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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Corsair on June 04, 2004, 11:13:34 pm
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http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=30551
Frequent classmate parties once had students consuming numerous unplanned cupcakes each school year.
:shaking:
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Bah...the best anyone ever got in any of my schools was a mention on the annoucements. And I never even got that...I've got a summer birthday so nobody ever knew that I had a birthday! So bah! :)
Go home and eat cake later! :)
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Dude! They're actually officially banning cupcakes? Just because you never got to eat cake at school is not a reason to take everyone else's fun, Ice. :D
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unplanned eating of sweets....:wtf:
And this is why the world is going to hell, you can't even eat a ****ing muffin without it being planned.
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" In addition to the sash, seat cover and dragon sticker, each birthday kid will get a birthday pencil. "
Wow. A sticker and a pencil.........
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They're called buns, dammit!
BUNS!
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
They're called buns, dammit!
BUNS!
No they're not.
Buns are like rolls topped with icing. these are clearly cakes, where the icing may be optional.
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(http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040204l.jpg)
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:lol:
brilliant
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Good god, nutrition, ok, but this is taking things too far. First, get a cafetaria that doesn't serve nuclear waste, then stop the kids from bringing a bag of crisps as a lunch (when I see what my nephew takes to school....), then think about lowering the sweets.
[ rant ]
My own school doesn't even serve a decent meal. You get a choice of old breadrolls with cheese or ham, the cheese never touched anything remotely resembling milk, and the ham probably never saw a pig.
Then there are the meatrolls, bit's of bread dough stuffed with some greyish pinkish mash supposed to resemble minced meat. The rest is all crisps, sweets and chewing gum. And really crappy coffee (tastes like tea) and worse tea (A hint of coffee with a body of choclate milk and chemical waste).
Not to mention the prices, 50 ct for a bag of crisps is ok, but 50 ct for one of those suspicious meat rolls is a taddd much, and 70ct for a stale roll with a bit of plasticky cheese is really too much.
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Everyone always brings their own lunch, but that can hardly be called nutritious for most. I bring 14 slices of brown bread, with varying toppings, but am always hungry after school. I think you can see what happpens when I forget my bread.... (For the unimaginative: 7*70ct + 2 * 50 ct [7 cheese rolls and some crisps] = 5,90 Euros, and still hungry as hell)
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14 slices? And I thought I was going overboard when I have three Vegemite sandwiches at a sitting (No admin jokes please :p)
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Crikey...that's a lot of bread. I sometime get by on a packet of crisps for lunch (if anything) when i'm busy.......
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OK, I know it's much, but if I eat less, I get all dizzy and stuff. That, and it's not all I eat. Here is a typical day:
Breakfast: 2 to 4 slices of brown bread
Lunchbox: 14 slices of brown bread. Sometimes I have eaten msot of it before the first class starts, sometimes it actually lasts till lunch, but the box is always empty by the end of the day.
School: In case I ran out of bread, I'll buy a pack of crisps or one of the aforementioned stale rolls
After School: About once a week I'm still hungry, and buy some fries at the chippy, an amount most consider lunch.
Home: The moment I get home I grab a bite, sometimes a lot of bread, sometimes crisps, sometimes soup or something. Most of the time: 'A Lot'
Dinner: A reasonably full helping (I always eat for 2 according to all the packets.)
22:00 Some more bread, or pie, or crisps, or soup, something anyway.
And one bag of crisps as lunch is ridicioulous
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pardon while the thread falls into regional dialects
I will translate:
crisps == crackers, in this case crackers with some kind of synthetic goo that may or may not taste good.
Vegemite == who the hell knows? It's some Australian something or other that looks like chocolate or, umm, you know...crap.
Buns == small pastries(america) or small breads(britain)
rolls == opposite from above
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Vegemite is called Marmite in the UK, though I think there are very slight differences, but either way, put it on some extra strong English Cheddar on toast and it's great! Just don't socialise afterwards ;)
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Originally posted by Liberator
Buns == small pastries(america) or small breads(britain)
Depends where in Britain. Round here a bun is a small cupcake affair. The sort of thing you see sold as "Fairy Cakes"
Bun is by the far the least ludicrous name for them.
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It all gets kinda confused in the UK though, is an eclair a roll or a bun? And if Buns are like Cupcakes, what the hell are muffins............:nervous:
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Originally posted by Liberator
pardon while the thread falls into regional dialects
I will translate:
crisps == crackers, in this case crackers with some kind of synthetic goo that may or may not taste good.
Vegemite == who the hell knows? It's some Australian something or other that looks like chocolate or, umm, you know...crap.
Buns == small pastries(america) or small breads(britain)
rolls == opposite from above
Err, I meant crisps=salty snacks, like patato chips, or those cheesy thingys made out of fried air.
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Originally posted by Flipside
It all gets kinda confused in the UK though, is an eclair a roll or a bun? And if Buns are like Cupcakes, what the hell are muffins............:nervous:
After answering the above, explain Scones and Crumpets too.....
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Muffins are overweight buns ¬_¬
Scones are an abomination
Crumpets are not for mortals to understand
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Crumpets are greaat for a quick breakfast when camping, and the Safeways Deluxe Crumpets contain no sugar, so even I can eat them. (Took me long enough to find them, though.)
Scones are great, my mum always bakes them for visitors, or just for us. They never get the chance to turn stale.
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There's Safeways in Holland?
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No, but there are in England when you go camping there......
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Ohhhh
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Ohhhh
I am generally a fan of British supermarkets, and British foodstuffs in general. For one, there are no decent sized tranches of bacon available here. Only, sometimes, the local supermarket as a single thick tranch in a packet. The normal bacon is all so thin it's translucent. In the UK, you have normal amounts of bacon, and normal sized tranches.
In Holland, the only canned meat they have is Goulash or Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (I can't taste the difference). I, being a fan of meaty snacks, always enjoy the canned meat in England, where it actually has some variety. Then there is the larger amount of good sugar free food available, and the odd tastes of patato chips (though I still can't eat vinegar or prawn cocktail).
And when our car isn't filled with canned meat and frozen bacon, I fill it up with paperback books, costing only L5,99 in the UK, but 20 Euro's in Holland.
Ok, what was the point of this thread/post again?
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Damned Soccer moms...
LIB: Hardly regional or difficult to find out by name. :p
Unless it's Vegemite... :nervous:
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Bovril > Vegemite
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Sweet Cuppin Cakes!
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Originally posted by kasperl
Err, I meant crisps=salty snacks, like patato chips, or those cheesy thingys made out of fried air.
And what we call cookies, the British inexplicably call "biscuits", which are nothing like our biscuits.
Don't even get me started on the whole jelly/jello/jam business.
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Lunch?
I dont have it. You get used to going 12+ hours without any kind of food after a while...........
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Are the words to complex for you or something? Seems fairly straight forward to me :p
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what words? where???
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Over here, home made cakes are being banned in school summer fetes etc because they are too unhealthy.
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Originally posted by Singh
what words? where???
Not you, ZB.
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Originally posted by ZylonBane
And what we call cookies, the British inexplicably call "biscuits", which are nothing like our biscuits.
Don't even get me started on the whole jelly/jello/jam business.
What do you call biscuits then?
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crumpets?
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Biscuit biscuits or "Biscuits"???
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Our ANZACs are so cool they have ANZAC biscuits and cookies. ;)
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*boggles*
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Originally posted by ZylonBane
And what we call cookies, the British inexplicably call "biscuits", which are nothing like our biscuits.
Don't even get me started on the whole jelly/jello/jam business.
Well, we invented your country, don't blame us when you **** the words up.
:p
And your biscuits are called muffins over 'ere, i believe (english muffins, to be precise).
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Is it "English Muffins"? I've never actually seen that written on a wrapper or whatever... usually it's just a "blueberry muffin" or something.
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Originally posted by kasperl
I am generally a fan of British supermarkets, and British foodstuffs in general. For one, there are no decent sized tranches of bacon available here. Only, sometimes, the local supermarket as a single thick tranch in a packet. The normal bacon is all so thin it's translucent. In the UK, you have normal amounts of bacon, and normal sized tranches.
In Holland, the only canned meat they have is Goulash or Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (I can't taste the difference). I, being a fan of meaty snacks, always enjoy the canned meat in England, where it actually has some variety. Then there is the larger amount of good sugar free food available, and the odd tastes of patato chips (though I still can't eat vinegar or prawn cocktail).
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Ok, where do you shop? The 'WeHateDecentFood'-store? Seriously... Wherever you shop, go shop somewhere else cuz over here we have canned meat in about 600 variaties. There are entire shelves with that stuff here at the Super de Boer :p
Also, bacon... Enuf of that :p I generally make bacon&eggs for breakfast :) Can't have a enough bacon :D
Also, not many sugar free things? Do you even look for stuff your store? Seriously. Besides, unless you do all the shopping yourself at times you really don't know what's for sale :p I remember when I went grocery shopping for the first time after getting my own place. I found stuff I never knew existed :p
And when our car isn't filled with canned meat and frozen bacon, I fill it up with paperback books, costing only L5,99 in the UK, but 20 Euro's in Holland.
You guys are really not buying the right stuff at the right place :p
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And I just noticed that I use WAY too many smilies in my posts...
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Well, we invented your country, don't blame us when you **** the words up.
And it was the Americans who screwed up the words. After the revolution Americans started doing everything the wrong way round for no better reason than cause the Brits did it the other way round.
There probably wouldn't even be an America now if someone pointed out that the British weren't jumping off a cliff :lol:
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Originally posted by Kalfireth
Is it "English Muffins"?
An English muffin is different from what we call biscuits. I've heard biscuits described as a pastry, but when I hear that word I think of doughnuts and other frosted-type things, which a biscuit is certainly not.
Well, here's a nasty picture of some anyway:
http://www.rhodesbread.com/corporate/webslicks/anytime%20buttermilk%20biscuits.jpg
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They're scones
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Petrach is on the money, those aren't biscuits. They're scones. And cookies are a particular type of biscuit.
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Scones:
(http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/fuji3776/images/scone.gif)
Biscuits:
(http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cadinego/biscuits.jpg)
Cookies:
(http://walthamcottage.com/cookies.jpg)
Capiche?
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Scones = English Muffins
Biscuits = Tea Cookies
Cookies = Bagels
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Sometimes, I wonder who invented the English language. :rolleyes:
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Who cares what you call them as long as they are able to be eaten and they smell good. I have a simple solution to all of this one word....... FOOD
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Hmm, I'll have to try ordering a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Scone at McDonalds for breakfast next time. Oh, and just to further confuse the matter--
Biscuits:
(http://www.connex.com.au/photos/1mixed-dog-biscuits.jpg)
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those scones in the picture look nothing like the scones at starbucks, though i severely doubt that those ones at starbucks are scones, more like "really dry, thick biscuits with bits of fruit stuck in them"
And, I'm confused.
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Lets not forget Limp Biscut
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English muffin:
(http://www.prevention.com/images/cma/english_muffin1.jpg)
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It looks like a waffle
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This is the single most confusing thread i've ever seen :wtf:
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why? It fun being confused It makes it more interesting
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Scones:
(http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/fuji3776/images/scone.gif)
Biscuits:
(http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cadinego/biscuits.jpg)
Cookies:
(http://walthamcottage.com/cookies.jpg)
Capiche?
*drools*
I WANT COOKIES DAMMIT!
:nervous:
Capiche....
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I like oatmeal cookies please
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No. Chocolate chip are the best. Especially if they have a little caramel on the inside and so they're all gooey when you bite into them...
mmmmmmmmmmmm......
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Cookies = Bagels
cut a hole in them
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Biscuit: Koekje
Cookie: Koekje
Anything made from dough/wheat/whatever to eat with tea: Koekje
The Dutch language, simple ain't it? :D
"Ben je geil of wil je een koekje?"
(The last thing only Dutch persons will understand :D)
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Scones are nothing like "English muffins" ffs
You all suck
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How about a peanut-butter-and-jelly scone?
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I have to give it to you, you make annoying people up an art form
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Mr Kipling would throw you all helluva far! :meh:
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(http://www.aeb.org/professional/recipes/images/ultimate_english_muffin.jpg)
This is an english muffin. **** know what's in it, tho.
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Looks like eggs, cheese, ham or bacon.
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I think it may be eggs, bacon, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, cheese, and spam.
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That muffin has been violated.
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Originally posted by vyper
That muffin has been violated.
That'll be the McMuffins' special sauce added, then.......
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
Scones = English Muffins
Scones != English muffins over here... they're quite different in shape and texture, though they look very similar on the outside. :)
Now, let's start talking about crumpets and Krispy Kreme...
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i'm too confused to go on...
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Originally posted by Setekh
Scones != English muffins over here... they're quite different in shape and texture, though they look very similar on the outside. :)
Now, let's start talking about crumpets and Krispy Kreme...
Scones also often have raisins.
EDIT - oh, and there's another kind of muffin which is almost pasta-y. I believe it is shown here (http://www.sevenseastreetinn.com/images/muffin-photo.jpg)
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Who the f*ck cares about cookies and scones when you got PIE[/u]?
:D:p
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(http://blog.beebware.co.uk/photos/weeble.gif)
Pie? (http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/pie.htm)
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[SIZE=9]WEEEEEEEEEEBLE![/SIZE]
:D
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and sometimes his good friend Bob... ;)
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Originally posted by jdjtcagle
and sometimes his good friend Bob... ;)
Bob sucks, Weeble rules! :hopping:
[size=9]PIE!!!![/size][/u]
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*wanker*
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Originally posted by Tiara
Biscuit: Koekje
Cookie: Koekje
Anything made from dough/wheat/whatever to eat with tea: Koekje
The Dutch language, simple ain't it? :D
"Ben je geil of wil je een koekje?"
(The last thing only Dutch persons will understand :D)
[SIZE=20]YEAH!!!![/SIZE][/b]
;7;7;7
:D:D
Both please:D