# Lays, you ain't fooling no one. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 24, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430 "2003-09-24T00:43:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/61 "2003-09-25T23:13:20Z")
mmmmmm…Screaming Yellow Zonkers…remember how you could wave the box around under the blacklight in your living room, and if you were peaking, the trails were just unreal!!!..or maybe not so much, eh… ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/62 "2003-09-25T23:33:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Godfrey Daniels \* > **mmmmmm…Screaming Yellow Zonkers…remember how you could wave the box around under the blacklight in your living room, and if you were peaking, the trails were just unreal!!!** Hahaha! Old people are funny! (Can I wink-smiley in the Pit?) ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/63 "2003-09-25T23:37:23Z")
Man, the Zonkers bring back memories. I had two friends in elementary school with the last name of Yonkers. Since they were blonde, my father took to calling them the Screaming Yellow Yonkers. :: rimshot :: ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/64 "2003-09-25T23:49:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*Hahaha! Old people are funny! > > (Can I wink-smiley in the Pit?) \*\* You think that’s funny, wait’ll my Agent Orange kicks in…them’s some REAL laughs! ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/65 "2003-09-26T00:04:11Z")
Everyone remember when Pringles put the “Dip in the Chip” about 5 years ago. Leading edge stuff that, Sour Cream 'n Onion Pringles-- your R&D dollars at work. ---
**Author:** ![Sinshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinshine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/66 "2003-09-26T01:10:41Z")
hmmm, potato-sawdust lego yummy (blech) ---
**Author:** ![Joyfulgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Joyfulgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joyfulgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/67 "2003-09-26T02:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cerowyn \* > \*\*Wha’? > > Is that a Boston thing? \*\* [Heh.](http://www.theonion.com/onion3201/crispycracker.html) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/68 "2003-09-26T05:50:12Z")
Oh, goody gumdrops! Thanks to you, **Darth Nader** , I finally have something to say to my mother-in-law when she asks me how I’m enjoying her notoriously atrocious cooking! We’re going there for Rosh Hashanah dinner tomorrow! Mother-In-Law: Oh, do you like the fat-free matzo apple kugel biscuits? Green Bean: Well, my ass hasn’t exploded yet. Mother-In-Law: I’m so glad! Have some more! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/69 "2003-09-26T09:39:56Z")
Ye gads, maybe I really don’t want to be known around here as the “Well, my ass hasn’t exploded yet.” guy… That would be **Lieu** , I think. 🆒 So many odd hijacks in this thread… I found out I was “old” when I mentioned to some friends the time I saw **Devo** play live. Man, some of y’all must be _really_ old! \ ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/70 "2003-09-26T17:15:09Z")
I’d rather admit to being old than admit I ever saw **Devo**! \ ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/71 "2003-09-27T02:27:36Z")
Just yesterday, my boss suggested that we perform Devo tunes together at a live house. Is this a form of sexual harrassment? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/72 "2003-09-29T21:06:34Z")
[It gets worse](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101031006-490691-2,00.html). Bolding added: > [@](#): > > Where the true Pringles magic lies is in the composition of that seasoning. In general, there are a few rules anyone has to follow to create a flavor, and Pringles has mastered them. First, learn to distinguish your top notes from your back notes. For the company’s massively popular sour-cream-and-onion taste, it’s the sour cream that does the heavy lifting, with the onion riding lightly aboard. “The onion is a top note,” says Yen Hsieh, the lead technician of the lab. > > Just as important, you’ve got to research your market. There is a reason there’s hardly a corner of the planet where you can’t find a can of Pringles, and that’s because P&G has taken the time to learn what people in those corners like to eat. Got a hankering for **squid-flavored Pringles**? No, and you’re not likely to develop one. But the company is considering just such a product for the Asian market, where squid is big in snacks. **Curry-flavored Pringles are popular in Britain, paprika is a hit in Germany, and a perfectly ghastly sounding ketchup Pringles is a smash in Canada.** Umm, no thanks. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/73 "2003-09-29T22:02:06Z")
Hey, I like Pringles. _And_ Baked Lays. Haven’t seen Stax yet, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/74 "2003-09-29T22:03:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*Just yesterday, my boss suggested that we perform Devo tunes together at a live house. Is this a form of sexual harrassment? \*\* How about [October 17](http://www.0830.org)? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/75 "2003-09-30T17:25:38Z")
Hey! I just had a free sample of some. They taste like Pringles. They don’t quite look like Pringles, though. Pringles are curved around two axis (saddle-shaped) while the Stax are just curved around one axis, as if formed on a cylinder. I guess I’ll be buying whatever’s cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/76 "2003-09-30T17:38:30Z")
At least they’re not STIX. I’m saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaailing away… ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/77 "2003-09-30T21:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*Are you threatening me? \*\* Dude, LOL! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/78 "2003-09-30T21:09:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tramp \* > \*\*At least they’re not STIX. > I’m saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaailing away… \*\* Um, I think you mean _Styx_. You know, like the river in hell. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/79 "2003-10-01T03:16:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Got a hankering for squid-flavored Pringles ? No, and you’re not likely to develop one. But the company is considering just such a product for the Asian market, where squid is big in snacks. Curry-flavored Pringles are popular in Britain, paprika is a hit in Germany, and a perfectly ghastly sounding ketchup Pringles is a smash in Canada. “Funky Soy Sauce” Pringles are currently on the shelves here. I haven’t gotten up the courage yet to see which definition of ‘funky’ is being used. **Cerowyn** , you’re on! ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430/80 "2003-10-01T04:24:35Z")
Yeah! What’s wrong with _Styx_? Some of us here are old enough to appreciate that group! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lays-you-aint-fooling-no-one/203430.md?page=5)