Please delete scammy ipod link

December 19, 2004 6:05 AM

delete the free ipod referral link, please.
posted by andrew cooke to Etiquette/Policy at 6:05 AM (43 comments total)

fpp on mefi - the user appears to have posted his own referrer link (so he's using mefi to harvest suckers so that he gets an ipod).
posted by andrew cooke at 6:06 AM on December 19, 2004

ouch!

and it's a double.
posted by dabitch at 6:07 AM on December 19, 2004

and then scrape out his brain and leave a candle glowing behind his eyes, as a warning sign to others.
posted by andrew cooke at 6:07 AM on December 19, 2004

It'll be like halloween year round! All the skulls with candles in littering the steps to Metafilter.
posted by dabitch at 6:11 AM on December 19, 2004

and people moan at me for commenting on the obsession here with consumption. self link rant. we're all doomed. and i despise you all (except dabitch).
posted by andrew cooke at 6:14 AM on December 19, 2004

Here you go. You can use the small end of this tool for the brain-scraping.
posted by taz at 6:18 AM on December 19, 2004

Then we make dinner out of it! Blanch 1 lb. brains in 4 cups boiling water, containing 2 Tablespoons salt and 2 Tablespoons until they turn whitish. Remove from pot and set aside to cool.

Slice brains into small cutlets (patties), discarding membrane, veins, and gristle. Salt & pepper, dip in beaten eggs, roll in bread crumbs, pressing in breading on both sides in 2 Tablespoons oil and 2 Tablespoons butter, then reduce heat and simmer a while longer. Serve with tartar sauce.

yum!
posted by dabitch at 6:25 AM on December 19, 2004

you can get brains in restaurants here in santiago, sometimes. although when i say "here" i really mean "there", being not in santiago at this moment. which means i should get back to work...

*goes out to buy a spare packet of until they turn whitish *
posted by andrew cooke at 6:27 AM on December 19, 2004

You all scare me.
posted by sebas at 6:30 AM on December 19, 2004

Mmmmmmmmm
posted by CunningLinguist at 6:30 AM on December 19, 2004

and people moan at me for commenting on the obsession here with consumption.
posted by andrew cooke at 6:27 AM PST on December 19

Er, no, we moan at you for posting non-practical answers ("change the entire system of consumption in America!") to questions in AskMe.
posted by Bugbread at 6:35 AM on December 19, 2004

way to think small.
posted by andrew cooke at 6:39 AM on December 19, 2004

Well, yes, AskMe is about thinking small. It's made to provide simple answers to peoples' questions. If we thought big, the answer to most questions would just be "rethink your priorities. Your time would better be spent with your family or friends than on the issue about which you've posted". While eminently true, it isn't very useful, which is the core priority of AskMe.
posted by Bugbread at 6:43 AM on December 19, 2004

Brain Smoothies: A Recipe

1. Puree 1# of brains.
2. Pour into glass.
3. Place a cherry on top.
4. Chug.
5. ???
6. Zombie!
posted by sciurus at 6:54 AM on December 19, 2004

Get ready to rum-buuuuuull!
posted by squirrel at 6:56 AM on December 19, 2004

Um, I think you should look here before you come to any conclusions.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 7:46 AM on December 19, 2004

1 lb of brains? I seriously doubt you will be able to scare out that much. I think he comes candle-ready.
posted by c13 at 8:14 AM on December 19, 2004

Ahem.. scrape out. Obviously I won't be of much help either.
posted by c13 at 8:17 AM on December 19, 2004

I'm still waiting for the inevitable "THEY'RE THROWING ME OFF EBAY!! L@@K!!!!" FPP.
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:20 AM on December 19, 2004

Slice brains into small cutlets (patties), discarding membrane, veins, and gristle

Aw, dabitch - the gristle is the best part. (Not to mention that in this case there's just a lot more gristle than anything else.)

And, somebody - please pass the gravy.
posted by taz at 8:21 AM on December 19, 2004

Brain Sandwich, a St. Louis specialty.
posted by TimeFactor at 8:24 AM on December 19, 2004

I'm hungry now.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 8:33 AM on December 19, 2004

This will work work with only one small brain.
Brain soup. To wash brain clear of blood, soak in cold water, renewing water several times. Skin and chop fine. Melt butter in pan, add brain, sprinkle with flour, and saute 10 minutes. Add beef stock (1 qt beef stock) and simmer 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in 1 egg yolk and 1 cup of cream.
posted by dabitch at 8:36 AM on December 19, 2004

(I bet taz will say the blood is the best part now...)
posted by dabitch at 8:36 AM on December 19, 2004

is there a reasonable brain substitute for vegetarians? for i long to feed upon the same skull-meat, but it would give my innards the creeperz.
posted by moonbird at 8:58 AM on December 19, 2004

Moonbird, overcook some cauliflower, that should simulate it. But then you're gonna have to simulate turning into a zombie too.

Me? I wouldn't eat that dude's brains, I might the stupid from him.

And hey, look at it this way, at least everyone's having a fun morning shredding on him.
posted by fenriq at 9:18 AM on December 19, 2004

I have like, FIFTY more ipod related links for you guys. I thought about posting them all at once in a "stake-in-the-heart" kind of gesture, but then I passed out, then subsequently woke up with blood all over my hands.
posted by puke & cry at 9:26 AM on December 19, 2004

don't worry Mom, ...we've been eating our BRAINFOOD.

*Slurps the blood dabitch has so thoughtlessly discarded, pukes & cries. Goes back for another plate.*
posted by taz at 9:50 AM on December 19, 2004

*goes out to buy a spare packet of until they turn whitish *

I read the recipe as using 2 tablespoons, you know, the spoons (must be silver, I'm sure) are boiled with the brains to help leech out any evil still resident in the aforementioned um, brain.
posted by kamylyon at 10:09 AM on December 19, 2004

hehehe, it was just a typo mistake. ;)
posted by dabitch at 10:15 AM on December 19, 2004

*yanks plate of blood away from taz*
I was going to make soup with that!
5 dl blood, 1 dl flower, 2,5 l buillion, 2-3 teaspoons of salt, 2-3 teaspoons of sugar, 1/2 dl vinegar, two tablespoons of cognjak, 2 dl of sherry, half a teaspoon of whiteppere, ginger and clovespice. Needs to be stirred/whipped the whole time so it doesn't get all full of lumps.
posted by dabitch at 10:23 AM on December 19, 2004

but ...the bloodlumps are the best part. Especially when they squeak.
posted by taz at 10:41 AM on December 19, 2004

thanks, matt.
posted by andrew cooke at 11:08 AM on December 19, 2004

Food for thought: Squirrel Brains May Be Unsafe .
posted by y2karl at 1:17 PM on December 19, 2004

All this talk about brains has me hankerin' for a slab of head cheese on rye, with onions and maybe a pickle on the side, Yum.
posted by SteveInMaine at 2:22 PM on December 19, 2004

Whatever happened to that amazon.com parody called "Brains for Zombies"? Just askin'.
posted by wendell at 3:08 PM on December 19, 2004

wonder if he got his free ipod?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 4:06 PM on December 19, 2004 [1 favorite]

wendell
Here you go.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 7:24 PM on December 19, 2004

Note to self: andrew cooke is still an intolerable twit. also, water still comprised of two parts hydrogen, one party oxgen.
posted by The God Complex at 8:23 PM on December 19, 2004

(oxygen, even!)
posted by The God Complex at 8:24 PM on December 19, 2004

the feeling is mutual, i promise.
posted by andrew cooke at 5:14 AM on December 20, 2004

So... Who gets invited to this oxgen party?
posted by taz at 6:07 AM on December 20, 2004

MetaTalk: I might the stupid from him.
posted by trondant at 7:03 AM on December 20, 2004