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Yahoo Answers Answers Part 74
April 15th, 2021 | 
Author: Our fascination with comic superheroes is time-tested. Why do we continue to relate to them?
Hey Mr. Woo,
It’s funny, I don’t get the comic book craze! I never have. My best friend is a nut, 50k+ books, 3k+action figures, his own JLA & Legion Websites, but I have been able to watch and interact with him and these are my observations.
They are what we wished we could be.
Whether they do good or bad, they are all able to accomplish their goals in the face of insurmountable challenges. How small we must feel.
Oh, yeah… and that excapism thing!
Just my opinion,
James in San Diego
Where can I find discontinued dishes?
Hey Girl,
I would limit my searching to Garage Sales and Flea Market/Thrift Stores.
Corelle is not much of a collectors set (That’s why they sell for less than $40 for a complete set, including cups). Also, since Corelle didn’t come out until the 70’s it won’t have much value. No Value means not worth storing.
I do have a great idea though. Why not start your own tradition. Find a pattern of a similar dish (Corelle or other) and make up your own collection. Wouldn’t it look nice to have a Dark Green solid color dish under those Sea-Foam salad plates, Or pick up a color from the flowers and use that color. Even a different pattern might look good with those (maybe a nice small checkered pattern, One color) that would go nice with the flowers in your set.
You have also proved Corelle wrong. Corelle was originally sold as the “Unbreakable” dishes. While they don’t break when dropped right side up, just BUMP the edge and BOOM!
Good Searching!
James in San Diego
why do they say the grass is greener on other side, ? an do u wanna round of toast when the bread is square ?
Hey Jojo,
If I may:
The grass… Means that we always want to be the best in the hood. We need those bragging rights. As in, “Look at Dave & Marcies yard, we both water the same, fertilize the same, yet their grass is always greener.” or “I don’t get it, Dave & Marcies kid is in the same drama camp every summer as our little Adam, but their kid always get’s the parts… Must be a bad summer camp…!”
Toast is a little weider. Bread was made into loaves, we all agree on that. Bread was eaten in chunks (sliced bread wasn’t invented until 1910) or as the bread aged a little, it became easier to cut (remember, the didn’t have the Jinsu knife at the turn of the old century), but as the bread became a little older you would normally cut off the crust.
To make the bread consistent (as in all over firmer/old) you would toast your bread. You had already removed the crust, so you could cut your bread into two shapes; Points or Rounds. So when you are eating roe or Caviar, you eat it with Points. Whe you are eating spreads or jams, you eat them on Rounds. So when at a proper English tea, the hostess will have “Rounds of Toast” and at a proper English reception the hostess will have “Points of Toast”.
Hope this was more correct than the others,
Good Eating,
James in San Diego
I have a old fork in my draw and on close inspection it has S&F hallmarked What does this mean?
Hey Paul,
That hallmark is from Schulz and Fischer. The item that you have is considered “Coin Silver”, your piece should have a round-topped handle with what looks like it could be part of a coin. The firm is known for their spoons, but made forks, as well.
Schulz and Fischer were in San Francisco in the Late 1880’s but they also had foundry’s in other places. (the letters SF Cal meant San Francisco).
What I believe the other four items are:
L = London
* = Should look like a star; Sterling
B = Boston
EP = Usually stands for a royal commission, not necessarily made for the royal, but approved. EP would have been the Queen Mother.
Please, whatever you do, don’t just trust my opinion! If it is a Schulz & Fischer, they can be very valuable! Take this to someone you trust and get a book on Coin Silver from your library and look up the S&F mark to see if this is what you actually have.
Good Hunting!
James in San Diego
I pledged never to drink again last night, but now I am going out to drink again. What’s wrong with me?
Hey Guy,
While I read with interest what everyone had to say, I couldn’t help but notice that nobody looked at the added details.
You say you will drink “until your life is almost ruined”. Most people don’t get that lucky. I am one of them. I have lost jobs and friends. Do yourself a big favor, quit while you’re ahead.
Or at least try what others have suggested, please try to drink in moderation.
James
I am looking for odd shaped containers for a Bar promotion. approximately 80 oz?
Hey Joe,
Have you tried asking your liquor distributors?
Also, try looking up logo printing or personalized products or personalized bar products on the internet.
Good Luck,
James in San Diego
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Yahoo Answers Answers Part 73
I’m makin either Pork Roast or Ribeye for dinner tonight..?
Hey Cold!
If you decide to make Rib Eye, how about serve them open faced on some toasted, thick sliced bread (like Sourdough). Using the Pan drippings, make a little roux (flour and a little more butter), cook, add red wine or beef stock (or heck, even some water – glaze the roux with a little more butter) and pour over the Steak Sandwich.
Serve with side salad or some veggies?
Quick and easy!
Good Eating,
James in San Diego
What’s the best seasoning for chicken, so it doesn’t taste so plain?
Hey Beaute,
While I love to cook, I am known to get lazy! When I don’t have the time to marinate or use rubs… blah, blah, blah — I use the simplest cooking method I can think of:
Cut up chicken pieces – season with salt and pepper or Mrs. Dash.
Jar of Medium to Hot (Hot is better) Salsa. Any brand.
Put chicken in pan (no need to brown), cover with Salsa, Bake at 350 for 30/45 minutes (juices should run clear and a fork stuck in the side of the thickest piece of meat should be able to easily pull the meat off the bone). Serve with Warm Tortilla’s and Rice or Beans.
It’s simple, healthy and taste alot like “El Pollo Loco”.
Also, try the above method but substitute Marinara Sauce for Salsa (add some crushed Red Pepper flakes for a little extra heat), and Serve over Noodles with Garlic Bread.
TOLD YOU I COULD BE LAZY!
Good Eating,
James in San Diego
your best recipes which do not use: cheese, sour cream, cream?
Hey Wink,
I know too many recipes to list them here, but I look at your question as “How do you make creamy dishes without the ingredients listed?”
My favorite this to do is to make a Rouix (also spelled Rue and Roux).
Equal parts of:
Flour
Fat (use butter, but you can use oil or lard)
Melt your fat in a sauce pan, add the flour (sprinkle around the pan) and cook this down until it has a light brown / golden color, (you can cook longer, as dark as you want — but the flavor will become nuttier and nuttier) USE A WHISK – It will prevent clumping.
When you feel that this has cooked enough for your needs, you can flavor it with whatever you like (Mushrooms, Herbs, etc). Add some stock (chicken, vegetable or even water. Whisk this in. The more you whisk the smoother it will become.
What you will have is a creamy sauce, like a cheese sauce.
Hope this helps,
James in San Diego
Where can I get Foie Gras in Southern California?
Hey Mike,
I am surprised at you. If you have been to Pamplemousse then I am sure you have heard of several of my favorite eateries that also carry Foie Gras:
Jack’s La La Jolla, on Girard
Arterra – Marriott Carmel Valley on El Camino Real (It is Bradley Ogden’s place.)
Laurel – Fifth Ave. and Laurel St. (Across from Balboa Park)
Bertrand @ Mr. “A”‘s – Fifth and Laurel (Across from Laurel Rest)
910 Steak House – La Jolla (It’s in the Grande Colonial)
Ruth Chris’ Steak House – Across from Horton Plaza
Stingaree – Located on 6th near “J” Street (Naomi Wise from the Reader just reviewed this restaurant either this or last week).
They used to serve it at the U.S. Grant’s – Grant Grille. The Grant opens in September – I don’t know if they will have it on the menu.
As you can see from the names, none of these places will have this liver dish on the cheap.
Some of the places that I have mentioned may have pulled it from their menu over the past year, but these are the places that I remember in San Diego.
You also mention Southern California. There are a Ton of places up and down the coast (all over Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Beverly Hills, Bel Air) If this list isn’t enough, send me a note and I will list some of the places that I remember from LA area.
Hope I helped!
James in San Diego
Can you actually go & sit & eat in a Hineybaked Ham Co., or do you have to take the food home?
Hey Eric,
There are two of the hiney’s here! One is in the mall and only sells the meat to go!
The other is in a strip mall and they sell everything plus sandwhiches (with those hiney baked slices on them). Plus if I remember, beans or a salad or something weird color on the side.
Nuttin fancy, just those sweet smellin hineys!
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
buca di beppo in the woodlands (texas)–menu prices, selections?
Hey Stino,
I was asked a very similar question a few days ago. So I will digest all of the answers to this page:
1). Food: Olive Garden on Shared Plates
2). Prices: Olive Garden
3). Noise: As loud as your neighborhood bar
4) Atmosphere: a Cool Olive Garden
5). WAIT: 4 EVER! They don’t take reservations so depending on the popularity of the location you are going to you will wait an hour or more (standing!) for your table.
6). What the reviewers are saying: I’ve read two reviews, they both basically said:
” Best bet: The meatballs ”
OK, So I will wait for 1+ hour for the meatballs … :-s
7). What to bring: TUMS! I’ve been twice, needed them both times.
8). SAVING GRACE! THEY HAVE BOOZE!
Good Eating (?) !
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 72
i poked some satays & now, my hands are yellowish. Must be the seasoning. How do I get rid of it?
Hey Mbaud,
For future reference, the satay was made with Tumeric. If you are going to the Satay place again, bring some of those alcohol rubs (like they have for bbq places), if that won’t work, just wash dishes when you get home. The dish soap works on car grease as well as on food grease
Happy Eating!
James in San Diego
Mayonnaise?
Hey Coach,
Not as old as you, but I don’t remember it (and I am a child of the 60’s)
That being said….
Mayo is the easiest thing to make. I make it all the time. It’s just a few simple ingredients.
Eggs
Oil
White Wine Vinegar
Dried Mustard
Salt
White Pepper
Lemon Juice
I am listing a link below. TRUST ME! once you make your own, you won’t miss the one from your childhood!
(The recipe works best if you have a wand (Immersion) style mixer, You can also do it in a blender at about 1/3 speed, but it still works the old fashioned way.
Enjoy!
James in San Diego
In case the link doesn’t work, here is the recipe from Foodnetwork. Alton Brown is the Cook.
1 egg yolk*
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 pinches sugar
2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 cup oil, safflower or corn
In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients. Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate bowl then thoroughly whisk half into the yolk mixture. Start whisking briskly, then start adding the oil a few drops at a time until the liquid seems to thicken and lighten a bit, (which means you’ve got an emulsion on your hands). Once you reach that point you can relax your arm a little (but just a little) and increase the oil flow to a constant (albeit thin) stream. Once half of the oil is in add the rest of the lemon juice mixture.
Continue whisking until all of the oil is incorporated. Leave at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours then refrigerate for up to 1 week.
*RAW EGG WARNING
Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.
Does anybody have a simple and quick dough recipe I can use to make small amounts?
Hey Science Boy!
I love to cook, but many times I just don’t have the time to haul everything out for cooking.
SO I CHEAT!
In your fresh dairy/frozen food area’s of your supermarket they have two important items:
Fresh Dairy = Breadstick dough and Pizza Dough. You can turn these into a multitude of things. Also, try playing with biscuit or other fresh to bake rolls.
Frozen Food = They have a few loaves of frozen french bread or plain bread dough. Thaw in Fridge, cut what you need, refreeze the rest. Process what you’ve cut up as the package directs. Practice with it to make Pizza, knackwurst in a blanket.
Also, in Frozen; Phylo dough. It’s the flaky Greek style dough. It’s a little trickier to work with, but it’s so damned cheap, it doesn’t hurt to play with it.
I will make breads here every few month’s, but after awhile I realize it’s just me eating the bread!
Those options are more fun, and I can toss if I don’t like. No muss, No fuss!
Good Fix ins!
James in San Diego
how big can you make cookies?
Hey Cali Chick,
A few years back they were going on about pan cookies at either the Nestle Tollhouse ads or for the pull apart cookies (also from Nestle) and on the package was a recipe for Pan cookies. I don’t remember the directions being anything different other than to roll the dough out.
I looked up Nestle’s recipe, it’s below. Hope that this helps!
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
Youre at a bar. What do you get?
Hey Ava,
Well my first suggestion is:
DRUNK (:-P)
Then I gotta Go with:
IN TROUBLE (:-0)!
Sorry, just had to add the laugh!
James
P.S. As far as the drinks go, maybe wine if it’s before dinner. Vodka and whatever, if it’s social.
do you like “Good Eats”?
Hey Natalie,
Kudos for his show!
But you say you miss it — Does you cable station not carry Food Network? If you don’t have cable or your carrier has dropped the Food Network, then I have two suggestions:
1). MOVE!
2). You can buy Good Eats on DVD from any bookstore and on line at the Food Network.
Good Watching!
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 71
How to thicken spaghetti sauce made with fresh tomatoes?
Hey Brian,
I have four really easy ways:
1). Add tomato paste – It sweetens it a little, though.
2). Add grated Parmesan cheese.
3). Blend part or all of it. (An immersion blender — looks like a boat motor– works best, but a counter top blender works well too.
4). Add bread crumbs — or stale bread if you are using the blender method.
They all work well and most don’t affect the taste that much.
Good Eating!
James in San Diego.
I loved hell’s kitchen!!?
Hey Jesiqu,
I really enjoyed it, but am struck by how many of us would have stood for all that swearing and put-downs by Chef Ramsey.
I have worked in restaurants for many years and am used to it, but don’t most of you think that if your bosses told you to move your fat **** that you would’ve got a lawyer month’s ago?
James in San Diego
p.s.:
It was nice to see Fat Bastard get yelled at again…. He won’t take orders from a woman… I would have cut his finger off myself!
Wussy!
Should bar staff report drink drivers?
Hey Lady..Light!
Well… I am sure that the laws where you are writing from (U.K., Right?) are very similar to laws written here in the states. In all states in these United, the law is written with almost the same wording:
“It is unlawful to serve an OBVIOUSLY intoxicated person.”
Remember, there are two sides to the law:
The First is an intoxicated person, driving or not, can cause injury to himself or others. He may fall over an overpass, fall in front of a moving car, slap ‘Ole B/F while he is being driven home and cause a head-on crash.
The Second involves driving, biking, snowboarding, performing surgery, etc. Any action that can cause great bodily injury. (Yes, in every state and in the U.K., you can be arrested and charged with DUI while on a bike or even roller skates.)
I think that any barman that serves a customer to excess SHOULD BE FIRED!
Since that is not going to happen, what about the drunks friends. They knew he was blotto… Why did they let him drive?
If the Drunk had been in a car crash, even though your B/F called police, in most jurisdictions, the BAR/BARTENDER are the ones liable (They served him… They should pay for damages!).
So how do you like the fact that had the Drunk been in a crash, your B/F would be out of a job, sued for damages and the bar closed. Oh, same thing if the Drunk killed himself. The bar served him to excess!
The only sure way to keep the Drunks off the road; install ignition interlocks (Breath testers) on cars. And the only way to keep Non-Drivers from being public drunks…. CLOSE THE PUBS! STOP SELLING BOOZE!
When we are done with that…. Let’s go after Fast Food!
Makes you think, don’t it?
James in San Diego, California
p.s. I’m guessing I will not be getting the best answer, Huh?
Jack in the Box???
Hey MJ,
Yes, it is! In fact if you were to go to the headquarters here in San Diego, he also has his own parking space, an office and pictures all around the building of him “Doing” things (camping, heading-up meetings, coaching the hockey team, fishing).
Of course since Foodmaker/Ralston Purina was bought out the new firm brought “Jack” back and renamed the company Jack-In-The-Box.
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
AN ASIDE TO EROTIC:
While the tacos contain soy, they also contain meat products and juices. Go to Jack in the Box website and look at the product information portion of the site. You will see that meat products and juices are listed at number 5 or 6 on the ingredient list.
how many cans of coke does coca cola company sell worldwide every week? pls give me a numeral answer.?
Hey Gal,
This information is from the Food Network. They have a show called “Unwrapped”.
Approximately 350 million liters- that’s 92.4 million U.S. gallons- of Coke are sold each day in over 200 countries!
That is 986,666,667 can’s (12oz) PER DAY!
Another interesting tidbit is that the most known word in the world today is: OK!
The Second: COKE!
Good Drinking!
James in San Diego
p.s.
Those figures are for Coke only, they don’t include Pepsi, Fanta, RC, Dr Pepper, etc….
in some restaurants indian, chinese etc., some sizzling dishes are on fire when they bring it to table. How?
Hey Curious,
With the exception of some foods that are finished tableside, the food was probably not on fire. What you are referring to is the sizzle that you normally see and hear when you order Fajitas or similar dishes.
If this is the case, it’s very simple.
In a squeeze bottle mix equal amounts of: Red wine Vinegar and Oil. Add a clove of minced garlic and a pinch or red pepper flakes. Set aside.
Using a cast iron presentation plate (you can find these at local restaurant supply companies) or small cast iron pan — place this on a medium heat with just a bit of oil. Let heat up.
On a grill; grill up chicken breast or steak. You can do this in the cast iron, but it will take the heat away from the pan.
In a separate pan, sautee veggies; onions, peppers; Heat some tortilla’s through.
When you meat is ready, remove from heat, let rest and slice up.
Place veggies in your hot presentation plate, or in hot cast iron pan. Top with meat. Tuck tortilla’s in side. Take your oil/vinegar mix, shake up and pour over veggies/meat. You will have smoke, smell and sizzle.
Just like a magician!
Enjoy,
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 70
Where can i buy Zippo lighters in San Diego?
Hey Johnny,
I see them all the time at Cigarette/Smoke Shops.
I live in North Park/South Park and all of the Smoke shops along University sell them.
In Hillcrest, you can find them at Speakeasy Tobaccoist, It’s in the 3900 block of 5th. Ave.
Ocean Beach; The Black on Newport.
Pacific Beach; Nearly every liquor store.
Also, many of the nightclubs (the ones with Outdoor Smoking Patios) give out free Marlboro Zippo’s at club events (Get there early, they run out within 30 minutes of getting there).
I have 4 or 5 that I don’t use here.
James in San Diego
Whats the best way to defrost 12 lbs. of frozen chicken?
Hey Chef,
FOLLOW MOJO AND ELK’S RECOMMENDATION TO THE LETTER!
Their way is the only way. (I would add, “put it in a clean container, put the container in the sink.”)
If you need in a hurry, go to the store and buy fresh!
If that sounds expensive, do it the other ways mentioned and when your friends and family are all sick, tell them you saved money by using the frozen stuff, thawing it in a sink of warm water!
Please don’t invite the three of us over for dinner! We are ordering out!
James in San Diego
mexican’s restaurants for sale in california?
Hey Patty,
A good friend of mine who has owned many restaurants, once told me, “Everything I have is for sale, just not everyone is willing to pay the price!”
Honey, Mexican Restaurants here in California are a dime a dozen. They are on nearly every street corner. Unless you are Mexican or are able to serve some secret ingredient that no one else has you probably will have a difficult time operating one. (You will also need to speak Spanish fluently).
That being said, all ya gotta do is ask…
James in San Diego
In the “Super” Arby sandwich, what is the sauce that’s in it?
Hey Minkus!
I am with Cass! I have only worked at a fast food restaurant one time, it was Arby’s.
The Dressing is what she says it is. French Dressing.
They don’t offer this unless you ask, but order an order of their Potato Cakes, ask for a side of the Super Sauce and Dip Away! HEAVEN!
If you want the recipe, I’ve stolen it from Rachael Ray of 30 Minute Meals (Food Network). It follows.
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
FRENCH DRESSING:
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 small white onion, finely chopped or grated
Salt and white pepper
Add all of the dressing ingredients into a blender. Put the top in place and blend on high until dressing is combined. Adjust salt and pepper, to taste.
How do you make a sour?
Hey Suzie,
Best answer is from Mackay! A sour is “Booze” + Sweet & Sour mix (It’s sometimes called Margartia Mix)
You can make Sour’s from:
Whiskey – (Use Jim Beam. Jack Daniels is for sipping)
Midori –
Amaretto –
Southern Comfort.
A little tip that few will tell you. Put a splash of Oranje Juice in your drink before you mix. It will cut down on the bitterness and no one will tell the difference. They will just think it is really great!
James in San Diego
What is your favorite “guilty” pleasure TV show?
Hey Denise,
While there are many show I like, I don’t let anyone know that I LOVE:
People’s Court
Judge Judy
They’re my tame version of Jerry Springer.
Great Question!
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 69
can i use soy sauce in place of tamari in a recipe?
Hello Moi,
Tamari is nothing more than aged Soy Sauce. Tamari will be a little sweeter and a little mellower. I don’t know how you would make them more equal (I certainly would not add flour) — I might try this. Whatever your recipe calls for, use less, taste and adjust accordingly.
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
Any ideas as to where to find an insert for a Dazey 6qt chefs pot?
Hey Foamer,
Dazey got into some nasty litigation with Presto about 10 years ago. While I’ve not seen many Dazey products out there, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find any.
1). Try e-bay or swap meets and yard sales.
2). Look at restaurant supply houses. You may also have luck with used restaurant items. I have a few near my house that I see stuff that I can use all the time.
Good luck with your search!
James in San Diego
15% gradtuity added?
Hey Scooby!
I happen to notice that the answers from men are mostly No! and the answers from women are mostly Yes!
To answer your question, Yes! They have to tip out their Bartender and Busser a percentage of sales and they are also taxed on a percentage of sales. So if they do better than average, YUP!
James in San Diego
How much does cancer surgery cost for ferrets and is it worth it?
Hey Girl,
(I thought I saw the name Danielle when I first answered)
First, My heart goes out to you! Your Kits sound Very Much Loved!
About 6 years ago, I got my best friend and I, 2 Ferrets; Riot and Rhapsody. Riot needed a blocked kidney removed at age 2 and that cost $800.
Early this year, Rhapsody needed nodules removed from her nerve endings, she had similar symptoms as your little boy. Her surgery and follow-up care was about $4000. She never recovered and eventually passed. One of the major problems was that in California, Ferrets are illegal. Rhapsody needed transfusions and we were only able to locate one person willing and able to give blood (the donor must be over a certain weight, under a certain age and usually male).
This spring, we heard of a guy that had to give up his boy and girl or risk losing his apartment, so we adopted his two Kits.
Now, Riot, the 6 1/2 year old, is getting to be like an old girl. Her vision is not as good, she is losing hair (it’s not uncommon in certain breeds) at her tail. Her back legs are not as powerful as they used to be. I know that the average life span of a ferret is 9 years, but it’s possible that she may not be with us as long as we would like.
A couple of things that have helped:
1). I add Pedialyte (you can find it in the baby section of most any Grocery store or Target/Walmart) to their water bottles a few times per week. When Rhapsody was being cared for, they kept on injecting electrolytes into her. Add it to the water, don’t give it to them straight. They like the Orange or Grape the most. (I also buy the generic when it is available — there doesn’t seem to be any difference other than price).
2). I give Riot her own time where she can eat FerretVite. It’s a vitamin supplement. She has more energy after she eats it, but beware, it’s also making her fat!
My friend and I don’t feel that she (Rhapsody) had good Veterinary care. The Vets didn’t seem to agree on her treatments.
I am listing two websites that will be able to answer some of your Medical and Care questions. Also, please feel free to contact me (send me an e-mail and I will answer you back so you have my address in your mail folder) anytime that you need to! If I can’t answer your questions, I will try to get you an answer as soon as I can.
The cost is ultimately going to be your final decision. I don’t know if I knew ahead of time, if I would have spent so much on Miss Rhapsody, but it all boiled down to; She was just a little baby girl that never hurt nobody!
Good luck and Nickie and Snowball are very lucky you are their Mom!
James in San Diego
What is the minimun wage in San Diego , California?
Hey Kim,
I don’t know where in the hell these people are getting their information, but the minimum wage here in California is:
$6.75 per hour.
There is no Sub-Minimum wage (like in the south, for tipped positions) and depending on the city, If the city contracts with an employer, that employer must pay a living wage. It is as follows:
San Francisco: $ 11.25/hour
Los Angeles: $10.50/hour
San Diego: $9.75/hour
Tell the losers that gave their information that they lost!
Look forward to you coming here!
James in San Diego
Where do I get wheat-free hamburger and hotdog buns in Chicago?
Hey Gemini,
As others have said, Whole Foods will carry it, but they may be under their other name. If you can’t find Whole Foods, try Mrs. Gooch’s.
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 68
does putting a persons fingers in warm water really make them pee?
Hey 1234,
Only one way for you to find out…
Got a roommate, sister, little brother…?
There is no time like the present….
Make HASTE! My little gnome!
Let them pee!
James
what happens to a person who will not release his car to be reprossessed by a bank r dealship ?
Hey Woodman,
Yup! Here is what happens.
If your Bank or Other Paper holder can’t get their hands on the car, they will petition a judge for a summary judgment. That means that they can produce enough evidence that you have no intention to make a car payment. The cars possession reverts to them and they report the car as stolen and list you as the most likely subject. Police come and visit you and then obtain a search warrant for your property. The car is entered on the police computer system as stolen, you are listed as the primary suspect.
Bank or Other paper-holder take you to court, they will obtain a judgment against you and attempt to collect by garnisheeing your paychecks, your 401k (or other retirement savings that you may have), attach any property and put liens on future Tax refunds. They enter a forfeiture against you (same as a re-possession) on the Credit Reporting agencies computers, plus the judgment by the court.
If you are caught trying to sell or drive the car in the future, you can be arrested and charged with Auto Theft and Possession with intent to sell (City Prosecutor, Bank has no say so). You will probably do time, still have to pay off the judgment and will still be without a car!
It’s one of the few times in U.S. law that you can be charged with double jeopardy (Being penalized 2X’s for the same crime), but the courts see it differently. The First matter is held in Civil Court, the Second matter is held in Criminal Court. (It’s O.J. Simpson, in reverse!).
Do yourself a big favor. Either turn the car in (In the best condition you can and at least make arrangements for a friend to buy the car back at auction) or try to make arrangements with the Paper holder to get current or at least satisfactory with them.
They don’t want your old car back!
Good Luck to you Man!
James in San Diego
Worst cars ever made?
Hey Jelly Roll,
My Votes have to be split three ways:
Foreign : Yugo
Domestic/Foreign : (Tie) Plymouth Arrow & Cadillac Cimaron (Both were U.S. designed, but made in Japan)
Domestic : (Tie) Dodge Dart and Chevrolet Chevette (It was though, the one time a man could say he owned a “Vette” and not be lying).
Thanks for a Great Question!
James in San Diego
hey how do ya make a buttery nipple?
Hey Inked,
I am always surprised by the answers for this.
At Pacific Beach Bar & Grill (here in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California) they have a disclaimer on their drink menu that says “We know of 17 drinks/shots that are made with Irish Cream and Butterscotch Schnapps. If this is what you want, then please tell your waitress that this is what you want, and not a name”.
I guess so many people were ordering something that they weren’t getting they had to add that to the front page of their menu.
Buttery Nipple aka:
Slippery Nipple
Butter Baby (ies)
Butter Bee (‘s)
Cowgirl Cli_-Licker
Cowboy C__k-Sucker
Blow J_b (Which this is not even close)
Buttery Brain
And the list goes on!
What a Buttery Nipple is:
Shot Glass
Fill mostly with Cold Butterscotch Schnapps (Do not strain with Ice. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving)
Lightly drizzle Irish Cream (Baileys, Carolans or your other favorite) on top.
SERVE.
(If you add several drops of Grenadine, it becomes a Bloody T_t!)
I have also had customers order the nipple as a drink. Make it 3 parts Butterscotch, 1 part Irish Cream. Shake and serve over ice.
I am always amazed at how people make it so confusing.
Good Drinking!
James in San Diego
anyone has weird dreams?
I have this re-occuring dream that someone will go to Yahoo Answers and ask a question that is so far removed from the subject that I will start yelling and wet my pants!
NOW THAT’S WEIRD! Who would be that …. ? Naw, It wouldn’t happen!
So let me just go to: YAHOO.
Choose: ANSWERS.
Go to: FOOD & DRINK.
Look at questions…. Hmmm…. Oh Look, Here’s one… “anyone has….
YyyyyyyyyyyyyAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Oops, I’ve wet myself!
Where can one purchase saffron grown in Pennsylvania?
Sorry Charlie,
Like she said, there is no Saffron grown in the U.S. (Continental) They do grow it in Hawaii and I am sure in some greenhouses. If you are strapped, alot of restaurants tend to substitue some of their Saffron with Tumeric.
Thanks for letting me say “Sorry Charlie!”
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 67
Who knows of a place in San Diego, CA where they buy used dresses? Im not interested in doing it online.?
Hey Beaute,
I don’t know what condition your used dressed are in, due to the fact that alot of the places want nearly new clothes for consignments.
If they are just regular clothes, Most of the shops along Garnet will look at them. If they are higher end, try a few of the specialty shops along the University Avenue near 30th St. corridor.
If that seems a little taxing, try the link below.
Good Luck!
James in San Diego
Why do some people type in capital letters?
Hey Entwined,
Sometimes if I am answering a question and I would like to highlight a certain point that I believe should not be missed, then I will use capital letters. And then it is only as:
EMPHASIS, MINE!
If you are talking about someone who types their entire question or answer in capital letters, then that is just rude!
I wish that Yahoo Answers would give us either a highlight option or a bold option so that it makes emphasis a little less obnoxious.
Just my standards,
James in San Diego
p.s.
Yes, I have suggested the highlight option to Yahoo!
Okay, once and for all. What type of chower do people from Boston, Mass prefer? White or red?
Hey Gal,
Let me put it this way.
I have been to Massachusetts many times over the years. I have eaten at many restaurants from Boston to Dorchester.
I have never seen Manhattan (Red) Clam Chowder EVER offered at any of the restaurants, not on the menu, not on the special board, not even in the grocery stores.
So my observation is, they don’t even eat Manhattan style Chowder.
Hope you’re never hungry for the red when you’re there!
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
Does anyone from the bay area remember… “Pete Ellis Dodge, 1095 west El Camino Real, Sunnyvale” commercial?
Hey B.P. Girl,
I hope I don’t burst your bubble about a nostalgic youth, but here goes;
Pete Ellis was a HUGE corporation with car dealerships all up and down the state. The songs were the same tune and the little ball jumped up and down to follow the words. (These are 2 that I remember),
Pete Ellis Dodge-
Long Beach Freeway–
Firestone Exit–
South — Gate.
Pete Ellis Ford-
91 Freeway–
Bellflower Exit–
DOW — NEY.
The corporation was sued, class action in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and lost due to fraud, price fixing and loan sharking. The courts seized everything statewide and sold it to pay the plaintiffs and the lawyers.
His father, the champion of those kooky commercials was none other than “Cal Worthington”, Whose own corporation’s holdings nearly echoed that of the son. His songs were:
In need of a set of wheels, GO SEE CAL
Have no time to waste, GO SEE CAL
If you need the best of deals, Never leave without the wheels,
GO SEE CAL, GO SEE CAL, GO SEE CAL!
I know Cal Worthington had two dealerships in Los Angeles County and one here in San Diego. Every Weekend, I would hear the TV spew out: IT’S CAL WORTHINGTON AND HIS DOG : SPOT! (Usually a leopard or a brown bear or something) and he would say that he would stand on his head to make you a great deal, or eat a bug…Yuck!
Well, thanks for the great question. I hope I didn’t ruin your image thinking that two guys sat in a room thinking this up… As you now realize it was a giant room with many people thinking about these ads.
James in San Diego
would like to know why women always choose the wrong men and then complain about it for the rest of their live
Hey Justin,
My best answer would be:
Better to complain about their man for the rest of their life…
Than to admit she made a mistake and the need to correct her life…
Or so I’ve heard….
James
why is New York called Th Big Apple?
Hey Jo,
Well the two stories I heard as a kid, back up Sarkyastic. When immigrants came over from Europe, they were known to have said, upon seeing the shores of New York “I’m going to take a piece of her as my own!”
BUT….
I like my other two versions better:
Because “The City of the Huge Rats!” Wouldn’t fit on the license plates…!
Because after you’ve paid for your Hotel room… That’s the only thing you can afford to eat for the day!
Hope you got a laugh!
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 66
What does smell look like?
Hey Moe!
I don’t know how to let all of these losers know that they are just complete idiots, but here goes…
You Losers are complete Idiots.
There is a process in the brain, that WE ALL HAVE AS BABIES, that makes sounds, colors, shapes and smells, relate to our brains before we know what these things are.
So, we may, as a baby, hear the note “C”, and we will equate that to a color, say Blue. Vice-versa, we may see the color “Blue” and equate that to the note “C”, same with shapes and smells.
The brain is doing something called: Synesthesia. It is scientifically proven.
Most of us will make a unconscious decision as we age to attach a “black or white” idea of what something is or isn’t. Some, however, never adopt their brains to that idea.
It is said, that while Beethoven, was technically deaf, we could see his music as cascades of colors, like waterfalls. He would then get the tempo down by feeling the vibrations of his piano.
So “what does smell look like?” Most of us can never answer you… but there is an answer out there.
I have left several links to this phenomenon in the source list.
Good Reading,
James in San Diego
where can i buy a pen that works upside down or in the rain?
Hey Choon,
I am 99% sure of this answer. The answers regarding NASA are all correct 100%. But you asked for where you could buy the pen. The two companies that NASA invested the monies with both came out with pens that would work in any environment. They were:
Cross
Bic
Cross was deemed the winner, Bic tried pushing the new pen but since it was now in the public domain the folks over at Papermate made their own version.
So the three manufacturers are; Cross, Bic and Papermate. Whether they still make their “Any Environment” pens is anybody’s guess.
So to join the rest of the chorus… Thought about a China marker…? Laundry Pen…? Fireman’s marker…?
Hope I helped,
James in San Diego
I’m in high school and about to be a junior what should I do in high school to be accepted to a film school?
Hey Guy,
When you hear the stories of people like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who say they tried and tried to get into film school, or the guys that did the 1st Clerks, who couldn’t even get a foot in the door, the best advise I have for you is:
MARRY RON HOWARD or STEVEN SPIELBERG’S KID!
The odds got to be a hell of alot better than the schools are!
Sorry, it seems to be the only answer I can think of…
James
define over capitalization and under capitalaization?
Hey Ros,
Go back to Eco 101. It’s really very simple.
You own a house, worth $500k in an average neighborhood of other $500k houses, you have $250k in equity and you want to remodel… So you:
a). Spend (In cash) $150k on the kitchen and add another $250k on the pool. Just for fun, you spend another $125k on the only bathroom in the house. Now you have a house worth maybe $600k that you’ve sunk $525k + the cost of the house. You will never re-coop the investment. that is Over Capitalization; simplified.
b). You have pulled all of your equity out of the house to pay for your kids college. but you still want to remodel so you:
— Sign a loan document for the same $150k on the kitchen.
— Sign another document for the $125 on the bathroom.
— Since you are thrifty, you say screw the pool.
Now you have a house worth maybe $550k, that you’ve sunk in $275k + the entire $500k that you owe on the house. You have negative equity and in the simplest terms; under capitalization.
In corporate terms;
A company flush with cash and no investments planned is over capitalized.
A company strapped with committed investment plans but no influx of cash is under capitalized.
The strange thing, is that the over capitalized (supposedly, best managed) company is the most ripe for a hostile takeover. The under capitalized nobody wants… Too much debt!
I hope I helped.
James in San Diego
Why does spam exist?
Hey Dog,
Much like everything else we use as convenience, the governments of the world needed a way to get food to troops/space/use in nuclear fallout, etc. So they would contract with private corporations to get these things figured out. Sometimes, they would hold contests to get companies to outdo each other. With out these special contests, we never would have had, Pop-Tarts, Tang. that yucky peanut butter/chocolate goo in the plastic tube or M.R.E.’s Hell, you wouldn’t be able to hunt pigs *****oles with your Jeep if it hadn’t been for these programs.
So, one of these governments, will call it the United States, annexes a group of islands we’ll call “Hawaii”. Makes ’em a state and the rest is history…. except…. This new state will now have lot’s and lot’s of tourists…. Need to feed the people on the islands, especially if a BIG STORM keeps ships from stopping there for many weeks or month’s. What can we package that will store for long periods and have the protein of meat at a fraction of the cost?
You’ve guessed it! Pig lips and Arses blended with some spices.
It actually caught on as a food staple (hey, these people eat Poi !).
So why, you ask, did it ever get served here in these United States…. er, states! Think 1960’s, Think Trader Vic’s, Think Don Ho and his freekin bubbles…. During the 60’s we had this huge desire to bring everything TI KI to the mainland… So we bought the torches, started cramming pineapple down our throats, hell, my parents even hosted a Luau at our house when I was but a smudge! Whole Pigs, alas, weren’t cheap enough to have a Luau every month, so they needed a pork, that wasn’t a whole ham… SPAM!
You could Slice it, Dice it, hell, you could even carve it into shapes. And it was just pigs lips and Arses so IT WAS CHEAP!
And that, my friend, is the reason for crime, mass murderers and yes, even Bill Clinton/George Bush (All are products of SPAM).
Hope you sleep easier at night. And I truly hope that now, if you are still awake, you get it!
James in San Diego
Claret ’82 or ’88?
Hey Rodney,
You would have to look this up for sure, but if my memory serves me right, we had an el nino year in 1980 or 1981, So that would make 1982 a bottle year. The next el nino wasn’t until 1991 or 1992, so the rainfall would have been not so great for 1986/1987. Plus, a great red like a Bourdeaux does well with a few more years on it!
Rodney, grab that bottle of 1982 and gift your way to heaven!
James in San Diego
Yahoo Answers Answers Part 65
one can extract vegetable oil from vegetables ,,but can u extract baby oil from babies.?
Hey Abinaya r,
That reminds me of a question I heard many years ago…
What is the worst thing about eating vegetables…..?
Digesting the wheelchair!
😀
James
im so sad… how can i make my parents happy?
Hey Ralph,
I don’t know much about you other than you really like female singers without much talent… :-p (sorry, I had to “ding” you for your J/Lo obsession).
How about being yourself. You can’t make your parents happy, and they, obviously, can’t make you happy either.
How about; make them proud! They make you proud, don’t they? Have you ever told them how proud you are of them?
How about, Love them! You Love them, don’t you? Have you ever told them you love them? And No! I don’t mean in a card! I mean, just out of the blue, turn to your mom or your dad and say, you know what… I LOVE YOU!
How about not being so self-centered about being Gay! I am Gay, I never made it an issue. I was probably lucky. Just one day, We (my B/F & I) broke up and my Mom said, what happened. I said, I don’t know, but I really love him! It was understood! Pain is Pain! It didn’t have a sexuality. Love is Love! It doesn’t have a sexuality either.
Maybe if you understand that You can only be You and that Love can only be Love and that your parents can only be parents then everything might just fall into perspective and you all will be happy!
I wish you luck and peace!
James in San Diego
How many people in Australia can speak Irish fluently?
Sorry Bill,
Since this is trivia, the correct answer is NONE!
There is no language known as Irish. Only Gaelic.
Now for the rest of your question, How many people in Australia speak Australian….? (And, No! Foster’s is not Australian for Beer!)
Good Question, though!
James in San Diego
What is a another name for a Hares tail? (The Rabbit variaty!)?
Hey Chilly,
I’ve always known them as: Cotton Tail’s and Bunny’s Tail’s
James
could i ask everyone in yahoo to tell me a joke for a jokeathon i am doing next month thanks for your help?
Hello Dermott,
Well I’ve got two of my favorites:
A blond and a brunette are walking down the street… The brunette looks down at the sidewalk and says, “Oh, look at that poor dead bird…” The blond looks up into the sky and says “Where?”
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
And, then, for you Yanks,
A man walks into a bar and says”Bartender, please line up 3 shots of Jack Daniels whiskey in front of me!”, the bartender complies and as he is pouring the last one says “Hey Mack, you celebrating anything special..?” The guy says “Kinda, It’s my first Bl_w Job!” The bartender says, “Well, Heck… let me buy you one as well!” The man looks at him and says, “Naw, if these 3 don’t kill the taste, nothing will!”
I just kill myself! Sorry, these are among the cleanest I know.
Hope I helped!
James in San Diego
a very unusual profession ?
Hey Mr. Wizard,
I am gonna guess:
The man who works circumcising elephants (Do they Do this?)
Or
The man who Artificially inseminates the Female Elephants. (I know they do this…)
Hey, at least I didn’t say stripper….
James in San Diego