Comments on: How to eat a corn in 10 seconds http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: noggin http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596449 noggin Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596449 Okay, but does the drill go on the left or right side of the plate?  Or perhaps above the plate?  Is it ok to provide corded drills for my guests?  Do I need to provide reversible drills for my left-handed guests? Okay, but does the drill go on the left or right side of the plate?  Or perhaps above the plate?  Is it ok to provide corded drills for my guests?  Do I need to provide reversible drills for my left-handed guests?

]]> By: Baldhead http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596422 Baldhead Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596422 Funny, here I've been enjoying my food all this time instead of seeing how fast I can cram it in my face. Funny, here I’ve been enjoying my food all this time instead of seeing how fast I can cram it in my face.

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596231 Dean Putney Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596231 Dude is so French Canadian. Dude is so French Canadian.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596206 That_Anonymous_Coward Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596206 So this is that flawed training video that explained how glory holes worked.... So this is that flawed training video that explained how glory holes worked….

]]> By: robcat2075 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596207 robcat2075 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596207 I suspect the "a" is a translation problem.  I don't think French has a construction situation like our article-less "How to eat corn".  They always eat "a bit of" or "a piece of" or "a cup of" something but never eat something without an article or modifier. I suspect the “a” is a translation problem.  I don’t think French has a construction situation like our article-less “How to eat corn”.  They always eat “a bit of” or “a piece of” or “a cup of” something but never eat something without an article or modifier.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596164 Preston Sturges Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596164 It's food that spatters all over your face. It’s food that spatters all over your face.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596163 Preston Sturges Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596163 You got a little on your chin....no the other side.... You got a little on your chin….no the other side….

]]> By: graou http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596148 graou Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596148 Thank you for that, i'm french and i just understood "une drille", never heard of "blé d'inde" before. And if anyone cares, we don't use "drille" in France, it's "perceuse". Thank you for that, i’m french and i just understood “une drille”, never heard of “blé d’inde” before.
And if anyone cares, we don’t use “drille” in France, it’s “perceuse”.

]]> By: soylent_plaid http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596137 soylent_plaid Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596137 Must do wonders for the old teeth. Must do wonders for the old teeth.

]]> By: Peter Hollo http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596135 Peter Hollo Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596135 North America, don't'cha know. North America, don’t'cha know.

]]> By: edkedz http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596126 edkedz Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596126 But how long to eat "a bread"? Or for the eating of "a soup"? But how long to eat “a bread”? Or for the eating of “a soup”?

]]> By: Arnaud Clermonte http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596119 Arnaud Clermonte Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596119 No, that's the Quebec term. The french one is "maïs" No, that’s the Quebec term.

The french one is “maïs”

]]> By: KWillets http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596111 KWillets Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596111 I got a kernel panic just watching that. I got a kernel panic just watching that.

]]> By: Jonbly Herbert http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596071 Jonbly Herbert Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596071 Presented by the International Dentistry Conspiracy. Presented by the International Dentistry Conspiracy.

]]> By: foobar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596039 foobar Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596039 And potatoes are apples of dirt. And potatoes are apples of dirt.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596030 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596030 Presumably, he flosses with a Sawzall. Presumably, he flosses with a Sawzall.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596024 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596024 Have you ever seen an eating contest? Mostly face-smearing contests. Have you ever seen an eating contest? Mostly face-smearing contests.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1596019 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1596019 The French term for corn is 'wheat of India'? The French term for corn is ‘wheat of India’?

]]> By: mappo http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595944 mappo Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595944 Eat a corn on the cob and make it sexy! Eat a corn on the cob and make it sexy!

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595934 Stefan Jones Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595934 Watching that makes me feel uncomfortable in so many ways. Watching that makes me feel uncomfortable in so many ways.

]]> By: bjepson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595926 bjepson Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595926 I wanna see him trim a nose hair next. I wanna see him trim a nose hair next.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595924 Boundegar Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595924 I don't believe the gentlemen is American.  But feel free to heap scorn anyway. I don’t believe the gentlemen is American.  But feel free to heap scorn anyway.

]]> By: TWX http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595925 TWX Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595925  I've had cobs where some very tough cellulose cob part stuck out past the kernels.  That would not be fun to hit at 400RPM.  I’ve had cobs where some very tough cellulose cob part stuck out past the kernels.  That would not be fun to hit at 400RPM.

]]> By: nanner http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595922 nanner Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595922 1) he totally didn't eat a corn. 2) it took him 21 seconds not to do it.  1) he totally didn’t eat a corn. 2) it took him 21 seconds not to do it. 

]]> By: Scott Falkner http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595889 Scott Falkner Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595889 ’murica! ’murica!

]]> By: GrumpySteen http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595882 GrumpySteen Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595882 I'm not sure what you've been eating, but it doesn't sound like corn. I’m not sure what you’ve been eating, but it doesn’t sound like corn.

]]> By: Flugfrei Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595872 Flugfrei Jones Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595872 i'm glad i wasn't drinking milk when i saw this. i’m glad i wasn’t drinking milk when i saw this.

]]> By: Xploder http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595840 Xploder Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595840  Maybe they meant one kernel. I love screwy titles.  Maybe they meant one kernel. I love screwy titles.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595836 SomeGuyNamedMark Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595836 How to eat "a corn" as opposed to "the corn"? How to eat “a corn” as opposed to “the corn”?

]]> By: Ian McLoud http://boingboing.net/2012/11/30/how-to-eat-a-corn-in-10-second.html#comment-1595827 Ian McLoud Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=197564#comment-1595827 *Flossing times may vary. *Flossing times may vary.

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