NNN '23 Day 25 - Has Technology Gone Too Far? 1 comments
happy_frog
· 36 weeks ago
Or perhaps, not far enough.
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NNN '23 Day 24 - Black (Friday) Nuts 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
More specifically eastern American black walnuts. No points for guessing their native range.
Now you might be wondering, it is true what they say about black nuts? Kinda. They are harder than the average walnut. This goes for the fruit itself as well as the wood of the tree. If fact, its resistance to shock is what makes the latter highly prized as a woodworking material. And the distinctive flavor of the fruit is what gives it its appeal. Aside from those two, the sap of the black walnut tree is also used to make syrup, similar to the sap of the sugar maple.
So yes, black walnut trees not only got sweet and savory covered, but also nice hard wood.
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Now you might be wondering, it is true what they say about black nuts? Kinda. They are harder than the average walnut. This goes for the fruit itself as well as the wood of the tree. If fact, its resistance to shock is what makes the latter highly prized as a woodworking material. And the distinctive flavor of the fruit is what gives it its appeal. Aside from those two, the sap of the black walnut tree is also used to make syrup, similar to the sap of the sugar maple.
So yes, black walnut trees not only got sweet and savory covered, but also nice hard wood.
NNN '23 Day 23 - Go Ahead, Gobble These Nuts 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
So, apparently actual turkey nuts (testicles) are also eaten in some places. But I'll spare you that site and leave it for the most galant of gourmands.
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Gobble Gobble 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
Setting aside the less than jubilant historical implications of the holiday, the base idea behind Thanksgiving, that is, being thankful for what you have, is something that should be brought to the forefront. So let us take a minute to count out blessings before we gobble gobble.
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NNN '23 Day 22 - They Got Mr. Peanut 1 comments
Knock Knock, Open Up the Door, It's Real 3 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
Of course not. It'll actually be pretty useful with more and more sites blocking ad blockers.
Knock Knock, Open Up the Door, It's Real 3 comments
NNN '23 Day 21 - Nut a Nice Thing To Do 1 comments
Caiman Covered in Butterflys 2 comments
He knows! 3 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
Does that mean that his brain is full of spiders? Hopefully, he doesn't also have garlic in his soul.
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NNN '23 Day 20 - That's Why We NUT Every Day 1 comments
NNN '23 Day 19 - Manly Nuts 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
I guess for people doing no-nut, their own nuts would be quite heavy at this point.
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Today is International Men's Day, so you know I couldn't leave this one out. While the scrotum and testicles have a myriad of nicknames, nutsack and ballsack seems to really stick. They just hang in there. They don't drop the ball(s). Okay, I'll stop.
For anyone who desires a closer peak into the sack, here's some testy facts (my fav is the avocado one): https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2015/08/31/12-fascinating-facts-you-never-knew-about-balls-5368881/amp/
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Today is International Men's Day, so you know I couldn't leave this one out. While the scrotum and testicles have a myriad of nicknames, nutsack and ballsack seems to really stick. They just hang in there. They don't drop the ball(s). Okay, I'll stop.
For anyone who desires a closer peak into the sack, here's some testy facts (my fav is the avocado one): https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2015/08/31/12-fascinating-facts-you-never-knew-about-balls-5368881/amp/
World War II bunker in Saint-Malo, France 1 comments
I pay 550 in a small city and this is my bathroom (US) 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
I wanna say it's not what it's cracked up to be, but it seems that's exactly what it is.
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NNN '23 Day 18 - Dika Nuts 1 comments
happy_frog
· 37 weeks ago
The nuts that come packaged with your dika.
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Not really, but they are real. Native to West and Central Africa, they're roughly the size of a small apple. They're usually either ground into paste or powder and used to flavor sauces, stews, and soups, particularly in Nigerian and Cameroonian cuisine.
You'd expect nuts to be salty, but these nuts have an umami or savory taste. And, is it not the variety in nutty flavor that makes us keep wanting to taste them?
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Not really, but they are real. Native to West and Central Africa, they're roughly the size of a small apple. They're usually either ground into paste or powder and used to flavor sauces, stews, and soups, particularly in Nigerian and Cameroonian cuisine.
You'd expect nuts to be salty, but these nuts have an umami or savory taste. And, is it not the variety in nutty flavor that makes us keep wanting to taste them?
NNN '23 Day 17 - The Coconut Effect 2 comments
happy_frog
· 38 weeks ago
A phenomenon whereby a trope in fiction replaces its real life equivalent in people's colective conscious to the point that using the latter in a work of fiction might be seen as jarring for most audiences. One fairly famous example is the eagle screech often used barren desert shots. Though I'm sure most people know eagles don't sound like.
The name comes from the usage of coconuts to simulate a horse's hoofbeats. Though famously parodied in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (pictured) the trope is much older than that, having its roots in the theatre.
Another coconut-related trope is that coconut milk is white, like cow's milk. It's actually clear, but trying to make that clear to people might be a tough nut to crack.
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The name comes from the usage of coconuts to simulate a horse's hoofbeats. Though famously parodied in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (pictured) the trope is much older than that, having its roots in the theatre.
Another coconut-related trope is that coconut milk is white, like cow's milk. It's actually clear, but trying to make that clear to people might be a tough nut to crack.
NNN '23 Day 16 - Priorities 1 comments
See Snek? Sea Snek 6 comments