Synobun
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The potato pierogies are made vastly better if you make them with beef as well. A bit heavy but so good. Potatoes by themselves are okay but nothing to write home about.
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The potato pierogies are made vastly better if you make them with beef as well. A bit heavy but so good. Potatoes by themselves are okay but nothing to write home about.
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I prefer the meat being inside the pierogies, in the form of pork and spices. But that's just what I grew up with. My roommate and me actually made what you're saying for dinner today, cheddar, potato & bacon pierogies, smothered in a meaty tomato sauce.
I actually also figured something out.
We call the potato pierogi "Ruskie", which technically means "Russian" but the proper word for Russian is "Rosyjskie". "Ruskie" can also mean Ruthenian. Well, it's supposed to mean Ruthenian, but I think in common speech it now means Russian. Or something like that. Anyway, either way the origin of potato pierogies seems to be Ruthenia, not Russia, at least in terms of from where they were introduced into Poland
I actually also figured something out.
We call the potato pierogi "Ruskie", which technically means "Russian" but the proper word for Russian is "Rosyjskie". "Ruskie" can also mean Ruthenian. Well, it's supposed to mean Ruthenian, but I think in common speech it now means Russian. Or something like that. Anyway, either way the origin of potato pierogies seems to be Ruthenia, not Russia, at least in terms of from where they were introduced into Poland
This is kinda confusing.
Potato dumplings ("Vareniki") are rather Ukrainian dish, although they well known in Russia too.
Russian dumplings are in most cases made with meat too, and called "Pelmeni"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmeni
Finally, what we call Pirogi, are made from yeast dough and baked. Can be with all kinds of stuffing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirog
Pelmeni is my favorite
Potato dumplings ("Vareniki") are rather Ukrainian dish, although they well known in Russia too.
Russian dumplings are in most cases made with meat too, and called "Pelmeni"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmeni
Finally, what we call Pirogi, are made from yeast dough and baked. Can be with all kinds of stuffing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirog
Pelmeni is my favorite
warpus
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We call that large baked thing a pieróg, which is actually also the singular form of pierogi. It seems like that would be confusing, but when you're eating pierogi you're usually eating a whole bunch of them and the need to refer to just one rarely arises. And if someone sees you eating pierogi and they point to one and say "Hey give me that pieróg", in that context it is clear what is meant. But if context is unclear people would probably expect a pieróg to be that large baked thing.
Pelmeni look kind of like uszka, they're little half-sized pierogies with pork filling. We eat them in red barszcz (borscht). Wikipedia claims that the Russian name for them is ушки (úški)
I think in Polish Ruskie can mean both Ruthenian or Russian because geographic Ruthenia used to be initially associated with the Kievan Rus.
Pelmeni look kind of like uszka, they're little half-sized pierogies with pork filling. We eat them in red barszcz (borscht). Wikipedia claims that the Russian name for them is ушки (úški)
I think in Polish Ruskie can mean both Ruthenian or Russian because geographic Ruthenia used to be initially associated with the Kievan Rus.
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You sure about that? What our tongue produces has eternal implications, for it reveals what is in our heart. Jesus said that “the good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him”. Stakes are so high that our Lord makes this point: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
I have seen many bitter people in my life, they all share one trait: foul mouth. Yak.
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I have a feeling like you never met a normal Christian in your entire life while living in the "Bible belt", duh. How can a grown up person say such an obvious drivel? First of all -- lesser people do not exist: the more you serve others the higher you are. Second -- every normal believer suppose to "lecture" (using your bitter condescending vocabulary) or, what's more commonly known, share the Good News about reality of redemption, given the reality of sin. When used in the context of describing reality of damnation of unrepentant sinners -- obviously it's normal for everyone to say it. Problems start when one habitually says "God damn it!" in vain. This simply breaks 3rd commandement. Things get equally bad when someone says out of anger to another person -- Damn you, you fool. That is already a curse, an antiprayer, something directly opposite to holiness, something that seeks the help from metaphysical evil. And if a man thinks that he serves God, and does not hold his tongue, but deceives his heart, this person's service is worthless. Simple and beautiful, isn't it?
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No need to use sophism in this simple matters
. Lesser people in the context of quoted and debunked misrepresentation of Christian reality do not exist. If you want to talk in general, in the context of discussing the objective reality, please consider the following analogy. In mathematics you can't compare two complex numbers: 3+i7 is neither greater, nor less than 10-i5. For us, mortals, true "lesser" does not exist. Every person is like a complex number, he/she has "real"(visible) and "imaginary"(invisible) parts. Only absolute values of those numbers can be compared in mathematics -- while in the case of humans only Absolute can assess people adequately. With our limited agencies we cannot call anyone lesser or higher.
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But you just said the more you serve others, the higher you are. Which is it?
It's still cold. The coldest thing I consume in winter is milk or juice (of course it's cold because it has to be refrigerated).
BTW, warpus, I found a recipe online where you can make your own homemade ice cream using snow, milk, and a couple of other ingredients. You don't need any fancy appliances, either. I haven't tried it myself (I rarely have plain milk in my fridge and it's harder to find clean snow here than it was where I lived a few years ago when I found the recipe), but it's supposed to be tasty.
Please understand that not all feminists are the same. If a man holds a door for me, I will smile and say "thank you." If a man could benefit from me holding a door for him, I'll do it.
As for the "ladies night"... I wouldn't know. I don't drink. The local fair used to have "Ladies' Day" when adult females would be admitted free until noon, and there were special events in the Creative Arts building. Considering that I saved a few dollars' admission that I could then put toward buying a treat and maybe add to my pin collection, I'd have been an idiot not to take advantage of it.
Exactly."Modern-day feminism" encompasses everything from hardcore egalitarianism to people complaining about mansplaining on tumblr. I doubt any feminist would be upset about the implications of my post, but your assertion that all "modern-day" feminists are a hivemind that share the same opinion probably would rub them the wrong way
That's disgusting. I would have to be absolutely starving before I'd eat those revolting things.
Sarcasm. It is a difficult concept. Forgive me for not putting quotation marks around the word "lesser".
As for the word "lecture," I stand by it. When somebody says they're Christian and proceeds to tell me I don't live a moral life because I don't believe as they do, they're lecturing me. It's pretty presumptuous of them, really, to just assume that I run around killing people and stealing and engaging in wanton orgies because I don't believe in a list of sacred commandments that are supposedly going to stop people from doing those things.
warpus
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But I mean, it's the same temperature in my office or livingroom whether it's winter or summer. I understand a personal choice to not consume anything cold in the winter, but all I'm saying is that it's not weird to do this. It's perfectly normal, yet some people look at me like I came down from the heavens in a chariot if I buy ice cream in the middle of the winter.
I don't know if I trust local snow content to do something like that btw! There are many industrialized parts of Canada and the U.S. nearby, plus tens of millions of people, I don't trust the stuff that falls out of the sky to be pure. That's cool nevertheless though, I would def. give it a try if I was living in some remote place far away from a grocery store.
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They're not lesser, they're lower. YUGE difference.
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I don't think it's particularly contradictory to, on the one hand, hold the ideal that no person has any lesser or greater intrinsic worth than anybody else, but on the other hand believe that certain modes of behaviour can make you a less valuable "actor in society" (aka "person" for short). The language most people use to express that might make it seem contradictory, but it's not really. And I don't think it's an outlook particularly related to religion either.
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Where in there does it say don't use naughty words? What you quoted is about how you say things not what you say. For example if I say god damn you to some guy cus he cut me off then yes that's bringing forth anger inside of me, but it's no different really from saying what is your problem jerk with the same anger. And on the reverse side if I say holy $*@# out of surprise at being cutoff but am not directing it at anyone then it's just as harmless as saying holy moley or any substitution. The stigma around such words is mostly social not spiritual.
Another example, you say the good man brings out good things, you can build someone up with off color language. Haven't you ever been to a sporting event where teammates admonish each other with good effing play, you the bleep man! and stuff like that? It's all about context and usage, which is what I said, the bible doesn't list specific words that are taboo other than the lord's name in vain.
Well... i think that other people deem it as weird (they just suspect it, though, eg those who read my book) that i am more alive in thinking and writing than in front of them.
It's just that since mid elementary school i consciously was focusing on my imagination, instead of external stuff.
TBH, it does create problems, but it also is good to at least know you have many more rooms than the living room where you meet guests.
It's just that since mid elementary school i consciously was focusing on my imagination, instead of external stuff.
TBH, it does create problems, but it also is good to at least know you have many more rooms than the living room where you meet guests.
Evie
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Sorry about the delay! Been generally steering clear of this forum lately, but I do occasionally drop by.
The more the church tightened its grip, the more swearword slipped through our teeth. Basically. It was an act of rebellion - using "church" words in unambiguously negative ways. The church knew exactly what was being done (plus felt it was tantamount to blasphemy), so spoke against it, so they became even more "taboo" words, and an even more obvious way of flipping the church the bird.
Then we actually revolted against the church, so the taboo lost a lot of weight (but showing off our independence from the church became even more important and even more part of who we are), and in any event by then the words in question were written deep in our collective psyche, with their swear meaning having long-since eclipsed their religious meanings. I've known Atheists and even Muslims who are absolutely uncomplexed to let loose a swarm of Quebec Swears.
We don't use altar (autel), incidentally, since someone suggested we did. We do use the tabernacle, which is not the same. We also do use the sin of simony, so some of our so
At some point, I suspect we just went and picked the church words with the most swear-friendly sounds - lots of Bs and Rs and Ses and Ks and what not. After all, it's not proper swearing if it doesn't sound like it belongs on a gold ring, engraved with letters of fire.
yung.carl.jung
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I feel like meeting a long lost brother..
Seriously though, that is not uncommon at all. I know at least 3 other men who do it.
So when God damns us to eternal punishment, He is acting the opposite of Holy?
