Brevity by Dan Thompson for March 17, 2013

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    Varnes  over 11 years ago

    ??? Burke’s Law? Donut joke? Is that a pop tart? Hep me….

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Aha… someplace I lived when I was growing up…for military brats, it’s hard to remember where you picked up which slang, but I’m thinking probably Madison, Wisconsin, where I went to high school….a long rectangular doughnut was called a “float.”

    It was late enough in my upbringing that, as an adult, I still called it a float… until I realised nobody knew what I meant.

    Other places it was called a longjohn… here in California it’s a bar.

    But maybe Dan is from Wisconsin…

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Thank you Alexi…. I’ll have to try that!

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    gene1969  over 11 years ago

    Longjohn and float, never heard of either names before for a pastry, learn something new everyday.

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    buick322  over 11 years ago

    I’ve been in WI my whole life. No matter what we call them they are all a part of the “donut” family. Ya know , cops = donuts.I have 2 kids, 2 nephews and 1 cousin that are cops and they ALL hate the reference! [:-) I tell them to just blow it off.

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