Milk, not spaff.

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Nellie in last minute doing work Shockah!

Well tonight is the night where I do an assignment I have been putting off for MONTHS.
All in one night, it's about milk.
It's a consumer behaviour assignment and I have to make up 10 fake questionnaires, so everyone should give me some fake names.
I'll drop in over what I guess will be the next four hours
Entertain me!

― nellie (minna), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

― nellie (minna), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I like milk.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

What sort of milk do you like?

― nellie (minna), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

What is 'spaff'?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Spunk

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Ron@n Fitzger@ld congratulations you are my very first name on my assignment

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like milk so much. I only buy it to cream my coffee - tiny containers of it, but I still manage to have some left over to go bad in the fridge.

How 'bout Sarah McLusky for a fake name. Eh?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarah McLusky doesn't sound very believable, but we'll give it a shot.
I'll say you are 24 years old from Toorak

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Toorak is V. Posh

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

How about E.G. Woodman?

― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I just googled my name and came up with two real life S.M.s: one was an Irish servant, born in 1860. The other works for the University of Teesside in the Science Department.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Edward G Woodman, 46 years old from the Central Business District of Melbourne.

I tried Organic milk tonight, it tasted like grass! it was like a creamy wheatgrass shot. ugh *shudder*

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe they're a mad scientist. making McLusky dopplegangers to populate Teesside. Ok, so I'm procasturbating. sue me.

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, I like milk but not full fat - too much like drinking cheese. I take milk in both tea and coffee and once added milk to fruit tea in Switzerland, when I was too young to know better.

What, if anything, is the difference between 'half-fat' and 'semi-skimmed'?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

depends on whether your pint of milk is half full or half empty Archel :)

FULL FAT ROX0R U R ALL GAY!!!

related milk question: why is it full fat = blue, semi = green, skimmed = red? did the supermarkets all have a meeting one day to agree on it?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't it derive from when milk was delivered in glass bottles it had a different colour foil cap for each type? Having said that, I remember that full fat used to be red and semi-skimmed was red and silver striped.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

full fat was just silver, shirley?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

related milk question: why is it full fat = blue, semi = green, skimmed = red? did the supermarkets all have a meeting one day to agree on it?

I'd like to know the answer to this too. There certainly wasn't a meeting of crisp makers. As a child I was used to green = cheese and onion, blue = salt and vinegar; then along came Walkers and reversed the colour code. I'd love to know whether it was deliberate mischief by Walkers trying to shake up the market, or whether someone just plain muffed.

― Alfie (Alfie), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, but in milk from the milkman (ie PROPER milk), surely full fat = silver, semi-skimmed = red and skimmed = blue?

This is like when Walkers tried to throw everyone by selling salt and vinegar and cheese and onion in the wrong colour packets, isn't it?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh.. crossposting, great minds and all that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm, Steve, yes, I think you're right. Hmm. Red top meant something, though, but what...

(more cross posting)

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:33 (twenty-two years ago)

In America full fat "Vitamin D Milk" always has a red top on it. Green = buttermilk. God this is almost as exciting as the conversation about jubilee buses.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh, as a kid, my Dad told me that pints of milk with red tops had red tops to warn that the contents "didn't taste like milk should do".

― Alfie (Alfie), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

moooooore naaaaaaaaaaaames

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Dastor (sic). He was an actor in the 80s. Wonder what happened to him.

― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Seymour Butts?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Hobert Cottillion!

I just love this name...

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Try here?

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

full fat "Vitamin D Milk" always has a red top on it.
I always pick up the Vitamin D milk cuz I thought it was healthier...?But it's the full fat version? Whaaa???

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

It's better for you than 2%, righT?

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I have forever been confused by how US milk is labeled. Full-Fat, Semi-Skimmed and Skimmed at least mean something. I've never been able to work out which is which in the States. I'm glad it flummoxes americans too.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok, here are different types of milk.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I just learned from that page that home delivery of milk was first made available as a war conservation measure.

I guess Vitamin D is best for me cuz I have a calcium deficiency.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

And it does me loads of good in my coffee! :)

― Sarah Mclusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't really help. I need them in order of how much cream they've had skimmed off.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

"Vitamin D" - full fat
"2%" - guess how much fat
"skim" - 0-1% fat

then there's acidophilus, i think that's 2% but with an extra culture in it that's good for digestion

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Nellie, how about Hipolitan Loudbasket as a name? That's my favourite made up name from "On The Hour".

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Gross. I guess I shouldn't be getting Vitamin D then. Skim is so watery though...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

red = homogenised?

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Pertty much all full fat is now homogenised, unless you buy 'yorkshire milk'

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

When I was a kid, we only ever got 2%. But I've never really liked milk very much -- I never drank it straight, only put it on cereal -- so then when I bought it for myself, it was usually 1% or skim. Nowadays, I drink soy or rice milk exclusively. It's the best. Even if I wasn't into the fact that it's animal-free, I'd still choose it over cow's milk any day.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I cannot abide soy or rice milk, I just can't get on with the taste. I've always been a big cows milk drinker though.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

More about milk.

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Hipolitan Loudbasket

*laughs*

― Nellie (nellskies), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Red did indeed = homogenised (so just as much fat overall but no top of the milk). As Ed said, pretty much all milk is homogenised now, though my parents still get some regular silver top stuff from their milkman. Top = good on puddings!

Red/silver stripes was semi-skimmed I think and was fully skimmed.. green? Dunno - we never got it.

And of course there is also the king of milks, Gold Top which comes from magic Jersey herds and lent its name to a crummy UK Hip Hop artist.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I think there should be more milk with daft names like Gary. And more strange milk flavours, like gherkin and cheese, or wasabi.

― Amada Hugginkiss (trayce), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Dammit I cant even spell my own fake name.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

The shame

― Mutt (Matt), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)

When I was younger I tried to persuade people that fizzy milk would be an interesting idea, but never actually went through with carbonating it in a soda siphon. I don't think about this idea so much these days.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

a thing i usedta drink @ 1x was milk & coca cola mixed 50/50, it makes me just about throw up to even think about it now tho

― duane, Wednesday, 14 May 2003 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

skimmed was blue and silver.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, fizzy milk! N, you must revive that line of experimentation. Y'know, in your laboratory.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I took part in some market research recently in which Freekee Soda featured prominently. I still feel nauseous (and I didn't even have to drink any). BritVic have even thoughtfully invented a new word for us: SMIZZINESS.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

What on earth are you on about?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Carbonated milk sounds like the most disgusting concept ever.

― Nicole (Nicole), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Would it make you feel smizzy?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

FREEKEE SODA. Aptly named, if badly spelled.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)

packaged in metallic, uniquely shaped, embossed bottles to catch kids' eyes.

I know that's an idiom, but.. still - it does make it sound quite FREEKEY.

Well well well, thouh. Didn't realise that smizziness was a good thing. I thought you meant 'us' more specifically, above.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say that's a bad idea. Like the time I poured my OJ in my milk and my mom made me drink it (not recently).

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Wednesday, 14 May 2003 11:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't there a Jap softdrink called Calpis thats effectively fizzy milk? Well, fizzy fermented dairy drink anyway, kind of like Yakult. Ugh.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 15 May 2003 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't remember calpis being milky. i do remember the oh-so-hilarious names me and my travelling companions bestowed upon it however

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 15 May 2003 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe it either has a milk version, or I'm misremembering.. I know I drank something fizzymilkish though (is that a word? It is now!) and it was sort of like having a fizzy lassi. Nice after-dinner drink.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 15 May 2003 03:49 (twenty-two years ago)

is that like the stuff with the sago beads in that those places sell with the fancy machine that seals the top of the cup and you stick a really big straw in??

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 15 May 2003 03:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah, thats BUBBLE TEA! Food...err, drink of the gods, that.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 15 May 2003 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely everyone with a soda stream put milk/gravy/blood in it at some time.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 15 May 2003 09:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Fizzy gravy is so you.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 May 2003 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

which I misread as 'fizzy gravy is so over you'

― alix (alix), Thursday, 15 May 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

BLOOD???

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I never understood why pints of blood came with a white top while pints of milk come with a red top. Go figure.

Fizzy gravy is a taste sensation. Lightly sparkling malt vinegar on chips as well is grebt. Adds to the pungency.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:14 (twenty-two years ago)

A whole sodastream of blood is very nearly an armful!

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

How do you think they make Tizer?

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

:(((((((((((((

― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"You can tell it's Tizer when your veins are let"

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I went over to the 7-11 this morning to get a small bit of milk. When I opened the fridge doors, they all looked really moldy, like a horrible dream. But it turned out that this new, hip kind of milk is packaged in a grey/white swirley container for kids. What??? So I almost didn't buy any until I held it up close to my face for further examination.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Sudden curious thing : does anyone use the phrase 'let a vein' to me cutting open one? I can only find two references on Google. Am I spelling it wrong or does my mum just talk in some C19th vernacular?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't heard that, but I have heard of 'blood letting,' like using leaches and the like.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I've heard let a vein before. But then I am interested in making bloodade, where you have to let a bit of blood (letting blood is the more usual phrase right?)

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

why would your mum be talking about letting a vein? were your parents manic street preachers fans?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

The 4 Real Dastoors, you not heard of them.

"Nick - you come and tidy your room or I'll come and let a vein."

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose it is odd. She used to be a nurse, if that helps at all.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 May 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"Adult-flavored mixed drinks"* - the crossover between milk and spaff.

*from McLusky's fascinating Milk site.

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 15 May 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

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