Bismo’s son has a humor book of warning labels that has some stickers in it. He put one of them on a carton of ice cream in our fridge.
Not a bad idea, actually, warning against “brain freeze.” Some people call it an “ice cream headache.” When I was growing up our family called it a “cold fever,” and I still prefer that description.
I wonder if it’s because France is more open about sex and other things and people actually expect that. Things that are so taboo here are open for discussion in Europe. Here we are so afraid of things we get downright paranoid that people talk and think about certain subjects. Geez-ice cream, politics and sex! What a combination!
I’m curious what reactions Alizee elicits. I had sent a link of her on YouTube to a few people who had been very negative about K3 in their e-mail.
To my amazement, the responses were all positive, ranging from “she’s wonderful” to “well, she’s French.” Maybe it’s due to the difference in the way French and Flemish sound.
Hi Doug! Well, ice cream is a cold subject that makes you feel warm inside talking about it. Politics is a hot subject that can turn you cold talking about it. A passionate speaker can get pretty nasty over political topics. I know-my political rants are showing I’m a b***h when it comes to politics and re-reading them I’m like “Please! I can be nice! REALLY! My cats love me!”…(“of course they all are Democats!” :-)). It is that kind of deeply personal subject. Thank goodness for ice cream, comics and K3 to bring us back to our senses and benevolence!
Politics and ice cream! If I want to get a lot of comments, I guess I’ll have to stick to these two subjects. 😉
Hi D.F! I read about Hood at your link and know why they’re so familiar is they own Kemps which is sold here in PA. Turkey Hill which is a mini-mart and sells gas also makes the Phillies ice cream. That Green Monster Red Sox ice cream sounds great! When I gave mint choc.chip to my cousin in the early 80’s she said it tasted like toothpaste, but by the end of that summer she was addicted to it like me. Next time I go to the grocery store I’ll have to see what new things have been added. No wonder ice cream is a $ billion bizness!
Hood, the “Official Ice Cream Of the Boston Red Sox”, markets at least four Fenway Flavors. My kids like the Peanut Butter Nation and I like the Green Monster Mint – but only in small doses. At Fenway Park, they only have Hood soft-serve – vanilla and/or chocolate. I don’t know if the Patriots have any official ice cream flavors. “Giant Super Bowl Chocolate Meltdown” and “Nineteen and Oh-No Fudge” may leave a poor taste in the mouths of Patriots fans.
http://www.hphood.com/products/prodListSub.aspx?id=683
Here near Philly there has been ice cream flavors marketed for Phillies baseball and the Eagles football teams. Jean, does Penn State and the Steelers have ice cream marketed for them? And Doug, how about the Boston teams and of course the Patriots? My favorite flavors are the chocolate ones with pieces of brownie in them! During my childhood a local ice cream parlor had a blueberry flavor called Blue Moon and it was so good! Ahh, so good on a hot day!
jeaniebeanie,
I eat a whole pint of Ben and Jerry’s at one sitting. Can’t help it. If it wasn’t good for us they wouldn’t package it like that, would they?
paul, I’ve never even seen that sold here. Now you’ve done it. My God, CHOCOLATE Moose Tracks? The mind reels. Of course, my all-time favorite is Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia. I get it once a year, on my birthday. My mistake was buying that half-gallon. When it comes to ice cream, my husband’s logic is impeccable; after all, he is an engineer. “Only buy Ben & Jerry’s, because they only sell by the pint, or, better yet, buy their tiny new size one-serving size, so you can savor the flavor but not pig out.” Easy for him to say. He can shovel it in and stay thin as a blade. It’s that blast furnace metabolism of his! >:(
Sorry, but that’s just wrong! I’ve already declared another ice cream to be the best, so it must be! 😉
jeaniebeanie,
Have you ever tried Hershey’s CHOCOLATE Denali moose tracks ice cream? BEST. ICE CREAM. EVER!
Talk about your coinky-dinks! To celebrate losing another two pounds, what did I do last night? Go down and buy a half-gallon of Moose Tracks ice cream and eat a large bowl. Naturally, I got a nasty case of cold fever. Serves me right. Of course, I stick to this endearing term from my Pratt childhood, which Molly always corrects! “You have your childhood, I have mine!” is always my retort.
The scientific explanation for the real cause of “cold fever” can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_freeze
“Buster” says it was actually Eric’s idea (though it was Buster’s label book), but he found it VERY funny!