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Comment on How is “the Forge” like a cult? by Josh

Josh — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:57:01 +0000

As I have said elsewhere,

The Forge seems like a cult.
As does Oprah’s Book Club, as does someone who read “7 Habits”, as does the Young Republicans and so forth.
(Even now people are reading the Oprah part and thinking “well that actually is a cult.”)

Comment on How is “the Forge” like a cult? by Dave (aka Nev the Deranged)

Dave (aka Nev the Deranged) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:41:29 +0000

Judd, I think you’re synechdochizing (that’s totally not a word) here- Josh never says “this is a complete list of behaviors that define a cult”, just “these are some behaviors common to cults that are also common to the Forge”. Imagine it like a Venn diagram.

Although, now that I reread your comment, it says “…is LIKE a cult.”

So, yeah… um… nevermind.

Comment on How is “the Forge” like a cult? by Barriers and perceptions of the Forge | Stories You Play

Barriers and perceptions of the Forge | Stories You Play — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:58:13 +0000

[...] cult” thing came up. That then had a small echo effect on Twitter, including this post by Josh of the Brilliant Gameologists (whose last name I don’t know — sorry [...]

Comment on How is “the Forge” like a cult? by Judd

Judd — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:23:47 +0000

According to this, any group of people who enjoy hanging out together is like a cult.

Comment on Thanksgiving Turkey Tips by Josh

Josh — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:17:43 +0000

Brine can make the skin soggy and not crisp up as well.

Comment on Thanksgiving Turkey Tips by Val

Val — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:23:14 +0000

What does the brine do to the skin?

Comment on Thanksgiving Turkey Tips by Josh

Josh — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:31:28 +0000

I used bags quite a few times at our last place. No meat ever cooked well in a bag.
Poultry in particular has flavors in it that you want to get out of the bird. Thats why boiled chicken tastes funny.

If you were making the turkey into a casserole or something it might be a good method and tiny birds (like squab) handle steaming well.

I have heard of blanching (steaming and then roasting) but I never got it to work right. The theory is you steam out all the fat and then cook the chicken without fat, so you cook it hotter because it won’t catch fire.

Comment on Thanksgiving Turkey Tips by Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:18:29 +0000

What are your thoughts/experiences using an oven bag?