# Who Wants to Win Cubby's Christmas Present? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2000, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438 "2000-11-16T12:05:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/41 "2000-11-17T16:45:54Z")
I have consulted with my mystery friend, and we have not one, but two grand prize winners! **Chef Troy** and **Zette** will each be receiving KinderEgg AdventsKalendars as soon as the Army Post Office can get them into their hot little hands. Congratulations, you two really deserve them. šŸ™‚ But donā€™t despair, non-winners, courtesy of my friend aka **Mysterious Benefactor** , all of the runners up will receive 3 packs of yummy KinderEggs and a postcard from Hamburg (I will be supplying the postcards). Except for **FairyChatMom** , who gets both the 3/4 full bag of Rolos and a picture of Cubbyā€™s backside. And the Europeans wonā€™t be getting jack, since they can bloody well get their own KinderEggs. Plus, Iā€™m giving Snormy a suprise tomorrow! Next contest: Who wants to pick out Cubbyā€™s new Christmas present! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Tally-Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@Tally-Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tally-Ho)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/42 "2000-11-17T16:57:42Z")
Oh, bugger. Too late for Kinder Eggs. ā˜¹ I adore those chocolate eggs and miss them terribly here in the States. Oh, well. Congrats to those who got them. [tonythetiger] **Theyā€™re Great!** [/tonythetiger] ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/43 "2000-11-17T17:00:25Z")
Whoo Hoo! A postcard and Kinder Eggs. Thanks **Tater** and **Mysterious Benefactor**. Iā€™ll be anxiously awaiting the arrival of this gift. Congratulations **Zette** and **Chef Troy**. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/44 "2000-11-17T17:06:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > **ā€¦But donā€™t despair, non-winners, courtesy of my friend aka Mysterious Benefactor, all of the runners up will receive 3 packs of yummy KinderEggs and a postcard from Hamburg (I will be supplying the postcards)ā€¦** Three cheers and a big YEEHAW! for **tatertot** and **Mysterious Benefactor**!!! Woohoo!! Christmas Chocolate! ohboyohboyohboyohboy! :note to self - find something nice for tatertot and Mysterious Benefactor in return: ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/45 "2000-11-17T17:15:27Z")
Shite! I forgot all about **Rachelleā€™s** Grandma! My only excuse is that Iā€™m so excited about my big weekend in Deutsches Sin City with Snormy, that my head isnā€™t on straight. Forgive me? :o \<----see you gotta forgive me, look how embarrassed I look! ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/46 "2000-11-17T17:18:45Z")
Oooh, and remember to send your addressā€¦hmmmm, I notice that lots of people sent me their work address. Okay, who was the wise guy who spread the word about me being a cat burglar/stalker? šŸ˜‰ Debbi, I need yours too, because my address book got wiped out. Bleh. I need to send a Christmas card to my little goddog, too. Iā€™ll see if I can get his godfather to sign it, too. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/47 "2000-11-17T17:23:41Z")
Iā€™m flabbergasted!! Iā€™m beyond words! 2nd AND 3rd prize?? \ Tatertot, Iā€™m now officially your bestest friend in Florida. If you ever come to Jacksonville (Tho Iā€™m not sure WHY someone would voluntarily come to Jax) Iā€™ll buy ya lunch!! Iā€™m just overwhelmedā€¦ pardon me while I compose myselfā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/48 "2000-11-17T18:02:11Z")
**tatertot** , before you send the Rolos off to **FairyChatMom** , could you spare just one out of the bag? [Abby, the Bat-Dog](http://eurodopers.homestead.com/belly.html) (for the rest of you, Abbyā€™s on the bottom left-hand corner of the page) loves Rolos. She chews on them for hours. Possible Christmas present for **SqrlCub** : a picture of Abby dressed as Santa Claus, as Iā€™m sure it will appear in the next letter from my mum. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/49 "2000-11-17T18:12:31Z")
Tater sweetie, the only reason I sent you MY work address is that Iā€™m going to be giving the kinder eggs to a co-workerā€¦and if the swag is never in my house thereā€™s no chance that my wife or son will open it and start chowing down. I know James is going to be thrilled, and you are a most generous person for helping me cheer him up. Just let me know what kind of love letter you want and Iā€™ll get right on it. (no derisive laughter from all the people who are still waiting for love letters from me months after I promised themā€¦THIS is different.) ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/50 "2000-11-17T18:58:50Z")
Huzzah and kudos for **tatertot** and our **Mysterious Benefactor**! You are both exceedingly generous (not that I needed chocolate to know that) and have absolutely made my entire weekend. As promised, you have my undying love and admirationā€¦ and the rubber duckie, if you want it. šŸ™‚ And, of course, congratulations to **Chef Troy** , **Zette** , and **FairyChatMom**! By the way, **tater** , thank you for referring to us as ā€œnon-winnersā€ rather than ā€œlosers.ā€ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/51 "2000-11-17T21:23:02Z")
Yeah! Yeah! Hooray! My address is on the way! PS- Screechowl- if you want any of the above items (the Speidie Sauce or the Bar-B-Que) Iā€™d be happy to send you some. I also think that this sauce: [http://www.spiedies.com/](http://www.spiedies.com/) Is awesome. Let me know! Zette [suzette100@yahoo.com](mailto:suzette100@yahoo.com) ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/52 "2000-11-17T21:24:35Z")
Hereā€™s a link to the State Fair Spiedie Sauce sourceā€¦ [http://www.spiedie.com/](http://www.spiedie.com/) Zette ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/53 "2000-11-17T22:13:00Z")
Zette, is it made out of real spiders? After that whole disappointing mess with the Girl Scout cookies I donā€™t want to be burned again. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/54 "2000-11-18T02:17:32Z")
Chefie, You are a strange, strange man. šŸ˜‰ Zette ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/55 "2000-11-18T06:11:34Z")
Iā€™m sending my address now, **tatertot**. If you send me yours, I can send you the bunny! (Or should I send it to Mysterious Benefactor?) ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/56 "2000-11-18T11:29:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chef Troy \* > \*\*Zette, is it made out of real spiders? > > After that whole disappointing mess with the Girl Scout cookies I donā€™t want to be burned again. \*\* What happened with the Girl Scout cookies? šŸ˜• And Chef, as I stated, Spiedie Sauce is wonderful! (Didnā€™t know they now have other flavors!) My family would make a bee-line for the ā€œInternational Foods Pavilionā€ (now the ā€œPepsi Pavilionā€, IIRC [sub][muttering] damn fair has gotten too damned commercial, forgotten their roots of agriculture and innovention, management ought to go to North Carolina or Texas to see a REAL state fair [/muttering][/sub] at the NY State Fair. The Dinosaur Bar-b-Que Sauce link is [Dinosaur Bar-B-Que](http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com). Yeah, yeah, yeah, itā€™s Barbeque Sauce from New York, but I ainā€™t gonna argue with a biker especially when itā€™s good stuff. Havenā€™t tried the ā€˜Wango Tangoā€™ sauce yet - the one with the barbed wire and skull & crossbones on the label. **zette** , do you have a source for Hinterwadelā€™s Salt Potatoes?? THAT I cannot get in Florida. I can trade you some grapefruit wine from the Lakemont Winery (actually pretty good, and they throw a great jazz festival in the fall). Actually, I have found one or two bottles at Albertsonā€™s (grocery chain). Got my neighbors hooked on it too. Ooooooh, thatā€™s what Iā€™ll do for Christmas dinner! Spiedies on the outdoor gas grill, sit around in shorts and a t-shirt, decorate the miniature palm tree, and gloat. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/57 "2000-11-18T14:24:38Z")
screech, The Girl Scout reference is Chef complaining that his cookies werenā€™t made out of real Girl Scouts (a la The Adams Family) Iā€™ll check on the salt potatoes- We do have salt potatoes, but Iā€™ve never looked at the brands. When Iā€™m at the store this weekend Iā€™ll look. Iā€™d be happy to send you a ā€œcare packā€ for Christmas. Iā€™ll also check and see which of the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que sauces we have. Our local Wegmans carries all of that stuff. Iā€™ll keep you posted! Zette ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/58 "2000-11-18T14:48:24Z")
What are salt potatoes?? Like a potatoe chip? ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/59 "2000-11-18T15:47:53Z")
Thanks for tromping all over my punchline, zette. _pretends to be disgruntled_ And the family you mention spells it ā€œAddams.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438/60 "2000-11-19T01:27:47Z")
Salt Potatoes are little potatoes that come with a big bag of salt. (Usually a 5lb bag of taters and about 1lb of fine salt). You soak the potatoes in the salt and water for a few hours, then boil them. You then serve them in a bowl (whole, skins on) **swimming** in butter. They are a delight, and found at every single town and county fair in NY, and most bar-b-ques, too. Yum, yummy good! Sorry about the punchline, Chef! He didnā€™t get the joke, so I thought Iā€™d help him out, since itā€™s one of my favorites. Peace? Zette [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-win-cubbys-christmas-present/41438.md?page=4)