My daddy owns a grocery store... - Page 5

jinx · 05-29-2007, 11:18 PM

Corn Dogs it is, CF

Undertoad · 05-30-2007, 07:28 AM

38 turns to figure out C M and then it's one turn each for G S A and C D?

LabRat · 05-30-2007, 08:26 AM

Cranberry Muffin?
Cran-freaking-berry muffin?

What is this grocery store, some freaking organic co-op BS?

*muttering*

Guess I must be cheap, cuz Fareway doesn't have it's own bakery dept. (and neither did the store I practically grew up working in) You want muffins? Buy the mix baby, and have at it.

Sigh. NEXT!!!

glatt · 05-30-2007, 08:28 AM

I've never seen a cranberry muffin in a grocery store either, but then I never looked.

Flint · 05-30-2007, 08:30 AM

As I explained, "cranberry muffins" was suggested by my TWELVE YEAR-OLD BROTHER, not exactly a culinary obscurist.

Griff · 05-30-2007, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LabRat

*muttering*

You so need a Wegmans.

Shawnee123 · 05-30-2007, 10:18 AM

Oooh, went to a Wegman's in Rochester NY while visiting in-laws years ago. That place rocks! But one thing Ohio (and Northern KY) have is Jungle Jim's. It's the best!

Yep, no 12 year old would have said condensed milk.

Do we have a new one?

Flint · 05-30-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Do we have a new one?

Clodfobble guessed "Corn Dogs" correctly, so Clodfobble starts the next round. Yo! Fob!

LabRat · 05-30-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

You so need a Wegmans.

why WHY did I click that link before lunch?

Ya'll just wait. Juuuuuuuust wait. I'm going to Trader Joe's this weekend in the Twin Cities, and I'mma cominn' back with a whole list of stuff.

Sundae · 05-30-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

No cranberries down there? Or no muffins? Or you call them something else?

I think the Aussies might be like us - we see (American-style) muffins as cakes. You don't eat cakes for breakfast

I wouldn't have got Granny Smiths apples either though - and we have plenty of those.

Flint · 05-30-2007, 12:27 PM

I don't want anyone to miss the point: A good letter combination doesn't come from exotic ingredients. In fact, the challenge is to find a quite pedestrian food item that is hard to guess.

My wife, upon her first attempt at this game, did "cannellini beans" - our resonse to which was WHAT the HELL are "cannellini beans" ??? There's no point to the game if you haven't ever heard of the damn thing in your whole life! That kind of shit is very uncool.

Flint · 05-30-2007, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I wouldn't have got Granny Smiths apples either though - and we have plenty of those.

GSA was easy because too much information was provided...if that makes any sense.
2-letter combinations could be anything, 3-letter combinations are a significantly more narrow field.

Sundae · 05-30-2007, 12:36 PM

Cannellini beans I have eaten
Corndogs and cranberry muffins I have not

I doubt I'll ever get an answer right

Where's Clod? I want to play!

Flint · 05-30-2007, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Cannellini beans I have eaten
Corndogs and cranberry muffins I have not

I have not played this game internationally before, so it may be a challenge to come up with "fair" food items. The game really operates on the honor system, and this may be harder, not knowing what other people have heard of, or not.

As for "cannellini beans" - I have eaten them, but never knew what they were called. I had never heard the term "cannellini beans" ...

As for Corn Dogs - you may not have eaten them, but I assume you were aware that they exist/had heard the term before?

As for cranberry muffins - I haven't had one, but I could have extrapolated from blueberry muffins, etc. to what else starts with "C"

Sundae · 05-30-2007, 12:46 PM

I'm not really waa, waa, waahing - but I think it will be a challenge to make it international.

Re cranberry muffins - I could have thought all year and not come up with that - we only drink cranberries over here, or serve the sauce with turkey. Muffins are a teatime food, split and toasted and spread with butter. They come as plain, cheese or wholemeal with raisins. Think how long it would take you to come up with Cheese Muffins and you'll get my drift.

Similarly - I am aware from Stephen King books that Corn Dogs exist. Hell - I even tried one in San Francisco for that very reason (bleurgh!). Would I have thought of them as a supermarket food - no.

Anyway, like I said I'm not seriously raising it as an issue - I think I am going to be a poor player and am getting my excuses in early

05-29-2007, 11:18 PM	#61
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Corn Dogs it is, CF __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-30-2007, 08:26 AM	#63
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,131	Cranberry Muffin? Cran-freaking-berry muffin? What is this grocery store, some freaking organic co-op BS? muttering Guess I must be cheap, cuz Fareway doesn't have it's own bakery dept. (and neither did the store I practically grew up working in) You want muffins? Buy the mix baby, and have at it. Sigh. NEXT!!! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

05-30-2007, 08:30 AM	#65
Flint _______ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 11,193	As I explained, "cranberry muffins" was suggested by my TWELVE YEAR-OLD BROTHER, not exactly a culinary obscurist. __________________ ************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-30-2007, 10:18 AM	#67
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oooh, went to a Wegman's in Rochester NY while visiting in-laws years ago. That place rocks! But one thing Ohio (and Northern KY) have is Jungle Jim's. It's the best! Yep, no 12 year old would have said condensed milk. Do we have a new one? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-30-2007, 12:27 PM	#71
Flint _______ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 11,193	I don't want anyone to miss the point: A good letter combination doesn't come from exotic ingredients. In fact, the challenge is to find a quite pedestrian food item that is hard to guess. My wife, upon her first attempt at this game, did "cannellini beans" - our resonse to which was WHAT the HELL are "cannellini beans" ??? There's no point to the game if you haven't ever heard of the damn thing in your whole life! That kind of shit is very uncool. __________________ ************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 05-30-2007 at 12:32 PM.

05-30-2007, 07:28 AM	#62
Undertoad Employable Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Valley Forge Natl Park Posts: 24,276	38 turns to figure out C M and then it's one turn each for G S A and C D?

05-30-2007, 08:28 AM	#64
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,855	I've never seen a cranberry muffin in a grocery store either, but then I never looked.

05-30-2007, 12:36 PM	#73
Sundae Co-Strawberry Festival Queen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ye Olde Englande Posts: 20,328	Cannellini beans I have eaten Corndogs and cranberry muffins I have not I doubt I'll ever get an answer right Where's Clod? I want to play! __________________ none thought of the others they would never meet, or how their lives would all contain this hour

05-30-2007, 12:46 PM	#75
Sundae Co-Strawberry Festival Queen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ye Olde Englande Posts: 20,328	I'm not really waa, waa, waahing - but I think it will be a challenge to make it international. Re cranberry muffins - I could have thought all year and not come up with that - we only drink cranberries over here, or serve the sauce with turkey. Muffins are a teatime food, split and toasted and spread with butter. They come as plain, cheese or wholemeal with raisins. Think how long it would take you to come up with Cheese Muffins and you'll get my drift. Similarly - I am aware from Stephen King books that Corn Dogs exist. Hell - I even tried one in San Francisco for that very reason (bleurgh!). Would I have thought of them as a supermarket food - no. Anyway, like I said I'm not seriously raising it as an issue - I think I am going to be a poor player and am getting my excuses in early __________________ none thought of the others they would never meet, or how their lives would all contain this hour

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