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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] camr_on 118 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Was this post designed to offend all non Texan southerners

[–] MargotRobbie 30 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Oh! Oh! Lemmy try! Lemmy try!

Ahem.

"Beans do not belong in chili."

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ya'll better watch out now y'hear? We don take kindly to that kind'a hate speech 'round these parts. Equal weight beans and beef, you skimp out either and yain't fixin' chili; you might'ina even be inclined to leave for everyone's sake.

[–] MargotRobbie 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] PR3CiSiON 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] MargotRobbie 2 points 10 months ago
[–] ilex 4 points 10 months ago

kind'a

I can't believe I've never seen this before. "Kinda" does not mean "kind of." "Kind of" is not the proper way to write "kinda." They aren't interchangeable.

Kind'a is a contraction and specifically means kind of. Brilliant.

[–] camr_on 18 points 10 months ago

Bless your heart 😒😒

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Where in the world do you not put beans in chili? That's literally the point of chili. Is this an American thing I'm too European to understand?

[–] mascarasnake 4 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Chili involves 2 things: Chilis and beef. Much in the idea of molé sauce, you can get a lot of complexity from chili powder alone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I've also heard them say tomatoes shouldn't be added to chilli as well

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

literally just taco meat and peppers ig

[–] _stranger_ 1 points 10 months ago

Anything is taco meat if you put it in a tortilla.

[–] x3n0s 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As a Texan, this is true. Traditional chili is based on the Mexican "chili con carne," meaning "chilies with meat."

Chili normally is a stew with 1 inch cubes of a tougher meat like chuck steak that's been stewed down until tender in a liquid (water or beef stock, sometimes even beer or coffee added) and a puree of reconstituted dried chiles (not chili powder) and other spices. Nothing else goes into traditional Texan chili. Beans are sometimes served on the side though. Adding beans is perceived as a cheap filter and skimping out on the meat.

This is the dish that started all of these other non-mexican versions of chili and you're missing out of you've never had it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The only actual fact here.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

Idk but if so, mission accomplished I guess

[–] Tandybaum 3 points 10 months ago

I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds