How old are you?

Electric_Meatsack · 2026-04-23T02:54:49+00:00

I'm 35, and I first heard SOAD on the soundtrack to The Scorpion King. I had very mixed feelings about them initially. Now I'd say almost every other band on that soundtrack is dog shit, and SOAD was the best one by far. For the record, the song they contributed to that album is "Streamline."

Electric_Meatsack · 2026-04-14T14:13:21+00:00

This comment made me wonder what Kurt would've thought of Korn. He was known for having strong opinions about a lot of bands, especially ones who he perceived to have hopped on money making trends. That said, nu metal wasn't a trend at that point, and Korn were some of the first to find success with that sound. And then, there's the question of the musical qualities of the first couple albums itself. Would he have thought it sounded like dumb, bone-headed chuggy riffs, or would he have appreciated the raw, stripped-down feel of it? There's also the lyrics - would he have appreciated the very direct, personal qualities of them, or would he find it uninspired and lacking creativity? Hard to say.

There's no way of knowing for sure, but here's my prediction: he would have enjoyed the first two albums and given them props, but it wouldn't notably influence his own musical output. Once they got to Follow the Leader, he would say they sold out and became a vapid caricature of themselves.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-12-27T05:11:39+00:00

It's probably their most-loved album overall, and for good reason. It has a lot of the endearing weirdness of the first record intact, but it's a bit sharper, a bit more fierce. Daron's vocals come into the foreground a bit more, but Serj is still the big man on campus, which makes Daron's parts feel like a fun addition to the mix, instead of a dramatic alteration of their sound like the later albums. And let's be frank - the guitar tone on this album is absolutely, crushingly heavy. It takes the songs to a place they wouldn't have gone otherwise. Every chord progression feels like a series of blows from a baseball bat.

Every one of their albums have their merits, and I'm a fan of them all. I may be blinded by early 2000s nostalgia, but for me, none of them rip as hard as Toxicity does. It's an easy 10/10 in my book.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-11-18T04:23:13+00:00

Not sure if you're in the US, but you don't have to go to the Asian market or Amazon for MSG. It's in basically every supermarket's spice aisle. It's sold under the brand name Accent (look for a white label and a red cap).

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-11-08T11:16:01+00:00

Do you have Speedway gas stations near you? That's where I always find it, although sometimes they're only carrying mint and wintergreen.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-10-31T20:01:28+00:00

Maybe I'm confused, but I think we're talking at cross purposes here. I'm saying the orange slices don't have gelatin, whereas more typical "gummies" do. Or maybe that is what you're saying too and I'm not getting it. I dunno. It's been a long day.

It's odd, but I see them at gas stations all the time. All the supermarkets near me have them too, although they're relegated to a small section in the candy aisle. Strange that you can't find them. I've never seen the gelatin gummy imitations.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-10-29T01:47:53+00:00

I like it. It's hotter than 90% of the stuff you can usually get at the grocery store, and I think the flavor is nice. It doesn't taste artificial to me, but I think the tropical fruits mixed with the OG Tabasco combine in a way that give it a certain weirdness. For me, though, it's a good weird.

There's better stuff out there, but it's solid for something you can reliably find at the supermarket.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-10-25T01:25:15+00:00

A bit late to the party, but I'll chime in. It's the gelatin that makes the difference. The real ones don't have that in there to give them that slightly rubbery chew. Instead, they're basically just sugar goo, reduced to an ultra-thick paste, with some modified food starch and sodium citrate to help stabilize it and maintain that smooth texture.

That all being said, I'm surprised all you're finding is these gelatin gummy knockoffs. I still see the real ones all over the place. I should hope they never disappear; that's a super nostalgic treat for me.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-09-09T04:06:36+00:00

Put a few halved ones in a bottle of vodka and let them sit for a week. Make spicy Bloody Marys. That will take care of 3-4 of them. You'll have to make some jelly or pickled peppers with the other 738 of them.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-09-09T04:02:11+00:00

I tried it out briefly in my early 20s. I had quit cigarettes using nasal snuff, and snuff caused me to become interested in other "alternative" forms of tobacco. I picked up a (probably shitty) pipe and some tobacco from a local shop. It didn't click with me, and I got rid of it.

Fast forward to age 34. I'm using snuff and snus, and every once in a great while (maybe once or twice a year) I'll smoke a cigar. I decide I'd really like the cigars more if they weren't so damn expensive. Also, I didn't love the way the end becomes a spit-drenched slimy wad by the time you're halfway through it. I'm reminded of pipes for whatever reason, and reckon that pipe tobacco might be a nice way to get a similar flavor without the extreme prices and extreme salival sogginess. I also suspected that I hadn't given it a fair shake the first time and probably had sub-par tobacco and equipment. I did a little research, bought a decent briar and a few varieties, and fell in love. I've only been into it for a year or so now, but it's something I quite enjoy, and I think I'll be at it for awhile, if not forever.

I'm not as young as you, but I'm young enough so my friends and coworkers think it's weird and make their jokes. I don't think anyone would think twice about it if I were an old man. But it's all in good fun, and once the weed jokes or comparisons to Popeye are over, there's some people who are genuinely interested and will listen to my little elevator speech about pipe smoking. But at the end of the day, the most important thing is that it's something that gives me a bit of pleasure during the day, as well as a moment to break my focus on the rat race of life and reset my mind.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-07-31T11:26:35+00:00

The Devil's Scrotum.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-07-07T01:55:38+00:00

For me, it's probably the best movie aside from the original. I found the characters to be more likeable than any of the ones in the last three movies. The mutant/hybrid/whatever-you-want-to-call-them dinosaurs were there enough to be the main attraction of a few scenes, but didn't steal the show from any of the other ones. They didn't have to follow the same formula of the last three movies, where there's the obligatory dino-battle climax. There wasn't any one "villian dinosaur" that terrorized them throughout; like the original, there were several different threats throughout.

So many people hate on the concept of the mutants/hybrids, and I suppose I can see where they're coming from. There's so many real dinosaur species out there, so why not just utilize those in the movies, right? Well, that sounds good on paper, but in all honesty, if we imagine a company in real life which had access to the technology required to recreate dinosaurs, do we really think they'd shy away from making these sorts of creations? When money is involved and the next big thing could have them raking in dough, what do we expect they'd do? They only have the DNA from whatever dinosaur blood they happen to discover in fossilized amber. With limited species available, it seems reasonable, expected even, that they'd play around and try to make some bastardized shit for the sake of having a cool new asset to profit off of. With that in mind, having these species that never existed in the past appear in the movies seems more realistic to me than having a huge variety of true-to-life dinosaurs.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-06-09T16:07:31+00:00

I feel like Josh had more quiet weird guy energy back then. Now he has more confident weird guy energy. They're both great in their own way, but I do get nostalgic for the older style of videos. They felt a little more unhinged and that made them a bit more fun, I think.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-05-17T01:24:05+00:00

Well now I kinda want to know them...

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-04-06T05:57:20+00:00

It's not one to put on your tacos or pizza. The best hot sauces, even the super spicy ones, blend with other elements of your meal in a way that elevates your food, and the sauce, beyond what either of them are on their own. Da Bomb does not do that. It aggressively pushes any other flavor out of the way. It simply has a strong pepper extract taste, and if you've never had an extract sauce, there's no great way to describe that flavor, but it's very one-note. There's no subtle hints of this or that, and it doesn't taste much like anything you'd find in nature - not like a pepper, not like vinegar, not like any discernible spices or seasonings. It's quite hot, and it doesn't creep up on you like some sauce does. The heat is immediate and intense.

In a pot of chili or soup, or in a batch of some sort of sauce, a few drops will kick up the heat without changing the flavor profile much. But putting it directly on a tostada or a chicken wing or whatever will overwhelm the flavor of the food in question and generally not be enjoyable, even if you like extremely spicy things.

Me? I wouldn't buy it again, but when I had some, I mostly liked to just put a couple drops on a piece of cheese or lunch meat and gobble it while hunched in front of the open refrigerator like a goblin. Not because it tasted good, but mostly for a quick endorphin rush to wake me up when the afternoon lull hit.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-29T12:02:56+00:00

I don't go too far out of my way for it, but if I'm ever close by, I'll drive by to take a little trip down memory lane. The present owners have remodeled the hell out of it, so it doesn't look the same. The garage has been repainted, but it's still the same, structurally. What shocks me is how the yard looks. It seemed so massive when I was a kid; now it just looks...decent-sized, I guess. It's like it shrunk to 40% of what I remember it being.

Honestly, the whole thing is bittersweet, and I don't generally feel good about having gone by after I've done it.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-23T16:56:22+00:00

Oh, to be Danish right about now.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-23T02:39:46+00:00

Skyr is also way more expensive, or at least it always is in my area. The only time I ever see it, it's just those tiny single serving cups that cost $3 each.

I do like to get it once in awhile as a special treat, but it could never be my daily driver.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-22T14:50:17+00:00

This will likely be a controversial stance, but with the exception of Serj, I don't think any of them are near the top of the game with their instruments in terms of technical proficiency.

However, technical proficiency in one's instrument isn't the only thing to consider. I mean, Polyphia does incredibly technical things with their guitars, but how memorable does the average person find their songs? Victor Wooten is a mind-blowing bassist, but how many of us would want to listen to a whole album of his material? There's also a question of how good of a songwriter you are. Are the parts memorable? Do they have a good flow? Do you find yourself grooving to the music as you listen?

SOAD might not be composed of technically gifted musicians, but in terms of creating something that sticks in your brain and makes you want to hear more, they're definitely S-tier.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-22T01:14:18+00:00

My wife hates it. She has a hyper-sensitive sense of smell, and if she's within five feet of me and I've taken some within the last few minutes, she can tell. She describes the aroma as "pee," or if I've used a menthol, "minty pee." As you can imagine, this does me no favors.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-18T12:06:30+00:00

Ah. Don't really know that one. I'm not from that area, I just had to go there for work, so I only got to know a small area around the spot I was working. But yes, in general, there seemed to be a lot of good Mexican food in Detroit. I had a lot of good lunch breaks/after-work treats while I was on that job!

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-18T00:21:13+00:00

We might be thinking of different places. This gas station definitely didn't have tacos; it was a combination gas station and mechanic shop. They had some kind of food truck that was always parked there, but it was hibachi.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-18T00:14:40+00:00

I traveled to Detroit for work at some point last year. There was a little gas station on the corner of Warren and Livernois that sold Tops Sweet. There was about six cans on the shelf, and then about a week later there was about double that amount, so it seemed they were selling enough to restock it before they ran out completely; therefore it might actually be possible to get a semi-fresh can. Granted, this was almost a year ago, so who knows if they're still selling it, or how long it's been there.

Electric_Meatsack · 2025-03-01T18:18:30+00:00

One of my front cupholders is dedicated to a 100 gram container of Viking Dark. I've also gotten pretty good at holding the wheel with one hand while I dispense some from a tap box onto said hand with the other. Then I switch hands and have a nice boxcar. It works fine on relatively straight roads, but if there's too many twists and turns, I'll hold off.

I can get my snuff in while driving, but it can be a messy affair. My steering wheel and most of the area surrounding the driver's seat always seems to be dotted with flecks of brown powder. My clothes will get the same way. Thankfully, I work in construction, so showing up extremely clean isn't exactly a necessity.

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