Does Priuschat need a pruity test?

Indeed. now corrected or in my accent collected

 

And if I fail teh pruity test... do I get admonished teh same as if I had called ya Bra... Bra...

 

I am not sure where you saw that quote, it may not be in a thread I am following.

I see 3 main types of Prius owners here

Non economic owners are driving a Prius to use less of the world's resources and be kinder to the environment.
Micro economic owners are driving to save themselves money
Macro economic owners are driving a Prius to save their nation money, protect it's balance of trade, and de-fund terrorism.

They do not always agree about what is worthy.

 

if you're 1 and 3 are you 4?

 

I voted for pie. But it has to be apple pie. Apple pie is the only exception to the rule that if it's not chocolate it's not worth getting fat over. No other kind of pie qualifies. I had apple pie twice on my trip to Santa Fe, since I never try to stick to my diet while traveling. The restaurant claimed it was French apple pie because it had a crumbly top instead of a solid top, but that's a lie. Apple pie is always American! Fries are French, crepes are French, bread can be French, but apple pie is American! It was excellent pie, though, in spite of the misnomer. If you ever visit Santa Fe and if you like Mexican food, eat at The Shed.

 

Apple pie is good, there's no question about it. But the only pie worth having? Hardly. On Thanksgiving, you HAVE to have pumpkin or, even better, sweet potato pie. In the spring, I make strawberry rhubarb pie since rhubarb is the first edible thing to pop up from my garden. Key lime pie rules on a hot summer day. And banana creme or chocolate creme pies are perfect when you want pie but you also want pudding. Sticking with one kind of pie is only listening to one genre of music.

 

Yuck!

Triple yuck!!! Rhubarb is disgusting. The only way to make it edible is to add about seventeen tons of sugar for each stalk.

Double yuck.

Why confuse perfectly good chocolate pudding with a yucky old pie crust?

I never said that all other pie is bad. I said they're not worth the calories. Chocolate is worth the calories. Pie has a lot of sugar in the filling, and a lot of fat in the crust. It's just not worth getting fat over. Unless it's apple pie, which does not need a lot of sugar (or any at all, if the apples are sweet, as the Haralson apples from my tree in North Dakota got about a week after the first good frost).

I enjoy many kinds of foods, just as I enjoy different kinds of music. But no food tastes as good as being healthy feels, which is why I say that no food is worth getting fat over. Except chocolate, which, of course, is the FSM's promise of a better world to come, and apple pie, which only an un-American person would turn down. (Note: people who are not Americans are free to eat apple pie or not, as their preference dictates. I am not a xenophobe. Apple pie is the quintessentially American pie, and as an American, I stand by it in preference to all other pies. Other nations can have their own pies. I oppose all efforts to impose American values on other countries.)

 

Grandma's peach pie, with fruit picked fresh from the orchard, was the best. Even apple pie, baked with similarly fresh, homegrown ingredients, wasn't as good. Plus, my Dad put cheese on it, which kinda throws me off the whole idea. Peach, please. If I fail the 'American?' test, well, gee.......

 

I'm getting confused again. Is Pruity Test a test for prune pies?
I don't think I ever had one but it may be good for constipation.

 

I thought it was an age test - how closely we resemble a prune.

 

That's okay, Hyo. As a Canadian, you are free to like whatever kind of pie you please. While "America" can refer to the continent, I was using it as a short form of U.S. of America.

Thanks, but no thanks. None of these high-falutin' snob pies for me. I like my apple pie the regular way. The sort that anybody's grandma used to make. The American way. And while I like pecans just fine, I don't want them in my pie. In fact, I don't like nuts IN anything. Well, anything other than a bowl. Nuts in a bowl are good. Nuts in pies, brownies, cereal, granola, ice cream, forget it! Nuts are best all by themselves. When is the whole LESS than the sum of it's parts? Walnuts in brownies. Brownies are delicious. Walnuts are delicious. Mix them together and you ruin both!

 

Oh, I forgot all about Pecan pie. Pecan pie is the one thing that would make me not have pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Now, if it's pecan pie or sweet potato pie, I usually compromise and have one of each.

 

That would be a prunie test wouldn't it Bra... a pruity test...

Hmmm... you-uns thinkin the fella meant a prunetitty test... do ya think it could mean an old boobie test for wrinkles... cause if it is, I don't think I want to be a judge... I have to admit I'ma bit more partial to youngity tests then a pruity test Bra...

 

I don't care what body parts are being compared to prunes - I don't want to judge that contest, either. Bra or not.

 

Timing is everything:

February was named after the Latin term februum, which means
purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full
moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the
last two months to be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans
originally considered winter a monthless period. They were added by
Numa Pompilius about 713 BC…

Februa, also Februatio, was the Roman festival of ritual purification,
later incorporated into Lupercalia. The festival, which is basically one
of Spring washing or cleaning (associated also with the raininess of
this time of year) is old, and possibly of Sabine origin. According to
Ovid, Februare as a Latin word which refers to means of purification
(particularly with washing or water) derives from an earlier Etruscan
word referring to purging.

The Roman month Februarius ("of Februa," whence the English
February) is named for the Februa/Februatio festival, which occurred on
the 13th to 15th days of this Roman month. A later Roman god Februus
personified both the month and also purification, and is named for
them. Thus, the month is named for the festival and not for the god.

Some sources connect the Latin word for fever (febris) with the same
idea of purification or purging, due to the sweating commonly seen in
association with fevers...

Historical names for February include the Old English terms Solmonath
(mud month) and Kale-monath (named for cabbage) as well as
Charlemagne's designation Hornung. In Finnish, the month is called
helmikuu, meaning "month of the pearl"; when snow melts on tree
branches, it forms droplets, and as these freeze again, they are like
pearls of ice. In Polish and Ukrainian, respectively, the month is called
luty or лютий, meaning the month of ice or hard frost.

More: [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February]February - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]