Biscuit Conspiracy

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:37 pm

Proper chips?

Nickbaldwin · Post by **Nickbaldwin** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:42 pm

Your wannabe Walker's crisps can walk on.

dezzy26 · Post by **dezzy26** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:45 pm

no these are real proper chips

InkL0sed · Post by **InkL0sed** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:55 pm

no these are proper chips

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:19 pm

dezzy26 wrote:no these are real proper chips

Those are FRIES!

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:20 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:Those are FRIES!

No. You're wrong.

Frigidus · Post by **Frigidus** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:21 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
dezzy26 wrote:no these are real proper chips
Those are FRIES!

While on the subject of chips, salt and vinegar chips taste terrible but I love eating them. What the hell is wrong with me?

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:22 pm

Frigidus wrote:What the hell is wrong with me?

Vinegar addict. Happens to all of us.

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:47 pm

The1exile wrote:
muy_thaiguy wrote:Those are FRIES!
No. You're wrong.

Then what the Hell do you call THESE!?

Napoleon Ier · Post by **Napoleon Ier** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:50 pm

crisps

Frigidus · Post by **Frigidus** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:55 pm

Napoleon Ier wrote:crisps

We'll give it to you if you stop spelling color "colour". Ha! See? Firefox spell check says "colour" is wrong.

Nickbaldwin · Post by **Nickbaldwin** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:57 pm

Try UK English....

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:17 pm

WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:18 pm

unriggable wrote:WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?

Then how come they were originally called CHIPS!?

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:20 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
unriggable wrote:WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?
Then how come they were originally called CHIPS!?

Shut the f*ck up. We're not gonna argue this meaningless bullshit. There's more important issues at hand, like the biscuit conspiracy.

Okay, honestly, I agree with you MTG, its just that no side is going to back down so there's no point in arguing in the first place.

Stoney229 · Post by **Stoney229** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:02 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
heavycola wrote:
muy_thaiguy wrote:Who would eat creme filled biscuits in the first place? Unless you guys call donuts biscuits over there.
No, we call donuts 'donuts'. By 'creme' you are no doubt visualising a filling of cream-like viscosity. Our great british biscuits are filled with what is more like a solid vanilla paste, for want of a better description. Like a little biscuit sandwich. And with practice, and patience, it is possible to remove one half of teh biscuit intact, leaving the lucky eater with a load of creme and less rubbish biscuit.

HAs anyone ever tried the tim-tam coffee trick? That is simply teh ultimate biscuit experience. Although if you are of the 'a penguin is not a b iscuit' school of thought, then the tim-tam manoeuvre is only going to ruffle your feathers.
I see, still sounds nasty though.

sounds to me like an oreo

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:36 am

i want a cookie now :(

Neutrino · Post by **Neutrino** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:40 am

unriggable wrote:WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?

What are Australian potato slabs called, then?

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:19 am

Neutrino wrote:
unriggable wrote:WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?
What are Australian potato slabs called, then?

Crisps and chips

All this talking of English breakfast makes me feel like some nice tasting HP sauce. Yum.

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:06 am

InkL0sed wrote:no these are proper chips

Those are jetons.

Snorri1234 · Post by **Snorri1234** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:03 am

unriggable wrote:WTF...this is worse than arguing about which sport should be called football...

Here's the deal. Potato slabs sold in the North American continent are now called chips. Potato slabs sold in Europe are now called crisps. Any questions?

Uhm...we call them chips too.

jiminski · Post by **jiminski** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:25 am

This is a quote from Wikipedia, so it could all be US propaganda.. Never-the-less we need to bridge this rift somehow; god knows! there's enough suffering in the world already!

It is believed that the original potato crisp/chip recipe was created by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York, on August 24, 1853.
He was fed up with a customer — by some accounts Cornelius Vanderbilt (although this has been called into question[1]) — who continued to send his fried potatoes back, because he thought they were too thick and soggy. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork, nor fried normally in a pan, so he decided to stir-fry the potato slices. Against Crum's expectation, the guest was ecstatic about the new crisp/chips. They became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips."

As a compromise I therefore think that this potatoey snack should forever be known on these forums as the 'Saratoga Crisp'.. half America/Australasian and Half English/Commonwealth!

For short we can call them Sara.

mandyb · Post by **mandyb** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:38 am

I love my crisps in a sandwich
sara butties - culinary genius

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:52 am

jiminski wrote:This is a quote from Wikipedia, so it could all be US propaganda.. Never-the-less we need to bridge this rift somehow; god knows! there's enough suffering in the world already!

It is believed that the original potato crisp/chip recipe was created by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York, on August 24, 1853.
He was fed up with a customer — by some accounts Cornelius Vanderbilt (although this has been called into question[1]) — who continued to send his fried potatoes back, because he thought they were too thick and soggy. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin that they couldn't be eaten with a fork, nor fried normally in a pan, so he decided to stir-fry the potato slices. Against Crum's expectation, the guest was ecstatic about the new crisp/chips. They became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips."
As a compromise I therefore think that this potatoey snack should forever be known on these forums as the 'Saratoga Crisp'.. half America/Australasian and Half English/Commonwealth!

For short we can call them Sara.

NEVA!

And yes, I enjoy being difficult sometimes.

MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:05 pm

I say yes, let's call them "Sara".