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Old 06-10-2024, 04:47 PM
BillyCoxDodgers3B BillyCoxDodgers3B is offline
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What's the old story about the Velveeta boxes damaging one edge of the cards because their size was a touch too short?

I've never had Velveeta in my life. It is not popularly used in Canada, although I've seen it for sale in stores. Nobody that I've ever talked to up here has once mentioned it, or using it. Just Americans. (Although I suspect I've unknowingly eaten it many times in U.S. restaurants.) I've always meant to buy some, but never have!

It's like Mott's Clamato to most Americans. They've seen it at the store, but have no idea what its purpose would be! I learned this firsthand when introducing an American bar and my friends there to Caesars (no, not the salad!). A Canadian staple that most Americans haven't heard of unless they've spent a bit of time north of the border. (Vodka, Clamato, a dash of Worcestershire with a leafy celery stick. Kinda like a Bloody Mary but far tastier.) I was surprised that every American pronounced "Clamato" to rhyme with "tomato". To every Canadian, it's Clamahto. I got several, "So that's what this stuff is used for! I've seen it for years and didn't know what it was!"

ETA: Clamato: A Dan Quayle joke waiting to happen.

Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 06-10-2024 at 04:59 PM.
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