Happy and/or Random Thoughts #3

Random: Ordering a sandwich at Subway is always an adventure.


First, there was the grown man who, when asked what kind of cheese he wanted, said, "White." Uhh. white is a color. And oh btw we have three different kinds of white cheese. What kind of cheese do you want, sir?"

Then there was the man who absolutely insisted that the "sandwich artist" break the sequence, go over to the condiments section during the middle of the lunch rush, so she could DRENCH his bread in oil and vinegar before she started the sandwich. Then, of course, he asked for more and vinegar after the sandwich was done.

Then there was the couple who clearly had no idea of what they wanted for lunch and who had to consult each other every step of the way. "Come on folks! Surely by now, you know whether or not you like onion!"


This is why I couldn't work in retail. The sheer random weirdness of people would drive me crazy.

On a tangential note: Why do people always say black olives, even when there are no green olives around? Just curious.

because there SHOULD be green olives for an italian sub!!!

No green olives: Another one of life's great injustices.

oh the horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! concur

Trader Joe's has the best canned green olives! They are delicious, very close to black olives.

Hmm. Funny. I've always thought that black olives come in cans; green olives come in jars. I guess you learn something every day.

I read some weird thing recently about why black olives are black. Can't remember most of it, but the impression I got is that black olives are almost always going to be in a can. I'll google.

I get kalamata black olives from the Fresh Market deli all the time. They're much better than canned.

Did my first assisted chin up today! Used to only be able to get halfway up using my resistance band, but now I can go all the way!

Hah! Just got the straight dope (This is actually not where I read this before. It's just the first link that came up this time.)

Black olives in cans are picked before they're ripe, then artificially ripened; exposure to oxygen makes them turn black. They have to be cooked in the can to inhibit bacterial growth. Green olives are picked before they ripen and are pickled in brine which has the proper pH to inhibit bacterial growth without the need for cooking.

Ripe olives are either purple or black. So, if you're getting un-canned black or purple olives, that means that they were allowed to ripen on the tree. They're still packed in brine, though.

Far more than I ever wanted to know about olives. Just sayin.

http://www.straightdope dot com/columns/read/2885/why-is-it-that-green-olives-come-in-glass-jars-but-black-olives-come-in-cans

That is precious.

Kids. They say unexpected things that make you laugh and unexpected things that make you cry. In a good way.

I'm pretty sure Hans Zimmer has all of one sound when it comes to composing movie scores. DH and I can both pick out something he wrote, a mile away.

Also, The Dark Knight Rises is stupid as hell. Not even pretty fun. Best part: chickie who is current incarnation of cat woman is sexy as hell in the latex suit.

Random: Listening to Celia Cruz makes me want to drop it like it's hot. lol

It's an oldies kind of morning: "Love is Blue," "Come On Down to My Boat," "Brown Eyed Girl," some S&G... It's a good morning.

is it the only safe context in which the word "black" can be used?

talking of which; I have just installed a cat flap in an outside wall.

Silly man!

Black mood. Black clouds. Black and white. Mean black woman flying over the pond to give btm a good ear-boxing ... uhhh oops!