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Got no spotify account, so no helpful algorithm telling me what I like 😢 I suspect I do like 80's music though...

Waiting for the mobs to start tearing down statues of notorious slave owners across the US... like George Washington 😂

I don't often follow US politics, but when BBC puts it up on their front page, it's hard to miss. Apparently Santos had made enough of a mess that he managed something very rare, uniting Democrats and Republicans https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67593885

I don't really remember every having being worried about China in the 70's and 80's (or even the 90's), the "big evil" being Poland and DDR (East Germany), because those were tangible enemies sharing sea borders with Denmark. Amphibious divisions were poised just on the other side of the water. Nobody really expected them to cross the water though, as Denmark would most likely be completely obliterated and left as a glowing crater, in order to secure the water ways between The Baltic Sea and The North Sea to ensure safe passage of the Soviet Navy between their Baltic bases and the Atlantic. You can only stack so many subs in Murmansk... except the odd stray sub being put on display on Swedish rocks (probably not many here who remember the "Whisky on The Rocks" incident) Kissinger was a follower of realpolitik through and through and I'm personally convinced (in an entirely subjective/opinionated/fact free way), that his overtures to communist China was of no other interest than to create a second front against the Soviet Union. A shame he didn't get the Taiwan issue sorted out at the same time, I'm sure Beijing would have been more open to suggestions at the time when they were still interested in international recognition... the benefits of hindsight.

I wonder if a movie/tv-series adaptation was ever made of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. At least I could have held the fast forward button down 😖 It was painful reading through it, but maybe I was just too young and immature to enjoy it at the time. I was way less proficient at English too (at 15).

I can't remember his name, but back then some standup comedian was quoted for saying something along the lines of damn, they are trying to put us out of work (when Kissinger got the "peace" prize) Edit: the Nobel peace prize has been a bit of a running joke ever since I think?

Which sort of answers @BruceVC’s question too edit: his legacy includes bringing Pol Pot to power, the Argentinian military junta and replaced Chiles democratically elected government with general Pinochet

One of the "granddads" of metal music...

Without knowing any further details, my first suspects would be corrupt Ukrainian politicians trying to get rid of an anti-corruption campaigner... too specific a target to be of any interest for the military efforts (unless the target was to poison the whole intelligence service staff and failed in spectacular Russian fashion)

I saw a few trailers and clips on Youtube for Frieren. Looks just up my alley, so I'll probably pick that one up next 👍

I seem to have developed this weird, almost obsession like craving for Danish remoulade... no, I'm not pregnant 😝 A couple of importers offers it for sale in Australia. At a 200-500% markup 😖 So, I did a bit of google search and found what looked like recipes for traditional Danish remoulade. I'll save it on my phone and do a bit of extra looking around next time I get to do some shopping. This is just for a small jar of remoulade for dipping purposes. I want a liter of it! 😎 Just kidding, but I'll buy enough to make plenty of mistakes and hopefully also leaving enough for lasting me a while. I was surprised by the turmeric, as I'm sure some of the industrial stuff I remember, used something like madras curry for colouring it bright yellow (like hi viz vest yellow) Ingredients 3 tbsp mayonnaise, (good quality) 1 tbsp sour cream (about 18%) 1 tbsp carrots, (finely chopped) 1 tbsp pointed cabbage (Murdoc cabbage) (finely chopped) (or other crisp cabbage) 1 tbsp gherkins (finely chopped) 1 tbsp chives (finely chopped) 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp red onions (finely chopped) 1 tsp strong mustard 1 tsp turmeric adjust according to color preference 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt Pepper to taste Instructions Prepare all the vegetables. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Add extra turmeric if you want a stronger color. Add extra salt and pepper to taste. Let your homemade remoulade rest in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.

Sounds like when I left the region... Should've added to my original post, the exceptions I remember from top of my head are, the Danish minority and their regional party (SSW) in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is exempt from the 5% rule and in Denmark, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland are guaranteed 2 seats each in the parliament in Copenhagen. Maybe they learned a thing or two from the British?

Call me vulgar, but I like Sergio Leone and I love "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" 😁

I know Germany and Denmark (at least used to) have some other minimum requirements like 5% and 2% respectively of the votes in order to get seats. Bar some constitutional exceptions for ethic minorities that is. Lots of parties, but not just “frivolous” in nature edit: doesn’t that there isn’t a lot of small parties, but they need to get enough votes to get parliamentary representation. In Germany you usually have 4-5 parties with seats (decades old info, someone please correct me). Denmark had half a dozen parties in parliament give or take a few

Not garrum, but I do love adding a spoonful or two of fish sauce when I make curries 🤤

Politics, Politics never changes...

Continued from previous thread.... https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/132278-the-all-things-political-topic-politics-is-the-entertainment-division-of-the-military-industrial-complex/ The beauty of a two party system... other countries may be in the same situation

Global warming is real...

Hands up those forum oldies who knew Grounded was one of Obsidian's biggest games (pun unintended)? 😂 Might have something to do with the game pass thing. It had 15 million players already a year ago... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/obsidian-s-i-grounded-i-has-grown-to-15-million-players

It starts out with the biggest obstacle, almost like a disclaimer. One side has a leader that is a crook on the run from the law and has to cling to the seat at all cost (and nothing helps clinging to seat like a war) to avoid prosecution and the other side doesn't have a centralized leadership you can negotiate with

What a happy coincidence one can be used as cover for the other... 😁

"Black Friday" sales started a bit early for some stores here in Australia. I used the opportunity to finally buy myself a new TV, so I've spent half the day trying to navigate the menu 😖 When I bought my old plasma TV (which sort of indicates when I last bought a TV) was analogue only and I had a little external TV tuner box, that could convert the digital signals from suppliers into analogue signals... and I had 5 TV channels! Found some of my favourite channels, sadly the only dedicated news channel seems to be Sky News 🤮 Lots of subscription channels which I have no interest in whatsoever. But... I could watch DVD movies again on something larger than my monitor. Speaking of larger... 55" was one of the smallest you could get, so I figured, great, that should fit right in, right? There seems to have gone inflation in screen sizes, it felt effin huge 🤔

Just another song by my favourite Faeroese songbird...

Now I became curious, because I remember Louisiana coming up in the past when looking for remoulade... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remoulade True enough. It features together with Denmark as two major variants of it. Originating from France 😎 Danish remoulade Danish remoulade has a mild, sweet-sour taste and a medium yellow color. The typical industrially-made variety does not contain capers, but finely-chopped cabbage and pickled cucumber, fair amounts of sugar, and a touch of curry powder (mustard seeds, cayenne pepper, coriander, onion powder, and turmeric) mostly for color. The fresh herbs are replaced by herbal essences, e.g., tarragon vinegar. Starch, gelatin or milk protein may be added as thickeners. Homemade or gourmet varieties may use olive oil (especially good with fish), capers, pickles, carrots, cucumber, lemon juice, dill, chervil, parsley or other fresh herbs, and possibly curry powder of various contents. In Denmark, remoulade is mostly used for french fries, hotdogs and for open sandwiches with roast beef, salami, fish cakes or fried fish. Louisiana remoulade Louisiana remoulade can vary from the French-African Creole, the rustic Afro-Caribbean Creole, or the Classic Cajun version, and like the local variants of roux, each version is different from the French original. Creole versions often have tan or pink hues and are usually piquant. Louisiana-style remoulades fall generally into one of two categories—those with a mayonnaise base and those with an oil base, but sometimes both mayonnaise and oil are used. Each version may have finely chopped vegetables, usually green onions and celery, and parsley; most are made with either Creole or stone-ground mustard. Salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper are also standard ingredients. In the oil- and mayonnaise-based versions, the reddish hue often comes from the addition of a small amount of ketchup and/or paprika.[6] The sauce is often topped with paprika for the aesthetics as well as the flavor. Generally, lemon juice or vinegar are added for acidity. Other additions include hardboiled egg or raw egg yolks, minced garlic, hot sauce, vinegar, horseradish, capers, cornichons, and Worcestershire sauce.[6][7][8] While the classic white remoulade is a condiment that can be offered in a variety of contexts (e.g., the classic celery root remoulade), Creole remoulade is used on shrimp, crabs, fried calamari, artichokes, and fried green tomatoes among other foods. Today, shrimp remoulade is a very common cold appetizer in New Orleans Creole restaurants,[9][10][11][12] although, historically, hard boiled eggs with remoulade was a less expensive option on some menus. Shrimp remoulade is most often served as a stand-alone appetizer (usually on a chiffonade of iceberg lettuce). One might also see crawfish remoulade, but restaurants seldom offer remoulade sauce as an accompaniment with fish, where ****tail sauce and tartar sauce are generally preferred. However, food columnist and cookbook author Leon Soniat does suggest to "Serve [remoulade] over seafood or with sliced asparagus."[13] Central Mississippi has comeback sauce, a condiment that is very similar to Louisiana remoulade.[14] The Louisiana version sounds a bit more complex to make, maybe because of the many variants. Time to dig up some recipes for the Danish version... google, here I come.

Reading your posts here in the food thread, I'm not sure I can blame them 😂 Gromnir, you need to get better at managing expectations 😁 Edit: Still on the hunt for a source of remoulade. A condiment that is ubiquitous in Scandinavia and northern Germany, but dang it, unknown to most of the rest of the world. Haven't had it for 15 years now 😢