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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,882
    lastexitlondon said:
    Everywhere  sucks
    Not in Aruba it’s always sunny with a breeze and the people are so nice..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,561


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,025
    Not right now.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,274
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    LOL, yeah, all too often too true. 
    But then we do also have places like our local member owned Placerville  Food Co-op:

    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

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  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 39,185
    still going with no. in theory the idea might be, in practice it is a big fat fuck no.
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  • ConorKavanaghConorKavanagh Ireland Posts: 1,148
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,845
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,561
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Out of all of the choices of candy I see there, that would probably be what I would get as well, lol
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,274
    It's kind of the same in reverse here with some ethnic foods.  The Hispanic and Asian food section in supermarkets are OK, but to get the real deal,  you need to go to Hispanic and Asian markets.  Seeing as this is California, we are fortunate to have a Hispanic market it town and excellent Asian markets with 1/2 hour.  There's also  a Cost Plus World Market in Folsom that has all kinds of interesting exotic foods.  Thank God though, no more canned tiger or giraffe meat.  Yeah, they used to sell that stuff at Cost Plus 500 years ago.
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,324
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?
    oh that stuff is vile. but man was it sweet goodness as a kid. 
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  • CM189191CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?

    Spotted at a friend's house over the weekend : 



    If this doesn't make us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what does
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 39,185
    CM189191 said:
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?

    Spotted at a friend's house over the weekend : 



    If this doesn't make us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what does
    got some as a kid from the USAF musuem at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Oh.
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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 39,185
    mickeyrat said:
    CM189191 said:
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?

    Spotted at a friend's house over the weekend : 



    If this doesn't make us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what does
    got some as a kid from the USAF musuem at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Oh.
    oh and velcro, cordless tools, the list goes on.
    _____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________

    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,274
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    CM189191 said:
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?

    Spotted at a friend's house over the weekend : 



    If this doesn't make us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what does
    got some as a kid from the USAF musuem at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Oh.
    oh and velcro, cordless tools, the list goes on.
    Swiss engineer, George de Mestral invented Velcro.

    Switzerland, the Greatest Country in the World!  :smile:
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    https://twitter.com/bennydiego/status/1079036875736662019?s=21
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,274
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    https://twitter.com/bennydiego/status/1079036875736662019?s=21
    Sheeeee-it!
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,274
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    https://twitter.com/bennydiego/status/1079036875736662019?s=21
    Just read this last night.  It is very relevant the the stats in your link, Thirty!

    "America is the only country that constantly reminds all the others of its greatness, supremacy and awesome military power and professes to be the fairest and freest, while dependably racking up statistics that are extraordinarily unenviable.

    If America's the best country, you would think that all other countries would want to be just like us, right?  If all other countries were like America, how many more years do you think the planet would be able to sustain life of any kind?   USA is not only number one, it's the only one." 

    -Henry Rollins, Before the Chop IV, page 95.
    "Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
    -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"

    "Try to not spook the horse."
    -Neil Young













  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,561

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Im not  big on penut butter but their good. I prefer the Almond Snickers. Looks like Hersheys Cookies and Cream there as well, those are good too. If you want to get the full American experiance, might I suggest the Fluff, eaten with a spoon right out of the jar.

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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,561
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Im not  big on penut butter but their good. I prefer the Almond Snickers. Looks like Hersheys Cookies and Cream there as well, those are good too. If you want to get the full American experiance, might I suggest the Fluff, eaten with a spoon right out of the jar.
    I bought the Snickers Peanut Butter. Not worth double from what a normal Snickers cost here, but fun trying. Also bought a "Fanta Apple" which we don't have normally.


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Im not  big on penut butter but their good. I prefer the Almond Snickers. Looks like Hersheys Cookies and Cream there as well, those are good too. If you want to get the full American experiance, might I suggest the Fluff, eaten with a spoon right out of the jar.
    I bought the Snickers Peanut Butter. Not worth double from what a normal Snickers cost here, but fun trying. Also bought a "Fanta Apple" which we don't have normally.


    Are you saying the Penut Butter kind costs twice as much as the regular Snickers? If so chalk up a point for the USA because their the same price here, lol.
    Pineapple is my favorite Fanta flavor. 

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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,561
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Im not  big on penut butter but their good. I prefer the Almond Snickers. Looks like Hersheys Cookies and Cream there as well, those are good too. If you want to get the full American experiance, might I suggest the Fluff, eaten with a spoon right out of the jar.
    I bought the Snickers Peanut Butter. Not worth double from what a normal Snickers cost here, but fun trying. Also bought a "Fanta Apple" which we don't have normally.


    Are you saying the Penut Butter kind costs twice as much as the regular Snickers? If so chalk up a point for the USA because their the same price here, lol.
    Pineapple is my favorite Fanta flavor. 
    I like lemon.

    We have ordinary Snickers sold here. But not the Peanut Butter kind so it was specially imported and therefore more expensive.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Hi! said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    American shelf at my local (cooperativly owned) supermarket in the ”food of the world” section. Only sugary, fat stuff and candy. Hehe. 

    I bought a Fanta flavour we don’t have. 
    You should try the beef jerky.  Low in fat and sugar, :)
    Curious about the Snickers Peanut Butter which we don't have in Sweden... might go buy one tomorrow...
    Im not  big on penut butter but their good. I prefer the Almond Snickers. Looks like Hersheys Cookies and Cream there as well, those are good too. If you want to get the full American experiance, might I suggest the Fluff, eaten with a spoon right out of the jar.
    I bought the Snickers Peanut Butter. Not worth double from what a normal Snickers cost here, but fun trying. Also bought a "Fanta Apple" which we don't have normally.


    Are you saying the Penut Butter kind costs twice as much as the regular Snickers? If so chalk up a point for the USA because their the same price here, lol.
    Pineapple is my favorite Fanta flavor. 
    I like lemon.

    We have ordinary Snickers sold here. But not the Peanut Butter kind so it was specially imported and therefore more expensive.
    I see.

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  • CM189191CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    CM189191 said:
    oftenreading said:
    rgambs said:
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    ConorKavanagh said:
    My local supermarket has an American shelf as well. Once in a while I'll buy a box of Twinkies. Then I will feel really bad as I eat them one by one.
    Most Americans feel pretty bad eating twinkies too lol

    They used to be much better than they are now too, they get to be less and less like food every few years.
    Oh come on - they were never anything close to food! The 60’s had even less real food than today. 

    Anyone want some Tang?

    Spotted at a friend's house over the weekend : 



    If this doesn't make us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what does
    got some as a kid from the USAF musuem at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Oh.
    oh and velcro, cordless tools, the list goes on.
    Swiss engineer, George de Mestral invented Velcro.

    Switzerland, the Greatest Country in the World!  :smile:
    Yes, but it took an American Company, 3M, to perfect it

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSK3maq8Cyk
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,316
    With president like him??..ofcourse it is..


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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,488
    That’s a terrific video 
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    23scidoo said:
    With president like him??..ofcourse it is..


    Wow. I didn’t know that (just like everybody else who he knows more than).

    The US elected themselves a champion! They really did. No wonder they’re such a proud country with such an awesome alpha male representing their core values in such a dignified and knowledgeable way.
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