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Re: Fun fun fun (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Wow....two years! It really doesn't seem like it was that long since I sat at this same computer desk with the excitement and nervousness of not knowing how this would be received (amongst what I still consider a stellar group of writers). Funny...I never actually say the word "enigmatic", but I think I'll make it a point to use it this week.
Thanks for the re-read, Melissa. It made me read it again, too.
Leslie
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May 04 '03
2:35 pm PDT
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Fun fun fun (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Leslie,
Wow, I can't believe it's been two years since this write off. When I saw your link in your "20 things..." essay, I had to come back and read it again. Now I have to go back and read them all.
We should do this again sometime, but with toiletries or sport bras.
Melissa
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Apr 29 '03
5:04 pm PDT
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Tapioca!!! (Reply to this comment)
by girlboxer5
To me, the ultimate tapioca treat is found at Fresh Choice (and the only reason at all to go there-- everything else sux big time!)-- tapioca pudding with the airy, frothy whipped cream which you spoon out of a big bowl. Then squeeze a little Hershey's syrup on top-- ooh, man, talk about wonderful!!!
Rock on,
Elizabeth
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Nov 28 '01
10:37 pm PST
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:) (Reply to this comment)
by disartain
I am still laughing. Thanks for a great review of my husbands favorite pudding. I am going to read the others on this write off if they are as good as you I will have a laughing good morning.
Diane
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Jul 23 '01
8:49 am PDT
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AND Delicious! (Reply to this comment)
by PianoGirl
Yes, I'm one of those folks who think tapioca pudding is delectable! I enjoyed reading your review of same very much; your tongue-in-cheek approach is quite refreshing.
I'm of the school that only homemade is worth eating, and I have a super recipe to prove my claim--if you'd like to have it, just email me. :)
Thanks again--
Bron
PianoGirl
iplay4hisglory@earthlink.net
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Jun 26 '01
1:46 pm PDT
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Have you experienced the ultimate? (Reply to this comment)
by matochak
I, too, am a fan of tapioca. Love the stuff! I find oatmeal often grosses people out as well, but I love that pasty goodness. Basically, I can eat flour out of the bag, OK?
As a fellow tapiocan, I must advise you to try the ultimate tapioca treat... the Saints Alps Tea House "Frothy Tea with Pearl Tapioca." The tapioca beads are HUGE (the size of small gumballs) and they're BLACK! Tres elegante! I don't know where you're located, but I think Saints Alps only has their US stores in New York, but you can check their website for updates. Here's a link to their "products page:"
http://www.saints-alp.com.hk/products/products.html
I don't know how the green tea shake comes out purple, but as you mentioned, ours is not to reason why.
chak
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Jun 17 '01
8:18 am PDT
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No, I'm the mediocre one (Reply to this comment)
by proeditor
Since I crashed the write-off and got added retroactively, and just finished reading all the other posts, I can honestly say you are not the mediocre one. That honor belongs to me.
But we do have something in common. I like tapioca too. And since I never knew what I was eating, your research was quite enlightening (I think).
Karen
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May 12 '01
6:15 pm PDT
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I'm down with Tapioca, yo. (Reply to this comment)
by annexation
Yeeeah yeeeah. Tapioca is a slice of divinity. It blows my mind that other peeps may potentially harbor a steel dislike for this "pudding among puddings".
Your review reminded me of the last family reunion I attended. When it came time to eat, people were astonished to find that the huge vat of tapioca was empty. They were even more astonished to discover me.. hidden in the bushes with a spoon.. clutching my stomach and groaning from the agony of an overstuffed tummy.
Not too shabby for your first write-off contribution. VH.
"Not too shabby" actually clocks in as an understatement.. let the fact that I read this review twice put a smile on your face.
-Mark
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May 11 '01
6:23 am PDT
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I've Taken My Lumps Eating Tapioca... (Reply to this comment)
by 29th_Candidate
I had much more fun reading your pitch on tapioca, than any I ever remember having eating it. My mother claimed that the lumps were a result of not being able to stir it enough while cooking it b/c we 5 kids were giving her such a rough time w/ our rambunctious behavior. Of course I have to believe her, seeing as how grandma swears to it.
Incidentally, wasn't there a movie with Henry Fonda and a bunch of dirt poor Tapiokies, who had to keep movin' about... ...oh never mind... .
Pudding You On My Party List--
Jim The 29th
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May 08 '01
4:16 am PDT
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Re: Excellent! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Tammy,
That is very sweet of you to say so. Thanks for reading,
Leslie
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May 06 '01
4:31 pm PDT
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Re: Thick,+creamy,+snot-like+Evangelism (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Lobstergirl,
On my way over to Yahoo to check...see ya there. Not sure if snot-like foods are the only thing we have in common, but I sure am glad that you were part of the gang.
What fun!
Leslie
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May 06 '01
4:22 pm PDT
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Re: This+is+the+... (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Shannon,
How nice of you. I'm glad to have re-seen your name so I can go back and get caught up.
Appreciate the read,
Leslie
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May 06 '01
4:18 pm PDT
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Re: Fish+Eggs+and+Snot+-+That's+Some+Good+Eatin'! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Mark,
I am dying to hear how the weekend went. Hope the diphthong didn't pinch!
Thanks for reading and for keeping your hands to yourself....this time!
Leslie
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May 06 '01
4:12 pm PDT
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Re: Re:+Mmmmmmm....+presweetened+fish+eggs+in+snot! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Mike,
The fact that I rule any of your world (albeit only your tapioca one) is a big thrill for me. I nearly wet my pants reading about your taco-eating experience.
Thanks for a fun time...and for using one of my favorite words (snarky),
Leslie
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May 06 '01
3:39 pm PDT
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Re: Ewwwww (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Nope...not pregnant...thank goodness! (I'm the aunt-type not the mother-type....it's better that way for all of the little children.) But I'm glad that you'll be having one soon....orange or otherwise.
I'm glad I joined the fun too....and that it was thanks to you and Fiona. You guys really do crack me up!
Leslie
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May 06 '01
11:01 am PDT
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Re: Funny, (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
It is funny....I don't see the resemblance at all. I did want to look my best for the write-off.
Thanks for the read, though,
Leslie
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May 06 '01
10:54 am PDT
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Re: Go+girl! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Fellow Tapiocite,
Yes, isn't the chocolate just yummy? I think that maybe Fiona has found a way for you to get back at your celery-breathed scummy hubby....try the grossing him out with a mouthful trick that she suggests, and come back and let us know if that stopped the torment he inflicts upon you.
Thanks for reading,
Leslie
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May 06 '01
10:52 am PDT
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Re: Just+one+problem.. (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Oh did my passion show through? I am embarrassed that I omitted that all-important other use for tapioca (the see-food gross out factor) but am so glad that you added it here, wicked Fiona. (I really like that nickname and think it just may stick.)
And as for not writing as often as one would be appreciated, I'd look to you and say the same. (But I'll try to be better if you will.)
So glad you talked me into joining in. It was a blast to be in such fine (albeit off-the-wall) company with you and the others.
Leslie
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May 06 '01
10:49 am PDT
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Excellent! (Reply to this comment)
by tamik98
I think you held your own in the "amusing" dept.
Tammy
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May 04 '01
2:24 pm PDT
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Thick, creamy, snot-like Evangelism (Reply to this comment)
by Lobstergirl
I was a write-off vegan too. Was it as good for you as it was for me?
Obviously we both have a propensity for thick, creamy, snot-like victuals. There has to be a Yahoo club for this.
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May 03 '01
1:44 pm PDT
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Re: Mmmmmmm....+presweetened+fish+eggs+in+snot! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Spurge me, Ken, spurge me,
As for the directions, maybe more items should have clearer ones....like, ummmm, Ken....Do you know if you have to open the can of soup before you put it into the pot? (I guess I may have to ask Lobstergirl to get the last word on that subject.)
Maybe you and I can discuss it over some potato salad?
Let'snot and say we did. (I can't believe I just wrote that...and that I'm gonna leave it.)
Thanks for the kind and funny words,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
11:28 pm PDT
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Re: Loved+most+of+it,+but... (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Brett,
Sacrilege! I don't know what's worse...suggesting the disgusting concept of "pudwurst"....or saying "gooder" to a speech pathologist.
You're killin' me,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:43 pm PDT
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Re: I+love+tapioca!+ (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Colin/Toots,
Ah hah!. Something you and I can agree upon [...recalling that ugly Teletubbies incident that brought us together oh so many IMs ago...].
Thanks for the VH, you slut!
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:38 pm PDT
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Re: Great+review+on+a+great+topic (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Donna,
Glad you enjoyed. I've never found tapioca at a restaurant....closest I've come has been rice pudding, but don't get me started on that. It might spark a new write off idea, and I think I've read all I can about groceries for right now.
Thanks,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:35 pm PDT
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Re: Came+for+nutrition+and+got+vocabulary (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Martymonkey,
Sorry I'm a few years too late to help you out there. But if you are still having that dieresis problem I know a cure. Just try some Danish scrambled eggs. Oh callooh callay!
Thanks to you too for adding my new favorite phrase to MY vocabulary,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:27 pm PDT
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Re: Umlauts+and+dipthongs+and+puns,+oh+my! (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Steve,
If we were playing poker.....you'd slaughter me. I may have yacked on and on about tapioca, but you have no room to talk when you made me laugh for miles about NOODLES!?!?!
As for the poisonous tapioca fact versus old wivery, I never did find that info, but I just had some tonight and...I...feeeellll...jusht..fiiiiiii
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May 02 '01
10:22 pm PDT
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Re: hi!+:-) (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Jan,
Ginger, hmmmmm? I've tried cinnamon, but never ginger. Will certainly have to consider that.
Glad you had fun reading 'cause I had fun writing.
Thanks,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:13 pm PDT
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Re: Geez,+Leslie, (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Fellow freak Teresa,
You are correct, a diphthong IS both an undergarment AND a word that only geeks (and speech pathologists) know.
Hope that you've found some tapioca in the 24 hours it took me to reply to your comment.
Enjoyed writing off with you,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:11 pm PDT
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Re: and+the+moral+of+the+story+is... (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
Jonathan,
No...if you want info about defecating you must go read Hard_to_Please's contribution to this write off.
And are you saying that I'm mundane or funny?
Thanks so much for the compliments. From you I consider them high praise.
Hi to Alex,
Leslie
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May 02 '01
10:08 pm PDT
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This is the ... (Reply to this comment)
by Psychovant
... first thing I have read by you and I have to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed the double entendre. Funny thing however, I always assumed everyone liked tapioca but then again, I was the kid that used to bite her taste buds off when bored. Take it as you may. Wonderful review, I thank you for that. What a great introduction to your writing. :)
Shannon
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May 02 '01
6:50 pm PDT
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Fish Eggs and Snot - That's Some Good Eatin'! (Reply to this comment)
by Hard_To_Please
Leslie-
I always knew you possessed the killer combination of being both gorgeous and funny and it's high time you finally let it shine through.
I haven't experienced tapioca or diphthongs since grade school, but you have convinced me of the appeal of both and thanks to you, I have a very exciting weekend planned!...Mark
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May 02 '01
6:17 pm PDT
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Re: Mmmmmmm....+presweetened+fish+eggs+in+snot! (Reply to this comment)
by Sloucho
The double entendre that Ken's gutterish mind perceives in your prose is obviously nowhere to be found in this review. The inescapable fact of your orthodonture makes that much abundantly clear. However, I will say that your self-deprecating introduction does an inadequate job of preparing us for the hilarious review that follows. I particularly liked this snarky moment:
The tempting ingredients list: Nonfat milk (they mustn’t have read the side of the box of the Minute Brand tapioca).
You rule my tapioca world, Josh's aunt--and if you weren't already on my WOT, this would certainly have done the trick.
C-ya,
Mike
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May 02 '01
1:52 pm PDT
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Ewwwww (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Leslie, I tried to read with an open mind, and I thoroughly enjoyed your review, but I'm still not going near this stuff. It sounds only slightly less yucky than Jonathan's beloved vegemite. Sheesh, and you two aren't even pregnant!
Leslie, I'm so glad you decided to join the fun!
Melissa
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May 02 '01
11:10 am PDT
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Funny, (Reply to this comment)
by sweaver
how you look just like Kim Delaney.
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May 02 '01
10:03 am PDT
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Just one problem.. (Reply to this comment)
by nathsmom
Leslie,
I appreciate your passion for the puddin', I really do. But, there is the small matter of it being comprised of fish eggs and snot, and that is something I, personally, just cannot get past.
Until I read your review, I would have said the only thing tapioca is good for, in my view, is grossing out your friends with a big old mouthful of it. But, after reading this hilarious and very helpful review, I'd have to say that it's also good for inspiring a too infrequent jsaunt's review.
I am grateful to tapioca for that, but still not grateful to it for making me hurl.
Thank you so much for participating, Leslie. Your contribution is just wonderful!
Fiona
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May 02 '01
8:43 am PDT
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Mmmmmmm.... presweetened fish eggs in snot! (Reply to this comment)
by Sordid-1
Leslie, you naughty thang,
You have proven yourself the undisputed queen of double-entendre and a very, very sassy young lassie. After reading through this entire review, I STILL hadn’t determined if you were talking about tapioca or “spurge”. I *did* look up “spurge” in my dictionary and was disappointed to find that, while it is odd and creamy, my expected definition was a tad-bit off-base. Nevertheless,
I believe MY definition may have been closer to the writer’s intent.
I fully expect that you will experience no negative ramifications in the realm of grocery retribution, but, let’s be honest, if you really don’t know to open the package prior to preparing for consumption, you really need to be remanded back to Westheimer 101.
If tapioca ever lets you down, I wish you the best of luck finding something thick, white, and creamy to replace it. Just be careful to be selective when on a “tapioca-rebound”!
Spurge on, Leslie,
Sordid-1
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May 02 '01
8:08 am PDT
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Loved most of it, but... (Reply to this comment)
by AggieBrett
...what the hell do you have against andouille?
It's SAUSAGE! HOW can SAUSAGE be disliked? Ground up meat, mixed with salt and more ground up pig, all jammed into an intestine? How much more gooder can things get?
"NONE." That's the correct response-- "none more gooder."
Oh, I bet if they stuffed that baby with TAPIOCA you'd be whistling a different tune. PUDDING sausage ("pudwurst," I think it's called) would likely draw raves from you.
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B
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May 02 '01
6:04 am PDT
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I love tapioca! (Reply to this comment)
by Horswispr
Those little clear balls feel so weird on my tongue. I think the stuff tastes great, though.
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May 02 '01
12:14 am PDT
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Came for nutrition and got vocabulary (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Oh, if only I'd known some of these words when I was a kid. I could've sai, "Hey Mom, I can't make it to school today. I think I might have dierisis. I'm feeling quite dieretic." I wouldn't have been lying, and she wouldn't have known any better.
Then I'd be taking a day off, and she'd be stuck all day having to tell me to turn my stereo down because it's too umlaut.
insertrimshotheremonkey
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May 01 '01
11:06 pm PDT
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Umlauts and dipthongs and puns, oh my! (Reply to this comment)
by sundogg99
If we were playing poker, I'd accuse you of sandbagging. You protest mightily, then unleash some of the cleverest prose around... about tapioca, for god's sake!
I've always heard that raw tapioca is poisonous. In your research did you come across that Fun Fact, or is it mere oldwivery?
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May 01 '01
9:32 pm PDT
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hi! :-) (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
I like tapioca with ginger sprinkled liberally on top. This was so much fun reading and also helpful. I'm going to try making it with soy milk which is already kinda creamy and sweet so it should be delish!
Jan
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May 01 '01
9:23 pm PDT
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and the moral of the story is... (Reply to this comment)
by jkkelley
...if you read the labels of what you eat, you're asking for it; if you understand them, you're gonna get it.
I'm not sure why the self-defecating part, but I'm sure you had your reasons. In any event, get up front and take your bows: this is a great, funny essay taking the mundane and making it funny.
jk
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May 01 '01
7:30 pm PDT
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