Joystiq Podcast E309 - Carl's Jr. edition

WITCH!!!!!

Mmm angel-hair pasta with a lavish butter-sauce, complete with butter flake croissants, salted cucumber slices, and sparkling cider... mmm.

I'd share, but you wouldn't accept, you prefer your Carl. Jr's.

Velsar, I'm sorry we can't all live up to your expectations.

Antacids over here!

*Holds out a free plate of angel-hair pasta with included amenities.*

I see.

Thank you guys for agreeing with me, I'm so glad people understand logic, have kept some of their intelligence, and aren't completely idiotic.

Mmm strawberry swirl cheesecake, with white wine.

Who's Rachel Ray?

Oh and um... El, you should know from your previous encounter with me, that nothing you say matters to me, will be treated as if it's from a mentally disabled idiot, and is just worthless to type.

Good food recommendations and encouragement is important, btw.

Wow, I've had all the components of a traditional fine-dine meal, all that's missing is the traditional Cigar after, lol.

Mmm I need a snack.. cococut clusters with swiss chocolate... milk with a cream surface, mmm sounds good.

That would of course be ideal. But in the case it was a situation of necessity. You've got a crew of 18 dudes and it's 9 o'clock at night and no one knows the city, it's quite a bit trickier.

Next year though, we're hiring you as our personal chef, promise.

Ahh that's why you need one of those tom-tom's for your rented car, that way you can just type in restaurant and OFF YOU GO...

You can eat your shit Velsar, and I'll enjoy some Burger King.

They're at E3.. you wanna send them a kitchen suite for their hotel rooms, go ahead.

You seriously underestimate the capabilities one has by just visiting a grocery store...

Being at E3 doesn't excuse them from eating healthily.

if you want them to take that time off getting teh news just so they can eat fancy well fuck you! Also, saying you're going to treat a guy's responses as if they're from a mentally retarded person is not gonna win you friends. Guessing your response will be you arent trying to get friends, you obviously are, or at least trying to get people to agree with your opinions, or else you wouldnt post at all.

Friends are nice, but El has made several replies to my posts, and they've all been idiotic and immature and as such I only place her/him and several others in such categories.

And actually, I could just simply want to state my opinion somewhere...

It doesn't take time out of the day to eat well, it's called multitasking, something all journalists better know if they want to stay in the industry.

Batman just spanked yo ass!

thankfully their multitasking resources are spent on both getting the news, delivering it, and adding delightful quips to it.

Is that really Justin or not?

to Josh

No, I think the Justin McElroy that replied to Royal's comment is the real one. Unless Justin has succeeded in cloning himself.

Do you realize where they're at right now? You can't cook yourself food if you're staying in a hotel room with no kitchen. I know that normally the guys do make themselves food --- Chris Grant even had a mini-rant last podcast about "gamer grub" and how it makes him want to cook himself a nice fancy meal.

I'm all about home cooked food but if you're on vacation or somewhere not home, it's near impossible to cook yourself something.

...And what the frak, you talk about eating healthy and then finishing it with a CIGAR? Sorry Velsar, I like you, but this shit's bananas.

...And about 75% of the food you're suggesting is not healthy at all. Cheesecake is one of the worst foods for your body! I think by eating "healthily" you mean "expensive and fancy." A slice of cheesecake is equivalent to a regular Carl's Jr. burger in terms of nutrition, except the Carl's Jr. is cheaper and it has protein.

I'm not saying I like fast food --- I hardly eat it since it is more expensive to eat out than in, and we don't even have chains in Berkeley. I'm just pointing out that the food you're suggesting is just as fatty and ill-nourishing as a Carl's Jr. meal.

Right, everybody has a home cooked meal when they're traveling for work.

I actually didnt' state to finish it with a "cigar", I simply stated that my meal sounded similar to the old adage of fine dining and cigars, I read some old stuff...

But just so you know, since cigars aren't actually inhaled, and as long as you don't over-indulge (once a month or maybe twice a month is fine) and you are responsible with it, it isn't actually UNHEALTHY, unless of course you have predispositions regarding health that make your throat or mouth more susceptible to infection. It is a toxin, I will agree, as it can cause cancers in the throat and mouth and gum if you over-indulge or are just really unlucky, but stress in itself is one of the most powerful and known killers, and the ability to relieve said stress in a permeable and not simply "blocked" manner, is a good thing... alcohol and drugs don't work the same way, nor do cigarettes and their 3000 carcinogens and chemicals... it's a risk and I haven't done it, but I've looked into such things for research purposes, and it's not a farstretch to say I might try it sometime when the occasion merits it.

As for cheesecake, PURE CHEESE, that is not modified in any manner aside from germ removal, is actually HEALTHY... it's the things the companies and what not ADD TO IT that makes it so unhealthy... and so a PURE CHEESE cheesecake would actually be very healthy as long as you ate just a slice. Butter is dangerous unless you use non fatbased solubles in it and of course it's home-made (to stop a lot of the fat and chemicals from entering it) and noodles need to be cooked just right and properly split so as to prevent any chemicals or nutrient loss.

It's easy to make food in a hotel, as they do actually have a kitchen, usually in your room... so that's not an excuse, and secondly, you could pack quick-heat frozen meals that you made before it, and as long as they are properly contained they will be as good as they used to... so no excuses in that.

Fast foods contain grease... and I'm really not a fan of hamburgers... can't stand most American foods.

Dad?

Royal, if you don't like the podcast, then you don't have to listen to it.

They're taking time out of their busy schedules to make a podcast for the community. The least you could do is appreciate that.

Last year, the fancast crew was harshly criticized for the poor quality of their episodes, rather than thanked for their hard work. That had better not happen again.

Random G,

I am a big fan of Joystiq and think they're by far the best videogame blog on the net. So I figured I'd check out their podcast. It's just not near the quality of the blog. I couldn't even finish it because it was so bad. I can understand why they were "...harshly criticized for the poor quality of their episodes". If this is indicative of their other podcasts, then I'll know next time to skip it.

I meant that their shows from E3 2008 were considered by some to be of poor quality. You should give them another shot once everything returns to normal.

@Royal: E3 podcasts are not indicative whatsoever of the normal weekly podcast. Equipment and sleep are extremely limited. Listen in after E3 or even to a pre-E3 episode. The trio is ridiculously funny and delightful to listen to --- you can't find the same personality in other gaming podcasts.

Hey Royal if you're going to bash on the Podcast do it on iTunes. Just rate it, 5 stars is the worst, so stick with that, and write something like:
I can't believe how awesome this podcast is. I think God blessed this podcast, and all it's hosts just for me.

Dammit, sorry everyone.

NOICE!

God dammit, I just spit pepsi all over my monitor.

There's not an In-And-Out 1,000 miles from anywhere, where I'm from, so I always feel sorely left out when people talk about it.