Favorite Quotes

The best write-up on this subject that I've seen was by Cecil Adams in his Straight Dope column some years back:

The whole column an be found at https://www.straightdope.com/21341854/why-is-there-no-ketchup-on-a-properly-made-hot-dog

 

Ohhhh, I am sorry.

 

That combo has been rebranded (at least in Japan) as "Aurora Sauce." It's served on breaded pork cutlets in the cafeteria at my uni sometimes.

I prefer mayo mixed with yellow mustard for things like onion rings and chicken-nuggety type stuff.

 

I have a cousin who used to eat it on vanilla ice cream.

 

Ummm. Brats. Boiled in beer and eaten with onion, relish, mustard, and ketchup.

 

Nice to see you lurking around the lounge, Asch.

 

You’re very sarcastic, for a girl.

Or maybe you’re not and this ranch dressing really is that good?

 

I heard on some radio show recently that putting a dollop of it [mayo] in your coffee was the latest thing, but I can only assume it was a wind-up!

 

My ability to employ sarcasm transcends gender, but in this case, I was being sincere. Ranch dressing is very good, especially as prepared by a particular local restaurant. Some OTC brands are better than others, Hidden Valley being the best. If not for overseas postage, I'd send you some of the packaged mix.

 

Ah, sorry. In my defence, what with it being the lowest form of wit, us British tend to expect it as default.

 

well, it’s hard to explain, but I would say as different as the sun and the moon. Mayo on fries is something we would probably never do. I mean, you posted the Pulp Fiction clip yourself; Samuel L. Jackson’s reaction to mayo on fries would be the norm I think. Just thinking about it makes me squirm a little bit.

Fry sauce is a strange beast because I don’t really like ketchup or mayo by themselves, but when you mix them together a complete transfigurement is effected and it becomes hard to discern the individual character of the ingredients, if the correct proportions are observed (I think some of the fast food chains might add something extra though because it always tastes better in those places).

 

Well, it could be that your mayo and ketchup taste very different to ours. I actually like what you call fry sauce, for I have made it myself, but to be perfectly honest when I make fry sauce it tastes exactly like mayo mixed with ketchup. Maybe I need to add more ketchup.

 

As far as that goes, for a little zing, a couple or four drops of Tabasco in the puddle.

 

Okay, back to famous quotes now:

"One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."

-- Mark Twain

 

Then I shall not do so. I shall put catsup on instead.

 

On a literary note,

"To write something and leave it
behind us
It is but a dream.
When we awake we know
There is not even anyone to read it."
Zen-Master Ikkyu

 

You know, Cecil Adams wrote something about that, too:

https://www.straightdope.com/21341844/how-come-they-call-it-ketchup-sometimes-and-catsup-other-times

 

Running Linux is like having a wacky girlfriend - most of the time, the benefits outweigh the aggravation.

- Anon.

 

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.

- Ian Fleming

 

"Some men get the world. Others get ex-hookers and a trip to Arizona."

L.A. Confidential

 

Dammit, do what I want you to do, not what I tell you to do.

- @Earp, ten minutes ago, to his computer.

 

You've been beaten to the punch. Here's the official term for it: DWIM

http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/D/DWIM.html

The Jargon File is the ultimate resource for off-beat computer terms, and a fascinating study of how the English language evolves to suit a particular purpose. WARNING: You can experience major time-suck when you start clicking on links at this site.

 

2000s iTunes: "hey buy this content! It has DRM!"

2010s Bandcamp: "hey buy this DRM-free content!"

2020s NFT marketplaces: "hey buy this content-free DRM!"

- Tom

 

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs