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Just wanna give a shout out to all the American sailors for your admirable behaviour this weekend. Out of all the sailors who came to the bar you guys were the funnest and easiest to interact with. You never gave us any trouble and we truly appreciate it! —Halifax Bouncer
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.
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us regular folk didn’t stand a chance with all the uniforms in town this week.
What with the tattoo and sailors.. I was about to hit up the local costume shop.
much to my shagrin, someone had already thought of that
you are far from regular zZz, i’m thinking a tall 40…suit wise. teehee
why thank you! I like being odd and … zany.
and I’m pretty sure that’s not even close to my size …
but am curious to find out. will have to check my suits and see.
well the boy wears a 42 tall, but he is 6′ 4″
what the hell, checking how the sizes are roughly determined, I’m going to guess a 44 R…
but I’m not certain because my shirts are a 17 Long.
will check tonight… basically because this is probably something I should know.
🙂
i think we’re both rambley today zZz
yep… definitely.
I like spoons. They help with cereal.
and grapes are the chips of the fruit world… it’s true.
my powerbar still has three unused outlets.
If I were a piece of lego, I’d be the 2×2 cause I’m a square….
lemurs fear me.
I like to make double-decker grilled cheese sandwiches.
are you being un-chained from your desk soon? the boyos are going to have a few beers, i don’t think i can shut the shop early…maybe if we all get really hammered it will dissuade the public
so how did that go for ya? ring in canada day with a nice headache?
nope, i just put the ribs in the oven for 5 hours…the bear and boy are snoring and i am up feeding various critters^^
aw c’mon… it’s after 5 in moscow…
break out the vodka and tie one on.
night time in asia… grab some sake
oh, and I hope those ribs are covered…
and with plenty of sugary, bbq’y liquid.
I do like a reverse braise…. where I essentially ‘poach’ them for like 3-4 hours until tender, then broil the sauce on at the end.
not to worry zZz i am always on nautical time…drinks are always timely^^^i used a spice rub on the back ribs left them ovenight, cook in oven, then finish on the bbq. the boy likes the gooey sugary ribs. do you at least have windows in your prison?
I do.. and they’ve all conveniently been covered with that plasticy, fogged up look (secure facility) so I can’t see outside either.
I love bbq… but it’s tough to get a nice, sticky coating on the top when you need to put them face down to get that caramelization so I stick with the oven broil.
to each his/her own though.
this love was about american sailors…so go have some ribs me hardies
haha – “testy”
wow painy you do back ribs for 5 hours what temp like 250f? I’ve only done like side ribs that long but hey if it works it’s all good ; bone a pateet 🙂
ps: why do cookers want to bone this pateet thing, is it purdy? 🙂
I’d say there are a few petite things I’d like to bone but I fear I’d be coming off more desperate than LS.
and yeah, 250… even 230 for that long should do it…
just have to make sure there’s plenty of liquid to keep em moist…
moist… moist… moist…. moist… moist…. love that word.
rubbing them the day before is sure to infuse some good flavor in there.
Any secret to your rub painey?
mine’s 5:3:1:1 of
brown sugar:kosher salt:cayenne:my special mix of herbs I love the mostest.
montreal chk’n spice is awesome on ribs (steak is a little too overpowering)
in my experience americans are astoundingly fun and way better than canadians in almost every realm, sans syrup production. glad you’re all finally realizing that polite doesn’t end at opening doors and nodding allooooo.
Wow. Thankfully not too many people have such negative feelings about Canadians Kelly.
If you are living here, move to the US. You’ll fit right in.
i have tried many methods of cooking ribs…but according to the boyandbear they were the best they ever had. much groaning and gnawing and growling. the rub had cayenne, paprika, cumin, grain mustard, salt, pepper, apple juice, hot sauce and a little olive oil
ooooooooo, drooling here… must get new keyboard….
apple juice was a good call… I always use honey but will have to try that
Back in the late 80’s I was lucky enough to be down on the waterfront on a clear crisp late winter morning. NATO’s Standing Naval Force Atlantic was putting to sea after a 5 day visit. The water in the harbor was like glass and as the American vessel in the squadron was passing Historic Properties, even though it was in the middle of the harbor, you could hear that “Farewell to Nova Scotia” was playing on the ship’s p.a. system.
A really nice moment.
The brits were nice ‘n’ friendly too, I found… I had one American sailor say to me mid conversation when I said I had seen the British Ark Royal “MY boat is bigger than theirs”… I’ve been laughing at that line ever since.