Strange things you're not used to

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I must be sick.

si, man

I have been listening to the radio all morning, and I SWEAR I have not heard a single track that I haven't heard every other friggen day

it's really and truly dire... if I had even a tiny bit of money I would start a new radio station and blow all the rest out of the water

as it is, I think I shall have to get some seven day playlists happening on my nice brandy-new MP3 player (birfday present ) and set them going through the house speakers, and thus forget the pain

[TBoneTX 45,291]

I must be sick.

si, man

We are the chorus, and we agree. We agree, we agree, we agree, si man. Actually, I've been badly abusing my day-pass from the asylum.

Regarding radio stations, perhaps Web-search "radio stations in [your town]" and narrow from there to see what you can learn about formats or playlists throughout the day. Or, surf the frequencies, jot down the call-letters of each station that may or may not hold promise, and Web-search each station individually. This sounds very tedious, but people who are extremely frustrated might stumble onto something.

During the week, while driving, I listen exclusively to AM talk-radio, but I can't stand it on the weekends, so I'll listen to either a hip-hop or a Mexicano/Tejano station. I couldn't abide the latter every day of the week, because I don't like all (up to half) of the offerings, but there's enough for me to dabble in. (Ahem) DIVERSITY (ahem) in TEXAS (si man) makes the world go 'round, si man.

And, if you still come up with zero after all that, turn the radio off. "Silence, like the retriever, is golden," si man.

[Reba 2]

I got a Zune for Christmas last year and i've loaded it up (its got 30G and I haven't even got 4G of music on it yet!) and I plug it in to my computer speakers at work, and drown out the country radio station that the lady who sits next to me listens to on her radio. I used to listen to one of the radio stations from backhome over the internet, but then I got in trouble for that because it sucked up all their bandwidth They need a faster connection, they're stuck like back in 1993 as far as technology goes They really don't know what to think of the MP3 player, it just boggles them for some reason.

Sometimes I wonder if when I moved here I crossed thru the Twighlight Zone

[TBoneTX 45,291]

OK... diversity lesson needed (from a USC!).

I went down the "international foods" aisle at the supermarket tonight. There were selections for several nationalities, including (drum roll, please) the British. (See? We Colonists are gracious in victory, even 200+ years later, and in Texas, too, si man.)

While humming "God Save the Queen" under my breath (the truth), I saw two canned products. One was "treacle" and the other -- God save the Queen and help me -- was... uh, "spotted #######."

What the bloody deuce are these, and what is their purpose or benefit? Si, man?

I'm hoping that there is some reasonable explanation of why these are in the food aisle. "Treacle" sounds like something that an elderly chap with prostate problems would experience several times nightly, and... uh... the other very seriously sounds like the effects of a raging venereal disease.

I was quite shaken by the experience, and I rushed back to the Mexican section, where at least I recognized what most of their stuff was, si man.

Si, man?

Edited August 23, 2008 by TBoneTX

[Gemmie 142]

I think treacle is like syrup.

Don't know about Spotted #######... never had it!

[Big Papa Zone 93]

You don't know what spotted ####### is, Gemmie!!!????????????

Well, for the benefit of you and our American friends:

"Spotted ####### is a traditional English steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with either custard or butter and brown sugar. Spotted refers to the dried fruit (which resemble spots) and ####### may be a contraction/corruption of the word pudding (from the last syllable) or possibly a corruption of the word dough.[1] It is possibly conjugated originally from sticky pudding to dicky pudding to dicky to ####### and finally spotted ####### as in pudding with raisins.[citation needed] It is also known as spotted dog, plum duff, steamed dicky, figgy dowdy, dotted lloyd, packphour's lament, dicky widmark as well as plum bolster, ####### in a box, Spotted Richard and, occasionally, Dickie Burton after the famous actor."

[Saffyre 0]

mmmmmm treacle sponge.......with ambrosia custard......YUM

[Reba 2]

I believe that treacle is called molasses here in North America

[StillThePrettiest 3]

none of our British sections, in various supermarkets, have treacle

what I REALLY want is Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup, but needless to say I can go on wanting...

we can, however, get Robinson's Apple and Blackcurrant squash, which Dave LOVES, so whenever it's on sale (it's usually around $7 a bottle ) we grab a couple

and they have Jaffa Cakes, but not McVities! something's wrong THERE...

[truffles 2]

Not Jaffa cakes if it isnt by McVities!.....

Anyone fancy a chocolate hobnob?

[Jeraly 4]

Dicky widmark?>!??!??!?!?!?!? :rofl:

none of our British sections, in various supermarkets, have treacle

what I REALLY want is Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup, but needless to say I can go on wanting...

we can, however, get Robinson's Apple and Blackcurrant squash, which Dave LOVES, so whenever it's on sale (it's usually around $7 a bottle ) we grab a couple

and they have Jaffa Cakes, but not McVities! something's wrong THERE...

OMG OMG OMG!!! You get SQUISH!!! I haven't seen it ANYWHERE... just kool aid which is kinda ok but filled with toxic-like colourings and evils

[TBoneTX 45,291]

"Spotted ####### is a traditional English steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit (usually currants), commonly served with either custard or butter and brown sugar. Spotted refers to the dried fruit (which resemble spots) and ####### may be a contraction/corruption of the word pudding (from the last syllable) or possibly a corruption of the word dough [...]"

Well then, they should PUT ALL THIS ON THE CAN (er, the "tin") so that Americans aren't grossed out by the many-times-corrupted name of the product. I believe more firmly than ever that "Spotted Richard" needs to visit his doctor pronto for some serious antibiotic treatment... and possibly quarantine.

I believe that treacle is called molasses here in North America

Well then, they should CALL IT THAT on the tin (er, the can) so that Americans don't get the earworm (a song that one can't get out of one's head) of "treacle, treacle, little star; how I wonder..."

Taking pity on our expat Brits for a fleeting moment (si, man), I am willing to return to the scene of the out-grossing in order to procure the name and contact information of the manufacturer or supplier of the treacle (not the "spotted #######," thank you), which I can post here if a Brit may wish to order a case of it for ground shipment or home delivery. This is the least that we Colonists can do for those whom we so soundly defeated 200+ years ago and who -- even today -- deny that Texas has enough Mexicans to be diverse, si man.

Edited August 24, 2008 by TBoneTX

[Reba 2]

Pretties, do you have a World Market anywhere near you? I'm quite certain they have treacle and even spotted ####### regularly.

I'm going to drag hubby to World Market up in Asheville (about an hour away from us, so we don't go at all often) next weekend for my birthday. I want some clotted cream so I can make scones. And I want some proper Cadbury's chocolate! And maybe some Arnott's Tim Tams. And whatever else I can find.

And holy cats! $7 for a bottle of squash? Sheesh, I buy wine cheaper than that!

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Just to add to the food topic, this morning I had a full English breakfast, part of which was proper bacon. I've only found that awful, fatty streaky #### stateside, and I will so miss proper bacon.

That is all. For now.

[Laura+Tom 2]

Just to add to the food topic, this morning I had a full English breakfast, part of which was proper bacon. I've only found that awful, fatty streaky #### stateside, and I will so miss proper bacon.

That is all. For now.

My OH (the USC) has fallen in love with back bacon, which he calls proper bacon lol. He can't get it anywhere in Bahrain, being a muslim country, and dreads not being able to find it when he goes back to the US. I wonder if butcher's will sell it? He said he's never going to eat '####### american bacon again'. Those were his exact words.