Comments on: The Search For Umami Pt. 2: Rangoon

By: Marty B.

Marty B. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

You come a week late to the party and that’s what you bring, bologna? Man, I’m glad my spouse snatched me up when she did. With your punctuality coupled with your ad hominem wit, you’re a keeper despite your petrified, unfeeling, low-grade processed sausage. Ladies, get on this!

By: stone bologna

stone bologna — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:50:17 +0000

Poor marty b. doesn’t have a girlfriend.

By: Marty B.

Marty B. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:49:16 +0000

Josh, no hating, just acknowledging the well-documented inability of many on the autism-spectrum to take full advantage of contextual markers, including (as seen in this instance) language expressions in online environments. Rather than belittle, I’m actually very impressed with the efforts many affected by autism have made to develop social integration skills; and I was strongly encouraging sirius to seek the professional help he evidently needs.

On the other hand, sirius’s rejoinder to my encouragement (likening my writing to Sarah Palin’s speechwriter or using a thesaurus in a casual forum) smacks of what may simply be functional illiteracy. That is, he or she can put the words together and decipher elementary meaning, but that rudimentary comprehension just misses a lot in any expression beyond the level of the tweet.

By: Josh A

Josh A — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:12:40 +0000

So you hate people with autism?

By: sirius videman

sirius videman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:05 +0000

Say what?
reads like a sarah palin speech.
I can see a thesaurus from my window.

By: Marty B.

Marty B. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:57:05 +0000

sirius, I know folks born on the autism spectrum often have cognitive difficulties when faced with rhetorical devices and modes such as hyperbole and flippancy. Reading anything but the most technical information can lead to emotional responses well off a common-sensically detereminted “appropriate” baseline. Generally, sufferers can be coached to negotiate their problems and generally “pass” in life, sometimes even becoming incredibly productive members of society. I’m saying you too can learn to read in time.

danya, so you’re saying the photographer intentionally blurs out some of the stuff on the plate, making it look like the subject of the photo is suffering from some sort of encroaching haze or that there was a gas leak in the building?

By: sirius videman

sirius videman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:46:25 +0000

“That said, the text did get me re-thinking my “once and never again” assessment of Rangoon a few years ago where I left thinking Burma/Myamar may be the one country in Southeast Asia with crappy food.”

Now that is logic from someone who knows a lot about food and should be taken seriously.
Pay one visit to a restaurant 10,000 miles away from the country of origin and declare that the entire nation has crappy food.
Brilliant !
What other words of wisdom does Marty B want to share with us.

By: danya

danya — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:41 +0000

Nope, not asshole day. Not really even close.

And the “blurring” is an on-purpose effect, achieved with short depth of field.

Food experience sounds great, by the way. Thanks for posting.

I enjoy this series. Should have made that clear.

By: Marty B.

Marty B. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:28:42 +0000

I’m not sure about white balancing, but my lay eye sees there’s definitely some blurring problems around the edges of the plate, in most instances actually obscuring your subject matter. I’m pretty sure that’s not “badass.” The claim invites the criticism.

That said, the text did get me re-thinking my “once and never again” assessment of Rangoon a few years ago where I left thinking Burma/Myamar may be the one country in Southeast Asia with crappy food.

By: tips

tips — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:27:43 +0000

Is it Asshole Day on Phoodie comments?