Starred after scrolling all the way back to the top of your comment.

This is me.

Wow. No, did not get one of those cuckoos...

Merci! That was quite exactly the nuance I wanted to bring to the discussion. There is a historical foundation to some things that probably are somewhat obsolete (or, at least, outdated) today.

My first hashtag! Swoon!

I second that emotion.

I was actually bracing myself for the backlash... Usually, you mention the two separate populations, and hounds come after you!

True.

Just to clarify... The French version only has to be display prominently, or to include a word that somehow makes it French. It does not have to replace the English version. Tim's could simply have chosen Cafés Tim Horton's... with the apostrophe. And Taco Bell, Burger King and the rest, do not have to translate…

"Beaujolais nouveau" ain't a brand... it only describes a young wine from the Beaujolais region. Just sayin'...

From the Wikipedia page of Toast Sandwich (#35):

all wrapped in a collagen casing — which is actually kind of an improvement over the old way, which used actual intestines as a casing in what amounted to a meat sock.

In a dark corner of the small chapel next to the St. Joseph Oratory, in Montreal. In the daytime.

Oh, and as for tongue, may I suggest trying veal tongue? Far better (as veal liver and kidney are much superior to their tougher, more bitter equivalents in beef).

Can we talk about Grappa? And its temperate sister, Vichy water? For fuck sake.

gone baby for fucking president.

From xkcd.com, obviously.

I am not knowledgeable in this matter, so I wouldn't take sides, but I have skimmed that conversation thread, and must thank you for your calm, composed and informed debating attitude. Rare on Gawker media.

Oh, I am with you. Please, inform us, GT!

Thank you! I could not resist, I purchased them yesterday. Were sold out in Canada, so I had to order them from the States, and not from the Sorel website, which will not ship to Canada. Grrr. Will probably get fucked with the import fee but fuck it. Boots, bitches!