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irishtexan

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  1. Well motherfucker. Their IG account had been saying that they Menchaca location was going to stay open. Maybe I misinterpreted. Well, guess I won't be going to Valentina's that often. But the AC will be nice when we do go there. Edit: just checked IG and they said opening weekend was busier than anticipated so they decided to close down the trailer. This sucks.
  2. Yeah. That's 18 miles roundtrip on I-35 currently under construction that I don't have to travel. Plus I don't have to be in Buda. These are good things. I don't give a shit how far people drive for BBQ in Houston.
  3. Apparently the spot on Manchaca will remain open for the foreseeable future. That's good news to me because I'm not really into driving down to Buda.
  4. My avatar would like a word with you. And a whiskey. A whiskey and a word.
  5. I once saw a guy take a shit right outside of a mansion that had a gold-flaked roof in Delhi. That pretty much perfectly encapsulated my one experience in India. Didn't go to Coimbatore.
  6. I mean, that's pretty much India
  7. I actually really like the studio version of that 'mats cover. Fuck, I love the 'mats.
  8. My wife's into it so I've been watching, but I think this show is pretty boring. I'll stick through to the end of this season, but something interesting needs to happen or I'm out.
  9. Centenario is a damn fine tequila at a damn fine price point.
  10. I’m pretty sure I’d much rather hang out with Guy Fieri than any of the pretentious squares on this thread bashing Guy Fieri. We’d be pounding Jager bombs and slayin late-40s lake poon while crushing chili dogs all day long. Giddyup motherfuckers. We’re partyin’!
  11. This is a very solid itinerary. On Monday, if you have time, consider taking a water taxi to chinatown for some dim sum. I once saw an old Chinese man chop the head off a soft shelled turtle to make soup. They've also got a bunch of souvenir shops with weird cheap shit your kids might like. For dinner after Cubs game, consider Spacca Napoli. It's less than two miles from Wrigley field. It's my favorite Neapolitan/wood fired pizza. We get into Chicago with the family July 4th. We're driving up from Austin and staying for three weeks to visit friends and family. Have fun man!
  12. That's because you're part of the after-church crowd and they don't want to tell you that you and your ilk are the worst. It's not a Texas thing. But it's probably worse in Texas.
  13. Most of them are shitty starting NFL QBs. Yes. None of those guys on your list are going to win you a championship, except potentially Hurts. Maybe Bryce Young too, but we've never seen him play a down of NFL football. Yes there is a trend of NFL execs willing to take a chance on QBs who are under 6'2". But the recent data isn't supporting that to be a good decision. Shorter QBs can be amazing in college. We haven't had a lot of shorter QBs be successful in the NFL. Brees, Russell Wilson and Steve Young are the only three guys 6' and under who have won a Super Bowl since at least 1980. While this may be a trend, it's not one that has shown a strong correlation to NFL success. The Browns and the Cardinals are absolutely fucked because they wasted #1 overall picks on Mayfield and Murray. Maybe they suck because they went to OU? But their height ain't helping them. That being said I'm bullish on KJ Lacey and think he could be a damn fine college QB for us even if he doesn't grow any taller (although I think he will).
  14. But most of those guys suck. The only quality QBs in your list are Jalen Hurts, who may be shorter than average but is built like a linebacker, Russel Wilson who used to be great but sucks now, and Lamar Jackson who used to be great but may or may not suck now. I also don't think 6'2" is too short to be effective. Also, Bryce Young is 5'10"
  15. Went last night with the wife, 9yo girl and 7yo boy. It was fucking awesome. But I had no idea this was a part 1/part 2 thing. At the two hour mark I was REALLY confused wondering how they were going to wrap everything up. But the animation is fucking AMAZING. I had very high expectations after the first one, and it met or exceeded them. Go see this movie in a theater. You will not regret it.
  16. Then deep fry it.
  17. Radical Sandwich Anarchy is a good name for a pop punk cover band
  18. @Pimphand inspired me to get a couple of central market tomahawk chops last night. Grilled them up with a Dijon/honey/bourbon/garlic/lemon juice glaze. Also grilled some Zucchini from the garden and some corn
  19. I mean, you could include a crab cake grilled cheese sandwich in a bracket if you want, but I'd guess that a large percentage of people have never had one (myself included) and it would stand no chance of advancing out of the first round. A smaller bracket with universally-acknowledged contenders seems better than a larger bracket with a bunch of 16-seed regional obscurities. But that's just like, my opinion, man.....
  20. I just want to give a preemptive “fuck you” to any other show writers or filmmakers that use “Father and Son” during a pivotal and emotional parental reconciliation scene. The first four notes came on and my wife loudly said “goddamnit!!!!” while I had already started tearing up like a little bitch. Fucking dickheads.
  21. Because obviously we are an upstanding squeaky-clean operation of great character and every other institution is run by wretched crooks and are all on the verge of being indicted by the FBI. We are good and everyone else is bad.
  22. I've done ribs on a kettle a number of times. I will take a poultry roasting rack and flip it and set the ribs up on their side. That creates more space and distance from the other side of the grill so I can run a minion of lump and wood chunks. It works pretty well when all you've got is a kettle.
  23. I had this exact conversation on facebook a few years ago and it started a great debate. My only rule was you can't include specific versions of a sandwich you really like at one place. The merit of your vote would be judged by the conventional ingredients/construction of the sandwich. So you wouldn't say "the italian at Home Slice" but "the italian sandwich". I ultimately landed on 1) BLT 2) Reuben 3) Italian 4) patty melt (because a cheeseburger isn't a sandwich but a patty melt is and I can't tell you why that contradiction exists, but it's a fact) The simplicity of the BLT wins every time. And Reubens are just typically fucking awesome. Now, I might like an Italian Beef sandwich from any number of places in Chicago more than a BLT from Jersey Mike's. But Italian Beefs are regional and not typically executed correctly at most places outside of Chicago. And the Chilanga torta at Mi Tradicion might be better than a Reuben from Bella Donna subs. But still, the Reuben is a superior sandwich than a torta. Edit: If it were more widely-available, I think the jambon-beurre would make my top 5.
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