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Potato Chips as presented by an article from Smithsonian Magazine
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http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL "In a study published last year in Gastronomica, student Josh Freedman and linguist Dan Jurafsky of Stanford examined the language found on 12 different brands of potato chips. They discovered that six less expensive brands of chips had fewer words on the bags and that those words emphasized the food's authenticity through tradition and hominess, making claims like this: "Family-made, in the shadow of the Cascades, since 1921." (In much the same way politicians aren't prone to usin' highfalutin language around down-home audiences.) More expensive potato chips-the ones you might expect to find at health food stores-tended to distinguish themselves with longer words. Their descriptions focused more on health and naturalness, emphasizing how they were different: "No artificial flavors, no MSG, no trans fats, no kidding." Indeed, for each additional "no," "not," "never," "don't," or "won't" that appeared on the bag, the price of potato chips climbed an average of four cents an ounce." ROFLMAO! Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS |
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"jmcquown" wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS LOL -- Adrian |
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On 05/06/2012 11:19 AM, jmcquown wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS I "like" potato chips. MLB |
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"MLB" wrote in message ... On 05/06/2012 11:19 AM, jmcquown wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS I "like" potato chips. MLB I do, too! They're one of the few snack foods I buy I even like the unsalted ones. Jill |
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On 2012-05-06, Adrian wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS LOL I've known cats to nom potato chips. Especially the ones fried in lard. Bud |
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"William Hamblen" wrote in message
m... On 2012-05-06, Adrian wrote: "jmcquown" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS LOL I've known cats to nom potato chips. Especially the ones fried in lard. Bud I grew up with a dog, and never knew any cats until I was in my 30s. When I was a teenager, I visited a friend who had a cat, and was enchanted by the fact that the cat liked potato chips. I guess up until then, I thought the only things cats consumed were fish, birds and milk. ;-) Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... "William Hamblen" wrote in message m... On 2012-05-06, Adrian wrote: "jmcquown" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's the link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food...1205-BestBlogs The article is entitled 'Food & Think' LOL OOOPS LOL I've known cats to nom potato chips. Especially the ones fried in lard. Bud I grew up with a dog, and never knew any cats until I was in my 30s. When I was a teenager, I visited a friend who had a cat, and was enchanted by the fact that the cat liked potato chips. I guess up until then, I thought the only things cats consumed were fish, birds and milk. ;-) Joy Persia occasionally gets a potato chip crumb if one happens to fall on the floor Jill |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... Sootie did try a cheese flavoured Dorito and enjoyed it but wasn't interested after that, which tends to be how she is with human food. Boyfie once patted my face when I was eating cheese flavoured Doritos so I gave him one and he loved it. He also does not normally eat human food. Unless it's roast chicken or roast beef. He will not eat what KFC loved - what I call smashed up dinner, which is mashed potatoes, a bit of veg, a tiny bit of meat all covered in gravy. I think Kitty's feral years when she was fed by kind neighbours with leftovers gave her a taste for smashed up dinner. She adored Brussels sprouts. Boyfie would not dream of eating such muck so I doubt he had been lost for long when he arrived here. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... Sootie did try a cheese flavoured Dorito and enjoyed it but wasn't interested after that, which tends to be how she is with human food. Boyfie once patted my face when I was eating cheese flavoured Doritos so I gave him one and he loved it. Kotyo adores all potato chips and tortilla chips. Unfortunately for him, they are too salty, and we discovered a few years ago that they are one of the triggers for his cystitis flare ups. So no more tasty chips for the little monster. Sweety, on the other hand, does not consider chips to be real food. Nadia, Kotyo and Sweety -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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