the "America is broken and we're hurting" love-in thread

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave...

Yeah, I like it here.. it's like the internet trapped in fossilized amber.

finding social media uncorrupted by commercialism is like stumbling onto a Model-T Ford in factory new condition

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Speaking of frozen in amber, does anyone know why Mrs. Dash dropped the "Mrs."?
I'm not buying the old "new look, same great taste"... there has to be a seedy, nefarious story behind it.

They focus-grouped it and found the "Mrs." was deemed too stodgy by the under-35 participants they wanted to attract, but "Ms." was too radical for the over-50 segment that were the most loyal customers. Then, in a stoke of pure marketing genius someone said, "why not just 'Dash'?" The clouds parted, a beam of light fell through and lit up the speaker with brilliant light. The other marketers in the room swooned and "Dash" was born.

It's definitely the zestiest of the non-binary seasoning blends.

just matter of time before Old Bay becomes “BAE”

Big Boy restaurants now known as Adult Male of Consenting Age's

Old Bay isn't likely to change. It's named after a Chesapeake ferry line of the early 1900s, and its assumed antiquity is part of the appeal.

I've no issues with Mrs. Dash -> Dash. As someone distant from brand marketing, it's a bit strange that no seasoning product labeled "Sprinkle", as with Japanese furikake, has ever taken off and gotten the "Kleenex/Xerox/Band-aid" acclaim as a generic name. Bragg (the hydrolyzed soy protein co) has a "Sprinkle" product, but I assume that as it never took off that its either poorly marketed or fairly bad.

why was it mrs. dash in the first place? or was there a person mascot back then?

Apparently it's not as old as you'd think.. early 1980's. "Before settling on the name "Mrs. Dash," the company considered the name "Mrs. Pinch."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Dash

Mrs. Dash is a brand name of seasoning that was introduced in 1983 and was marketed by B&G Foods. The product line was originally developed by Carol Bernick, now Executive Chairwoman of the company. In the 1980s, while a marketing executive at the firm, she was frustrated with the products available to flavor the meals she prepared at home for her family. She invented a salt-free blend of her own to fill the need for a convenient way to flavor the food without using salt. The original formula, which was first marketed in 1981, was developed with a variety of spice suppliers. Before settling on the name "Mrs. Dash," the company considered the names "Mrs. Pinch," "Mrs. Marketing Executive," "Frustrated Carol's Family Flavoring Mix," and "Bernick Family Proprietary Salt Substitute Powder."

Apple Cabin used to have some good deals on "Frustrated Carol's Family Flavoring Mix"

GO ON AND HAVE IT

I routinely overuse Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute.. but in conjunction with salt, not as a substitute.

why use 21 different spices when you can just use allspice

Was that the stuff in Dune?

I wonder if there's a parallel universe where somebody is buying a bottle of Mrs. Pinch at this very moment.

who is the president there?

and is prince still alive?

Prince never died, here.

also Ted Nugent was never born.

"Cat Scratch Fever" was written by Willie Nelson here.

So no Amboy Dukes? Hmmm. Not sure how I feel about this world.

this world...is multiple choice.

no salt, just spice
all strictly roots