Why the Midwest?

Brantai · August 09, 2007, 04:20:33 PM

Quote from: Thanatos02also the reason why the midwest is, like, huge. In weight.

Now, now - don't denigrate flapjacks' contribution to our regional obesity.

edit: Also, once again, all the bacon.

Spike · August 09, 2007, 04:25:43 PM

Quote from: BrantaiNow, now - don't denigrate flapjacks' contribution to our regional obesity.

edit: Also, once again, all the bacon.

Y'know, since there is all this love for bacon in this thread I thought I'd point something out: Bacon really is from God's on butt. Jesus, you may recall the bearded gent who decided that dying for us was fun and profitable, is responsible for loosening the restrictions on diet, which is why Christians can eat Bacon and Jews cannot (and incidentally, Muslims, who don't think Jesus was speaking for God exactly....)

Praise Jesus and pass the bacon!

Zachary The First · August 09, 2007, 11:25:49 PM

Quote from: Thanatos02Don't knock it till you've tried it.

With peanut butter.

They're called fluffernutters. Easily the fruitiest name I've heard in a long time, and also the reason why the midwest is, like, huge. In weight.

We also tend to deep-fry wholly inappropriate food items for consumption at fairs.

25 Fattest Cities in America, 2006:

25 FATTEST:
1. Chicago (5)
2. Las Vegas (9)
3. Los Angeles (21*)
4. Dallas (6)
5. Houston (1)
6. Memphis (4)
7. Long Beach, Calif. (20)
8. El Paso (11)
9. Kansas City, Mo. (18)
10. Mesa, Ariz. (15)
11. Indianapolis (13)
12. San Antonio (10)
13. Fort Worth (14)
14. Miami (19)
15. Detroit (3)
16. Columbus, Ohio (16)
17. Oklahoma City (21)
18. Cleveland (24*)
19. Wichita (17)
20. Charlotte (24)
21. San Diego (9*)
22. Fresno (14*)
23. Philadelphia (2)
24. San Jose, Calif. (17*)
25. New York (

We all know Milwaukee should be on that list.

EDIT: I agree--seriously, don't overlook bacon.

Thanatos02 · August 10, 2007, 12:44:42 AM

Quote from: Brantaiedit: Also, once again, all the bacon.

No fucking kidding. I was at the hospital for about 10 hours today (because of the girlfriend, she's ok for the most part though). Even though it was a hospital, the cafe was pretty good, except the girlfriend's mother ordered a BLT.

It came with 8 strips of real bacon. I'm not making this up. It was insane.

EDIT: She also ordered me a cup of 'espresso'. She doesn't know the difference between that and cappuccino, so she literally came back with a cup of 7 shots of espresso. I'm still up in the air on how I feel about that.

Melan · August 10, 2007, 01:40:12 AM

Quote from: SettembriniNo, it tastes like the entrails of a Negerkuß!

There is Négercsók in Germany? Foul! I thought it was an unique creation of socialist confectionery. :mad:

Also, I don't see what's racist about the name - at least in Hungary, "néger" is a pretty neutral term, and said sweets are pretty good, too... or were when I was eight or nine.

Pierce Inverarity · August 10, 2007, 02:23:39 AM

"Négercsók"? That's so... charming.

Almost as good as "Szepmuveszeti Museum." At least with all the accents and umlauts in the right place.

Melan · August 10, 2007, 02:29:57 AM

Fun fact of the day: the Hungarian language employs all sounds and umlauts used in M. A. R. Barker's Tsolyáni.

Sosthenes · August 10, 2007, 04:49:05 AM

Quote from: MelanThere is Négercsók in Germany? Foul! I thought it was an unique creation of socialist confectionery. :mad:

If I'm not mistaken, it's of French origin, probably older than socialism itself (and will probably survive it by a few centuries, too).

Neat local tidbit: I've heard Austrians call it "Swedish Bomb" (I'm pretty sure about the Swedish part, less so about the bomb).

Quote from: MelanAlso, I don't see what's racist about the name - at least in Hungary, "néger" is a pretty neutral term, and said sweets are pretty good, too... or were when I was eight or nine.

Apart from the fact that I personally can't stand them: In ages past, they were called "Negerkuss" (negro kiss) or "Mohrenkopf" (moor's head). In this day of political correctness, it's now only called "Schokokuss" or something similar. It's rather unlikely that anyone was ever offended by that, but well...