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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Johannes on December 31, 2006, 12:38:35 PM
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Whe have here in the Netherlands an very old tradition on old years eve we eat oil balls (see the pic)
We live here with 17.000.000 people butt this eve 17.000.000 oil balls.
Do you have in your country olso an old years eve tradition?
Johannes
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Whe have here in the Netherlands an very old tradition on old years eve we eat oil balls
I was thinking, I am never going to the Netherlands for New Years when I read "oil balls" but then I saw the pic and they look yummy!!
In the U.S. the traditions are such:
If you are not single:
Count down with 10 seconds left
Drink Champagne
Kiss the person your husband/wife/significant other.
If you are single:
You go to the best party you can get invited to,
spend most of the night trying to find the person you want to kiss
drink enought to ask them to kiss you or just plant one on them
position yourself next to the person you hope to kiss
count down
drink a lot of champgane
try to kiss them.
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Whe have here in the Netherlands an very old tradition on old years eve we eat oil balls
I was thinking, I am never going to the Netherlands for New Years when I read "oil balls" but then I saw the pic and they look yummy!!
In the U.S. the traditions are such:
If you are not single:
Count down with 10 seconds left
Drink Champagne
Kiss the person your husband/wife/significant other.
If you are single:
You go to the best party you can get invited to,
spend most of the night trying to find the person you want to kiss
drink enought to ask them to kiss you or just plant one on them
position yourself next to the person you hope to kiss
count down
drink a lot of champgane
try to kiss them.
You forgot to include the traditions of singing of Auld Lang Syne and trying to get a bit more than a kiss!
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When I was single, I couldn't remember the words to Auld Lang Syne. Too much to drink before 12:00...hehehehehehehehe
I was a real party animal before I got married...much fun though
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In the UK a traditional New Years Eve is as follows:
Early December - Come up with a plan that seems a good idea at the time
New Years Eve - 7pm meet friends, enter extremely overpriced pub that you have to pay to get into and pay more for drinks, cant sit down, breathe, move or get to the bar
8pm - think that this is hard work and start buying two or 3 drinks at a time
11:59 - drunkenly sing auld lang syne
02:00 - pay 3 times as much for a cab
02:30 - fall asleep with your head on the rim of the toilet
Me on the other hand have a pregnant partner so stayed in and watched Amelie, some bizarre French film, although it is very good if you havent seen it
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Also, in the south, eating black eye peas on New Years day is supposed to bring money. Collard greens and Ham are custom dishes, but I don't remember why.
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actually black eyed peas brings luck and cabbage brings money. always eat it and never had either.
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I get force fed black-eyed peas on New Year's Day
I can't stand those things
For a family tradition we eat prime rib though...good stuff!
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Pig Pen..........will you adopt me?
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That would be kinda weird...you're older than me
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fine. then just let me be part of the family for new years.
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OK, I ain't payin for your plane ticket though
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I get force fed black-eyed peas on New Year's Day
I can't stand those things
Yeah their music is pretty horrible. At least you get to eat prime rib.
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Also, in the south, eating black eye peas on New Years day is supposed to bring money. Collard greens and Ham are custom dishes, but I don't remember why.
Story we always heard was greens for dollars and black-eyed peas for cents.
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Either way, I enjoy both, but the wife doesn't, guess I should learn how to cook them myself.
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Either way, I enjoy both, but the wife doesn't, guess I should learn how to cook them myself.
Or find a good cafeteria
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Or find a good cafeteria
Isn't that an oxymoron? I just thought of Luby's...yuck!
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Or find a good cafeteria
Isn't that an oxymoron? I just thought of Luby's...yuck!
Tyler, Tyler, Tyler ... You've been cooped up on the West Coast too long. Get to the American South and I can show you some good places where the food is .... well, soulful, and the waitress still calls you honey.
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Or find a good cafeteria
Isn't that an oxymoron? I just thought of Luby's...yuck!
Tyler, Tyler, Tyler ... You've been cooped up on the West Coast too long. Get to the American South and I can show you some good places where the food is .... well, soulful, and the waitress still calls you honey.
I was in a place like that this summer in North Carolina!!
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Or find a good cafeteria
Isn't that an oxymoron? I just thought of Luby's...yuck!
Tyler, Tyler, Tyler ... You've been cooped up on the West Coast too long. Get to the American South and I can show you some good places where the food is .... well, soulful, and the waitress still calls you honey.
I was in a place like that this summer in North Carolina!!
Small town?
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Tyler, Tyler, Tyler ... You've been cooped up on the West Coast too long. Get to the American South and I can show you some good places where the food is .... well, soulful, and the waitress still calls you honey.
Actually, I travel quite frequently to the south. When I hear cafeteria, I think of Luby's type places where you get a tray and walk down the glass having them plop food onto your plate.
If you're referring to a good, southern, greasy spoon type restaurant way out in the sticks, then I agree that those are the best places to eat.
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we have an abundance of places like that down here.
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Or find a good cafeteria
Isn't that an oxymoron? I just thought of Luby's...yuck!
Tyler, Tyler, Tyler ... You've been cooped up on the West Coast too long. Get to the American South and I can show you some good places where the food is .... well, soulful, and the waitress still calls you honey.
I was in a place like that this summer in North Carolina!!
Small town?
Very small... about an 1 1/2 hours SE of the Raleigh-Durham airport!
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actually black eyed peas brings luck and cabbage brings money.
black-eyed peas and cabbage brings me nothin' but wicked and violent FLATULENCE!!.....peeeee YOOOOOOO
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actually black eyed peas brings luck and cabbage brings money.
black-eyed peas and cabbage brings me nothin' but wicked and violent FLATULENCE!!.....peeeee YOOOOOOO
We will have to make sure this is NOT on the menu at the SBG convention.
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I'm not a big fan of humidity (born and raised in Nor Cal), so my ventures past the Rockies are limited. ALthough I did take a trip to the Boone/Banner Elk area of North Carolina with my wife. It was great because at 4,000 ft elevation, the humidity was not a factor (we were there in July). Some of the best grub I've ever had was on that trip (fat fried in fat, with a side of fat). The southern gravy & biscuits are one of my favorite dishes. Along with hush puppies and sweet tea, Y'all.
Talk about flatulence, I wish I didn't like mexican food so much. I think I was mexican in a prior life.
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I'm not a big fan of humidity (born and raised in Nor Cal), so my ventures past the Rockies are limited. ALthough I did take a trip to the Boone/Banner Elk area of North Carolina with my wife. It was great because at 4,000 ft elevation, the humidity was not a factor (we were there in July). Some of the best grub I've ever had was on that trip (fat fried in fat, with a side of fat). The southern gravy & biscuits are one of my favorite dishes. Along with hush puppies and sweet tea, Y'all.
Talk about flatulence, I wish I didn't like mexican food so much. I think I was mexican in a prior life.
Wow...I am in desperate need of some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, corn and sweet tea. I'm drooling on the keyboard again...oops
I'm right there with you on the mexican food Schro. We have some good New Mexican cuisine around here. I was raised eating green chile on everything. Good stuff.
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I had a business trip to Santa Fe about 8 yrs ago. One of the best meals I had was The Cowgirl Hall of Fame". Odd name, but pretty good food. Fun place, good 'ritas, and a cool staff from what I remember.
Ole !
Schro
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anyone have a good recipe for green chile? used to get it all the time when i lived in Co. kinda want some, even if i have to make it.
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Here's a recipe we have made before. I hope the link works....
http://www.zianet.com/focus/recipes/rec2.htm
You could use flour tortillas also.
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Hey! I thought we were all on a fitness craze around here... let's knock off the chatter about good ol' fashioned southern cooking or the convention will be for Fat Bald Guys! ;D
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As long as you burn more k/cals than you take in, let's eat!
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As long as you burn more k/cals than you take in, let's eat!
Therein lies the problem... Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, biscuits, etc... one meal would take about a year to work off! ;D
And now I'm hungry... :o
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me too. looks like i am going to get some fried chicken w/taters n' gravy. and a diet coke.
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BaldRob, I lost about 2 ounces on January 1st when I shaved my head. Does that count as being on a "fitness craze"?
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BaldRob, I lost about 2 ounces on January 1st when I shaved my head. Does that count as being on a "fitness craze"?
Nice! ;D
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I thought you'd like that one.
Maybe I gave myself too much credit....more like half an ounce.