[February 1880, Wickes, Montana Territory]

2 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said:

I'm about 20 miles from Wickes, and have a cabin up on the Great Divide about 10 miles from it. 

There's an abandoned railroad tunnel dug about a mile and a quarter through the mountain from Wickes that folks take their Jeeps and 4-wheelers through for a little adventure - there are several vids on YouTube. This stone gateway to the High Ore CAS range is actually an underpass in the old railroad bed from nearly 140 years ago. The range is about 5 miles from the south end of the tunnel.

 

Thanks! I suspected that someone here would have some personal knowledge of it. 

[Automatic Centerpunch]

 

I never thought about what the mechanism might be like. 

 

[is that Velveeta?]

Nutrient Velveeta Cheddar Cheese

Calories ~80 kcal ~110-115 kcal

Total Fat ~6 g ~9-10 g

Saturated Fat ~4 g ~5-6 g

Cholesterol Lower ~30 mg

Sodium ~410 mg ~180-190 mg

Total Carbohydrates ~3 g ~0-1 g

Protein ~4.5 g ~6-7 g

Calcium Good source, but less than cheddar Excellent source (~15-20% DV)

Key Differences:

Processing: Velveeta is a highly processed product with added ingredients and emulsifiers, which give it a unique, smooth melting texture but distinguish it from natural cheese. Cheddar is a natural cheese.

Sodium: Velveeta's high sodium content is a major differentiating factor, nearly a quarter of the daily recommended intake in a single ounce.

Fat & Calories: Natural cheddar cheese typically has higher fat and calorie counts per serving.

Protein & Calcium: Cheddar is a richer source of both protein and calcium. 

[Field goal blown]

9 minutes ago, Stump Water said:

At the last second his head came up and he was looking at the goal post.

 

Well. Looking forward,  anyway.  I think it was looking up in "What the hell did i just do?" way.

 

Never seen anything like that before. 

[Insults with Style]

7 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

I have one that is TECHNICALLY not "foul language ", not using any of what we would call "curse words", but the first time I used it around female students at my high school, they requested I never, ever, ever say that again.

 

Could you send that to me  in a message,  please?  You have my curiosity up.

[Insults with Style]

13 hours ago, Pat Riot said:

Did anyone else automatically read that with a British accent?

 

 

Ren Faire Elizabethan  

[is that Velveeta?]

35 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Or for that matter, saying to pour that can of cola soda in your slow cooker.

 

It would more like to just say "cola" rather than "cola soda."  "Lemon-lime soda makes sense because there are Lemon-lime beverages and syrups on the market. 

 

But,  for your question, yes, it's Velveeta or one of several other brands.   I don't recall the brand we get from the Food Bank, but it's just like Velveeta.

 

Can be used to make a delightful Chocolate Fudge. 

 

[February 1880, Wickes, Montana Territory]

Wickes, Montana. It seems hard to believe, but in February 1880, Wickes, Montana Territory, was one of the few mining towns that built a church before having a saloon. The March 10, 1881 “Rocky Mountain Husbandman” reported on the town: 
“Wickes is a cheerful little village located in a narrow dale between two mountains, about thirty miles south from Helena. It was named in honor of W.W. Wickes, of New York…. It is the only town in Montana where liquor selling is not allowed.”
The town 's namesake, William W. Wickes, was a mining executive who spent little more than a year there. But during that time he apparently ran a tight, yet respected, ship; any employees found drunk were fired on the spot. Wickes built the first church and brought his brother to serve as pastor, he helped build the first library and the town’s general store. 
All of it was for a rewarding, if temporary purpose—the silver mines of the area were among the most productive in the Territory.

Current Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
#Wickes #Montana #ghosttowns #history

 

 

[A great movie: Target For Tonight]

Darned good little film. I watched it about a year ago on Amazon Prime. 

 

Thanks for reminding me abuse it.

[Ermine pronunciation]

The -min. -man, -mun variations can sound very much the same.

 

As an aside, Heraldic Ermine Spots look nothing like a real ermine.

 

 

[Ermine pronunciation]

9 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:

https://www.google.com/search?q=ermine+pronunciation

 

 

You beat me to it!

 

In my 68 years on this good Earth I've never heard anyone pronounce it ur-mine.

 

 

[HOLLIDAY SEASON IS HERE]

1 hour ago, Alpo said:

Now I am really REALLY REALLY going to miss Big Lots.

 

Every Christmas I would buy three or four stollen at Big Lots. Something like $4.95 each.

 

Big Lots has gone out of business.

 

I just looked at Amazon.

 

25 for the cheapest, and $50 for the expensive one.

 

I guess I'm really going to miss not having stollen. But that price is idiotic.

 

They opened up an Aldi's down the road. That is a German-owned store brand. Maybe they will carry it. I will have to look.

 

 

Make your own. 

 

https://www.daringgourmet.com/stollen-german-christmas-bread/#recipe

 

1 hour ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

Yessiree Bob!!  The Holliday season has indeed arrived.  The Holliday and Christmas "Stollen" are HERE!!  Oh Yum Yum Yum.

 

German Fruitcake!

 

That and

 

[Sliding On the Snow]

1 hour ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said:

that AIN"T gonna buff out 

 

🤣

 

Those are P-47s...Just hammer the prop blades straight, paint over the scratches,  top off oil,  fuel,  and ammo,  they're good to go.

[does this sound believable?]

It's doable.

[Sliding On the Snow]

Not a good landing. 

 

 

 

 

[Insults with Style]

AI generated. 

 

"Hear me, all ye gathered!
For I would speak of this most loathsome wretch,
this rat-born spawn of villainy,
whose very presence doth sour the air as mildew on a dying wall.

Thou!
Thou misbegotten lump of curdled malice,
hatched from verminous seed and nursed upon treachery!
Thy heart is a rat’s heart—
small, scuttling, and ever seeking darkness.
Thy tongue drips lies as naturally
as the gutter drips foul water after storm.

Look upon him, friends:
a creature fashioned by Fortune’s drunken hand,
a patchwork of cowardice, falsehood, and rat-gnaw’d villainy.
He bears the face of a man, yet all within
is but the squirming corruption of a midden rat.

Would that the heavens themselves
might strike thee from the earth,
for no honest soil should suffer
such a scurvy, base-born miscreant
to set foot upon it!

Go, sirrah—
crawl back to the cracks from whence thou camest,
and trouble noble company no more,
lest I give chase and prove upon thy hide
that even a rat may learn fear!”

 

[It's Almost Friday Humor Thread]

[Super Guppy]

1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

I just now noticed the typo on the YouTube image that says “Supper Guppy…”  🤣

 

Avoiding copyright infringement. 

[Egg shells in coffee]

5 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I believe this only works for percolators. No need with a drip coffee pot. 

 

If you have a particularly acidic blend, the egg shell will take some of that bite out of it.

[Super Guppy]

I was thinking about the vortecies from the propeller with my comment.

[Halloween stuff...]

Ah! You live in Chicago!

[Super Guppy]

Not something you see every day. 

 

 

 

[Egg shells in coffee]

14 minutes ago, Alpo said:

I frequently have had people offer me coffee, and when I accept they will invariably ask me what I take in my coffee. I tell them coffee.

 

That confuses some people.

 

I'd stir in a heaping teaspoon of fresh grounds.

[Violin or Fiddle?]

 

 

 

[Violin or Fiddle?]

An interesting description:

 

"The violin & fiddle exist in a quantum superposition where an object is both a violin & a fiddle at the same time until music is played on it. It is only after hearing the music that you can determine which of the two it is. That's #StringTheory"