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( Thursday NO PO) Today is National Popcorn Day and World Quark Day

Post by Z is for Zangie » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:37 am

I love Popcorn, especially with lots of butter, I also love caramel popcorn, and cheese popcorn and Gordon Foods sells this awesome cherry popcorn. Quark as in this explanation ( never heard of it before), the only Quark I know is from Deep Space Nine and it is the name of one of them, are they atoms? Shoot....strange etc...seems not something I would like as I'm not too fond of the originals of this stuff...lol

WORLD QUARK DAY
On January 19th, World Quark Day officially celebrates quark and its many benefits. Quark is a European superfood staking its claim on supermarket shelves worldwide. Quark is a delicious high-protein, low-fat alternative to soft cheese and yogurt that can be used for baking, cooking, and blending.

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There are no limits when using quark. If the menu calls for sweet or savory, hot or cold, quark cheese works well in place of almost any dairy. For example, replace cream cheese or sour cream with quark. By substituting with quark, enter the world of healthy, low-carb, low-fat culinary delights. Use quark in smoothies, cheesecakes, dips, and spreads. Quark’s versatility might surprise you.

Learn about quark’s many possibilities as a home remedy and beauty product, too. Millions of Europeans have benefited from using quark for centuries.

It sounds gross to me and anything low-fat tastes awful...lol

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Re: ( Thursday NO PO) Today is National Popcorn Day and World Quark Day

Post by Tarmaque » Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:28 am

I've never used Quark, but I'm open to the possibility. I think the claims of "superfood" and such are nonsense, and as for "low-fat" I suspect it is low fat in the same way that Neufchâtel is low-fat cream cheese: Yeah, what you get in the United States is lower fat than cream cheese, but it isn't "low fat." Real European Neufchâtel is a different cheese altogether with a similar texture. It can be found in the US, but not at your average grocery.

That said, since it's so popular in Germany and many other European countries I suspect Quark is delicious. It probably would make a great cheesecake.

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Post by GuideToACrazyWorld » Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:39 am

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I think the claims of "superfood" and such are nonsense, and as for "low-fat"
My guess is it has simular value to other fermented foods. Still, I enjoy fermented food and would try it. I've never seen it on the self.

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My guess is it has simular value to other fermented foods. Still, I enjoy fermented food and would try it. I've never seen it on the self.
Probably.
I've only ever seen it in specialty shops.

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RIP David Crosby. This one hurts. I'm a huge CSN fan. The saddest part is by the end the only ex band mate who would speak to David was Stephen Stills. Graham Nash (former best friend) refused to even discuss him. The man lived hard. I hope he's found peace now.

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The man lived hard
Making it to 81 on a transplanted liver is an accomplishment. An accomplishment I don't plan to emulate.

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Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:34 pm


RIP David Crosby. This one hurts. I'm a huge CSN fan. The saddest part is by the end the only ex band mate who would speak to David was Stephen Stills. Graham Nash (former best friend) refused to even discuss him. The man lived hard. I hope he's found peace now.
Yeah, I was a fan also...they are all going fast...sigh

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Yeah, I was a fan also...they are all going fast...sigh
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If you see the admin for this site make sure to give him a hard time.
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I couldn't even get into the admin console to go their.
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Post by Z is for Zangie » Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:56 pm

GuideToACrazyWorld wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:19 am
Z is for Zangie wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:33 am
Yeah, I was a fan also...they are all going fast...sigh
@Z is for Zangie broke the site with this post...

Technically it filled up the drive space but this was the post that did it. :lol:

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ha ha, so it was all my fault?

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Post by Z is for Zangie » Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:57 pm

Tarmaque wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:42 am
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Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:19 am
If you see the admin for this site make sure to give him a hard time.
Have you tried turning it on and off again? 🤣
ROFLMAO. the first thing that every computer tech tells me when I have an issue, like I didn't already try that...lol :D :D :D

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ha ha, so it was all my fault?
That's the way I see it.

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Re: ( Thursday NO PO) Today is National Popcorn Day and World Quark Day

Post by Tarmaque » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:56 pm

Z is for Zangie wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:57 pm
Tarmaque wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:42 am
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Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:19 am
If you see the admin for this site make sure to give him a hard time.
Have you tried turning it on and off again? 🤣
ROFLMAO. the first thing that every computer tech tells me when I have an issue, like I didn't already try that...lol :D :D :D
It's also a running gag on the British TV show The IT Crowd.


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Post by GuideToACrazyWorld » Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:38 am

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It's also a running gag on the British TV show The IT Crowd.
It's a running gag at literally every place that techs take phone calls and anyone who deals with them And you guys have no idea how hard it is for me not to explain why we all do it.


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GuideToACrazyWorld wrote:
Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:38 am
Tarmaque wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:56 pm
It's also a running gag on the British TV show The IT Crowd.
It's a running gag at literally every place that techs take phone calls and anyone who deals with them And you guys have no idea how hard it is for me not to explain why we all do it.

I assume it is because you get a lot of clueless, not very computer-literate people, who do need to be told. I get that, but, as someone with above-average computer knowledge who only calls when it is above my pay grade...it annoys me...lol...I don't even call till I do all the regular, common stuff..I usually start out just telling them what I already did and we can go from there...lol..then I am often told I have a problem no one has ever heard of too...lol

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Post by Tarmaque » Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:06 am

GuideToACrazyWorld wrote:
Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:38 am
Tarmaque wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:56 pm
It's also a running gag on the British TV show The IT Crowd.
It's a running gag at literally every place that techs take phone calls and anyone who deals with them And you guys have no idea how hard it is for me not to explain why we all do it.

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Post by Z is for Zangie » Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:21 am

Tarmaque wrote:
Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:06 am
GuideToACrazyWorld wrote:
Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:38 am
Tarmaque wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:56 pm
It's also a running gag on the British TV show The IT Crowd.
It's a running gag at literally every place that techs take phone calls and anyone who deals with them And you guys have no idea how hard it is for me not to explain why we all do it.

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HA HA....lol

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Post by Tarmaque » Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:21 am

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Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:21 am
HA HA....lol
The problem with said method is some programs are so chock full of options (I'm looking at you GIMP) some of which are not in logical places (Again, GIMP, but also LibreWriter) that you can spend hours trying to figure something simple out. And don't even get me started on Blender. 😑

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Post by GuideToACrazyWorld » Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:49 am

Z is for Zangie wrote:
Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:48 am
I assume it is because you get a lot of clueless, not very computer-literate people, who do need to be told.
It resolves about 75% of the calls.

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