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Post by Master Shake on Jun 24, 2009 14:50:52 GMT
With a view to starting a thread similar to Tales From The Hulk's Taxi, I thought I'd start a thread talking about the things here in Deepest Darkest Minnesota that amuse me or that strike me as odd - Rural middle America through the eyes of a working-class Northerner. To start, groceries. Admittedly, times are tough for everyone, so occasionally when Renee and I go shopping, we check the cheaper discount-type stores before going to the more expensive supermarket and we can save a lot on our shopping bill. We did that yesterday, and found two things that I snapped up even though we don't really need them. The cashier had no idea what either one was, and I had to explain. In all my time here, I've never seen them, and I doubt I will again. One was this:  And the other was:  Renee tried the Marmite, decided she hates it, and says I'm welcome to it. I haven't opened the syrup yet (despite buying it I've got nothing to use it with!) but in trying to describe it to her (Slimy, gooey, and delicious!) she says it sounds terrible! And on a completely unrelated note, whilst out for my walk half an hour ago, I passed a couple on the street who looked exactly like Anna & Eddie Windass from Coronation Street! Minnesota - a funny old place. |
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Post by Stan Butler on Jun 24, 2009 15:03:02 GMT
Renee tried the Marmite, decided she hates it, and says I'm welcome to it. I agree with Renee! As for the syrup Paul, Pancakes perhaps? |
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Post by The Collector on Jun 25, 2009 11:48:44 GMT
Marmite = Marshite! (i know someone who disagrees here)
Don't mind syrup especially on pancakes...
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Post by Mr Levity on Jun 25, 2009 12:20:25 GMT
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmarmite. Love it. Mrs L hates it and won't let me kiss her if I've eaten it. Come to think of it, she doesn't let me kiss her much at all.  Maybe it's not the marmite after all. ;D |
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Post by Zoot on Jun 25, 2009 12:29:47 GMT
Yum! Love Marmite!! Although I don't have it very often because everyone else I know hates it.....
I used to make a very un-healthy cake-type-thing (very descriptive) using golden syrup..... lovely stuff!
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Post by The Collector on Jun 25, 2009 12:37:32 GMT
Mmm...very un-healthy cake-type-thing  |
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Post by Zoot on Jun 25, 2009 12:46:33 GMT
I can't remember the recipe but I know it involved digestive biscuits, loads of chocolate, coconut, raisins, syrup..... and something else I think..... all mashed up & melted together, left to cool then covered in melted chocolate.  |
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Post by Master Shake on Jun 25, 2009 21:27:27 GMT
Today while out on my walk, I spotted three things, two of them related.
First off, a sticker in a car window advertising UNC Bender. Apparently UNC is the University of North Carolina, but this thing looked more like a wrestling logo or something. Either way, I doubt anyone would have a car sticker in the UK calling themselves a Bender!
Second, a US mailman, delivering the mail at 2:30 in the afternoon. Considering this is only a street away from where we get mail, I thought that was kind of late. A few feet up the road, I saw a woman coming out to her mailbox (since letterboxes in the traditional British sense are few and far between here) and after she'd grabbed her letters, the poor old dear realised she'd locked herself out! She's rattling on her door, yelling for her husband! It put me in mind of the scene right at the end of the Flintstones.
I don't know if he came out, since I kept on walking.
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Post by Zoot on Jun 26, 2009 12:49:38 GMT
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Post by Stan Butler on Jun 29, 2009 10:21:08 GMT
That video clip includes both of Shakes anecdotes. The Flintstones & Bender ("We'll have a gay old time!")  |
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Post by Master Shake on Jul 3, 2009 2:01:29 GMT
A new restaurant has opened a block or so down the road from us. Tonight I noticed it's name is "Bistro To Go" while the sign in the window advertises "Stay For Lunch"
So I want to know which it is? Am I supposed to get food to go, or stay?
Plus, apparently, they serve lunch until 5pm. Who eats lunch at 5pm?!
Then I saw a bloke looking shifty near a local bank. I'm not saying he was doing anything illegal, but he was mooching about like he'd lost something and was looking for it. The weird thing is he was carrying a yellow plastic bucket.
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Post by Master Shake on Jul 10, 2009 14:04:20 GMT
As part of the routine of living without a car, it involves me now walking to the cheaper shops before getting the bus to the more expensive ones. Partway there yesterday I passed (ironically) a used car showroom. His advertising gimmick? Six feet tall animatronic gorillas. Presumably one meant to be male, and one female, since one was dressed in a pair of blue dungarees. The other? A red dress, Hawaiian lei, and straw hat.
It's times like that I wish I'd taken a camera with me!
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Post by Master Shake on Jul 28, 2009 18:03:52 GMT
Whilst walking a few weeks ago, (you can see how long ago thanks to her long hair) Renee and I found this just laying on the street. She did have an initial reason for picking it up (geddit?) and so she did, and brought it home:  Yesterday, while peeing around on Google Street View, I found this:   Now, I'm wondering - should we turn it in? ;D |
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Post by Zoot on Jul 30, 2009 12:42:38 GMT
hmm..... you could ask if there's a reward for their missing letter!? "How much do you want for your R?" ;D
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Post by Master Shake on Jul 30, 2009 20:33:35 GMT
It's not the same 'R'. You can't really see it on the Google image, but the Echo Press' logo is actually dark red, whereas our R is light brown. Besides, when I went past the actual building yesterday, they've replaced their R with a shiny new one. (Albeit a dark red shiny new one!)
So, we're still no wiser as to where ours came from.
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