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[alternia_strength]

[It's the end of the world as we know it, and Equius has a question. No, it has nothing to do with this Christmas nonsense, though Nepeta has already probably decorated the house and Black and Blue in festive Perigree's Eve and Christmas decorations to the point where he's a little nauseated but refraining from saying anything. What the travelers do to take their minds off the coming war so that they are rested and mentally prepared is their business.

No, this is an important question. One important enough to take time out of everyone's busy holiday schedule and discuss it right here and now. He wants answers, and so he's seated and brandishing a corn dog in one hand, an extremely serious look on his face.]

I would ask, humans, as this is purported to be a confection of your crafting, what the purpose of the naming conventions related to this object are. [He takes a bite, chews half as much as he should and swallows.] It is not that I find them distasteful. They are, to date, one of your better culinary creations to my think-pan. I do not, however, understand why you would call such a thing a ... what is it? Corn Dog.

This is not bark-beast meat. I have eaten bark-beast meat. It is much gamier than this. [Another bite. At least he isn't speaking with his mouth full.] And it is not what your species refers to as corn or maize. I think, perhaps, the meal used to create the breading is ground up from corn, but why not include the husk? It's perfectly good fiber.

And why would you fry a french man, and what does it have to do with potatoes? ... Thank you for your time.

[Inquiring minds want to know.]

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[averagemedium]

[Things Ryan never expected to be doing: attempting to explain the etymology of the common corn dog. Asgard is nothing if not a broadener of horizons.]

It's- well. You're right about the cornmeal, but the meat in there, without the breading that's a hot dog, which is where the dog part comes from. Far as I've ever been able to tell they call those hot dogs because trying to actually identify what goes into those things is next to impossible, 'meat blend tube' doesn't really sound like food.

--wait, no, sausage! It's kind of like sausage. Just. Not a sausage, it's different. [You're welcome for this highly technical and detailed response, Equius.]

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[alternia_strength]

No, now Blended Meat Tubes are excellent names. It would behoove them to make such naming conventions more common. They're far clearer than Hot Dogs. I confess that it is quite warm, but it isn't bark-beast at all.

...what is a sausage?

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[averagemedium]

...you've never had sausage? How long have you been here?

[He's trying not to stare, but look, this lack of exposure to food has gotta be fixed.]

It's- basically it's the same concept as a hot dog? A casing stuffed with meat-- pork, in that case, only they've got seasoning or spices or something in them too. Usually bigger than hot dogs. [Gesturing vaguely with his hands to try to estimate size, but they just... keep moving. It's totally unhelpful for the actual estimation bit.]

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[alternia_strength]

I generally eat approximations of foods that are more common to my homeworld. I find that most human tastes are not to my liking. However, I will say that this sounds exceedingly savory. Savory is a good selection as food goes with me.

...however your hand motions are confusing and a bit inappropriate. Please stop that.

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[crowover]

They're called fried potatoes in Japan but maybe the French invented them.

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[alternia_strength]

So, you are saying that the French are cannibalistic?

[NOT what he was supposed to get out of that statement, but...]

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[crowover]

...yes. That is exactly what I'm saying.

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[alternia_strength]

That is the most revolting, disgusting... and why does humanity not wipe these frenchmen from the planet for upholding their practices in nomenclature of foodstuffs?

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[5thchild]

[ oh, he has never seen anything like that before ]

Is it sweet?

And french fries are are batons of deep-fried potato. While I do not know why called "french" fries,it's the name Humans give it.

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[alternia_strength]

No, well perhaps very slightly. The batter may have a small amount of sugar in it. However, while I am aware of the frenched fry origin, but what I do not understand is why they name it in commemoration of their cannibalism.

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[5thchild]

Perhaps the French were the ones to create the dish.

Do you already know what the corn dog contains?

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[alternia_strength]

Well, yes... and [Pause for a moment. It takes a second. When he comes back on, there's a couple thin dribbles of blue on his knuckles but nothing else seems odd.]

It appears I have mistaken sarcasm again. And yes, this corn dog is supposed to contain something similar to a sausage, which I am informed I would like, slathered in a fried corn batter. Wasteful to skip using the husk.

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[bestestfurrend]

Ooh, those are very good questions! Have you got any answers yet? [Like she's not stalking all the threads.]

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[alternia_strength]

A few appropriate, and one not so appropriate. One of the humans may be asking for me to ... express my opinions of his sense of humor in an ... appropriate fashion.

If ... I pull my punches, and if he is aware of what is happening first, I hope you would not disapprove too much?

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[bestestfurrend]

Equius, you know how strong you still are! What if you hurt him seriously by mistake?

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[alternia_strength]

It is easier to pull punches if my prodigious might is curtailed as it is here. I have, however, purchased these cartoonish looking things in an appropriately blue color. They feel like bags of fluff attached to the front of one's fists.

...they are called gloves?

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[izanyagi]

[Well that's uh...interesting.]

They are called french fries and corn dogs in Japan, but I think the French themselves call it simply fries and some parts of Europe call it chips?

[He shrugs.]

I know a dish called Fish and Chips which are battered, fried fish with fries.

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[alternia_strength]

I have had this explained in some detail at this point, though I have never heard of this 'chips.' It sounds like something Vriska would use in gambling. Not particularly appetizing.

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[izanyagi]

In most parts of my world, chips are what we call very, very thinly sliced potatoes cooked in oil. There's many sorts of flavors; seaweed and salt, hot wasabi, cheese, soy sauce and so on...

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[comeonthensexy]

What Ryan said, the corn bit's because of the cornmeal. The term hot dog, though, probably come from two things. One, [ he holds up a finger, ] the word dog was used as a synonym to sausage because... well, because why not? Two, [ another finger, ] rumours were flying around that they used dog meat for hot dogs.

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[alternia_strength]

Ah, so it is a hearkening back to a false rumor that they somehow used bark-beast flesh in its creation? I suppose there is some sense to this.

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[comeonthensexy]

There often is.

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[gymnast]

You've eaten dog? [ Never mind that people in her own world have been known to eat dogs; Allison's against it, just like pretty much every single American, because dogs are pets, not food. ]

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[alternia_strength]

Bark-beast? Yes, once. Not to my taste. I prefer live grub flesh thank you very much, though these corn dogs are acceptable.

[Nope, not even noticing the affront. He's a carnivore.]

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[gymnast]

[ Man, she forgot how weird you talk, Equius. ] Live grub flesh? [ She's really not sure she wants to know what that is. ]