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Sat, 12/29/2012 - 12:42
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Shycoboy

Be random! Be random! Post anything random as much as you can by the 1st of January!! LET THE RANDOMNESS BEGIN!

EDIT: This will be moved to the graveyard section if nobody types anything random.

Sat, 12/29/2012 - 12:44
#1
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Shycoboy
Give this thread a bump.

I'll start my randomness with a bio of Nachos. :D

Nachos may have originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just over the border from Eagle Pass, Texas,or in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, at a restaurant called the Victory Club, owned by Rodolfo De Los Santos.[1][2][3] In 1943, the wives of ten to twelve U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Duncan in nearby Eagle Pass were in Piedras Negras on a shopping trip, and arrived at the restaurant after it had already closed for the day. The maître d'hôtel, Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, invented a new snack for them with what little he had available in the kitchen: tortillas and cheese sauce. Anaya cut the tortillas into triangles, added shredded cheddar cheese, quickly heated them, added sliced jalapeño peppers[Note 1] and served them.

When asked what the dish was called, he answered, "Nacho's especiales". As word of the dish traveled, the apostrophe was lost, and Nacho's "specials" became "special nachos".[4]

Nachos in Germany.
Anaya went on to work at the Moderno Restaurant in Piedras Negras, which still uses the original recipe. He also opened his own restaurant, "Nacho's Restaurant", in Piedras Negras. Anaya's original recipe was printed in the 1954 St. Anne's Cookbook.[1][2]

The popularity of the dish swiftly spread throughout Texas. The first known appearance of the word "nachos" in English dates to 1949, from the book A Taste of Texas.[1] According to El Cholo restaurant history, waitress Carmen Rocha is credited with making nachos in San Antonio, Texas before introducing the dish to Los Angeles at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in 1959.[5]

A modified version of the dish, with permanently soft cheese and prepared tortilla chips was marketed in 1976 by Frank Liberto, owner of Rico's Products, during sporting events at Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This version became known as "ball park nachos". During a Monday Night Football game, sportscaster Howard Cosell enjoyed the name "nachos", and made a point of mentioning the dish in his broadcasts over the following weeks, further popularizing it and introducing it to a whole new audience.[6][7][8]

Ignacio Anaya died in 1975. In his honor, a bronze plaque was erected in Piedras Negras, and October 21 was declared the International Day of the Nacho. Anaya's son, Ignacio Anaya Jr., served as a judge at the annual nacho competition[1][2] until his death in 2010.

The International Nacho Festival is held between October 13 and 15 at Piedras Negras and features a "biggest nacho of the world" contest which is registered with the Guinness Book of World Records

Sun, 12/30/2012 - 15:07
#2
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Iamnoone
Antidisestablishmentarianism

Antidisestablishmentarianism is the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; - used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to disestablishmentarianism.

Sun, 12/30/2012 - 15:11
#3
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Doom-Xx
Arkus is a noob

Arkus is a noob

Mon, 12/31/2012 - 17:13
#4
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Iamnoone
Eventually Ben will come and

Eventually Ben will come and post in here.

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 10:59
#5
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Slim-Shady-Two
asdfghjkl

pie!

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 11:01
#6
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Slim-Shady-Two
its past the firstXDXDXDXD

ascfhfdhgrdxvgrddd
sdbff

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 00:01
#7
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Persef
I thought Iamnoone

I thought Iamnoone triple-posted derp.

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 05:35
#8
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Fleet-Miss-Gun
What if Artistbma, Klipik,

What if Artistbma, Klipik, Aureate, Zeddy, Luguiru, Nick, Iamnoone, Thinsyaler, Bataabi, Snowdusk, Vinnydime, Doom-Xx, Kaijuhunter, Ebil-Bunny, Zaffy-Laffy, and Infernus-Dragneel is Nick? What if only me and Thunderboggy are not mindcrontrolled by snipe?

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 12:18
#9
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Slim-Shady-Two
@persef

lol.no.

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 13:50
#10
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Dmatter
SNIPES ARE AMAZING! also:

SNIPES ARE AMAZING! also: http://media.spiralknights.com/wiki-images/9/92/Bestplanever.jpg <=== tis the best plan ever apparently.

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 19:54
#11
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Spold

I ate a jar of mayonnaise with mayonnaise on the side and I dipped my mayonnaise sticks in the mayonnaise and I put it on bread smothered with mayonnaise with a jar of mayonnaise with it.

I also played a mayonnaise guitar.

There's the answer to your question, Patrick.

Okay, I don't know what to type now.

RANDOM LETTERS TIME!

afjaoiafijoawiojfawifaiwjfajiegiageijsagwagjlkzjlkgjksjglajgiwgjalzjzjzjfojigjsigdg

I wish that we lived in the cartoon, then tests would be easier, because in the cartoon world... ALL OF THEIR HANDWRITING IS SQUIGGLY LINES!

RANDOM WORD TIME!

booa
aogaoogaogoaogaogoaooigfaigojiaegoiaegoijaegoijeaogaegajeigaoejigojaeigojaiegjeagijeaigojaojgiaoigosaijeg
Yeah, that's a real word...or is it...
ILIKE
CHEESE
BUT
IDONT
LIKE
MILK

RANDOM LYRICS TIME!

TONTO, JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT!
KEMOSABE, JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT!
CUSTER, JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT!
APACHE, JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT! JUMP ON IT!

Randoml URL TIME!

*Runs into the wall cheese falls on Mars, Earth explodes*

KAYIMDONE

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 04:36
#12
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Fleet-Miss-Gun
No offense.

Classic Rock (Luguiru) kicks garbage pop (Rogue-Wolf) to death. After that, they got into the prison.

Now music is about silence and ninjaness.

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 16:32
#13
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Iamnoone
@ Fleet

"What if Artistbma, Klipik, Aureate, Zeddy, Luguiru, Nick, Iamnoone, Thinsyaler, Bataabi, Snowdusk, Vinnydime, Doom-Xx, Kaijuhunter, Ebil-Bunny, Zaffy-Laffy, and Infernus-Dragneel is Nick? What if only me and Thunderboggy are not mindcrontrolled by snipe?"

Nope, only you. ;D

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 17:46
#14
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Spold

Wou weath me out.

Chicken...

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