Slog - Comments on The best sentence in The Stranger this last week was brought to you by the letters E, C, and B. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l Said best sentence, written by one Erica C. Barnett, moonlighting--rare but not unheard of--over in the Chow section: Traditionally, Frito pie was consumed straight out of the bag; however, as the bags got thinner, this preparation became too hot to handle, and today most Frito pie is served school-cafeteria style, in a cardboard nacho boat. Note the semi-colon (always sexy); note the deployment of an otherwise dead cliche ("too hot to handle") that here operates simultaneously in its purely literal sense; note the factual information conveyed (bags have gotten thinner); note the glorious three words "cardboard nacho boat." That is... Copyright 2008 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:05:24 -0800 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:39:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Yeah.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772608 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:26:27 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark I have the Fritos and the chili, but I'm not sure that the chili won't kill me. I have Hartford House chili (no beans). Has this stuff been recalled or not?

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772611 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772611 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:43:54 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger When I was in school we used to call that little dish "Taco Crunch". I think I may make that tonight for dinner!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772631 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:20:19 -0800 Comment by Grammar Snob Last comma should have been a colon, or at least a hyphen.

]]> Grammar Snob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772663 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:00:16 -0800 Comment by The Patriot Gallery USA !! USA!!! Top with Queso dip and you have the snack which made America the biggest ass nation on Earth!

]]> The Patriot Gallery USA !! USA!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772664 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:07:24 -0800 Comment by Travis #4 Eats, Shoots, and is a dumbass! A hyphen? Are you crazy? (On the other hand, it could have been an m-dash).

]]> Travis http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772678 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:36:37 -0800 Comment by thankgodsarahdickermanisgonefromthestranger ECB's food writing is much more interesting than her political stuff. I almost always agree with her positions, but still find her writing on politics to be insufferably self-righteous. Her food stuff, on the other hand, brings the reader in to her love of food - the history, the ingredients and the preparation.

]]> thankgodsarahdickermanisgonefromthestranger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772681 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:39:30 -0800 Comment by Eric F Awesome sentence, but that semicolon is a problem. A semicolon connects two independent sentences into a sort of hug. The use of "however" following this one indicates it's really being used as a sort of power-comma. Replace it with a comma, use the simpler and more effective "but" after, and you've got a 5 percent increase in awesomeness.

]]> Eric F http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772685 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772685 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:47:50 -0800 Comment by fuck grammar ECB's love affair with Frito Pie has me smitten... Primarily with Frito Pie, but also with ECB.

I'm also learnding from comments. I thought that a semicolon was for winking ;) not "hugging".

]]> fuck grammar http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772689 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:56:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I love Fritos, but that is one sick food.

Yeah, I love Chili too.

It's just both mixed ... gag.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772704 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:23:59 -0800 Comment by josh first beer cup demolition diving as the true symbol of the block party, now frito pie grammar lust? what a highbrow-lowbrow rollercoaster.

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772741 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772741 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:01:11 -0800 Comment by war pigs so on the back of the shit it has a person puking violently at the thought of frito pie, right

-for bonus points it would say that it looked/tasted the same on the way back up as on the way down =)

]]> war pigs http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772778 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772778 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:45:28 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave frito pie is god. sour cream, tapatio, and jack cheese make it dinner.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772816 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772816 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:16:03 -0800 Comment by Will in 98103 Totally by coincidence, I've been thinking of throwing a party that involves serving Frito Pie. In the bag.

Somehow, I thought this would be a unique thing to do in Seattle. Now ECB has demolished my claim to uniqueness. Way to go, ECB. (But I'll invite you anyway.)

]]> Will in 98103 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c772910 Chow Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:28:36 -0800 Comment by lostboy While Frito Pie admittedly has its own dusty flavor and particularly stout texture, I'd bet money that the "recipe" actually came from simply substituting Fritos for normal tortilla chips.

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]]> whvqz mpvcl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c776862 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/the_best_sentence_in_the_stranger_this_l#c776862 Chow Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:39:24 -0800