I’ve noticed 99% of people don’t have bumper stickers but the remaining 1% are trying to make up for everyone else’s deficit

@mrexists5400

2 жыл бұрын

true, seen a couple where you can't tell what paint the car is from the back from all the bumper stickers

@Radhapup

2 жыл бұрын

It is the next best thing to rust-proofing, until you go to remove them.

@gwendyrose8905

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrexists5400 I've seen a few where you couldn't tell what paint color the car was from ANY side!!! Oddly enough, they all had a lot of 1970s symbols on them as well.

@joeheid4757

2 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@josephgaviota

2 жыл бұрын

Oddly, it seems the left feels the urge to "share" more than the right.

One of my favorite memories from college was my Ecuadorian roommate running into the apartment, slamming the door and locking it behind him while shaking and cursing. I said “oh my god what happened?!” And he replied “Borboleta, it’s the biggest rat I’ve ever seen in my life. It was going to kill us!! It went HISSSSSSS and had sharp teeth like a shark! Like a Tiger! it was so big!!!!” So I ran downstairs because I just had to see this man-killer rat…. But it turns out it was a possum. 😂

@bethpike3833

10 ай бұрын

They ARE freaky. I came across one outdoors in the night, and it was SO weird looking I had to go back inside til I got up the courage to find another route to my destination. SCARY creatures, at least at night.

@ginnyjollykidd

10 ай бұрын

Whose 2 defenses are hissing like a spitting cat and then playing dead. That brings up another American idiom, "playing possum." Like possums play dead, in playing possum a person tries to look dead. Metaphorically, it could refer to anybody or anything that appears to be dead. (Potentially even computers, though they are more delicate than humans.)

@luckymom1

9 ай бұрын

They eat a lot of ticks, so I like them!

@LifesGuardian

9 ай бұрын

@@ginnyjollykidd Fun fact: Thanatosis is the technical name for the behavior in opossum that we refer to as "Playing dead".

@annehedonia156

8 ай бұрын

I rescued three baby possums several years ago, and let me tell you, all three had a distinctly different personality. I've never looked at a dead one the same way again. 😢

It's called "ranch" because it was originally created at the "Hidden Valley Ranch". The Hidden Valley Guest Ranch is located near Santa Barbara in California. It's a shortened term, that I'm sure most people have forgotten about.

@filanfyretracker

4 ай бұрын

I had no clue Hidden Valley Ranch was a place, I just figured it was a brand on the shelf at the supermarket.

@kylem1112

4 ай бұрын

​ @filanfyretracker yeah hidden valley brand ranch is actually the original ranch.

@MissShelly

3 ай бұрын

I just came to say this exact thing! Hello fellow human encyclopedia of generally useless information! 👋😁

@shutupshelley1793

3 ай бұрын

Interesting! Thanks

@jstnsmutek

3 ай бұрын

it's really just buttermilk dressing

I'm an American and had never heard of a Texas King or an Alaska King (or a Wyoming King) until today

@deirdrevergados971

2 ай бұрын

In which state do you live? I'm from New Jersey and hsve heard at least the first two mentioned.

@iroll

2 ай бұрын

@@deirdrevergados971 I'm from Arizona and I've heard of a California king, but never any of the others. If somebody asked me if the others were a thing, I would say "no, those aren't a thing."

@becca1573

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I’m in texas and have also never heard of the texas king mattress

@taraking6472

29 күн бұрын

Same! I had only heard of California king.

@generalleoff

23 күн бұрын

Florida king is a thing as well. 108x80. I have one.

I've never before heard anyone call a garbage disposal a 'sink waste disposal.' That sounds sorta... British.

@meganvalek2690

2 жыл бұрын

In Canada, it's a garburator!

@KeithZim

2 жыл бұрын

@@meganvalek2690 I'm adopting this!!! If, in a few years all Americans call them garburators I want credit!!

@johnopalko5223

2 жыл бұрын

The term "garbage disposal" was, apparently, dropped by the industry a few decades ago. Their official name, at least according to the InSinkErator Company, is now "food waste disposer."

@IceMetalPunk

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnopalko5223 I didn't know that. But also, language is defined by its use, not official decree, and I'm pretty sure most people still call it a garbage disposal, so that's what it is 😁

@ThunderPants13

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I don't care what it's officially called now, to me it will always be a garbage disposal.

You’re not wrong. Air conditioning and bug screens are two truly great modern conveniences

@wadehiggins1919

Жыл бұрын

People wouldn't be living in Florida if it wasn't for that and spraying for mosquitos. My FIL grew up in Florida and had malaria 3 times before WWII. Then got it 2 more times in the Pacific Theatre.

@jodeeps2287

11 ай бұрын

Lol, I visited Western Europe and while there apparently, it was hotter than usual 🤷‍♀️ nobody had ACs, they just opened their windows without screens 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ I did not understand the concept...you need to cool off so you open your windows and invite every type of bug inside 🤷‍♀️

@spugintrntl

10 ай бұрын

He's also right about peeps needing to die.

When I lived in Taiwan, I installed a garbage disposal in the sink of my apartment. I had to ask the landlord to do it and then explain, in detail, how it worked and how it would not be a problem (when I left, they moved in, and later wrote me and told me how amazing both it and the dishwasher I installed are). Every local who saw it was just like "What is THAT?!!" Every American/Canadian (they have garburators, too!) was very jealous.

@biaberg3448

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought of where the waste ends up when you use a waste disposal? It’s probably polluting the ocean or a lake. Yes, polluting.

@EatAtJoes

Жыл бұрын

@@biaberg3448 Have you ever thought of how your toilet and kitchen sink flow into the exact same wastewater line? Do you give yourself this same sanctimonious ill-informed lecture every time you flush and pretend your shit doesn't stink?

@Halters101

11 ай бұрын

@@biaberg3448 The organic matter that goes down the garbage disposal is polluting the ocean? Just because it's called a garbage disposal doesn't mean people are sticking actual trash down the sink. It's just food scraps from cooking or leftovers after a meal. That stuff either gets filtered out at the local waste water treatment plant or, if it somehow does make it to a body of water, feeds whatever lucky fish happen upon it.

@biaberg3448

11 ай бұрын

@@Halters101 I know that people don’t put trash in. But the thing is, when/if the food scraps get to water it feeds the animal plankton, who multiply so much that the oxygen level in the water gets too low, then the water gets green and slimy and all living creatures dies. So by adding food to the water the ecosystem gets out of balance, and that is actually pollution. Some places the waste water is cleaned before it gets to the ocean or lake, but that’s expensive and the leftovers (including the food scrap) no is special garbage, and is far more expensive to take care of than ordinary garbage. So food garbage should be collected separately in the bin, then it can be made to compost, and even to biological fuel. That’s what we do here in Norway.

@EmilyFuger

10 ай бұрын

@@biaberg3448 lol, I would recommend you look into how waste treatment facilities work.

My favorite way to dispose of peeps is through peep jousting. We actually buy a bunch when they go on sale after Easter for this. You put 2 of them inside a circle drawn on a paper plate put in the microwave and give each peep a toothpick sticking out the front like a lance. When you microwave them they puff up and the first one to stab the other without going over the circle boundary wins. Last time we added the fun of decorating the peeps with food coloring markers. It’s messy but lots of fun. 😂

@mrcryptozoic817

9 ай бұрын

Love the idea of peep jousting!

@seameology

7 ай бұрын

Laurence would LOVE that!😂🤣😅

@jerbear7952

7 ай бұрын

I suspect you are a lot more fun than I am.

@LindaC616

6 ай бұрын

As soon as I have someone to enjoy that tradition with, I'm adopting it!

@LindaC616

6 ай бұрын

​@@jerbear7952I KNOW she's more fun than I!

Years ago, a Japanese student attending an international student party at the University of Texas, excitedly announced that she had just sighted an OP-ossum (emphasis on the first syllable in her broken English) out in the parking lot near the dumpsters… which immediately emptied the room of all those who had never seen one/ didn’t have them in their home countries… my Texas born daughter trailed along, but went into fast action as the curious students pressed closer to the shuffling creature they wanted to photograph as their first OP-ussum sighting. It wasn’t a possum. It was a skunk. “No, NO!” She furiously whispered…. “That’s NOT an OP-ossum!!! I repeat …..NOT an OP-ossum!! Back up! Back up! It’s a SKUNK!” Which may have intrigued them even more, seeing how they had never seen a skunk, before, either…..but she managed to avert catastrophe by conveying enough dire warning in her voice to keep that party from becoming even MORE memorable… That was a close one.

@BitterBetty76

2 жыл бұрын

I could see that perfectly in my head as I was reading it. 😂😂😂

@malagastehlaate230

2 жыл бұрын

I had to tell my neighbors who were from Croatia that they had a Skunk living under the shed in their back yard... they were fairly perplexed at first not knowing why I would be telling them about some critter living in their backyard... but then I explained "Le Skunk LePew!" And then it was "Oooo! Le Skunk! Like with the hair?!" To which I nodded as he imitated a stripe down the center of his head... "Yes, Le Skunk LePew!" And then he asked looking all embarrassed, "I call animal control yes??" "Yes, and you might want to avoid going back there until it's gone." Opossums are kinda interesting critters... see them from time to time ... See skunks more though.

@kilroy2517

2 жыл бұрын

@@malagastehlaate230 Skunks are misunderstood. It takes several days for a skunk to refill its scent gland, during which time it's almost defenseless, so they are very reluctant to spray and only do it if you really threaten them. Like bears, try not to surprise them and you should be ok.

@malagastehlaate230

2 жыл бұрын

@@kilroy2517 Just would rather not have it living next door... and always in the alleyway when I come home from work. And the smell was quite noticeable. Now if he wanted to waddle down to a field somewhere or off to the riverside... fine... but not living next-door under the shed... Nope.

@chrismorgan283

2 жыл бұрын

I rehabbed a possum two years ago. It was...different. Turns out they love yogurt. She slept on my neck every night, until she got old enough to go out on her own. Now, every time we see one squished in the road, my son says, "There's Blossom." Thanks, kid.

I've driven in the UK and the US, and I assure you that most of the time everyone is driving in the right direction: forward.

@natdatil6830

2 жыл бұрын

Also, a Boots isn't all that different than a CVS. I'm not buying the UK pharmacy vs US pharmacy stuff.

@sameebah

2 жыл бұрын

@@natdatil6830 - Boots isn't a pharmacy. It may have a pharmacy counter in the store, but it's generally just a shop that sells toiletries and other products. In the UK a proper pharmacy is essentially a place to get your medicines.

@snickle1980

2 жыл бұрын

😐Most of the time.

@deon700

2 жыл бұрын

@@sameebah Boots is the closest thing to a USA CVS. It has a pharmacy, but is also a general store as well with gifts, perfumes, food, sweets... Most other pharmacies are just pharmacies though.

@tobascoheat6582

2 жыл бұрын

Very funny . . .

The American version of Salad Creme is "Miracle Whip", which is a bit thicker and sweeter than the British version. It still works well on sandwiches and as a mayo substitute.

@sluggo206

5 ай бұрын

Miracle Whip is called "salad dressing" on the label because it doesn't fit the legal definition of mayonnaise; something about it not having eggs or such. I've never seen British salad creme so I can't say if Miracle Whip is similar. My family had Miracle Whip growing up but now I use mayonnaise.

@davidkermes376

5 ай бұрын

miracle whip is an abomination and an insult to the good name and reputation of mayonnaise.

@LtBasil

4 ай бұрын

​@@davidkermes376 Miracle whip and mayonnaise are BOTH abominations. So is ranch.

@A2D4

3 ай бұрын

@@davidkermes376 I agree. It’s horrible. 🤢 Mayo, I like. 😊 Big difference in my opinion.

@sherrillsturm7240

2 ай бұрын

Ack, ack, ack! Give me Hellman's (Best Foods), not that sickeningly sweet "Miracle."

There was a time when Ranch, Buttermilk and Buttermilk Ranch dressings all co-existed. It didn't take long to realize they all taste about the same.

To be fair, Lawrence, did you look into WHY Ranch dressing is called Ranch? The guy who came up with it was an amateur chef who.... ran a dude ranch, called Hidden Valley Ranch. He served his guests this dressing as the house dressing on salads. A lot of people told him he should bottle it... and he eventually found a distributor. The ranch went broke, but the salad dressing boomed.

@janus3555

2 жыл бұрын

Also reason why Hidden Valley Ranch is the highest selling of the dressing companies that make Ranch and subjectively the best tasting. Although a few have come close.

@omind1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, " Ranch", dressing in " the day" , was decent. BUT , as Things go if you wanna ship a ton of product load it with Sugar and preservatives. Make yr own, don't buy it. The packets are cheap and better unless you are deep into the heavy sugar taste. Just remember the Grocery only had 6 Rascals to truck your obese ass around. 😊

@protorhinocerator142

2 жыл бұрын

The original wasn't Ranch dressing made by Hidden Valley. It was "Hidden Valley Ranch" dressing. The word Ranch wasn't copyrighted so competitors called their version Ranch. This would be like if they made "New York City" dressing and competitors made City dressing.

@neuvocastezero1838

2 жыл бұрын

Even if this were completely a made -up story, I would find it just as satisfying as actual facts.

@fionam3554

2 жыл бұрын

@@neuvocastezero1838 I am flattered you think my imagination that vivid, unfortunately, it is not that good - it is a fact.

I recommend roasting Peeps over a fire like you'd roast a conventional marshmallow. The exterior sugar caramelizes and turns to a beautiful candy shell around a soft, melted center. Also, their little faces melt.

@jenme7926

2 жыл бұрын

Ooohhhh.. I'll have to try this! Thanks for sharing! 😄

@wendyweaver8749

2 жыл бұрын

Krist - "Also, their little faces melt." As that if the Nazi near the end of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'?

@hellokristi

2 жыл бұрын

@@wendyweaver8749 kinda, though the browning is much more delicious!

@jmpet7134

28 күн бұрын

genius

Ranch is also a style of hygiene and clothing in which one bathes and wears clean clothes for dinner after a hard day of wearing work clothes on the ranch. One doesn’t show up for dinner in work clothes, but is expected to be in ranch attire or ranch wear. In the bunkhouse, sweatpants and a tee shirt may be appropriate ranch wear, but dinner in the main house may call for ranch attire. Ranch attire is generally considered more formal than ranch wear.

I enjoy Peeps, so I felt compelled to let you know that the company who manufactures them--Just Born (named because the trademark office accidentally misunderstood the company when they wanted "only" the word born in their name)---has a variety of marshmallow-themed delicacies all year round, so you will see snowmen and Christmas trees coming up this winter.

@arthurvasey

Жыл бұрын

I believe Just Born’s concept is a similar one to how the group Simply Red got their name - lead singer Mick Hucknall said that they were to be called Red - simply Red - somehow, Simply Red stuck! Made some good tunes!

@juliettemay2666

9 ай бұрын

I love Peeps!

@Mueller3D

5 ай бұрын

"Just 'Born'"? Sounds a lot like "Jonly Bonly" 🙂

@meow2u22

3 ай бұрын

I live about 10 miles from the Just Born factory, which is in Bethlehem, PA.

@donnarouse9432

2 ай бұрын

In response to jonly bonly heard this from the Korean comedian very funny man!

If you've ever stocked store shelves in the US, you've been amazed by the amount of Ranch a store goes through in a day.

@TroyC68

2 жыл бұрын

And yet, I have never purchased a single bottle.... even though it may run off the shelves... there is an equal population or greater, that don't touch it... It's like guns... The USA has the most amount of legal gun ownership in the world.... but they DO NOT have the most households armed in the world, as only about 30% of households are armed... This is the law of American Excess... When they want something, they want TONNES of it, not just one.... But the majority is not like that at all...

@r0cketplumber

Жыл бұрын

Well, yeah, because you dip your buffalo wings in Ranch.

@tears_of_asariel3198

Жыл бұрын

my old roomate used to literally drink ranch like a snack.. just sitting on the couch with a bottle watching tv, shit was disgusting to watch

@tiredman99

Жыл бұрын

@@tears_of_asariel3198 that's gross

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

Жыл бұрын

_dang_

My family has a tradition with peeps that you may enjoy. We keep a box of peeps on top of the refrigerator and bring it out every Easter. Then, instead of eating them, we put them back on top of the fridge after Easter is over. This is far superior to consuming them.

@jemimac6054

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@NotSoMuchFrankly

2 жыл бұрын

It is the fruitcake of candy.

@billkeithchannel

2 жыл бұрын

15 years ago I was working at a convenience store. I had noticed that an item was expired. So I went though their entire snack/gum section and found 4 milk crates full of expired crap. They had Moon Pies, also marshmallow, that was 4 years old and hard as a rock. Needless to say once they replaced everything with fresh and more varied stuff the sales increased dramatically.

@xbubblehead

2 жыл бұрын

We have a similar tradition with those peppermint candy canes. They are treated as Christmas decorations, and by now probably are about as edible as those plastic icicles.

@NotSoMuchFrankly

2 жыл бұрын

@@billkeithchannel There was an episode of "Taxi" where one of the lesser known characters wanted to start buying apples from the vending machines but they were all gross and old. So he asked someone how he could get the company that stocks the apples to put fresh ones in. Someone told him they won't do that until all the apples were gone. But then they realized that then the company might think someone really likes old apples so they would re-stock it with only old, stale apples. Catch 22, I guess.

Waste disposal units were quite popular in the early 1970s in England. We had one in a rented house, and a new flat. Don't know why or when they disappeared. They were a bit unnerving!

I'm American, but I'm not crazy for ranch dressing. Vinegar and oil with a lemon squeeze is low cal and flavors flavorless lettuce and tomatoes quite well.

While I used to find the “Baby On Board” signs annoying, I recently found out that they were invented by a firefighter/EMS worker to indicate that there is, in fact, a baby on board a burning or wrecked car.

@jameson8682

2 жыл бұрын

It surprises me how few people know this fact.

@spyone4828

2 жыл бұрын

I recently saw a sign in a similar vein, warning of an autistic child on board. It then listed several specific reasons that might be important to know, including "May not respond to verbal commands". Seems like a very prudent precaution in case the driver is incapacitated.

@jeffreygunn3530

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen similar signs in the front window of houses that list the number/type of pets in the home for the same reason

@lebrown5075

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like people are unlikely or unable to peel them off after the first year or two passes

@jm07211

2 жыл бұрын

@@lebrown5075 I think the signs in motor vehicles are on suction cups. You’re right, though; I will occasionally see a “Tot Finder” window sticker in a home that hasn’t seen a human younger that 25 years in decades.

"You know how cheddar cheese comes from the English town of Cheddar? Well, you do now." Dude's humor is simply awesome!

@protorhinocerator142

2 жыл бұрын

It's right next to Whataburger, Sussex, which is across the river from Cajunstyle. Not to be confused with the city of Cajunstyle near Glasgow.

@cassiecassie8325

2 жыл бұрын

Cheddar gorge is a great place!

@Lily-Bravo

Жыл бұрын

I prefer Double Gloucester and I live in Gloucester. Ha Ha

@keithbromley6070

Жыл бұрын

I went on a trip with a friend to the Cheddar caves when I was young (7 or 8). No-one explained to me that they weren’t caves made of cheese so I was mildly disappointed when we got there. They do age the cheese in some of the caves, but it’s not the same.

I beg your pardon??? “Salad cream” This is going on the list of crimes along with squirty cream. 4:12

Ranch dressing is actually buttermilk dressing. The guy who created that specific recipe lived on a ranch in California called "hidden valley ranch" He would share it with friends and as it popularity grew he began to give it away and then eventually selling it as his "hidden valley ranch dressing"

It's called ranch dressing because of the recipe. It was originally marketed as Hidden Valley Ranch brand buttermilk dressing.

@RandomManIncorperated

6 ай бұрын

Its Called Ranch Because It Was Created At Hidden Valley Ranch

@dickJohnsonpeter

5 ай бұрын

That would mean it's called that because of the brand not the recipe.

@blueflame6237

4 ай бұрын

correct. the word has been homogenized similarly to how google it went from reffering to the browser specifically, to searching the internet in general.@@dickJohnsonpeter

FYI: Just to clear it up for you ... "Buffalo Wings" DID start in Buffalo, New York. At a local pub called "Frank & Theresa's Anchor Bar & Grill", located at the corner of Main Street, and North Street, in downtown Buffalo. Being born and raised there I ate there often, as did my parents. How you ask did it happen? Before 'daily delivery' of just about everything (like today) most products used in the restaurant business to cover Saturday and Sunday meals were delivered on Thursday or Friday, often frozen if need be. One Friday approximately 60 pounds of raw chicken was delivered in preparation for the "renowned" Fried Chicken Sunday Dinners served weekly at the Anchor Bar & Grill. They were packaged in this 'new' packaging material - partially transparent plastic wrap, heat sealed & frozen, inside cardboard boxes. They were taken from the freezer to the cooler Saturday night at closing to 'slow thaw' overnight. Sunday, when it came time to start the washing, breading, and frying, of the chicken dinners it was discovered that instead of the 'cut' chicken parts that were ordered, the delivery driver had delivered the chopped chicken wings - intended for a different customer. Result - NO chicken dinners that Sunday as the supplier was closed. Frank's Problem - 60 pounds of raw chicken wings that were about to go to waste, as they could not be refrozen, and by Monday they would rot. Being from my parents' generation that WASTED NOTHING Frank decided he would "fry 'em up, and give them away" to the drinkers, highly salted of course. They were a big hit with the customers, and of course they were highly salted to get the customers to drink more (like free peanuts on the bar used to be). They caught on, and eventually were served first with a dip of Bleu Cheese dressing, and later a few celery sticks. Again, sometime later someone (I don't know who, or where) decided to start putting hot sauces (or sweet sauces) on them, also served with celery, and sometimes even carrot sticks on the side. By now people were paying for these tasty 'snacks'. All thanks to Frank not wanting to waste the already thawed frozen wings he received by mistake! I've not been back in many years, but I believe the family still runs the Anchor Bar and Grill, on the same corner in Buffalo. As Paul Harvey used to say "Now you know, the rest of the story"!

@bebotime2941

Жыл бұрын

Is that also where "Frank's Red Hot" sauce comes from? I know that the buffalo sauce is just hot sauce and butter, but was the specific recipe for the hot sauce made by the family? EDIT: No, the family who made the wings did not also make the sauce. One of the owners of the sauce company happened to be named Jacob Frank, and that coincidence made the sauce seem like it was first made by the family who invented Buffalo wings, when in fact the sauce predates the wings by at least 40 years.

@Doc_Dolan

Жыл бұрын

@@bebotime2941 I am not sure about that one! The main reason I looked up the history of the Anchor Bar was it was where I had my last meal "as a free man" - I shipped out that night for the US Navy, and they had given us all a meal voucher for the Anchor Bar (across the side street from the induction center). I found out later that my father knew Frank & Theresa, back from his days in vaudeville, as a professional roller skate exhibition dancer!😃😃

@carolforsythe6316

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info 😀

@gujwdhufjijjpo9740

Жыл бұрын

I know ranch dressing was invented by a gold miner in Alaska.

@artemusprine

11 ай бұрын

I've often heard that the reason buffalo wings spread so quickly is that the wings were very affordable as no one really wanted to use them for much, and that boneless wings were only introduced after demand for traditional wings had elevated their cost closer to that of the traditionally preferred white-meat.

I've had only two bumper stickers in 40 years of car ownership. One said, "Eschew Obfuscation" The other, "The stone the builders rejected has become the head of the corner."

So glad you mentioned "the boot" of the car. Many call it a "trunk" which still feels odd. The back (hatchback, storage, place where you stick bags, luggage, the spare tire etc) has been the "boot" for as long as I can remember and I'm 50. Here's where it's weirder-- other than my grandfather, none of us have been outside the US to pick it up, and my family's been in the US for many generations. It seems to be limited just to this area in Northeastern NC (Halifax County) that "held onto that term". Surrounding areas use trunk.

@mrcryptozoic817

9 ай бұрын

And of course, Teslas have a "frunk".

@tstahler5420

8 ай бұрын

Cars originally had actual trunks secured to the rear of car. Seeing how Americans LOVE our cars and driving, it isn't really hard to see why "trunk" has endured.

@lonestar2078

3 ай бұрын

Might check who originally settled that area. I know the English settled in Georgia, and the stereotypical southern beele accent and the posh English accent are quite close from a linguistic standpoint Appalachia was settled by the Scots-Irish

@Anymouse6457

2 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in the US. My Lancashire born grandmum called the trunk of a car the turtle. I have not heard that term from anyone else.

@bloodleader5

2 ай бұрын

There are some parts of the Outer Banks where people sound very English, so this doesn't come as too much of a surprise, but in my region of NC we're much more stereotypically Southern.

The one thing I've picked up from pop cultural osmosis about ranch dressing is that (apparently) ANY (not necessarily) solid (not necessarily) food item can be dipped in ranch.

@jennv2948

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve definitely heard it claimed that any food is improved by either ranch or peanut butter. If one doesn’t work, the other will. And while it’s definitely not 100% true, it’s a very good generalized rule.

@jeremiahkindel9301

Жыл бұрын

Pepperoni pizza dipped in ranch is amazing

@stevenserna910

Жыл бұрын

Not a Snickers bar! Never a Snickers bar!

@ol_smokey9370

Жыл бұрын

@@jennv2948 A hamburger topped with a spoonful of peanut butter is surprisingly good 😆

@DaremKurosaki

Жыл бұрын

I've never bought ranch dressing because making it from scratch is super easy, a lot tastier, and will kill most things dead.

I'm old enough to remember when Ranch came on the scene. Back in the early days of Ranch Dressing (late 70s, early 80s) you didn't buy it in a bottle, you bought it in an envelope and mixed it with buttermilk yourself. Still the best way to have it. By a mile (1.6km for you foreigners).

@LythaWausW

2 жыл бұрын

This is the only way to go when you live in Europe and miss Ranch. You have your family ship the packets over and make it yourself, cuz they ship well.

@dawnmichelle4403

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Home-mixed Ranch is the best! 😋

@proto-geek248

2 жыл бұрын

Ranch = 🤮

@dawnmichelle4403

2 жыл бұрын

@@proto-geek248 What do you like on your salad?

@spyone4828

2 жыл бұрын

There is a lot to be said for using your own ingredients. I worked in a restaurant where we had tried various kinds of premade ranch but finally settled on Hidden Valley packets. Customers loved both it and our homemade cream Italian, and we were happy to share our secret: we used the high quality mayonnaise that we bought for our sandwiches to make the dressings too. That's it.

Ranch is a very popular flavour for crisps in Sweden (sometimes mixed with other ingredients), you can also get ranch-flavoured powder to make dips with (and probably ranch dressing though I prefer vinaigrette on salad). I never saw or tried ranch until I moved here but having tried it I think it's a pretty nice flavour.

100% American and I love salad creme! You can usually find it in that little, slim British food section of the supermarket in aisle 11 or so, along with the Mr. Kipling tarts and the mushy peas.

The wackiest thing I've ever done with Peeps was use them in place of marshmallows when making Rice Krispie Treats. The result was similar to regular ones, except rainbow colored (from using different colors of Peeps) and extra sugary.

@stellasmith262

2 жыл бұрын

PEEPS in coffee..especially the donut house coffee ones.

@davidwarmels7945

2 жыл бұрын

Or put them in the microwave. They get twice as big.

@SR-xo9rd

Жыл бұрын

S'meeps are also good! S'mores with a Peep instead of a marshmallow. Mmmmmmm :)

@raoularmagnac2037

Жыл бұрын

I just LOVE Peeps! They are my FAVORITE Easter candy! I always stock up on them while they're available! 🐤🐣🐥

@jstringfellow1961

Жыл бұрын

nasty.

I’m American and I thought that California king was the biggest standard mattress unless you special ordered something. Man, these people must have HUGE bedrooms to put them in

@elisabethbenders-hyde5286

Ай бұрын

You get one of those gynormous mattresses when your partner snores too loudly, but you don't want to move into another room. Or you're contemplating divorce but can't quite pull the trigger.

Buffalo Wings, while now seen everywhere, were a local thing for a very long time. I’m from the opposite corner of New York from Buffalo, but only first encountered Buffalo wings in the fall of 86. They took over the country some time after that when the Buffalo Bills made four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl, and then became a staple food for watching football games.

1) I like eating buffalo wings, or as they were originally called (in Buffalo, NY) "bar wings" 2) I don't like ranch dressing 3) The opossum is a different species vs. the Australian possum, and the latter is considered more attractive and their pelts are used like rabbit pelts for whatever they use those for. 4) I don't recommend trying buffalo Peeps

In case no one else said it, buffalo wings go really well with ranch dressing.

@javyacuna4380

2 жыл бұрын

And they are generally served with celery sticks and carrots.

@jeremyevans1966

2 жыл бұрын

Bleu cheese dressing is good too with wings!

@robinlillian9471

2 жыл бұрын

Blue cheese dressing is more traditional.

@winstonwong3326

2 жыл бұрын

It was in the picture too 👏👏👏👏👏

@myopiniondoesntmatterh9073

2 жыл бұрын

Blue cheese is better in my opinion, but ranch will do if blue cheese isn't available. I can't eat the actual buffalo flavor anymore, thanks to a bought of stomach flu immediately after a healthy portion of wings for supper. Even the smell still makes me queasy, which is a shame because I used to love buffalo wings. I have to settle for BBQ or sweet Asian chili or whatever other flavor they come up with that sounds appealing. I do miss the original buffalo flavor though. Maybe someday I'll get over it and can enjoy them again.

it always warms my heart to see people genuinly surprised and intrigued by our culture and language... also funny delivery my dude,

@lookoutforchris

Жыл бұрын

Yet we hear nearly everyday in the media that “white people have no culture.”

#1 Ranch is my favorite salad dressing. Consequently, it's fairly common to use it as a dip to offset the heat in your buffalo wings, especially if you don't like blue cheese dressing. #2 I found that melting a mint flavored Peep in my hot cocoa is quite satisfying.

Absolutely Love Your Videos !

Raised in Buffalo. I need to express something since you mentioned Ranch and Buffalo Wings. We just called them chicken wings (understandably) and you only ate them with blue cheese, not ranch. Sure, a few odd balls went with ranch, but blue cheese comes with them and the only thing a local would expect. You would have to request anything else. Go elsewhere in the country, they will often give ranch as the norm or ask which you want.

@crosion5

Жыл бұрын

I am not from Buffalo, but my dad is. Ranch on wings is blasphemous. Go Bills!

@1950Grendel

Жыл бұрын

Right - bleu cheese or naked - and they were always just "wings".

@dhayn9769

Жыл бұрын

Wings clash with ranch, removing key flavors from both items; bleu cheese is the way to go

@EmilyFuger

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, but this dude has only lived in the Midwest. Ranch is our obligatory condiment for everything. And I do mean EVERYTHING.

@Doc_Dolan

10 ай бұрын

Also born and raised in the Nickel (lower east side) ... You are 100000% correct! In addition, I have found that most places don't even offer Blue Cheese as it is too expensive to serve!!

Omg, a decade without Ranch over here as an American in Germany! Feel this video but then I found an incredible recipe for it and now I make it home made over here. My husband is hooked! I hate Peeps too... disgusting things, lol! BTW, love your channel!!!

@alexandrasmith7682

2 жыл бұрын

@Cinnabar Pretty please can I possibly have the recipe from you??? As a Brit, I came back having lived in the States for a great many years, accepting that there were a few American things that I genuinely missed - and fancy dressing was/is still sadly missed!

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

Жыл бұрын

You're forced to make your own Ranch dressing? That place is uncivilized.

@crosion5

Жыл бұрын

It was peanut butter and peanut butter flavored candy like Reeses that I missed the most when I lived oversees.

Your experiences of drive thru pharmacies is vastly different from mine. I drive up to a window, speak with a real person, who hands me my prescription(s), asks if I have any questions, then tells me to have a nice day and I drive away. It's very convenient if I'm only there to pick up prescriptions, and don't have to search for a place to park the car. Our pharmacies are like supermarkets. They sell everything from medical supplies, beauty supplies and baby supplies to sweets, drinks, foods to gift items, wrapping paper, office supplies, holiday supplies to home and kitchen supplies.

Thank you for ideas that make me smile. One set of grandparents grew up outside Manchester, the other set were from Oklahoma, so many times I am familiar with words from both sides of the pond.

We have a lot of opossums in my neighborhood; however, you're more likely to see them splattered on the road than alive. That's why the reason the chicken crossed the road was to prove to the opossum that it could be done.

@jmcg6189

2 жыл бұрын

Years ago I was surprised to see one running down the Outer Drive in Chicago. Not sure if we were driving slow or he was running fast, but I think he was keeping pace with the traffic.

@triarb5790

2 жыл бұрын

You often see possums electrocuted and desiccating on power lines in Oz, along with flying foxes.

@LindaC616

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard that joke before ...that's a good one!

"Peep" is the sound baby birds make, hence the name for the candy. Also used in the phrase "I don't want to hear a peep out of you". Have you ever had Cool Ranch Doritos?

@flowertrue

2 жыл бұрын

Cool Ranch Doritos are incredible.

@monicatorres2237

2 жыл бұрын

They have cool ranch Doritos in the UK they are just called "American flavored". 😆

@taitano12

2 жыл бұрын

How about Cool Ranch Peeps?

@brockobamagh1851

2 жыл бұрын

I once went to a Dude Ranch that was pretty cool. I don't remember eating any Doritos while I was there.

@Phyde4ux

2 жыл бұрын

They should call them Poops, because that's what they look and taste like.

Opossums are great for eating scorpions! One great reason to encourage them to hang around a Southwest yard!

As a person who has worked in maintenance for over 35 years. The sink waste disposal. Or garbage disposal is a nightmare and should be outlawed. You can not believe what people put down these things and what troubles they cause to plumbing. I can only say, we’re these nightmares outlawed, that day would be a national holiday for me.

We have a curious type of mild vandalism that has evolved here in the last few years, involving the ubiquitous (in Spring) Peeps. The perpetrators visit the victim’s home under cover of darkness, or a time when the homeowner is not present, armed with a large amount of the marshmallow chicks. The chicks are moistened on the bottoms, and plastered to the outside of the victim’s windows, where they stick pretty well. This practice is known as “window peeping”. Really. It is similar to another practice involving birds, where, again under cover of darkness, multiple pink flamingo lawn ornaments are placed on the front lawn of the chosen victim. We’re a bit odd around here in Vincennes.

@jonjohns8145

2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE tell me they caught one of the vandals and his name was Tom?!! Peeping Tom .. 🤣

@dawnyockey1475

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@sbond7510

2 жыл бұрын

Reading youtube comments is really the cherry on top 😂😂

@patriciapost962

2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 😆🤣😆

@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus

2 жыл бұрын

I've done the flamingo thing, but I only know Vincennes as a suburb on the East side of Paris.

Oh thank you.. That was hilarious.. Reverse augutus gloop.. My husband laughed hard.. Almoat wet himself..

As an American, you are so right about Peeps being....well, awful. Like fluffy styrofoam mixed with bathroom caulk, corn syrup and pink paint. Yuk!

one time i had a peep that was over a year past its expiration date and it was the best peep i’ve ever had

If you're American and old enough, you may remember the comic strip "Pogo" by Walt Kelly. The title character was a 'possum who lived in Okefenokee Swamp (you can add that to your list of hard-to-pronounce place names). The strip was really funny and odd.

@stevethepocket

2 жыл бұрын

I finally got around to getting those hardback book collections of those that they sell now. Still working my way through them. It's clear that they had a harder time finding good quality prints of some to digitize than others, but I hope they eventually complete the set. Or at least get as far as the single most iconic strip, from 1970. You know the one.

@LindaC616

2 жыл бұрын

I remember pogo!

@kkarllwt

2 жыл бұрын

We have seen the enemy and it is us.

@gdvanc

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevethepocket "we have met the enemy and he is us"

@Zepplin76

2 жыл бұрын

Florida named a lot of their cities after native American words. As a Florida native, it's funny when people try to say some of them..

As an American who spends a fair bit of time in Cornwall, I can assure you that bumper stickers - albeit not the kind you see in the US - are very popular down here, mainly variations on St Piran's flag to prove to other drivers that you're not a dreaded Southerner (i.e. English) and/or an emmet. But yeah, we Americans have moved bumper stickers into a different category where you can get incredibly angry at the politics of a complete stranger simply by sitting behind them in traffic. Love your channel and content - thanks for the great videos!

@erinkinsella91

2 жыл бұрын

Aaaah Kernow is nice

@farvista

2 жыл бұрын

And that's another reason I won't have bumper stickers. I won't have someone who smarmily spouts on about tolerance, freedom of expression and diversity, but then keys my car because I don't think in "the correct way", thus demonstrating their tolerance and their support of freedom of expression and diversity.

@annfay6543

2 жыл бұрын

What is an emmet?

@farvista

2 жыл бұрын

@@annfay6543 I wanted to know too, so I had a quick lookabout. Apparently, in Cornwall, the term, from the local dialect, is used for "tourists or holidaymakers", sometimes pejoratively. (Like, if you were in the southern U.S., you might call northerners "yanks", and in the eastern U.S., you'd call southerners "rednecks". It's can range from amused to dismissive to hateful.)

Then there was the high altitude balloon experiment that included some marshmallow peeps -a common illustration of vacuum effects is to show what it does to marhmallows. When they recovered the instrument package, the peeps were missing, so there was some mention in reporting of the sacrifices to science made by the brave crew of peeponauts.

Peeps make the best s’mores. Just leave out the Marshmello and roast the peep. The sugar on the outside caramelizes and makes a thin crust over the melted marshmallow so when you bite the marshmallow it drips! Some people like peeps so much they freeze them in the freezer and eat them when fall comes to make s’more‘s! I really like them in s’mores. I’m one of those strange people who put them in the freezer for bonfires in October & November!

There is a road near where I live called “Opossum Hollow Road.” I always laugh because nobody who lives on a road with that name would ever pronounce it that way. “Possum Holler” is the correct pronunciation. I like to pronounce it as it is spelled, with the stuffiest British accent I can manage, just for laughs.

@dwaneanderson8039

2 жыл бұрын

You should post this on one of his pronouncing place names videos.

@patriciaaturner289

2 жыл бұрын

My mother grew up on a Mizzourah farm located on Possum Trot Hollow Road (dadblasted Post Office made ‘em fix the spelling on “holler” to their standards.)

@pirateadam3686

2 жыл бұрын

I remember driving in Orlando, FL with my British Sat nav. We were on Osceola Parkway, which for some reaons the closest pronunciation it could get was "Ars-ee-ole-a" and I was not mature at any point that holiday 😂

@triarb5790

2 жыл бұрын

@@pirateadam3686 Totally unrelated.. but in Melbourne ( Aus) where I live we have a major road called Ernst Wanke. I cannot drive past it without erupting in giggles every single time. My family fail to be amused anymore. Silly people. I'm 60. 😆

@LindaC616

2 жыл бұрын

@@triarb5790 That's a good one! I'm from the US and even I would find that funny!

Wings were invented at the Anchor Bar in 1964. In Buffalo, NY we just call them wings lol.

@KaitouKaiju

2 жыл бұрын

Most everywhere I've been calls them hot wings Only restaurants and companies say buffalo wings

@BuffaloChicken

2 жыл бұрын

@@KaitouKaiju I've heard that as well.

You haven't had a proper American Easter experience if you haven't put two peeps, each holding a toothpick, in the microwave and made them duel. They inflate and their little swords stick each other. First to pop, dies. Christmas version is putting the holiday peep on your hot chocolate and watching him melt

Ranch is very flexible in that you can modify the dressing to be ‘zesty’. My favorite dressing is actually Catalina.

My wife and I met at the University of Kentucky. Recently we told somebody we met at UK and she was surprised to hear we didn’t have British accents. It took us a minute to figure out what she meant. So it’s good that you explained it 😁.

@TFeld-nx9io

8 ай бұрын

My wife and I did too. Go Cats. And cheers

@363catman

2 ай бұрын

If you told them you and your wife were from the SEC and paying them a visit they might have jumped out of a window. 🤣

@Pocchari

Ай бұрын

I was going to comment on this myself! As a Kentuckian, sometimes you need to clarify to other people. 😅

For the garbage disposal (what you called sink waste disposal units), my home has the switch under the sink specifically so you don't confuse it with a light switch. It was the first time I saw a switch that wasn't directly next to and appearing like a light switch. Also, when I visited England and found out that there is a town called Cheddar where cheddar cheese came from, I knew I needed to visit. Was not disappointed. Even happier that I could take a Harry Potter tour while eating my wheel of cheese as some of the filming locations are close to the town.

@lavenderoh

2 жыл бұрын

My disposal switch is the same! I think this started when island/peninsula sinks became more standard. I live in an apartment with a U shaped kitchen, one side of the U is a peninsula and that's where my sink is.

@joermnyc

2 жыл бұрын

My parents house has one outlet with a switch over it next to the sink and it turns on… the light above the sink. I don’t think in 30+ years living there they ever changed that bulb because they rarely use that light.

@nolongeramused8135

2 жыл бұрын

Disposal switches are virtually always located to the right of the sink(s). Lefties, you are not considered in this decision.

@centauri61032

2 жыл бұрын

My disposal switch is on the wall. But a different color to make it more recognizable.

@edwardblair4096

2 жыл бұрын

In my house, the switch for the garbage disposal also has a second switch. At first I couldn't tell what it was for because switching it didn't seem to do anything. Eventually I figured out why sometimes the dishwasher didn't work and sometimes it did. (When I first moved in I didn't use the dishwasher because I had never had one before.)

Ranch dressing is a grocery staple. Your favorite might be something else but ranch has universal appeal and goes with more than just salad. Bumper stickers go onto more than just cars. People buy them for their refrigerators, laptops, flagpoles, and public places where they can make a statement. Peeps are evil, but so are Cadbury cream eggs. Buffalo wings are covered in buffalo sauce. Yes it’s like hot sauce and the wings come in different flavors, but buffalo sauce has a unique taste that I thought was from Texas but hey, maybe it’s from upstate NY!

Prep jousting: Two peeps in a microwave, each wielding a toothpick. Easter tradition you must try once.

I lived abroad for a while and was surprised how much everyone loved Ranch dressing for vegetables even more more than us, so much that it was our job to bring it to any social gathering we were invited to!

@stevenserna910

Жыл бұрын

Ranch is cool, but when you become an adult, Ranch becomes primarily for beautiful ladies, and flamboyant men. Bleu Cheese is, "tha Shiz-nit" for men, and salad oils are for alien invaders from Venus.

@LindaC616

6 ай бұрын

I remember hearing about that in the 80s and 90s. A friend from Berlin, up until about 10 yrs ago, wanted 3 things whenever he visited: burgers, bagels, and ranch dressing

The joy of Peeps is microwaving them, and watching them expand massively, but stop before they explode! Totally funny. Totally inedible. Totally worth the purchase.

@Erkle64

2 жыл бұрын

They're also great for getting away with murder. "I bet you can't eat this whole packet of peeps."

@Ballaurena13

2 жыл бұрын

But is it worth the clean-up?

@coopercummings8370

2 жыл бұрын

Alternatively you can get two (preferably different colors if the microwave is one with a spinning plate), stick a toothpick in each and have them face each other and make them "joust" by microwaving them until one stabs the other. Obviously, you gamble for candy based on the results

@Erkle64

2 жыл бұрын

@@coopercummings8370 I assume the winner gets real candy and the loser has to eat the peeps?

@jcoopes5604

2 жыл бұрын

Hate peeps I try them occasionally just to remember why I dislike!

Husband-Person and I went to a charity art contest in nearby Winchester, MD where the sculptures were made out of Peeps! It was fun and a lot of artwork was good. Who knew?

All of these points made in the video I agree with. I am American and I was a waiter (now changed to ‘server’) for about 3 years about 45 years ago, and the job of being a good waiter has changed a bit. I strongly feel that a waiter should not be interrupting a table every 7 minutes to ask how the food is. This seems to be a practice that has emerged over the last 2-3 decades. It borders on rudeness. Rather, a waiter should scan their tables constantly while doing other chores and learn to judge whether they are needed or not. Make yourself available, but don’t butt in and try to become part of the diner’s conversation. Learn to pick up on body lingo and signals. I actively avoid establishments, (mostly ‘chain’ restaurants) where they push the diner’s to move on. They should be there to serve.

Our possums are adorable here in Australia. They'll still likely try to shred you to pieces should you try to pick them up, but they'll look damn cute whilst doing it. Also, we don't have ranch dressing or salad cream here (and I don't feel we are really missing out on anything in this case).

@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131

Жыл бұрын

I'll settle for Dame Edna's "Hello Possums" ! 👠👠👜💋 Love from Norway 🇳🇴

@Ridley369

9 ай бұрын

You absolutely are missing out on ranch; Can't speak for salad cream.

My family owned a motel in S. Oregon and the couple who owned Hidden Valley Ranch stopped and spent the night, 1967-ish. Apparently they struck a chord with my parents because we invited them for dinner. They were on their way to California to market their new salad dressing and asked if we'd like to try it. I was about 6 and I despised salad dressing which, in our house, was usually Thousand Island or Italian. 🤢 So, everyone tried it but me. Of course my family were polite and said it was very good, blah, blah. Afterwards, Mom admitted that she didn't like it though. I never thought about it again until ... Fast forward 15 years, my BFF and I went to a pizza parlor to pick up dinner and I had ordered a chef salad to go, no dressing of course. Unfortunately, I didn't know it had Ranch on it until we got home. I was hungry so I plugged my nose and took a bite. My life changed at that very moment and now my favorite dressing is Bleu Cheese. But I always get Ranch with chef salads and chicken wings. 😉 ~The End ~

@wallyman292

2 жыл бұрын

How can you despise ALL salad dressings??? They're so different from each other, after all. Was it just the texture or something???

@Magravator1671

2 жыл бұрын

@@wallyman292 No, I was only 6 and I think the dressings were to much for my pallet, especially considering that most things we ate were spice free except for salt and pepper. My Dad had a touchy stomach when it came to some spices so we used very little. I still hate thousand island unless it's on a burger. Love Italian though.

@protorhinocerator142

2 жыл бұрын

Ranch and Bleu Cheese are the two approved dips for hot wings.

They will sometimes serve you a side of ranch to go with your buffalo wings, too although it's usually bleu cheese dressing instead.

The ranch connection Ranch houses are based on houses found on ranches Ranch dressing refers to a dressing made at that ranch. While most americans assume that there is one recipe, thete used to be nearly as many as there were, well, ranches. This does, technically, mean that a ranch sauce/dressing could be made without dairy. Think of ranch dressing as analogous to a hunters sauce, the sauce varies by region, and potentially by season as well.

As someone who’s from Buffalo NY it was great to hear them referenced, but so you can add to your regionalism knowledge, it’s almost sacrilegios to offer “wings with ranch” in Buffalo it’s “wings with blue cheese”…😊

@TechNextLetsGo

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Every time I see the words "Buffalo Ranch" I cringe hard. It's mostly southern fast food chains that do it. Just stick with your grits and collard greens and stop messing with our wings and blue cheese.

@corinnepmorrison1854

2 жыл бұрын

I like both condiments!!

@victorwaddell6530

2 жыл бұрын

@@TechNextLetsGo I'm South Carolina, and I eat my Buffalo wings with blue cheese .

@C.O.G.

2 жыл бұрын

Michelle Ortiz, great. I'll take the bleu cheese; you keep the Buffalo wings. To me, it's almost sacreligious to eat anything with bleu cheese dressing; except a salad.

@corinnepmorrison1854

2 жыл бұрын

@@C.O.G. Bleu cheese is great on burgers...and steaks...and salads... I used to make homemade bleu cheese salad dressing...in the mid to late 1960’s!!

even more confusing to some, In Western NY (where Buffalo is located).. we just call them wings. i hate Peeps but would buy them for my late grandmother for her birthday (which was around Easter sometimes). because she loved them. i sometimes enjoy ranch dressing and i think opposums are raccoons weirder looking cousins.

@IceMetalPunk

2 жыл бұрын

If you call Buffalo wings just "wings", then what do you call wings without Buffalo sauce on them?

@roberthofmann8403

2 жыл бұрын

Possums are Marsupials. Raccoons are more closely related to bears.

@mjbull5156

2 жыл бұрын

@@IceMetalPunk Heresy.

@Radhapup

2 жыл бұрын

What do you call wings when they are barbeque or honey mustard? When I order Buffalo Wings, I am specifying the sauce. If I order "wings" I am invariably asked what type. Although if I order "medium wings" it is understood that they are Buffalo Wings. All hail context.

@ginny9577

2 жыл бұрын

@@Radhapup sigh, i guess i should've been more specific. in a general conversation.. they are wings because saying Buffalo wings in Buffalo is a bit redundant. usually the sauces are mild, medium, hot, suicide (or some other descriptor that means the person eating them are going to "die" either while eating them or after eating them). and BBQ etc. most traditional is hot, though my preference is BBQ or garlic parm wings

the tube dropping drive throughs for prescriptions was a system also used for banks in the past although mostly replaced by drive up cash machines.

'Station' is a huge monstrous ranch in Australia. Anna creek station has more area than Belgium. A single, one family home!

One use for Peeps that I think you will appreciate - setting them on fire. My friends and I discovered this one night around a campfire (I swear we were not drinking). We built a bunch of wooden containers for the Peeps - the Trojan Rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a Burning Man, a Viking longship, you get the idea. One particularly industrious friend (ok, he was a little obsessed) recreated the Battle of Agincourt on a hay bale using Peeps and toothpicks (we did not set fire to the hay bale, just the Peeps after photos) You could probably celebrate Bonfire night with Peeps and burn them in effigy right along with Guy.

@ashtongaskill3980

2 жыл бұрын

Peep jousting is my fave use for them.

@GoldSpangledBananaBoy

2 жыл бұрын

Sacrificial Peep Burning to appease the Sugar Gods!

@Aristaeuss

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds amazing lol

@tiredman99

Жыл бұрын

Nah that's just friends having a good time doing stupid shit lol

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

Жыл бұрын

I can't decide if you're sick or twisted.

I was not disappointed to find out that salad cream is actually just another version of mayonnaise. You really weren't kidding about Brits and their mayo.

@sclarin2

Жыл бұрын

How does one use something called salad cream and have the gall to criticize ranch users? Of all cultures Brits have the least right to criticize other cultures for calling their food by "weird" names. This is the country that gave us spotted dick after all.

@DarthPoyner

Жыл бұрын

We have that here. It's called Miracle Whip.

@crosion5

Жыл бұрын

It's not just Brits. All across both eastern and western Europe they love mayo.

@gemoftheocean

10 ай бұрын

@@DarthPoyner No, British 'salad cream' is yellow.

Aussie possums are adorable. American Opossums are far far more wholesome than their looks would have you believe. They far more likely to literally feint in terror than than attack you. Its a weird survival adaptation so think like the feinting goats. There are the odd individuals who try to raise/foster the more wild animals like opossums, foxes, coydogs(coyote dog mix), wolfdogs, skunks(they have the scent gland removed, yes it helps.. to some extent) and so on. Those who raise opossums describe their temperaments as kinda picky and of course fairly nocturnal but overall pretty friendly so long as they know you and recognize you(they arent always great at that). They also very rarely carry rabies due to their body temp not being ideal for it. If you are curious about the skunks, they are described as playful, affectionate, a bit fussy at times, picky about food and of course prefer the night. They will always stink to some extent and so will you and your house so raising such an animal is a serious commitment.

Fyi, possums are one of the few animals that invert the australian trend of having far more dangerous versions of everything. Australian possums are cute, american possums are nightmare creatures. Though both are almost completely harmless.

Australian possums are, in fact, kind of adorable. Unless they are introduced into a fragile ecosystem, such as New Zealand's, where they become evil little buggers by default.

@stevendorries

2 жыл бұрын

Virginia Opossums, the OG marsupial, are cute little scramblers too.

@gemfyre855

2 жыл бұрын

or if you catch them, when they hiss and growl and scratch and pee on everything.

@Chef_Mordo

2 жыл бұрын

Marsupials actually originated in South America.

@stevendorries

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chef_Mordo nope, mid to late Cretaceous North American origin, spread to Gondwana and diversified, then during the GABI opossums migrated back into NA. It was basically a hero’s journey; they came back to where they started, but changed.

@Chef_Mordo

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevendorries I believe they migrated from South America to Australia sometime after or during the Late Cretaceous it is believed they rafted?

People started putting "bumper" stickers on windows when car manufacturers started *painting* the bumpers. Removing a sticker from a painted bumper would damage the paint (unless you took the time to use a blow dryer to soften the glue first), so onto the windows where they can be easily removed.

@Stratelier

2 жыл бұрын

My mother used to have a stack of bumper stickers placed on top of the dashboard, just behind the windshield, and often rotated which one was on the top (visible outside).

@sebastianjoseph2828

2 жыл бұрын

There are also magnetic bumper stickers, like the sort of magnet you'd put on a refrigerator. I suppose since a lot of bumpers aren't metal anymore it might not work, but my dad put a ribbon magnet on his hood (bonnet) just to make it easier to recognize.

@proto-geek248

2 жыл бұрын

🤫 sshhhh

@alexflynn5580

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stratelier that's not a bad idea

"The Association for Dressings & Sauces" LMAO thought you kidding .......... looks it up for fun and holy phuck it really exists. 'Merica!

A few years ago, and Irish cousin of ours came to visit myself and my sister. We live in upstate New York. The yard had dozens of small holes in it from raccoons digging for grubs and insects. She had never heard of or had seen raccoons before.

To keep me from forgetting which is the light switch and which is the disposal switch, I put a T-rex sticker on the disposal switch. I feel it represents the growling sound.

Referring to mayonnaise as a sauce may be the most British thing to ever come out of Lawrence's mouth. Also, he neglected to mention the many other things we eat with ranch dressing... hot wings, raw vegetables, potato chips, etc. I would love to see the numbers on how often ranch is used with salad compared with other foods.

@ssgtmole8610

2 жыл бұрын

Mayo is a sauce. It's a simple sauce, but it is a sauce. Egg yolks, oil, and some acid (vinegar, lemon juice, mustard) with a pinch of salt. It's a French thing - not British.

@you_can_call_me_T

2 жыл бұрын

@@ssgtmole8610 i know what's in mayonnaise. My point was that stateside most people don't think of it as a sauce, but a condiment.

@billkeithchannel

2 жыл бұрын

McDonald's "special sauce" is a thicker 1000 Island salad dressing.

@billkeithchannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@ssgtmole8610 Hain's Safflower Mayonnaise (discontinued) and Hellman's Vegan (Sunflower Oil) is the best ingredients.

@mdleweight

2 жыл бұрын

Mayonnaise as a sauce is French, not British.

My favorite Indian restaurant in Dallas became my favorite because they (usually) have Hidden Valley Ranch dressing in the salad section of their buffet. You wouldn't believe how good that stuff is with Indian food. And salad.

When I lived in Jacksonville, Florida there were drive thru liquor stores where you could get a case of beer or the fixings for your favorite adult beverage to go. AsYakov Smirnof said, "America! What a country!

Fun fact: Peeps, when microwaved, melt to a sugary substance similar to very hot Elmer's Glue. The eyes, however... The eyes... (shudders) They don't melt. Tend to stay on the top of the mess, silently judging you.

@LindaC616

2 жыл бұрын

😆

@cindyknudson2715

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're only supposed to nuke them until they sort of expand and get softer. Fluff up, sort of like a toasted marshmallow does.

@paulherman5822

2 жыл бұрын

@@cindyknudson2715 The eyes...

@cindyknudson2715

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulherman5822 They haunt you.

My lovely wife says to tell you that we actually know a Civil Engineer who was part of a group that experimented with Peeps- to determine the suitability for re-surfacing roads! (I can neither confirm, nor deny the seriousness of said experiment.)

Yes, Lawrence, the Cadbury eggs are better Easter fare. But you must have noticed that most sweets labeled 'Cadbury' here are in fact made by the Hershey company and don't taste as good. I buy my imported Cadbury candy from an Indian market in West Covina, CA. I only discoved Cadbury's because a liquor store on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood carried them decades ago. One day I saw a local chain drugstore stocking giant Caramello Bars. I enthusiastically bought one to give my father on his birthday. But the flavor wasn't as good. Then I saw the fine print--- Mfd under license by Hershey. That was more than 30 years ago.

I live in a house that is over 100 years old. Converted to central hvac thank goodness. But it doesn’t have a garbage disposal and I miss it so much!

Fact: Australian 'Possums' are cute and small like a mouse (not as small as a mouse, just cute and small _like_ a mouse(don't over think it)). American 'Possums' are fang toothed, evil claw demons that will shred you over an empty Taco Bell hot sauce packet if they think for a second you're going to deny them access to it. It's one of the only instances where the American version of an animal is more ferocious than it's Australian counterpart. Also: Buffalo are born with tiny wings, they fall off after nine months and horns grow in their place.

Fun fact: I always thought opossums were named after the Australian possums, but it turns out it's the other way around. Explorers that already knew about the opossums found a similar-ish looking marsupial in Australia, shrugged, and said, "guess these are possums!" They dropped the O for the fluffier critters.

@PsychoKittee1

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I was surprised to find out that Great Pandas, the black and white kind were named after Red Pandas were named. Great Panadas are bears, Red Pandas are more closely related to skunks and weasels but are the only member of their classification family.

@custosnox

2 жыл бұрын

The marsupial originated in the Americas, migrated to Australia, died out in the Americas, then the possum migrated back, then the continents drifted apart, again.

@janus3555

2 жыл бұрын

@@custosnox Would be interesting to see how complex the zooarchaeology was in figuring that transition out.

@sarahgilbert8036

2 жыл бұрын

They're in Canada too now, in spite of the cold winters.

@PsychoKittee1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahgilbert8036 opossums?

I went to some supermarkets in Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Ranch dressing is extremely popular in the USA--not as much in Canada.

Salad dressing preferences - bleu cheese, honey mustard - ranch in a pinch

I liked Seven Seas brand "Green Goddess Dressing" but when I couldn't easily get it I switched to Ranch Dressing. I actually started out with French Dressing then moved to Thousand Island Dressing to Green Goddess to Ranch over the last 60 years.

@KairuHakubi

2 жыл бұрын

those are all the best dressings.

@gailcbull

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Canadian with a British Grandfather. I think the Brits would just call Ranch Dressing "Herb and Garlic" dressing. That's basically what it is.

@ramsoncole4605

2 жыл бұрын

That goes with the idiom that your tastes change approximately every 15 years :)

@peterbelanger4094

2 жыл бұрын

I like to dip french fries (chips) in ranch dressing. But I like my chips (crisps) dipped in french onion dip.

@KristenRowenPliske

2 жыл бұрын

I loved Green Goddess when I was younger! I don’t remember why I stopped using it.

Thanks for finally mentioning buffalo wings. I'm from Buffalo NY and they taste better here than anywhere else

@brianb7686

2 жыл бұрын

You haven't lived until you've had them at the Anchor Bar.

@cerveza2297

2 жыл бұрын

True.

@Utoober729

2 жыл бұрын

Yaassss!!

@dogbot55

2 жыл бұрын

If you're from Buffalo it means you've probably only ever been to like, Syracuse and Pittsburgh, so you're probably right there

LOL! "...and food dyes. And that last one is appropriate because this food NEEDS to DIE."

Back in the early 1980s when I was a kid around 6 or 7 years old I had opossum at a church wild game supper, it is a dark gamey meat that is very greasy, the closest meat that I can think of that it compares to is duck, which is also all dark meat and very greasy.