Comments on: The Oreo Test http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/ one French professor's humorous and serious perspectives on life... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8676 Rob Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:16:31 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8676 @Phoenix Aquua - If you have looked around on my blog, you have seen that I am no fan of the current "health care reform" and its assaults on our liberties. While I agree with you that our country is deeply divided and that liberties in America are being attacked and taken away with almost every legislation that comes out of Washington recently, I do not think you would actually want to live in a country where <b>every</b> person is free to do whatever he wants to do. Think about all the atrocities and crimes that people <b>want</b> to do but <b>don't</b> do because of the legal consequences. It's bad enough as it is with the lawbreakers, let alone if we all had the total freedom to do whatever we wanted to do. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your perspective. @Phoenix Aquua – If you have looked around on my blog, you have seen that I am no fan of the current “health care reform” and its assaults on our liberties. While I agree with you that our country is deeply divided and that liberties in America are being attacked and taken away with almost every legislation that comes out of Washington recently, I do not think you would actually want to live in a country where every person is free to do whatever he wants to do. Think about all the atrocities and crimes that people want to do but don’t do because of the legal consequences. It’s bad enough as it is with the lawbreakers, let alone if we all had the total freedom to do whatever we wanted to do.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your perspective.

]]> By: Phoenix Aquua http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8673 Phoenix Aquua Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:01:42 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8673 I'm commenting on the last little part of the blog. Regarding Veterans day, where you say: <em>As we approach Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11th, please take the time to thank or remember a Veteran who has served, fought, was wounded or died on our behalf. Thank you to all those Veterans who have served and provided me and my family with FREEDOM.</em> I am sorry to inform you that your are seriously disillusioned if you think that these young boys who have been brainwashed into picking up arms and killing other living beings is for "our" freedom. Sir, we have no freedom, and what we are desperately fighting for is our Liberties, which have been removed by our government. I assure, there is NO freedom in the USA. Furthermore, it's really considered the Divided States of America. This Illusion of a free America is just that. Additionally, I still do not have rights to marry whom I wish. I do not have the right to decide what I put in my body, and currently the government is working on taking away our rights to elect to have health insurance. This message brought to you by <a href="http://PhoenixAquua.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Phoenix Aquua, Arise from the Illusion</a> I’m commenting on the last little part of the blog. Regarding Veterans day, where you say:

As we approach Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11th, please take the time to thank or remember a Veteran who has served, fought, was wounded or died on our behalf. Thank you to all those Veterans who have served and provided me and my family with FREEDOM.

I am sorry to inform you that your are seriously disillusioned if you think that these young boys who have been brainwashed into picking up arms and killing other living beings is for “our” freedom. Sir, we have no freedom, and what we are desperately fighting for is our Liberties, which have been removed by our government.

I assure, there is NO freedom in the USA. Furthermore, it’s really considered the Divided States of America. This Illusion of a free America is just that.

Additionally, I still do not have rights to marry whom I wish. I do not have the right to decide what I put in my body, and currently the government is working on taking away our rights to elect to have health insurance.

This message brought to you by Phoenix Aquua, Arise from the Illusion

]]> By: Vikki http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8365 Vikki Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:48 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8365 Sorry Kathleen, I'm right handed - but I'm very glad to hear I'm not alone! Actually, I don't always eat my pie backwards. Sometimes I first break off the crust sticking up without the filling on it. THEN I start eating it backwards from the pointy end. I also don't like my butter melted on my pancakes. I prefer to take a dab of non-melted butter in my fork, than stab the pancake and finally dip it in the syrup. My husband thinks I'm a little weird. BUT HE MARRIED ME ANYWAY AND NOW HE'S STUCK WITH ME! :) Sorry Kathleen, I’m right handed – but I’m very glad to hear I’m not alone! Actually, I don’t always eat my pie backwards. Sometimes I first break off the crust sticking up without the filling on it. THEN I start eating it backwards from the pointy end. I also don’t like my butter melted on my pancakes. I prefer to take a dab of non-melted butter in my fork, than stab the pancake and finally dip it in the syrup.

My husband thinks I’m a little weird. BUT HE MARRIED ME ANYWAY AND NOW HE’S STUCK WITH ME! :)

]]> By: Jenni http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8363 Jenni Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:07:35 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8363 I eat Oreos different ways depending on my mood! I had Fried Oreos for the first time a couple weeks ago. They are pretty good, but I like fried Snickers MUCH better! :-) I eat Oreos different ways depending on my mood! I had Fried Oreos for the first time a couple weeks ago. They are pretty good, but I like fried Snickers MUCH better! :-)

]]> By: Kathleen http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8362 Kathleen Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:14:28 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8362 I have to say, I'm reading Vikki's comment and thinking, "Yes, that's me, yes, I do that..." About the only one I don't do is eat pie from the crust end, but then, I think the end crust, especially when it's still fairly well coated with filling, is one of the best parts. Sometimes I break it off and eat it first, so I could get away with saying that I do that too. You aren't left-handed by any chance, are you? :-) I have to say, I’m reading Vikki’s comment and thinking, “Yes, that’s me, yes, I do that…” About the only one I don’t do is eat pie from the crust end, but then, I think the end crust, especially when it’s still fairly well coated with filling, is one of the best parts. Sometimes I break it off and eat it first, so I could get away with saying that I do that too. You aren’t left-handed by any chance, are you? :-)

]]> By: Vikki http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8360 Vikki Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:34 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8360 Why Dave - thank you! (I think . . .). Why Dave – thank you! (I think . . .).

]]> By: Rob http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8359 Rob Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:42:02 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8359 @Hannah Joy, Laura, and A. H. - The possibilities of ways to consume these cookies seem almost limitless. I didn't realize how subtly nuanced an Oreo could be. @Robin - Don't sigh ... the supposedly unimaginative Dave is not only quite imaginative, but also still a 20-something. @Laura - Your favorite cookies sound good to me. And that's not revolting. :-) @Dave - If you've read many of Vikki's comments, you will know that she is indeed very creative. @Heather - We're ... I mean, <b>I'm</b> not going there.... @Hannah Joy, Laura, and A. H. – The possibilities of ways to consume these cookies seem almost limitless. I didn’t realize how subtly nuanced an Oreo could be.

@Robin – Don’t sigh … the supposedly unimaginative Dave is not only quite imaginative, but also still a 20-something.

@Laura – Your favorite cookies sound good to me. And that’s not revolting. :-)

@Dave – If you’ve read many of Vikki’s comments, you will know that she is indeed very creative.

@Heather – We’re … I mean, I’m not going there….

]]> By: A. H. http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8358 A. H. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:03:03 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8358 A long time ago, when I had time to spare, I would try to remove the filling (in one piece) from both sides of the cookie. A long time ago, when I had time to spare, I would try to remove the filling (in one piece) from both sides of the cookie.

]]> By: heather http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8357 heather Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:08:29 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8357 I eat mine a different way every time... maybe that means I have multiple personality disorder??? ;) I eat mine a different way every time… maybe that means I have multiple personality disorder??? ;)

]]> By: Dave http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8356 Dave Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:44:47 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8356 After reading Vikki's comment, I have the utmost respect for her creativity.... After reading Vikki’s comment, I have the utmost respect for her creativity….

]]> By: Laura http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8355 Laura Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:28:21 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8355 Eat the top, eat the filling (scrape with teeth, not tongue), eat the bottom. Dunking is good, too, if there's more than one cookie to mess with. I like variety. I pretty much gave up on Oreos when the docs said to watch sweets. After being away from them awhile, and having one later, I realized that the filling tends to coat the mouth in an unpleasant way . . . you don't think about hydrogenated oil when you're a kid! Favorite cookie: hot oatmeal raisin ... second favorite: 2 hot chocolate chips with raw dough in the middle. But I don't get them often. Once or twice a year? New daffy-nition from the peanut gallery: Surge suppressor -- (n.) an article to prevent revolts. Have a great day! Eat the top, eat the filling (scrape with teeth, not tongue), eat the bottom. Dunking is good, too, if there’s more than one cookie to mess with. I like variety.

I pretty much gave up on Oreos when the docs said to watch sweets. After being away from them awhile, and having one later, I realized that the filling tends to coat the mouth in an unpleasant way . . . you don’t think about hydrogenated oil when you’re a kid!

Favorite cookie: hot oatmeal raisin … second favorite: 2 hot chocolate chips with raw dough in the middle. But I don’t get them often. Once or twice a year?

New daffy-nition from the peanut gallery: Surge suppressor — (n.) an article to prevent revolts. Have a great day!

]]> By: Robin http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8354 Robin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:40:39 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8354 Just what I needed during this mid-life crisis point in my life -- confirmation that I lack imagination......sigh. Just what I needed during this mid-life crisis point in my life — confirmation that I lack imagination……sigh.

]]> By: Hannah Joy http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8353 Hannah Joy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:11:58 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8353 None of the above. I twist it apart, eat the half without the filling and then the half with the filling. Apparently my personality doesn't exist . . . None of the above. I twist it apart, eat the half without the filling and then the half with the filling. Apparently my personality doesn’t exist . . .

]]> By: Rob http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8351 Rob Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:07:33 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8351 @Doodie - I'm glad you share my esteem for Oreos. :-) Enjoy the autumn weather, colors, and smells as you're up in Ohio. We grew up in NW Ohio and I remember very well those couple of days of fall weather each year. :-) @Dave - What can I say? You're definitely an imaginative guy; so maybe you can come up with a more imaginative way to eat your Oreos. (Check out Vikki's method described in her comment.) @Vikki - I'm sorry, but I can't imagine going to that much work to consume an Oreo. My wife and I call stuff like that "empty calories" — calories that just aren't worth it. I'm to the point where I want any calories and fat grams to be utterly worth it. A warm chocolate chip cookie or a "hot one" at Krispy Kreme is SO worth it. But an Oreo? Nah. I did LOL at your descriptions of how you eat various desserts, saving the best part for the last. I think I may start to do the same with a piece of pie. <a href="http://beckasblog.ivman.com/extra-tender-pastry" rel="nofollow">My wife's pie crust</a> is wonderful, but it's still not as good as the filling. @Doodie – I’m glad you share my esteem for Oreos. :-) Enjoy the autumn weather, colors, and smells as you’re up in Ohio. We grew up in NW Ohio and I remember very well those couple of days of fall weather each year. :-)

@Dave – What can I say? You’re definitely an imaginative guy; so maybe you can come up with a more imaginative way to eat your Oreos. (Check out Vikki’s method described in her comment.)

@Vikki – I’m sorry, but I can’t imagine going to that much work to consume an Oreo. My wife and I call stuff like that “empty calories” — calories that just aren’t worth it. I’m to the point where I want any calories and fat grams to be utterly worth it. A warm chocolate chip cookie or a “hot one” at Krispy Kreme is SO worth it. But an Oreo? Nah. I did LOL at your descriptions of how you eat various desserts, saving the best part for the last. I think I may start to do the same with a piece of pie. My wife’s pie crust is wonderful, but it’s still not as good as the filling.

]]> By: Vikki http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8350 Vikki Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:53:21 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8350 My method of eating Oreo cookies isn't listed there. Guess that just makes me weird (but we already knew that . . .). I eat the top cookie - hoping not to take off any filling - then I nibble around the bottom cookie and see how much cookie I can get off without taking any of the the filling, and then the remaining filling and cookie (absolute success is getting the bottom cookie off and still having all the filling!!). I prefer the filling, but don't want to end up with two dry cookies when I'm done, so eating the top one first and part of the bottom one solves that. Guess that's why double stuffed is my favorite. However, I would take a good, gooey, fresh baked, still warm, right out of the oven, chocolate chip cookie over an Oreo any day! I also eat my Hostess Cupcakes upside-down up so that I leave the frosting for last, pie from the crust end first, and my cake with the frosting and half inch layer of cake last. With chocolate chip cookies, I nibble around most of the chips so that there are more chips in the last bites and the crusts of my sandwiches first, because they're dryer and not as tasty. Maybe I just like the best flavors last so that is the taste that lingers in my mouth after I finish. Maybe my original assessment of "weird" is accurate after all, and maybe that's why I enjoy this site so much : ) My method of eating Oreo cookies isn’t listed there. Guess that just makes me weird (but we already knew that . . .). I eat the top cookie – hoping not to take off any filling – then I nibble around the bottom cookie and see how much cookie I can get off without taking any of the the filling, and then the remaining filling and cookie (absolute success is getting the bottom cookie off and still having all the filling!!). I prefer the filling, but don’t want to end up with two dry cookies when I’m done, so eating the top one first and part of the bottom one solves that. Guess that’s why double stuffed is my favorite. However, I would take a good, gooey, fresh baked, still warm, right out of the oven, chocolate chip cookie over an Oreo any day!

I also eat my Hostess Cupcakes upside-down up so that I leave the frosting for last, pie from the crust end first, and my cake with the frosting and half inch layer of cake last. With chocolate chip cookies, I nibble around most of the chips so that there are more chips in the last bites and the crusts of my sandwiches first, because they’re dryer and not as tasty. Maybe I just like the best flavors last so that is the taste that lingers in my mouth after I finish.

Maybe my original assessment of “weird” is accurate after all, and maybe that’s why I enjoy this site so much : )

]]> By: Dave http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8348 Dave Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:33:38 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8348 Well, Rob...here's the results on my Oreo test... I eat mine one bite at a time - so according to the test I lack imagination. Now I'm not the type of person that likes to judge myself, but I really do think that I have a very healthy imagination. Do you think there's a personality test that coincides with the Oreo toothpaste? If you roll up the tube from the bottom to get paste out you're efficient and practical... .-= Dave's most recent blog post ... <a href="http://www.thehistorybluff.com/?p=2282" rel="nofollow">Mowing Machine Pushed 1950’s Children to Brink of Extinction</a> =-. Well, Rob…here’s the results on my Oreo test…

I eat mine one bite at a time – so according to the test I lack imagination. Now I’m not the type of person that likes to judge myself, but I really do think that I have a very healthy imagination.

Do you think there’s a personality test that coincides with the Oreo toothpaste? If you roll up the tube from the bottom to get paste out you’re efficient and practical…

.-= Dave’s most recent blog post … Mowing Machine Pushed 1950’s Children to Brink of Extinction =-.

]]> By: Doodie http://blog.ivman.com/the-oreo-test/#comment-8347 Doodie Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:36:44 +0000 http://blog.ivman.com/?p=4754#comment-8347 This isn't a comment about Oreos -- I can take them or leave them, but mostly I just leave them. I'm like you; I'd rather have a "real" cookie. As I looked at the picture of Becka and Drew, I noticed the beautiful golden tree in the background. I miss autumn (I live in Florida)! I am heading up to Ohio in 3 days, and I asked my parents to tell the trees to hold on to their leaves just a little longer. I am looking forward to walking through the carpet of leaves and am hoping to see and smell fall while I'm there! This isn’t a comment about Oreos — I can take them or leave them, but mostly I just leave them. I’m like you; I’d rather have a “real” cookie. As I looked at the picture of Becka and Drew, I noticed the beautiful golden tree in the background. I miss autumn (I live in Florida)! I am heading up to Ohio in 3 days, and I asked my parents to tell the trees to hold on to their leaves just a little longer. I am looking forward to walking through the carpet of leaves and am hoping to see and smell fall while I’m there!

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