By Bekka Supp | Food Porn | February 14, 2017 |
By Bekka Supp | Food Porn | February 14, 2017 |
The Overlords have a special group where we talk about specific post ideas. Generally, they’re short little blurbs with a lot of barbing back and forth, but today, shit got real. It all started off with a Moby Facebook Post:
And thus, the weirdest hills to die on were formed.
Seth Freilich
(In regards to Moby)I mean, none of that is really new or surprising and, without any validation of who his “friends” are that allow him to “safely” say, I don’t really think it warrants coverage. Like, yeah, he’s famous, but if he was a Twitter nobody saying this, would we give it any import? This is the kind of rabbit hole I fear we start falling down. We cite shit like this and, this isn’t the perfect example, but you cite something someone says and then it’s not totally true or there’s some crack, and then they come out with saying, “you gotta throw the whole baby out with the bathwater”, and it plays right into their fucking bullshit game. If that makes any sense. I’m tired and weirdly cranky this morning.
Bekka Supp
It’s easier to take bad news while you’re listening to the silky smooth sounds of trip hop. I get it. Probably all the chili.
Dustin Rowles
GRUMPUS.
Seth Freilich
Chili has never made me tired or cranky. YOU TAKE THAT BACK. Sincerely, Grumpus.
Dustin Rowles
It’s because you don’t put beans in it, and therefore, it’s not really chili. It’s just meat sauce.
Seth Freilich
FALSE. You have NO IDEA how much the beans/no beans debate has raged between a small circle of my friends.
Dustin Rowles
Chili without beans is basically bolognese. NO ONE DENIES THIS.
Seth Freilich
I DENY THIS. Texas Chili is no beans chili and the only real chili. Chili is about meat and spices and beans are filler taking the place of where you could have MORE MEAT. Who doesn’t want more meat? Communists. Bean chili is fucking communist chili. You’re playing right into Donny Trash’s little hands.
Bekka Supp
Whatever. As long as there isn’t onions in it…
Dustin Rowles
What? I HATE onions, and still, I recognize their necessity to chili.
Victoria McNally
No-bean, yes-onion over here.
Seth Freilich
YES, WELCOME TO PAJIBA, VICTORIA. YOU CAN STAY FOREVER.
Dustin Rowles
The most important ingredient for chili, of course, is mustard.
Bekka Supp
LMAO! Oh wait, you’re serious?
Seth Freilich
On this, we agree, Dustin.
Victoria McNally
Sorry, wait. You lost me with mustard.
Seth Freilich
I learned that from you, Dustin. In fact, mustard in shitty Hormel makes it almost edible.
Victoria McNally
Is this a hot dog joke?
Genevieve Burgess
Now they’re baiting TK, I think.
Seth Freilich
Nah, he’s right. It’s an amazing secret ingredient.
Dustin Rowles
It is not, but if you like mustard on your chili dog, try mustard in your chili. It is amazing!
Genevieve Burgess
Or maybe they’re baiting Lainey. I never remember who has the mustard thing.
Victoria McNally
Hormel is pretty terrible but it IS good in Velveeta-based slow cooker queso. You need Rotel in there too I think
Dustin Rowles
Are you from the South, too, Victoria?
Seth Freilich
YES, WELCOME TO PAJIBA, VICTORIA. YOU CAN STAY FOREVER.
Victoria McNally
I don’t remember the whole recipe but it is delightful.
Bekka Supp
I thought for sure Dustin was talking out of his ass. Like “oh yeaaaaaaah, the secret ingredient is marshmallow fluff.”
TK
You’re all garbage people. Seth is a monster. Onions are for heroes. Victoria is fucking fired.
Victoria McNally
I’m from Jersey! I just hate beans. But my boyfriend’s mom is from Texas so he has OPINIONS about chili.
Seth Freilich
YOUR BOYFRIEND’S OPINIONS ARE CORRECT.
Genevieve Burgess
Rotel is my secret to five minute guacamole. Can of Rotel, two avocados, extra garlic, you’re in business.
Dustin Rowles
Velveeta/Rotel is a Southern mainstay
Bekka Supp
As long as we can agree that black eyed peas made with Dr. Pepper are the fucking best, we’re good here.
Dustin Rowles
GTFO.
Bekka Supp
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO REGRATS.
Victoria McNally
I’ve never even HEARD of that one.
Bekka Supp
I’m the resident “wrong about everything almost as much as Emily, but not fired as often by TK.”
Dustin Rowles
Also, in that slow cooker with the Rotel and Velveeta, add a dash of cinnamon. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR WORLD.
TK
To be perfectly honest, chili is whatever you want it to be. That’s the magic. With beans is great! Without is… weird but ok. I’ve made it both ways. I’ve made it with chicken or sausage or chorizo or meatless. With sweet potatoes. That’s what makes it such a terrific food.
Bekka Supp
TK: The pureness of this comment is so rare that I feel like I need to protect it.
Seth Freilich
Oh christ, I can’t even imagine what foolishness Emily and her wrongness would bring to all of this discussion. Goddamn it TK. I hate you, but on the morphing magic of chili, you’re not entirely wrong
Emily Chambers
Writer’s note, Emily was late to the conversation, but had some very strong opinions regardless.
Jesus, you people write a lot.
Re: Chili. It can, theoretically, be made of anything. But without the presences of beans, I consider it mostly spicy pasta sauce. Beans make you fart. I don’t know why you’d want to deprive yourself of that. Sweet potato chili with lots of charred bell pepper and onions is tits. Get your mustard bullshit outta my face. You’re mostly making barbecue. Also, #TeamTK forever, “Overlord? More like OverThrow, amirite?” #Seth2020.
TK
I try not to judge too much when it comes to food, but in all seriousness Victoria is super fired because of the mustard thing.
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