Conquer Club

owenshooter wrote:Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body can't manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a key role in sleep. So if you eat a lot of turkey, your body will produce more serotonin and you will feel calm and want a nap, thus missing your turns on Conquer Club.

Straight from the encyclopedia, the "Conquer Club" part included.

Sentinel XIV wrote:Food in England sounds so much cooler than food in the U.S. of A. What exactly is a hobnob, and where can I get one?

To try to describe the wonderment of biting into an Oatey yet succulent Hobnob is akin to trying to describe heaven. If I was you I'd jump on a plane (sod the CO2 footprint, hobnobs are worth it) and dive into a nice London Store, buy yourself a packet, along with some decent Tea, ensconce yourself in a decent Hotel suite (I can recommend the The Berkeley), with kettle and fresh milk to hand. Make yourself a decent cuppa, settle in, watch Jeremy Kyle and enjoy your cuppa and Hobnobs.

Sentinel XIV wrote:Food in England sounds so much cooler than food in the U.S. of A. What exactly is a hobnob, and where can I get one?

sort of like an oatie sort of biscuit, chocolate or plain. dip it in your cup of tea.

Sounds a lot better than dipping Oreos in milk. I will say that your Hobnobs probably can't hold a candle to my wife's homemade cookies. They still sound great, though.

owenshooter wrote:Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body can't manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a key role in sleep. So if you eat a lot of turkey, your body will produce more serotonin and you will feel calm and want a nap, thus missing your turns on Conquer Club.

So we should expect all you Americans to deadbeat in November, then?

jonesthecurl wrote:Is a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner similar to a US one?

Well...we usually eat turkey, perogies, cabbage rolls, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, etc. Drink beer and/or wine. And we also watch football all day. So you tell me? I have never been to an American Thanksgiving dinner.

hobnobs are sorta like oaty digestivey awesomeness.

I'm personally a ginger nut and cuppa man.

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:Is a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner similar to a US one?

Well...we usually eat turkey, perogies, cabbage rolls, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, etc. Drink beer and/or wine. And we also watch football all day. So you tell me? I have never been to an American Thanksgiving dinner.

They sound pretty similar to me. Although you guys probably drink more beer, and we probably have more sex.

my pregame rituals are to read the game and its settings before clicking to play the game

kerntheconkerer wrote:my pregame rituals are to read the game and its settings before clicking to play the game

I just reload 5 times. In this way, if the person was trying to make the game for someone else to join, I do not take their spot, and I get to actually think about whether I actually want to play a Waterloo against It.pie

The1exile wrote:hobnobs are sorta like oaty digestivey awesomeness.

I'm personally a ginger nut and cuppa man.

When I was ill at boarding school, I spent time in the Infirmary. My Brother came with a packet of Ginger nuts to aid my recovery. When I was leaving, the old battleaxe of a Sister looked in my bag for contraband, saw the half consumed packet and said "Ha! Ginger nuts, they give you constipation" and promptly took them. I swear as I left I looked through the kitchen window and saw her putting the kettle on...

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:Is a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner similar to a US one?

Well...we usually eat turkey, perogies, cabbage rolls, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, etc. Drink beer and/or wine. And we also watch football all day. So you tell me? I have never been to an American Thanksgiving dinner.

I've only been to one, (I'm am ex-pat brit) and it struck me as being very much like a brit Christmas dinner, although no roast spuds, the stuffing was quite unlike what I call stuffing, and there was pumpkin pie instead of Xmas pud. What's a cabbage roll?

There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

jonesthecurl wrote:There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

Mostly because it's a game called "football" that is hardly played with the feet.

hey lone wolf i think i figured out what happened you know a long time ago we question what would happen if we by passed the year in the padges right? so now we know when the world is going to end. what page where we on again?

I love Thanksgiving. The best part is that some people do the big dinner on Sunday, while others do it on Monday, so for the last 5 or 6 years, I've managed to get 2 nights of turkey dinner, in a row.

Don't worry, I won't miss any turns.

jonesthecurl wrote: What's a cabbage roll?

They are very tasty...and I want more today *goes to fridge for leftovers*


http://www.answers.com/topic/cabbage-roll

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote: What's a cabbage roll?

They are very tasty...

He's lying. They suck! Or maybe it is I who sucks, as I don't like them. Either way...

Timminz wrote:

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote: What's a cabbage roll?

They are very tasty...

He's lying. They suck! Or maybe it is I who sucks, as I don't like them. Either way...

Blasphemy! They do not suck. Maybe you just haven't had a good one made for you. Anyone who has had a good one wouldn't say they suck.

Then again...boiled cabbage wrapped around beef, rice and onions, covered with tomato sauce, isn't for everyone I guess...

HEY you.

keiths31 wrote:

Timminz wrote:

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote: What's a cabbage roll?

They are very tasty...

He's lying. They suck! Or maybe it is I who sucks, as I don't like them. Either way...

Blasphemy! They do not suck. Maybe you just haven't had a good one made for you. Anyone who has had a good one wouldn't say they suck.

Then again...boiled cabbage wrapped around beef, rice and onions, covered with tomato sauce, isn't for everyone I guess...

I've had the Greek version (dolmades), which is stuffed vine leaves. Very tasty, though a lot smaller by the look of it.

jonesthecurl wrote:
There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

Wait, really? I know the rules of soccer very well, and can follow the game just fine, and I'm an American. Do all Europeans really not understand the game?

keiths31 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:Is a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner similar to a US one?

Well...we usually eat turkey, perogies, cabbage rolls, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, etc. Drink beer and/or wine. And we also watch football all day. So you tell me? I have never been to an American Thanksgiving dinner.

Yeah, that's pretty similar, minus the cabbage rolls and put in pumpkin pie. Also, a large family gathering + football.

pimpdave wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:
There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

Wait, really? I know the rules of soccer very well, and can follow the game just fine, and I'm an American. Do all Europeans really not understand the game?

I would say that at least 95% have never watched a game or even attempted to learn the rules... some would've gleaned the basics from film and iffy college drama's.

pimpdave wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:
There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

Wait, really? I know the rules of soccer very well, and can follow the game just fine, and I'm an American. Do all Europeans really not understand the game?

To be fair soccer is a lot more straightforward. One play in football often has no similarities to another.

Frigidus wrote:

pimpdave wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:
There was much watching of football (american of course), which I smiled in a glazed way at (a mysterious game to me).

Wait, really? I know the rules of soccer very well, and can follow the game just fine, and I'm an American. Do all Europeans really not understand the game?

To be fair soccer is a lot more straightforward. One play in football often has no similarities to another.

Football is very complex too but it is like a work of art: comprehension reaches almost as many different levels as there are viewers.