CPRM’s UNCLASSIFIED Cheese Potatoes recipe

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206 responses to “CPRM’s UNCLASSIFIED Cheese Potatoes recipe”

  1. straffinrun

    You just lost your Wisconsin citizenship for that.

  2. Why is it from CRPM at the top but signed CPRM at the bottom?

    1. straffinrun

      *Note to self: Eat disgusting food.

    2. CPRM

      I have a shitty secretary.

      1. Sean

        And recipe.

  3. Mojeaux

    AKA “funeral potatoes” in Mormonville.

    1. Bob Boberson

      There were called alternately “Baptist Potatoes” or “Methodist Potatoes” where I come from, depending on who made them.

      1. straffinrun

        We call that “Platform Pizza”.

      2. Mojeaux

        I wasn’t introduced to these until I was a tween. Grandma stumbled over them. Nobody knew where the recipe came from. I grew up calling them “favorite potatoes.” I didn’t know they were “funeral potatoes” until well into my adulthood. We still call them “favorite potatoes.”

    2. CPRM

      It says that in article document.

      1. Mojeaux

        Yeah, I was hoping you wouldn’t slap me for that…

    3. Michael Bluth

      My mom’s recipe has always been entitled “yummy potatoes” instead of funeral potatoes. Ironically, the Relief Society did not provide very good funeral potatoes at her funeral.

    4. topnotchtoledo

      It grew up eating funeral casserole at my grandmothers in Nebraska. I love that “funeral” is an adjective of a dish in large parts of the country

    5. But Enough About Me

      Looks like Schwartzie’s Hash Browns to me. YUM!

  4. Mojeaux

    Try throwing some green onions in it.

    1. blackjack

      Shit load of garlic and some hot peppers.

  5. Scruffy Nerfherder

    That doesn’t look keto

  6. Gillespie

    These potatoes are looking pretty cheesy.

  7. Count Potato

    “Toddler scarred for life after being bitten 15 TIMES at soft play centre”

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/toddler-scarred-life-after-being-13553253

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7689952/child-bit-soft-play-centre/

    I’d hate to see the hard play center.

    1. Count Potato

      “Muslim Boys Attack Toddler Leaving 15 Bite Marks On Her Face – Media Blackout

      A toddler has been scarred for life after being bitten 15 times by Somali boys who “took at least ten chunks” out of her face and then “strangled” her until she was “blue” — and the media is refusing to report the ethnicity of the attackers.”

      https://newspunch.com/muslim-boys-toddler-bite-marks/

      1. Gillespie

        I did not need nut punches this early in the morning.
        *takes a whisk of his flask*

      2. Bob Boberson

        Oh, it was just a cultural misunderstanding? Ok then, move along people, nothing to see here.

        1. Heroic Mulatto

          I know plenty of Somalis.

          Only one of them has been a cannibal.

          1. juris imprudent

            On a recipe post no less. I believe you owe us the rest of that story, fictional or not.

          2. Pan Zagloba

            “Dear Sir, I am glad to hear that your studio audience disapproves of the last skit as strongly as I. As a naval officer I abhor the implication that the Royal Navy is a haven for cannibalism. It is well known that we have the problem relatively under control, and that it is the R.A.F. who now suffer the largest casualties in this area. And what do you think the Argylls ate in Aden? Arabs? Yours etc. Captain B.J. Smethwick in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic.”

        2. Scruffy Nerfherder

          I’m trying to understand the part of Somali culture that encourages cannibalism among toddlers.

          1. Bob Boberson

            My intent was to channel the UK authorities response more so than collectivizing Somalis

          2. Scruffy Nerfherder

            I think the mothers response of “That’s what kids do” is the most disturbing part

          3. Bob Boberson

            Didn’t read that far….holy fuck…..no, that is in no way normal. I’m wondering where the hell the adults were that it went on that long and to that extent

          4. Rhywun

            The impression I got after translating it into American is that nobody’s looking at the kids. “It’s not a nursery.”

          5. Bob Boberson

            I’m rarely one to shame parents for “YoU sHoUlD HaVe bEen ThEre!!!!”
            But damn, 17 mos is pretty young to be out of your sight for that long.

          6. Rhywun

            Agreed.

          7. Trigger Hippie

            ‘Didn’t read that far….holy fuck…..no, that is in no way normal. I’m wondering where the hell the adults were that it went on that long and to that extent’

            I’m nearly convinced that the British are the most dispirited, emasculated,desperate,culturally hopeless society in Western Civilization. It’s shocking, really.

          8. Bob Boberson

            They do seem fairly intent on committing cultural suicide. You’d think the status quo would have given rise to a reactionary right-wing populist movement but like you implied, I think they are too far gone for that.

          9. Brochettaward

            I just want to know how almost entirely white European nations became obsessed with the notion of being multicultural.

          10. Rhywun

            They learned it from us.

          11. Hyperion

            “I think the mothers response of “That’s what kids do” is the most disturbing part”

            It’s not that I would lock her in a cage with the meanest rottweilers I could find for 30 minutes, but that would make me seriously consider it.

          12. Hyperion

            “I’m nearly convinced that the British are the most dispirited, emasculated,desperate,culturally hopeless society in Western Civilization. It’s shocking, really.”

            That’s only because you haven’t been paying attention to Sweden, France, or Germany.

          13. Heroic Mulatto

            Hey, I’m just sayin’ I know a Somali cannibal.

            Though, you have to understand, teabagging was common during the civil war. It was a self-defense move.

          14. juris imprudent

            Never mind.

          15. Tres Cool

            Cause coffee was scarce ?

      3. straffinrun

        ” a 2-year-old Somali boy”

        Terrible for the little girl involved, but why should the media report on the ethnicity of a 2 year old?

        1. Rhywun

          Was wondering the same. Unless there’s a pattern of multiple instances of this sort of thing, it doesn’t seem relevant.

        2. Count Potato

          They would if the ethnicities were reversed.

          1. straffinrun

            Probably true. That would be silly too.

      4. Spudalicious

        So I’m confused. Do you dot the cornflakes with the chunks of toddler cheek, basting the dish with the rendering toddler fat and the remaining skin becomes toddler cheek cracklins’ as a meaty counterpart to the crispy cornflakes?

        Asking for a screwed up friend. I can’t even understand a culture where that type of behavior is so acceptable that toddlers think it’s okay.

        1. Florida Man

          Kids are vicious by nature, at least I was as a child. Then again I was the youngest and was use to fighting peopl bigger than me. The mother of the aggressor is the real problem.

          1. Brochettaward

            No responsible parent leaves their toddler unsupervised around Florida Child.

          2. Florida Man

            I did try to drown a child once during a disagreement over ownership of a float. To be fair, it was their float, but I didn’t understand property rights at the age of 4, but I did understand the concept of violence.

          3. The Last American Hero

            So you were a democratic socialist at age 4.

    2. Scruffy Nerfherder

      Well that’s fucked up

      1. Scruffy Nerfherder

        Almost as fucked up as those potatoes

        1. Tulip

          Did cheesy potatoes mug you?

    3. Bob Boberson

      Damn. If you are going to send your kid to play with toddler Jeffrey Dahmer at least put a shiv in their pocket or a roll or nickels.

    4. Heroic Mulatto

      That’s just viral marketing for the prequel of this movie that’s coming out soon.

      1. straffinrun

        Perfect. Healthy LOL out of me.

  8. Heroic Mulatto

    This is the pedophilia of food.

    1. CPRM

      Can’t be, OMWC didn’t want to try them.

  9. Rhywun

    Can I substitute tater-tots for the potatoes o’brien?

    1. CPRM

      Sure, but the texture will be disgusting.

    2. straffinrun

      Substitute arsenic.

    3. MikeS

      Oh, look at the bigot over here! He hates Micks!

      1. Rhywun

        Heh, actually I really like potatoes o’brien. It was a big treat when I was a kid.

      2. Spudalicious

        I’m a mick and I won’t be making these potatoes, anymore than I’ll be putting pineapple on a deep dish pizza.

        If these are truly Mormon funeral potatoes, it truly tells me more the religion than any of Gadianton’s articles.

        1. Spudalicious

          More “about” the religion.

  10. Count Potato

    “”Female-presenting nipples.”

    Thanks Tumblr.

    Other inclusive terms coined in 2018:

    Front-holes
    Snowpeople
    Young humans
    Pregnant people
    Radical neurodivergence (aka batshit insane)
    Minor-attracted persons”

    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1069752283875831808

    1. Scruffy Nerfherder

      Front-holes?

      1. Rhywun

        Geez, even I figured that one out.

        1. Not Adahn

          Front door, back door, sunroof.

      2. Brochettaward

        Those are the opposite of boy pussies, right?

      3. MikeS

        Yeah, I don’t get that one.

        1. Trigger Hippie

          This was my first guess.

          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_zMdNRAmo

          Doug gets to the point in his usual meandering style. Give it a couple minutes.

          1. MikeS

            Cock-fingering is probably occurring among the Glibertariat as we speak.

          2. Brochettaward

            I don’t know what that is, but it sounds very painful.

          3. Spudalicious

            Wait, what?

          4. Trigger Hippie

            *We should be so lucky.

            *Suddenly missing Agile Cyborg for some reason

    2. Rhywun

      *ahem* Don’t they mean “young hupersons”?

      1. MikeS

        Good catch!

    3. Brochettaward

      Snowpeople

      Canadians?

      1. Count Potato

        Apparently, it’s what the BBC calls snowmen.

  11. Count Potato

    “Happy Chanukah, here’s our custom made labia menorah.”

    https://twitter.com/Racheldoesstuff/status/1069610228239392769

    1. Heroic Mulatto

      Yehudah ben Matityahu ha-Makabi didn’t die for this shit.

    2. straffinrun

      So that’s how they make wax lips. *Shooting rainbow-the more you know

      1. Chafed

        What.The.Fuck? I hate that woman. It’s not clever, funny, or insightful. What a self-absorbed asshole.

        1. Rhywun

          I saw a menorah made out of hockey sticks tonight – I thought that was pretty clever.

  12. Heroic Mulatto

    Guys,

    I need to wrangle up a posse to help me go down to Costa Rica to rescue a thicc Latina.

    Who’s with me?

    1. “She’s a great person. So friendly, so bubbly, loves to travel, loves fashion, loves social media,”

      That’s a hard pass. Good luck with that though, I’m rooting for you.

      1. Spudalicious

        She has a great personality.

    2. Sean

      (Trying to be nice). She has nice teeth…

      1. Heroic Mulatto

        ^YOU^

        1. Sean

          Pfffft. Demi Rose is hotter, and she’s a hobbit.

          1. The Bearded Hobbit

            Say what?

        2. Pan Zagloba

          This would literally be my response in the extremely unlikely event she cornered me.

    3. straffinrun

      A 36-year-old US citizen has been reported missing in Costa Rica

      Thicc tries to evade FATCA.

    4. juris imprudent

      Whoa, whoa, whoa – Florida woman?

    5. Gillespie

      What should I expect as compensation for joining your posse?

      1. Sean

        Giardia, e coli, & a sore ass.

      2. MikeS

        Sloppy doses

      3. Gillespie

        Based on the responses, this is gonna have to be a hard pass. This stuff is beyond my pay grade.

        1. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

          my pay grade.

          OK, glancing at that phrase out of the corner of my eye produced:

          “my gay parade.”

          I don’t know why… Just rest assured that however you wanna roll is OK with me.

          1. CPRM

            Which is the most gay parade in middle America? Fourth of July or Thanksgiving?

          2. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

            Ahem- I think you mean, “Which is the more gay parade”…

            Wouldn’t it be 7/4?

            * Hot weather, so, possibly less clothing (if that’s important to you)
            * Goes on into the evening
            * Fireworks

          3. CPRM

            I was hoping for Thanksgiving.

    6. Florida Man

      I’ll go, but only because my cane machete fighting skillz are getting rusty.

      1. BakedPenguin

        WOO! Florida Men going psycho in Central America!

        That could be a good movie.

        1. Playa Manhattan

          There were a shitload of crazy Floridians in Costa Rica when I was there.

          Blonde dudes with dreadlocks who liked to fight trees.

    7. BakedPenguin

      If she’s got a friend with an ass like hers, I’m in.

    8. Don Escaped Texas

      South-American chicas: not worth it

      /dude who falls apart at 1:30am after nine drinks

    9. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

      So, be a wingman for HM?

      ::sigh::

      Yeah, I guess so. But, you gotta run interference for me if/when your wife finds out.

      You’re a great man and all, HM, but I ain’t takin’ a beating over this.

    10. Chafed

      This seems like a job for the A-Team.

      1. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

        Oh!! So, that’s what the “A” stands for….!

  13. Not Adahn

    When is the last time you’ve seen an Irishman eating a bell pepper?

    O’Brien potatoes should have cabbage not bell peppers.

  14. Brochettaward

    Is there anything that people from Wisconsin don’t put cheese on?

    1. Count Potato

      Beer?

      1. Not Adahn

        Beer-cheese soup is delicious.

    2. Stillhunter

      *thinking….*

      Nope.

  15. Akira

    OT: Is there any reason to have pushups in a workout routine besides preparing for some kind of test that requires pushups?

    I’ve been doing them for about a decade as part of my workout routine, but I’m thinking about cutting them out. My main goal is to get my arms and pectorals bigger to balance out my giant muscle-gut. I think kettlebell flyes (with 25-pounders) would be better for pectoral size gains. Someone told me that pushups “bring the whole body together”, but I think most compound lifts already do a great job of that.

    Any Glibfitters want to weigh in on this?

    1. Rhywun

      my giant muscle-gut

      Yeah, that’s what I tell everyone too.

      1. Spudalicious

        I’ve got six pack abs, you just can’t see them.

        1. BakedPenguin

          “I went to Krogers. Got myself a twelve pack.”

        2. juris imprudent

          They’re stacked up behind the keg?

    2. straffinrun

      No expert by any stretch, but I used to do elevated push ups with my feet resting on a stability ball. Seemed to tighten things across the chest a little better than a straight push up.

    3. Bob Boberson

      IMO push-ups are more about muscular endurance/stamina for shoulders chest and core. If you wanted to be lean in the pectoral region then I’d keep them in your workouts……if you are trying to get bigger I would think bench, incline bench, flies would be the way to go.

      That being said shifting emphasis rather than exclusion would probably do the trick.

    4. Florida Man

      Join a fight club.

      1. The Last American Hero

        I’ve heard it will turn you from cookie dough ass to carved out of wood in no time.

        Oh, and you just broke the first two rules of fight club.

    5. Tundra

      I am no expert, but I wouldn’t cut them out.

      Do you do incline presses? How about one-armed flat bench presses? I’ve been told that incline presses better work the upper pecs and that one armed presses do groovy things for your arms, core and pecs.

    6. Spudalicious

      Okay, you probably won’t see this because Glibbies mimic old folks who eat the Blue Bird Special at 4:30, but here’s my .02.

      Pushups are more versatile than most people think. Get in the push-up position and put your hands in a position so that the tips of your thumbs and index fingers touch. Those are known as “arm blasters” and for good reasons. Hands directly beneath your shoulders are the standard and are designed to work your shoulders. Spread your hands out about six inches on each side and you’ll be working your pecs. You want to work upper chest? Elevate your feet. When I was in the fire academy at my department, upper body days would include about 600 pushups, in addition to all the other physical activity.

      I can’t do push-ups, planks, etc. these days because my shoulders are shot. And not because of the academy. Over your lifetime, enjoy your youth but pay attention to your future. For my money, lighter weight and higher reps are the secret to long joint life.

    7. mrfamous

      As the very last exercise on a ‘push’ day, it’s not bad provided you can do them to ‘failure’ in a reasonable number of reps (feet up on a bench or something). The main problem with standard pushups is that once you’re in shape, they become time inefficient. You’re first dozen do almost nothing until you fatigue the muscles. So if you start with a heavy bench for chest, you could do a dumbbell or machine fly towards the end of the workout as an accessory chest lift instead of push ups (which will still also work the triceps and delts).

  16. Akira

    Bob Boberson wrote:

    They do seem fairly intent on committing cultural suicide. You’d think the status quo would have given rise to a reactionary right-wing populist movement but like you implied, I think they are too far gone for that.

    (Having a conversation when the threading is all the way to the right sucks)

    I don’t know if they’re too far gone… If something starts endangering peoples’ kids, the parents will be fucking pissed in a very serious biological sense. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s some severe rage that is just becoming more pressurized as the media blacks it out and the UK police try to arrest anyone who expresses it.

    Instead of letting all voices be heard and fostering a debate about how to react to third-world people who often lack the concepts of non-aggression and sexual consent, they’re trying to hold the lid on this boiling pot. If enough people feel like their children are in danger of violence or rape, and the government won’t do anything about it, this shit could blow up in a very, very bad way.

  17. Rebel Scum

    “Sieg heil!” – Philly fans

  18. Brochettaward

    I just wanted to take a moment away from my normal shit posting to remind people that it has been 4 months now since it was announced that Warner Bros was doing something very important. They were rebooting ALF. I don’t ask for much from you people. Frankly, I find most of you to be disgusting human beings. But in moments like these, its important that we come together and work towards common goals. And no goal could be larger than making sure this happens. Especially in these times (this is a thinly veiled allusion to Trump).

    Get on Twitter and angrily Tweet at the official WB account. Spread the word on Facebook. Create hashtags and let (((them))) know that if they don’t give us what we want, there will be repercussions.

    1. Rhywun

      I wonder what else was on in the same time-slot as ALF because I sure as hell never watched that.

      1. Brochettaward

        I enacted that labor for you. In 1988, when ALF hit its peak drawing in 18.8 million viewers on average, it was up against MacGuyver and Newhart.

        1. Don Escaped Texas

          I was having a bad dream

          1. BakedPenguin

            Greatest sitcom ending ever. They went meta way before meta was a thing.

        2. Rhywun

          Well, there you go. I watched Newhart.

          1. Brochettaward

            You fucking traitor.

          2. Chafed

            MeToo

    2. Spudalicious

      Yeah, because “Roseanne” and “Murphy Brown” reboots we’re so successful.

      Maybe a third remake of “Ghost Busters” with an all Tranny cast?

      1. Brochettaward

        You jaded, jaded man.

      2. Urthona

        Roseanne reboot was actually successful until they kicked the star off the show.

        1. Pan Zagloba

          Maybe they should have modeled it on Garfield Without Garfield.

          1. Rhywun

            I would have checked that out.

    3. Gustave Lytton

      Frankly, I find most of you to be disgusting human beings.

      “He likes us! He really likes us!”

      /misquoting Sally Fields

  19. Spudalicious

    Am I the only one who here’s “Golden Taint”, anytime football announcers say “Golden Tate”?

    1. BakedPenguin

      Assuming you meant ‘hears’, then no.

      Also, fuck the NFL & ESPN, but that’s a complaint for another day.

      1. Spudalicious

        Fucking auto correct.

  20. Winston

    Re: Murphy Brown reboot

    Wasn’t the show not very successful in syndication? Very topical humor doesn’t have a very long shelf-life.

    And these days the progs can get their anti-Trump hot takes from Colbert and Kimmel very quickly.

    1. Rhywun

      I don’t actually recall ever seeing it being syndicated. Unlike, say, Roseanne, which one used to be able to watch a dozen times a day until a few months ago.

  21. Lachowsky

    Why I work 70 hours a week https://imgur.com/gallery/6BtrvZl

    Also why I’m a libertarian who wants the state to leave me and mine alone.

    Why I want the state to let me keep what I earn.

    Why i want the state to allow me to make choices that are in our best interest.

    Why i give a shit about society at large.

    Why i want the police to not arrest non-criminals.

    Why the federal reserve and unfunded government programs that rob from the future anger me.

    Etc. Etc.

    Yall glibs are great.

    1. Lachowsky

      Just shooting from the hip here, but I think that a libertarian state would make life better for everyone, but I think it would especially benefit families. Families would be closer and more accountable to each other and I think that is a good thing.

      1. Spudalicious

        As SP’s tagline says, “follow the Constitution and leave me alone”. Seriously, how hard is that?

        1. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

          What’s wrong with it?!? It doesn’t result in THOSE ASSHOLES OVER THERE being made to do what I we all think they should do. And it definitely doesn’t stop them from doing that potentially dangerous and puerile bunk they seem to enjoy.

          Seriously, do you even authority, brah?

          1. Sir Digby’s Contrabulous Faptraption

            Sorry-that should have been, “How hard it that?!?”

            You get it…

    2. Tundra

      Oh man, those motorized swings were the BEST! Quiet, blessed quiet.

      Nice family, dude. I’m happy for you.

      1. Lachowsky

        That swing is great for minutes, (I’m serious, whole minutes) of peace.

    3. dorvinion

      Why the federal reserve and unfunded government programs that rob from the future anger me.

      Had a kid earlier this year as well

      He’s not even a year old and if I did my math right, his share of federal debt has increased by $4,000, not counting the unfunded liabilities promised in that time.

      Honestly I don’t know how it is that some clever marketing folks haven’t mixed babies and federal debt into a killer ‘fuck you cut spending’ ad.

      1. Lachowsky

        If I had the reach, I would run pbs shows that are anti fed/entitlement.

        For the children, but literally.

        1. Chafed

          Wasn’t it done as Free To Choose?

  22. CPRM

    A lot of hate for delicious foods here.

    1. Spudalicious

      Not being proggies, it’s just a general hate.

      1. CPRM

        For why? Tis delicious!

    2. Stillhunter

      No hate here. I may make this for supper tomorrow evening. The kids love this kind of shit.

      I mean, how can you not like potatoes with four kinds of dairy products covering them?

  23. Rhywun

    OT: So I need Microsoft Word to update my resume which meant digging out a laptop I haven’t used in a year. Against my better judgement, I decided to let it do the Windows Update dance for the last five hours or so, finally leading to this:

    “Windows Cannot Load. We will uninstall any recent software updates. You cannot undo this.”

    lolsigh

    1. Rhywun

      Now it’s stuck on the ‘hp’ boot logo. No idea if it’s doing anything. Why do people put up with this?

      1. We have HP laptops at work, and our IT just declared one of the models a lemon. I had 2 of that model before I got the next newer model, the “salvation of IT”. Yeah, it runs hot and has a hardware issue with the graphics card. It’s also dog slow and updates all the time.

        If It wouldn’t throw a shit fit, I’d be running Linux on a decent laptop, instead.

    2. Nephilium

      I had no problems using Google Docs (or Libre Office depending on your preference), then saving the resume as a PDF. It was accepted pretty much everywhere that was looking for a Word Doc.

      1. Rhywun

        I do have it saved as a PDF but I’ve been advised that .docx is more portable. (I’m working with some outfit to polish it up, so for now I need Word.) Well, assuming the thing isn’t bricked, I’ll just not do – that – again. Do not connect to my network, do not collect $200.

        1. But Enough About Me

          A suggestion? Don’t let the silly thing update everything at once, it’s too complex a path for it. Start with the oldest stuff first and let it do 2 or 3 at a time. I’ve been in this situation several times and it was the best (albeit the most PITA) solution.

          1. Rhywun

            That would be easier if there was the slightest indication of what order to install them in.

            Yeah, I get it. Windows wants you to use it every day. I’ve been through this a few times. I’m kind of surprised that it’s still as brain-dead as ever.

            Since I am not going to use this machine for anything else, I think I’ll go with my first instinct and not bother with the updates.

      2. Rhywun

        It finally came back, and with a new message:

        “Windows cannot install required updates as other required updates are required first blah blah blah argle bargle”

        That’s nice. You had your one chance.

        1. CPRM

          open office brah, open office.

          1. Rhywun

            I’ve tried Open Office, Neo Office, and Libre Office in the past – they’re great. My current concern is that I need the document to open in MS Office with *zero* concern of some incompatibility issue. For that, I need MS Office on Windows. Because that’s what all the potential employers I’ll be looking at will be using.

          2. CPRM

            I never had a document created in Open Office not work in office. Small sample size I know. I thought you were supposed to send physical resumes with glitter and shit anyway. (Took a long time to find a job)

          3. Rhywun

            Maybe on Windows. I’m not on Windows so if somebody sends me a Word document I’ll have missing font issues.

          4. BakedPenguin

            The lack of bullshit is great. The lack of features, not so much.

          5. CPRM

            Features? Like Clippy? (BTW, I had a flash of brilliance today for a Secret Nazi President trailer. I if I get time I might send that your way.

          6. BakedPenguin

            Like formulae that work in Excel but not Calc. Such as SUMIFS, which I use constantly. I love the idea of Open Office, but the real world demands more.

            If I could program, I’d help out.

            Also, you can send me any SNP ideas to my name@gmail.com. Although I’ve been having some issues w/ Photoshop, so if you’d like to do something yourself, I might not be averse.

          7. BakedPenguin

            Hmm. I didn’t mean to make that a link. Screen name at gmail

    3. Lachowsky

      Also OT:

      radial piston engines-

      I have one that I’m using to drive a chain that travels 25 feet in one direction, and then 25 feet in the other direction.

      I need to know the position of the chain as it travels. My engine has 7 pistons and and output shaft that drives a sprocket that has a 6in diameter.

      I have seven sensors that can tell me when each piston reaches the top of its travel.

      I have to use the inputs from these sensors to give info on where the chain is and how fast its moving.

      You engineer glibs can probably figure this out in an hour.

      My uneducated ass has until Thursday to make this work.

      I will make this work

      1. Rhywun

        *shrugs*

      2. dorvinion

        Not an engineer, but I can do math. I think I mathed it right.

        Every complete revolution will move the chain 18.84 inches or 1.57ft

        Assuming every piston makes TDC once per revolution, the chain will move 2.34 inches(0.196 ft) between each successive piston reaching TDC

        Speed in fps would be rpm/60*.5*3.14

        Position would be (assuming piston 1@tdc and the chain exactly in the middle) and
        R representing how many complete revolutions have been made
        X representing which piston has now reached TDC. I suppose a radial works like a regular engine and thus piston 2 may not necessarily be the next to reach TDC. If for example the order is 1325476 then if 3 is at TDC then X would be 2, if 2 is at TDC then X would be 3 and so on.
        For the reverse chain travel, reverse the order of the pistons.

        R * 1.57 + X * 0.196 = Feet from center.
        Or more accurately
        R * d*pi + X * d*pi/8 = Feet from center.

        Was that clear? Give at least a good hint?

        I should hope this engine doesn’t spin fast. 600 rpm would move the chain 25ft in about 1.7 seconds.
        How does it reverse anyway?

        1. Lachowsky

          I gotta get to sleep, but I will review this in the morning at work and give you an answer.

          Thank you

        2. Lachowsky

          And, it reverses because it’s more of a motor than an engine. It’s actually a radial motor that is driven by hydraulic pressure. The same principles apply as to how the pistons work in a radial internal combustions engine, but the particular motor I’m dealing with is a hydraulic motor driven by an outside source of hydraulic pressure and flow
          Thanks again.

          1. dorvinion

            Ok, that helps. The thought of an airplane engine running a chain was just making me go wtf.

            Personally (but not from any experience) I don’t think I’d like using the pistons as a means of identifying how far that sprocket has moved.
            With only 7 of them you are left with a rather large range of where the chain could have stopped.

            Some kind of encoder on the output shaft would be more accurate. It would be a simple matter of counting how many steps the encoder moved.

            And now that I’ve thought encoder, your sensors showing when pistons reach TDC are an encoder, albeit one with only 8 steps.
            So, throw out my original distance method entirely and just count each time any piston reaches TDC as a step.

            X representing the number of pistons you count reaching TDC

            X * d*pi/8 = feet from your starting point.

            And if you can somehow get a proper encoder on that shaft where X is how many steps you counted, and S represents how many steps the encoder requires for a full revolution

            X * d*pi/S

          2. dorvinion

            Ok, that helps. The thought of an airplane engine running a chain was just making me go wtf.

            Personally (but not from any experience) I don’t think I’d like using the pistons as a means of identifying how far that sprocket has moved.
            With only 7 of them you are left with a rather large range of where the chain could have stopped.

            Some kind of encoder on the output shaft would be more accurate. It would be a simple matter of counting how many steps the encoder moved.

            And now that I’ve thought encoder, your sensors showing when pistons reach TDC are an encoder, albeit one with only 8 steps.
            So, throw out my original distance method entirely and just count each time any piston reaches TDC as a step.

            X representing the number of pistons you count reaching TDC

            X * d*pi/8 = feet from your starting point.

            And if you can somehow get a proper encoder on that shaft where X is how many steps you counted, and S represents how many steps the encoder requires for a full revolution

            X * d*pi/S

          3. Lachowsky

            Both of you are barking up the right tree. The system currently runs on an encoder. However the encoder that I am using is a 2000 dollar encoder that is destroyed every month or so by its environment. The reason I’m on this projects it to get to a more durable instrument.

            Currently, my encodes has to be mounted outside the drive end of the sprocket and is subjected to an environment of moisture, extreme heat, and occasionally liquid steel.

            None of those are good for an encoder. The idea behind the piston position sensors is to get the position sensing devices enclosed in an environment that is not under constant assault from its elements.

        3. dorvinion

          Never fails. You post something, then immediately think. “Why didn’t I think of that 20 seconds ago”

          For the reverse chain travel, reverse the order of the pistons.

          That would only apply if the engine is operated in reverse (can you do that? I would think most engines don’t like doing that.)

          If you have some kind of transmission that switches the direction of the sprocket then you shouldn’t reverse the order of course.

          I’m assuming the sprocket is 1:1 with revolutions of the engine. Any gear reduction will of course require some changes to the formulas above.

          I’m sure I’m not thinking of other considerations.
          Did I mention I’m not an engineer?

          1. Lachowsky

            Yes its 1:1, and no one can think of all considerations. After all

            https://youtu.be/LzuSJXjbQ2o

            This is the machine that I’m dealing with.

          2. dorvinion

            I have no idea what that is, but I see hot metal and great balls of fire which automatically makes it terrifying.

        4. Plinker762

          Up/down counter depending on directional control valve position. Multiply by distance per step as calculated above. It is best to have a “home” position sensor to cancel out any false or lost pulses.

      3. Plinker762

        Piston engine as in internal combustion or hydraulic motor? What are you monitoring sensors with? I assume a PLC?
        For slow speeds I time between pulses and for fast speed count pulses in fixed time intervals.

        1. Lachowsky

          Hydraulic motor and plc. Low speed so a standard input card can handle the frequency of pulses. Its controlled with a proportional valve.

          Pinker 762 gets it.

          1. Plinker762

            I design aerial tramways, so I do a lot of speed, position and direction monitoring.

      4. Could you just do a handful of direct measurements and correlate it to sensor data? You should be able to figure out a distance per piston pretty easily by putting a marker on the chain and measuring how far it moves in 4 or 5 revolutions. The speed should be linear. So if you get 2 measurements you should be able to extrapolate a line.

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      1. Chafed

        Yes. Now where the pictures that make my naughty bits tingle?

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