I enjoy a good chocolate ice cream. My favorite is double fudge brownie by Edys. I didn't know what to think of this story that follows but I know one thing for sure is I think I will stick with my faves. A January 1994 Reuters News Service story on Manuel Oliveira's ice cream shop in Merida,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Gives a whole new meaning to dollars to donuts in this case burgers!
Cologne, May 27 dpa - The U.S. dollar is undervalued against the Deutsch-mark based on how many "Big Mac" hamburger sandwiches the two currencies can purchase, said one of Germany's leading institutes. The Institute of the German Economy (IW) in Cologne noted that the popular sandwich by the... Sign in to see full entry.
Food funs
The snack bar next door to an atom smasher was called "The Fission Chips." On April Fools Day, a mother put a fire cracker under the pancakes. She blew her stack. A new chef from India was fired a week after starting the job. He keep favoring curry. A couple of kids tried using pickles for a... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
How cruel!
With more than twelve billion catalogs being mailed annually, it's little wonder that marketers are distributing mailing lists anywhere possible. In one particularly cruel move, the proprietors of a chocolate catalog purchased the mailing list of a weight-loss organization. Chocolate sales rose... Sign in to see full entry.
What do you think of edible dishes?
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) - Diners tempted to lick a plate after a delicious meal can now go a step further - eat the plate. Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor, announced Friday that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible... Sign in to see full entry.
OH MY!
A family of three tomatoes were walking downtown one day when the little baby tomato started lagging behind. The big father tomato walks back to the baby tomato, stomps on her, squashing her into a red paste, and says, "Ketchup!" Sign in to see full entry.
Turn it up...no ... turn it down
A customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour. Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient, he walked back and forth and never... Sign in to see full entry.
One day, Bill and Tom went to a restaurant for dinner. As soon as the waiter took out two steaks, Bill quickly picked out the bigger steak for himself. Tom wasn't happy about that: "When are you going to learn to be polite?" Bill: "If you had the chance to pick first, which one would you pick?" Tom:... Sign in to see full entry.
OMG seriously we paid for this study!
In January 1994, 'The Economist' magazine reported that one of Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary's success stories about government research scientists hired out for civilian business uses was the Argonne National Laboratory's helping McDonald's to find a way to speed up french frying. A team headed... Sign in to see full entry.
Top 10 ways to annoy (mmmmm) your server by Dave Letterman
10. Eight hour lunch, two dollar tip. 9. Ask, "Excuse me, are you a really bad singer, or a really bad actor?" 8. After he describes each special, you shout, "Garbage!" 7. Whenever he walks by, cough and mutter, "Minimum wage". 6. Every few seconds, yell, "More waffles, Cuomo!" 5. Insist that before... Sign in to see full entry.