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DanielBenoit

11-08-2009, 08:01 PM

It's that time of year again! That time of year in which you find your special friend, eggnog sitting next to the milk in the dairy sectoin.

Eggnog is loved and cherished by many, though sadly, there is a section of the population consisting of radical extremists who despise and denounce this heavenly substance.

As debates rage on throughout the forums concerning the moral dilema of infidelity, or the decreasing quality of films, or the stature of Thomas Mann as a writer, there is an equally important issue at hand, which need be no longer neglected. Eggnog; either you're with it or you're against it.

papayahed

11-08-2009, 08:08 PM

Would you believe I've never had egg nog until a few years ago? My family were never egg nog people and my Mom claims to this day to hate the stuff but can't remember ever trying it.

I'm with it.

qimissung

11-08-2009, 08:12 PM

I'm against it. Nasty stuff. Thanks for keeping it real, Daniel!

Virgil

11-08-2009, 08:25 PM

So-so. You have no middle option. It's ok, but I wouldn't go out of my way. So it's not either your with it or against it. :p

*Classic*Charm*

11-08-2009, 08:50 PM

It's only November 8th!!! :eek2: :eek2:

p.s. Eggnog is gross :D

Mathor

11-08-2009, 08:52 PM

I hated eggnog for so long..

until I tried it with rum in it! :D

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 09:02 PM

I love eggnog. In my early twenties I drank eggnog, like water... So much so that it almost made me ill. And yet I still drink it. Yum.

skib

11-09-2009, 01:44 AM

I have nothing against it other than that it makes me want to vomit up everything I've ever eaten.

More for you.

Maryd.

11-09-2009, 01:49 AM

I have nothing against it other than that it makes me want to vomit up everything I've ever eaten.

More for you.

Thanks... (Mary takes a sip and leans back on chair... "Haaaaaa, lovely.")

Lulim

11-09-2009, 01:41 PM

What's eggnog??? :confused:

motherhubbard

11-09-2009, 01:50 PM

eggnog is my one true love. I will buy two cartons and drink on in the parking lot of the grocery store. You know how the check out lady will offer to leave your gum out? I keep one of the eggnogs out. I love eggnog, I love it. So think and tasty-mmmm...

DanielBenoit

11-09-2009, 02:01 PM

Lokasenna

11-09-2009, 02:15 PM

Its not really a British thing... so I don't think I've ever had it.

Can I just say though that the appearance of a Christmas-related thread has really depressed me. Bah, humbug!

motherhubbard

11-09-2009, 02:23 PM

Eggnog is not just for Christmas! I think it goes really well with any occasion, like today for example. Eggnog would go really great with today. I'm going to call my husband and let him know that I need him to stop on the way home.

DanielBenoit

11-09-2009, 02:27 PM

Can I just say though that the appearance of a Christmas-related thread has really depressed me. Bah, humbug!

What is up with this? First rimbaud now you? Am I just a sentimentalist or does anybody else love Christmas?

Hurricane

11-09-2009, 02:28 PM

I go back and forth. When I was a little kid, I drank it like water, then I went through a phase where I almost puked every time I had it and couldn't stand the stuff. In a pro-eggnog phase right now, though.

*Classic*Charm*

11-09-2009, 06:00 PM

What is up with this? First rimbaud now you? Am I just a sentimentalist or does anybody else love Christmas?

I love Christmas, but it's not anywhere close to Christmas yet! Since when does the beginning of November count as the holiday season?

Maryd.

11-09-2009, 06:03 PM

Lokasenna

11-09-2009, 07:08 PM

Oh, you don't live in Melb. Australia, they have filled the shops up with Christmas gear already, actually some of the shops I have visited had stocks on their shelves by the first week of October. It's madness.

Some British shops go even earlier. Most card/gift retailers have been selling their tat since late August.

I even read in the local paper that one of the high street chains in Chester, my nearest city, got complained at for setting up their Christmas display in mid-July.

I love the day (for the most part), but I DETEST the run up. The Christmas period begins on Christmas Eve, and not one moment before.

soundofmusic

11-09-2009, 07:22 PM

:santasmil Christmas isn't Christmas without Eggnog, chestnuts and fruitcake. Eggnog and fruitcake are nothing without tons of liquor in both:lol:

Maryd.

11-09-2009, 08:15 PM

Some British shops go even earlier. Most card/gift retailers have been selling their tat since late August.

I even read in the local paper that one of the high street chains in Chester, my nearest city, got complained at for setting up their Christmas display in mid-July.

I love the day (for the most part), but I DETEST the run up. The Christmas period begins on Christmas Eve, and not one moment before.

Truthfully I actually avoid the shops in the last month of the year. I usually go gift shopping in mid November and then spend the next month grocery shopping locally. Avoiding all big shopping plazas or malls as I don't take well to crouds. Worst of all, are those big sales in January and the shoppers physically knock you down to get an item. :eek2:

I would rather be broke by paying an extra dollar than put up with all the commotion. :(

motherhubbard

11-09-2009, 10:08 PM

I hate shopping. I don't even like to get groceries. It's a shame that shopping has ruined what would otherwise be a lovely day.

1n50mn14

11-09-2009, 10:29 PM

I DESPISE Christmas, passionately. A mutual hatred of Christmas is what brought my boyfriend of three years and myself together, as a matter of fact. Christmas has been spent drunk out of my mind for the last three years. I plan to continue the tradition this year. =) And Eggnog is an integral part of it. I love Eggnog. I wish they sold it year round.

Actually, I might like it purely because the french translation is 'chicken milk'.

DanielBenoit

11-10-2009, 12:15 AM

I love Christmas, but it's not anywhere close to Christmas yet! Since when does the beginning of November count as the holiday season?

Well I never even mentioned Christmas in my original post. I've always remembered having eggnog in November and on Thanksgiving.

Dirtbag

11-10-2009, 02:37 AM

With a little nutmeg.

kasie

11-10-2009, 09:57 AM

What's eggnog??? :confused:

Since no one has answered Lulim's question properly, I'll ask it again: What's eggnog, please?

Before the salmonella scare, I used to make my own eggy drink by whipping up a raw egg in milk with a teaspoon of honey. It was reviving and sustaining and just plain yummy. But since the scare I've been a little tentative about eating/drinking anything with raw eggs, even though they assure us it's safe now.

I used to like Advocaat - I even liked Snowballs (:blush:) - but only if they were made with American Dry Ginger Ale - so maybe I would like this eggnog of which you speak?

Koa

11-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Since no one has answered Lulim's question properly, I'll ask it again: What's eggnog, please?

Well I didn't ask but I used a modern tool called Google. It's on Wikipedia, I closed the link now or I would have linked it.

Never heard of it before this thread.

And Christmas is annoying and every year I wish I could fall asleep on 15th December and wake up on 15th January. Except that nowadays Xmas is around since September. Seriously, some shops had Xmas stuff the last week of September, I went back to a shop to buy some shoes I had seen a couple of weeks earlier and I really wanted them, and the whole floor was Xmas shop...shoes were in a corner downstairs, waiting to be get rid of as they were 20% off :D At least something useful came out of starting with Xmas stupidly early.

Do people really buy Xmas stuff before it's December? I buy presents when I see them, so say it's August and I see something a friend of mine would like, I buy it and if I can I keep it for the next occasion, birthday or Xmas, whichever comes first. I only started buying presents since living abroad, cos my family doesn't really do presents but because I'm away I feel it's nice to bring something to close family and close friends, like I had been on holiday lol.

The Comedian

11-10-2009, 11:53 AM

*whistling "Jingle Bells"* Oh, Daniel, how nice of you to start this thread. I was just sitting down to my favorite chair in my man-cave, about ready to sip from my tumbler filled with tasty eggnog when I came upon this post.

Cheers!

Lulim

11-10-2009, 01:21 PM

Well I didn't ask but I used a modern tool called Google. It's on Wikipedia, I closed the link now or I would have linked it. (...)
Thanks for the hint, I'm familiar with Wikipedia, however -- only thought it would be nicer to read an explanation by some passionate user -- or the opposite :)

(...) I buy presents when I see them, so say it's August and I see something a friend of mine would like, I buy it and if I can I keep it for the next occasion, birthday or Xmas, whichever comes first. (...)
I have tried that, too, but I can't stand the tension of keeping it secret and give the presents as I buy them.

Motherhubbard enlightened me about eggnogg (thanks for that :) ) -- something spicy like our Glühwein, but on a more milky/eggy basis (if I may call it so) as opposesd to Glühwein, which is on a basis of wine -- and contains always alcohol while with eggnog the addition of alcohol seems to be an option.

Niamh

11-10-2009, 02:54 PM

I've never had eggnog before.

kilted exile

11-10-2009, 02:58 PM

mmmmmm eggnog is wonderful.

we've had christmas stuff out for about a month now. really starting to get going with all the trees and toys selling now

motherhubbard

11-10-2009, 05:55 PM

guess what I bought today....1600 calories worth!

Lynne50

11-10-2009, 06:17 PM

Ahhh Eggnog! I love it especially with a little brandy to spice it up. Normally, my husband and I only drink it while putting up our Christmas tree. This is to prevent each other from killing the other while stringing the lights. LOL
It is a nice relaxing drink during the holidays. I don't think we can buy it any other time of the year. Of course, you can make it from scratch if you wanted to.

Virgil

11-10-2009, 09:16 PM

guess what I bought today....1600 calories worth!
Heck yeah. I wanted to mention the calories but I held back. It is very high in calories.

Ahhh Eggnog! I love it especially with a little brandy to spice it up. Normally, my husband and I only drink it while putting up our Christmas tree. This is to prevent each other from killing the other while stringing the lights. LOL

I know exactly how that is. Everytime my wife helps me fix something we wind up fighting. :lol: Just this weekend...never mind. ;)

motherhubbard

11-10-2009, 09:33 PM

Oh, I wish I hadn't had so much. I wish I didn't want more!

DanielBenoit

11-10-2009, 09:56 PM

Just got back from the store with a gallon of eggnog :D

TheFifthElement

11-11-2009, 04:31 AM

Ugh eggnog. Why would you want to drink something that looks like you just coughed it up?

Maryd.

11-11-2009, 05:28 AM

Ugh eggnog. Why would you want to drink something that looks like you just coughed it up?

Because it has more it tastes better the second time round.:lol::lol::lol:

kasie

11-11-2009, 09:08 AM

Thanks for the hint, I'm familiar with Wikipedia, however -- only thought it would be nicer to read an explanation by some passionate user -- or the opposite :).....

Ditto.

Haunted

11-12-2009, 12:39 PM

For the novice, the key to doing eggnog is to go straight for the alcoholic version. The first 2 sips is crucial. After that you wouldn't notice as much how repulsive it is. And if you can finish the whole thing, you'll even think it's the best drink you've ever had with your clothes on.