tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1435881005522351216..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How to drink milkMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6459264947956692752012-06-05T17:18:20.452-05:002012-06-05T17:18:20.452-05:00I drink it from a bag. Lolz... Idk that Americans ...I drink it from a bag. Lolz... Idk that Americans don't drink from bags... <br /><br />Ps: Blonde squirrels.. XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13316598779984428802010-02-18T18:07:28.378-06:002010-02-18T18:07:28.378-06:00You know what I find funny? That Canadians keep ca...You know what I find funny? That Canadians keep calling U.S. Citizen "Americans." They're from this continent, too. Same goes for Mexico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24524781019358243142010-02-05T15:58:50.904-06:002010-02-05T15:58:50.904-06:00"Our black squirrels in ottawa are apparently..."Our black squirrels in ottawa are apparently also odd."<br /><br />Not in Kent, OH. They have proliferated there after some tests done with them at Kent State University. I have seen them in person, they are the dominant squirrel now.DubyaDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9710907633150295242010-02-05T07:12:10.702-06:002010-02-05T07:12:10.702-06:00Minnesotan living in Madison.Minnesotan living in Madison.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18418506412258153872010-02-04T23:42:32.617-06:002010-02-04T23:42:32.617-06:00So are you from Minnesota or Wisconsin?So are you from Minnesota or Wisconsin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91656855017145981752010-02-04T17:16:47.524-06:002010-02-04T17:16:47.524-06:00Why not just pour the milk from the container dire...Why not just pour the milk from the container directly into the pitcher? Some pitchers actually come with covers as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1610892042203524592010-02-04T13:31:22.413-06:002010-02-04T13:31:22.413-06:00uhhh i've lived in BC until i moved to Quebec ...uhhh i've lived in BC until i moved to Quebec to go to university and i've never seen milk in bags or milk bag jugs in BC lol didn't know this was how it was done in Eastern Canada. So its not just americans that don't know ! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2232108058609166902010-02-04T13:23:39.946-06:002010-02-04T13:23:39.946-06:00Err, plastic bags are considerably harder to recyc...Err, plastic bags are considerably harder to recycle than the 'hard' plastic used for milk jugs. Talk to anyone in waste management to get a feel for how awful plastic bags really are.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04698994797938957616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1540583627690157092010-02-04T12:16:27.507-06:002010-02-04T12:16:27.507-06:00I've seen the black squirrels in Michigan (nea...I've seen the black squirrels in Michigan (near Petoskey, if I remember correctly). Their distribution is discussed at Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel).Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27998523482860984562010-02-04T11:59:51.078-06:002010-02-04T11:59:51.078-06:00Finally! I had been confused for 10 years after r...Finally! I had been confused for 10 years after reading the comic strip For Better or for Worse in which the daughter has an accident while bringing home a bag of milk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-47688498368984585762010-02-04T11:03:07.577-06:002010-02-04T11:03:07.577-06:00yep, we take our black squirrels for granted. App...yep, we take our black squirrels for granted. Apparently we have a large population of grey squirrels with melanism here, I think the black ones are about as common as the greys, they also seem to live in the same areas as each other and get along with each other just fine...<br />I suspect that the melanism may somehow be caused by our bagged milk.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbegin/3835173008/lintynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-47090455125739144872010-02-04T10:58:25.557-06:002010-02-04T10:58:25.557-06:00In West Tennessee there are white squirrels, maybe...In West Tennessee there are white squirrels, maybe they prefer the cartons over the Canadian bags that the black squirrels drink from.Ovetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22207876299012043742010-02-04T10:07:56.990-06:002010-02-04T10:07:56.990-06:00@swift loris - Getting parmalat around my area see...@swift loris - Getting parmalat around my area seems to be a Herculean feat. And this is the SF Bay Area, for Pete's sake. But I've come across it once in a while.<br /><br />@Rose - VERY good point, that I hadn't considered. I mean, I haven't ever considered freezing milk. The bags would probably work way better than the plastic jugs we have.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122970078469438967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72196505784779908702010-02-04T09:26:49.883-06:002010-02-04T09:26:49.883-06:00Black squirrels? Do you guys wear your shoes on y...Black squirrels? Do you guys wear your shoes on your head too? Crazy Canucks... :DLegal Eaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6104265840060662592010-02-04T09:23:25.229-06:002010-02-04T09:23:25.229-06:00Black squirrels?!? ;)Black squirrels?!? ;)Dobalinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49216897241131447262010-02-04T08:52:26.870-06:002010-02-04T08:52:26.870-06:00another ontarian here...never would have guessed t...another ontarian here...never would have guessed that our methods for milk distribution were odd. <br /><br />Our black squirrels in ottawa are apparently also odd.lintynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80721665761431476512010-02-04T08:00:42.825-06:002010-02-04T08:00:42.825-06:00Another advantage of the plastic bag is that the m...Another advantage of the plastic bag is that the milk can be stored in the freezer. I grew up in rural Northern Ontario, and a trip to the store was a major excursion.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350475092186040175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33717145579568541262010-02-04T07:40:09.991-06:002010-02-04T07:40:09.991-06:00This is a great. Yes, we can also recycle the plas...This is a great. Yes, we can also recycle the plastic cartons, but more material is used to make the cartons and, in this case, less is better. Recycling also requires energy and creates waste. Reduce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61665426592202466892010-02-04T05:00:06.550-06:002010-02-04T05:00:06.550-06:00@Mark - no we don't?
I'd say it's abou...@Mark - no we don't?<br />I'd say it's about 90% 1l-cartons and 10% glassbottle.<br />No plastic bags.<br />At all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77686818000454477332010-02-04T03:24:59.189-06:002010-02-04T03:24:59.189-06:00In Finland in the sixties we had milk in that kind...In Finland in the sixties we had milk in that kind of plastic bags. They had black inside and colored outside. Especially elderly women sliced them and knitted carpets.kariavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689505946556073418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65282575610825861142010-02-04T01:04:12.293-06:002010-02-04T01:04:12.293-06:00I live in Ontario, and I honestly didn't reali...I live in Ontario, and I honestly didn't realize that Americans didn't have milk bags.. we've had them since I was littleAsHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811556597358517448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4702984447581129482010-02-03T23:03:41.378-06:002010-02-03T23:03:41.378-06:00Hey, that Wisconsin style looks a lot like the way...Hey, that Wisconsin style looks a lot like the way we drank milk growing up in Tennessee and still do here in Alabama.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18472896323999120842010-02-03T21:48:28.598-06:002010-02-03T21:48:28.598-06:00@Nathan, can't you get Parmalat where you are?...@Nathan, can't you get Parmalat where you are? (It's not <i>infinitely</i> shelf-stable; I think it's about four months.) I get the nonfat type as a backup supply; can't speak for the 1% and up, but the skim tastes fine.swift lorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597982295984103297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-79449866130946511242010-02-03T20:42:56.909-06:002010-02-03T20:42:56.909-06:00Looks like a matter of preference to me. My plast...Looks like a matter of preference to me. My plastic milk container can be just as easily recycled, but I don't have to worry about the container falling apart, getting too heavy at one end, or whatever else. I would be interested in a shelf-stable brand of milk, however, which seems to be an anathema to people in the US.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122970078469438967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77769328402383757162010-02-03T18:08:25.201-06:002010-02-03T18:08:25.201-06:00They've been using milk bags (with the same pi...They've been using milk bags (with the same pitcher technology) in Germany for at least 30 years.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337533198347182909noreply@blogger.com