• teft@piefed.socialEnglish
    24·
    25 days ago

    Somebody cursed us with that chinese curse “I hope you live in interesting times”.

    I would like to stop living in interesting times, please.

    • RebekahWSD@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      24 days ago

      I read that as a kid and even then was “No! I want to live in horribly boring times!”

      I hate this time. It’s horrifically stressful!

          • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
            7·
            25 days ago

            I never get mad about downvotes. I prefer to receive upvotes, but criticism teaches me how to get there (or when to keep my peace).

            Except when I said I don’t like mayo. I stand by that.

            • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
              5·
              25 days ago

              Heh, I was just teasing. I tend to upvote everything. Unless someone is rude or spreading misinformation.

              • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
                3·
                25 days ago

                I try to do neither, but it’s good to know that if you do downvote me, it will be a learning opportunity.

                edit: and given that you look to have upvoted my previous comment, that even applies to mayo!

            • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.socialEnglish
              4·
              25 days ago

              Mate, I hope you understand that you are getting downvoted the next time you say that about mayo. This one is just a warning tho, so I’ll let it pass without downvote but watch your words or I will use my power to give you a most irrelevant and useless downvote next time!

              (/j)

              • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
                3·
                25 days ago

                I’m definitely not trusting a velociraptor on culinary preferences … Oh wait, I misread your username. Carry on.

            • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
              2·
              25 days ago

              Except when I said I don’t like mayo. I stand by that.

              I’ll stand by you. I like mayo, but I kinda hate that I like it and I think not liking it is a very defensible and reasonable position.

              • toynbee@piefed.socialEnglish
                2·
                25 days ago

                Why do you hate that you like it? I might disagree with you, but you can hate or like anything you want. So long as you’re not hurting anyone else, there should be no shame.

                My dislike of it is because it’s usually over applied and, honestly, even when it isn’t, it’s way too creamy. I’ve never had a meal that I felt was in any way improved by its presence. Others clearly feel differently and that’s okay.

                edit: I do like pasta salad, which I understand to be (in its most basic form) pasta plus mustard and mayo, so I can’t in good faith stand by my previous statement as 100% true. However, the original post was about sandwiches, so I feel no need to retract it.

                • luciferofastora@feddit.orgEnglish
                  2·
                  25 days ago

                  Why do you hate that you like it?

                  Honestly? No idea. I think it’s something about it mostly being fat? My brain doesn’t always make sense. Sometimes it’s at odds with itself and doesn’t even know why. But also, the overapplication is a factor too.

                  I do like pasta salad, which I understand to be (in its most basic form) pasta plus mustard and mayo

                  …what

                  I mean, come to think, I do recall pasta salad like that. Never made it myself.

                  My pasta salad is usually pasta, mozzarella cheese (cubed), tomato (preferrably cherry tomatoes), basil and oregano (fresh, if possible), garlic, salt, pepper, a little olive oil (idk if you can get a good one where you are) and a shot of balsamic vinegar to round it off. And pasta, obviously.

                  Honestly though, it’s a damn good salad even without the pasta. You can also add some arugula, other herbs (those two are just my favourites that I also have fresh grown at home), just experiment a little, but that’s my go-to, “don’t think about it”, ol’ reliable homemade pasta / tomato / mozzarella salad recipe.

                  And it works entirely without mayo.