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Now get hold of yourself (not literally, this is supposedly KSS):
I have observed brussel sprouts to fall into two categories.
The common ones - often having an odd bitterness which, although I find quite tolerable could be responsible for their poor public relations.
The proper ones - notably sweeter instead of the odd bitterness.
My brother grows them every year - I suspect, since he goes through this effort quite deliberately, that the ones he gets (garden fresh) are of the "proper ones" type.
You may notice as I have that all the nay-sayers seemed to be Euro-ish or Canadian (same thing?). As a group, they tend to eat things (often called 'traditional') that I wouldn't give to pet. Pay no mind to them at all.Cp-Coder wrote: What's wrong with me?
As to this part of your question? Where shall I begin?
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I've been told that Brussels sprouts are traditional.
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The cultivar changed: The Lounge[^]
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Quote: Where shall I begin?
Ask Her. She will set you on the right course! 
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If sprouts (and other dark green veg) taste bitter to you, and how bitter, is actually genetic. Some people have genes that make the chemicals in dark green veg taste bitter and some don't. If you have the gene from both parents it tastes very bitter, from one parent it is somewhat bitter and from neither parents it isn't bitter. Similar with asparagus and pee (both the pee smelling of asparagus and being able to smell it in the pee).
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Cp-Coder wrote: But I Like Brussel Sprouts. What's wrong with me?
Agreed! I always liked them, and never understood the stories I hear about kids hating them. Maybe I had a mother who knew to properly prepare "rose cabbage" (rosenkål), as we call them in Norwegian.
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I think that's it. There were a number of things I didn't like until I had them properly prepared. Brussel Sprouts are one of them.
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I'm sure many have heard it but just in case the old half-truth 'joke'
Q. Whats the difference between brussel sprouts (or sometimes brocolli) and snot?
A. Kids don't eat brussel sprouts.
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If you are remembering Brussels Sprouts from when you were a kid, then yes - I'd agree with you. My mother used to boil them until the last vitamin screamed in agony and died. You rested you fork on one and it sank all the way through.
But ... in 2004 they found a new cultivar which had lost the bitterness, and improved the flavour. Pretty much every commercially produced sprout is now from the cultivar, and as a result they are pretty good.
Peel and trim them, cut them in half.
put them in a bag with a little olive oil, some black pepper and a minced clove of garlic and mix to coat well. Tip into a single layer in a baking dish, and sprinkle with finely cut bacon. Shove in the over at 180C for 25 ~ 30 minutes and serve. Try it - they are damn good!
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I prefer peeling, trimming, then cutting them in half and tossing them in an iron skillet with finely chopped bacon. Add some salt and black pepper as they brown up, drizzle on some balsamic vinegar so they kind of caramelize. Then a little more balsamic just before you serve.
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Or - as part of a stir-fry.
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I like the same recipe, except chopped onion instead of garlic and a little parmesan on top.
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I had to attend a call from my boss when my breakfast was ready on the table.
The food was so inviting that I started munching it by the side when the call was just on.
My boss usually talks big sentences in a stretch. I get enough time to do more munches 
But more often he started looking for my opinion in middle, when I was actually having mouth full of food. My speech was visibly slurred a bit.
I was replying like "Yeaouuh I haavv donne it" with food still getting chewed.
I wanted to pause a bit and say "Boss, I'm having my breakfast by the side, if you don't mind", but the call went so swift that I got no chance to say this.
I waited waited waited. Couldnt help. Okay, finally when I was about to say that,
My boss said "Thenn, Whhenn aare weee sttarrting the nexxt modduleee".
Realized he's just started having his breakfast too. That was quite a funny moment. I almost laughed out loud.
Then we continued that way, evenly. 
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And this was so important it couldn't wait until you were done having breakfast? 
Personally, I can really enjoy a calm and peaceful breakfast 
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Yeah, it was a bit important, we couldn't reschedule. It's very rare though. We were discussing the preparedness for another meeting with key people.
Otherwise yes, food is quite important. 
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Nand32 wrote: We were discussing the preparedness for another meeting
Meetings to discuss meetings.
Is it even possible to be any more productive?
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We announce the cancellation of the maintenance of the removal of measures whose abandonment of confirmation had been abrogated.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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phil.o wrote: We announce the cancellation of the maintenance of the removal of measures whose abandonment of confirmation had been abrogated.
Hold on, hold on!
I think we need to discuss this...
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Mark_Wallace wrote: I think we need to discuss this...
Let's setup a pre-meeting then. When will it be possible for you to postpone it?
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Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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Surprisingly, they can be a very good idea. Not a long one, but I always held a "pre-meeting meeting" if we were meeting suppliers (and some customers) to make sure that everybody from "our side" is onboard with what we want to achieve, and what they are to bring to the meeting (in terms of both roles and supporting materials). It can really damage negotiations if one of your own starts making concessions that the company can't accept or starts saying stuff is easier or harder to do than you have been discussing.
Five, ten, maybe up to thirty minutes just to get everyone on the same page. Makes you look a lot more focussed and professional as well when the "real" meeting starts.
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Similar tactics in another profession are called "insider trading".
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This.
I do it too when meeting (potential) customers.
Imagine the customer asking "what do you think it'll cost?" and multiple people saying different things at the same time
Luckily, I haven't been in that particular situation, but I have been in the situation where we had to be like "well, you know, I/he mean(s) ..." or just shutting up to not contradict a coworker who just said something that most likely isn't true.
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Sander Rossel wrote: Imagine the customer asking "what do you think it'll cost?" and multiple people saying different things at the same time
That's for a costing meeting (yes, you are allowed to have them, although many companies foolishly don't).Sander Rossel wrote: shutting up to not contradict a coworker who just said something that most likely isn't true
There's an easy solution to that one: don't invite any sales or marketing staff -- that's 97% of non-factual information excluded, with just one click of the Del key.
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If those things are happening it is an indication that either some people do not fully understand their role or they haven't had it clearly defined for them. I think it is best when only certain people are designated to comment on those topics for exactly those reasons.
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