Guilty Pleasures

[Van Basten II]

As a local sport it still does well, for a while in Montreal we had a vibrant scene, in the UK they have a brilliant mix of local fighters having rivalries and guys competing in the upper echelon of the sport.. For following the sport the gray market did help carry the flame as it allowed us access that we never had in the late 70s, 80s and 90s in my case

. Personnally I never cared about big names as long as I had a fight or numerous fights with something at stake , not a predictable fight where you could see you had one guy who was clearly there as a jobber it would keep my interest and be watching . But the business is too much about ratio risk/reward so it makes for very conservative matchmaking and not a level field as the moneymakers call all the shots no matter if they are relevant sporting wise or not.

Boxing is a capitalist sport for the best and the worst,, why pander to the few smart boxing fans when you can make more money by screwing the numerous naïve ones.

Among my favourite fights of the last decade or so I loved

Corrales-Castillo I or Monshipour vs Sithchatchawal

Edited May 23, 2015 by Van Basten II

[Scott Dolan]

Cool! I'll check that fight out later when I have some time.

I think the last really great fight was Bowe/Holyfield 1. But, the Taylor/Chavez fight from years before that was one of the last classics.

I thought Shannon Briggs would help resucitate the heavyweight division, but he never advanced past being a technique-free brawler...

And I completely agree with you that many of the better fights I ever saw didn't include big names. We used to have Tuesday Night Fights on one of the cable networks back in the day, and they almost always had some really good quality matches.

[Chuck Nessa]

Fried Spam with slices of Velveeta on whole wheat bread.

[Jazzmoose]

Fried Spam with slices of Velveeta on whole wheat bread.

Whole wheat? What are you, some kind of health nut?

[NIS]

Fried Spam with slices of Velveeta on whole wheat bread.

Love it. Sadly, I don't even feel guilty.

[ArtSalt]

80s synth-pop for me, stuff like Hey Little Girl by Icehouse, Living on the Ceiling by Blancmange, or Heaven 17's Come Live With Me love to watch those videos on Youtube. So evocative of that era and my teenage years.

[Steve Reynolds]

I love all kinds of silly TV shows:

Bering Sea Gold - seen them all - a very poorly done show that I watch every Friday night when it's on

Good Rush - the show that spawned the above - slightly better in quality - but I've never missed a show.

Deadliest Catch - a few years ago I missed a few - but I'm back all in

Graveyard Cars - I'm obsessed - I love classic Mopar cars from 66 to 71 and that's what they do - they very slowly restore these cars perfectly. Much better show than any of the above

Top Chef - I've seen every episode of every season - my favorite food show. Brilliant production - as good as Graveyard Cars but much more famous.

Chopped - still love it

Those are probably my favorites - but over the years watched American Chopper, Storage Wars, Pawn Stars and Chasing Classic Cars with differing levels of interest.

Maybe most of all - any Mecum or Barrett Jackson classic car auction.

[JSngry]

Aggressive big bands! (and sometimes a guilt-free pleasure!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-B4Ihyq-U

[A Lark Ascending]

Cornish pasties with vinegar on (Americans might need to check their dictionaries - this is not as kinky as it sounds).

I thought everyone ate them this way but I was in a pasty shop in Looe a few years back and the looked at me gone out when I asked for vinegar. Must have been a peculiarity of my father's family.

Edited May 28, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[Van Basten II]

Food wise, thought of one, Pulled pork sandwiches especially those done by one of our food trucks , the name of the restaurant offering these is Pas de cochon dans mon salon , literally no pig in my living room

[Scott Dolan]

Kraft Deluxe Macaroni And Cheese would be my biggest food related guilty pleasure. We do our own cooking and eat very healthy, but sometimes I just gotta!

[HutchFan]

Food wise, thought of one, Pulled pork sandwiches especially those done by one of our food trucks , the name of the restaurant offering these is Pas de cochon dans mon salon , literally no pig in my living room

Yum!

[A Lark Ascending]

What is pulled pork?

Made from a pig that has 'lost its maidenhead' (as we say in these parts)?

[There just might be too many colloquialisms in there to make any sense).

[Scott Dolan]

What is pulled pork?

Made from a pig that has 'lost its maidenhead' (as we say in these parts)?

[There just might be too many colloquialisms in there to make any sense).

It's just slow-cooked pork that either falls apart by itself, or is pulled apart by hand. It is immensely popular here in Missouri, with Kansas City being one of the top BBQ cities in the U.S.

[A Lark Ascending]

Ah, thank you.

I've seen it here - in fact I think I had a pulled pork Vietnamese salad in London last year.

[HutchFan]

"Pulled pork" refers to the way that the meat is prepared & served. After the pig is roasted, the meat is pulled using tongs.

Alternately, you could have "chopped pork," which means that the meat is cut with a cleaver.

EDIT:

Scott beat me to the explanation.

Edited May 28, 2015 by HutchFan

[A Lark Ascending]

Merci.

[Scott Dolan]

Ah, thank you.

I've seen it here - in fact I think I had a pulled pork Vietnamese salad in London last year.

Yeah, my wife and I have made Vietnamese banh mi sliders using pulled pork. So I can imagine it would make a fantastic Vietnamese salad. Now I'm going to have to find a recipe for that!

[JSngry]

Pork shoulder roast, yeah, we made one this past weekend. Meat literally pulls off the bone with no resistance whatsoever. It's a thing of beauty, it is.

[paul secor]

I almost always order pulled pork at a local restaurant where my wife and I have lunch occasionally.

[ejp626]

Haven't watched in forever, but I used to watch 3 or 4 shows at a time on Adult Swim. Still have a weak spot for Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

Not sure if The Venture Bros. was on Adult Swim, but I used to follow that to some extent.

It's not quite as fun when it starts going mainstream though, like Archer.

[Scott Dolan]

All of this pulled pork talk has me wondering…how, exactly, is it a guilty pleasure? Aren't guilty pleasures supposed to be things that are normally considered unsavory or embarrassing, yet you take pleasure in indulging?

[HutchFan]

All of this pulled pork talk has me wondering…how, exactly, is it a guilty pleasure? Aren't guilty pleasures supposed to be things that are normally considered unsavory or embarrassing, yet you take pleasure in indulging?

I was thinking the same thing! Nothing guilty about it for me. Just honest enjoyment through and through.

[paul secor]

It's a guilty pleasure for me because I rarely eat barbeque.

[Scott Dolan]

All of this pulled pork talk has me wondering…how, exactly, is it a guilty pleasure? Aren't guilty pleasures supposed to be things that are normally considered unsavory or embarrassing, yet you take pleasure in indulging?

I was thinking the same thing! Nothing guilty about it for me. Just honest enjoyment through and through.

Do you have more Memphis style BBQ in northern Georgia? It's predominantly Kansas City style here, but I prefer the vinegar based Memphis sauces to the molasses based KC sauces.