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#91

Chit Chat / Re: What kind of meat (or chee...

Last post by humbert - January 16, 2025, 05:03 AM

Note that in French, the word "porc" essentially refers to pig meat, but it can refer to the animal as well. Note that the French words porc (pork) and port (harbour/port) have the same pronunciation.

My lady tried to study French in Québec. She that in French, if a word ends in a consonant, that letter is silent. True? I mentioned this because you said "porc" and "port" have identical pronunciations.

Notice I said "tried to" learn French. That's because the quebeçois speak to each other in French, but if you're trying to learn and address them in broken French, they respond in English. This makes learning very difficult. Not so in Ontario and everything to the west and north. Most people in this vast area speak no French at all and have no interest in learning. This is beyond my comprehension.

#92

Microsoft Windows / Re: Windows 11

Last post by humbert - January 16, 2025, 04:53 AM

I have nothing else to offer.

Why even bother with an unfinished, bug-infested piece of software that you didn't write and is causing more problems than it solved? Even on my laptop which has a pretty decent copy of Windows, it would not install.

Suggest you wait a while and let Micro$haft fix this garbage.

#93

Chit Chat / Re: best clips

Last post by scarface - January 15, 2025, 11:50 PM

Tonight, new videos are available for the users of the forum.


After its discovery by Marie Curie, the radioactive element radium was incorporated into everything as a "cure all." The most famous was Radithor, a radium-infused tonic that claimed to treat over 150 different ailments. Unfortunately, drinking this magic potion was not without consequence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIoIn6iDZgY



At What Age Do You Peak?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftdjaDjyK-g



In the quiet town of Racoon city, nestled in the Arklay mountains, lies a mansion. It turns out that something has gone terribly wrong within these walls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6pkglj4Bdw



Fire & Ash: Devastation in L.A – A documentary to understand what's going on in California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBPkRIAoers

#94

Microsoft Windows / Re: Windows 11

Last post by scarface - January 14, 2025, 11:04 PM

Is this that buggy, quasi-ininstallable 24H2 or something better than that?

I have nothing else to offer.

#95

Chit Chat / Re: What kind of meat (or chee...

Last post by scarface - January 14, 2025, 10:55 PM

Tonight, I'm going to show you a new recipe.

It seems that humbert showed signs of confusion after discovering the pâté de campagne (farmhouse pâté). It's rather likely that this kind of pâté is not common in the United States. Since shadow.97's mind was in a ferment after the photo of the boudin noir was published, we can assume that he enjoys eating farmhouse pâté too, a pâté made from pork meat.
Note that in French, the word "porc" essentially refers to pig meat, but it can refer to the animal as well. Note that the French words porc (pork) and port (harbour/port) have the same pronunciation.

Now look at the photo below.


If you have never heard of pâté de campagne, you have certainly heard of duck foie gras.
These slices of white bread are soft and fluffy, ideal for spreading the foie gras de canard. It is usually eaten cold at the start of the meal.
Look at the subtle color of the foie gras: it is exquisite.

#96

Chit Chat / Re: What kind of meat (or chee...

Last post by humbert - January 14, 2025, 04:11 AM

Do you celebrate Christmas or was this just given to you?
I spent it with a few friends.

After so many Christmases, it's just another day on the calendar as far as I'm concerned. Lisa Simpson couldn't have said it better: "Christmas is a day where people buy friends gifts they don't need, with money they don't have."

#97

Chit Chat / Re: What kind of meat (or chee...

Last post by scarface - January 12, 2025, 06:05 AM

This paste has champagne in it? What else does it have? And what's that black dust on the left?

This is a pâté de campagne (and not champagne...). It can be roughly translated as "country pâté". There is no champagne in it. It is a pâté made only from pork (the breast and the liver) and simply garnished with a mixture of garlic, onion, shallots and some fresh herbs.
As for the "black dust", the tapenade is a spread made from black olives.

Do you celebrate Christmas or was this just given to you?

I spent it with a few friends.

#98

Chit Chat / Re: What kind of meat (or chee...

Last post by humbert - January 12, 2025, 04:34 AM

I was offered some pâté de campagne et some tapenade for Christmas.

This paste has champagne in it? What else does it have? And what's that black dust on the left?

I was offered some pâté de campagne et some tapenade for Christmas.

Do you celebrate Christmas or was this just given to you?

#99

Microsoft Windows / Re: Windows 11

Last post by humbert - January 12, 2025, 04:26 AM

Note that a new version of windows 11 will be released on the forum next week.

Is this that buggy, quasi-ininstallable 24H2 or something better than that?

#100

Microsoft Windows / Re: Windows 11

Last post by scarface - January 08, 2025, 08:06 PM

Note that a new version of windows 11 will be released on the forum next week.