I must admit I was hesitant as s Uni Watch subscriber as to your new direction. I must say you've hooked me with these wonderful articles and will stay on as a paid subscriber. I can't wait for all the twists and turns(sorry) of your future musings. Thanks for making my day a little brighter and for providing some good food for thought(sorry, again)
I was already going to pay for my subscription but you’ve “twisted” my arm just enough to do it today. Well played. As a Bachman devotee I salute today’s article.
The morphing of true pretzel twists into what we see now is reminiscent of shoulder stripes on football uniforms. They used to go all the way around the sleeves; then eventually they were more like dashes instead of stripes.
The word "twist" is inherently appealing to me in the context of snack food, and other people I would guess as well, which may account for its enduring (inaccurate) application to pretzel snacks. My kids call pretzels בייגלה (baigeleh), a word to my mind far more misleading than "twists."
I'm not a big pretzel fan, but when I was in the snack aisle at the grocery store the other day after reading this piece, I was sure to stop at the pretzel section and take note of the product nomenclature. Sure enough, lots of sticks labeled as twists.
Paul has really made a career of being on the spectrum. It’s really inspiring to similar folks who have been told Asperger’s and the like are detriments.
This post is making me thirsty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMe7mlRv8UE
I must admit I was hesitant as s Uni Watch subscriber as to your new direction. I must say you've hooked me with these wonderful articles and will stay on as a paid subscriber. I can't wait for all the twists and turns(sorry) of your future musings. Thanks for making my day a little brighter and for providing some good food for thought(sorry, again)
I was already going to pay for my subscription but you’ve “twisted” my arm just enough to do it today. Well played. As a Bachman devotee I salute today’s article.
The morphing of true pretzel twists into what we see now is reminiscent of shoulder stripes on football uniforms. They used to go all the way around the sleeves; then eventually they were more like dashes instead of stripes.
The purple Brannock Device is the kind of content I’m here for, Paul. I can’t stop giggling.
Not into the pretzel analysis? ;)
I’m here for ALL of it. The Brannock device just hit me right this morning.
Damn, those aren’t “twists,” they’re drill bits!
“The pretzel industry’s pre-extrusion days” is a phrase I shall cherish for days.
This is the kind of PREMIUM CONTENT I am here for!
I feel like I'm in a deep discussion with Jerry and George.
Paul--I'm in.
Can you taste the difference? I bet you can!!!!
Just want to call out the excellent phrase, "alternate pretzel-verse." Thank you for your continued creativity and specificity, Paul!
The word "twist" is inherently appealing to me in the context of snack food, and other people I would guess as well, which may account for its enduring (inaccurate) application to pretzel snacks. My kids call pretzels בייגלה (baigeleh), a word to my mind far more misleading than "twists."
I'm still calling it Pretzel
Hards!
I'm not a big pretzel fan, but when I was in the snack aisle at the grocery store the other day after reading this piece, I was sure to stop at the pretzel section and take note of the product nomenclature. Sure enough, lots of sticks labeled as twists.
Paul has really made a career of being on the spectrum. It’s really inspiring to similar folks who have been told Asperger’s and the like are detriments.