EmilyAnn Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Being electrocuted is not fun. This must be about 10 years ago now, but one Christmas I was helping a friend put some Christmas lights up in her bedroom. They weren't working and I realised that the wire had come out of the switch. I was somewhat careless when putting the wire back into the switch because I was still touching the exposed wire as the circuit connected. OUCH. It was only for maybe two seconds but it's not an experience I'd care to repeat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yeah I've shocked myself while changing out electrical outlets before. It was not fun at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 I've been ill all this week...really not fun. I'm getting better but I've had to call in sick to work today otherwise I know I'll just get worse again. I hate being ill...I am a good nurse but a terrible patient :hehe: Since they started selling a small selection of American import stuff at the supermarket I've been indulging in some things I've missed...pumpkin pie being the main one! I check every week to see if they have any new stuff and I have discovered MARSHMALLOW FLUFF. I'd heard of it before but never had it...I've heard people have it in sandwiches with peanut butter which is just super weird. I've been putting it in my hot chocolate....no marshmallow sandwiches for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 We call those sandwiches Fluffer Nutters :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 shudder. No just NO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 We call those sandwiches Fluffer Nutters :hehe: But WHY?? It sounds hideous...then again I don't understand your 'peanut butter and jelly' sandwich thing. Although what you call jelly we call jam. I was SO confused when I first heard of a peanut and jelly sandwich, I was just like "how can you put jelly in a sandwich, it's not spreadable!" I like peanut butter but I haven't tried it with either jelly/jam or marshmallow fluff...and I don't want to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 hehehe that is funny. I actually like Peanut butter and raspberry or mixed berry jam. No other jams... and NO jelly. The flavor is pretty complex... it doesn't sound like it would work, but for me at least, it does. BUT I tried peanut butter and regular ripe strawberries... horrible. You never know. I have friends who swear by peanut butter and honey -- no, just no. I don't like Marshmallow on ANYTHING except sweet potatoes... and then it has to be broiled and melty.... and S'mores (Graham cracker, roasted marsh mallow, chocolate). So.... hm.... Don't like chocolate and marshmallow candy, however. I think it is the raw marshmallow I find disagreeable... which is what the fluff is. :shudder: People are very weird... in a good way.... we each have our pet tastes..... LOVE reese's Peanut Butter Cups... and Butter Fingers.... so there is a bit of a theme here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Marshmallow on potatoes?!?! What is this madness??? :P Aslo, what are Butter Fingers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 yes, and they are really good! The sweet potatoes or yams are mashed with a little bit of butter and milk, maybe some brown sugar, possibly cinnamon.... and then marshmallows are set on top and it is put under a broiler until golden brown. I love them, but some people don't like them. Generally if you like pumpkin pie, you'll like this..... Butterfingers are a candy. Kind of a combo of peanut butter with a little bit of honey - made into kind of a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth yet crunchy bar, covered with milk chocolate. They 'snap' if you bite into or break them, too. Mmmmmm http://www.butterfinger.com/Butterfinger.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) yes, and they are really good! The sweet potatoes or yams are mashed with a little bit of butter and milk, maybe some brown sugar, possibly cinnamon.... and then marshmallows are set on top and it is put under a broiler until golden brown. I love them, but some people don't like them. Generally if you like pumpkin pie, you'll like this..... Butterfingers are a candy. Kind of a combo of peanut butter with a little bit of honey - made into kind of a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth yet crunchy bar, covered with milk chocolate. They 'snap' if you bite into or break them, too. Mmmmmm http://www.butterfinger.com/Butterfinger.aspx Edited December 14, 2013 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oh yes marshmallows on sweet potatoes yum!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 well... they ARE good, but I didn't realize it had double posted.... sorry! :blush: I did bring you some candy the 2nd time... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 I remain skeptical :P I'm going to need some new marshmallow fluff soon because my sister eats like a TON of it. She loves it...Santa is getting her some in her Christmas stocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) I can't seem to make that smaller....but it makes me laugh. Edited December 20, 2013 by EmilyAnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 I thought about making a thread about this but I hate making threads so I'll post it here instead: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-alexander/lets-ban-weddings-and-baby-showers_b_4428778.html My second year of law school at Berkeley, when I was broke beyond compare, I was in three weddings -- one in Indiana, one in Chicago and one in Hawaii. Yes, Hawaii. I have completely lost touch with two of those brides, and am merely Facebook friends with the third, and for the record, none of them are still married. In fact, of the seven weddings in which I've stood up beside the bride, only two of the marriages have lasted. Hey, can I have back the thousands of dollars I spent being in your weddings? Because the wedding really is the problem, or more precisely, the desire for a wedding. If you search Wikipedia for "Wedding Television Shows," you get 32 results. Thirty-two television shows about weddings! About dresses and cakes and venues and bridezillas, venerating the practice of spending more than the cost of a year's education or a house downpayment on a party. Imagine for a moment if weddings were prohibited, or better yet, if you could only have one after 10 years of marriage. How much money would be saved? More importantly, how many ill-advised unions would never happen in the first place? I swear, weddings are the leading cause of divorce. If some girl wasn't fulfilling her childhood fantasy of being a princess, holding court in the perfect gown with the perfect hair and perfect flowers, on a day dedicated solely to celebrating her ability to land a man, how much more effort would she put into finding the right mate, since the reward for doing so would be a lifetime together, rather than a coronation? A friend of mine shared this article on Facebook and while banning weddings may be a bit extreme the author does make some good points... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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