@elliedan I learned what Fudgie The Whale (and Cookiepuss) was like two or three years ago, I think due to a podcast or TV show or something (this is one of those times I wish my memory worked like gmail and I could search for stuff easily). Is that a really common thing in the midwest? I grew up 50/50 in Texas and Colorado, and you just got a cake. Maybe a Baskin Robins ice cream cake, or a cookie cake from the mall at best. Is a Fudgie Whale a common thing? Cultural divides within america are fascinating to me…
@Moose I learned it when I listened to Opie and Anthony way back in the day. Carvel is I believe an east coast/maybe NYC centric ice cream shop and one of their staples is the Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake.
@elliedan@Moose i grew up in new england and back in the 80s my grampa used to take me to an actual carvel ice cream shop where they’d let you get your ice cream and take it over to the toppings bar, long before froyo places started making this a thing. it was a great treat. i loved getting a carvel ice cream cake for a birthday but it was only ever a cake shaped cake. i’m in my 30s now and i don’t think i’ve ever seen a fudgie the whale cake in real life. i only remember hearing about them as A Thing as an adult. however as my birthday is around thanksgiving, i did a couple times get one that looked like a turkey.
@djslack@shahnm This is one of those puns where it comes across better hearing it than reading it… It’s a joke my dad made up many years ago (he’d wake up every morning with about 10 or so new jokes, most of them pun based and every day we’d hear the newest batch. Maybe one in 10 was any good but with his endless supply eventually there’d be enough good ones he could have written a book if he had wanted to. Probably most of them would go over best with the late grade school/middle school crowd though.
I loved my last Bulova watch until it died after a decade of daily wear and hoped to replace it, but nope to these. A stainless steel 26mm with a date function, Roman numerals, and no rhinestones would be wonderful, but meh.
30m water resistance is an Industry minimum, but that’s what you should expect from a very inexpensive quartz watch. Basically it’s recommend that you don’t dunk it in water on purpose frequently. It’ll probably survive if you drop it in the sink or get caught in a downpour, but don’t bathe or wash dishes with it on.
The next step up is 50m which is good for swimming, probably.
A good resistance rating for a durable everyday watch would be 100m with a screw-down crown (the thing used to set the time). That’s good for watersports, snorkeling, etc. Still refrain from doing the dishes; the hot water and soap could make the seals fail.
I’ve watched 265 days pass since the last pocketknife deal.
In the meantime, I’ve been shopping around for a good deal on a knife sharpener or sharpening stone.
/image lost pocket knife
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Price Comparison
Horn Resin with Date: $32.72 at Amazon
Stainless Steel with Roman Numerals $49.50 at eBay
Stainless Steel Chronograph: $48.09 at Amazon
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3 Year Caravelle
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Bulova…I love their caviar!
Where’s the “Fudgie the Whale” watch?
@elliedan I learned what Fudgie The Whale (and Cookiepuss) was like two or three years ago, I think due to a podcast or TV show or something (this is one of those times I wish my memory worked like gmail and I could search for stuff easily). Is that a really common thing in the midwest? I grew up 50/50 in Texas and Colorado, and you just got a cake. Maybe a Baskin Robins ice cream cake, or a cookie cake from the mall at best. Is a Fudgie Whale a common thing? Cultural divides within america are fascinating to me…
@Moose I learned it when I listened to Opie and Anthony way back in the day. Carvel is I believe an east coast/maybe NYC centric ice cream shop and one of their staples is the Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake.
@djslack @Moose
Confession:
I can count the number of times I’ve had stuff from Carvel.
Hint: More than 0, but less than 2.
@djslack @Moose I grew up in northern NJ, and the only time I’ve ever even heard of fudgie the whale before now was on the office.
@elliedan @Moose i grew up in new england and back in the 80s my grampa used to take me to an actual carvel ice cream shop where they’d let you get your ice cream and take it over to the toppings bar, long before froyo places started making this a thing. it was a great treat. i loved getting a carvel ice cream cake for a birthday but it was only ever a cake shaped cake. i’m in my 30s now and i don’t think i’ve ever seen a fudgie the whale cake in real life. i only remember hearing about them as A Thing as an adult. however as my birthday is around thanksgiving, i did a couple times get one that looked like a turkey.
@elliedan @jerk_nugget @Moose I think the turkey is the same shape as the whale, it just is decorated differently.
Watch me let this deal tick by too
It’s watch time…
These aren’t even meh, they are just plain fugly.
@Fen_Star I think they look sharp.
I wonder if I could pull off wearing one of these.
Today’s Poll:
A ) Where the fuck is the poll?
B ) Isn’t the fucking poll missing?
C ) Why the fuck isn’t the poll available yet?
D ) All of the fucking above.
@shahnm
/image D
@shahnm Multiple choice question… What do you call a nun who has died and gone to heaven?
Answer: D. None of the above.
@Kidsandliz Is that a simple play on words or a bitter indictment of religion?
@shahnm and people these days say spelling doesn’t matter…
@djslack Wat?
@Kidsandliz
Took me a few seconds.
@ruouttaurmind - It’s inescapable on Meh
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@shahnm if you spell it “nun of the above” it really loses the possible connotation of a bitter indictment of religion.
@djslack Not necessarily. It could then be a bitter indictment of religion, with a fun, quirky play on words twist.
@shahnm good point.
@PlacidPenguin Yes, at a minimum it’s probably best to avoid the product topic if you’re squeamish about wordplay.
@djslack @shahnm This is one of those puns where it comes across better hearing it than reading it… It’s a joke my dad made up many years ago (he’d wake up every morning with about 10 or so new jokes, most of them pun based and every day we’d hear the newest batch. Maybe one in 10 was any good but with his endless supply eventually there’d be enough good ones he could have written a book if he had wanted to. Probably most of them would go over best with the late grade school/middle school crowd though.
Can we have the speaker docks back?
“Horn-resin” is the fanciest name for plastic I’ve heard this week.
@djslack It’s the happy ending after a bunch of hydrocarbons hump each other.
nope- my grandama’s dead and doesn’t need a watch anymore…
I would buy one of these if it measured steps and heart rate, and didn’t have gaudy rhinestones.
Okay, so really nothing like this.
edit - If it didn’t have “88 individually handset crystals”.
These would be great gifts if anyone still used watches to tell time. Smart watches don’t count.
@hchavers I have an analog watch that I wear daily, but I wouldn’t buy these as I think they are ugly.
Not this time.
Womens watches for fathers day?
/giphy Dudes like sparkly things too.
@mike808 That’s a nifty gif of Amy Schumer with glitter!
The Operant Conditioning that kept me coming to Meh is slowly wearing off
I yearn for the days of knivesandspeakerdocks.com…
@Willijs3 I really wanted this hyperlink to go somewhere…
Why can’t a company make a nice watch that someone can put on with just one hand? These clasps can’t be used by someone with a prostetic arm
@msujp My Casio has a simple clasp to use, I can totally put it on any appendage with one hand, but then again, it’s a Casio.
/image Calculatorwatch
I loved my last Bulova watch until it died after a decade of daily wear and hoped to replace it, but nope to these.
A stainless steel 26mm with a date function, Roman numerals, and no rhinestones would be wonderful, but meh.
30m water resistance is an Industry minimum, but that’s what you should expect from a very inexpensive quartz watch. Basically it’s recommend that you don’t dunk it in water on purpose frequently. It’ll probably survive if you drop it in the sink or get caught in a downpour, but don’t bathe or wash dishes with it on.
The next step up is 50m which is good for swimming, probably.
A good resistance rating for a durable everyday watch would be 100m with a screw-down crown (the thing used to set the time). That’s good for watersports, snorkeling, etc. Still refrain from doing the dishes; the hot water and soap could make the seals fail.
Couldn’t mash that MEH button fast enough
ewwwww…is that watch flesh color? Must be the Buffalo Bill line.
I see no point to a watch that doesn’t monitor my sleep, exercise, etc. I’ve been addicted to these Fitbit things too long.
And where’s today’s poll?
@Fuzzalini
https://meh.com/forum/topics/forgetting-a-poll-is
Oh great, more Bulova’s Witnesses knocking on my door when I’m trying to have dinner.
I’ve watched 265 days pass since the last pocketknife deal.
In the meantime, I’ve been shopping around for a good deal on a knife sharpener or sharpening stone.
/image lost pocket knife