Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Speaking of English voiceovers for excellent Asian shows, wtf happened to Iron Chef? I turned it on and everyone was American! This is an outrage! I love the giggling Japanese Actress and whoever that host guy is. That show is all about the disgusting ingredients and horrible voiceovers.

Yes. On the ones with Americans you just don't get ingredients and lines like, "The chocolate candy coating adds a piquant touch to the fish livers...."

It is the home of truly disgusting desserts. I don't remember who it was who added a garnish of fried fish fins to some sort of guts-flavored ice cream, but it was a classic of "watch and hurl" television.

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
There are some food allergies that cause reactions different than anaphalactic shock (throat swelling/not breathing), and wheat is a pretty common one.

It is called celiac disease, or celiac sprue. It is not really an allergy, it is an autoimmune disease caused by reaction to gluten proteins (wheat and barley, mainly). The proteins are not completely chewed up by gut proteases, and in susceptible individuals are targets for an immune response. It is more than bloating in many cases - there is considerable damage to the cells of the intestines.

Simply cutting out bread and beer is unlikely to be sufficient, though, because so many processed foods contain gluten proteins.

Luckily I don't suffer from the disease, but have worked on it in a professional capacity.

Originally posted by purse junkie
Yes. On the ones with Americans you just don't get ingredients and lines like, "The chocolate candy coating adds a piquant touch to the fish livers...."

It is the home of truly disgusting desserts. I don't remember who it was who added a garnish of fried fish fins to some sort of guts-flavored ice cream, but it was a classic of "watch and hurl" television.

All right PJ, you are back on my bangable list. This has to be the ultimate telelvision show to watch while high. Its ridiculous, campy, has food and has food in disgusting and unthinkable combinations. I wish it was on back when I owned my own bong (before my parents found it in the glove compartment of my car and confiscated it).

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
All right PJ, you are back on my bangable list. This has to be the ultimate telelvision show to watch while high. Its ridiculous, campy, has food and has food in disgusting and unthinkable combinations. I wish it was on back when I owned my own bong (before my parents found it in the glove compartment of my car and confiscated it).

Buy a new bong and go to www.ironfans.com for updates on the show -- includes an updated calendar and ---gasp --- spoilers!

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Speaking of English voiceovers for excellent Asian shows, wtf happened to Iron Chef? I turned it on and everyone was American! This is an outrage! I love the giggling Japanese Actress and whoever that host guy is. That show is all about the disgusting ingredients and horrible voiceovers.

According to a fellow college alum friend of mine who works for Food Network, they now have bought the rights to do an American version of Iron Chef. They had nothing to do with the one with Shatner on it originally, and he tells me Shatner will not be in the new series of shows they plan on creating. Look for them in about a year...

As for the original series, the problem is it hasn't run in 3-4 years in Japan... it's currently limited to 1-2 specials annually. So, there's only so many shows they can run. I personally love the idea of a drinking game tied to that show, where everyone drinks when Ohta says "Fukui-san!!"... The SNL parody a few years back was hilarious, also.

As for Ty's question, the show you speak of is Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, a heavily edited and dubbed version of a Japanese show that has nothing to do with the way it's portrayed on TNN. The actual show's name is in the credits, something "Castle"... It is hilarious, but some of the headers those people take look seriously painful.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by W.W.L.D.
"Justin hasn't had any plastic surgery that we're aware of."

He probably accompanied Britney Spears when she had her "knee surgery" a few years back.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
He probably accompanied Britney Spears when she had her "knee surgery" a few years back.

I guess using kneecaps is safer than silicone implants.

[purse junkie]

So I'm walking to the train yesterday and a small fistfight spills out into the sidewalk next to me as I pass by a bar. A stocky man and a stocky woman starting pushing and slapping each other (like that windmill-y flailing, not really getting anywhere) and another wiry guy right behind em starts punching the first guy in the back. I move discreetly across the street so as not to get in the cross-slapping or any potential small weapons fire and when two bouncers come out and start tackling everybody and pushing their faces into the concrete. So it seemed like they had it under control and everyone was settling down though I could still hear cries of "You bitch!" and "Motherfucker!" and "Oof!" as I went on my way.

Which left me wondering, what's the etiquette/moral duty in a barfight situation? Should I have called 911 on my cell phone? Get out of eyesight of the combatants first at least? Let the bouncers handle it? Cheered them on, like the patrons?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Fashionable But Anonymous
How the fuck do I reply to this...?

Email her back with the following:

"Good luck with the drywall and 10K. Give me a call when you're free to get together for a drink or dinner."

Not mean (or even worse, wounded) and puts ball squarely in her court. If she wants to go out with you, she will. If she doesn't, what difference does it make if she knows she's letting a good catch slip through her fingers?

TM

Originally posted by purse junkie
So I'm walking to the train yesterday and a small fistfight spills out into the sidewalk next to me as I pass by a bar. A stocky man and a stocky woman starting pushing and slapping each other (like that windmill-y flailing, not really getting anywhere) and another wiry guy right behind em starts punching the first guy in the back. I move discreetly across the street so as not to get in the cross-slapping or any potential small weapons fire and when two bouncers come out and start tackling everybody and pushing their faces into the concrete. So it seemed like they had it under control and everyone was settling down though I could still hear cries of "You bitch!" and "Motherfucker!" and "Oof!" as I went on my way.

Which left me wondering, what's the etiquette/moral duty in a barfight situation? Should I have called 911 on my cell phone? Get out of eyesight of the combatants first at least? Let the bouncers handle it? Cheered them on, like the patrons?

I didn't know you worked in Bridgeport.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by W.W.L.D.
The Daily Record reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been plagued by rumors that he has had his ears pinned back. A top plastic surgeon has claimed that the hunky singer's ears look like they have been altered since his days in the boyband. After looking at an old picture of Justin, compared to a more recent one, Harley Street surgeon Dr Dai Davies revealed: "Correcting protruding ears in teenagers or young adults is a very easy procedure which is usually done under local anaesthetic." A spokesperson said: "Justin hasn't had any plastic surgery that we're aware of."

Justin's up for Superman? He doesn't have the chin for it goddammit! This must be stopped before that spindly little weenie drives the whole comic franchise into the dust.

This was the problem with the Batman movies. Michael Keaton has that round-faced chinless thing going and the entire movie bit because he didn't have the requisite superhero chiseled features.

Jesus. Might as well give it to Gary Coleman.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by purse junkie
Cheered them on, like the patrons?

Yes.

[MisterEbola]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I guess I wasn't the only one to catch this horrible Captain Kirk hosted travesty. I like the original Iron Chef -- although I must admit that the few times they have had to kill the ingredient at the kitchen counter have turned me off a little bit. This new American version reminds me of when Bobby Flay competed on the original and I felt ashamed because of his antics -- why can't Americans do anything without having to be "over the top?" Anyway, I will be investigating the disappearance of the original Iroon Chef and let you know what I find out -- and if it will be back on FN.

edited to add that according to Food Network, the new show (Iron Chef USA) will air on Saturdays at 10pm and 1am while the original Iron Chef will continue to air on Sundays at 7pm. There is rumor on a message board at FN.com that they only made 2 Iron Chef USA shows and that the original will come back full force on August 2nd. It looks like the "American" Iron Chef was a total flop.

TF is correct. The classic ones are currently running 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. For a while, they were doing 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and "viewers choice" episodes on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m.

I thought the idea of USA was novel, but I think it was too much hype and not enough cooking. After all, its food network, and people want to see the cooking - not if Bobby Flay would do an imitation slam dunk with a tin of caviar.

As to Classic IC, a couple comments:

1) I'm not too bothered by the on-air evisceration of certain live animals to be used in cooking. I do, however, seem to feel a little more regret for the lobsters and crabs. They get their arms and legs hacked off; and then get quartered in relatively short order.

2) What is with the abuse of caviar? Rule #1 in caviar use is that you never, never, never use metal spoons or cookware to prepare or serve caviar. The metal ruins the taste. That is why you use glass cookware and ceramic spoons.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by purse junkie

Which left me wondering, what's the etiquette/moral duty in a barfight situation? Should I have called 911 on my cell phone? Get out of eyesight of the combatants first at least? Let the bouncers handle it? Cheered them on, like the patrons?

1 - Yes. You should have called 911. The drunks in the bar probably didn't. And maybe the bartender didn't have time.
If someone gets hurt/shot, at least the police are there to handle the situation. Once you have made the call, you can wash your hands - it's not like you witnessed anything (unless you did) and you certainly don't know how it started.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
This new American version reminds me of when Bobby Flay competed on the original and I felt ashamed because of his antics -- why can't Americans do anything without having to be "over the top?"

I agree with you on Flay. But the guy from San Francisco -- I can't remember his name, but I know he was at Charles Nob Hill and now is at Masa's -- was completely different. If anything, he was visibly nervous to the point of terror about being on the show, but once he started cooking became the consummate professional.

And his lobster dishes kicked ass.


Sidd("Arrez la Cuisine!")Finch