I''m completely addicted to...

[Girlrocks]

Date: 3/1/2008 7:41:56 PM
Author: canuk-gal

Date: 3/1/2008 6:40:31 PM
Author: Independent Gal
DiamondFan I have a great story about Pirate''s Booty!

It was the only thing even semi-conscionable in the vending machine at my department''s building when I was writing up my Ph.D. , so I got pretty seriously hooked on it as well. I used to bribe myself with it, as in ''OK, I''ll write 2000 words, and then I''ll have PIRATE''S BOOTY!''

Anyway, once I did my writing, and got my booty out of the machine only to find... that it was stale!

I was so incensed and so overtired that I sat down at my computer and drafted a letter to the company, written entirely in Pirate Talk (as in ''ARRRRR, matey! Me booty were stale!''). I printed it out and mailed it.

A few weeks later, I get a box back from the company, with a letter addressed to ''Captain Indy'' and engaging each pirate-complaint with a hilariously straight face, as though I were really a pirate. Things like ''We''re sorry that your bottle of rum just didn''t taste right without a side of booty.'' The letter expressed the company''s sincere apologies, and offered (in tow) a HUGE box of Pirate''s Booty. Enough to just about finish the thesis chapter, actually.

It was so FUNNY. So, big fan of the P''Booty here.

HI:

This is a funny story despite the fact I have NO idea what Pirate''s Booty is. Is it related to Captain Crunch? If so, then I am inclined to love it!

cheers--Sharon

I don''t know what it is either but this story is so funny I''m laughing out loud!!

 

[marvel]

Date: 3/1/2008 7:59:54 PM
Author: Girlrocks

Date: 3/1/2008 7:41:56 PM
Author: canuk-gal

Date: 3/1/2008 6:40:31 PM
Author: Independent Gal
DiamondFan I have a great story about Pirate's Booty!

It was the only thing even semi-conscionable in the vending machine at my department's building when I was writing up my Ph.D. , so I got pretty seriously hooked on it as well. I used to bribe myself with it, as in 'OK, I'll write 2000 words, and then I'll have PIRATE'S BOOTY!'

Anyway, once I did my writing, and got my booty out of the machine only to find... that it was stale!

I was so incensed and so overtired that I sat down at my computer and drafted a letter to the company, written entirely in Pirate Talk (as in 'ARRRRR, matey! Me booty were stale!'). I printed it out and mailed it.

A few weeks later, I get a box back from the company, with a letter addressed to 'Captain Indy' and engaging each pirate-complaint with a hilariously straight face, as though I were really a pirate. Things like 'We're sorry that your bottle of rum just didn't taste right without a side of booty.' The letter expressed the company's sincere apologies, and offered (in tow) a HUGE box of Pirate's Booty. Enough to just about finish the thesis chapter, actually.

It was so FUNNY. So, big fan of the P'Booty here.

HI:

This is a funny story despite the fact I have NO idea what Pirate's Booty is. Is it related to Captain Crunch? If so, then I am inclined to love it!

cheers--Sharon

I don't know what it is either but this story is so funny I'm laughing out loud!!

Great story! Glad to hear the company ws so accommodating

Here's link for those interested in the booty Arrrrr!

 

[Octavia]

OHHHH NOOOOOO!!!!! I haven''t thought about Fruit-Rollups, Gushers, or Little Debbie Brownies in years, and now I''m dying to have them. When I was studying abroad, the only two foods I really missed were provolone cheese and Kraft Mac ''n Cheese, couldn''t find them anywhere. I also luuurrrve the Sunbelt(?) chocolate-covered chocolate chip "granola" bars. Oh, they''re so bad for you and sooo good.

 

[EricaR]

Girl Scout cookies! I have about ten boxes in the house. Sadly, I''m on Weight Watchers so I can''t sit down with an entire box and eat it like I normally would.

Instead I save up my points for the end of the day and then indulge in two samoas or four thin mints, both of which are 4 points.

 

[Sabine]

Date: 3/1/2008 8:15:09 PM
Author: Octavia
OHHHH NOOOOOO!!!!! I haven''t thought about Fruit-Rollups, Gushers, or Little Debbie Brownies in years, and now I''m dying to have them. When I was studying abroad, the only two foods I really missed were provolone cheese and Kraft Mac ''n Cheese, couldn''t find them anywhere. I also luuurrrve the Sunbelt(?) chocolate-covered chocolate chip ''granola'' bars. Oh, they''re so bad for you and sooo good.

Octavia, I LIVED on the Sunbelt chocolate chip granola bars in college (I only allowed myself to get hte chocolate covered ones every once in a while) because they were so cheap. And then I passed the addiction on to my FI. I ate so many of them that I can''t eat them anymore, but FI still goes through about a box a week.

 

[blondie23]

OREOS!!!!!!!

Haggan Daaz Dark Chocolate with chocolate ice cream bars!!!....Basically anything chocolate

BBQ chips....any brand

Stouffer''s Mac and Cheese

Toblorone

Swedish Fish

Sweet potatoe fries...OMG sooooo good, with ranch dressing

...ok, now i''m starting to think I have a problem

 

[sera]

I love the Apricot Fruit Roll-ups! Dots and iced animal cookies too. I have some Girl Scout cookies here too that my FI bought from GS moms and dads at work. I just had my first Lemonades and I love them as much as the Thin Mints. Something I love that nobody has mentioned yet (and maybe nobody is with me on this) but... Flaming Hot Cheetos!

ETA: Oh.. I love the Haagen Dazs bars... I like the vanilla with dark chocolate.

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 3/1/2008 6:40:31 PM
Author: Independent Gal
DiamondFan I have a great story about Pirate''s Booty!

It was the only thing even semi-conscionable in the vending machine at my department''s building when I was writing up my Ph.D. , so I got pretty seriously hooked on it as well. I used to bribe myself with it, as in ''OK, I''ll write 2000 words, and then I''ll have PIRATE''S BOOTY!''

Anyway, once I did my writing, and got my booty out of the machine only to find... that it was stale!

I was so incensed and so overtired that I sat down at my computer and drafted a letter to the company, written entirely in Pirate Talk (as in ''ARRRRR, matey! Me booty were stale!''). I printed it out and mailed it.

A few weeks later, I get a box back from the company, with a letter addressed to ''Captain Indy'' and engaging each pirate-complaint with a hilariously straight face, as though I were really a pirate. Things like ''We''re sorry that your bottle of rum just didn''t taste right without a side of booty.'' The letter expressed the company''s sincere apologies, and offered (in tow) a HUGE box of Pirate''s Booty. Enough to just about finish the thesis chapter, actually.

It was so FUNNY. So, big fan of the P''Booty here.

Hahaha-hilarious that you wrote them in pirate talk, and even more hilarious that they sent you a letter back addressing your pirate complaints!

 

[diamondfan]

Indy, that was clever of you! I would have made someone walk the plank if I finally rewarded myself with what I craved and it was stale!

I buy the individual serving bags now as I can eat the whole big bag otherwise. I also love their cheese curls and cannon ball things, and just feel they are healthier than Cheetos and even better tasting.

I LOVE Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, and I love Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops, followed by Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. I have been known to binge on cereal.

Getting hungry!!!

 

[iheartscience]

Ooh, diamondfan, I am also a cereal addict! I can go through a box in a day sometimes when I''m really bad. I love Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, too, and I also love Fruity Pebbles and Lucky Charms. Cinnamon Life is delicious, too. And Smacks or Corn Pops. My healthier cereals that I usually buy are Kix, Crispix and Special K, but every now and then I''ll get a box of junky cereal and I will just binge on it!

 

[LegacyGirl]

Chocolate Teddy Grahams

They''re so good!

I also like Stacy''s Cinnamon and Sugar pita chips

 

[diamondfan]

Thing, I love Crispix! I also love Berry Kix, and I love Special K with red berries. I also love Lucky Charms and Cookie Crisp. My kids eat all that stuff, I try to stick with steel cut oats, skim milk and fresh fruit...ZZZZZ but better for me. I used to eat cereal for dinner when hubby was traveling!

 

[monarch64]

Sixlets. Dom''t eat them very often at all...they are a rip-off of M&M''s, but sooo good. I''m not a chocolate fan, nor am I a sweets fan in general, but these are such a throwback to my childhood and I love them so dearly that every time I happen upo them I have to buy a ton and gorge myself because I know they''re so hard to find!

 

[kellyfish]

diamonfan--I LOVE Spec K with red berries too. Pretty much eat it daily.

 

[canuk-gal]

Date: 3/1/2008 9:45:24 PM
Author: diamondfan
I LOVE Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, and I love Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops, followed by Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.

HI:

A woman after my own heart--oh I love Crispex too! I''ll mix CC and Crispex together and gorge it down.....in fact I just didi......

cheers--Sharon

 

[Ellen]

Date: 3/1/2008 9:45:24 PM
Author: diamondfan

I LOVE Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, and I love Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops, followed by Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. I have been known to binge on cereal.

Getting hungry!!!

Those are the best. I seriously won''t buy them because I would eat the whole box.

And does anyone else notice they make your pee smell weird?

 

[Skippy123]

I love fruit roll ups (ate them all the time in college), love fruity pebbles, love milky ways, kitkats, and those chocolate cake snowballs w/coconut (super bad for you). I try not to buy them because I can't stop at just one. hehee

Neatfreak, the personal pan pizza at airports research made me laugh! I do love pizza!

 

[diamondfan]

Date: 3/2/2008 9:58:27 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 3/1/2008 9:45:24 PM

Author: diamondfan


I LOVE Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, and I love Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops, followed by Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. I have been known to binge on cereal.


Getting hungry!!!

Those are the best. I seriously won''t buy them because I would eat the whole box.


And does anyone else notice they make your pee smell

weird?

Do you mean asparagus weird? Or vitamin weird?

 

[elle_chris]

Date: 3/1/2008 9:27:49 AM
Author: Independent Gal
When I''m stressed and working too hard, I eat nutella by the spoonful, straight from the jar.

Speaking of stress, I really better get back to work.

So much for the weekend!

Nutella, Nutella, NUTELLA!!

terrible addiction to the stuff but i never need a reason to eat it!!

 

[Independent Gal]

Special K red berries! I haven''t had that since grad school. My roomie used to buy it (it counted as a splurge back then) and sometimes SOMETIMES she let me share.

Another yummy snack: goldfish. So smiley! So tasty!

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Date: 3/2/2008 1:01:49 PM
Author: elle_chris

Date: 3/1/2008 9:27:49 AM
Author: Independent Gal
When I''m stressed and working too hard, I eat nutella by the spoonful, straight from the jar.

Speaking of stress, I really better get back to work.

So much for the weekend!

Nutella, Nutella, NUTELLA!!

terrible addiction to the stuff but i never need a reason to eat it!!

A big YAHOO for the Nutella. YUM!

Hubby thinks I''m nuts, but I do think that it tastes better abroad than in does in the U.S

 

[Selkie]

My current addiction, so bad I''ve told my husband not to let me buy it, is dark chocolate covered honeycomb candy from the bulk foods section at Henry''s Market (Wild Oats). When I do buy it I limit myself to a pound, and TRY to make it last two days. Ugh. Also, on the opposite end of the taste spectrum, Vlasic Zesty dill pickles. At least there''s no fat in those, but the sodium COULD be an issue...

 

[elle_chris]

Date: 3/2/2008 1:42:17 PM
Author: ChargerGrrl

Date: 3/2/2008 1:01:49 PM
Author: elle_chris

Date: 3/1/2008 9:27:49 AM
Author: Independent Gal
When I''m stressed and working too hard, I eat nutella by the spoonful, straight from the jar.

Speaking of stress, I really better get back to work.

So much for the weekend!

Nutella, Nutella, NUTELLA!!

terrible addiction to the stuff but i never need a reason to eat it!!

A big YAHOO for the Nutella. YUM!

Hubby thinks I''m nuts, but I do think that it tastes better abroad than in does in the U.S

my sister in law who lives in europe says the same thing.. wondery why..

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 3/2/2008 2:08:21 PM
Author: elle_chris

Date: 3/2/2008 1:42:17 PM

Author: ChargerGrrl

Date: 3/2/2008 1:01:49 PM

Author: elle_chris

Date: 3/1/2008 9:27:49 AM

Author: Independent Gal

When I'm stressed and working too hard, I eat nutella by the spoonful, straight from the jar.


Speaking of stress, I really better get back to work.

So much for the weekend!

Nutella, Nutella, NUTELLA!!


terrible addiction to the stuff but i never need a reason to eat it!!

A big YAHOO for the Nutella. YUM!


Hubby thinks I'm nuts, but I do think that it tastes better abroad than in does in the U.S

my sister in law who lives in europe says the same thing.. wondery why..

My *guess* with this, although I haven't looked recently at a US Nutella label, is that due to the large amounts of corn we produce in the US, the US has crazy high sugar taxes and prices compared to the rest of the world (because cane sugar is an import) in order to encourage us producers to use "US products" such as corn syrup. So real sugar is prohibitively expensive for many US producers, and thus they are essentially forced to use corn syrup. This is why coke tastes different in other countries...and I'd guess it is the same the Nutella too. Sugar isn't subject to the same quotas, etc. in the rest of the world, making it the economical choice in almost all countries except the US.

 

[elle_chris]

Interesting Neatfreak. that could totally explain it. I just went to go check but apparently my husband had the last few spoonfuls last night and forgot to tell me

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 3/2/2008 2:43:20 PM
Author: elle_chris
Interesting Neatfreak. that could totally explain it. I just went to go check but apparently my husband had the last few spoonfuls last night and forgot to tell me

Lol. That is almost the EXACT reason my husband is heading off to the grocery store right now, even though I went yesterday! (But he ate all the peanut butter instead of Nutella!)

 

[elle_chris]

Date: 3/2/2008 3:47:40 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 3/2/2008 2:43:20 PM
Author: elle_chris
Interesting Neatfreak. that could totally explain it. I just went to go check but apparently my husband had the last few spoonfuls last night and forgot to tell me

Lol. That is almost the EXACT reason my husband is heading off to the grocery store right now, even though I went yesterday! (But he ate all the peanut butter instead of Nutella!)

Hmm.. Nutella and Peanut Butter..Hmm

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 3/2/2008 9:58:27 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 3/1/2008 9:45:24 PM

Author: diamondfan
I LOVE Captain Crunch with Crunchberries, and I love Sugar Smacks and Corn Pops, followed by Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. I have been known to binge on cereal.

Getting hungry!!!

Those are the best. I seriously won''t buy them because I would eat the whole box.

And does anyone else notice they make your pee smell weird?

YES! Just like Smacks, basically!

 

[KimberlyH]

Cinamon Toast Crunch (I can't have the stuff in the house, I eat it by the handful)
Anything PB and chocolate
Ice cream

ETA: IG, your story about Pirate's Booty had me rollin'. That stuff is so good.

 

[Erin]

Date: 3/1/2008 9:18:20 PM
Author: sera
I love the Apricot Fruit Roll-ups! Dots and iced animal cookies too. I have some Girl Scout cookies here too that my FI bought from GS moms and dads at work. I just had my first Lemonades and I love them as much as the Thin Mints. Something I love that nobody has mentioned yet (and maybe nobody is with me on this) but... Flaming Hot Cheetos!

Here''s another vote for Flaming Hot Cheetos! I thought I read it here, but my boss just came back from Tokyo and I asked him to get me the Strawberry Cheetos. He said he couldn''t find them.

My weaknesses are usually sweet:
Charleston Chew - Vanilla
Waffles
Homemade cookies - any flavor - I just have a hard time saying no, just one cookie...
Lemon-poppyseed muffins

{crunching a carrot stick}