Popcorn in Bed - The Abyss

I am not a huge "Abyss" fan, I am an "Abyss" appreciator - I find the concept of drowning too distasteful to say I can really enjoy "The Abyss." But what I like about this is the stark contrast. Like it or not, "The Abyss" is so completely the opposite of a chick flick.

Goldenberries

 

I picked up some Goldenberries at the store the other day (AKA Cape Gooseberries, AKA Peruvian Groundcherries) and they are a trip.

They're very weird, very hard to describe. They look like yellow cherry tomatoes and taste a lot like cherry tomatoes as well. But they're 50% cherry tomato mixed with sour and sweet. It's as if you took tomato taste and mixed it with lemon and sugar.

I ate one and was immediately repulsed, then I ate another and was shocked at how weird it was. Then I kept eating and found it hard to stop. That pretty much sums it up - they're both terrible and I wouldn't recommend them... and at the same time, I really like them and need more.

Their skin is also sticky, which I've never experienced before in a food. But the internet confirms that it is a natural occurence.

No one knows what groundcherries taste like (no relation to regular cherries) but if you do, they're like a sweeter, weirder, wilder groundcherry. Their alternate name "Peruvian Groundcherry" is apt.

Unsolved Mystery #3

First I posted an excellent documentary about the Jack the Ripper murders, then another. Both left the case unresolved.

Then I posted a documentary about D.B Cooper which actually solved that particular case.

Do you see the pattern? Can you guess what I'm going to share next?

How about a video about the JonBenét Ramsey murder that explores the idea that the reason her murder remains unsolved is because JonBenét Ramsey never existed. She was made up. How about that? That do anything for ya?

In case you're a little younger, JonBenét Ramsey was a child pageant "star" and her murder was endlessly covered in television, radio and magazines in 1996-1997. I know the coverage was ubiquitous because I found the whole thing creepy, was trying to avoid it, and was frustrated at how impossible it was to escape.

Though only a mental exercise, it's nonetheless too spicy for youtube. You can find it on Rumble here: 

Link to the video.

The above video is 2.5 hours long but the only relevant section is 0:06:00 to 1:15:00.

Happy Labor Day from Big Red (?)

 

Game Grumps Joke Songs #3

 

The new album is strong but takes a little while to get going. I think the obvious first single has to be "Forklift Simulator." Though people with more of a Metal predilection will obviously prefer "Lipitor."

Fat Families

 Link to video on Twitter.

Think you're going to enjoy a big Labor's Day barbecue? Think again.

"Fat Families" was a British reality show from 2010 which intended to help a different family to lose weight each week. The above is a supercut of some of the episode intros and highlights. Incredible.