Slog - Comments on Hi, I'm Not From Around Here http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here A Stranger staffer just sent out this email to the entire office: Subject: Honeycrisps are HERE! I just purchased the first of the season from QFC. Looks like only the non-organic variety are available at the moment. Huh? "What the hell is a honeycrisp?" I wonder out loud. Apparently they're apples. According to Megan Seling, "they're retardedly good."... Copyright 2008 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:12:21 -0800 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:16:15 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by vooodooo84 they are retardedly good, Haggen/top food has had them a while,

Bellewood acres has a lot of honeycrisp trees, and even makes honeycrisp cider, even more retardedly good

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797634 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797634 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:17:54 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Megan Rules.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797641 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:20:06 -0800 Comment by Just Me The only thing retardedly good in Seattle are Pumpkin Latte's from Starbucks..Now only a little over 2 1/2 months away. Hmmmmmmmm artifical pumpkin flavoring!!!!

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797645 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:21:58 -0800 Comment by kid icarus Honeycrisps are celebrated annually upon their arrival at the house of icarus. Huzzah!

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797651 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797651 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:25:07 -0800 Comment by Ben Word to the "retardedly good". My first of the season from Pike Place yesterday was indeed that. What are they? They are so good they're now the state fruit of Minnesota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycrisp). Yum!

]]> Ben http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797662 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797662 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:31:42 -0800 Comment by E @5
I thought Larry Craig was the state fruit of Minnesota.

Zing!

]]> E http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797688 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:44:08 -0800 Comment by Ariel Dumas Honeycrisp, the champagne of apples. Invented by the University of Minnesota. I grew up on an apple orchard, and they were the ones we weren't allowed to swipe out of the back room.

]]> Ariel Dumas http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797699 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:49:24 -0800 Comment by LMC Best apples ever. Available at PCC as well. The PCC apple guy tells me that the trees are over watered to make the apples super juicy and, as the orchards mature, the honeycrisp season will become longer. I'm beside myself with apple-y joy, yet concerned that increased availability will decrease my excitement about them.

]]> LMC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797702 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:51:59 -0800 Comment by Foodie As a Foodie, I make sure to eat seasonal, local and sustainable produce. With Yom Kippur comming up, my sukka in the making, all I need is a box of honeycrisps to celebrate the season.

]]> Foodie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797708 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:55:22 -0800 Comment by Fed up with your terminology that insults people with disabilities Fucking fuckers why do you have to use 'retarded'? Do you fucking KNOW or LOVE anyone who has a cognitive disability?

I thought not.

Fuckers.

]]> Fed up with your terminology that insults people with disabilities http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797713 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:57:46 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe @10

Shut up, you retard.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797721 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:03:05 -0800 Comment by WenG Pos: I really must agree with 10. An apple this good can stand on its merits without insults and trash talk. Anything with high sugar content could be more accurately described as drunkenly good.

]]> WenG http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797736 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797736 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:14:19 -0800 Comment by craig @10
xoxo

]]> craig http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797738 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:15:38 -0800 Comment by Fed up, yada yada, etc, blah, blah. blah I can stand behind 'drunkenly' any day.

Poe, YOU shut the FUCK up. Ass.

]]> Fed up, yada yada, etc, blah, blah. blah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797741 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797741 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:17:21 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool here's a little background behind our office obsession: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=19597

]]> Ari Spool http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797746 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:20:51 -0800 Comment by Otter I clicked the comments in hopes that someone like 10 beat me to it.

You all are supposed to be WRITERS . . . find a better adverb. Don't you know that saying "retarded" is so gay?

]]> Otter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797750 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:23:26 -0800 Comment by PC Poe,

Fed up is right, why don't you quit being a jerk and shut up you fucking retard!

WenG,

Quit making fun of drunks.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797753 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:28:23 -0800 Comment by U.R. Ajerk Wow, Megan Seling - what a genius you've proved yourself to be. Mind if I drop by the Stranger offices with my 4-year-old niece someday? She's adorable. And she's what you'd call "retarded."

]]> U.R. Ajerk http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797761 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797761 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:35:54 -0800 Comment by It's not a matter of 'correctness,' it's a matter of respect PC, aren't you a funny one! Maybe you should give up your day job and try the stand-up comedy route?

]]> It's not a matter of 'correctness,' it's a matter of respect http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797764 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:37:08 -0800 Comment by gfrancie They are effin' delicious apples. Don't ever waste your tastebuds on those sad bastard red delicious apples. All the flavor and texture has been bred out of red delicious; thus they taste of disappointment and failure.

]]> gfrancie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797777 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:41:15 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Is that the new iPhone?

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797783 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797783 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:45:56 -0800 Comment by Levislade I agree that the word "retarded" should be limited to actual discussion of people are, you know, retarded.

But.

Saying something is "retardedly good" is akin to saying it is "amazingly good" or "incredibly good." So I don't really think of it as an insult; it seems to be saying retarded = amazing/incredible, no?

Still, though, let's all avoid "retarded" except where appropriate.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797793 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797793 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:49:46 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Winesaps are better.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797807 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:59:53 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle And @10, yes I do. There's the Pres, and the VP, and ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797811 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797811 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:01:42 -0800 Comment by kyleen I got some organic ones yesterday at madison market.

]]> kyleen http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797824 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:10:32 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Respect? For retards? Hmmm?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797831 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:13:12 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I find it bizarre that uber PC fuckheads think 'down syndrome' whenever they read 'retarded', in any of its forms.

(Pseudo bigots who are not even good at caring.)

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797834 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797834 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:16:04 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @27,

I don't see any mention of Down's in this comment thread.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797839 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797839 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:19:15 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe When considering loose terms, #10, 18, 22.

I doubt you looked hard, anyway.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797868 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797868 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:36:48 -0800 Comment by Dougsf I grew up in Washington, and I swear up and down there's only like 2 kinds of Apples, Granny Smiths, and red ones. Something funny is going on here.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797902 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797902 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:52:34 -0800 Comment by brappy @3 the Pumpkin Spice Latté is back!
@ 30 - I'm confused by all of these new apple varieties, too.

]]> brappy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797924 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:03:31 -0800 Comment by I'm so outraged, I can't think of some new slogan. Knock knock.

Who's there?

Drunk.

Drunk who?

Drunk retard.

]]> I'm so outraged, I can't think of some new slogan. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797935 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797935 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:11:12 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You mean like Fujis, which have been around since 1962, or Braeburns, from even earlier, or Cameos, discovered (in Washington!) in 1987, or Galas, from the 1920s, or Gravensteins, from the early 19th century, or McIntoshes, from 1811?

Granny Smiths have only been in the US since 1972.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c797960 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:32:32 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Well, I've only been around since 1974, so anything pre-"me" has inherently always been around. My family moved to Seattle from the mid-west, we could only tell types corn apart. (on the cob, canned, frozen, etc.)

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798095 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798095 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:09:38 -0800 Comment by gfrancie And you were apple deprived in Washington state. Now that is retarded.

The bramley apple has been around since about 1809 and it much like the granny smith. Only larger and more tart. So really with a granny smith is a weak facimile.
The baldwin apple has been around since the 18th century. I love the fact that it is also known as Butters.

]]> gfrancie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798131 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798131 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:30:24 -0800 Comment by Katelyn I think a more appropriate term would be CUNTFULLY delicious.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798146 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:06:14 -0800 Comment by -B- you eat apples from BC Canada don't you have your own?
Looks like a Braeburn to me.
See, The same picture in link below

http://www.bctree.com/products/apples/braeburn.php

]]> -B- http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798197 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798197 What the Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:59:00 -0800 Comment by mongo like slog @7, honeycrisps are not the champagne of apples. champagne tastes like fizzy spit. everyone knows this. also, jazz apples are worth mentioniong. funny name, perfect flavor.

]]> mongo like slog http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798373 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798373 What the Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:57:02 -0800 Comment by Jessica Damn, I e-mailed y'all about them last week. I've been shoving them in my face at every available opportunity since I found them at Whole Foods. When I walked up to the checkout, the checker got really excited when she saw them and said she waits all year for them as well.

They are ridiculously delicious, and as long as they're available, I bring them to everyone I visit like some crazy apple missionary. Viva la Honeycrisp!

@38: French champagne has never been my sparkling wine of choice, I suggest the Spanish cava. Like biting into an apple, but with the bonus of alcohol! Also, you can get a good bottle for ten bucks.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/hi_im_not_from_around_here#c798919 What the Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:16:15 -0800