I think it’s the dominant paradigm no matter which gender one happens to be interested in dating. First you learn how to please them, then you learn to beware of them, and then you don’t know how to please them while being wary, so you end up sitting at home watching reruns of “Celebrity Turkey Basting with Wink Martindale.”
Sounds just like what to do when the Lady Of The House has a PMS – keep a supply of the right sort of biscuits on hand. If you have an encounter while you are being ware, throw the biscuit, then run for it. (Not that I’d know, because I never has a PMS, my husband just throws biscuits at me every few weeks because he loves me.)
Have you tried TimTams?
I hadn’t, until last week, as I had never seen them available. A grocery store recently had put up a display of them with a sign saying Australia’s favorite cookie.
Wow, they are good.
A bit addictive, though…
They are a cultural icon Down Here. Particularly fun is the TimTam Slam, where you bite the ends of the chocolate coating off the biscuit, then suck coffee or hot chocolate through the biscuit layer, then shove the whole thing into your mouth just before it crumbles into the cup.
Australia uses the word “biscuit” to describe what Merkins call “cookies”, although the irresistable cultural imperialism of the YouSay means that the word “cookie” also pops up in marketing, and everyone knows what you mean. For some reason, biscuits made with chocolate chips in them are invariable called “cookies”.
If I’m correct, dr handle said that in aussies use the word buscuit for what the merkins call cookies, and that a cookie could just be a buscuit w/ chocolate chips..
I just started substituting random vowels, but when I read it after I was done, I thought it did sound a bit Enzud or Sothfreakin, and I thought you might enjoy it. I never did, though, get a straight answer as to whether you have anything Down Under that corresponds to the pastry we Merkins call “biscuits,” which are kind of like rolls but bake up in thin, flaky layers. Not sweet at all. Most folks just put butter and maybe jam on them, but here in Dixie they like to cover them with sausage gravy, which I thought to be an abomination when I first saw it, but I have grown to love.
I think the closest thing we would have to your “biscuits” is scones. They’re made from dough, and are usually eaten with jam (and cream can be added too). They are not sweet, there is no sugar in the recipe (unless you make lemonade scones), so they could equally well be used to mop up gravy. However, if I’m looking for a non-sweet bread-like item for gravy or meat-juice mopping, I make Yorkshire pudding, which is similar to a pancake batter, but it’s baked in a very hot oven. It’s not sweet either (no sugar), but it is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS whether eaten with meat or veg, or covered in maple syrup.
My dog has learned to frisk for almonds. That’s my husband’s doing. At least she chews them, and is big enough now that she wouldn’t easily choke on one.
Waffles. Donuts. Kool Mints. Boiled sweeties. Ice cream. Chocolate. TimTams, or various other sweet biscuits. Cake. Lamingtons. The last horse I had was obviously a sugar addict (he was an ex-racehorse), I’d swear he went through withdrawals when I brought him home, and he’d help himself to any of the above mentioned whenever he got a chance.
I can see their little paws on hips as they say, “Please!”
It’s like that saying, ” Don’t bite the hand that…..” you get the idea.
Throw ‘em a bone.
We have to beware of them, but they also want us to please them? Anybody know a trick to achieving this?
Sounds like men. “Have to” is a matter of personal choice. On of those damned if you and damned if you don’t choices.
It’s the dominant paradigm.
I think it’s the dominant paradigm no matter which gender one happens to be interested in dating. First you learn how to please them, then you learn to beware of them, and then you don’t know how to please them while being wary, so you end up sitting at home watching reruns of “Celebrity Turkey Basting with Wink Martindale.”
Celebrity turkey basting are sure to please dog.
Only if dog gets to eat turkey.
What about crow? *giggles*
XD you said Crow, that’s mah frends name
The first rule of dating is surely “a boy chases a girl until she catches him”?
Beware of pleasing the dogs, because they will just come to expect it.
Teehee! I think it worked!
The only thing I expect from you is an explanation!
WELL, I DEMAND AN EXHUMATION!!
Oh, can those beans, Billy!
He’s just bean funny! Throw ‘em a bone!
Does anyone mind if I clonk this guy?
I’m sure Jinxed does!
Go ahead. He isn’t going to do it.
Perhaps being wary of the dogs is pleasing to them?
Sounds reasonable.
Throw them a sausage and run?
throw them YOUR sausage, then try to run
A detachable pee-nis? Where have I heard that before…
When we were discussing mine, a few months back.
I’d hardly part with mine just to get a few months back.
*clonks JohnB*
You are NOT qualified to clonk people!!!!!!! FAIL! *WHAM!*
ouch
Sorry, I just get so mad when people think they can clonk punners without permission.
Well, since jinxed and dr. handle weren’t around…
You didn’t even wait an hour! Jinxed comes around every 2-4 hours at least…
*whining* But my watch is broken!
You watch your tone little mister!
But if you don’t give your coal mine, you won’t time travel!
But seriously, don’t step on a mine, if you don’t wan’t to depart.
Sounds just like what to do when the Lady Of The House has a PMS – keep a supply of the right sort of biscuits on hand. If you have an encounter while you are being ware, throw the biscuit, then run for it. (Not that I’d know, because I never has a PMS, my husband just throws biscuits at me every few weeks because he loves me.)
What kind of biscuits are “the right sort of biscuits?”
*pulls out a notepad*
TimTams for preference, but anything with srs chocolate involvement is acceptable.
What about s’mores instead?
Have you tried TimTams?
I hadn’t, until last week, as I had never seen them available. A grocery store recently had put up a display of them with a sign saying Australia’s favorite cookie.
Wow, they are good.
A bit addictive, though…
I’ll have to try them, if for any reason they sell those in texas.
I like Hob Nobs myself, but Giant Eagle stopped selling them.
That’s one of the hazards of buying food from large birds. You’re likely to find they’ve consumed the merchandise themselves.
*groans*
They are a cultural icon Down Here. Particularly fun is the TimTam Slam, where you bite the ends of the chocolate coating off the biscuit, then suck coffee or hot chocolate through the biscuit layer, then shove the whole thing into your mouth just before it crumbles into the cup.
You guys know how to live.
Wait, are they biscuits or cookies?
Australia uses the word “biscuit” to describe what Merkins call “cookies”, although the irresistable cultural imperialism of the YouSay means that the word “cookie” also pops up in marketing, and everyone knows what you mean. For some reason, biscuits made with chocolate chips in them are invariable called “cookies”.
*puts on a lexan D mask* ahhh, I’m confused.
And what are you confused about?
If I’m correct, dr handle said that in aussies use the word buscuit for what the merkins call cookies, and that a cookie could just be a buscuit w/ chocolate chips..
I’m confused about whether or not Australians even have a proper definition for buscuits…
Buscuits or biscuits?
Usually we’re more interested in eating them than defining them meticulously.
Bit at least you spull thim cerrictly, even if you don’t knaw whut thay ere.
Brother John, have you suddenly morphed into a Kiwi or a Soth Efrican?
I just started substituting random vowels, but when I read it after I was done, I thought it did sound a bit Enzud or Sothfreakin, and I thought you might enjoy it. I never did, though, get a straight answer as to whether you have anything Down Under that corresponds to the pastry we Merkins call “biscuits,” which are kind of like rolls but bake up in thin, flaky layers. Not sweet at all. Most folks just put butter and maybe jam on them, but here in Dixie they like to cover them with sausage gravy, which I thought to be an abomination when I first saw it, but I have grown to love.
I think the closest thing we would have to your “biscuits” is scones. They’re made from dough, and are usually eaten with jam (and cream can be added too). They are not sweet, there is no sugar in the recipe (unless you make lemonade scones), so they could equally well be used to mop up gravy. However, if I’m looking for a non-sweet bread-like item for gravy or meat-juice mopping, I make Yorkshire pudding, which is similar to a pancake batter, but it’s baked in a very hot oven. It’s not sweet either (no sugar), but it is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS whether eaten with meat or veg, or covered in maple syrup.
sounds like fun
*writes down something on the notepad* Anything else?
I read it like:
“Beware of dogs and please _________ the dogs.”
I’m gonna go ahead and insert “shoot” there, okaies?
Not okaies, because then you need to beware of owner!
I insert shoot to hims to.
This is ameriapan: Gun for me, gun for you, gun for everyone. Now everyone safe, and has gun.
*I is being sarcastic of gun-nut americanazis. Please to not throw thingie in my general way. If no find humor, please restart brain.
I keep hitting the “Escape” key, but I’m still here.
Try ctrl-alt-delete.
Hey, I’ve heard of that, the ol’ three-fingered-salute, if I do that in the middle of a net browsing session, what actually hap
At least you aren’t here now!
She’s at a better place now, not stuck in this thread.
*bows head for dr handle*
She will be greatly missed.
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Until her next log in, that is!
*makes a log in the toilet*
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Erm…that’s not what you meant, is it?
I thought that the toilet shark would get upset at me!
Mom doesn’t allow me to cut wood in the toilet
Just-in Timber-Lake…. making logs since… The Big Bang…
dr handle is a girl??? i did not know that.
How about I sneeze in your general direction?
D@mmit! I forgot to hit the response key. Please mentally insert this under Sarge’s last comment. Thanks.
It wasn’t you: The comment did reply right, it was just pushed down!
Throw them hotdogs and AIDS. I hear they like that stuff over there.
I’m sure if they like it, but it is offered in shops for sale. We’ve seen photographic evidence of it on this site. Photographic, even!
Now look sad and say: “AIDS”
You not has a sad!
’cause I don’t have AIDS!
My dog is whining and trying to talk to me. I will get no peace until he gets a waffle.
Horses also like waffles.
Not as much as they love corn chips: corn meal, corn oil, and salt.
You mean as much as they love fritos?
My pet bird loves corn chips, too.
A horse will also frisk you for almonds, if you want to be frisked by a horse.
My dog has learned to frisk for almonds. That’s my husband’s doing. At least she chews them, and is big enough now that she wouldn’t easily choke on one.
Waffles. Donuts. Kool Mints. Boiled sweeties. Ice cream. Chocolate. TimTams, or various other sweet biscuits. Cake. Lamingtons. The last horse I had was obviously a sugar addict (he was an ex-racehorse), I’d swear he went through withdrawals when I brought him home, and he’d help himself to any of the above mentioned whenever he got a chance.
Don’t forget fritos!
hmmm donuts.
that reminds me of this donut shop that spelled it “doughnut”.
but their HUGE NEON sign had a few lights out.
One night i looked up and saw:
“DO_G_NUTS”
Did you take a picture?
Dogs are easily pleased.
Cats…well that is another matter.
What kind of sausages are you throwing them to please them?
I might take a bite of it.
Breakfast intestinal.
Wait a minute, how did we get back to the topic of French sausage?
Maybe it’s a French Poodle.
Im hundreds of poodle!
Oodles of poodles?
Ooodles of Noodles!!!!
Yum!!!! *slurp*
I is happy to pleasing dog. She is lady friend of pretty.
This looks like the answer to the sign a few posts further on.
“Please *empty* the Dogs”.
UGH! My brain is stuck on France!! Anybody got any mindbleach?
*passes the mind bleach*
Gurg! Didn’t work!
I think they goofed up the pictures – they were supposed to be pictures of MEN
It’s pretty obviously missing letters. At least in my opinion. At first, I was like
but then I troll’d.