I like several things he says, but especially:

"It's like mashed potatoes, but it's not mashed and it's not potatoes."

That's exactly what all these other space aliens sound like when they try to explain what "it" is. Scientology is NOT just like every other religion. No other religion is so clearly documented as a money-sucking scam. Read the well researched Hubbard bio, BARE-FACED MESSIAH on the Xenu website. No other religion keeps their genesis story secret until you reach the $200,000 level, and then you find out it is Xenu! Hubbard pasted religion on his self-help hypnosis scam, and 99.X% of the people who are alive today, and got roped into Hubbard's scam when he was alive, are no longer in the cult.

They never put old people in these videos because they are so f'd up and unintelligible, they can't even fake exuberance anymore. It is like they make a ploy for lonely, desperate young people who want new friends, and to try something mysterious, but Scientology is no longer a mystery.

Hubbard's REAL claims are as far out as red shirt's proclamations. DC-8 replicas 75 million years ago, and streets that look "much the same as they do today."

"nice and easy. Mashed potatoes"

I've heard this many times before, and I disagree. When I'm training one of my cooks the temperatures of meats, I will call them over to my station every time I am testing a steak. Only by actually feeling dozens of steaks, lamb racks, pork tenderloins, ducks breasts and so on, can you begin to learn the feel of doneness.

My principle argument with this is that different cuts of steak feel different. A prime rib that is medium well may have a texture that is almost as tender as a medium rare new york striploin, just for example.

My favourite temperature? Take a large, well marbled steak, preferably rib eye or striploin, and place above the grill or under a heat lamp for 10-15 minutes, until roughly body temperature. Now season liberally with kosher salt and cracked black pepper, and grill at extremely high temperature over hard wood charcoal. Sear each side twice for about 15-30 seconds. The steak should still be bright red and gelatinous all the way through, but have beautiful char lines on each side.

Serve with red wine and shallot veal reduction, something horseradish-y (horseradish compound butter, horseradish mashed potato, horseradish creme fraiche, etc), something green and leafy and garlic-y (maybe garlic fried rapini, maybe some wilted spinach, whatever) and some colourful veggies.

Oh and as long as we're in dreamland, why not a bottle of Vega Sicilia Unico as well? I mean, if you've got a few grand to toss around.

The "mashed potatos and gravy" thing is like at 12:04... part of the contribution to the cancellation some say? Or just being completely whacked out, I guess.

Mash potato win = Add 1 teaspoon of butter, about a quarter cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of Paul Newman's creamy garlic salad dressing...

ps. I'm so glad he actually gave them a whip at the end there, I felt the urge to beat him with that masher...

OMG, you people and your smooth mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes have lumps, what part of "mashing" involves liquefying the spuds in a blender?

You Sherrif's Packaged Pablum Crap potato eaters sicken me.

Oh, bit of milk, slice of butter and a pinch of garlic and no more than 30 seconds mashing FTW!

I occasionally prefer lumps in my mashed potatoes. Not always though, it's good with some variation. Another good tip is to mix in cubes of feta cheese after mashing.

In my opinion the best mashed potatoes in the world involve carmelized leeks and heavy cream.

>> ^Linz:
I love how self-righteous he is about the mashers:P
Is anyone else getting a hint of Donnie?
http://www.videosift.com/video/You-Sucjk-at-Photoshop


Yes! I knew it seemed somewhat familiar. Although this guy has a comforting demeanor, whereas Donny has more of an injured animal demeanor.

I add onion in my mashed potatoes, a must have really! This helps to fine tune my process, too bad I haven't seen those wire mashers around where I live.

Sending NetRunner out to the chilly night to grill salmon right now at 7pm - he has amazing grilling skills! We'll have steak tomorrow! Wine and mashed potatoes with salmon, then I will probably pass out and nap until midnight =) He'll poke me awake and we'll have champagne.

Sorry, but nothing more exciting here, but to me, this is wonderful! Work has majorly sucked this week because everybody was sick and calling off, and the rest were having nervous breakdowns! BUT, surviving through this, I don't have to work until Monday! YAY! Double YAY!

Happy New Year!

>> ^ElJardinero:
When did 'shorty' morph into 'shawty' ?


It didn't Ellen and crew just didn't know.

She needs to connect a little more with the hood unlike Martha Stewart making mashed potatoes with Snoop Dogg.

If you define ba-donk-a-dunk you must say "Ba-don-a-dunk?? You know? Junk in the trunk!!".

ha ha ha that was nasty Cognac in the mashed potatoes,yuck

If them superstitious motherfuckers want to have that kind of party, I'm going to put my dick in the mashed potatoes.

Best. Lyrics. EVAR!

*promoted

*taunted

and i recommend you order the fries instead of the mashed potatoes.