# I Am Now Officially Wierd **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503 "2015-06-14T13:26:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/61 "2015-06-17T01:51:42Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Googling for boston-baked beans with kiwi drew a blank. Maybe your son is on to something. > The popcorn side-dish with pork chops has some definite possibilities. Great user-name/diagnosis of my mother post. LOL. As for my son, beans and kiwi he likes the kiwi cut up in slices on top of the beans, much as one would put berries or bananas on top of cereal. He is currently going through a plum sauce phase, where plum sauce is pretty much the go-to condiment or dip, in place of barbecue sauce or ketchup or tart sauce. He has even Ben granted a side dish of plum sauce to go with his fish chips. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/62 "2015-06-17T01:58:49Z")
Actually I am thinking g that a pickled beet and peanut butter sandwich would have possibilities. Or bread and butter or sweet pickles. I can’t see it with dill. Peanut butter and banana is a staple food from my child hood. I have been known to make a pb& banana roll-up sandwich with a flour tortilla. Then again I grew up making sandwiches for church teas and baby showers, etc so that is just a variation on a pinwheel. It’s great for little kids who’s mom’s ok peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/63 "2015-06-17T03:35:36Z")
> [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](#): > > Great user-name/diagnosis of my mother post. LOL. > > As for my son, beans and kiwi he likes the kiwi cut up in slices on top > of the beans, much as one would put berries or bananas on top of cereal. > > He is currently going through a plum sauce phase, where plum sauce is pretty much the go-to condiment or dip, in place of barbecue sauce or ketchup or tart sauce. He has even Ben granted a side dish of plum sauce to go with his fish chips. Your son sounds like he has the makings of an eventual $50-a-dish fancy restaurant chef. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/64 "2015-06-17T06:43:12Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Your son sounds like he has the makings of an eventual $50-a-dish fancy restaurant chef. 🆒 Actually I think culinary school would be a great fit for him. He has an incredible palate and sense of smell, and is inventive and very open to trying new food /combinations. But right now he wants to go into politics or marketing or marketing and ad campaigns for politicians. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/65 "2015-06-17T16:07:03Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Next time I order pizza I am going to try that. I have been twisted beyond all belief by my late-night experiment. I am doomed. 😛 You have a treat in store!! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/66 "2015-06-18T18:20:55Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > I put sriracha on watermelon last week, it was AMAZING! I need to try it with a hotter sauce and see how it works. This one doesn’t surprise me. I put sugar on a tomato (we had a bunch of the tasteless kind from the store), and it suddenly actually tasted like a fruit. If hot sauce and a bit of sugar can make something tasty with tomatoes, why not watermelon and hot sauce? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/67 "2015-06-18T20:37:59Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Peeps I can tolerate. Budweiser, not so much. > And I thought _ **I** _ was weird. > \*Waiting to hear more about THAT experience \*:eek: Like most of my experiences, it is much more boring that it sounds. A friend and I were moving her stuff and it was all the sustenance she could find amidst the boxes. So yeah, I chose to eat that combo sober in the middle of the afternoon. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/68 "2015-06-19T20:50:15Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > My sister eats peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. I have no words. My favorite was peanut butter, bologna and sharp cheddar cheese. Num. > [@Smapti](#): > > When I was little, any time we had baked beans with dinner my father would add a few squeezes of yellow mustard to his beans and stir it in before he at them. I picked up the habit from him and I always assumed it was a pretty common thing. > > It wasn’t until a few years ago that I discovered that it wasn’t a common thing, or even a common thing in Boston where he grew up - as far as I can tell, it was just something that he and he alone did. > > It’s good, though. It’s the only way I’ll eat them. Not really, I’ll eat beans pretty much any way they’re prepared, but mustard on baked beans is heavenly. Try them with spicy mustard, too. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/69 "2015-06-20T01:52:50Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > I put sriracha on watermelon last week, it was AMAZING! I need to try it with a hotter sauce and see how it works. In lots of places, street vendors sell watermelon and other fruits with lime juice, salt, and chili powder. I’d bet that the flavor profile of watermelon and sriracha isn’t that different. In India, you often get fresh fruits and veggies with [chat masala](http://www.amazon.com/MDH-Chunky-Chat-Masala-Ounce/dp/B005HSOWK4), a combination of black salt and spices. Since you like watermelon and sriracha, you might really like watermelon and chat masala, too. (I think it’s absolutely delicious!) I think chat masala makes pretty much everything delicious. You could put the chat masala on styrofoam, and I’d probably eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/70 "2015-06-20T13:36:01Z")
Hot Tamale candies poured into hot, salty, buttered popcorn. Years ago a woman tapped me on the shoulder at a movie theater and asked if I were Australian. She thought I was because “Australians eat the same weird combo at movies.” I’m a girl of the good ol’ USA and have no verification that Aussies enjoy this eating proclivity. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/71 "2015-06-20T15:00:10Z")
when the kids were small, I’ve made ‘sundaes’ from mashed potatoes for ‘ice cream’, hamburg and gravy, with shredded cheese and a cherry tomato on top. In a parfait dish. I’ve served bananas in a hot dog roll spread with peanut butter and a squiggle of jelly for ‘ketchup’. So neither of these is weird to me. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/72 "2015-06-20T16:44:44Z")
Another Letitia Cropley fan, I see: [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/ITsCXmIdeuE?t=1278) ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/73 "2015-06-20T22:55:36Z")
Wow. So many things to try here. There are ingredients and combinations I have never heard of before. Thank you all. In my poor days, I would buy cheap white bread, and cheap package of bologna, a cheap bag of potato chips, go to the condiment section of the local fast-food emporium and grab some mayonnaise and diced pickle packets. Take them home and make a sandwich. I put the chips in between two slices of meat, slathered the bread with the mayo and pickles. If I was lucky enough to have a couple slices of cheese, in they would go. Then I would just smoosh down the whole thing to crunch the chips up and have my meal. Sounds gross, but it sustained me for quite awhile during hard times. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/74 "2015-06-20T23:03:02Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Hot Tamale candies poured into hot, salty, buttered popcorn. > > Years ago a woman tapped me on the shoulder at a movie theater and asked if I were Australian. She thought I was because “Australians eat the same weird combo at movies.” > > I’m a girl of the good ol’ USA and have no verification that Aussies enjoy this eating proclivity. Curious. Are these melted candies? It sounds delicious. (I’ve never had hot tamale candy so have no frame of reference). ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/75 "2015-06-20T23:04:18Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Another Letitia Cropley fan, I see: [https://youtu.be/ITsCXmIdeuE?t=1278](https://youtu.be/ITsCXmIdeuE?t=1278) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/76 "2015-06-20T23:06:27Z")
> [@Scribble](#): > > In lots of places, street vendors sell watermelon and other fruits with lime juice, salt, and chili powder. I’d bet that the flavor profile of watermelon and sriracha isn’t that different. > > In India, you often get fresh fruits and veggies with [chat masala](http://www.amazon.com/MDH-Chunky-Chat-Masala-Ounce/dp/B005HSOWK4), a combination of black salt and spices. Since you like watermelon and sriracha, you might really like watermelon and chat masala, too. (I think it’s absolutely delicious!) > > I think chat masala makes pretty much everything delicious. You could put the chat masala on styrofoam, and I’d probably eat it. I have plenty of Styrofoam here but it is probably stale by now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/77 "2015-06-20T23:09:57Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > You have a treat in store!! I’ve been asking around in this small town where I live. Tonight is Saturday night and I think I found a place that will accommodate. Can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/78 "2015-06-20T23:12:57Z")
> [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](#): > > Great user-name/diagnosis of my mother post. LOL. > > As for my son, beans and kiwi he likes the kiwi cut up in slices on top > of the beans, much as one would put berries or bananas on top of cereal. > > He is currently going through a plum sauce phase, where plum sauce is pretty much the go-to condiment or dip, in place of barbecue sauce or ketchup or tart sauce. He has even Ben granted a side dish of plum sauce to go with his fish chips. I would say you son is doing great. Plum sauce with fish? Now that might be tasty! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/79 "2015-06-20T23:24:51Z")
Grilled or rotisseried chicken + butter sandwiches are the awesome. Especially if you toast the bread and really lay the butter on thick on both slices of bread. And I really use margarine, has a better flavor to me. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503/80 "2015-06-21T01:20:39Z")
There is another thread currently here in another forum about pickled herrings. > **[How do you eat pickled herring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=760020)** > > We never have the right kind of bread. Slices of boiled potato are too much trouble. So I eat pickled herring by putting some on a small plate, with some of the pickled onions of course, and just eating them with a fork. How do you eat pickled... I LOVE fish, but never had any of this. Any advice to someone stuck at home making a Hamburger Helper dish. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-wierd/722503.md?page=5)