Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for April 23, 2013

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    blunebottle  over 11 years ago

    You got me……I didn’t get it, either.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Melba toast has been around for over 100 years.

    It was invented at the Hotel Savoy in LONDON (which is in England, I believe) by Auguste Escoffier, who was French, in honor of Dame Nellie Melba, who was Australian.

    Hardly some newfangled American thing.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 11 years ago

    I used to eat Melba toast with a big dab of butter and a slice of chedder cheese.

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    Nachikethass  over 11 years ago

    Looks like rusk to me…

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    TheWildSow  over 11 years ago

    Now isn’t that just peachy?!

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    David Bethke Premium Member over 11 years ago

    The only place I’ve ever seen Melba Toast is in a bread basket along with crackers and bread sticks in my favorite restaurant.

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    rmacprivate  over 11 years ago

    It doesn’t translate the other way, any better. That loaf of bread I bought in Scotland, called a Crusty Bloomer……..

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    Manhunter808  over 11 years ago

    Yikes! “Crusty Bloomer” sounds like a bad case of acne.

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    Arianne  over 11 years ago

    Such a brave little toaster!

    And, very nice renderings, too.

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    Whimsical Cats  over 11 years ago

    I still have one just like this — cloth cord & all — a genuine antique.

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    jtviper7  over 11 years ago

    Is it a baby boy or girl…

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    bubujin_2 Premium Member over 11 years ago

    If you’re not careful, Melba, you’ll be toast.

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    eccentrica13  over 11 years ago

    Melba toast is very good for “upset” tummies. I still can’t eat it unless I’m sick, due to association!

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    naturally_easy  over 11 years ago

    So….we have a little cracker toaster?

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    marshalljpeters Premium Member over 11 years ago

    I’m American, and I have never heard of Melba toast.

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