AlDente

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, unfortunately I don't know anything about the source individual. I just read this quote in a book recently (The 4-Hour Work Week). There seemed to be 1-2 great quotes in each chapter and I wrote a few of them down.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Plans are for those who choose to limit their options." -Bogdan Vaida

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To be fair, mm scale lines are a thing and its pretty standard to estimate the last digit between lines on a measurement.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Muppet Treasure Island.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

If by common knowledge, you mean that a significant portion of the population believes it, I'm not sure how reliable that evidence that is. People will believe a whole lot of strange stuff.

On topic, even the first paragraph of the Wikipedia page states that it was "popularized by cooks from India living in Great Britain". Regardless of where it was first created, this is clearly the product of Indian immigrants. I don't believe their heritage should be ignored just because they moved. Although, I don't want it to sound like I believe in a 100% black and white distinction here. It's clearly a fusion dish with British influences. The original chicken tikka was a lot dryer and the "masala" sauce was added to make the dish creamier to appeal to British tastes.

However, I don't go around claiming General Tso's chicken isn't Chinese food, just because it was first made in New York; or that the chimichanga isn't Mexican food, just because it was originally made in Arizona; or that a Cuban sandwich isn't Cuban, just because it was first made in Florida. These dishes wouldn't exist without the immigrants who modified their cultural recipes to adapt to a new environment.

To me, chicken tikka malala is an Indian dish with British influences.

E: Tao to Tso.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." - Malcolm X

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It sounds like you basically just described retirement, and I see nothing wrong with that. I'm investing in my future so that someday my capital increases to the point that I can live off the proceeds. I absolutely don't want to work until I die.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Duh, there's no point in doing something if there's not enough time to make it perfect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Please feel free to point out any inconsistencies. However, there isn't any between those two statements. Here's the definition of verify for you: "to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yosemite to Yos-e-mite.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I'm not sure what you're talking about, nobody verified WarmSoda's claim. They doubled down that the price is still 10 cents by changing the units to oz. and everyone ate it up. WarmSoda backed off because this is a truly stupid argument, but I'm still baffled on how Nate Cox was able to get away with that mental gymnastics. I guess I can get away with selling a car to you guys claiming it only costs a dollar (per oz.)! Come on, its a really good deal, you're not going to get a car for a dollar anywhere else!!!

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