Meat!

[drakefenwick]

I'm working on a picture as I'm prone to do, and for it I'm needing to know the parts of meat that make up a cow. Granted the pig produces the best meat in the world, but it's not always about ham...

So I'm looking at Google, trying to figure out what to type in to figure out the cuts... and I end up typing 'beef map'. Which... worked, but I can't

Comments

[kimbyrle]

Sadly, a lot of the cow is very uncreatively named. Shoulder roast. Rump roast. Flank steak. Arm roast. Seems like a lot of wasted potential, overall.

[drakefenwick]

So, think it should have a more interestings name?
Like 'I'll have a slice of the schmoodrahgen!

At least it's not Carbon Carbon... god I hate it...

-B!

[kimbyrle]

... Carbon Carbon? A double-bonded carbon molecule? I'm confused.

[drakefenwick]

Yes... I hate that name.

(Here's an excerpt from a strange rant on FA)

Damn it! NASA! You're full of scientists! You put people on the fucking Moon and tell us what the hell is up with Venus, but when you have to figure out a name for carbon reinforced with carbon you name it 'carbon carbon'? What are you six? Even Super Carbon, Ubber Carbon, and Sweet Mother Fuckin' Badass Carbon are better names!

-B!

[kimbyrle]

*snerk* But see, that's just it. They're scientists. Left-brained people, who believe in function over form. Who cares what we call something as long as it successfully identifies the thing?

Which is why scientists give their kids names like Herbert and Melvin and Gertrude.

[drakefenwick]

Style!

Then again what does NASA know about style... they're going back to the rocket stylem over the shuttle...

Couldn't they just revamp the shuttle and bring it into the new century?

B!

[dutchmouse]

Will they call it the Enterprise? <.

[drakefenwick]

That would be cool!

-B!

[dutchmouse]

Nothing wrong with the name Melvin. After all, there's a band named The Melvins. :)

[kimbyrle]

Nothing wrong with it if you happen to be a 1980s metal band. Plenty wrong with it if you're a kid growing up in the 21st century.

Personally I can't hear the name Melvin without thinking of Jack Nicholson's OCD character from As Good As It Gets.

[drakefenwick]

Meanwhile I have no stance on the name Melvin!

-B!