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]]> Comment on St Vincent and Andrew Bird @ The Blue Note by bad metaphor › Fly Away Home http://badmetaphor.net/2009/10/st-vincent-and-andrew-bird-the-blue-note/comment-page-1/#comment-40874 bad metaphor › Fly Away Home Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:40 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=1996#comment-40874 [...] told the students about the time I’d gone to see Andrew Bird in concert, and along with my friend Krissy, met him (as well as the lovely St. Vincent) outside the venue [...] [...] told the students about the time I’d gone to see Andrew Bird in concert, and along with my friend Krissy, met him (as well as the lovely St. Vincent) outside the venue [...]

]]> Comment on The Mamas and the Papas by bad metaphor › Fly Away Home http://badmetaphor.net/2011/12/the-mamas-and-the-papas/comment-page-1/#comment-40873 bad metaphor › Fly Away Home Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:06:38 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=3577#comment-40873 [...] pizza parties for the winners (plus friends). Today’s winner, Josh, brought along Ben, Henry (the four hour rock concert kid), and a few other buddies. I offered to put on a movie while they wait for their pizza to [...] [...] pizza parties for the winners (plus friends). Today’s winner, Josh, brought along Ben, Henry (the four hour rock concert kid), and a few other buddies. I offered to put on a movie while they wait for their pizza to [...]

]]> Comment on The Mamas and the Papas by bad metaphor › Circular Migrations http://badmetaphor.net/2011/12/the-mamas-and-the-papas/comment-page-1/#comment-40872 bad metaphor › Circular Migrations Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:00 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=3577#comment-40872 [...] pizza parties for the winners (plus friends). Today’s winner, Josh, brought along Ben, Henry (the four hour rock concert kid), and a few other buddies. I offered to put on a movie while they wait for their pizza to [...] [...] pizza parties for the winners (plus friends). Today’s winner, Josh, brought along Ben, Henry (the four hour rock concert kid), and a few other buddies. I offered to put on a movie while they wait for their pizza to [...]

]]> Comment on Details by Tamara http://badmetaphor.net/2012/01/details/comment-page-1/#comment-40871 Tamara Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:57 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=3636#comment-40871 “do that thing where you touch your hand to your arm when you’re giving something to someone” ??

Also, that’s interesting that you describe Koreans as not engaging foreigners. Maybe it’s different when you live there, but when J and I visited (during the World Cup – not sure if that would make a difference), we were constantly being approached by Koreans who wanted to strike up a conversation and usually within ten minutes they were inviting us to dinner!

]]> Comment on Trading Spaces by Chiaroscuro http://badmetaphor.net/2012/02/trading-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-40870 Chiaroscuro Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:37:24 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=3647#comment-40870 The niece misses you and asked, "Where is Auntie Karenology?" first thing in the morning. Fortunately, there was no tantrum. It was probably for the best she didn't see you go out the door. The niece misses you and asked, “Where is Auntie Karenology?” first thing in the morning. Fortunately, there was no tantrum. It was probably for the best she didn’t see you go out the door.

]]> Comment on Korean Cuisine Profile: Rice Cakes by bad metaphor › Little Gifts http://badmetaphor.net/2011/02/korean-cuisine-profile-rice-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-40840 bad metaphor › Little Gifts Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:14:31 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=2729#comment-40840 [...] it’s customary for co-workers to just randomly give each other gifts. Cookies, tangerines, rice cakes, etc. My favorite gifts are the tangerines – like the strawberries here, they are [...] [...] it’s customary for co-workers to just randomly give each other gifts. Cookies, tangerines, rice cakes, etc. My favorite gifts are the tangerines – like the strawberries here, they are [...]

]]> Comment on Korean Cuisine Profile: Rice Cakes by karenology http://badmetaphor.net/2011/02/korean-cuisine-profile-rice-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-40839 karenology Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:59:05 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=2729#comment-40839 I guess my opinion on rice cakes has evolved slightly since this post. I actually like tteokbokki / ddeokbokki (however it's romanized; I wish I could figure out how to do Hangeul on this dang blog), and I also enjoy eating ddeok manduguk. It still tastes like nothing, but sometimes it's nice to have something soak up the flavor of a delicious broth. I still hate most every other instance of rice cakes, though; especially the kind that comes in big ole bricks and usually have red bean and other crap lurking in them. I've taken to calling them "ddeok blocks." These are usually accepted with grace, and then placed in the food garbage bag as soon as possible. I guess my opinion on rice cakes has evolved slightly since this post. I actually like tteokbokki / ddeokbokki (however it’s romanized; I wish I could figure out how to do Hangeul on this dang blog), and I also enjoy eating ddeok manduguk. It still tastes like nothing, but sometimes it’s nice to have something soak up the flavor of a delicious broth.

I still hate most every other instance of rice cakes, though; especially the kind that comes in big ole bricks and usually have red bean and other crap lurking in them. I’ve taken to calling them “ddeok blocks.” These are usually accepted with grace, and then placed in the food garbage bag as soon as possible.

]]> Comment on Korean Cuisine Profile: Rice Cakes by Jen http://badmetaphor.net/2011/02/korean-cuisine-profile-rice-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-40838 Jen Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:50:32 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=2729#comment-40838 Oops, posted my email incorrectly in that last comment. wrote ".coml" instead of ".com" Oops, posted my email incorrectly in that last comment. wrote “.coml” instead of “.com”

]]> Comment on Korean Cuisine Profile: Rice Cakes by Jen http://badmetaphor.net/2011/02/korean-cuisine-profile-rice-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-40837 Jen Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:49:23 +0000 http://badmetaphor.net/?p=2729#comment-40837 Though they are translated as "rice cakes", they are really "rice noodles" in various shapes and sizes. If you think of them that way, do they make more sense? I think calling them "cakes" sets up false expectations of what they should taste like. I know a lot of Americans love various pasta and noodle dishes: linguine Alfredo, spaghetti bolognese, chicken & dumplings, etc., but without the sauce, the noodles in those dishes are "meh" and merely globs of dough. It's the same with tteok. Make sense? :) Though they are translated as “rice cakes”, they are really “rice noodles” in various shapes and sizes. If you think of them that way, do they make more sense? I think calling them “cakes” sets up false expectations of what they should taste like.

I know a lot of Americans love various pasta and noodle dishes: linguine Alfredo, spaghetti bolognese, chicken & dumplings, etc., but without the sauce, the noodles in those dishes are “meh” and merely globs of dough. It’s the same with tteok.

Make sense? :)

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