Red Mosquito

good lord that was delicious.

Last night I was exhausted from walking around and drinking beers all day, so I decided to take a little nap in my hotel room before going out. The nap turned out to be like four hours long and I woke up at 2 AM, really hungry. There's not much open at 2 AM in Mar del Plata, so I prowled the deserted streets until I found this run-down burger joint named "Fast and Funny". Without thinking much, I order the "Fast and Funny burger", thinking if it bears the restaurant's name it's gotta be decent.

No such luck. It was a four-story misshapen monstrosity, begging for a mercy kill. The beef tasted like ground-up death. And charcoal. And something that used to be food. The plasticky cheddar tasted like a slab of someone's wallet. I thought I could power through it by applying some mustard, but it only made it worse. Got about 35% through before giving up.

I walked to the beach and watched the waves surging forward and collapsing upon the rocks. I dreamt about black sludge all night.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Last night I was exhausted from walking around and drinking beers all day, so I decided to take a little nap in my hotel room before going out. The nap turned out to be like four hours long and I woke up at 2 AM, really hungry. There's not much open at 2 AM in Mar del Plata, so I prowled the deserted streets until I found this run-down burger joint named "Fast and Funny". Without thinking much, I order the "Fast and Funny burger", thinking if it bears the restaurant's name it's gotta be decent.

No such luck. It was a four-story misshapen monstrosity, begging for a mercy kill. The beef tasted like ground-up death. And charcoal. And something that used to be food. The plasticky cheddar tasted like a slab of someone's wallet. I thought I could power through it by applying some mustard, but it only made it worse. Got about 35% through before giving up.

I walked to the beach and watched the waves surging forward and collapsing upon the rocks. I dreamt about black sludge all night.

Why would you steal my post. This is unmodlike behavior.

I wouldn't say it is a "closeness" as much as it is a very unique mutual respect. It is a type of respect I do not share with anyone else in my different social circles.

It is very much a team mentality, but different in that progress comes as much from within as it does from the external forces of your training partners. Steel sharpens steel, but one must forge and then wield their sword individually.

Jiujitsu first submits the ego. After an unknown length of time, which varies per individual, it calms the nerves and sharpens awareness. Eventually it elevates confidence and one begins to evolve not just into a better fighter, but a better human.

Personally, nothing else has really compared to the wide range of feelings it has given me. I feel that I owe a lot of gratitude to the art.

Jorge I was just giving your post the treatment it deserved. It wanted to feel like an original post in the burger thread, not GD. And quoting it would have been disrespectful.

theplatypus wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Last night I was exhausted from walking around and drinking beers all day, so I decided to take a little nap in my hotel room before going out. The nap turned out to be like four hours long and I woke up at 2 AM, really hungry. There's not much open at 2 AM in Mar del Plata, so I prowled the deserted streets until I found this run-down burger joint named "Fast and Funny". Without thinking much, I order the "Fast and Funny burger", thinking if it bears the restaurant's name it's gotta be decent.

No such luck. It was a four-story misshapen monstrosity, begging for a mercy kill. The beef tasted like ground-up death. And charcoal. And something that used to be food. The plasticky cheddar tasted like a slab of someone's wallet. I thought I could power through it by applying some mustard, but it only made it worse. Got about 35% through before giving up.

I walked to the beach and watched the waves surging forward and collapsing upon the rocks. I dreamt about black sludge all night.

Why would you steal my post. This is unmodlike behavior.

told ye

Jesus Christ it was a joke. Everybody calm the fuck down.

Early the other morning a new overpass opened. While I was driving to work, the construction crew stopped me and all traffic. They then moved some cones and let us through. I was the first car to drive over that new overpass. Been thinking about that moment for a couple of days now.

cutuphalfdead wrote:I wouldn't say it is a "closeness" as much as it is a very unique mutual respect. It is a type of respect I do not share with anyone else in my different social circles.

It is very much a team mentality, but different in that progress comes as much from within as it does from the external forces of your training partners. Steel sharpens steel, but one must forge and then wield their sword individually.

Jiujitsu first submits the ego. After an unknown length of time, which varies per individual, it calms the nerves and sharpens awareness. Eventually it elevates confidence and one begins to evolve not just into a better fighter, but a better human.

Personally, nothing else has really compared to the wide range of feelings it has given me. I feel that I owe a lot of gratitude to the art.

I'm with you.

theplatypus wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Last night I was exhausted from walking around and drinking beers all day, so I decided to take a little nap in my hotel room before going out. The nap turned out to be like four hours long and I woke up at 2 AM, really hungry. There's not much open at 2 AM in Mar del Plata, so I prowled the deserted streets until I found this run-down burger joint named "Fast and Funny". Without thinking much, I order the "Fast and Funny burger", thinking if it bears the restaurant's name it's gotta be decent.

No such luck. It was a four-story misshapen monstrosity, begging for a mercy kill. The beef tasted like ground-up death. And charcoal. And something that used to be food. The plasticky cheddar tasted like a slab of someone's wallet. I thought I could power through it by applying some mustard, but it only made it worse. Got about 35% through before giving up.

I walked to the beach and watched the waves surging forward and collapsing upon the rocks. I dreamt about black sludge all night.

Why would you steal my post. This is unmodlike behavior.

Jorge, are you suggesting that every time someone uses someone else's long post as an attempt at humor (see Sox the Fox) that poster should be reported/banned? Should we make a rule on the board banning that type of behavior?

RM is a political hornets' nest

I feel like, given that 7 of the 8 burgers offered by Five Guys cost more than $5, the posting of "Best $5 Burger - GQ, 2009" is disingenuous.

B wrote:I feel like, given that 7 of the 8 burgers offered by Five Guys cost more than $5, the posting of "Best $5 Burger - GQ, 2009" is disingenuous.

Maybe they will close and you won't have to worry about it anymore.

I still haven't tried that place. To what other fast-food burger emporium would people compare Five Guys?

Best burger I have ever had is at Stella's in Bellevue, NE (right outside Omaha)........

Chris_H_2 wrote:I still haven't tried that place. To what other fast-food burger emporium would people compare Five Guys?

Do you guys have the chain called Cookout there?

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Best burger I have ever had is at Stella's in Bellevue, NE (right outside Omaha)........

That looks disgusting.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

B wrote:I feel like, given that 7 of the 8 burgers offered by Five Guys cost more than $5, the posting of "Best $5 Burger - GQ, 2009" is disingenuous.

Maybe they will close and you won't have to worry about it anymore.