Jim's cafe - Thursday 24th September

[Dots]

Thanks for inviting me @Sunspots. I know I'm late to the cafe but theres a bar right? Please let it still be open. It's been a long week.

What animal have you never seen that you'd love to? Rhinoceros

- If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do? God. So many answers .. so little energy. Animal shelter, no doubt. Save the ecosystem. Autoimmune disorder awareness & treatment. Creative education. Provide sanctuary for homeless and abused. And not like a shelter but a home. And on and on. Oh. Resurrect the commons I suppose.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell? Scream for my icecream- blood on the dance floor

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)? Ehhh ooo.. food?

4 - What fashion trend would you like to see brought back? armor and/or long bonnets

5 - What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? Did you enjoy it or not? Ants maybe or beef heart possibly. Ants no. Heart, yes. Also had the added benefit of making me feel savage.

 

[Sunday16]

Thank you @Sunspots and @Kiwi2016 for inviting me. My beverage of choice would be a cup of spicy chai tea. I love tea, hot or cold it’s my favorite thing to drink. A gift from nature.
1. My charity would provide funding to help the world collectively develop Sustainable industries, programs and materials that preserve the earth and provide clean water, healthy food and affordable housing for everyone. It would also ensure that animal habitats are protected from exploitation. If we don’t care about our environment it won’t care about us.

 

[KM76710]

I've been reading the weird food remarks. It brought up a memory of being told of one of my grandfather's favorite breakfasts....brains and eggs. I'd rather the testicles.

Pork brains and eggs, one of my grand dads favorites, never appealed to me. I ruined one of those teflon non stick(BS, the brains DID stick) skillets. LOL

 

[Baywasp]

I've had pork brains (fried) in elementary school. We did a unit on the brain in the weekly gifted class I was in and at the end, the teacher bought 2 pig brains. One to dissect, and one to fry and eat. I liked it. Tasted like an odd combination of chicken and fish. But I'm not sure if I'd have liked it were it not fried. (We tried to get some of the other teachers to try it, but most wouldn't.)

I also tried chocolate covered crickets in my AP Psychology class in high school. My teacher gave us all a survey of different things that we may be scared to do, and she had us indicate on a paper whether or not we'd be too afraid to do them. She then brought everyone up to the front of the classroom who had said they wouldn't be afraid to eat bugs and handed out the chocolate covered crickets to all of us. The crickets didn't taste of much. I mostly tasted the chocolate. So it was a bit like a Crunch bar or something.

Thanks for the tag @Sunspots and sorry I'm late.

 

[BlueGreen]

Oh great, this one is still going - I thought I was late! Thanks for the tag @Sunspots! Great questions, especially the music one

1 - If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do? Saving the lemurs of Madagascar.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell? Oh so many -Fairytale of New York, The Pogues/ Kayleigh, Marillion/ I Don't Like Mondays, Boomtown Rats...

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)? I used to make the brandy butter at Christmas

4 - What fashion trend would you like to see brought back? Flares should never be out of fashion! The glam rock look would be fun

5 - What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? Did you enjoy it or not? Sea urchin and it tasted great.

 

[Livelife]

Oh great, this one is still going - I thought I was late! Thanks for the tag @Sunspots! Great questions, especially the music one

1 - If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do? Saving the lemurs of Madagascar.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell? Oh so many -Fairytale of New York, The Pogues/ Kayleigh, Marillion/ I Don't Like Mondays, Boomtown Rats...

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)? I used to make the brandy butter at Christmas

4 - What fashion trend would you like to see brought back? Flares should never be out of fashion! The glam rock look would be fun

5 - What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? Did you enjoy it or not? Sea urchin and it tasted great.

I'm intrigued....brandy butter? to be used on......?

 

[Sunspots]

I'm intrigued....brandy butter? to be used on......?

Brandy butter is butter mixed with sugar and brandy. We have a big dollop of it on warm mince pies or Christmas pudding ❤️

 

[Livelife]

Brandy butter is butter mixed with sugar and brandy. We have a big dollop of it on warm mince pies or Christmas pudding ❤️

taste bud perfection....yum

 

[BlueGreen]

I'm intrigued....brandy butter? to be used on......?

As @Sunspots said! I can't eat Christmas pudding or mince pies these days but I used to love them. I've never heard anyone else do this but the day after, when the Christmas pudding is cold, my dad used to slice it and fry it. Again a bit dollop of brandy butter and it was divine! People do seem to love it or hate it though.

 

[Auri]

See most people would associate things like metal with hell. Here's my interpretation of the music of hell....

You mean this isn't the music in hell?! But that's the only reason why I signed up to go there!

 

[pooky]

Thank you @Sunspots for the tag

I have never seen a dolphin, I would love to see

1.I would like to start a feed the children charity
2.cant say now
3.play with colors at Holi
4. Bandana needs a comeback lol
5. Pork intestine, lol . Nope did not enjoy it

 

[dandelions]

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell?

i’m really late @Sunspots so sorry! i did see this one i think a day or so late but when i saw this question i immediately thought of two songs neither of which, the names i could remember. then when i found out the name of one, i reaized it would put me in an awkward postion to then say it here, that it should be played on a loop in hell. yikes talk about conflict of interest! needless to say i can’t answer the question here! I would only reveal it under great pressure so i could blame someone else for having said it. but maybe after i look around i’ll see that someone suggested it also. hmm, i wish i knew the title of the other one.

What animal have you never seen that you'd love to? hmm i want to see a manatee and an albatross and kuala. that would be nice and a marmoset and those are just off the top of my head. i hope its not necessary to narrow it down.

Okay, a few (more) questions...

1 - If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do? some kind of project to move mental healthcare forward and help to show how mental illness is something everyone goes through in life. and that it needs much more open mindedness from the general public as well as the mental healthcare providers.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell? Xxxxx Xxxxxx

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)? holidayish anyway was our seasonal apple picking trip upstate NY. it was always a bit in conjunction with halloween. but it just had a nice long lasting feeling for the season

4 - What fashion trend would you like to see brought back? dare i say?!? i’ll be back, don’t worry!

5 - What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? Did you enjoy it or not? at one time or other people have looked at what i was eating and thinking it was weird - from pomegranates to natto* (hey @Kiwi2016 i have a way of preparing it that will change your mind!) to sea urchin sushi to chicken bones. but i’ve grown accustomed to them all or never needed to, so i’m pretty much open to almost anything. i hear there is something really disgusting smelling though from the sea or somewhere and as it has been described to me, i think i’ll pass on that. hmm, once about 3 or 4 years ago we bought some “steaks” from a store we don’t usually shop at and it was supposedly beef. maybe that was the weirdest! nope, i did not like it at all.

 

[Kiwi2016]

i’m really late @Sunspots so sorry! i did see this one i think a day or so late but when i saw this question i immediately thought of two songs neither of which, the names i could remember. then when i found out the name of one, i reaized it would put me in an awkward postion to then say it here, that it should be played on a loop in hell. yikes talk about conflict of interest! needless to say i can’t answer the question here! I would only reveal it under great pressure so i could blame someone else for having said it. but maybe after i look around i’ll see that someone suggested it also. hmm, i wish i knew the title of the other one.

What animal have you never seen that you'd love to? hmm i want to see a manatee and an albatross and kuala. that would be nice and a marmoset and those are just off the top of my head. i hope its not necessary to narrow it down.

Okay, a few (more) questions...

1 - If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do? some kind of project to move mental healthcare forward and help to show how mental illness is something everyone goes through in life. and that it needs much more open mindedness from the general public as well as the mental healthcare providers.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell? Xxxxx Xxxxxx

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)? holidayish anyway was our seasonal apple picking trip upstate NY. it was always a bit in conjunction with halloween. but it just had a nice long lasting feeling for the season

4 - What fashion trend would you like to see brought back? dare i say?!? i’ll be back, don’t worry!

5 - What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten? Did you enjoy it or not? at one time or other people have looked at what i was eating and thinking it was weird - from pomegranates to natto* (hey @Kiwi2016 i have a way of preparing it that will change your mind!) to sea urchin sushi to chicken bones. but i’ve grown accustomed to them all or never needed to, so i’m pretty much open to almost anything. i hear there is something really disgusting smelling though from the sea or somewhere and as it has been described to me, i think i’ll pass on that. hmm, once about 3 or 4 years ago we bought some “steaks” from a store we don’t usually shop at and it was supposedly beef. maybe that was the weirdest! nope, i did not like it at all.

Admit am intrigued by a way to prepare natto...as when I learned more about it and that it was banned in hotels in Japan as was so noxious...not sure how that can be be overcome...though others have told me the same is true with okra which sliminess is something have yet to see how that could be lessened......lol...

 

[dandelions]

i’m late for this one amn’t i!

hey @Sunspots this question has been tormenting me for 4 months now...

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell?

because the song is so bleeping “loop” in my mind (even now) and it truly fits as the answer to this question and have been wishing i could answer the question without hearing the song often. sadly i did hear it and eventually i heard it in conjunction with the name of the song and the performer. (i just never knew the title and was not about to go searching for it). i have not seen if everyone or anyone has chosen the same song but i am certain that if there is a hell... well then... followingly the loop would be Dance Monkey.

this is such a relief to have finally answered this question. now i’ll probably be damned to hell. such is the universe. 😱🤢🤮

 

[Sunspots]

i’m late for this one amn’t i!

hey @Sunspots this question has been tormenting me for 4 months now...

because the song is so bleeping “loop” in my mind (even now) and it truly fits as the answer to this question and have been wishing i could answer the question without hearing the song often. sadly i did hear it and eventually i heard it in conjunction with the name of the song and the performer. (i just never knew the title and was not about to go searching for it). i have not seen if everyone or anyone has chosen the same song but i am certain that if there is a hell... well then... followingly the loop would be Dance Monkey.

this is such a relief to have finally answered this question. now i’ll probably be damned to hell. such is the universe. 😱🤢🤮

Why did you do that to me???
I've just looked Dance Monkey up on YouTube and now my ears are broken 😱😱

 

[MisterBGone]

What about testicles?

"Moose," are my personal favorite!

 

[MisterBGone]

And @Lane (on the 80s hair making a comeback..) do you miss the days of being able to shair your bottle of aqua net hairspray (w/plenty of CFC's) with your boyfiredn??? ;D j/k. .

 

[MisterBGone]

And @Lane (on the 80s hair making a comeback..) do you miss the days of being able to shair your bottle of aqua net hairspray (w/plenty of CFC's) with your boyfiredn??? ;D j/k. .

Ya know. . . I never had a 'mullet?' Guess i was missing out!

 

[MisterBGone]

No no no no no *hands over my ears*
I can't risk listening to that.
*Stomps off to listen to Baby Shark as it's less annoying*

But she's got a nice British accent ~I think I could even do that one! (well, mauybe w/a little less 'Englsih!') ;D

 

[MisterBGone]

Ty for the tags @Sunspots & @Kiwi2016 Sorry I'm a day late but I had no plans yesterday but ended up going out & getting the rest of my Xmas shopping done (only had 2 other people to buy for anyway). It was a pretty good day though, was sure tired from the shopping & then lugging the stuff home but very glad to be done with all the Xmas shopping at least Only have answers for a few of the q's sorry but I'll post my answers to those & also some Friday meme's or pix & some other random pix too

What animal have you never seen that you'd love to?
Kangaroo, definitely!

1 - If you could start a charity, what would it be for or do?
Something along the lines of raising awareness for mental health or supporting the SPCA I think.

2 - What song would be played on a loop in hell?
God there's SO many awful songs out there it is way too hard to pick one, but maybe that god awful "Can't get you outta my head" song by Kylie Manogue or however the heck you spell her idiotic name (hate the song, hate her voice, hate her name, always have, always will)

3 - What's one of your favourite holiday traditions (either one you do now or one from your childhood)?
Don't think we ever really had a "tradition" overall which def. bugs me a lot cos that would be a lot of fun. For halloween I loved dressing up in a costume & for Christmas I liked the present exchange (both giving and getting pretty equally) and also the special dinner that usually involves stuffing which is very yummy. We haven't done turkey for years now cos my sis is Vegan and my mom doesn't eat meat, we do tofurky though which is good.

Oh, you must love when I post that one as my "Greatest Music Video ever made IN HISTORY!" @JMG And yes, it's Miss Minogue~ ? I think. . Come on, come on - DoooooooooooO! tHE loCOmOTioN, with~ me-Eee.. ya gotta swing your hips now: "snap!'