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June 27, 2023: One Gotta Go

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You can only eat one for the rest of your life (I mean, you can eat other things, just if you choose one, you can no longer eat the other):

  • Tacos (67%, 12 Votes)
  • Burgers (33%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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Status as sandwich aside, we're going to define both very broadly; all of their variations, etc. (I think we can generally come to a consensus on what is or is not a burger or taco).

57 thoughts on “June 27, 2023: One Gotta Go”

    1. I was considering this, and I'm going to mostly say no. That's kind of like sandwiches/wraps, etc. vs. burgers. Taco salad is one I would include though. Things like fajitas would apply, but not burritos. Quesadilla is border though. I'd need a ruling, but I don't think so.

      1. Thinking on this, I didn't say this quite right. Yes, you can still have burritos if you chose burgers, just as you could still have a club sandwich if you chose tacos. As mentioned up there, no fajitas or taco salads if you choose burgers though.

        1. Then I'd have to go with burgers. Burrito is good enough to get my Mexican food addiction covered.

          2. This was my impulse. I can get good otherMexican food, but there's no replacing a burger.

    1. I disagree. Burritos are a better substitute for tacos than any hamburger substitute.

  5. I said tacos. I will always say tacos.

    Also, ugh, the air really sucks here right now.

  7. Runner daughter's godfather (a ChiSox fan: we exercise polite restraint in our conversations) came through with tickets to the Aug 2 game, so looks like I'll be attending at least two of the Cards series now.

  9. very cool!

  10. I have no idea what happened to Alek Manoah, but he's apparently not very close to fixing it yet. He started in the Florida Complex League today and gave up 11 runs on 10 hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.

      1. Jeebus, we had 185 a couple of weeks ago and it was like licking an ashtray. Can't imagine 300.

        1. It was really gross in a way I haven't experienced before. It added licking a cigarette to rubbing its ashes on your ass.

  12. Is a patty melt a hamburger? I’ll never order one over a hamburger, but I could probably use it as a proxy because I will walk many miles for a great taco.

      1. I'd think the patty melt would be listed under burgers on a menu and not sandwiches.

    2. I really don't get the poll. Would I give up shredded meat and other stuff between a soft or hard shell vs giving up a slab (or more) of meat and other stuff between two buns? I would be (nearly) just as happy to put taco filling between two buns and chow down; maybe less so for a burger served between a soft/hard shell since the delivery system is more limiting. Whatever, man.

  13. How about this variant:

    If there was a consensus best taco in the world and a consensus best burger, and you could only try one, which would you pick.

    2. The variation in taco quality at the top is way higher than with burgers. In some ways I feel like it’s asking if you’d rather have a hamburger or a steak. If I want something good with beef, it’s not going to be ground beef.

      The best tacos I’ve ever had were from a food cart hired for a wedding in or neighboring a national forest site. Well-made fresh corn tortillas are amazing just in and of themselves, and IMO being able to get something like smoked brisket in a taco automatically raises the ceiling for potential quality over a hamburger.

      1. I get your point. And, if I had to get rid of either hamburgers or steaks out of my life, it would be a tough choice. I'd probably keep steaks as they're healthier.

        1. Hamburger vs steaks is a very interesting question for me. I came to appreciate steaks later in life, but I certainly appreciate them now. Huh, I dunno...

  14. I am "got my hip x-rayed" years old, apparently.

    Doc thinks it is soft tissue (I agree; probably iliopsoas issue) and referred me to PT. But we got x-rays just to rule out something structural.

      1. Some. Mostly pain, both in the front as well as deep in the butt and outside, with pain down my leg and into my knee (or beyond) when I walk.

        I get some temporary relief from a series of stretches (piriformis and low back stretches, butterfly stretch for the groin, couch stretch for the quads and psoas, and a hamstring stretch). And side planks seem to help a little.

        I have terrible hip mobility in general. Trying to improve that.

          1. Yea, I am wondering if maybe I was over-doing it. 8 had a stretch where I was doing 20-22 very brisk minutes on the recumbent bike plus 3.5 miles walking at a 15-min mile pace.

              1. Oh, I am doing a half hour of core exercises and half an hour of stretching daily too.

    1. Yes. All burger type, uh, "pucks" are burgers. Burger, turkey burger, chicken burger, Impossible burger, black bean burger, veggie burger, burger made of pork for some reason; all are burgers. All variations of a burger, like variations on a taco that are still tacos.

        1. Man, this is the kind of thing that podcasts are made of. McMuffin is egg and ham unless you are ordering sausage in which case you’re wrong anyway. Sausage belongs on a biscuit.

  16. Sweet god. I leave the country for a hot second and jobu decides to pull this kind of poll out.

    Not a hard choice if all you’ve ever had is midwestern white people taco. Much, much harder if you’ve had the goods from both new and old Mexico. Hot take , patty melts are the worst version of either hamburger or sandwiches. Come at me.

    2. A patty melt on quality rye bread with gouda cheese, caramelized onion, pickles and mayo is a joy. Medium Rare - Medium. My favorite offshoot of this? Replace the grilled burger with a slice of meatloaf. Yum.

      All that being said... Tacos for me.

      1. See, offshoot says that it’s not a burger but a meatloaf sandwich.

        Fried onions, caramelized or not, are a delight on a burger. A patty melt suffers from BS bread subbing for a quality bun. Sure, anything can be elevated by quality ingredients and care, but the common patty melt is a poor man’s burger on Texas toast.

      2. Speaking of buns: Can we all just agree that a burger served on a plain bun (that has not been grilled) should be illegal? Our local DQ serves all burgers on a non-grilled, barely room temperature, bun. My local favorite BBQ food truck does the same thing with buns for their meats.

  17. On my way back stateside and delta bumped me out of comfort due to aircraft change.
    Me: hey, I’m kinda po’d about this - I paid premium for the long haul due to knee surgery at the beginning of the year and I’d like to ensure that I’m not in steerage. Y’all got some comp for this?

    Them: yeah, not exactly. Can you volunteer to get bumped off the fight? We oversold.

    Me: okay. I’ve a place to stay in Dublin for the next two days. How much comp to get bumped.

    Them: you can bid up to 2K.

    Me: okay, put me on the list for 2K.

    Gate agent: thanks you so much for volunteering. We accept. 2k will be delivered via virtual credit card. After we load we’ll get you a new flight to New Orleans. Hotel, food vouchers, taxi etc. hang tight.

    ….

    Flight gets totally boarded.
    Gate agent : uh, someone didn’t make it. We want you back on the flight. We’ll give you 200 for your trouble.

    Me: still not comfort eh?

    Gate agent: Rhu rho. Uh, I accidentally upgraded someone and now … uh.. how about 500 in compensation- and an aisle seat in steerage.

    Me: ugh, well, uh. Can you do better?

    Gate agent: okay. Here’s a grand. Is that enough?

    Me: sure.

    Welp. Flight is 40 minutes delayed. I’m going to miss my connection in Atlanta for sure. But I’m 1000 dollars less poor for 7 hours of discomfort. Win …. Win?

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