Merry Generic Winter Day-Off With No Religious Content

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by tmdiva
For me, though, nothing beats the snackitudity of Ruffles with Lipton's French Onion dip. If I'm not restrained I can eat a whole bag in a sitting.

tm

I am with you 100%.

TM

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Ruffles with Lipton's French Onion dip.

This was the snack food supreme of my youth. I am getting that sickly hyper-salted head buzz combined with an upset stomach just seeing the words.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Is anyone else concerned about the impending avacado shortage?

Guacamole, shmuacamole. I'm back on the Lipton Sour Cream and Onion Dip.

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
See, this is the problem with stereotypes. While it is true that swarthy ethnicities such as those found in Italy, Portugal and Spain tend to be divers and cheaters, the refugees are mostly Africans, who tend to be violent hotheads on the pitch (hi Ironweed!).

Hi! But outing me as a violent, hotheaded African soccer player is not so cool.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Is anyone else concerned about the impending avacado shortage?

I am. I enjoy avocados a lot. Plus they are very good for your skin.

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
This was the snack food supreme of my youth. I am getting that sickly hyper-salted head buzz combined with an upset stomach just seeing the words.

I recommend an ice-cold Mountain Dew.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Did you watch the Masterpiece Theater production of Jane Eyre? It was very well done.

Oh, darn, no. I missed it, but I had read the review in the NYT. The review made the observation that the many versions of Jane Eyre are very true to the text, likely owing to the subject matter, unlike adaptations of (for example) Jane Austen novels.

The review also mentioned that Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Rochester's mad wife, which is something I did not know (said in Johnny Carson voice).

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I am. I enjoy avocados a lot. Plus they are very good for your skin.

Hey--there's an idea! I have two avocados in my fridge that I have reason to believe are no longer pretty and green on the inside. Should I just mash them up and slather them on my face? Maybe they'll help combat some of the redness, dryness and irritation I'm currently experiencing from having restarted using Retin-A.

tm

[Replaced_Texan]

I'm a Taurus.

The study, which looked at 100,000 North American drivers' records from the past six years, puts Libras (born between Sept. 23 and Oct. 22) followed by Aquarians (born between Jan. 20 and Feb. 18) as the worst offenders for tickets and accidents.

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
This was the snack food supreme of my youth. I am getting that sickly hyper-salted head buzz combined with an upset stomach just seeing the words.

But you've got to mix your own dip--the ready-made ones are too salty. For me the perfect mix has about half again as much sour cream as called for. Double bonus--you get more dip per package of mix, AND you can eat more before you reach the hyper-salted head buzz state.

tm

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Hey--there's an idea! I have two avocados in my fridge that I have reason to believe are no longer pretty and green on the inside. Should I just mash them up and slather them on my face? Maybe they'll help combat some of the redness, dryness and irritation I'm currently experiencing from having restarted using Retin-A.

tm

Yes, you should do this.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I am with you 100%.

TM

Me three (or five, or whatever). Especially as to the necessity of making one's own dip with the french onion soup mix.

And I love chocolate-covered ginger.

And I'm concerned about the avocado thing.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Substitute Lays for Ruffles and you will get the food that I consumed during the football game yesterday!

It is hard to get away from football when you are discussing snack food.

Available at my house yesterday:

Bagel dogs
Chili cheese dip w/fritos
Peanut butter cookies
Jalapeno Poppers
Tater tots

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I'm a Taurus.

I'm an aquarius. I haven't had a ticket since 1992 and I've never had an accident that was my fault*. Seems like maybe I should just stop driving now, while I'm ahead, if my fate is to have a lot of tickets and accidents.


*the accidents that I've been in that were not my fault have been the garden-variety fender benders. hit while parked, hit from behind on the freeway by someone who couldn't stop in time, etc.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by tmdiva
But you've got to mix your own dip--the ready-made ones are too salty. For me the perfect mix has about half again as much sour cream as called for. Double bonus--you get more dip per package of mix, AND you can eat more before you reach the hyper-salted head buzz state.

tm

Hmmm. I did, in fact, mix my own, but I would follow the directions religiously. One packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix to one container of cour cream, if I recall correctly. Your recipe seems like it might be a bit too sour creamy.