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Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved
There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Foods That Start With X
"Xanax. For the parents, people!" —boobird
"Lowern, I'm sorry to hear about your son's future illness. I hope he gets better soon! Probably just a 24-hour thing." —FatBaztard
Eyewitness Booze Investigation: Absolut Miami
"Doesn't sound as bad as I thought upon seeing the headline. I would've assumed Absolut Miami would taste like a combination of damp suffocating air, sweat and Djakkar Noir" —ESNY1077
SE Staff Picks: Our Favorite Easter Candy
"Matzo Smores with Peeps and Dark Chocolate. Celebrate Diversity." —A Serial Cereal Eater
"Here in Australia we have Easter 'bilbies'. A bilby is a totally cute native Australian animal that looks something like a cross between a rabbit and a mouse. The Easter Bilby is my chocolate of choice at this time of year." —ridethefader
We had to look this up too. [Image via ABC Science]
The Serious Eats Field Guide To Jelly Belly Identification
"The -ae ending is really supposed to go on Family names, not species. Just saying." —Aya Kristen Alt
Poll: Do Asian Flavors Belong on Pizza?
"The great thing about food is that it is constantly evolving. If it didn't, we'd still be eating raw meat in a cave. I'm sure a hundred years from now, snobs will decry how inauthentic genetically engineered space buffalo mozzarella is compared to the real deal. And just as many will lament the good old days when you could still get peanut and barbecue sauce on it before the aliens enslaved everyone.
" —monkeyrotica
We Try Pepsi Next, Pepsi's Lower-Calorie Soda
"Pepsi Next is a strange duck. It's as if Pepsi got a bunch of letters saying "I like to mix Pepsi with Diet Pepsi and make a sort-of-Diet Pepsi. Why don't you bottle that?" and some executive said "Brilliant!"" —Boston Otter
