? Grandma Moses. > [@LouisB](#): > > My grandmother made the best chicken and dumplings in the entire world ever. She made great biscuits too. I miss that old woman. I was just thinking about how much I loved my mom’s chicken and dumplings. She made them in an electric skillet – bone-in breasts with dumplings on top. Not a stew like you sometimes see. Salty chickeny drippings from the pan on the dumplings, yummo. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/54 "2017-08-11T22:34:35Z")
Lucky you! We never have threads like this is Taiwan. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/55 "2017-08-11T23:12:41Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Now I’m not sure if this should be in the Pit, About This Message Board, or MPSIMS Y’know what _should_ be in MPSIMS? Pez dispensers! Honestly, I have started so many threads about PC•SADS (Plastic Candy Stand-Alone Delivery Systems)… I blasted the counterfeit Piz (sic) “Star Warts Episode 9” series, blew the cover off the sub-quality mystery berry candies from the Schenectady plant, and tried to get a serious heart-to-heart about the 1954 Cisco Kid/Poncho dispenser twin-pack. And someone only identified as “The Masked Mod” keeps moving these threads and more to the Barn House forum… ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/56 "2017-08-11T23:42:24Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I don’t watch TV. Let me guess, you watch TV shows on YouTube… but that doesn’t count. Amirite? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/57 "2017-08-12T01:06:21Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I found a good spaghetti and meatballs recipe. > > Ingredients > > Meatballs > > 1 1/2 pounds ground beef > 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs > 1/2 cup milk > 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese > 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley > 1 teaspoon salt > 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves > 1/4 teaspoon pepper > 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup) > 1 egg > > Sauce > > 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil > 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup) > 1 clove garlic, finely chopped > 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrained > 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste > 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley > 1/4 cup water > 1 teaspoon sugar > 1 teaspoon salt > 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves > 1/4 teaspoon pepper > > 1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti > > Grated Parmesan cheese > > Steps > > 1. Heat oven to 350º. Mix all ingredients. Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until beef is no longer pink in center and juice is clear. > > 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. > > 3. Stir in remaining Sauce ingredients except spaghetti and cheese, breaking up tomatoes. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. > > 4. Add meatballs to sauce. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Place spaghetti on large platter. Top with meatballs and sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. Thank you! 😃 I’ll definitely be giving this a try! The idea that pasta is no good without tomatoes… heresy! With alfredo sauce, with pesto, with just a little olive oil and pepper, even Western pasta has so many delicious options. You add dumplings and noodles from Asia and there’s a regular universe of delicious pasta dishes. I wonder sometimes about the history of pasta in humanity. It seems like it’d have taken quite a while for someone to experiment long enough to work out, yet it’s common in many societies that have grain access. I think this calls for some Google or Wiki searches… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/58 "2017-08-12T01:38:03Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Granny Delicious is a perverse name for an apple. Didn’t she run [an orphanage on Apokolips](http://dcau.wikia.com/wiki/Granny%27s_orphanage)? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/59 "2017-08-12T01:46:54Z")
> [@Trafalgar\_Laura](#): > > The idea that pasta is no good without tomatoes… heresy! With alfredo sauce, with pesto, with just a little olive oil and pepper, even Western pasta has so many delicious options. FTR, I wasn’t being entirely serious! 🙂 Some of those alternatives are good stuff, and I love pesto. Although in truth, alfredo sauce which is delicious is also high in Bad Stuff like calories, fats, sodium, and other things that try to kill you – so moderation is key here. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316/60 "2017-08-12T01:52:30Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Well, they’re supposed to have these frogs now in Hawaii, imported inadvertently since the last time we lived here. Supposed to be LOUD fuckers. Must be on other islands, because we’ve been back a year now and heard fuck all. Coqui frogs! They are almost everywhere on the Big Island. They sound like birds. They are loudest at dusk, but I can hear a random few even as I type. As an invasive species, they are a bad thing. But setting that aside, they are quite pretty to listen to. The night air at my house is filled with the sounds of frogs, insects, birds, the waterfall, and (sometimes) rain and wind. It’s a jungle out there! I love it. (Only 4 more nights to go, then I leave again for at least a few months. I haz a sad.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-that-never-address-the-op/793316.md?page=4)