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Hank Rogers[_2_]

wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:27:19 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:37:49 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 25-Feb-2018, wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:32:03 -0800, "Cheri"
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Show of hands, please:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many people here own a steamer basket?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many people here occasionally steam fresh vegetables?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie Bove keeps referencing my "steaming" vegetables, as if
>>>>>> it's some
>>>>>> sort of slight. She ignores the fact that I also
>>>>>> bake/roast, pan-fry and
>>>>>> even grill vegetables.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A recent mention of cabbage had me thinking about grilled
>>>>>> cabbage wedges.
>>>>>> Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and
>>>>>> tastes great. But
>>>>>> I digress...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am I the only person who ever steams veggies? Somehow I
>>>>>> doubt this, given
>>>>>> the proclivity of all the "steam-in-bag" packaging in the
>>>>>> frozen vegetable
>>>>>> aisle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the winter I rely on frozen vegetables. I either steam
>>>>>> them or heat
>>>>>> them in the microwave with a little water. So what? It's
>>>>>> not as if
>>>>>> they're bland and boring. I know how to use herbs and
>>>>>> spices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, and I also think it depends on the particular vegetable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, to steam or not to steam?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I steam things like asparagus, zucchini, and others. I used to
>>>>> steam
>>>>> artichokes, but now I do them in the microwave because of the
>>>>> length it
>>>>> takes to steam them, but yes...I do steam at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what folks mean by "steaming".
>>>
>>> Perhaps you should learn to use a dictionary. Rather than
>>> remain ignorant, spend some time reading definitions rather than
>>> spewing filth, bile, vitriol and misinformation. For example, a
>>> minute with the Merriam-Webster dictionary would have helped you
>>> figure out what "folks" mean by steaming. The first two, of
>>> several definitions of steam would have clearly addressed your
>>> ignorance of what "folks" mean.
>>>
>>> 1 : a vapor arising from a heated substance
>>> 2 a : the invisible vapor into which water is converted when
>>> heated to the boiling point
>>
>> When you prove him wrong, as you just did, 2 things can happen:
>>
>> 1. He'll start screaming about gays.
>> 2. He'll never show up in this thread again.
>
> Nah, he'll have another shot of vodka
>

Just one shot? From some of the crap he spewed in the past, I assumed he
had drank at least a bottle or two