Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 


As many of you have already witnessed, courtesy of many an LJ gacking, Char never looked so fabulous:





It's like a bizarre cross of Hello Kitty and a haute couture fashion show exploded all over it. But if you thought that was strange, perhaps this will give you newfound respect for the F-Gundam: MeatWater. Yes indeed, did you ever take a drink from a bottle of water and ask yourself, "Why this is so utterly bland! Why can't my water taste like fried chicken? Or Buffalo Wings? Or haggis?!" Well, through the marvels of technology, your wish can be granted with...

http://www.dinnerinabottle.com/


And while you may laugh, oh yes, do bear in mind this company is dead serious. If I stumble across some before next year's Anime North, I think I'm buying a bottle just so we can witness everyone's expressions as we slug back a shot of cheeseburger-flavoured water.

All of which brings me to a strange little tale that bears with it a strange little query. Last night, Mel & I were making Pad Thai, and recipe we go by called for 4 eggs. The time came for the eggs to be prepped, and I was the designated egg-beater. Dutifully I took out the egg carton, cracked open the first shell...and then stared down at not one, but two distinct egg yolks now sitting in the mixing bowl.

Apparently, I'd found twins.

Which led to the ensuing query (and Today's Question), as I asked my wife, "Um, Mel? Do twin yolks count as one or two eggs?"

Naturally, Mel blinked, leaned over in confusion and, spotting the twin yolks, said, "I have absolutely no idea. But we'll still need at least two more. We'll figure it out after."

So I nodded and cracked open the next egg...and beheld another set of twins. Which led to the ensuing query, "Um, Mel? Technically I have four eggs in the bowl...but does this really count as two or four?"

Naturally Mel blinked again, leaned over if further confusion and said, "Uh, good question. They're a little small, though. Maybe add one more egg, just in case."

So I nodded and cracked open the next egg. Guess how many yolks were in that one? All of this led to the ensuing query as I exclaimed, "Three sets of twins? How fertile were these chickens?!"

In the end, we went with...er, 3 eggs but 6 yolks...for our Pad Thai. But I'm still left wondering if the twin yolks should have constituted as 4 eggs instead of 2. I'm going to have to google this. (On the other hand, if we were just frying up eggs in a pan, I would have just laughed at the added bonuses and considered it my lucky day.)

Labels: Fabulous Gundams ahoy, My lifelong wish for Haggis in a bottle is now fulfilled, two egg yolks are better than one (but they do screw up the recipe)

posted by Phillip at 7:27 AM