Rent the Mario Bouncy House
“The next morning, Mario wakes up in a bath of ice and finds a note:
‘Mario,
We took your kidneys and jumped around inside of you. Call a doctor.’”
by einschlafen
Ride the Bullet Train, Pay Big Money, Get a PSP Loaner
“If the bullet train from Osaka to Tokyo leaves at 2:55, and a fly twitches in a coffee shop in Amsterdam, what will be the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?”
by hokiexterra
Is that an African Swallow, or a European Swallow?
by CaptainSpank
Look At What Yummy My DS Taught Me to Cook!
“The necessary ingrediants to prepare okonomiyaki may be more difficult to aquire than you’d like. So, I’m going to assume you don’t have them and give you a full okonomiyaki recipe from scratch instead of relying on the store bought okonomiyaki sauces, etc.
Serves 3-4:
First to make the okonomiyaki sauce, combine:
1/4 cup Ketchup
1 1/2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons of Sake (or Rice Vinegar if you don’t have Sake on hand)
And Soy Sauce to your taste preference (around a tablespoon or two)
in a saucepan and simmer over low heat stirring constantly. Take it off after a minute and let cool while you prepare the rest of the okonomiyaki.
For the rest you’ll need:
2 Eggs
1 cup White Flour
1 cup Water
2 tablespoons of Sake (or again, Rice Vinegar)
2 cups of Shredded Cabbage (which you can buy packaged, though it is suggested you shred it yourself*)
1/4 cup of Shredded Carrot
4 Whole Scallions, cut into small lengthwise strips (about 1″ - cut down the length of the Scallion, twice so it’s in quarters and then cut horizontally to make one inch strips. If it’s a large scallion, you may wish to cut into eighths)
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Cooked Shrimp (if not of the smaller variety, slice down the spine to cut in half and to make the shrimp thinner and easier to put in a pancake-like okonomiyaki. This is really up to taste preference, but you can also cut them in half again - down the middle to cut down the size but not make them thinner)
Now that you have those, start by mixing the two eggs in a large bowl. Then add the flour and water part by part until you’ve mixed them all into a pancake batter consistancy. (This step, again, is up to taste preference. You might prefer a pinch more flour to make the pancake easier to flip and to absorb more sauce when completed.) Also add the sake at this stage and (should you prefer cooking all foods with salt - I don’t) you may also add a pinch of salt.
Next, fold in the carrots, cabbage, and scallions (Stop using your whisk and get something heavier out!). Once the batter is even, you can start cooking!
Using a pancake grill (or, lacking that, a large frying pan) coat the surface in vegetable oil and pour about half a cup of batter onto the grill. You’re aiming for 4″ to 6″ in diameter as these okonomiyaki will be easier to flip/handle this way. You can, of course make them larger, but you’ll need some practice and a good spatula for that.
Once the okonomiyaki batter is on the grill (or in the pan) add 1/4 of the shrimp to the top.
(OPTIONAL STEP: If you have access to Katsu-bushi - scaled Benito flakes - now is the time to add them over the shrimp. Be generous as the flakes will create a really nice crispy ‘crust’ once turned over onto the pan.)
Anyway, over medium heat, cook the okonomiyaki until lightly browned on one side before flipping over. A good general indicator - aside from the formation of bubbles on the top like with pancakes - is that the okonomiyaki will solidify and become easier to lift off the grill over time. Should be about be about two to three minutes depending on the heat.
You may also press down lightly with a spatula from time to time to ensure an even cook.
Once both sides are done, simply drizzle the sauce over the okonomiyaki either on a plate or still warm on the grill and then serve immediately.
(OPTIONAL STEP: Some people - like me - prefer a thin layer of mayo before the okonomiyaki sauce. This will depend on if you have a brand that approximates the taste of the common Japanese mayo brand, which is perfect for this and takoyaki.)
(OPTIONAL STEP: If you have access to Nori - dried seaweed sheets - you may wish to have these shredded into thin strips and lightly toasted as you can add them to the top of the okonomiyaki after the sauce.)
Last step: Enjoy!
Hope this has been helpful, kamu.
*Shredding the cabbage is like the soul of okonomiyaki. Depending on how you do this, the consistancy of the entire okonomiyaki will change. My suggestion is to take a full cabbage and cut it in half. Then cut it into quarters. Take each quarter and starting from the side (NOT the small pointy end, but the side lengthwise) carefully shred the cabbage into thin strips. Then cut the strips once down the middle to make 1″ to 1 1/2″ strips perfect for a large okonomiyaki.”
by Sederien
Think the PS3 Is Expensive? Go to Israel
“You should consider that not all online retailers (especially not the ones with good prices), will actually ship to Israel, or over here - South Africa.
‘Order Online’.
‘Sorry, we don’t accept money from your country’.
The entire planet isn’t 1st world.”
by Miktar Ezekiel Dracon
Sony: DS Lite Is No Concern
“Regarding bashing all corporations equally:
During the PS1’s and PS2’s glory days, I bashed Nintendo over the following:
1) The firing of Gumpei Yokoi
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumpei_Yokoi]
2) The termination of Star Fox 2
3) The push for Cartridge-based data storage whilst all their developers wanted optical storage(see next point)
4) The blatant disregard of their third parties(which cost them biiig time)
5) Donkey Kong Country
6) Some of their patent trolling dealing with emulation.
7) Releasing games and only cosmetic changes to the GameBoy almost a DECADE after it was released(forget the car crash, after this and the Virtual Boy, Gumpei probably HariKaried himself)
Beating those poor dead horse franchises to mud with laughable unoriginal adaptations(with a few exceptions, Mario64 is still awesome)
So I did my share of Nintendo bashing. Now I’m bashing Sony. Here’s why:
1) Sony rootkit fiasco. I’m sorry, this alone makes them a bunch of motherfuckers.
[http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/sony_anticustomer_te.html]
2) PS2 hardware issues and Sony’s inability to actually admit they screwed up.
3) Sony’s patent trolling for things regarding emulation.
4) Sony’s unoriginal beating to death franchises.
5) Their press conferences where they insult and or spout ignorant nonsense,
6) Theu intentionally offensive advertising.
7) They are a member(one could say THE member) of the RIAA…nuff said.
BlueRay spec has a kill switch on Sony’s end(I think you pirate, thus I destroy you expensive box)
9) PSP is not a games machine. I sold mine and am happy about it.
10) Laughable ideas/conferences on the PS3 and how people will want what Sony wants them to want.”
by realyst
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