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For those who don't know, a "float" is a scoop or more of ice cream (usually vanilla), in a glass, then some flavored soda (aka "pop" ...think Coke but don't stop there) is poured over it.
A float, aka an ice cream float, was one of my favorite childhood summertime treats. Last night we topped all I've ever had before.
We started with a supreme ice cream[^], one that is so good a writer for the New York Times said it was worth the trip to Cincinnati. That's like a Parisian saying some food in Dover was worth the trip in January.
One of my favorite flavors for the soda is something called "root beer". [^] Normal root beer is basically a tea made from bark and roots of trees.
Well...my favorite daughter favorite boyfriend brought over some Not Your Father's Root Beer...[^]
Yum!
cat fud heer
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Ah memories! As a kid, Vernors over vanilla ice cream.
It's a Detroit thing. You wouldn't understand.
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We made ours with Cream Soda[^] instead of root beer and it was called an "Ice Cream Soda".
I remember my grand parents had anodized aluminum glasses that were only used for that (eaten outside around the pool)
I'd rather be phishing!
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Interesting - I had never considered it before.
Ice cream in a glass of soda was called an ice cream soda.
Yet, there was, indeed, an item specifically called a root-beer-float.
Like any rational person, in times of great personal trauma, I turned to Wikipedia.
Looking up Root Beer Float I ended up on the Ice Cream Soda page.
So, as a brad is a nail, and a palomino is a horse, so to we have our confusion assuaged.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: So, as a brad is a nail, and a palomino is a horse
And a chesterfield is a sofa, as is a couch.
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Maximilien wrote: We made ours with Cream Soda[^] instead of root beer and it was called an "Ice Cream Soda".
Good stuff!
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Red cream soda?
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Don't even get me started on Graeters... I might have to make the extremely strenuous 5 minute walk there tonight... 
As far as floats go, vanilla ice cream with orange soda is pretty darn good. Also, I did Dr. Pepper with chocolate ice cream once, which was quite tasty.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Colin Mullikin wrote: Graeters
Picked up 3 pints for under $15 last weekend. Would have done 4 but when I did that last year I ended up in the hospital for "gas" (Cardiologist has a different opinion, the punk kid!). My hospital room was ground level. Across the way, the sign on a Graeter's shop mocked me for 4 days.
Colin Mullikin wrote: vanilla ice cream with orange soda
Can you say "Dreamsicle/Creamsicle"?
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BiggerDon wrote: Across the way, the sign on a Graeter's shop mocked me for 4 days.
I believe, according to Dante, that is one of the circles of Hell...
BiggerDon wrote: Can you say "Dreamsicle/Creamsicle"?
Exactly. I once had some orange cream soda that tasted exactly like that, but when I made the float, I only had normal orange soda.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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IMHO, the only way to eat icecream is with a spoon. 
/ravi
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No reason you can't have a root beer float with a spoon. 
How about an ice-cream sandwich? Ice cream between 2 homemade chocolate chips cookies. 
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RyanDev wrote: How about an ice-cream sandwich?
The only thing I want in my sandwich is ham. Ham, beautiful ham... and salami. Mmmm... 
(Oddly enough I have a hankering for Chinese food right now.)
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Ham, beautiful ham... and salami
Such beautiful talk makes me weepy...
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Your profile pic makes me salivate.
/ravi
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The ability to make a good sandwich is a skill that is under appreciated.
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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I agree. I thank John Montagu every time I bite into one.
/ravi
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Truer words were never spoken! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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No cheese?
Ever been to Miami and had a Cuban sandwich with ham and roast pork? Well, Cuban Pete's ain't a bad second...
Quote: EL CUBANO (CUBAN SANDWICH)
Authentic and to die for! Imported ham, slow roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mayo on fresh baked, authentic Cuban bread.
$7 95
And if I can't wait until lunch, this is even tastier
Quote: BREAKFAST CUBAN $7 95
A traditional Cuban sandwich topped with 2 fried eggs. Get a half sandwich topped with 1 egg for $3.95
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Cuban sandwiches rock! Sadly, I've never had one (yet).
/ravi
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Since you're a salami fan, ever had salami and cream cheese on a garlic bagel? Another reason to live!
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Everything except the cheese sounds great! (Unfortunately not a big fan of cheese, because it doesn't agree with me). 
/ravi
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BiggerDon wrote: my favorite daughter favorite boyfriend
Was that after the Not Your Father's Root Beer, or did they have that status before and now it's "my favorite daughter favorite fiancee?"
And, if that's your daughter's favorite bf, how many does she have??? 
Marc
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He's been my favorite of her boyfriends since the beginning. He does all the right things, including telling her that if he is going to propose I (her favorite father), will know first.
Was afraid to let her know how much we like him because then she might have dropped him. If she did now, she might need to find herself some new parents.
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