Thoughts 2018

[AbdusSibtayn]

How do the brothers/sisters here like sitcoms?
A regional thriller sitcom I used to follow has just wound up.

[notme]

2 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

How do the brothers/sisters here like sitcoms?

I saw some back in the 80s. Are there any new jokes out yet? I kind of figured if you've seen one, no need to see the same again. 

I don't have the attention span for TV anyway. Too many distractions. 

[hasanhh]

The 60's were the best. By the 70s people said the commercials were more entertaining than the programs.

[hasanhh]

27Ramadhan1439

l'm sleepy, but if l go to sleep, l am afraid l'll miss iftar in six hours.

Ah, well . . . zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Good night, all.

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, hasanhh said:

27Ramadhan1439

l'm sleepy, but if l go to sleep, l am afraid l'll miss iftar in six hours.

Ah, well . . . zzzzzzzzzzzz.

Good night, all.

Mashallah. Consider it a blessing that you can sleep for six hours straight. I can only sleep for four hours during the night, five if I am extremely tired but never more than five.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

How do the brothers/sisters here like sitcoms?

I used to watch a couple some years back but haven't watched any television in the last 8 years so no idea about the current ones.

[Son of Placid]

6 hours ago, starlight said:

Mashallah. Consider it a blessing that you can sleep for six hours straight. I can only sleep for four hours during the night, five if I am extremely tired but never more than five.

I get that. Must stay up past 1 am if I want to sleep to 6. Don't like waking up at 4:30.

[hasanhh]

7 hours ago, starlight said:

Mashallah. Consider it a blessing that you can sleep for six hours straight. I can only sleep for four hours during the night, five if I am extremely tired but never more than five.

Hmmmmmm. Either try melatonin twice a week, or send you kids over to your mothers thrice a week. (She is older than you so her nerves are already worn-out and her brain a child-related wit's-end.)

Prediction: l bet she'll laugh at this one.

BTW: l only got 4 hours.

Edited June 12, 2018 by hasanhh
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[AbdusSibtayn]

13 hours ago, notme said:

I saw some back in the 80s. Are there any new jokes out yet? I kind of figured if you've seen one, no need to see the same again. 

I don't have the attention span for TV anyway. Too many distractions. 

 

10 hours ago, starlight said:

I used to watch a couple some years back but haven't watched any television in the last 8 years so no idea about the current ones.

Hmmm.....good to know that.
I know they're not great, but I watch some for relaxation, as they provide easy entertainment. No mental exertion etc. Good time-pass.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

provide easy entertainment. No mental exertion etc. Good time-pass.

Yeah I understand what you mean. I used to watch them for the same reason, feel good factor, easy laughs at the end of a stressful day.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, hasanhh said:

Either try melatonin twice a week

No, I am happy with my sleep wake cycle. I don't want to waste more than five hours a day sleeping. On the rare days I end up sleeping more I usually wake up feeling depressed because of the time lost. 

[hasanhh]

2 hours ago, AbdusSibtayn said:

 

Hmmm.....good to know that.
I know they're not great, but I watch some for relaxation, as they provide easy entertainment. No mental exertion etc. Good time-pass.

Back in the 70s a Number One show was this idiotic thing entitled "the A-Team". The program was so mindless that research was done to identify what made the program so popular. The results were that people came home from work were so brain-tired they just wanted to, essentially, stare at something.

The program had the format: somebody needs help and goes to A-Team, A-Team moves in, bang-bang, one of them kisses the girl involved, end of show. Yeah. Really.

Now compare that with a 50s Western, TV or movie. White hat rides in, analyzes the problem, shoots the bad guys, kisses his horse instead of some hapless girl he found beside the trail, rides off into the sunset, end of show.  "Much more realistic".

[Son of Placid]

5 hours ago, hasanhh said:

Back in the 70s a Number One show was this idiotic thing entitled "the A-Team". The program was so mindless that research was done to identify what made the program so popular. The results were that people came home from work were so brain-tired they just wanted to, essentially, stare at something.

The program had the format: somebody needs help and goes to A-Team, A-Team moves in, bang-bang, one of them kisses the girl involved, end of show. Yeah. Really.

Now compare that with a 50s Western, TV or movie. White hat rides in, analyzes the problem, shoots the bad guys, kisses his horse instead of some hapless girl he found beside the trail, rides off into the sunset, end of show.  "Much more realistic".

I remember the A-Team. Mr. T could move mountains. They all did amazing things beyond comprehension. Always ended, "I love it when a plan comes together". I think there's a remake out, but see no reason to watch it. Comedy started to annoy me when three's company did the fake gay thing. May have been funny but opened the doors to real gay things. Now a comedy show has to have at least one gay couple, just to be acceptable comedy.

I have an antenna. I get 5 coherent channels. I watch the news when I'm in the house. Not much left of TV that fits the morals I grew up with.

I'd still rather my grandchildren watch unedited Bugs Bunny than what's on now.

[Hameedeh]

3 hours ago, Son of Placid said:

Comedy started to annoy me when three's company did the fake gay thing. May have been funny but opened the doors to real gay things. Now a comedy show has to have at least one gay couple, just to be acceptable comedy.

I have an antenna. I get 5 coherent channels. I watch the news when I'm in the house. Not much left of TV that fits the morals I grew up with.

We turned off cable TV in 2012 to save money. Moved twice since then and have not even tried to tune in the stations we might get with antenna. There is too much stuff that is inappropriate.  

[Reza]

Interesting quote I found:

”Read three books on a topic and you know more about it than 99% of the world.”

[Sumerian]

16 minutes ago, Reza said:

Interesting quote I found:

”Read three books on a topic and you know more about it than 99% of the world.”

So if I read three cookbooks, I will become a better cook than all the sisters and aunties on here?

[hasanhh]

41 minutes ago, Sumerian said:

So if I read three cookbooks, I will become a better cook than all the sisters and aunties on here?

"Do you imagine that l will read any book with formulas that do not go boom?"

[Reza]

3 hours ago, Sumerian said:

So if I read three cookbooks, I will become a better cook than all the sisters and aunties on here?

It said “know” more, not necessarily “do” better.

[Guest silasun]

1 hour ago, Reza said:

It said “know” more, not necessarily “do” better.

Why you gotta kill it by proving him wrong bro

You gotta admit that the iraqi lad owned you for a second.

[Sumerian]

5 hours ago, Reza said:

It said “know” more, not necessarily “do” better.

I doubt I will know more about biryani than sister @starlight even if I read 100 books. 

Facts

[Sumerian]

4 hours ago, silasun said:

Why you gotta kill it by proving him wrong bro

You gotta admit that the iraqi lad owned you for a second.

I know I was just playing with bro 

[notme]

9 hours ago, Reza said:

Interesting quote I found:

”Read three books on a topic and you know more about it than 99% of the world.”

I had no idea my expertise was so great. If only someone would pay me to share my knowledge. 

Also, I wonder how many of us know more than 99% of the world about Middle Earth or Hogwarts. 

[Reza]

Remember, 1% of the worlds population is 75 million people, so you’ll have some company in whatever you choose to read.

[Sapphire]

Aslam e elukum everyone. I hope you all had a blessed Ramadan. Wishing all of you happy Eid from me and my family. Remember all of Muslim ummah in your prayers. 

[ireallywannaknow]

I miss sitting with my mom snuggled on the couch with her eating our delicious breakfasts while we watch Little House on the Prairie or the Andy Griffith show or even those lame English dubbed Iranian serials together. Good times. No one should ever move out of their mom's house. 

[hasanhh]

8 hours ago, Sumerian said:

I doubt I will know more about biryani than sister @starlight even if I read 100 books. 

Facts

 "Sad, Bro. Sad. Inverted sexism. How can you say any girl is a better cook because she's a girl. You know perfectly well that the most famous cooks were and are MEN. Mostly in France and ltaIy."

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[Son of Placid]

On 6/14/2018 at 4:05 PM, hasanhh said:

 "Sad, Bro. Sad. Inverted sexism. How can you say any girl is a better cook because she's a girl. You know perfectly well that the most famous cooks were and are MEN. Mostly in France and ltaIy."

I'm a great cook. Just that my wife doesn't like everything fried.

[hasanhh]

2 hours ago, Son of Placid said:

I'm a great cook. Just that my wife doesn't like everything fried.

Then let her cook for herself !

[laithAlIRAQI]

Eid mubarak.

[rkazmi33]

I made an Instagram account and I decided I will only follow celebrities I like. I am now following 81 people and so far I have only included Pakistani celebrities (50% of them are women). Why is it so hard to like people in real life? Is it because celebrities have charming personalities? That's the whole reason for their fame? Anyway, it's a good source of distraction. If I give likes on their pictures, does that count as my daily act of kindness? 

Edited June 16, 2018 by rkazmi33

[Reza]

Everyone in the world loves their cuisine and thinks it’s the best, but I think we all must admit Japanese is objectively the winner.

Its colorful, healthy, varied, light, flavorful, and aesthetically presentable.

Although they use some ingredients Muslims can’t have (pork and certain seafood), it’s obvious they have the right idea.

Japanese people have long life expectancies and have fewer diet related health issues compared to others. After eating Japanese food, I genuinely feel good and satisfied, rather than bloated and sluggish with other food. 

Yes, kabob and its variations are God’s gift to Earth, but if I was truly forced to pick one cuisine only for the rest of my life, then (halal) Japanese would be my choice. My body would thank me for it.

[baradar_jackson]

2 hours ago, Reza said:

Everyone in the world loves their cuisine and thinks it’s the best, but I think we all must admit Japanese is objectively the winner.

Its colorful, healthy, varied, light, flavorful, and aesthetically presentable.

Although they use some ingredients Muslims can’t have (pork and certain seafood), it’s obvious they have the right idea.

Japanese people have long life expectancies and have fewer diet related health issues compared to others. After eating Japanese food, I genuinely feel good and satisfied, rather than bloated and sluggish with other food. 

Yes, kabob and its variations are God’s gift to Earth, but if I was truly forced to pick one cuisine only for the rest of my life, then (halal) Japanese would be my choice. My body would thank me for it.

In terms of presentation, variety, lightness etc I think you have a point. But in terms of taste I just can't prefer it over other foods. Oden can never replace fesenjoon for me, in terms of the taste.

I would be fine if we all just ate our own foods but with Japanese presentation and quantities. Quantity of food is an underrated part of diet: if we eat less, that's more valuable than changing what it is that we are eating.

[Hameedeh]

2 hours ago, Reza said:

Everyone in the world loves their cuisine and thinks it’s the best, but I think we all must admit Japanese is objectively the winner.

Its colorful, healthy, varied, light, flavorful, and aesthetically presentable.

Although they use some ingredients Muslims can’t have (pork and certain seafood), it’s obvious they have the right idea.

Japanese people have long life expectancies and have fewer diet related health issues compared to others. After eating Japanese food, I genuinely feel good and satisfied, rather than bloated and sluggish with other food. 

Yes, kabob and its variations are God’s gift to Earth, but if I was truly forced to pick one cuisine only for the rest of my life, then (halal) Japanese would be my choice. My body would thank me for it.

I like Italian food and Mexican, too, but I agree that Japanese cuisine is very healthy. The only Japanese restaurant I have been to is Miyabi Jr. and the halal option is Shrimp Bowl which comes with shrimp and broccoli over rice. They do have some halal entrees. I usually don't eat outside, but if someone would take me, I would eat there. Delicious.