one million

[dicksbro]

7250 (Note two 7247s)

[MilkToast]

7251... good eye DB!

[dicksbro]

7252 TY

[Scarecrow]

#7253

[dicksbro]

7254

[Eliza]

#7255 Evenin All!

[dicksbro]

7256 down
992744 to go :D

[Eliza]

#7257

[dicksbro]

7258

[Eliza]

#7259

[Eliza]

#7260
Man Milk Toast..you and your Ice Cream posts! I am so craving ice cream....and none in the house.

[Eliza]

#7261

[Eliza]

#7262

[Eliza]

#7263

[d5254t]

#7264

[Eliza]

#7265

[Eliza]

#7266

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
#7260
Man Milk Toast..you and your Ice Cream posts! I am so craving ice cream....and none in the house.

sorry :(! and I just went back for more :D

--7267--

[MilkToast]

--7268--

whilst on the topic of Ice Cream...here is some unconfirmed trivia....

[MilkToast]

The first frozen dessert is credited to Emperor Nero of Rome. It was a mixture of snow (which he sent his slaves into the mountains to retrieve) and nectar, fruit pulp and honey. Another theory is Marco Polo, 13th century bard and adventurer, brought with him to Europe from the Far East recipes for water ices....said to be used in Asia for thousands of years.

--7269--

{if it really was Nero, then he had quite a cool time after burning down the house}

[MilkToast]

In 1700 Governor Bladen of Maryland served ice cream to his guests.

--7270--

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
sorry :(! and I just went back for more :D

--7267--

:spank: Bad Milk Toast! Such a teaser!
7271

[MilkToast]

The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City in 1776.

--7272--

{what better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with a nice bowl of vanilla ice cream?}

[MilkToast]

Dolly Madison created a sensation when she served ice cream as a dessert in the White House at the second inaugural ball in 1812.

--7273--

[MilkToast]

Italo Marchiony sold his homemade ice cream from a pushcart on Wall Street. He reduced his overhead caused by customers breaking or wandering off with his serving glasses by baking edible waffle cups with sloping sides and a flat bottom. He patented his idea in 1903.

--7274--

[MilkToast]

Others link the ice cream cone's invention to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. An ice cream vendor there reportedly didn't have enough dishes to keep up with demand, so he teamed up with a waffle vendor who rolled his product into "cornucopias."

--7275--

[MilkToast]

Invention of the ice cream soda is usually attributed to Robert M. Green, who operated a soda water concession in Philadelphia. Green, who sold a mix of carbonated water, cream, and syrup, apparently ran out of cream and substituted ice cream, hoping his customers wouldn't notice. But they did and daily sales receipts climbed from $6 to $600.

--7276--

[MilkToast]

During the stuffy Victorian period, drinking soda water was considered improper, so some towns banned its sale on Sundays. An enterprising druggist in Evanston, IN, reportedly concocted a legal Sunday alternative containing ice cream and syrup, but no soda. To show respect for the Sabbath, he later changed the spelling to "sundae."

--7277--

[MilkToast]

In 1843, New England housewife Nancy Johnson invented the hand-cranked ice cream churn. She patented her invention but lacked the resources to make and market the churn herself. Mrs. Johnson sold the patent for $200 to a Philadelphia kitchen wholesaler who, by 1847, made enough freezers to satisfy the high demand. From 1847 to 1877, more than 70 improvements to ice cream churns were patented.

--7278--

[MilkToast]

The first commercial ice cream plant was established in Baltimore in 1851 by Jacob Fussell.

--7279--

[MilkToast]

In 1983, Cookies 'N Cream, made with real Oreo cookies, became an instant hit, climbing to number five on the list of best-selling ice cream flavors. It also holds the distinction of being the fastest growing new flavor in the history of the ice cream industry.

--7280--

[MilkToast]

In 1991, another flavor phenomenon was created -- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream, which combines the best part of the Chocolate Chip cookie -- the raw dough -- with creamy vanilla ice cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

--7281--

[MilkToast]

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90% of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

--7282--

[MilkToast]

The U.S. ice cream industry generates about $20 billion in annual sales and provides jobs for thousands of citizens. Nearly 9% of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream, contributing significantly to the economic well-being of the nation's dairy industry.

--7283--

[MilkToast]

According to 2001 supermarket volume sales, regular ice cream accounts for the largest share of the frozen dessert market, with 80%. Reduced-fat, light, lowfat and nonfat ice cream account for 11% of the market, followed by sherbet (4.5%), frozen yogurt (4%), and sorbet (0.5%). Source: Information Resources Inc. (IRI)

--7284--

[MilkToast]

Based on 2001 supermarket sales of ice cream, the top five individual flavors in terms of share of segment in the United States are: vanilla (28%), chocolate (8%), neapolitan (7%), butter pecan (4.5%), and chocolate chip (3.5%). Source: Information Resources Inc. (IRI)

--7285--

[as you can see us vanilla eaters are more popular than folks would like to admit! :D]

[Eliza]

#7286

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
In 1983, Cookies 'N Cream, made with real Oreo cookies, became an instant hit, climbing to number five on the list of best-selling ice cream flavors. It also holds the distinction of being the fastest growing new flavor in the history of the ice cream industry.

--7280--

:jump: Yea for Cookies n cream

7287

[MilkToast]

Vanilla is the top flavor for novelties, with more than 27% of the volume share. Fudge is the next highest stand-alone flavor share, with nearly 8%. Lemon flavored novelties, while under 1% of total volume, posted the highest rate of growth in 2001, with an increase of over 37% over 2000. Source: IRI 2001

--7288--

[more Vanilla... not as plain as people would like to think!]

[MilkToast]

Japan is again the single largest market for U.S. frozen dessert exports, with an estimated value of $21.2 million. Hong Kong was the number two destination for U.S. frozen dessert exports, valued at $11 million. The United Kingdom ($10.2M), Mexico ($9.3M) and Canada ($6.5M) are third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Source: Latest Scoop 2002

--7289--

[PantyFanatic]

#7290
I think Eliza is mad at me for going to sleep on her (I wish;) ) last night.:o

[Eliza]

7291
Go Milk Toast...go Milk Toast..... I like Vanilla too! Right under Cookies n Cream!

[MilkToast]

Ice cream is second only to cookies as the favorite dessert in North America.

--7292--

[Eliza]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
#7290
I think Eliza is mad at me for going to sleep on her (I wish;) ) last night.:o

LOL..I could never be mad @ you PF! I just though you were makin Eggs!lmao.
7293

[MilkToast]

Some types of ice cream use "carrageenan' to improve texture and thickness. Carrageenan is a type of seaweed.

--7294--

[and if you ask me that is cheating... if you can't make it right, then get out of the kitchen!]

[MilkToast]

U.S. standards call for ice cream to contain a minimum of 10% milk fat and 20% total milk solids. There is a maximum of 100% overrun allowed. Overrun refers to whipping air into the mixture, and a 100% overrun doubles the original volume of the mixture. A gallon of ice cream must weigh a minimum of 4 1/2 pounds.

--7295--

[PantyFanatic]

#7296

I want to make a piece, I mean peace, offering.:)

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
Ice cream is second only to cookies as the favorite dessert in North America.

--7292--


7297
SEEEE That's what makes Cookies N Cream so good!!!:D

[MilkToast]

25% of Baskin Robbins ('31 flavors') ice cream sales are for plain vanilla.

-- 7298 --

[again, vanilla kicks butt!... he he he]

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
#7295

I want to make a piece, I mean peace, offering.:)

mmm... blue berries and vanilla ice cream... sorry Eliza... I got to the plate first... PF tried to stop me, but I had to smack him around :D

[PantyFanatic]

I’ll even let you have some of my second favorite thing.:D

[MilkToast]

[ha ha ha]
Waste from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream company is given to local farmers in Vermont to feed to their hogs. It is said the hogs don't particularly care for the Mint Oreo.

--7301--

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
I’ll even let you have some of my second favorite thing.:D
PF... I'm impressed... fresh fruit (two kinds!) and ice cream in the fridge... you know how to eat my friend!

[MilkToast]

At one time it was against the law to serve ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.

[what fools they were]

--7303--

[MilkToast]

George Washington liked ice cream so much he reportedly had a bill for $200 for ice cream one summer.

--7304--

[Eliza]

#7305
Don't let him fool you MT..that's from his automatic food dispensers he had installed in the kitchen!

*wrestles the icecream away from MT* didn't your Mamma ever teach you to share?? lol

[PantyFanatic]

#7306

YUP! I even have hard-boiled eggs in my frig MT. :D

[MilkToast]

The first hand-cranked ice cream maker was developed by Nancy Johnson in 1846.

--7307--

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
YUP! I even have hard-boiled eggs in my frig MT. :D
Funny.... me too! they are just hard boiled and the pickled (no joke!)... I love them for breakfast!

Originally posted by Eliza
*wrestles the icecream away from MT* didn't your Mamma ever teach you to share?? lol
nope... not when it came to food... you had to eat fast if you wanted second's in my family :D

--7308--

[PantyFanatic]

#7309

As Eliza knows, it's just COOK, COOK, COOK, COOK, for me. ;)






LMFAO:)

[MilkToast]

OK... I am done with the ice cream trivia...

--7310--

[Eliza]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pantyfanatic
[B]#7309

As Eliza knows, it's just COOK, COOK, COOK, COOK, for me. ;)


*laughs so hard spits icecream out all over the floor*

[MilkToast]

hmmm... this is my 1006th reply to this thread...

--7312--

[Eliza]

#7313 How come?

[PantyFanatic]

# 7314

Truth is, to me a balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.:p

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
How come?
cause it is hard to eat ice cream and look up trivia at the same time :D

--7315--

[PantyFanatic]

#7316

LMAO @ MT:D

[MilkToast]

7317 - time to check on the progress of the thread...


PIXIES "ONE MILLION" THREAD END CALCULATOR
-Toast

start time: 5/9/03 9:59 PM
reply goal: 1,000,000
current time: 7/6/03 11:37 PM
reply count: 7,317

still needed: 992,683 replies
elapsed time: 58 days 1 hours 38.0 minutes

reply rate: 126.0 replies/day
OR 5.25 replies/hour
OR 0.088 replies/minute

time to goal: 11,344,290 minutes
OR 189,071 hours
OR 7,878 days
OR 21.6 years

est. achievement date: 1/29/25 11:06 PM



some excellent progress today!

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
cause it is hard to eat ice cream and look up trivia at the same time :D

--7315--

7318
Ohhh BAD Milk Toast!!! :spank: :spank: :spank:

[PantyFanatic]

# 7319

Yes it is MT

(and I'm not doing too well with my post calculations. :o

[Eliza]

7320 Yea Us!

[MilkToast]

time for me to go to bed... need to actually get up on time for work tomorrow... good night all.

--7321--

[PantyFanatic]

#7322

Maybe we can finish this for New Years...........2025? :rolleyes:

[Eliza]

7323
Night MT..Yea..I should head there myself...one of these days...

[Eliza]

Originally posted by pantyfanatic
#7322

Maybe we can finish this for New Years...........2025? :rolleyes:

lol..drop the ball on the millionth post??? And the top poster of the thread should get that honor I think.

[PantyFanatic]

#7325

That sound like a great bequeathment for somebodys grandkid. LOL

[white_water]

#7326

How many pages will this take?

[Sharni]

#7327

[Sharni]

#7328

[Sharni]

#7329

[Sharni]

#7330

[Sharni]

#7331

[Sharni]

#7332

[Sharni]

#7333

[Sharni]

#7334

[Sharni]

#7335

[Sharni]

#7336

[Sharni]

#7337

[Sharni]

#7338

[Sharni]

#7339

[Sharni]

#7340

[Sharni]

#7341

[Sharni]

#7342

[Sharni]

#7343

[Sharni]

#7344

[Sharni]

#7345

[Sharni]

#7346

[Sharni]

#7347

[Sharni]

#7348

[Sharni]

#7349

[Sharni]

#7350

[dicksbro]

7351

[dicksbro]

7352

[dicksbro]

7353

[dicksbro]

7354

[dicksbro]

7355 down
992645 to go!

[GusAspar]

7356

Sorry I've been away

[GusAspar]

7357

must do some work soon

[GusAspar]

7358

but I need a shower first

[dicksbro]

7359

[dicksbro]

7360 down
992640 to go. Wow, are we close or what? :D

[celticangel]

7361

[dm383]

7361

[dm383]

7363..... we should aim for a bit of collusion next time sweetie!!

[dicksbro]

7364

[dicksbro]

7365 down
992635 to go :D

[dm383]

7365

looks less & less every time I look at it!! :D

[dicksbro]

7367 ... after I corrected my previous post from 7364 to 7365. :)

[Sharni]

#7368

[Sharni]

#7369

[Sharni]

#7370

[Sharni]

#7371

[Sharni]

#7372

[Christine]

#7373

[Sharni]

#7374

[Sharni]

#7375

[Sharni]

#7376

[Sharni]

#7377

[Sharni]

#7378

[Sharni]

#7379

[Sharni]

#7380

[speedy]

7381 gonna fall a bit short with the news today

[GusAspar]

7382

yes, a million looks like a very tall order

[MilkToast]

well... after the sad news (http://pixies-place.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=316534) this will likely be my final post in this thread....

To all of you that I enjoyed posting here with... farewell and godspeed.

Kim already used my favorite exit line in the other thread... but I am still going to use it here....

So long and thanks for all the fish....

[Sharni]

#7384

[Sharni]

#7385

[Sharni]

#7386

[Sharni]

#7387

[Sharni]

#7388

[GusAspar]

7389

Lostintexas, what would you say to 10,000 posts?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7390~Would be doable, don't you think?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7391~Especially in such a short period of time?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7392~Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis got back to the United States after its historic 1972 transatlantic flight to Paris in a pine packing crate, measuring 27 by 12 by 9 feet, that was put aboard the cruiser U.S.S. Memphis.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7393~The flower known as the Yellow Rose of Texas was first found in the United States in New York City. A lawyer named George Harrison (!) found it as a seedling in the 1830s on his farm near what is now Penn Station. The rose was brought out west by settlers and--according to legend--adopted by Texans after Mexican General Santa Ana was distracted by a beautiful woman wearing it in her hair.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7394~The stars from point to point on the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner" were two feet across. The flag is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7395~The average person receives eight birthday cards annually, according to Hallmark.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7396~The waist size of the Statue of Liberty is 35 feet in diameter. But there is no real "waistline"--the robe forms the outer shell of the statue and there is no "torso" underneath.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7397~The first public aquarium in the United States was opened by showman P.T. Barnum in New York City in 1856.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7398~The Library of Congress ceased publishing Playboy in braille in 1985 after Congress voted to withhold funding. Playboy had been publishing in braille--without ads or pictures--for fifteen years. Publication resumed in 1986 after the courts ruled Congress' action illegal. At the time, Playboy was the sixth most popular of the 36 publications the Library was printing in braille.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7399~India ink originated in China.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7400~St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Scotland, in the town of Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton. He was captured at age 16 by Gaels and taken to Ireland, where he was sold as a slave.

[Lilith]

7401

we really have to hurry:p

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7402~Exactly!!!!

[Lilith]

7403~ I hate not completing things

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#7404~Can we count by 100s? 1000s? :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7405~True, Lil. And you haven't imparted all of your conversion tactics to me yet. :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7406~Of course, I *am* on that quest for 10,000 posts before the end of July...

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7407~Archaeologists believe they have located the burial site of Boudicca, the British queen who led a bloody revolt against Roman rule in the first century A.D. under Platform 8 of the King's Cross Railway Station in London.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7408~There is only one time zone in China, although the country covers 3,691,521 square miles and geographically could be in five different zones. The government requires clocks throughout the nation to conform to those in the capital, Beijing.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7409~On the island of New Guinea, one-third of the world's languages are spoken. More than 700 distinct native languages can be heard.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7410~Sweden was the first country to produce the leather we know as suede. Suede is what Sweden means in French, and the name was first used in the phrase gants de Suede, or "gloves from Sweden."

[dicksbro]

7411 ... IAKG, you're just a wonderful fountain of knowledge. Danke!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7412~IAKG smiles at her new epitaph :D

[Eliza]

7413
OMG! Crying as I'm typing IAKG you rock! 10,000.00 by 7-31-03!!!

[Eliza]

#7414

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7415~Wish me luck. I'll need it. :D

[denny]

7416~Good LUCK!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#7417~1219 to go...

[denny]

7418 Think you'll make it?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7419~I think I have a pretty good shot at it. I only need about 60 posts a day. :D

[denny]

7420~Is that all? LOL

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7421~At one point, my average was 54.something, and that's including weekends, when I barely posted. :D

[denny]

7422~So you're gonna really spend a lot of time here to the end.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7423~Probably no more than usual...just post some more :D

[denny]

7424~Posting more, enjoying it less?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7425~I *always* enjoy posting, at least to the games. :)

[denny]

7426~Then get with it girl, times a wasting.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7427~ I know--I'm just not multi-tasking well tonight!

[denny]

7428~Just what is taking the most of your time?

[Sharni]

#7429

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7430~I'm in chat and responding to emails and trying to do work, all while trying to post. :D

[Sharni]

#7431

[denny]

#7432~Sounds like a bit too much.

[Sharni]

#7433

[denny]

#7434~ Whither shall we go?

[MilkToast]

7435... OK I'll come back and post... this would be the calc for 10k posts by the end of the month... as you can see it would be doable, but it is going to be close... sadly I am not in the mood to post much more at the moment....

-Toast (still looking for alternate bandwidth)


PIXIES "ONE MILLION er... TEN THOUSAND" THREAD END CALCULATOR
-Toast

start time: 5/9/03 9:59 PM
reply goal: 10,000
current time: 7/7/03 9:25 PM
reply count: 7,317

still needed: 2,683 replies
elapsed time: 58 days 23 hours 26.0 minutes

reply rate: 124.1 replies/day
OR 5.17 replies/hour
OR 0.086 replies/minute

time to goal: 31,141 minutes
OR 519 hours
OR 22 days
OR 0.1 years

est. achievement date: 7/29/03 12:25 PM

[denny]

#7436~ We're trying!!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#7437~I'll definitely keep trying. You all may get a bunch of trivia in the next several days. :D

[MilkToast]

--7438--

OK... if we're gonna do this... time to put this thread into gear... I'm gonna go get some ice cream and them come back with some topics to post...

BTW... anyone seen Eliza... we need her help!

[denny]

#7438~Please give us trivia IAKG.

[MilkToast]

--7440--

[IAKaraokeGirl]

#7439~She stopped by briefly earlier, but not since then, MilkToast.

[MilkToast]

--7442--

OK cool... I see you are doing your bit as welll IAKG...

[denny]

7443~ And me!:D

[MilkToast]

well... I skipped the ice cream and got some Scotch (on the rocks) instead :D

--7444--

[denny]

7445~Much better for you!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

7446~Make me a fuzzy navel, would you MilkToast?

[Eliza]

7447
Hi guys..sorry I was grabbing some pics while they're still up..so to speak...

[MilkToast]

--7448--

at least it is better for my mind set at the moment :)

[Sharni]

#7447

[Eliza]

7450

[Eliza]

7451
Sharni..your sig is just so perfect. I second that.

[MilkToast]

--7452--

man, the count is messed :p

[denny]

7452~counting

[Eliza]

7454

[MilkToast]

--7455--

I think that this is now right

[MilkToast]

--7456--

dum de dum...

[Eliza]

7457

[denny]

7456~Yup!

[MilkToast]

--7459--

[Eliza]

7460

[MilkToast]

--7461--

the counter is moving quick tonight... most excellent... I have not even had time to find the next thing to post a string about :D

[MilkToast]

--7462--

at least I can watch TV between the 30 second intervals... he he he

[Eliza]

7463
me too..I'm a woman w/ a mission.

[MilkToast]

--7464--

and I am in luck that this evening the rerun of "CSI: Miami" is one that I have not seen yet...

[Eliza]

7465
Ahh..MT..hitting the edit button talks up those 30 seconds..lol

[MilkToast]

--7466--

yes it does... but not enough of them ;)

[denny]

7467

[MilkToast]

--7468--

I use Mozilla as my browser so I keep on tab open to this thread and the other tab to the topic list so I can check the count often ;)

[MilkToast]

--7469--

I guess that idle chatter can also move this thread along just fine ;)

[MilkToast]

--7470--

I guess that it is also pretty sad that I keep a clock running as well so that I can see the posting interval go by :p

I think that this would qualify as an addiction easily :D

[Eliza]

7471

[MilkToast]

--7472--

if we could only move all the folks in the chat to here this would go by a lot quicker.... he he he.

[Eliza]

7473
Yes but then the edits would be going like crazy..lol

[MilkToast]

--7474--

I gotta say that most of the stuff that passes for TV these days is pretty darn mind numbing...

all this reality TV crap really pisses me off... some people really need lives (as I sit here at type this :))

[MilkToast]

--7475-- BRB... need a re-fill

[Eliza]

7476
Yes...you're right..lol (as I sit here and type back)

[MilkToast]

--7477--

I guess the apartment is just not that big... back in time to post into the sequence

[MilkToast]

--7478--

excellent... we have moved the 10k date back to 7/27 ~8pm

[MilkToast]

--7479--

[Eliza]

#7480
woo hoo!

[denny]

7481

[MilkToast]

--7482--

yeehaw!

[MilkToast]

--7483--

giddy up!

[MilkToast]

--7484--

move along!

[Eliza]

7485
little doggy?

[denny]

7485 Move 'em on out!

[MilkToast]

--7487--

howdy pardner....

[Eliza]

7488
raw hide!!!!

[MilkToast]

this is excellent! I am actually laughing at the thread!

--7489--

[denny]

7488 YeeHaa!

[Eliza]

7491
And we're moooovin! (get it? Mooo?)

[MilkToast]

--7492--

mooo? LMAO..... te he he

[Eliza]

7493
I love moo cows...they're so cute...

[MilkToast]

OK... all of this has now led me to my next "topic"... Western quotes courtesy of Google...

--7494--

[denny]

7494
All those nipples!

[Eliza]

#7496
And you know what comes from cows???

[MilkToast]

--7497--

Eliza, are you one of those people that has to moo at a cow if you see one on the side of the road... I still do when I get the chance :)

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
#7496
And you know what comes from cows???

cream! as in ice cream!!!!

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
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Eliza, are you one of those people that has to moo at a cow if you see one on the side of the road... I still do when I get the chance :)

YES!!!! OMG I do that all the time! lol