I had an ice maker put in my fridge about two years ago. I told the guy who put it in, “Hey I want one that makes half moon cubes ok?”
“Sure.” He says
Now slowly over time I have found out that you can’t get a fucking drink if your glass is loaded with these half moon shaped cubes. I have discovered and am very frustrated by the fact that in a round glass the round side of the cubes conform to the round side of the glass creating an almost occlusive seal making one have to suck the liquid between the side of the glass and cube like a fucking invalid.
I have mastered a technique of sorts that calls for swirling the cubes around for a couple of revolutions then quickly before they can conform their round side to the glass with the flat side out, grab a nice gulp of tea or dr pepper.
So go use a straw you say? HA! Straws are for pussies.
Homeless people you say? Hungry kids in Asia? Hell I ain’t got time to worry about that shit because as you can see I have bigger problems.
We have those half-moon ice cubes also, and sometimes they are hollow. But yes, unless you have very large drinking glasses, they are somewhat difficult to drink around. The dog just loves them, though.
andygirl, I’m not even going to ask, but have fun anyway.
Interesting. I had a conversation with a male friend of mine last night about straws. He drinks Long Island Iced Tea, and uses a straw. He says he knows he looks effeminate doing it, but he doesn’t really mind all that much. I don’t think anyone will ever accuse him of anything, though. He’s 6’7" (I am not joking about his height) and pretty darn muscular.
I say go ahead & use a straw, friend aha! They’re a lot neater, unless you’re like me and have that tendency to pull your lips off the straw before you’re actually done sucking, thereby making whatever liquid you’re ingesting shoot out the top and go up your nose.*
*Don’t worry, guys. I only have this problem with straws.
Shucks! Ayesha beat me to it!! Bwwwwwaaahahaha! That was the first thing I thought before I opened this thread.
The title says half moon ice cubes OR straws are for pussies. Those half moon ice cubes are just too COLD!!! Yikes!:eek:
(Tabithina’s feeling strange this evening ;)!)
1 - Ice waters down your soda.
2 - Ice takes up valuable cup space that could better be occupied with soda.
3 - Ice hurts my teeth.
4 - Warm soda isn’t that bad.
5 - Refilling ice cube trays are a pain in the ass.
6 - Refrigerators with ice makers remind too much of my grandparent’s house.
Join the Anti-Ice Movement now and for a limited time, dues are only $25 a week, (payable to Jack Batty - founder).
somewhere many years ago, I found and bought 2 sets of octagonal glasses for just this reason. We’re doen to the last 5 or 6 glasses now, but it doesn’t matter - our new fridge has an ice crusher, and crushed ice works just fine in round glasses
I AGREE WITH TENGU! AGREE AGREE AGREE! Sorry for the outburst, but Jack Batty, are you NUTS? Warm pop not that bad? Bleargh! What’s the point?
When Mr. Sunshine and I were in Europe, I was DYING for any beverage with ice in it! Especially when we were in Rome and it was 110 in the shade. But ask for ice and they look at you like you’re some sort of freak. Sigh. One of the things I love about the good ol’ U.S. of A.! Ice aplenty!
Anyhoo…I have never had any problem with the half moon cubes. I do tend to drink out of oversized plastic cups as opposed to glasses, so maybe that makes a difference. Oh, and I love straws.
Sunshine, Tengu, congratulations. You have been successfully indoctrinated by the Radical Big Ice Conglomerates.
Are you saying everybody in Europe is wrong? Are you??
It’s all conditioning. Do yourself a favor - hear me out, just give it a shot - go to the grocery store and buy a nice 2-liter Coke, off the shelf. Put in your kitchen window for 5 to 6 hours, during a nice sunny day. Pop the top off that bad boy and pour yourself a nice steaming glass of soda (or pop if you prefer).
Aaahhh that tingling warmth curdling the inside of your mouth and esophagus. That’s the real thing, baby!!
No, no…I’m not saying everyone in Europe is wrong, just that it’s different from here and I was the ice-jonesing freak over there. (Which they made clear whenever I did ask for ice. They were like “Ice? You want ice? In your drink? For what? You want your drink cold?! But…but that ruins the flavor! Hey, everybody! Look at this freak American who wants ICE in her drink! Everyone point, laugh and fart in her general direction! Ice…ha!”)
I was raised on ice! You can’t just throw me into an iceless land and expect me to have no trouble!
Side note: sometimes in the fall here they will serve HOT Dr. Pepper at football games and such. Not warm…HOT. Bleaarrgghh again! Who came up with this?
Now, if only I could get the RBIC to pay me for being an ice proponent.
To that I will add, cylindrical, hollow ice cubes are for nipples. The standard hotel ice machine makes cubes with an opening adequate for most nipples. If I ever meet a woman whose nipples are too big to fit…I’ll probably ask her to marry me.
