Temper Tantrums at Target (Hey, not that bad of a shopping thread, woo hoo!!!)

[terakhan]

Don't ever tell that guy about french fries. The concept that its the cut of the potato and not the nationality would probably cause an aneurysm. On second thought, tell him.

Lupo, I think you forgot something at the store, and need to go back and get it as swiftly as possible. Specifically, your usual dose of shopping idiots to share with us.

[Kaylyn]

What about my moon pies?!?

That...was awesome. I summarized this thread for my husband and read this response and he cracked up. And it's way too early in the morning for him to crack up.

[mariamousie1]

That first idiot thought that people mine tea? Wtf? I'm picturing people in hard hats chopping tea leaves out of the wall of a mine shaft.

[BeeMused]

B: Oh, thank you lupo, I thought he’d NEVER leave.

Corrected that for you!

[Chromatix]

English Breakfast Tea is so called because it is/was popular in England.

At the height of the British Empire, the fastest long-distance ships in the world (then the famous clippers) were built to get tea from the harvest in Asia to the markets in England as quickly as possible. The first ship home would get the highest price at market, because by then the previous year's supply would have almost run out.

These days, with steamships (you know what I mean) and aircraft and modern supply-chain management, there really isn't any problem with seasonal supply any more.

[Mr. Anubite]

Damnit, Irv, you beat me to it this time. I'll get you next time!

The both of you beat me to it!

[EricKei]

I'll get you next time!

*Wonders aloud if Inspector Gadget has a tea dispenser in there somewhere*

Go-Go-Gadget Tea! Earl Grey! Hot!......WOWsers, I spilled that on my..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Dreamstalker]

Should it concern me that I saw that playing out in cartoon form?

[Shalom]

I do remember, there was one jurisdiction that outlawed using the name "Peking Duck" unless the duck in question actually came from Peking. Can't remember exactly where, but I grew up in NYC so it was probably there or nearby.

(Funny thing is, the ducks served in Beijing are commonly imported from Long Island...)

[fireheart]

*Wonders aloud if Inspector Gadget has a tea dispenser in there somewhere*

Go-Go-Gadget Tea! Earl Grey! Hot!......WOWsers, I spilled that on my..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am so glad that nobody's at home right now.... *laughs so hard*

[lupo pazzesco]

Should it concern me that I saw that playing out in cartoon form?

Which part?? o.0

*Wonders aloud if Inspector Gadget has a tea dispenser in there somewhere*

Go-Go-Gadget Tea! Earl Grey! Hot!......WOWsers, I spilled that on my..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Well, glad I wasn't drinking anything at that point. Though, having once spilled hot tea in uncomfy places, that brings back unhappy memories... >.<

I was giggling, though.

[Sapphire Silk]

I do remember, there was one jurisdiction that outlawed using the name "Peking Duck" unless the duck in question actually came from Peking. Can't remember exactly where, but I grew up in NYC so it was probably there or nearby.

(Funny thing is, the ducks served in Beijing are commonly imported from Long Island...)

There's a communications treaty being negotiated now that is hung up on issues like other countries selling products from regional areas where the product is not from that region.

Big example: Champagne. If it's not actually made in the Champagne region of France, you're supposed to call it "sparkling wine" to differentiate it from the supposedly "real deal." Of course, the implication is no one in Champagne makes crap wine, so the "real deal" should command higher prices.

[Ironclad Alibi]

*Wonders aloud if Inspector Gadget has a tea dispenser in there somewhere*

Go-Go-Gadget Tea! Earl Grey! Hot!......WOWsers, I spilled that on my..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

They had lots of Earl Grey Tea on the USS Enterprise.

[EricKei]

They had lots of Earl Grey Tea on the USS Enterprise.

Precisely why I phrased it that way. ^_^ Of course if you want an additional mindbender, picture good Mr Stewart delivering that line AS the good Inspector...

...The irony of someone with a name and avatar like that mentioning that particular reference is not lost on me, either

[Ironclad Alibi]

...The irony of someone with a name and avatar like that mentioning that particular reference is not lost on me, either

I think I'm missing something here.