I drove home after the party, so I didn’t drink that night. What about it sounds so unappealing? It’s not a cooking process that would have occurred to me, but when they described it it sounded okay (and was pretty good, as mentioned). Disgust or horror wouldn’t have occurred to me even if I hadn’t tried them.

I wouldn’t say I was initially horrified, but I was surprised. It was worth trying for sure.

I once attended a party wherein the host cooked burgers pretty rare, then put them in a crock pot filled with barbecue sauce and set to low.

They were pretty tasty.

It’s bringing love! Don’t get it get away!

Turtle power!

You should watch Renfield.

Is that both outgoing and incoming?

edit: diminished redundancy.

No worries. In many circles, Terry Pratchett is pretty esoteric. I’ll never judge someone for not getting a reference.

I know very little of gold, minerals in general, or metal, so we’re on the same page there.

I was making a reference to the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. In it, the titular world is carried on the back of four elephants on the back of a turtle swimming through the cosmos. There used to be five elephants, but one fell off. The gravity of the world pulled it around in a circle and it crashed into the world, leaving the elephant’s innards embedded in the ground. Because the elephant supported one fifth of a whole world, its body parts, especially structural components, were not composed of normal organic materials; its bones were of iron and its nerves of gold. In the lore of Discworld, the dwarves essentially mine the body of the elephant for precious materials.

Discworld has complex lore and is a great read. Has nothing to do with the real world, of course; but if any of the above sounds appealing, I strongly suggest reading it.

edit: I apologize if I presented my original comment in a way that made it seem I was correcting you. I was just being nerdy.

We’ve all been there!

Better than over them, I suppose.

if we could manufacture gold (somehow)

What do you mean “somehow”? All you need is elephant nerves.

I don’t think she does.

I thought this was a useless red circle situation.

It’s just the handle for the condiment basket.

A ban ban. How novel.

That’s a very creative name.

edit: To be clear, I was referring to the conglomerate name. I have no opinion on yours.

Most stores I go to have a “store” card that they scan when I say I don’t have one.

Didn’t you watch Lion King? It’s Simba.

https://youtu.be/qAur04gWg3s