Cop Talk
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Do(ugh)?nuts
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- Jam in middle
- Emptiness in middle
- ERR_COFFEE_MUG
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I'm not arguing over the spelling, for once. My view is that doughnut and donut are both equally correct, but have different meanings. The one with a chunk cut out of the middle, also has a chunk cut out of the middle of the word. Makes perfect sense.
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So you're saying that you call this
a donut, then?
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No, we call it a doughnut ;)
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What? I think you're saying that there's a hole in the middle (where the jam is), but it still doesn't make sense because that hole is full of something edible and tasty, and even if it wasn't there's no way to get to that shape by cutting out part of a ring, but you can get to a ring from that by cutting out the middle section of cake including the jamhole.
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And this?
See, that't the problem I have with language. If I want to find a word that people would understand connected to the first image, I have no better choice than doughnut. But then people think of this... toroidal monstrosity.
We just call those "American doughnuts" here.
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And this?
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We just call those "American doughnuts" here.Also a doughnut
I call that a donut. I feel it makes sense, and it's shorter to type than 'American doughnut'.
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What? I think you're saying that there's a hole in the middle
No, I think I got your point, I just reversed the words in my head before posting.
So image 1 is doughnut, image 2 is donut, yes?
Not that it helps me since you're probably the only person using that as a distinction
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What about doughnuts filled with other things? (Such as Bavarian or whipped cream fillings...)
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Jam doughnut
Ring doughnut
Custard doughnut
Chocolate doughnut
Cream doughnut
etc.
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Das ist ein Berliner!
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Chocolate doughnut
But is it
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Yes, this thread is now about doughnuts. It is very important to me!
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Das ist ein Berliner!
I know that. Most of the world doesn't.
Filed under: I was contemplating attempting to answer in German, but decided not to completely embarrass myself.
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No, I think I got your point, I just reversed the words in my head before posting.
Sorry, I tend to assume snark/pedantry on this site.
So image 1 is doughnut, image 2 is donut, yes?
Yup.
Not that it helps me since you're probably the only person using that as a distinction
Adopt it. Help me make it true.
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Status: Craving donuts.
No, those are doughnuts! We just established that! And then @boomzilla did his job...
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And then @boomzilla did his job...
But the title of
thisthe Status thread will stand for a few hours, maybe even up to a couple of days, as a memorial.
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It could. It wasn't me who changed it.
I think mine never lasted more than an hour.
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No, those are doughnuts! We just established that! And then @boomzilla did his job...
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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This post is not empty. Fortunately, neither is my stomach; otherwise, I would now be en route to the nearest vendor of toroidal pastry.rosedoughnut by any other name wouldsmelltaste as sweet.
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rRose by any other name wouldsmell as sweetstill smash things with a massive hammer.
FTFM
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#Doughnuts
[poll]- Krispy Kreme
- Dunkin Donuts
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There is only one correct answer.
Also, you left off custard. Custard >>>>>> Jam or cream
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#Doughnuts
[poll]- Krispy Kreme
- Dunkin
- Hy-Vee
- I don't care just give me a damn donut already!
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FTFY.
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No? WTF is Hy-Vee?
Also there is still only one correct answer.
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A midwest grocery chain. And their bakeries are typically quite good.
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We just call those "American doughnuts" here.
But the doughnut proper (if that's the
right word) supposedly came to Manhattan (then still New Amsterdam)
under the unappetizing Dutch name of olykoeks--"oily cakes."
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We have our first incorrect voter.
To be fair, my hometown has a small business that makes Krispy Kreme like doughnuts that are bigger and cheaper, they just don't look quite as nice.
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Ok, I'm not saying you're wrong, but what do I call Berliners and have it universally understood then? Doughnut is the closest I can find.
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According to anthropologist Paul R. Mullins, the first cookbook mentioning doughnuts was an 1803 English volume which included doughnuts in an appendix of American recipes. By the mid-19th century, the doughnut looked and tasted like todayβs doughnut, and was viewed as a thoroughly American food.
Seems like you're wrong about which doughnut is the proper one.
Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was only 16 years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts.
Not the first time Europe has stolen an idea and claimed it's version is the proper one.
Let me guess.... you're all Apple (Mac, iPhone) fans over there?
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there is still only one correct answer.
And the correct answer is Frost. Personal favorites are the Smoky Bacon Maple Bar (BACON!!!) and the Caramel Apple Fritter. Unfortunately, they appear to have only a single location.
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Seems like you're wrong about which doughnut is the proper one.
Ok then.
Krafna.
There. Did that help? That's the name I call the "wrong doughnut". Did you understand what I meant before I clarified? Probably not.
The only thing I care about is clear communication. And I don't see your point about something being a stolen idea from your quote, because the ones I'm talking about are not ring shaped.
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Did you understand what I meant before I clarified?
Yes. It's similar to "Krapfen" - a word used in some parts of Germany.
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You don't count, you have DMA
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YOU FAIL AT BAKERIES.
(i.e. the correct answer is always "neither, use your local baker instead" whenever that exists)
FTFY.
Whaaaaat? Have you never been to Pettit's Pastry or the Donut Stop, @mott555?To be fair, my hometown has a small business that makes Krispy Kreme like doughnuts that are bigger and cheaper, they just don't look quite as nice.
And probably tastier too; never mind that you probably could get more kinds of do(ugh)nuts out of them ;)
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Nah, tastes about the same.
"neither, use your local baker instead"
Dude, Krispy Kreme is my local baker.
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Whaaaaat? Have you never been to Pettit's Pastry or the Donut Stop, @mott555?
I've never heard of either tbh.
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(i.e. the correct answer is always "neither, use your local baker instead" whenever that exists)
This.
Or possibly:
[poll]- TIm Hortons
- Poll Must have at least 10 options, but there's really only one, eh?
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Appropriately:
From Wikipedia:
"Soon after Horton opened the store, he met Ron Joyce, a former Hamilton police constable ..." (who went to become the major investor...)
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Products are sold in Krispy Kreme stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, ...
I don't understand why some people make a big deal of Krispy Kreme. Admittedly, I've only had the packaged ones from the grocery store, not freshly made from a local shop, but frankly I wasn't impressed.
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Never heard of LaMar's Donuts either?
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Nope.
There are a few Donut Professors around the areas I frequent. I went there once and wasn't terribly impressed. Not horrible, but @HardwareGeek's description of Krispy Kreme applies to The Donut Professor too.
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Nope.
I'd recommend LaMar's (there's one in Omaha, 2 in Lincoln, a bunch in Colorado, and in a few other states). They're the best I've had, I'd rate them higher than the Hy-Vee bakeries.
@HardwareGeek's description of Krispy Kreme applies to The Donut Professor too
I will keep that in mind and choose to not get donuts from them then.
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I've only had the packaged ones from the grocery store
They lose something as soon as they cool down. You've gotta try them when they're fresh; half the experience is the warm melty sugary goodness. Without that, they're just overpriced and bland.
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I'd recommend LaMar's
Looks like there's one in Millard and that's not too far off the beaten path for me. Hy-Vee donuts are excellent so if these are better
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