On 4/11/2016 4:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> Maybe I should killfile you again.


As in F_O_R_E_V_E_R!!!!

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:04:15 -0300, wrote:


>I know that but I bought the bar in ENGLAND

Looks like it's Lucretia's shout, everyone.

Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

it didn't come over well here.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OOoh - you must mean something like the US Armed Forces in
> > > > Japan and how the Japanese thought about them!
> > >
> > > ????? Sorry way to much sequitor there.
> >
> >
> > ????? Sorry don't know what sequitor is ~
>
> There is no such thing. Perhaps she means Non sequitur? Other than
> that maybe it is another language.

Oh my. Lets play word games now over spelling.

The Japan comment made no sense in context at all.



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On 4/11/2016 4:01 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On 4/10/2016 1:16 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "carnal asada" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> You're dealing with a hardcore libitard mentality there.
>>>
>>> When I first read it I assumed it was FUN and was an ADVERTISING
>>> STUNT by
>>> those companies. The Evil Newspaper simply reported it!
>>>
>>> If anyone wishes to bitch, I REFER THEM TO THE COMPANIES WHICH ARE
>>> LISTED.
>>> Please FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THEM and throw your accusations at them!
>>>
>>> Dear god everybody takes every damned thing so personally and has to
>>> whine.
>>>
>>> You didn't like what you read, CONTACT THE COMPANIES!
>>>
>>> Note: I was not responsible for writing it, nor did I take the
>>> pictures,
>>> nor did I make the comments made by those companies, but of course the
>>> BitchMob couldn't wait to jump in showing themselves to be as SMART as
>>> usual LOL
>>>
>>> The intelligent ones laughed The self important ones went into huge
>>> detail about how that paper was the fruit of the devil and the others
>>> used
>>> it as an opportunity to become all self righteous as usual... Oh no, it
>>> MUST be the Brits putting us down ... !!! LOL
>>>
>>> ROFLMAOOO ... just hilarious))
>>>
>> I didn't read the article, but aren't you the one that chose the
>> subject line Wow US Desserts!!! (note 3 !!!)
>
> And your point is?
>
> My goodness, do USians have no sense of humour??? I assumed those US
> desserts were a joke and an advert.
>
> Perhaps it is time you grew up and learned not to take every damned
> thing personally!
>
>
It was a response to your childish ROFLMAOOO response that was "just
hilarious". All because some took offense and you laughed MORE than
appropriate. <-- that's a SMILEY in case you don't know

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Cheryl

On 4/11/2016 7:55 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:30:59 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>>> eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>>> large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>>> but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>>> here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>>> pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving
>>>>>> food
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure who wins here
>>>>
>>>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>
>>> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>>
>> We do but I can't get into leaving an eatery with a doggy bag, besides
>> which my cat doesn't touch people food
>
> Careful, someone will take that as a personal insult ..
>
Grow up.

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wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> > >
> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
> >
> > But you deserve a discount.
>
> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.

Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
larger one.

Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
endemic to USA unless very rich.

The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
We are going back to pre-kibble era here.



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On 4/11/2016 4:02 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> web.com...
>> On 4/10/2016 3:43 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "carnal asada" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 4/10/2016 11:42 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...70/When-one-de
>>>>>>>>> > > sser
>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-
>>>>>>>>> > > calo
>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-mil
>>>>>>>>> > > ksha kes.html
>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>> > > I've never seen anything like them))
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one
>>>>>>>>> > even
>>>>>>>>> > remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> > a swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> > center.
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just thought it was fun and they had been made for advertising.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thats true and all they were.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So why was there all the nastiness and bitching? Does nobody else
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> brains to see that???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bait on the water.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fat Americans don't like to be reminded of how they got that way...
>>>>>
>>>>> So is that is the answer to all the bitching??????
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense)) LOLOL
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I imagine people from any country don't like to be reminded of it.
>>>
>>> Of course, but I DIDN'T KNOW IT! So far as I was concerned, US
>>> companies
>>> had posted some stuff which a UK newspaper had picked up ... That is
>>> all!!!
>>>
>>> I thought it was fun and advertising. <sigh> It doesn't matter what I
>>> do, *I* am to blame.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> OMG...
>
> You may have a god but your sense of humour is seriously lacking.
>
Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
meanings to different people. I read here for cooking, and sometimes
cats LOL (<-- there you go O), but not bashing people in other parts of
the world. I think most of the US is sick of you people bashing the fat US.

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On 4/11/2016 9:10 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> Thank you, Gary. I doubt if it would have gone the way it did if anyone
> else had posted it. The 'I hate O' mob

I didn't realize there was an "I hate O" mob. Hmmm.. where have I been?

couldn't resist. That it seems
> to have made them look juvenile and petty seems not to have occurred.

I think the opposite is true. And the more you argue back about it, the
more childish you appear. I have been working all day and just now
reading and the replies are pretty funny to me. And very childish.

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On 4/11/2016 6:52 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> I have been working all day and just now reading and the replies are
> pretty funny to me. And very childish.
>
> --
> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶

As "childish" as folks getting all worked up over a simple article on
decadent pastries?

Wow.

"carnal asada" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/11/2016 6:52 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> I have been working all day and just now reading and the replies are
>> pretty funny to me. And very childish.
>>
>> --
>> ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
>
> As "childish" as folks getting all worked up over a simple article on
> decadent pastries?
>
> Wow.
..
But the thing is, we were *not* worked up over the article at all. I
pointed that out repeatedly.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
> On 4/11/2016 4:01 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> eb.com...
>>> On 4/10/2016 1:16 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "carnal asada" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> You're dealing with a hardcore libitard mentality there.
>>>>
>>>> When I first read it I assumed it was FUN and was an ADVERTISING
>>>> STUNT by
>>>> those companies. The Evil Newspaper simply reported it!
>>>>
>>>> If anyone wishes to bitch, I REFER THEM TO THE COMPANIES WHICH ARE
>>>> LISTED.
>>>> Please FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THEM and throw your accusations at them!
>>>>
>>>> Dear god everybody takes every damned thing so personally and has to
>>>> whine.
>>>>
>>>> You didn't like what you read, CONTACT THE COMPANIES!
>>>>
>>>> Note: I was not responsible for writing it, nor did I take the
>>>> pictures,
>>>> nor did I make the comments made by those companies, but of course the
>>>> BitchMob couldn't wait to jump in showing themselves to be as SMART as
>>>> usual LOL
>>>>
>>>> The intelligent ones laughed The self important ones went into huge
>>>> detail about how that paper was the fruit of the devil and the others
>>>> used
>>>> it as an opportunity to become all self righteous as usual... Oh no,
>>>> it
>>>> MUST be the Brits putting us down ... !!! LOL
>>>>
>>>> ROFLMAOOO ... just hilarious))
>>>>
>>> I didn't read the article, but aren't you the one that chose the
>>> subject line Wow US Desserts!!! (note 3 !!!)
>>
>> And your point is?
>>
>> My goodness, do USians have no sense of humour??? I assumed those US
>> desserts were a joke and an advert.
>>
>> Perhaps it is time you grew up and learned not to take every damned
>> thing personally!
>>
>>
> It was a response to your childish ROFLMAOOO response that was "just
> hilarious". All because some took offense and you laughed MORE than
> appropriate. <-- that's a SMILEY in case you don't know

I also can't see why she would think the desserts were a joke. But...
Whatever...

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> > >
>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>> >
>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>
>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>
> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> larger one.
>
> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>
> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.

A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to meals.

My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were embarrassed
about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog to
feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.

I find it to be off putting to be presented with a giant plate of food and
just seeing it will immediately kill my appetite. So I try to avoid places
that leave me no smaller options. If I have to go to such a place for an
event or something, I either don't eat or I just get a dinner salad.

On 4/11/2016 2:09 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> it didn't come over well here.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> OOoh - you must mean something like the US Armed Forces in
>>>>> Japan and how the Japanese thought about them!
>>>>
>>>> ????? Sorry way to much sequitor there.
>>>
>>>
>>> ????? Sorry don't know what sequitor is ~
>>
>> There is no such thing. Perhaps she means Non sequitur? Other than
>> that maybe it is another language.
>
> Oh my. Lets play word games now over spelling.
>
> The Japan comment made no sense in context at all.
>
>
>

Let me tell you - things were pretty tense between the locals and the
Marines at the Kaneohe airbase during the 70's. I'm happy to report that
things are a lot cooler these days. I sometimes see big cargo planes
landing at the base. They appear to hang suspended in mid-air as as they
come towards me on the landing path. Totally awesome!

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:06:16 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>
> I assumed those US
> desserts were a joke and an advert.
>
>
Liar.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
> On 4/11/2016 4:02 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> web.com...
>>> On 4/10/2016 3:43 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "carnal asada" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 4/10/2016 11:42 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...70/When-one-de
>>>>>>>>>> > > sser
>>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-
>>>>>>>>>> > > calo
>>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-mil
>>>>>>>>>> > > ksha kes.html
>>>>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>>>>> > > I've never seen anything like them))
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one
>>>>>>>>>> > even
>>>>>>>>>> > remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and
>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>> > a swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> > center.
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just thought it was fun and they had been made for advertising.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thats true and all they were.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So why was there all the nastiness and bitching? Does nobody else
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> brains to see that???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bait on the water.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fat Americans don't like to be reminded of how they got that way...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So is that is the answer to all the bitching??????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense)) LOLOL
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I imagine people from any country don't like to be reminded of it.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, but I DIDN'T KNOW IT! So far as I was concerned, US
>>>> companies
>>>> had posted some stuff which a UK newspaper had picked up ... That is
>>>> all!!!
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was fun and advertising. <sigh> It doesn't matter what I
>>>> do, *I* am to blame.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> OMG...
>>
>> You may have a god but your sense of humour is seriously lacking.
>>
> Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
> meanings to different people. I read here for cooking, and sometimes cats
> LOL (<-- there you go O), but not bashing people in other parts of the
> world. I think most of the US is sick of you people bashing the fat US.

I honestly don't know if that was what she was doing or not. But clearly
the article was not a series of advertisements for the establishments that
make those desserts. Not in the traditional sense anyway. I also can't see
why they would be funny. Or why she would expect us to write to the
establishments.

I'm an American and I am fat. I spent the first part of my life being
seriously underweight. May have been normal weight for a few months. But
then the rest of my life I've been overweight. And not for the lack of
trying on my part. I rarely eat junky food and certainly not desserts. If
I do eat them, they are generally things I have made myself. Like baked
apples. I occasionally buy vegan donuts. But they're very expensive and I
certainly don't pig out on them. I buy the mini size and make them last.

Making fun of a person for being fat or underweight or in any way for how
they look is just plain no good. However, a friend of mine who is a
minister does say that we can make fun of people who wear these:

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page...Atoe%20sho es

They do look funny. I will laugh at the shoes. Not the person. They might
have a valid reason for wearing them.

On 4/11/2016 7:19 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:06:16 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> I assumed those US
>> desserts were a joke and an advert.
>>
>>
> Liar.
>
Meooowwwrrrr!!!!

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:24:47 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On 4/11/2016 7:19 PM, wrote:
>
> > On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:06:16 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >> I assumed those US
> >> desserts were a joke and an advert.
> >>
> >>
> > Liar.
> >
> Meooowwwrrrr!!!!
>
>
Hissssss, ffftttt, fffttttt.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>> > >
>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>> >
>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>
>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>
>>Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>larger one.
>
> You;'ve never seen different prices for a big portion and a small? For
> instance an entree size and a main size of the same dish?

That's getting more common here as there is a demand for it.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>> >
>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>
>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>
>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>> larger one.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>
>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>
>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>meals.
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>embarrassed
>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>to
>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>
> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
> have a dog

Yes. Funny thing is, in reading various things about past times, people's
perception of you really did seem to mean a lot to people. No one wanted to
be looked at as poor and they would often go to great lengths to avoid this.

Reminds me of the friend I had who had been given a crappy little Ford Pinto
for his 16th birthday. It had no AC. He used to drive around in hot
weather with the windows up so people would think that he had AC. We would
then laugh and tell him that the fact that he was sweating like a pig might
tip them off to the fact that he didn't.

I also know of an older person right now who is failing in many ways but
goes to great lengths to try to prove to people that she is still capable.
The bad thing there is that the things she is doing are only making her look
worse. Example being pretending to read magazines at a coffee shop. She is
essentially blind so has no clue when she sometimes is holding one up,
upside down. Or someone will comment on what she is reading and then she
has to make something up as she has no clue what the pages contain.

As you can imagine, people can and often do take advantage of her. And she
just lets them. I just don't get it. I hope never to be like that. I
mean... Yes, I know at some point I will be failing. But I will admit that
I am failing. I just figure... I am who I am. People can like it or not.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> > >
>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>> >
>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>
>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>
>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>> larger one.
>>
>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>
>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to meals.
>
>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were embarrassed
>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog to
>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.

My husband and I sometimes go to Swiss Chalet for lunch when we are
shopping in the "Big City" (Bellevile). They have a double-leg meal on
the menu that is very popular with seniors, because you get to take
home the second leg for later.

https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/chicken/double-leg

It's a pretty good deal if you like their chicken, which we do. $25
for lunch for both of us, plus the extra chicken leg for dinner.

Doris

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>> >
>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>
>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>
>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>> larger one.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>
>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>
>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>meals.
>>
>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>embarrassed
>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>to
>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>
> My husband and I sometimes go to Swiss Chalet for lunch when we are
> shopping in the "Big City" (Bellevile). They have a double-leg meal on
> the menu that is very popular with seniors, because you get to take
> home the second leg for later.
>
> https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/chicken/double-leg
>
> It's a pretty good deal if you like their chicken, which we do. $25
> for lunch for both of us, plus the extra chicken leg for dinner.
>
> Doris

I'm glad you like it but that sort of place wouldn't appeal to us at all.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:43:22 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Yes. Funny thing is, in reading various things about past times, people's
>>perception of you really did seem to mean a lot to people. No one wanted
>>to
>>be looked at as poor and they would often go to great lengths to avoid
>>this.
>>
>>Reminds me of the friend I had who had been given a crappy little Ford
>>Pinto
>>for his 16th birthday. It had no AC. He used to drive around in hot
>>weather with the windows up so people would think that he had AC. We
>>would
>>then laugh and tell him that the fact that he was sweating like a pig
>>might
>>tip them off to the fact that he didn't.
>
> When my parents got a car with electric windows for the first time, my
> mother found that embarrassing and nouveau-riche. When she'd have to
> press a button to open her window and talk to someone, she'd make
> pretend motions with her other hand, as if she was opening the window
> manually.

Heh.

On 4/11/2016 7:32 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:24:47 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On 4/11/2016 7:19 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 3:06:16 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I assumed those US
>>>> desserts were a joke and an advert.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Liar.
>>>
>> Meooowwwrrrr!!!!
>>
>>
> Hissssss, ffftttt, fffttttt.
>

That stuff!

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:57:36 -0600, carnal asada >
wrote:

> On 4/11/2016 6:52 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> > I have been working all day and just now reading and the replies are
> > pretty funny to me. And very childish.
> >
> > --
> > ?.¸¸.?*¨`*?
>
> As "childish" as folks getting all worked up over a simple article on
> decadent pastries?
>
> Wow.

Decadent? Obscene is a better word.

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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>> >
>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>
>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>
>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>> larger one.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>
>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>
>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>meals.
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>embarrassed
>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>to
>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>
> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
> have a dog
>
> --
> Bruce

Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
home.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>>> larger one.
>>>>
>>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>>
>>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>>
>>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>>meals.
>>
>> Yes, of course.
>>
>>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>>embarrassed
>>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>>to
>>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>>
>> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
>> have a dog
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
> Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
> paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
> home.

Because they were poor enough that they either had to split it over two
meals or take it home for other family members. But they didn't want others
to know this so they said it was for the dog. Just as they might ask the
butcher for some cheap cut of meat but say it was for the dog. This was
before my time but I have read stories that bear this out.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:11:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>
>>>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>>>> larger one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>>>
>>>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>>>meals.
>>>
>>> Yes, of course.
>>>
>>>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>>>embarrassed
>>>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>>>to
>>>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if
>>>>there
>>>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>>>
>>> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
>>> have a dog
>>>
>>Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
>>paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
>>home.
>
> I don't find it stingy, but I think the term "doggy bag" comes from
> fear of being perceived as stingy or poor.

Exactly! Back then, nobody wanted to be perceived that way.

I also remember an incident with the same friend that I mentioned who drove
the Pinto. He asked for a doggy bag but instead of putting it in the usual
bag or box, they used some foil wrap and fashioned it into the shape of a
giant swan. He was mortified when he had to carry that out as it was very
obvious. The foil thing was fashionable for a while. I recall getting foil
bunnies and ducks as well.

And same friend was also mortified that his aunt had a heart attack and died
in the restaurant of The Bon Marche which used to be a department store
here. He said if she was going to die like that, she could have at least
died in the Azalea Room. The name of the restaurant in Frederick and Nelson
which also used to be here and was considered to be more upscale than The
Bon. They renamed it "The Bon" in the hopes of making it sound more casual.
Didn't work. They're now Macy's stores.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> > >
>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>> >
>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>
>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>
>Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>larger one.
>
>Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>endemic to USA unless very rich.
>
>The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>We are going back to pre-kibble era here.

It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:41:35 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
>meanings to different people. I read here for cooking, and sometimes
>cats LOL (<-- there you go O), but not bashing people in other parts of
>the world. I think most of the US is sick of you people bashing the fat US.

Well not everyone reaches perfection and I believe you have your fat
figures wrong - just recently some world health organisation declared
another five years and many countries will see big rises in diabetes
due to fatter, more sedentary populations.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:11:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>>> larger one.
>>>>
>>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>>
>>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>>
>>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>>meals.
>>
>> Yes, of course.
>>
>>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>>embarrassed
>>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>>to
>>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>>
>> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
>> have a dog
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
>Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
>paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
>home.
>
>Cheri

Because it was the fifties - perception was everything.

wrote:
>
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> > >
> >> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> >> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
> >> >
> >> > But you deserve a discount.
> >>
> >> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
> >
> >Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> >smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> >larger one.
> >
> >Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
> >endemic to USA unless very rich.
> >
> >The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> >out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
> >of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
> >We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
> It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
> way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
> there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!

I agree with you. It's traditionally called a "doggy bag" but I doubt
anyone ever believed that. It's just a common term.

> Cheryl wrote:
> >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
> >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,

That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa

On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:34:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>
>> Cheryl wrote:
>> >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
>> >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,
>
>That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa

Might be well done though

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:41:35 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>>Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
>>meanings to different people. I read here for cooking, and sometimes
>>cats LOL (<-- there you go O), but not bashing people in other parts of
>>the world. I think most of the US is sick of you people bashing the fat
>>US.
>
> Well not everyone reaches perfection and I believe you have your fat
> figures wrong - just recently some world health organisation declared
> another five years and many countries will see big rises in diabetes
> due to fatter, more sedentary populations.

And a whole lot of other factors with type 2 diabetes as well.

Cheri

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
>> Cheryl wrote:
>> >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
>> >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,
>
> That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa

And just about everyone here makes this their personal chat room, from cats,
to dogs, to fat, to thin, to heartache, to illness etc., etc., etc. I think
the personal attacks and criticism of all things food related have stopped
many from even posting many food related posts, so personal chat is pretty
much what's left.

Cheri

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:11:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a
>>>>>> > > plate
>>>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this
>>>>>> > > way.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>>>> larger one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>>>
>>>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>>>meals.
>>>
>>> Yes, of course.
>>>
>>>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>>>embarrassed
>>>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>>>to
>>>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if
>>>>there
>>>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>>>
>>> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
>>> have a dog
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce
>>
>>Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
>>paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
>>home.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> Because it was the fifties - perception was everything.

Could be, my family didn't go to restaurants in the 50's and there were 7 of
us kids so there probably wouldn't have been a doggie bag left over at any
rate.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>> >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has
>>> >different
>>> >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,
>>
>> That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa
>
> And just about everyone here makes this their personal chat room, from
> cats, to dogs, to fat, to thin, to heartache, to illness etc., etc., etc.
> I think the personal attacks and criticism of all things food related have
> stopped many from even posting many food related posts, so personal chat
> is pretty much what's left.

Doesn't seem to matter what you post someone will tell you that you are
doing it wrong. The post that got folk screeching was food related
whatever their small minds decided it meant !!!


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On 4/12/2016 2:11 AM, Cheri wrote:
> Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that
> they paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to
> take it home.
>
> Cheri

I don't often eat in places that have huge portions, but then again I
also don't have a large appetite. If it's something that can be easily
reheated I ask for a to-go box. I sure never had to invent a dog to get
what I paid for.

Jill

Cheri wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> >
> >> Cheryl wrote:
> >> >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
> >> >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,
> >
> > That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa
>
> And just about everyone here makes this their personal chat room, from cats,
> to dogs, to fat, to thin, to heartache, to illness etc., etc., etc. I think
> the personal attacks and criticism of all things food related have stopped
> many from even posting many food related posts, so personal chat is pretty
> much what's left.

So true, Cheri. It's ok though. With the dying out newsgroups lately
anything posted here at least keeps the group going. Arguing is a
great thing for this group too. lol.

On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:34:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>
> > Cheryl wrote:
> > >Not everyone makes this their personal chat room and funny has different
> > >meanings to different people. I read here for cooking,
>
> That's pretty rare here, Cheryl. hahahaa

Sure is.

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