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  1. 1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    Fair points.

    The more svelte the fry, the shorter the shelf life. Adding a bunch of crap (a la JitB's curly fries) also improves longevity. I don't necessarily agree that it makes a better product, however (BK fries are a great example--fucking cardboard, easily the industry's worst).

    Did not know about Bill Miller fries, though. Next time I'm in Texas, I'll have to try them.

    Also, if sneaking fries on the drive home puts peoples' lives at risk, maybe you shouldn't be driving in the first place?

    Burger King fries are not an example of greatness, but they have a crispiness that makes them at least edible for a longer period of time.  It's probably the plastic coating. 

    And how am I supposed to eat, drive, text, shuffle my tunes, and feel up your mom all at the same time?

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  2. 1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

    What french fry isn't at its best within three minutes of preparation?

    So there are actually people who don't open the bag and consume the fries on the drive home?

    No offense, but these are pretty useless nitpicks and would apply to any french fry made anywhere at anytime.

    I agree and disagree.  All fries are going to be at their best right out of the fryer, but some have a longer shelf life than others.  Whataburger fries have the shortest shelf life of all.  They go from "delicious" to "blech" within a few minutes.  Chick-fil-a, Wendy's, Bill Miller, Burger King, Jack-in-the-box (curly fries) all have a longer time frame where the fries are still good, even if not at their peak. 

    If I want good Whataburger fries.  I have to eat them there, or risk killing someone to eat them on the drive home.  Others survive the drive. 

  3. 7 minutes ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

     


    i appreciate the time it takes that particular location to get your order to you. they’re busy as hell but always manage to get my made to order exactly right and it’s always hot and fresh.

    unlike your mom...

     

    Exactly...on all counts.

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  4. Context.  Hyperbole.  Carts overtaking dead horses.  Unhatched chickens trying to cross the road.  Dust storms, dumpster fires, and Drag piss.  This thread has it all and then some. 

    No one thinks Texas is going to actually make a Final Four run, but to dismiss it as an impossibility is to completely disregard history.  It isn't called March Madness because the brackets always go chalk.  I am not at all pleased with the performance of the team under Shaka, but I cannot fathom a scenario where I could even consider hoping for a loss.  Seeing the sliver lining in a loss?  Sure.  Hoping for one?  No fucking way.  

    Of course, I don't believe that the fate of the program for the next year (or several) hinges on the outcome of one game.  We all want a team that challenges for the conference title every year AND makes deep runs in the tourney on a regular basis, and Chris Del Conte would not be the Athletic Director of the University of Texas if he did not feel the same way.  Relax.  Let the man do his job.  Have a little patience and trust the process.  Come in off the ledge and feel confident in the fact that it is perfectly safe to cheer for the team's success.          

  5. On 3/10/2019 at 3:19 PM, youdunnf'dup said:

    Whataburger fries have the widest range of outcomes. When they’re at their best, they’re the best fries of any fast food place. But when they aren’t fresh, or they aren’t salted the right way, they can be shit. Perfect fries don’t need ketchup, but obviously you can always fall back on the spicy ketchup

    When they are at their best, they are definitely very good, but I would not rank them at the top of all chains.  The problem is, to get them at their best, you have about 3 minutes to eat them after receiving your order, and that is assuming that they were prepared properly.  This means that to get good Whataburger fries, you have to be dining on the premises, which may not always be an option.  My most consistently good Whataburger experience for both burger and fries has been at the I-35 location in Waco, and I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I always eat there.

  6. Wendy's, Chik-fil-a, Jack-n-the-Box curly fries, and Bill Miller all have fries that are worth the calories.  Whataburger fries have a very short lifespan, and definitely need the ketchup if they are not right out of the fryer.  They are only tolerable because the burgers are so good.  Onion rings are much better choice, especially if you have to drive home before eating.     

  7. 1 hour ago, SwanderedTalent said:

    Well, then, I don't agree with that. We paid enough to keep Rick Barnes when NC State, Indiana, and especially Kentucky came sniffing around, we renovated the Erwin Center while he was here, and we built the Cooley Pavilion, which is as good a practice facility as a college player is going to get.

    The Erwin Center sucked, but it's only 40 42 years old this year. It's unusual for college basketball programs to build new arenas at all, but certainly more frequently than that, so if that is your standard for measuring whether we're spending on basketball, I don't think it's a fair one.

    All valid points, especially considering my poorly worded argument.  My comment about money being spent was directed the Erwin Center, which has been a horrible venue for basketball, even after the renovations.  For that reason, I don't feel that our facilities have been a strong selling point for coaches considering the job.  

  8. 1 hour ago, Goo Punch said:

    When I say "lack of expectations" I mean in comparison to the pay and to whatever other schools may be courting Coach X. For example we all know that Shaka turned down UCLA. Compare the expectations there and here. They haven't been consistently good-great since Wooden and they still expect to be UK or Duke. Here if you make the tourney every year and make a run 1/3 years you can't get fired. If you make the final four you're a legend. If you actually do win a title you're a certified demigod. That's a pretty sweet deal compared to the other schools that Coach X would be considering. 

    That is a sweet deal, but again, I don't want a coach who sees it that way.  Wanting to go somewhere because you will be celebrated for doing less isn't a quality that we should value. 

  9. 1 hour ago, SwanderedTalent said:

    when you say until "recently", what time frame are you referring to?

    Recently = whenever it was that it was officially decided to build a new arena to replace FEC.

  10. 11 hours ago, Goo Punch said:

    Look i've made the same case  over and over  for where the Texas job stands in terms of allure and it's pretty much unarguable that it's one of the top jobs in the country. From the pay, to the (lack of) pressure and expectations, to the city, to the University, to the facilities, to the fact that Texas is the most fertile basketball recruiting ground in the country, to our recent success and pedigree as a program, we have it all. It's an extremely desirable job that any coach who might be looking to change scenery would have to seriously consider. It's a great job with a metric shit ton of upside, and very very little risk so long as you are a better coach than the likes of Shaka, Drew, and Weber. It's a dream job for a lot of people, and the posters/blog writers who continue to insist that the Texas job is just "meh", and that we can't compete with any school who got good at basketball before Texas did have *clear* agendas and are totally incapable of being objective about anything UT related. It's a dynamite job that would attract the attention of essentially every available coach out there. 

    You of all people should know that few things are inarguable, and this isn't one of them.  We see the allure, but that does not mean that fans and coaches of other programs do, at least not to the same extent.  We have more money than most, but until recently, have not shown any interest in putting much of it into the basketball program or facilities.  I also think you are over selling the lack of pressure and expectations.  If that were truly the case, we would likely still have Barnes, and this thread would not exist, or it would at least have fewer pages.  Also, fan apathy is not a positive.  Maybe some coaches will see it as a challenge in a "I will make the fans show up" way, but most successful coaches want to go where the fans care.  Do we really want a coach who wants to be here because the expectations are low?  As far as I can tell, that's what we have now. 

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  11. 3 fucking assists.   You can say this, Shaka's offensive philosophy is certainly offensive.  

    Those hoping for a loss to TCU need to just stop.  It is not going to make a difference on whether Shaka is fired after this season.  CDC is not stupid.  He knows that the basketball program is underachieving, and that the fan impatience grows with each bed-shitting loss.  One game against TCU is not going to change that.  It will simply come down to whether CDC can identify the replacement he wants, and convince him to coach here.  If he can't, Shaka will get another year, regardless.  There is no point in replacing someone we don't want with someone else we don't want.  If CDC can find an ideal replacement, then Shaka better go on a deep tourney run.

     

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  12. 12 hours ago, Macanudo said:

    Recs on who/where to rent bikes?

    As noted, B Cycles are everywhere along the extended Riverwalk, and they should be perfectly adequate for exploring the missions.  Here's everything you need to know.

    If you want something that isn't the bicycle equivalent of driving a truck, Bike World has a rental place at the Pearl, though that's the opposite direction from the missions, and you do not want to try to ride on the Riverwalk through downtown. 

  13. 4 hours ago, GRHorn said:

    Depending on how active you and kids are, there is an option to ride bikes down the river from downtown to all the missions. If you go to all of them it’s a long way, like 25 miles round trip, but you can turn back whenever. Just bring water.

    15 not 25.  Also, you can rent bikes.

  14. I was worried for Eric as well during the initial comments at the event, but after hearing what was said at tribal, I knew it was going to be Adrienne.  I'm pulling for Eric, but would be fine with Michele or Kelsey, as long as they earn it.  Still patiently waiting for Sara to fuck up enough to go home. 

  15. Unless you want to spend multiple days at Fiesta Texas, I would suck it up and stay on or near the Riverwalk.  There is always something to see or do within walking distance, and if you stay elsewhere, you are going to spend more of your spring break watching your kids play video games in your room, supervising them at the hotel pool, driving in search of fun shit, while being nagged constantly to go to Fiesta Texas every day of your trip.

    Don't see one or two of the other missions, see them all.  Take a water taxi to the Pearl, and walk the short distance to the Witte museum and SA zoo.  Say what you will about the Menger, but what kid wouldn't want to stay in a haunted hotel across the street from the Alamo?  

    I would rather stay closer to all the action and do a day trip or two to Fiesta Texas and/or Sea World, but maybe that's just me.  If you stay near Fiesta Texas, the chances of you getting out of town after spending only one day there are zero.  Is that worth any hotel savings?   

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