GOLD BRICKS

So I handed this reply to someone who fancied themselves as some sort of mystical / New-agey messenger:

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You really need to give up the googely eyed man of mystery act... Seriously... You are epitomizing new-age douchebaggery with the skit you are trying to trip on.

Speaking (typing) in a manner that attempts to come across as mystical and mysterious, only paints the presenter out as disingenuous and manipulative... In an attempt to make themselves look / feel important (if only to themselves)

I love the way Aleister Crowley put it in his 'THE BOOK OF LIES'

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GOLD BRICKS
Teach us Your secret, Master! yap my Yahoos.
Then for the hardness of their hearts, and for the softness of their heads, I taught them Magick.
But... alas!
Teach us Your real secret, Master! how to become invisible, how to acquire love, and oh! beyond all, how to make gold.
But how much gold will you give me for the Secret of Infinite Riches?
Then said the foremost and most foolish; Master, it is nothing; but here is an hundred thousand pounds.
This did I deign to accept, and whispered in his ear this secret:
A SUCKER IS BORN EVERY MINUTE.

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But here's the thing - It ain't gonna work here... So stop pretending that you are some kind of Human Tarot Deck (a scam that is simply a gypsies ploy to begin with).

Nobody believes it.
If you need to convince people otherwise... Look for victims, such as those who are fresh out of drug rehab... But not here.

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I love the way Aleister Crowley put it in his *'THE BOOK OF LIES'*
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*GOLD BRICKS*
*Teach* us Your secret, Master! yap my Yahoos.
*Then* for the hardness of their hearts, and for the softness of their heads, I taught them Magick.
*But...* alas!
*Teach* us Your real secret, Master! how to become invisible, how to acquire love, and oh! beyond all, how to make gold.
*But* how much gold will you give me for the Secret of Infinite Riches?
*Then* said the foremost and most foolish; Master, it is nothing; but here is an hundred thousand pounds.
*This* did I deign to accept, and whispered in his ear this secret:
*A SUCKER IS BORN EVERY MINUTE.*

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake

Ingredients:
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
6 ounce of sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (16.5-ounce) rolls refrigerator chocolate chip cookie dough (keep refrigerated until needed)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed; set aside.
3. Slice cookie dough rolls into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange slices from one roll on bottom of a greased 9- x 13-inch glass baking dish; press together so there are no holes in dough. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over dough; top with remaining slices of cookie dough.
4. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden and center is slightly firm.
5. Remove from oven, let cool, then refrigerate. Cut into slices when well chilled.

If desired top with ice cream or whipped cream

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ＨＡＲＤ ＥＡＲＮＥＤ ＲＥＡＬＩＴＹ

The ultimate compulsion to invest ones ＨＡＲＤ ＥＡＲＮＥＤ ＲＥＡＬＩＴＹ unto some ambiguous, undefined, supernatural concept or entity ~ Is fear based.

There is nothing yet presented, that justifies insisting on some 'ambiguous, undefined, supernatural concept or entity' as being responsible for anything we experience.

The only thing established by assigning what we do not know, or fully understand, unto some 'ambiguous, undefined, supernatural concept or entity', is delegating a lack of knowledge... And then worshiping that lack... Putting ignorance on a pedestal.

The human mind abhors a vacuum, and will tend to fill in cognitive gaps with what is most convenient... For many, leaving that gap unfilled is unsettling, so filling in that gap is done to avoid that unsettled feeling... Avoidance is a fear based action.

Of course, that's not even addressing the 'Hell-fire awaits you if you do not repent and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior' - methods used to molest small children in to absorbing the mythology as factual...

Realizing that there is value in NOT ASSIGNING AN UNKNOWN out if ignorance; And rather, realizing that there is need for investigation... Sometimes that leads to a humble shrug of the shoulders... But at least that gap is allowed to remain open, pending information with a justified basis.

Pluckers and Twangers

The sketch opens with Zippy peeling a banana...

Zippy: "One skin, two skin, three skin, four.... "

George: "Zippy, where is Bungle?"

Zippy: "I think Geoffrey is trying to get him up"

We see a view of the door and hear Bungle moaning from behind it.

Bungle: "Geoffrey, I can't get it in"

Geoffrey: "You managed it last night"

Bungle: "I know, let's try it round the other way around. Ooooooh, I've got it in"

Bungle and Geoffrey enter the studio with Bungle carrying a hammer and peg kit

Bungle: "Would you stick this on the shelf, George"

George: "I can't reach, you'll have to stick it up yourself,

Geoffrey: (to camera) "Hello everyone, today we are talking about playing"

Bungle: "Playing with each other, Geoffrey?"

Geoffrey: "Yes Bungle, do you have a special friend that you like to play with?"

George: "Yesterday we played with our balls. Are we going to play with our friend's balls today?"

Bungle: "Yes, and we can play with our twangers as well."

Geoffrey (to camera): Have you seen Bungles twanger?

Zippy: "Oh I have, I showed him how to pluck with it."

Bungle: "It's my plucking instrument."

Geoffrey asks the audience if they can pluck like Bungle

Zippy: "I can, I'm the best plucker here."

George: "And I'm good at banging. My peg's hard isn't it Zippy?"

Zippy: "Well of course it is, Your peg wouldn't go in if it was soft."

Geoffrey: "Let's get back to Bungle's twanger."

Bungle (excited): "Oooooh Geoffrey, we could all paint our twangers couldn't we?"

George: "Let's sing that plucking song."

Bungle: "Rod and Roger can get their instruments out and Jane has got two lovely Maracas."

Singers Rod, Roger and Jane enter.

Rod: "We could hear you all banging away."

Roger: "Banging can be fun."

Jane: "Ooooh yes, and I was banging away all last night with Rod and Roger."

Roger (looking sad): "Yes, but it broke my plucking instrument."

Geoffrey: "Never mind Roger, let sing the plucking song, come on everybody get your instruments out."

Rod (to Jane): "Do you want to blow on my pipe while I'm twanging away?"

Jane: "Oh no Rod, I was blowing a lot with Roger last night. But would you like to play with my maracas?"

Zippy: "No, let's just pluck away with our twangers."

Bungle: "Yes, it doesn't matter what size your twanger is."

Zippy: "I've got a big red one."

George: "I've only got a tiny twanger. But it works well and I like to play with it."

Geoffrey (to viewers): "Well, have you got your twangers out? And remember, you can bounce your balls at the same time. If you haven't got any balls, ask a friend if you can play with his. Now, let's all sing the plucking song."

Everyone in studio: "Pluck, pluck, pluck away, we're going to pluck all day today. Pluck, pluck, pluck away, we're going to pluck all day."

Geoffrey (to viewers): " It's time for us all to go now, but don't forget to get your twangers out and play with your balls… See you soon.  Bye."

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Who still believes this shit, and why?!

I will never be able to understand how large swaths of people can still be convinced to invest more in the opinions and observations of a few people from centuries ago - (people who could not even conceive of a round earth or how to send electricity through metal)...

And to dismiss the opinions and observations of thousands of people that come from a much more complete and modern perspective.

Quinoa Burgers

http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/epic-crispy-quinoa-burgers-topped-sweet-potato-fries-beer-caramelized-onions-gruyere/

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Epic Crispy Quinoa Burgers
Topped with Sweet Potato Fries,
Beer Caramelized Onions + Gruyere

Prep Time: 20 minutes / Cook Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 4-5 Burgers

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Ingredients

Quinoa Burgers

• 2 cups cooked red quinoa
• 1 cup cannellini beans, mashed
• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 clove garlic, grated
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon peper
• 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 of your favorite burger buns

For just the patties -

In a bowl combine:

• the quinoa,
  
• mashed cannellini beans,
  
• bread crumbs,
  
• egg,
  
• garlic,
  
• chipotle chile powder,
  
• salt and pepper.

Mix well to moisten the ingredients and then:

• mix in the shredded cheddar cheese.
  

Mix well again and form into 4 or 5 equal burger patties.

In a skillet - add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Grab the quinoa burgers and cook until golden and crisp, about five minutes per side.

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The rest of the story...

• 4 eggs cooked to your liking, optional (but recommended)!

Sweet Potato Fries

• 4 medium sweet potatoes, cut into thin 1/2-inch thick strips
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
• 1/4-1/2 cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 tablespoon olive oil

Beer caramelized onions

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup beer (I used pumpkin beer)

Instructions

1. In a bowl combine the quinoa, mashed cannellini beans, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, chipotle chile powder, salt and pepper. Mix well to moisten the ingredients and then mix in the shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well again and form into 4 or 5 equal burger patties (I made 5). Place on a plate and put in the fridge.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
3. Place cut potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with oil, chipotle chile powder, cayenne, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Gently toss with your hands or two spatulas to evenly coat. Spread on a baking sheet in one layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes, then flip and bake for 15-20 minutes more. You want the sweet potatoes to be crispy, but not burnt. If you want perfectly crisp fries I recommend spreading the sweet potatoes on a greased wire rack and baking them as directed above. But this way is a bit of a pain. Keep the sweet potato fries warm until ready to top on the burgers.
4. While the fries cook caramelize the onions. Heat large skillet. Add 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened.
5. At this point you want to slowly add the beer, let it cook into the onions, add more and let it cook. Do this until the 1 cup of beer is gone or the onions are caramelized to your liking and the beer has evaporated. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
6. In the same skillet add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Grab the quinoa burgers and cook until golden and crisp, about five minutes per side. During the last minute or so of cooking add the Gruyere cheese, cover the pan and cook 2-3 minutes or until the cheese has melted. My burgers were not crumbly at all and very easy to flip.
7. To assemble the burgers, place each burger on a bun, top with equal amounts of caramelized onions and sweet potato fries. If desired add you egg. EAT!

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I am a rage-aholic, I just can't live without rageahol

From "I Am Furious (Yellow)" (S13E18)