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June 18, 2011

Open Thread- Bacon-bacon
— CAC

Open Thread with bacon.

La Quercia's Tamworth Country Cured Bacon:

From Ari Weinzweig over at the Atlantic :
"Having done a fair bit of research over the years while writing Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon, I can tell you that a lot of the old sources list the Tamworths as hogs that were bred specifically to have their pork cured up into bacon. Herb told me pretty much what other sources have said as wellÂ—the belly meat from the Tamworth is supposed to be particularly tender. It's also known for having a near-perfect balance of fat and lean, and its flavor gets particularly sweet during the maturing."

It was either Bacon or Christina Hendricks, my two sided die came up bacon. Enjoy.

Posted by: CAC at 08:04 AM | Comments (90)
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1 It was either Bacon or Christina Hendricks, my two sided die came up bacon. Enjoy.

Concentrate and ask again

Posted by: Magic 8 Ball at June 18, 2011 08:08 AM (so1xa)

2 Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Bacon.

Posted by: H. Simpson at June 18, 2011 08:08 AM (yQWNf)

3 I've got a recipe somewhere for chocolate-bacon truffles. I put it on the ONT a while back.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2011 08:09 AM (UOM48)

4 Have you moronettes checked out that that HESCO purse in the sidebar? Looks like you could dump a lot of shit in there. Just like the big ones.

Posted by: rdbrewer at June 18, 2011 08:11 AM (c/khY)

5 Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Christina Hendricks.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2011 08:11 AM (d0Tfm)

6 cleanup on aisle 118, last thread. Been mentioned but it needs to be gone fast.

Posted by: jcjimi - Strong. Because I'm made of metal. at June 18, 2011 08:11 AM (N5zvq)

7 Hot dogs are good, too.

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at June 18, 2011 08:12 AM (mQMnK)

8 The Worst Commercial in The World

First Ad for Keith OlbermannÂ’s New Show Reminds You of Everything You Hate About Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann's new show debuts on Al Gore's Current TV on Monday. Like his old show on MSNBC it will be called Countdown, and it will feature much of the same staff. And, judging by the ad released yesterday by Current, it will also include many of the other trappings of the old show: hubris, paranoia, finger-pointing, and doom-saying. (Not that you expected anything less when you heard Gore and Olbermann were going to get together). The suffocatingly self-serious ad features Olbermann awkwardly avoiding a censor box as he speaks. "The free flow of information has been thwarted, dissenting voices silenced, and for every story there's a flurry of heavily biased corporate-sponsored spin that can distract even the most engaged viewer," he warns. "And every day we're left with a bit less clarity. Until now."

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:13 AM (so1xa)

9 Cac, are you here?

Posted by: willow at June 18, 2011 08:14 AM (h+qn8)

10 Mmmmmmmmm/ Christina Hendricks holding up a platter full of bacon.

Posted by: AoSHQ's DarkLord© at June 18, 2011 08:14 AM (Fs7RJ)

Tittehs and Baconz!

...I see the Baconz.

Where are the Tittehs?

Posted by: garrett at June 18, 2011 08:14 AM (RYHoM)

12 our local upscale grocer sells jalapeno bacon......

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 18, 2011 08:15 AM (eOXTH)

Here's a link to the Meatball Grilling "Basket" - quantities are limited, but you can get it for 20% off today:

http://tinyurl.com/3dhw74z

Won't help you today, but maybe next weekend......?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at June 18, 2011 08:16 AM (5QW3T)

14 14 our local upscale grocer sells jalapeno bacon......

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 18, 2011 12:15 PM (eOXTH)

OMG. My husband would die....

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2011 08:16 AM (UOM48)

15 You have something against bacon-wrapped Hendricks?

Posted by: George Orwell at June 18, 2011 08:16 AM (AZGON)

16 garrett google bacon bra.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 18, 2011 08:17 AM (eOXTH)

17 something is wrong with comments? Cac also . Please check out 118 comment from Last thread if you are able?

Posted by: willow at June 18, 2011 08:17 AM (h+qn8)

18 Who wants to bet that Keefums first show on Algore TV will be all Breitbart all the time?

It will have as many viewers as;

1) A Pirates-Astros game

2) Dry hairs on Debbie Dipsy-Doo's head

3) Sober commenters on the ONT

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:19 AM (so1xa)

19 Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 12:13 PM (so1xa)

Sounds like all Keefums needs for his new show is a Relationship Advice piece from Weiner.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2011 08:19 AM (UOM48)

20 I'll hope the comments section being gacked for a second is due the banhammer being swung so hard at mr. dissolusioned that the shock wave dorked the blog

Posted by: jcjimi - Strong. Because I'm made of metal. at June 18, 2011 08:19 AM (N5zvq)

21 comment 118 appears as fixed on my computer.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 18, 2011 08:19 AM (eOXTH)

22 My computer just asked me to hold it (I think the banhammer on the thread below frightened it).

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2011 08:20 AM (UOM48)

bacon bra.....

I hope the bra model got hazard pay.

Tit Zits would be painful, no?

Posted by: garrett at June 18, 2011 08:22 AM (hzjZo)

24 Okay. Off to the dreaded Kroger. And I'm reminded to buy more baconz.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 18, 2011 08:22 AM (UOM48)

Tittehs and Baconz!
...I see the Baconz.
Where are the Tittehs?

Here ya go:

http://tinyurl.com/3sbpo3w

(It's Tamworth "bacon", too!)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at June 18, 2011 08:23 AM (5QW3T)

26 In soviet Russia, bacon fries you... It'll Be Just Like Fail-Safe, Only With a Happy Ending And speaking a happy endings- In Soviet Russia, Christina Hendricks.......uhh...works in factory? I got nothin....

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2011 08:23 AM (I49Jm)

27 i'm am not interested in that hesco "purse" it is fugly.......i like my bags EXPENSIVE and disorganized!

Posted by: phoenixgirl handbag snob at June 18, 2011 08:24 AM (eOXTH)

(It's Tamworth "bacon", too!)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at June 18, 2011 12:23 PM (5QW3T)

Them tittehs ain't Kosher!

Posted by: garrett at June 18, 2011 08:24 AM (hzjZo)

29 Good article on ZH:

What Writing A Book Taught Me About Obama And Those Who Followed Him

Never has so much power been invested in a man about whom so little was known, over whose nefarious past associations was made or even questioned, and who presented so few real-world accomplishments as to not even have a resume worth note. But he possessed two key skills that come in handy during times of economic and social upheaval: 1) His ability to speak forcefully while offering little but platitudes to whip up an audience eager to be led; and 2) a ruthless pragmatism that would compel him to say and do whatever it took to present an image that would best gain him the levers of power.

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:24 AM (so1xa)

CAC mentions bacon and the other thread gets abandoned like an old Plymouth.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at June 18, 2011 08:24 AM (5hOVV)

31 "It's also known for having a near-perfect balance of fat and lean, and its flavor gets particularly sweet during the maturing." Sounds like Christina Hendricks to me....

Posted by: stuiec at June 18, 2011 08:25 AM (HMdeP)

32 Looks like that "No more warnings" thing has kicked in.

Posted by: PugBoo at June 18, 2011 08:26 AM (20jXV)

33 @27 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at June 18, 2011 12:23 PM (5QW3T) Wow, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor has a better rack than I thought!

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2011 08:26 AM (I49Jm)

34 #32 Be lucky I didn't post the latest Hendricks' picture or the whole rest of the site would look like LA in "Night of the Comet"

Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 08:27 AM (Ip1Oh)

35 Be lucky I didn't post the latest Hendricks' picture or the whole rest of the site would look like LA in "Night of the Comet" Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 12:27 PM (Ip1Oh) Omigod I LOVED that movie!

Posted by: stuiec at June 18, 2011 08:28 AM (HMdeP)

36 >>>> Looks like that "No more warnings" thing has kicked in.

Not fast enough. 2 posts after. It must suck playing babysitter.

Posted by: jcjimi - Strong. Because I'm made of metal. at June 18, 2011 08:29 AM (N5zvq)

37 Hey! What the is that green shit on there? It's fucking up my bacon porn!

Posted by: ErikW at June 18, 2011 08:29 AM (My57T)

38 22 I'll hope the comments section being gacked for a second is due the banhammer being swung so hard at mr. dissolusioned that the shock wave dorked the blog Posted by: jcjimi - Strong. Because I'm made of metal. at June 18, 2011 12:19 PM

The Daley thread exploded 130 comments after we were left there. The shock moved Open Thread from it's orbit and laid the entire thread to waste ...

Posted by: Khan Noonien Singh at June 18, 2011 08:30 AM (so1xa)

39 29 i'm am not interested in that hesco "purse" it is fugly.......i like my bags EXPENSIVE and disorganized! Posted by: phoenixgirl handbag snob at June 18, 2011 12:24 PM (eOXTH) It's not a purse, it's a purse liner. It lets you move crap from one purse to another in one fell swoop.

Posted by: stuiec at June 18, 2011 08:30 AM (HMdeP)

40
Mention of old Plymouths reminds me that the Toy is going to an old car show this afternoon.

Great way to spend an afternoon, drooling over some gorgeous classic and rods. Too bad there won't be a burnout contest later.

Posted by: irongrampa at June 18, 2011 08:30 AM (ud5dN)

41 I heard Preznit O'Bama went golfing with a boner today. He must have been thinking about bacon.

Posted by: H. Simpson at June 18, 2011 08:31 AM (yQWNf)

42 36 #32
Be lucky I didn't post the latest Hendricks' picture or the whole rest of the site would look like LA in "Night of the Comet" Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 12:27 PM

I never saw the movie, did LA look as wrecked as it did after "Night of the Lakers Championship Game" ?

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:33 AM (so1xa)

43 Cac, are you here? Posted by: willow at June 18, 2011 12:14 PM (h+qn

Was there supposed to be a link in that highlighted post?

Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 08:33 AM (Ip1Oh)

44 Cac, no, I was trying to get your attention to help with a post on last thread, But i see it is now taken care of, apologies for taking your attention off whatever you were previously doing.

Posted by: willow at June 18, 2011 08:35 AM (h+qn8)

Thanks for the cleanup in the previous thread. That's the last thing we need, some KosKooK leaving its droppings.

I guess they're not all housebroken...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 18, 2011 08:35 AM (d0Tfm)

46 What's this about comment 118?

Posted by: Secret Service at June 18, 2011 08:35 AM (uaEZS)

47 After the B&V thread last night, I felt like I was watching one of those movies where you can't figure out who is on what side

Matt Damon in;

"The Breitbart Identity"

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:37 AM (so1xa)

48 I'm going to an engagement party tonight but since 1/2 is kinda Jewish Religious I guess bacon is out? To bad

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2011 08:37 AM (7wmOW)

49 "Ari Weinzweig" is going to go to Gehenna for being a bacon reviewer.

Sweet, bacony Jewish hell.

Posted by: looking closely at June 18, 2011 08:37 AM (6Q9g2)

50 Matt Damon in; "The Breitbart Identity" Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 12:37 PM (so1xa) Damon is a left wing nut bag

Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2011 08:38 AM (7wmOW)

51 nevergive up...think of the other 1/2...bring the bacon!

Posted by: phoenixgirl handbag snob at June 18, 2011 08:38 AM (eOXTH)

52 49 What's this about comment 118?
Posted by: Secret Service at June 18, 2011 12:35 PM

It doesn't exist, it never did. Ask no more

Posted by: The Cigarette Smoking Man at June 18, 2011 08:39 AM (so1xa)

53 The Banhammer was swung so hard, my PC is now a Mac.

Posted by: New Apple User at June 18, 2011 08:40 AM (20jXV)

54 "The Breitbart Identity"
Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 12:37 PM (so1xa)

Damon is a left wing nut bag Posted by: nevergiveup at June 18, 2011 12:38 PM

You don't think Hollywood would present Breitbart as a good guy, do you?

Posted by: The Cigarette Smoking Man at June 18, 2011 08:41 AM (so1xa)

55 #46 Ah, gotcha. Yeah, they roam in here from time to time. Like ghosts, except they can't watch you fap.

Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 08:42 AM (Ip1Oh)

56 I'm...eating bacon right now. Awesome.

Tittehs come later.

I have to say...Saturdays are lame as hell for me, though. I'll be seeing the girlfriend today, but usually I end up lazing around the house with drinks and snacks galore. Wait, that's not lame. nvm

Posted by: Crazee at June 18, 2011 08:43 AM (H3ujh)

57 Bachmann is kicking ass at the ROnline conference.

Live Stream

Posted by: Jose at June 18, 2011 08:44 AM (WTNJJ)

58 @57 I don't know about pony bacon but pony sashimi is delicious. I can tell you about whale bacon and that, my friend, is crazy delicious!

Posted by: naturalfake at June 18, 2011 08:44 AM (I49Jm)

59 @57

I've had kosher BEEF bacon, and its. . .OK.
Better than going to hell, I suppose.

Posted by: looking closely at June 18, 2011 08:46 AM (PwGfd)

60 #63

But you can eat Kosher meat while RIDING on a pony.
That's pretty close, right?

Posted by: looking closely at June 18, 2011 08:47 AM (PwGfd)

61 Pics of the Great Missouri River Flood of 2011

Geraldo and Shep are nowhere to be seen, and of course a certain golfer couldn't be bothered to offer help ..

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:50 AM (so1xa)

62 I think I've mentioned before that I'm a fan of Big Buy Bacon. It's hickory smoked, thick sliced, and super cheap. Regrettably, it's getting a bit too fatty to fit into our healthier diet except as an occasional treat.

Posted by: Y-not at June 18, 2011 08:54 AM (TFxd0)

63
what's next, The Fastest and the Furiousest?

Posted by: gainsayer at June 18, 2011 08:56 AM (TGZjT)

64 "Gettin' Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot"

Funny, especially for Westsiders in LA

Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 08:57 AM (so1xa)

65 Bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeno and monteray jack cheese on the grill. Flavor explosion.

Posted by: PugBoo at June 18, 2011 09:02 AM (20jXV)

66 Here's one of my favorite bacon dishes... I make it with five or six strips of thick bacon (usually Hormel Applewood-Smoked), a 30-ounce can of hominy, and a full bunch of green onions. Here in CO, I can actually get the hominy to brown a little, but in VA I found that impossible. Still, it's pretty tasty in both places! http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/Culture/CookBook/24386/Information.aspx

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at June 18, 2011 09:10 AM (dbYHP)

67 "Just tryin' to find a decent pinot noir for under $20" lol! Thanks kdabear

Posted by: WeekendAtBernankes at June 18, 2011 09:12 AM (xLA6w)

68 That fried hominy is great to bring to a barbecue as a side dish, or as a full meal in itself.

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at June 18, 2011 09:12 AM (dbYHP)

69 You know who gets a benefit from that ArthurK byline about the latest global-warming fakery?

Probably not Mitt Romney.

Posted by: Zimriel at June 18, 2011 09:14 AM (yb01D)

70 When I am in the presence of, or smell, or see a graven image of, or hear it cooking or am reminded of the indescribable joys of bacon in any other form, both real and virtual, I begin to remind me of the doggy commercial where the dog keeps woofing "Bacon!". All these worlds are yours, except Bacon. Attempt no landing there. Use them together. Use them in peace.... but don't touch my bacon!

Posted by: Errol at June 18, 2011 09:16 AM (uAzAD)

71 How horrible! I did a search for that bacon bikini picture I've posted here a couple of times (seemed like a good time to post it again), and I found this... http://sacramento.cbslocal.com /2010/11/18/call-kurtis-investigates-bacon-bikini-contest-update/

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at June 18, 2011 09:21 AM (dbYHP)

72 Well, at any rate, here's the picture I was looking for... http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bacon-bikini-nsfw

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at June 18, 2011 09:23 AM (dbYHP)

73 "Gettin' Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot" Funny, especially for Westsiders in LA Posted by: kbdabear at June 18, 2011 12:57 PM (so1xa) Just trying to pay $80 for 6 things and get the heck out. Yes, thats WholePaycheck to a tee.

Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 09:28 AM (Ip1Oh)

74 Cooking up some Saturday bacon right now....

Mmmmmmmm......bacon!

Posted by: cthulhu at June 18, 2011 09:28 AM (kaalw)

75 Don't laugh at the Hesco article in the sidebar. I own several of those and they are friggin great.

Posted by: Clueless at June 18, 2011 09:30 AM (piMMO)

76 #79: You know why they call it Whole Foods? Because "Half-Eaten Foods" didn't do so hot in the test-marketing for some reason.

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at June 18, 2011 09:37 AM (dbYHP)

77 You know what is better than bacon?

Bacon wrapped bacon. SWEET!

Posted by: David Kramer at June 18, 2011 10:29 AM (PRbI3)

78 Can I roll a saving throw for another shot at it being Christina Hendricks?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 18, 2011 10:29 AM (qsodE)

79 Insty headline:

"83% of GOP Voters Intend to Vote Republican No Matter Who's the Nominee"

So much for that 40-some percent of Republicans who won't vote for Sarah Palin...

Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at June 18, 2011 11:32 AM (M+lbD)

Taro Tsujimoto at June 18, 2011 03:32 PM (M+lbD)

Hear, hear!

Hats off to Mr. Pinko for his viral video!

Big Hollywood reviews Undefeated

To all the Palin H8ers, enjoy!

Posted by: RushBabe at June 18, 2011 11:45 AM (Ew27I)

81 I got some applewood-smoked bacon. I'm going to have some in a short while. Grin!

Posted by: Quint&Jessel, Sea of Azof, Bly, UK at June 18, 2011 11:49 AM (C7KNt)

82 Rick Perry about to speak at RLC on C-SPAN

Live Stream

Posted by: Jose at June 18, 2011 11:49 AM (WTNJJ)

83 There's plenty of Republican candidates who'd drive me to voting for Obama just "to hasten the End". Palin isn't one of them.

Posted by: Zimriel at June 18, 2011 11:49 AM (yb01D)

84 Hey, don't make fun of the HESCO Kangaroo purse insert. I have two! If its As Seen On TV I have to have it. I am compelled to buy this stuff. I believe the ADA Act covers this compulsion.

Posted by: mpfs,sitting in Philly airport at June 18, 2011 12:51 PM (jTqNt)

85 Sorry, Christina Hendricks is fat again. NTTAWWT, but it's true.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at June 18, 2011 02:18 PM (1H47k)

86 #91 She's looked like that the whole damn time. She's a size 14. Out of makeup and dress what did y'all think she wood look like? Thank God for those...blessings, btw.

Posted by: CAC at June 18, 2011 02:36 PM (Ip1Oh)

87 BTW, re. the sidebar headline, I thought a MANPAD is what Obama has to wear while golfing on his "heavy" days.

Posted by: andycanuck at June 18, 2011 03:22 PM (c5Nbw)

88 Alas, I can afford to buy bacon, but not Christina.

Posted by: FrankReality at June 18, 2011 04:07 PM (lT+xk)

89 This realy upsets those PETA wacktards

Posted by: Spurwing Plover at June 19, 2011 04:47 PM (vA9ld)

90 "Ari Weinzweig" is going to go to Gehenna for being a bacon reviewer.

Sweet, bacony Jewish hell.

Posted by: looking closely at June 18, 2011

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I don't think Ari is all that concerned. He's too busy running Zingerman's, which is an out-of-this-world awesome foodie heaven. Nom nom nom!!!

Posted by: Taxpayer at June 19, 2011 07:26 PM (NpmCe)