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Dutch

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  1. When done right, Fil-A can slam. Case in point: The hospital where I work has a CFA in the cafeteria that (/noracist) is staffed almost entirely by older African-American ladies. The cooks, the register, etc. They are the friendliest, know everyone by name, and know your usual order. And they by God have ruined me on every outside CFA: Every sammich (spicy or reg) is shatteringly crispy. Fries are made to order, cooked 2x as long as at a reg CFA, and are handed to you “burn your fingers” hot. Oh, and there’s no such thing as an 8-piece or 12-piece nug; you’ll always get minimum 10 or 14, respectively. Ask for two sauces? You get handed five. In other words, the anti Popeye’s experience. Unrelated: I have gained 15 pounds since it opened.
  2. “Check Out This Fucking Sammich” thread is this way>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks great, though.
  3. It’s an easy recommend as an entry-level grinder. They list for $150, and you can sometimes find them on sale for $130. The Encore was my first “good” grinder (used to have a cheap $20 one before that), and I immediately noticed the difference. Like in my first cup. If you’re looking to do pourovers, French press, etc (it can’t grind fine enough for espresso), you can’t go wrong with the Encore. Baratza has great customer support too. Even though I eventually got an Ode Gen2, I still have and use my Encore. The Esp takes settings 1-20 fine enough for espresso, and the leaves 21-40 for filter. Never used but it’s generally gotten sold reviews.
  4. Leftover pulled pork & taco meat, warmed up with chee till melted, hotdog, moar chee, with a cilantro garnish, all on a corn tortilla.
  5. With a hash brown inside FTW.
  6. Annually applying for tickets; annually getting told “lulz fuck off, pleb.” A Tradition Unlike Any Other.
  7. Bout time. The Pirate deserves to be in the Hall; he undeniably had an impact on the game. On the field and during press conferences.
  8. Taco Night never disappoints. Oh, and the HEB fresh corn tortillas, ever so lightly oiled and toasted in a hot skillet, are damn good.
  9. Who is #ArtetaOut, other than SnapFace or InstantChat idiots farming for clicks? There are areas where Arteta needs to improve. One of which is trusting the squad.
  10. Agree. I’m not a GR fan, but he kinda 💯 nailed it. Every. Word. Of. This. Especially V10s. How can we make it happen?
  11. Absolutely.
  12. Love this clip. This one and the Senna onboard are two I’ll always rewatch during Monaco week. The noise…. Cars today just don’t sound like that. And that was one heck of a lap from Norris.
  13. He’s a Gooner; low-key attended a match last Jan.
  14. So… does this mean Ange In?
  15. Yup. Havartz is our top scorer with nine, and he hasn’t played since January. That’s just, well, Not. Great. Bob. We drew five last season, nine fewer than this year (so far). Let’s say we had a forward/striker who could have found nine more goals, turning nine draws into wins. We’d be on 89 points heading into the matchday. Yeah I know “If ‘ifs’ and ‘but’s’ were candy and nuts and all that, but then again a lethal striker would go so long way make sure we’d have had a very merry season.
  16. €80m… Two players. Gabriel Jesus and Trossard. And that is it. Even adding in Havartz (who arrived as a MF) we’re still behind Wolves Borderline miracle that we came so close in ‘22-23 and ‘23-24 with this (lack of) spending. Chelsea @ £800m? Lulz. Maybe KSE needs to sell something back to themselves.
  17. Crazy thing is Timber can play CB in a pinch. I heard (IIRC James on a recent Arsecast) say he spoke to some Italian media friends who think Calafiori’s best position is likely CB. Immense talents; now if they can only stay healthy. IIRC Gabriel Jesus’ ETR is ~ Jan 26; like a winter window signing. Tomi… wish him well but not expecting anything. Trossard is damn good in our system, stays healthy, and can play all three forward positions. A damn bargain at only £20m. Someone in addition to Zinny (besides Reiss Nelson and Tavares) might have to be sold to fund upgrades, someone we’d rather not sell. Big decisions this summer.
  18. No international tournament (and that neither we nor Sporting are in the CWC) should make it easier to get business done early and, as you said, get new signings integrated. Oh, and that’s an awesome pic. First… it’s been too damn long since I’ve had Top Notch. Too. Damn. Long. Second…that your mom is a diehard Gunner and even got a Saliba kit. COYG.
  19. Good breakdown on Zubamendi. Lengthy but worth the read. I think he’ll really fit in well and just as importantly give us options. https://billycarpenter.substack.com/p/scouting-martin-zubimendi
  20. AFTV makes texags look intellectual, rational, and well-reasoned. It has long been known.
  21. Will be an interesting offseason. Every point above 80 is more costly and the margins in improvement finer. We need to get the striker, whomever Berta & Arteta think is best, in soon. Get it done and settled. Another creative MF to take some load off Ødegaard would be nice. Martinelli… love the kid but his numbers aren’t the same without Xhaka behind him. Is LW a position we can upgrade? Big questions. Not easy answers. Arteta has some improvements to get us to that final step, too. * Start trusting the squad. Kiwior has shown he can play CB at a really good level; maybe Gabi XL and Saliba don’t need to play every match. Ethan… kid has skills. Maybe Saka doesn’t need to play every single minute of every single match. MLS grew up a midfielder; maybe between him and Ethan, we don’t need to play Ødegaard every single match. * Everyone’s dog even knows a mid/low block gives us problems. Figure out a Plan B. * What is going on, either in training, with the medical/treatmeat/recovery staff, nutrition, etc that is causing everyone hamstrings to explode. So many injuries of the same type isn’t coincidence, and it needs to be solved. Oh… and the new 25-26 home kit is WAAAAAAAAAY better than this past one. Watching the Newcastle match I thought to myself, “this is a proper kit. We look like Arsenal again.” COYG
  22. Dutch

    The Wire

    And Lost.
  23. Myles is damn special; What a talent.
  24. Absolutely. Fuck those sport-washing hoes.
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