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Because you chose a career in educationQuote:
Originally Posted by qimissung
What is "root beer"? - I've never really been hip to this beverage, it's just some arcane reference in American texts to me. I guess it could be jolly old ginger beer, but root beer could be anything, like parsnips or spuds or mandrake maybe... And yeah, like I'd never heard of a Twinky until Ghost Busters. I asked my Sister in Law what it was, (she's from Indiana) and she said it was a disgusting chemical concoction designed for the corruption of American youth. Well that sorted out my Twinky problem, but what is "root beer"....?Quote:
Originally Posted by Calidore
Your sister-in-law is technically correct, but as is often the case, Twinkies are as good as they are not good for you.
Root beer is my personal favorite soda, especially the genuine naturally-flavored stuff (as opposed to artificially-flavored mass-market) when I can get some. From Wikipedia:
There are hundreds of root beer brands in the United States, produced in every U.S. state.[1] It is a flavor almost exclusive to North America, yet there are a few brands from other nations around the world, such as the UK, the Philippines, and Thailand where the flavor often varies considerably from the typical North American drink.[2] There is no standardized recipe. The primary ingredient, artificial sassafras flavoring, is complemented with other flavors. Common flavorings are vanilla, wintergreen, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, nutmeg, acacia, anise, molasses, cinnamon, clove, and honey.
A similar soft drink, sarsaparilla, was popular in cowboy days, and can still be found in some stores as an alt-soda.
Barq's has 2 major differences from root beer: No head, which root beer has, and caffeine, which no root beer has. It's basically a sort-of-root-beer-flavored cola, and not even very good.
Many thanks for broadening my horizons Calidor. However now I know what root beer is, can you describe to me what sassafras flavoured beer tastes like? :D I know what all the other flavourings taste like, but if they need to make it taste of all that other stuff, it must be pretty bad! :D
Dang, people stop assuming.
people are so unsettling. Why can't I just stay in my triangle?
I miss it all :)
I don't like to use the phrase "The fact that...." to start a sentence. It's a bad habit that just flows into my speech but it bothers me because I feel like I need evidence to back up what I'm saying. Wah.
Heathcliff returns! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Heathcliff
Hope you and your family has been well!
I don't like it very much either, for similar reasons. Then again, I prefer using the fact that to using in point of fact. I even find it hard to believe that I wrote it for the first time in my life, but it's just to stand my ground on why I dislike it. It sounds so overly conceited to my ear, as though someone were trying to present themselves as a steadfast scholar all day long. Yech! http://smiles.kolobok.us/standart/bad.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Heathcliff
I don't curse, but right now I kinda want too. A teacher wants to be my tutor regarding my BA thesis and I have to write a research question and a skeleton for a meeting. I am not sure I'm ready...I don't like meeting new people AND I have no idea howto work on my question. FFFFFF
:troll: Beware of the troll :troll:
everyday is tuesday. I just needed to say that :D
my son is with his dad all weekend, I hope it's not bad to say I have been waiting for a night of white wine and reading.
I dislike work especially at 1:30 in the morning.