Poll
Question:
This topic came up at DIMBY, how do you eat your corn-on-the-cob
Option 1: the typewriter method
votes: 47
Option 2: the corkscrew method
votes: 7
Option 3: random bites to chase the butter
votes: 6
Option 4: cut it off with a sharp knife
votes: 5
Option 5: with ketchup
votes: 0
Option 6: the alternative method mentioned at DIMBY
votes: 1
the with ketchup option is clearly the strangest option,
but we witnessed someone eat it this way first hand [laugh]
boobies
Concur. This poll is worthless without the boobies option...
er... isn't the option at DIMBY that started this mess missing?
I cut it because otherwise I'm spending all night picking the bits out from between the teeth.
Quote from: ZLTFUL on June 24, 2008, 10:42:52 AM
Concur. This poll is worthless without the boobies option...
Corn on boobies, I will ask the wife tonight.
Quote from: bobspapa on June 24, 2008, 10:41:59 AM
boobies
We're talking the main course not desert. ;D
Quote from: Statler on June 24, 2008, 10:43:41 AM
er... isn't the option at DIMBY that started this mess missing?
+1
Get with the program blondie!
Quote from: lethe on June 24, 2008, 10:44:04 AM
I cut it because otherwise I'm spending all night picking the bits out from between the teeth.
Pansy.
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
help me out... i was under the influence of margaritas
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on June 24, 2008, 10:46:54 AM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
help me out... i was under the influence of margaritas
isn't that the best place to be?
but seriously... who in the hell eats corn w/ketchup? ???
Quote from: teddy037.2 on June 24, 2008, 10:51:44 AM
isn't that the best place to be?
but seriously... who in the hell eats corn w/ketchup? ???
i'll never tell...
Quote from: teddy037.2 on June 24, 2008, 10:51:44 AM
isn't that the best place to be?
but seriously... who in the hell eats corn w/ketchup? ???
There were many people asking the same thing as we watched it happening..... :o :o :o
Quote from: ducpainter on June 24, 2008, 11:02:44 AM
There were many people asking the same thing as we watched it happening..... :o :o :o
I missed it.
Quote from: lethe on June 24, 2008, 11:04:10 AM
I missed it.
it happened before you got there... and it was frightening! [laugh]
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on June 24, 2008, 11:06:18 AM
it happened before you got there... and it was frightening! [laugh]
Ah, that explains it.
I think lethe and I missed out on a lot by showing up at midnight. . .
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Quote from: Statler on June 24, 2008, 11:19:57 AM
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Ummmm..you did?
Quote from: Statler on June 24, 2008, 11:19:57 AM
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[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
did i say that???? [laugh] there is no way i said that!!! [laugh]
i use the corkscrew method... and i already voted! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
I'm a typewriter guy.
G came up with the chasing butter excuse five years after I called her weird for doing random chunks. Clever...but too late.
I hadn't heard the last option until DIMBY and the timing of the comment was just right to make us fall off the chair laughing. Going to be harder to get volunteers to shuck corn next year.
spiral I can respect. ketchup is just wrong.
Typewriter, and no butter. [thumbsup]
No butter? What kind of animal are you?!
[laugh]
I bet you don't butter your bacon either.
Quote from: Monsterlover on June 24, 2008, 01:26:45 PM
No butter? What kind of animal are you?!
[laugh]
I bet you don't butter your bacon either.
Heathen!
Dare I ask what the method introduced at DIMBY might be?
ok..what is the alternative method mentioned at DIMBY?
Quote from: msincredible on June 24, 2008, 01:55:08 PM
Who, me or Monsterlover? [laugh]
You don't really want an answer to that, do you? [cheeky]
Quote from: lethe on June 24, 2008, 10:44:04 AM
I cut it because otherwise I'm spending all night picking the bits out from between the teeth.
Corn on boobies, I will ask the wife tonight.
Especially if there's butter involved. [laugh]
Alright, I'll fess up.
I ate corn with ketchup at DIMBY.
Emily suggested it, and did so first, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It's not the most unpleasant thing I've put in my mouth, but it wasn't anything I want to eat again.
Its much better with butter, salt, and a little pepper. Oh, and some honey for dipping. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Obsessed? on June 24, 2008, 04:01:02 PM
Alright, I'll fess up.
I ate corn with ketchup at DIMBY.
Emily suggested it, and did so first, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It's not the most unpleasant thing I've put in my mouth, but it wasn't anything I want to eat again.
Its much better with butter, salt, and a little pepper. Oh, and some honey for dipping. [thumbsup]
So that's why you left early, out of shame. [laugh]
Quote from: Obsessed? on June 24, 2008, 04:01:02 PM
Alright, I'll fess up.
I ate corn with ketchup at DIMBY.
Emily suggested it, and did so first, so I figured I'd give it a shot. It's not the most unpleasant thing I've put in my mouth, but it wasn't anything I want to eat again.
Its much better with butter, salt, and a little pepper. Oh, and some honey for dipping. [thumbsup]
at least you can say you tried it :P
emily was soooo nice! please bring her back next time :)
Quote from: lethe on June 24, 2008, 04:04:15 PM
So that's why you left early, out of shame. [laugh]
Actually, THIS is why I left early.
A bunch of college friends having an annual get together on Little Sebago Lake.
(http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/42649/2790436370103537997S500x500Q85.jpg)
Also, they had pork. Draped in bacon. Wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked in a bonfire.
(http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/41381/2919778150103537997S500x500Q85.jpg)
Emily had a great time, too. She said that when people would start taking motos she'd just kinda wander off and find someone else to talk to, but since everyone was friendly
and interesting it wasn't an issue.
If I can get her riding on her own, I don't think that'll be an issue next time. [evil] ;D
Quote from: Obsessed? on June 24, 2008, 04:44:41 PM
Also, they had pork. Draped in bacon. Wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked in a bonfire.
(http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/41381/2919778150103537997S500x500Q85.jpg)
Dammit! why must you show us such things! I must now go on a quest to comandeer the fridge and its contents!
people shouldnt eat corn
its for livestock
and its bad for you
Quote from: herm on June 24, 2008, 05:54:03 PM
people shouldnt eat corn
its for livestock
and its bad for you
You dont really eat corn, you just
rent it. ;)
I really like BBQ'ed corn though! Yummy!
Quote from: herm on June 24, 2008, 05:54:03 PM
people shouldnt eat corn
its for livestock
and its bad for you
But it's soo tasty. And a little corn can't be worse than, say, french fries. Or skittles. Or skittle fries.
yeh, thats why your body gives it back in the same condition that it got it.......
Quote from: herm on June 24, 2008, 06:03:06 PM
yeh, thats why your body gives it back in the same condition that it got it.......
I could never quite figure that one out.
It goes in whole.
You chew it into tiny little bits.
It comes back whole.
???
If anything, people shouldn't eat corn because it's black magic. [laugh]
Quote from: Kaveh on June 24, 2008, 05:59:32 PM
You dont really eat corn, you just rent it. ;)
I really like BBQ'ed corn though! Yummy!
dammit. BBQ is not a verb! >:(
it's a noun. you
make BBQ. you can make it on a grill, in a smoker, even in an oven or on the stove if you are strapped. when will people learn that. [roll]
Quote from: KnightofNi on June 24, 2008, 08:03:31 PM
dammit. BBQ is not a verb! >:(
it's a noun. you make BBQ. you can make it on a grill, in a smoker, even in an oven or on the stove if you are strapped. when will people learn that. [roll]
But I love BBQing foods! BBQ'ed food tastes great! ;D The only bad thing about BBQing is getting smoke in your eyes. ;D
Quote from: KnightofNi on June 24, 2008, 08:03:31 PM
dammit. BBQ is not a verb! >:(
bar·be·cue Audio Help [bahr-bi-kyoo] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -cued, -cu·ing.
â€"noun
1. pieces of beef, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted over an open hearth, esp. when basted in a barbecue sauce.
2. a framework, as a grill or a spit, or a fireplace for cooking meat or vegetables over an open fire.
3. a dressed steer, lamb, or other animal, roasted whole.
4. a meal, usually in the open air and often as a political or social gathering, at which meats are roasted over an open hearth or pit.
â€"verb (used with object)
5. to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6. to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
â€"verb (used without object)
7. to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
Let's BBQ this weekend and BBQ up some sweet BBQ! [cheeky]
Well buttered, typewriter method, are there any other way ??? ;D
Quote from: Kaveh on June 24, 2008, 05:59:32 PM
You dont really eat corn, you just rent it. ;)
Actually I lease with an option to buy. ( <----what movie reference? anyone?? anyone?? ;D )
As long as you're not eating it the
l o n g way.... :-X
I'm a left-to-right typewriter corn eater....sometimes, to be *funny*, I even make the little "ding" noises when moving to the next row.
The true question is.......How do you butter your corn on the cob?
I use a typical knife with backup options of a fork or spoon (used my finger once). The most ingenious way I've ever seen, but have only done once, was in the movie "Wargames". Mathew Brodrick's father buttered a piece of bread, then wrapped it around the corn on the cob and spun the cob.
Edit - Did I just date myself my referencing that movie? [laugh]
Quote from: elTreesto on June 24, 2008, 11:59:40 PM
bar·be·cue Audio Help [bahr-bi-kyoo] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -cued, -cu·ing.
â€"noun
1. pieces of beef, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted over an open hearth, esp. when basted in a barbecue sauce.
2. a framework, as a grill or a spit, or a fireplace for cooking meat or vegetables over an open fire.
3. a dressed steer, lamb, or other animal, roasted whole.
4. a meal, usually in the open air and often as a political or social gathering, at which meats are roasted over an open hearth or pit.
â€"verb (used with object)
5. to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6. to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
â€"verb (used without object)
7. to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
Let's BBQ this weekend and BBQ up some sweet BBQ! [cheeky]
well that's wrong and you can't convince me otherwise [cheeky]
Can't argue with lack of logic.
Quote from: Desmo Demon on June 25, 2008, 04:15:45 AM
The true question is.......How do you butter your corn on the cob?
I use a typical knife with backup options of a fork or spoon (used my finger once). The most ingenious way I've ever seen, but have only done once, was in the movie "Wargames". Mathew Brodrick's father buttered a piece of bread, then wrapped it around the corn on the cob and spun the cob.
That's how my family butters corn unless there is a big gathering, then we have a stick of butter just to roll corn in.
I prefer my corn raw, no butter.
Quote from: Desmo Demon on June 25, 2008, 04:15:45 AM
I'm a left-to-right typewriter corn eater....sometimes, to be *funny*, I even make the little "ding" noises when moving to the next row.
The true question is.......How do you butter your corn on the cob?
I use a typical knife with backup options of a fork or spoon (used my finger once). The most ingenious way I've ever seen, but have only done once, was in the movie "Wargames". Mathew Brodrick's father buttered a piece of bread, then wrapped it around the corn on the cob and spun the cob.
Edit - Did I just date myself my referencing that movie? [laugh]
You put a stick of butter on the plate...
take a warm ear of corn and lay it on the stick and move it around until the stick is gone...
or the next person in line gives you a hip check...
then you add salt...
and enjoy.
Quote from: ducpainter on June 25, 2008, 05:02:39 PM
You put a stick of butter on the plate...
take a warm ear of corn and lay it on the stick and move it around until the stick is gone...
or the next person in line gives you a hip check...
then you add salt...
and enjoy.
it's true... that's how it's done in new england... i never saw this buttering method until i moved here :)
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on June 25, 2008, 05:36:19 PM
it's true... that's how it's done in new england... i never saw this buttering method until i moved here :)
...and everywhere else uses....
ketchup. [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Only Nebraskans use ketchup.
As a Kansan, and the only other person I know to try it, I cannot condone the use of tomato product on corn. It ain't natural.
Its not uncommon for Kansas households to have two sticks of butter. One to cook with, and one with a permanent dent in the top from cob-rolling. Its just easier than trying to push that damned pat of butter all over the cob.
Quote from: Obsessed? on June 25, 2008, 06:12:40 PM
Only Nebraskans use ketchup.
As a Kansan, and the only other person I know to try it, I cannot condone the use of tomato product on corn. It ain't natural.
Its not uncommon for Kansas households to have two sticks of butter. One to cook with, and one with a permanent dent in the top from cob-rolling. Its just easier than trying to push that damned pat of butter all over the cob.
Tell Emily not to be angry....
but the corn grown in Nebraska...
probably need ketchup. ;D
Agreed.
I worked on a road paving crew for a summer in college.
One of the workers decided it would be a good idea to just grab an ear off a stalk as we were paving past a corn field.
They call it field corn for a reason. That's where it belongs.
Guy made it through 2 bites.
Didn't stop spitting/swearing for the rest of the day.
Some people out there do grow sweet corn, but not very many, and usually for private consumption.
corn fed hogs
corn fed beef
corn fed livestock
Exactly.
Adds bulk and a bit of marbling to the meat before slaughter, but at the cost of quality.
Grass-fed, a.k.a. free range, tastes better and is better for you.