# Excessively Crusty Bread, or, Ow! My Palate! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 27, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853 "2005-01-27T01:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/21 "2005-01-28T06:27:53Z")
Kettle chips can never be too crunchy. I’ve needed stitches before from those things but still love them. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/22 "2005-01-28T13:04:23Z")
Wasn’t it Tommy Chong who declared that stale baguettes are the hardest substance known to man? (gah, I can’t believe I remember that movie) ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/23 "2005-01-28T13:07:20Z")
> [@RobuSensei](#): > > Wasn’t it Tommy Chong who declared that stale baguettes are the hardest substance known to man? That’s why the French invented the ‘bowl of coffee’. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/24 "2005-01-28T14:48:55Z")
> [@Brutus](#): > > What the holy pooplord is wrong with balsamic vinegar? NPR, sure, it’s from the Devil’s own ass, but a little balsamic and olive oil to dip your crusty bread into is a damned fine thing. Vinegar is, for all practical purposes, wine that has gone bad. Balsamic is vinegar that has gone bad. Vile stuff IMNSHO. Smells and tastes like it’s already been eaten and then thrown back up. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/25 "2005-01-28T15:35:38Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Vinegar is, for all practical purposes, wine that has gone bad. > > Balsamic is vinegar that has gone bad. Vile stuff IMNSHO. Smells and tastes like it’s already been eaten and then thrown back up. Kind of like many of your posts? 😛 Seriously, you’re entitled to your tastes and views – but many people enjoy it. With starchy, saucey meals, a salad dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil (or canola oil and spices) is the ideal “cutting” side dish. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/26 "2005-01-28T17:21:14Z")
> [@Brutus](#): > > Pffft. Mussolini liked it. Well, I bet he liked it. And if it’s good enough for _El Duce_, it’s good enough for me! Some fascist _you_ are. That’s _ **il** Duce_, pilgrim. It’s people like you that let the trains run late. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/27 "2005-01-28T17:35:29Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Some fascist _you_ are. That’s _ **il** Duce_, pilgrim. > > It’s people like you that let the trains run late. Wait a minute! Is objecting to someone’s views because they’re not fascist enough an application of Niwdog’s Law? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/28 "2005-01-28T20:41:27Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > Wait a minute! Is objecting to someone’s views because they’re not fascist enough an application of Niwdog’s Law? Didn’t Huey Lewis & the News do that song, “I Want a Niwdog”? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/29 "2005-01-29T12:57:23Z")
Wow, i thought i as the only one that didn’t like that diamond-like bread. how can you even taste it when you hve to plan on how to eat it? There’s a famous chef/baker here and she uses it for her sandwiches even. You know what happens when you bite into it, all the ingredients slide out the other end. Nope, I’ll go against the …grain, so to speak. Give me soft bread or none at all! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853/30 "2005-01-29T18:51:12Z")
Oh, nonono, you can’t use crusty bread for sandwiches. That’s just cruel. And painful. Like **Polycarp’s** puns. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excessively-crusty-bread-or-ow-my-palate/286853.md?page=1)