Don't worry, we all had to learn this lesson, and then we get the privilege and duty of passing it down to others ;)

Neighbors were there with him. Old widow Mrs Thomas who hates all the little kids in the neighborhood hogged the stripper pole all night!

Nope, still a kid. You become an adult when you evolve past the point of passing out drunk on someone's floor; by either never getting that drunk or developing an true adult tier tolerance. ;p

Probably Quail Springs on Memorial

Yeah, I grew up in Germany and England, as well as military bases in the US where I had access to cheap imported chocolates. I even go to the British import shop a good ways away from me to pick up the British Aero bars (particularly the mint ones), and those cost almost $3 a bar

Yeah, just work back up with my own BS meter pointing squarely at me.; I'm not even sure where I was going with that earlier :\

Posting this gif for myself, not even sure where I was going with the 1% thing either after reading it with a clearer head. :(

Heh, actually they had stopped using it in the US around the time of the trans fat backlash, same with Burger King's shakes.

Well, you're right about it being closer to ice cream than shortening (a la, McDonald's old sundaes), but it still qualifies closer to a gelatin than actual ice cream. Note that they list that it contains "1% or less of Mono- And Diglycerides". I'm presuming they're implying that the rest of the ingredients are also…

Actually, looked up the ingredient list. It's got ice cream in it (though in unsure amounts)

Yeah, finally found the ingredients list. It lists ice cream is the main ingredient, but then gets weasily about the rest of the list (it insinuates the rest of the ice cream ingredients only make up 1% r less, but actually reads as if it's just the first listed ingredient after that).

Yeah, ice cream is the top most ingredient, but of what percentage is the question. If it said 1% of the following ingredients, it would be a lot more certain, but this ingredient list is pretty weasily in its wording...

Yeah, hydrogenation. In the US, they use more hydrogenated soy, corn, and palm oils, though you can often find coconut oil used instead due to the transfat backlash (since, well, hydrogenated oil IS a transfat). Of course, hydrogenated oils are much cheaper to use, thus the reason you're more likely correct on it…

Lupus. And yes, it's a natural feeling to feel like a dick after discovering this fact after seeing her recent pics :(

They do, but they don't have to list the percentage of said ingredient. And you're possibly over estimating the general population, who didn't even notice when sugar was replaced with even greater amounts of high fructose corn syrup; it doesn't have to taste better, just add even more sweetener

You're probably right, though gelling agents could also be used for shortening rather than hydrating it (which would diminish the texture and also hydrated oils aren't well accepted nowadays).

Not exactly a lie, but not the whole truth. True they're using a plethora of stabilizers, but not necessarily on genuine ice cream. The ingredient most predominant is vegetable shortening, probably even hydrated. There is enough dairy added (whey protein) to ensure it can be called 'ice cream' within the guidelines of…

they already use it, it's vegetable shortening rather than actual ice cream. They've been using it for their sundaes (which they couldn't even call ice cream anymore) for decades.

Lobbyists are a hell of a power. American chocolate, American cheese, and this 'ice cream' are pretty much untouchable by the FDA, despite the fact that contain barely 10% of what their namesake is (every single one of these is 90% oil). FDA attempted to set guidelines, but then got cock blocked by house legislation…

Here's the thing, it's not ice cream, it's vegetable shortening. It's the same thing used for Cool Whip and what McDonalds used for their sundaes. Take what you will of this, but they probably shouldn't be calling it ice cream if there's barely, if any, dairy in it.