tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7239048454083513396..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: I Know Americans Are Fat 2Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-24074858227244837912007-04-10T19:47:00.000+00:002007-04-10T19:47:00.000+00:00Dear Brit, Thank you and one good turn deserves an...Dear Brit, <BR/><BR/>Thank you and one good turn deserves another, so here's a linguistic fact for you:<BR/><BR/>The plural form of clitoris is clitorides. It's pronounced clit-or-i-deez.<BR/><BR/>You do have those over there, I'm sure. To your compats who've never been able to find one, that does not mean they don't exist.<BR/><BR/>Yours sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Erin O'BrienErin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75245417185840143472007-04-10T18:53:00.000+00:002007-04-10T18:53:00.000+00:00Strictly speaking, the correct form is not "Now ef...Strictly speaking, the correct form is not "Now eff off", but "Yours sincerely" if you know the name, and "Yours faithfully" if you're using "Dear Sir".Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-4710721036009577592007-04-10T16:25:00.000+00:002007-04-10T16:25:00.000+00:00Dear Brits,Peeps. Suck. Cock.You get a package of ...Dear Brits,<BR/><BR/>Peeps. Suck. Cock.<BR/><BR/>You get a package of Peeps and let's face it: the little mothers are cute and you WANT to like them. So you take one and bite its little effing head off, only to find that it's so effing sweet and gooey and horrible that it is in-effing-edible.<BR/><BR/>The proper consumption of a Peep consists of putting it in the microwave for a minute, laughingErin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-85158863967689300332007-04-10T15:46:00.000+00:002007-04-10T15:46:00.000+00:00Cadbury cream eggs were exquisitely easy to steal ...Cadbury cream eggs were exquisitely easy to steal for children equipped with such an inclination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56774420798159453312007-04-10T15:26:00.000+00:002007-04-10T15:26:00.000+00:00Actually, this just comes down to our insane sugar...Actually, this just comes down to our insane sugar laws.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36454337195636869692007-04-10T14:41:00.000+00:002007-04-10T14:41:00.000+00:00Comment moderation is only there to protect me fro...Comment moderation is only there to protect me from Uk libel laws. It's different in Cleveland I'm sure, my well formed Erin.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75214091265047676502007-04-10T14:33:00.000+00:002007-04-10T14:33:00.000+00:00Well call me sugar tits, I made it past comment mo...Well call me sugar tits, I made it past comment moderation.<BR/><BR/>Can I have a side of fries with my free speech, Daddio?Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58933632670914843162007-04-10T12:44:00.000+00:002007-04-10T12:44:00.000+00:00A pure piece of American fat for you to kiss, (wit...<A HREF="http://erin-obrien.blogspot.com/2006/10/me-in-my-underwear-for-doug-hoffman.html" REL="nofollow">A pure piece of American fat for you to kiss,</A> (with tenderness and reverence please).<BR/><BR/>I still love you,<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://erin-obrien.blogspot.com/2005/10/my-name-is-erin-obrien_25.html" REL="nofollow">Erin O'Brien</A>Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-67622008637273989332007-04-10T09:08:00.000+00:002007-04-10T09:08:00.000+00:00"Almost every major holiday in the US is an opport..."Almost every major holiday in the US is an opportunity to eat candy." <BR/><BR/>Unlike Britain then?<BR/><BR/>"...You have Valentine's day in February, and in early March Girl Scout cookies are delivered, and green beer quaffed in honor of St Patrick. April has Easter and all the chocolate and marshmallow excess that goes with it."<BR/><BR/>The UK consumes more chocolate per capita than any Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42541811863085578192007-04-09T23:11:00.000+00:002007-04-09T23:11:00.000+00:00You know, of course, that this is the country that...You know, of course, that this is the country that came up with "the Twinkie defense" for a murderer. If you've never read about that, Bry, you really must look it up.<BR/><BR/>Peeps are like Twinkies -- refined-sugar pastries (actually, that's too good a word for them) spun out in puffy, gooey shapes. Your blood sugar rockets up as soon as you eat one; your teeth are assailed by cavities. And, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-29592766170699482222007-04-09T17:20:00.000+00:002007-04-09T17:20:00.000+00:00You're onto something, Bryan. Almost every major h...You're onto something, Bryan. Almost every major holiday in the US is an opportunity to eat candy. You have Valentine's day in February, and in early March Girl Scout cookies are delivered, and green beer quaffed in honor of St Patrick. April has Easter and all the chocolate and marshmallow excess that goes with it. There's a break for the summer months, as no candy manufacturer has yet thought Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-46917361866620337932007-04-09T13:51:00.000+00:002007-04-09T13:51:00.000+00:00Most of those peeps, however, are eaten by my elde...Most of those peeps, however, are eaten by my elder daughter, so that skews the two for every American business.dhamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643803329168751156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42748528836228710192007-04-09T11:47:00.000+00:002007-04-09T11:47:00.000+00:00I have been told before, and it may just have been...I have been told before, and it may just have been anti american predjudice on somebody's part, that the reason that Hershey bars taste so bad is that they contain parafin to raise the melting point of the chocolate. This always struck me as rather defeating the point of having the chocolate in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com