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SNL Open Thread

by John Cole|  December 19, 201511:29 pm| 55 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Punchy

    December 19, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    Saturday NFL Live? Some lackey playing 8th string QB for Jerry’s boys just threw a desperation pick. Game over, Jets win.

  2. 2.

    Davebo

    December 19, 2015 at 11:37 pm

    @Punchy: Life is good when the cowgirls lose. Life has been very very good lately.

    Is there a chance SNL might be bearable tonight? Tina Fey and Springsteen may make it so.

  3. 3.

    hilts

    December 19, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    @Davebo: Don’t leave out Amy Poehler

  4. 4.

    NotMax

    December 19, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    Ho hum.

  5. 5.

    Punchy

    December 19, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    @Davebo: For reasons hard to explain, I find Tina Fey to be the wicked hawt. So yes, outta be a good show.

  6. 6.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 19, 2015 at 11:45 pm

    @Davebo: I’ve watched SNL twice in the last 15 years, I’ll never get back those few minutes.

  7. 7.

    Brachiator

    December 19, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    SNL? Is this still on? Tina Fey. Oh, cross promotion for her new film, Sisters. She is very talented, but even she cannot rescue a show that has worn out its welcome.

  8. 8.

    workworkwork

    December 19, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    @Punchy: I don’t think the reasons are at all hard to explain. I’m right there with you.

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    December 19, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Came across this recipe utilizing an unexpected ingredient. Either a tolerably good or incredibly awful cake. Either way, probably shall never try it.

  10. 10.

    Adam L Silverman

    December 20, 2015 at 12:04 am

    @NotMax: I’ve used mayonnaise in a cake. I’ve had, on occasion, had to make the chocolate cake that I posted about a while back for people that can’t have dairy. So instead of using sour cream, I substituted mayonnaise. It worked pretty well. I also have a recipe somewhere for making a faux sour cream equivalent by mixing tofu with lemon juice that worked pretty well too.

    And with that, I’m too bed. Everyone have a lovely night.

  11. 11.

    Mike J

    December 20, 2015 at 12:04 am

    @NotMax: Eggs and oil are both incredibly common ingredients in cakes. That recipe just has them premixed. Perfectly cromulent.

  12. 12.

    Botsplainer

    December 20, 2015 at 12:10 am

    @Punchy:

    Um, stand in line. I’d party with her any day.

  13. 13.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 12:11 am

    @NotMax: @Adam L Silverman: Burn it! Kill it! Sow it with salt!

  14. 14.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 12:13 am

    It is weird to see Bruce without Clarence on sax.

  15. 15.

    Botsplainer

    December 20, 2015 at 12:14 am

    Love seeing Little Stevie with the E Street Band…

  16. 16.

    Amir Khalid

    December 20, 2015 at 12:19 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    Well, Clarence’s nephew is in the band now.

  17. 17.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 12:21 am

    @Amir Khalid: I’ll also note that I miss Dan Federici.

  18. 18.

    ruemara

    December 20, 2015 at 12:22 am

    Diane Keaton & Keanu Reeves. With a lot of Eartha Kitt. Y’all can keep your SNL.

  19. 19.

    Amir Khalid

    December 20, 2015 at 12:25 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    Who can hear that sublime accordion solo from Sandy now, and not feel a pang of grief?

  20. 20.

    Schlemazel

    December 20, 2015 at 12:25 am

    @NotMax:
    weird but realize that mayonnaise is only oil and eggs so its not that weird, might be fun. I’ll report back if I decided to try it.

  21. 21.

    Schlemazel

    December 20, 2015 at 12:29 am

    @ruemara:
    Have yo ever heard David Sedaris “Santaland’? He sings “Away In A Manger” as Eartha Kitt. Worth the half hour just for that but there are a ton of gems in the piece.

  22. 22.

    David Koch

    December 20, 2015 at 12:31 am

    The mean Mouse is dancing tonigt – Star wars rakes in $121 million domestically on 1st night.

  23. 23.

    Suzanne

    December 20, 2015 at 12:45 am

    I am trying to figure out a way to make steel-cut oatmeal in my crock pot in a way that doesn’t burn it at the edges. I’m also looking for a nice plain recipe, because everyone in my family likes different stuff in it.

    I was making this pumpkin oatmeal for a while, but Mr. Suzanne hated it. Gotta find something different.

  24. 24.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 12:47 am

    @Amir Khalid: He’s now doing “The Ties That Bind.” One thinks about why?

  25. 25.

    MomSense

    December 20, 2015 at 12:48 am

    @Schlemazel:

    So good.

    Beets make the best chocolate cake.

  26. 26.

    ruemara

    December 20, 2015 at 12:51 am

    @Schlemazel: Oh yes. Love that one.

  27. 27.

    Schlemazel

    December 20, 2015 at 12:52 am

    @efgoldman:
    I would expect with that much oil in it it would be a dense cake.
    You want something heavy? I made this for my mom one year:
    http://www.recipelink.com/msgbrd/board_2/2006/FEB/18402.html

    Bombe Aux Trois Chocolats
    A dark chocolate fudge cake shell filled with chocolate mousse and covered with a chocolate ganache. Its one of those things that after 2 bites you want to eat all of it and after 6 bites you think you would die if you ate a 7th.

  28. 28.

    MomSense

    December 20, 2015 at 12:52 am

    Jessica Jones is feeaking me out but I can’t stop watching.

  29. 29.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 12:59 am

    Bruce was Bruce – the rest was more or less a waste of my time.

  30. 30.

    David Koch

    December 20, 2015 at 1:13 am

    @efgoldman: It’s astonishing how Disney terrorizes people. Even Quentin Tarrentino gets nervous when he exposes their mob-like extortion.

  31. 31.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 20, 2015 at 1:21 am

    @David Koch: Disney’s not popular with Hollywood writer types.

  32. 32.

    sharl

    December 20, 2015 at 1:22 am

    @Suzanne: This sounds like a fun challenge. I was thinking maybe use a trivet* or other insert – like one of those fold-out Lotus-type vegetable steamer inserts, only one properly designed for oatmeal – and the “Most Helpful Positive Review” at this site went in that direction (*fwiw that’s where I just now came into first contact with the word trivet, at least that I can recall).

    Using a trivet would allow you to use a higher setting on the crock pot without burning the oats that are in direct contact with the hot interior surface of the crock pot.

    Do you want to retain the texture of steel-cut oatmeal (unlike quick-oats or similar microwave-friendly versions)?

    The Most Helpful Critical Review over there avoided the charring at the periphery by using a ‘low’ setting on the crock pot, but the chewier/nuttier texture achievable when cooking steel cut oats was apparently lost.

    I only glanced at the main post and those two top reviews, but it seems like something that is doable, perhaps with some experimenting with settings and cookware arrangements (e.g., use of a trivet).

  33. 33.

    Thoughtful Today

    December 20, 2015 at 1:24 am

    Disney’s Martha sure seemed prepped for war.

    Yup.

  34. 34.

    Thoughtful Today

    December 20, 2015 at 1:27 am

    Amir Khalid says: “Who can hear that sublime accordion solo from Sandy now, and not feel a pang of grief?”

    ^ If that’s not a Barry White lyric, it should be.

  35. 35.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 20, 2015 at 1:31 am

    @Thoughtful Today: This is the comment where you pretend not be a GOP sock puppet?*

    *Seen you before.

  36. 36.

    VFX Lurker

    December 20, 2015 at 1:31 am

    @MomSense:

    Jessica Jones is feeaking me out but I can’t stop watching.

    I’m glad to hear that Jessica Jones is good (if freaky).

    I recently read the 28-issue Alias comic book series that Netflix used as the foundation for Jessica Jones. I loved the characters and stories, so I’m looking forwards to seeing the TV version.

  37. 37.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 20, 2015 at 1:34 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: Like that’ll work.

  38. 38.

    Suzanne

    December 20, 2015 at 1:45 am

    @sharl: Yes, definitely want to keep the texture. I cannot stand regular oatmeal. It is just shy baby food.

    I am not sure how to do the trivet in the crock pot. I only know of trivets as the thing you put the hot dish on so it doesn’t burn the tabletop.

  39. 39.

    jay s

    December 20, 2015 at 1:51 am

    @Suzanne: Skip the crockpot and use a rice cooker. Better results with less worry.

  40. 40.

    Phylllis

    December 20, 2015 at 1:57 am

    @Suzanne: I wonder if putting the oatmeal in a baking dish then placing that in the slow cooker in a water bath would eliminate the overcooked edges?

  41. 41.

    sharl

    December 20, 2015 at 1:59 am

    @Suzanne: I know nothing of rice cookers, so can’t say anything about jay’s recommendation at #42.

    Another suggestion I saw was to put the oatmeal fixings in a bowl that will fit inside your crock pot, then fill the crock pot with water (not too much), then carefully lower the bowl into the crock pot. Here is the link I saw for that; I found other links, but the authors of those so often seemed to be happy with having nicely cooked creamy oatmeal waiting for them in the morning…what’s the point of using steel-cut if you’re happy with the standard creamy stuff?

  42. 42.

    jay s

    December 20, 2015 at 2:11 am

    @Suzanne: If you must use a crockpot, the method Sharl describes is like a ban marie. I would cover the bowl with foil to keep the moisture constant. You can ball up pieces of foil to lift your container off the bottom of the crockpot if you don’t have a suitable trivet. A stainless steel bowl could work as the internal container.

    I have never used this method in a crockpot. It’s pretty standard for rice in a pressure cooker.

  43. 43.

    jay s

    December 20, 2015 at 2:21 am

    @jay s: I seem to have borked my edit.

    I doubt you will get the texture you want from any crockpot variant. Rice cookers do this pretty well, and if they have a delay timer feature get you can have a wake up to it mode.

  44. 44.

    NotMax

    December 20, 2015 at 2:38 am

    Anyone planning on making Netflix socks as a gift?

  45. 45.

    Mnemosyne

    December 20, 2015 at 3:41 am

    @Schlemazel:

    You misremember slightly — he actually sings it in the style of Billie Holliday.

  46. 46.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 20, 2015 at 3:51 am

    @Mnemosyne: How was Disneyland?

  47. 47.

    Amir Khalid

    December 20, 2015 at 3:54 am

    As Christmas approaches, here’s my favourite performance on YouTube of Silent Night.

  48. 48.

    Ripley

    December 20, 2015 at 3:56 am

    @VFX Lurker: Thanks for the Alias wiki link. Loved the show (even more than Daredevil); gonna find the omnibus collection mentioned in the wiki. Cheers, happy holidays.

  49. 49.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 20, 2015 at 4:05 am

    @Amir Khalid: I liked this performance of Carol of the Bells Stephen Colbert & Henry Rollins. Other than that, Bah Humbug!

    (Not sure if the link will work for you Amir, make sure you turn off ad block).

  50. 50.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 20, 2015 at 4:34 am

    Best bit: 2008 Hillary (Poehler) reacting to 2015 Hillary (one of the new kids) telling her that the 2015 opponent is Donald Trump.

  51. 51.

    Schlemazel

    December 20, 2015 at 6:56 am

    @Mnemosyne:
    Its been a while since I heard it, I plan on listening to it again soon, Thinking of it here reminded me. thanks for setting that straight.

  52. 52.

    debbie

    December 20, 2015 at 8:35 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    It’s been decades since I’d seen Springsteen, but aside from their creeking bones, they sounded pretty much the same.

  53. 53.

    debbie

    December 20, 2015 at 8:40 am

    @Suzanne:

    Have you ever tried overnight oatmeal? It doesn’t come out like baby food.

    http://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2014/11/20/overnight-oatmeal-tutorial-20-delicious-overnight-oats-recipes/

  54. 54.

    Steeplejack

    December 20, 2015 at 9:50 am

    @Suzanne:

    Alton Brown’s recipe is ridiculously simple. I think there’s a video at that link with him yapping about it in more detail.

  55. 55.

    Jay Noble

    December 20, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Mayonnaise cake was a staple of the church supper circuit way back when. Didn’t like mayo so I missed out for years. Same thing with carrot cake and zuccini bread.

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