# How do you explain something to somebody who's never heard of it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045 "2002-07-09T06:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/21 "2002-07-10T22:55:13Z")
Hahahaha. For some reason, I find the fact that **Spoz** registered extremely hilarious. šŸ™‚ Of course, Iā€™m glad he read the thread and all. I didnā€™t even tell him about registering or anything like that. Time to start a ā€œwelcome thread.ā€ My first convert over to the dark sideā€¦ mwahahahahaā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/22 "2002-07-10T23:34:59Z")
Welcome, **Spoz**.[ul]_We accept you, we accept you, One of us! One of us! Gooble gobble gooble gobble One of us! One of us!_[/ul] **F\_X** , pā€™raps Iā€™ll check Dragon Ball the next time Iā€™m on my way back from my mumā€™s in Richmond-- itā€™s more-or-less on the way. I love taro, but I can see that itā€™s somehow _wrong_ for a bevvie. (Well, not as wrong as _Jeera Sip_ā€“ [iMmmmmmmm\*ā€¦ Cumin, salt, and water. :eek:) The Dragon Ball place isnā€™t _anime_-themed, by any chance? Or just a coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/23 "2002-07-10T23:36:39Z")
:o ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/24 "2002-07-11T00:22:28Z")
Gā€™Day **Spoz** , cobber. **Flam** , thanks for answering that vital question which, up until yesterday, I didnā€™t even know I had to ask. šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m now fully clued up on bubble tea, but not sure Iā€™m ever going to try it. When you say itā€™s an Asian thing, it sounds to me like the sort of thing whichā€™d be popular in Japan or Korea. Iā€™ve never seen it in Sydney, and we have an Asian component of our population well into double percentage figures. I donā€™t remember seeing it in Hong Kong either. \*\*Kayebyā€™s post in that other thread seems to indicate they have these places in Melbourne, so they must be around. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/25 "2002-07-11T02:57:20Z")
I am stunned that so many people donā€™t like tapioca. My mother used to make it when I was a child, and fresh, hot tapioca pudding is as normal a part of my comfort food repertoire as macaroni and cheese. Itā€™s soft, sweet, and inoffensiveā€¦ for Peteā€™s sake, whatā€™s not to love? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/26 "2002-07-11T03:08:18Z")
\*\*[Larry/b], Dragon Ball Tea House is not anime-themed. Iā€™d say it was just a coincidence. There are a lot of clocks on the wall, but no anime that I can see. Perhaps I should also mention that the bubble tea tapioca pearls are black, and not white. (for those of you who havenā€™t had it before) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/27 "2002-07-11T04:10:24Z")
Whoops, wrong thread. I was just looking for a stray goat thatā€™s wandering around. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/28 "2002-07-11T04:17:17Z")
Damn coding. **Res** , you arenā€™t going to find the goat here, Iā€™m afraid. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/29 "2002-07-11T07:03:59Z")
Hey **Res** , can I get your goat? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/30 "2002-07-11T07:14:33Z")
Since heā€™s sleeping, Iā€™ll answer for him: I donā€™t think you can. That goat is _mine_, I tell you! šŸ˜ƒ (well, **Res** has it for now) Weā€™re working on something, though. šŸ™‚ F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/31 "2002-07-11T11:20:56Z")
Itā€™s nonsense of course. Perhaps the person isnā€™t old enough; but tapioca puddings were a staple of our existence in Australia in the 1950ā€™s and 1960ā€™s. Having said that, my extremely worldly daughters would think I was insane if I mentioned tapioca to them. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045/32 "2002-07-11T17:03:49Z")
Well, **Cicero** , how old are your daughters? Could depend on his age, but then again, **Spoz** is only 25, so that may have something to do with it. F\_X [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-explain-something-to-somebody-whos-never-heard-of-it/118045.md?page=1)