Whatever: The Open Lines Thread

[Walks_At_Night]

I'm happy with my faith but if I had to pick another one, Eastern Orthodox might be it.

[JUAN]

Possible signs of life on Venus of all places. 
https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/lifestyle/possible-signs-of-life-on-venus-surprise-scientists-they-shouldnt-be-there/

Art would have great fun with this. 
sNoory is having one of those computer program predictors and a woman who is an emotional intuitive.

[Bart Ell]

I was looking to see what is open early at the airport and saw this place listed -

The Tekoe lounge offers a range of more than 120 loose leaf teas, sometimes hot, sometimes iced, sometimes bubble, available "on-the-go" or in bulk to prepare at home.

That's too much tea choice.

[Walks_At_Night]

That's too much tea choice.

You counter a sea of tea by popping in and ordering an RC Cola and then throwing a Tauran rage when they don't have it.  Should be good for a million views on Youtube.

[Bart Ell]

You counter a sea of tea by popping in and ordering an RC Cola and then throwing a Tauran rage when they don't have it.  Should be good for a million views on Youtube.

I like your thinking but they open a half hour after I split.

[K_Dubb]

One time I was in Chengdu China, and it was during the full moon festival when they sell moon cakes for a few weeks.  Here in the US there may be 8 or 10 different kinds with different fillings - in this mall they opened the side doors of three fairly large department stores, ran a line of folding tables from the far left end of one store to the far right end of the 3rd store, and piled it 8 feet high with boxes of moon cakes the whole way- I don't even know how many different kinds they had, everything imaginable, with the egg yoke baked inside, without the egg yoke...  PS, these things are nasty heavy, glutenous, awful flavors, and.. egg yoke...

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I do not like the salt egg yolk ones but the ones with plain lotus paste are good.  We have been getting purple yam/ube ones in kind of a puff pastry  crust, that seems to be the trendy flavor, they are pretty good.

[sean92008]

I do not like the salt egg yolk ones but the ones with plain lotus paste are good.  We have been getting purple yam/ube ones in kind of a puff pastry  crust, that seems to be the trendy flavor, they are pretty good.

Mooncakes are made of lead, they're so dense.  Japanese treats are never so deadly.

[K_Dubb]

Mooncakes are made of lead, they're so dense.  Japanese treats are never so deadly.

You have never had azuyokan?  That is just solid bean gunk, like eating a brick.  Or a jumbo daifuku?

[K_Dubb]

I am a big fan of wagashi 

[PB]

I do not like the salt egg yolk ones but the ones with plain lotus paste are good.  We have been getting purple yam/ube ones in kind of a puff pastry  crust, that seems to be the trendy flavor, they are pretty good.

I've seen red bean ones more than anything else.  Have never sampled the egg.

Given the choice I probably liked the coconut ones best.

[Walks_At_Night]

What a nightmare Stellantis is currently.  They are suing one of the dealers here to avoid buying back 180 million vehicles as they are supposed to do in accordance with NC law.  Apparently Dodge Journey's can trap their owners inside and roast them alive.  From what I have seen, the North American HQ and tech center is going to be shuttered but before then is full of Chinese as Stellantis is looking to offload Chrysler and Dodge.  Also hearing that folks are being offered several thousands of dollars on their Chrysler Pacifica's warranties.  When they bring it into a dealer for say an oil change, they will receive an offer for $ x,000 to void their warranty. 

[JUAN]

It's been all downhill for Chrysler since king Richard switched to pontiac.

[Walks_At_Night]

It's been all downhill for Chrysler since king Richard switched to pontiac.

It would seem that them suing that dealer has just blown up in their face.

Levi & Korsinsky Investigates Possible Securities Fraud Violations by Stellantis N.V. (STLA)

[Up All Night]

Trinity Railway Express takes out a trailer in Ft. Worth

https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewhixson5/video/7398320328910392606

[sean92008]

Trinity Railway Express takes out a trailer in Ft. Worth

https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewhixson5/video/7398320328910392606

This Einstein is really lucky. What about not stopping on the tracks does he not understand?  The language the sign is in? The delayed response to the bells might indicate the eating of lead paint as a child.

Hoe no one downstream didn't get smashed by debris.