Posted on 05/03/2005 11:50:22 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Imagine a parallel universe where Canadians Norman Jewison and Ivan Reitman are considered the greatest Hollywood directors who ever lived. Where you can read an article about Microsoft attempting to steal the Mohawk language, and peruse endless coverage of the ''Grits," a political party, not a watery food served south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Welcome to the world of nealenews.com, better known as the Canadian Drudge Report.
Nealenews, the creation of a 38-year-old Ontario-based technical writer named Brian Neale, is to the Drudge Report as Canada is to the United States. That means his site strongly resembles Matt Drudge's, Neale having copied the news-aggregating format, the look and feel, and even Drudge's rightward political tilt. It also means there are a lot fewer people at nealenews: After two years in the digi-sphere, Neale gets about 7,000 visits a day, while Drudge claims between 7 million and 9 million, depending on the intensity of the news flow.
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"the ''Grits," a political party, not a watery food served south of the Mason-Dixon Line."
LOL, this guy must've pissed off some hash-slinger by the interstate... I don't know what this guy ate, but it sure wasn't grits.
"the ''Grits," a political party, not a watery food served south of the Mason-Dixon Line."
LOL, this guy must've pissed off some hash-slinger by the interstate... I don't know what this guy ate, but it sure wasn't grits.
ah my dear American friends Grits is the slang term for Liberals a la Canadian style
Grits and Tories, you see
hey it's good that Canadians have a Drudge type site even though it took an American blogger, Captain Ed, to bust open the biggest story of the Canadian news year......
ok I get your comment
just what are grits, I've always wanted to try Southern food
Grits? Imagine polenta, or better still corn muffins or hush puppies dissolved in hot water. Skim off all the sweetness. Subtract the yellow. Remove the corn flavor.
What you have left is a mush that looks like Cream of Wheat, feels like ultrafine sand and tastes like absolutely nothing at all. Dot with a pat of butter. If you're lucky, it'll pick up a bit of flavor from the greasy bacon beside it on the plate.
That's grits.
"ah my dear American friends Grits is the slang term for Liberals a la Canadian style"
For you no doubt it is... but it is in no way a watery food served south of the Mason-Dixon line. As I said, I don't know what this guy was served, but he must've pissed off a waitress or something, because that ain't grits.
"Dot with a pat of butter. If you're lucky, it'll pick up a bit of flavor from the greasy bacon beside it on the plate."
You're being too colloquial with your advice. I've found that non-natives find it more palatable treated like hot cereal, with sugar and maybe cinnamon. Every place has its food that only a native could love. Think haggis. Or, for my dear Canadian friends, poutine.
sounds like grits would make a great facial, LOL
I'll stick with oatmeal thanks with a wee pinch of brown sugar
I've never tried sweet potato pie, I got a recipe though, I think I'll make it this summer, I love sweet potatoes...
I eat haggis without knowing it was haggis and I thought it was good, then they told me after, and I thought, oh not so bad then
hardly Fear Factor worthy though......
If he's a globe writer I'll bet whatever he ate was in a mens room at a rest stop on the interstate.
The thick, creamy texture of sweet potato pie can be a challenge, apparently. Thanks to older aunts and other relatives, I've had it plain, with coconut mixed into the filling, and I've also had it with nuts, such as pecans. Overall, it's similar to pumpkin pie, just denser with a more subtle flavor. If you love sweet potatoes, you'll enjoy the pie. Have some good whipped cream handy for topping.
"If he's a globe writer I'll bet whatever he ate was in a mens room at a rest stop on the interstate."
I could've done without that mental image. Ugh.
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