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Are you a Little-endian or a Big-endian?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Montresor, Jun 6, 2008.

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Which end of an egg do you break?

  1. I'm a Big-endian

    4 vote(s)
    8.7%

  2. I'm a Little-endian

    21 vote(s)
    45.7%

  3. Whichever end is up!

    13 vote(s)
    28.3%

  4. I don't eat eggs

    8 vote(s)
    17.4%
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  1. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Remove all ads!
    How do you know who Bear Grylls is!? Way out.
     
    Barmy Army, Jun 10, 2008
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    Yeah, they show him over here but they call the show "Man vs Wild" & it is on the discovery channel on cable. He is a character.
     
    martaug, Jun 10, 2008
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    There should have been a choice that said "I get other people to do work like that."!
     
    LKD, Jun 10, 2008
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  4. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    Bear Grylls is cool. Ray Mears is still the man though.
     
    Barmy Army, Jun 10, 2008
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    I only have x86 processors, so that makes me a little endian.
     
    Morgoth, Jun 10, 2008
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  6. Master of Nuhn

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    I wait for the little chicken to break out, then I step on it!
    You don't eat them. That's mean! :p

    I think I'd be a little-endian. But usually I cut boiled eggs in 2 or I peel off the whole shell and cut my egg into a cheesy, peppery pulp.
     
    Master of Nuhn, Jun 20, 2008
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  7. Cal Jones

    Cal Jones I'm not dead yet

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    Big. Why? Because there's a little gap between the white sac and the shell at the big end, which enables you to mash the top of the egg and gently peel it away without losing any of the eggy goodness within. Very important if you want to dip your soldiers into it. :D
     
    Cal Jones, Jun 25, 2008
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  8. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I would imagine where the gap is depends on what the orientation of the egg was when it was cooked...
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jun 25, 2008
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  9. Urithrand

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    A little-endian, through and through. Who stacks objects with the biggest and heaviest at the top? It's just asking for gravity to go "Haha! MY egg!" and sadly watch your egg roll onto the floor and SPLAT! No soldiers dipped in eggy goodness today!

    Down with the Big-endians!
     
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    Urithrand, Jun 28, 2008
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  10. T2Bruno

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    EGGS?! I thought this was about butts....

    Who cares about eggs....
     
    T2Bruno, Jun 29, 2008
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    "I like big BUTTS and I cannot lie, all the other brothers can't deny, when a . . . ."

    Ahh, man you got me started. Back to eggs:

    I believe that there's a small film at the big part of the egg so that even if you orient the egg with the big side down, the vacuole at the end stays put and does not float to the little end like a bubble.

    Ok, look at this article.

    It explains it and even has a little picture.
     
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    LKD, Jul 3, 2008
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    LMAO, right after seeing Barmy's "hair maintenance" thread, I thought this was asking if you had a big ass or a small one :D
     
    Enagonios, Jul 9, 2008
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    I find the idea of opening an egg by the big end preposterous if you intend to eat it in an egg cup. If you are removing the whole shell though, the side of the egg is the way to go.

    A follow up question: if you eat the egg in an egg cup, do you crack the top of the egg and remove the bits one by one by hand, or do you use your spoon to sever the top part of and eat that part first?


    Btw, Bear Gryllis is a moron and Ray Mears is god.
     
    Bahir the Red, Jul 10, 2008
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  14. T2Bruno

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    When I first saw the title I thought of this (to somewhat finish the quote by LDK)....

    I like big butts and I can not lie
    You other brothers can't deny
    That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waste
    And a round thing in your face
    You get sprung
    Wanna pull up front
    Cuz you notice that butt was stuffed
    Deep in the jeans she's wearing
    I'm hooked and I can't stop staring
    Oh, baby I wanna get with ya
    And take your picture
    My homeboys tried to warn me
    But with that butt you got
    Makes me so horny
    Ooh, rump of smooth skin
    You say you wanna get in my benz
    Well use me use me cuz you aint that average groupy ...    ​
     
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    The absolutely funniest videos for the song :


    I always knew Alvin was a butt-man !!!!!
     
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    what kind of soldiers does one put in the egg?

    i must admit that i am quite confused here..
     
    Balle, Sep 3, 2008
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  17. Nakia

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    I seldom eat soft-boiled eggs. Don't cook them so I would be eating them as a guest and would break what ever end was up.

    Hard boiled eggs I tap the big end gentle on a hard surface and if that doesn't work I proceed to smash it on the hard surface then roll it and peel . Raw eggs I crack on the edge of something.
     
    Nakia, Sep 3, 2008
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  18. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    [​IMG] I believe in the orthodox approach to peeling eggs. Enough with that big-endianism nonsense!:mad:
     
    Caradhras, Sep 26, 2008
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    Little-endian, though for no real reason other than I have always eaten them that way.
     
    Blatchford, Oct 19, 2008
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