that makes you a 'frigid frieda'

I was falling asleep in class today. I think the constant pea-soup fogs that have blanketed the Lower Mainland since this weekend are sapping my strength.

So, to stay awake, I skipped Sociology and made a poll! Hurrah! ( Take it, dammit, take it!! )

la nuit de poubelle/krappenfest!

According to my recent poll, most of my friendslist would happily dwell on a planet with flying dingoes. And most of you are charmingly content with your eye colours! You are the best friendslist EVER.

Now, for explanations:

Gaines*burgers: These were weird dog-food things that looked nominally like raw hamburger patties; you were supposed to break them up with your hands and feed them to your dog. I never saw one for real, but I have a vivid memory of the commercials.

char siu bao: in Trinidad we called them "pow", but this is the proper name. Scrumptious Chinese sweetish buns filled with roast red pork; sometimes if they're steamed they look like this. MMMMMMMM.

sapodilla: a tropical fruit with a very soft, sugary flesh that tastes sort of like apple, pear, and cinnamon.

gotterdammerung: another word for Ragnarok, or the end of the world in Norse mythology.

divali: some of you might know it as 'diwali' or 'deepavali'; it's the Hindu festival of lights.

lefse: A delicious Norwegian potato flatbread, yum!

edamame: edible green soybeans, usually served as an appetizer at Japanese restaurants.

poutine: you CANNOT be Canadian and not have had poutine. It's handcut french fries covered with a thick dark chicken gravy and fresh white cheddar cheese curds, and it is SO GOOD. I wish I had one right *now*.

curanderismo: a Latin American form of folk healing that uses both magical techniques and Catholic icons.

puttanesca: one in the Italian naming tradition of sauces (marinara = sailors' sauce, carbonara = coal sellers' sauce) -- this one is "whores' sauce".

hraka: all of you who are fans of the book "Watership Down" got this one. For the rest of you, don't feel bad -- it's a made-up word in rabbit-language. It means 'shit'. *g*

Thank you for participating, my friendslist full of Michael Novotnys!!