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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 16:10:39 GMT -5
Trouble is with diet soda, as far as I'm concerned the aspartame in most of them is far more dangerous and damaging to your health than the huge amounts of sugar in regular soda. I tend to just drink regular soad drinks on an infrequent basis. I really don't like the idea of putting aspartame in my body. Soda! Can't believe I just called it soda. Damn you yanks and your pervasive culture...they're called "fizzy drinks". Or, if you're old or from the north, "pop".  Meh, it's really not a lot since it's only about 4 oz. a day. Sugared soda just tastes awful to me, and it makes my mouth feel dirty. Heh, we call it "pop" here in the midwest US. lol. I only called it "soda" in my replies because everyone else was. Me Too! It's always been pop to me. I was calling it "soda" because everyone else was too. I think I know 1 or 2 people that actually call it soda. Then there are those that call it by both names combined..."soda pop" |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 7, 2016 16:19:27 GMT -5
Is there such a thing as an English English muffin? Or are English muffins to England what Canadian bacon is to Canada? (We call it back bacon).
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Nov 7, 2016 16:22:48 GMT -5
Yeah, I do not know the difference between English English muffins and American English muffins?
I did not know there were two types.
I am confused now as well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 16:28:32 GMT -5
Slither was quite good. Not everyone can appreciate horror with -- or for that matter without -- a humorous twist, obviously. One of the best horror/humour films, as far as I'm concerned, is American Werewolf in London. That film is simultaneously hilarious and horrifying, as well as just brilliantly scripted and directed. Good to see you back in the forum, Dan. It's been too long. How are you doing my friend? Decent enough. More than ready for this furshlugginer damned election to be over. It's been dreadfully wearing even for someone who refuses on principle to participate in the system, thanks in part to one of my good friends succumbing bigtime months ago to the BernieBot "Hillary is the Devil" syndrome. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 16:31:53 GMT -5
Otherwise, I was thinking of American Werewolf in London just a couple of days ago. Someone -- maybe Rue Morgue, maybe Fangoria (which alas has been online-only for the last year) -- ran a decent retrospective on it quite recently, or at least I only saw/noticed it a few days ago. It's about as good as horror/humor gets, though Shaun of the Dead, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil & (far less known, but quite good IMHO) Deadheads are definitely worth looking up as well. And Reanimator. And Return of the Living Dead. And Fido. And The Rise of Leslie Vernon. And How to be a Serial Killer. And ...
... OK, there've been a fair few. And if you go back to the '60s, Comedy of Terrors. And of course the Abbott & Costello flicks ...
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 7, 2016 16:37:28 GMT -5
Then there are those that call it by both names combined..."soda pop" That was invented by Hollywood. Half their audience called it "soda" and half called it "pop" so by combining them, everybody would know what they meant. Except for people in the South who call it all "coke", but they weren't worth the effort, I guess... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 16:40:05 GMT -5
By the way: Jelly and jam are the grossest food items. There I said it. I will use jelly, but very sparingly. I hate those chunks. Gaaahhh. Gag. If your jelly has chunks in it, something has gone dreadfully, dreadfully wrong. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 7, 2016 16:40:25 GMT -5
Is there such a thing as an English English muffin? Or are English muffins to England what Canadian bacon is to Canada? (We call it back bacon). My impression is that American "English muffins" were created by someone trying to reverse-engineer crumpets. AFAIK, they are as unknown in England as Danish pastries are in Denmark. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 16:42:45 GMT -5
Slither was quite good. Not everyone can appreciate horror with -- or for that matter without -- a humorous twist, obviously. It does seem like your kind of movie Dan. Dunno why, but I thought as I posted that "if Dan this *whistle*". :-) The other movie that I didn't care for this same person suggested was Dead Snow. But I am also not a zombie fan. But I would guess I didn't like it less for that than for the same reason I didn't like Slither. Edit: i.e for the reason you mentioned. Dead Snow I liked a lot, the sequel not so much. I'd have to watch them both again to make sure, but my recollection is that Red vs. Dead played the comedy waaaay more broadly than the original, to its detriment. |
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Nov 7, 2016 16:46:32 GMT -5
By the way: Jelly and jam are the grossest food items. There I said it. I will use jelly, but very sparingly. I hate those chunks. Gaaahhh. Gag. If your jelly has chunks in it, something has gone dreadfully, dreadfully wrong. The jelly gelled chunks. It has to thinly spread on whatever I am putting it on. |
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Post by Confessor on Nov 7, 2016 18:00:30 GMT -5
Wait! What? Scones are waffles in Idaho? That's madness. This is a scone (done properly)...  I dunno ... that looks like an English Muffin to me. No, no, no...scones are sweet, while muffins are savoury...and look like this...  Is there such a thing as an English English muffin? Or are English muffins to England what Canadian bacon is to Canada? (We call it back bacon). Sadly, these days, when people talk about muffins in the UK, they're mostly referring to American muffins...  Which has led to the ridiculous situation whereby English people living in England now have to specify that they want an English muffin, rather than simply saying, "I'd like a muffin, please." The world's gone mad! |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 7, 2016 18:09:20 GMT -5
I dunno ... that looks like an English Muffin to me. No, no, no...scones are sweet, while muffins are savoury...and look like this... It's nice to know McDonald's hasn't been lying to me since I was a tyke, and English muffins really are from England. (Cause they lied to me that hashbrowns don't naturally come in patty form.) It does seem like your kind of movie Dan. Dunno why, but I thought as I posted that "if Dan this *whistle*". :-) The other movie that I didn't care for this same person suggested was Dead Snow. But I am also not a zombie fan. But I would guess I didn't like it less for that than for the same reason I didn't like Slither. Edit: i.e for the reason you mentioned. Dead Snow I liked a lot, the sequel not so much. I'd have to watch them both again to make sure, but my recollection is that Red vs. Dead played the comedy waaaay more broadly than the original, to its detriment. I think Shaun of the Dead, you mentioned in a previous post, is the only time I've seen comedy and horror done well together. You get some laughs, but you still genuinely care for what happens to the characters. Movies like Slither and Dead Snow somehow did work for me the way Shaun of the Dead did. |
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Post by Confessor on Nov 7, 2016 18:12:22 GMT -5
No, no, no...scones are sweet, while muffins are savoury...and look like this... It's nice to know McDonald's hasn't been lying to me since I was a tyke, and English muffins really are from England. (Cause they lied to me that hashbrowns don't naturally come in patty form.) Unfortunately, everything else that McDonalds stands for is evil, corporate and designed to make human life as s**t as possible. |
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Nov 7, 2016 18:55:34 GMT -5
It's nice to know McDonald's hasn't been lying to me since I was a tyke, and English muffins really are from England. (Cause they lied to me that hashbrowns don't naturally come in patty form.) Unfortunately, everything else that McDonalds stands for is evil, corporate and designed to make human life as s**t as possible. But on the rare occasion I get one, their chocolate shakes are SO GOOD. I get one about twice a year as a PMS treat. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 7, 2016 19:08:51 GMT -5
It's nice to know McDonald's hasn't been lying to me since I was a tyke, and English muffins really are from England. (Cause they lied to me that hashbrowns don't naturally come in patty form.) Unfortunately, everything else that McDonalds stands for is evil, corporate and designed to make human life as s**t as possible. There's something about McDonalds sausage, egg & cheese mcmuffins I can't duplicate at home. I think it's the egg. I don't go out of the way to eat McDonald's. But if some buys me breakfast I'll eat it. Their burgers I can't do anymore. Taco Bell is my junk food treat when I eat there a few times a month. |
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