Death by Chocolate
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Death by ChocolateDeath by Chocolate is a marketing term for various desserts that feature chocolate (especially dark chocolate or cocoa) as the primary…
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Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Death by ChocolateDeath by Chocolate is a marketing term for various desserts that feature chocolate (especially dark chocolate or cocoa) as the primary…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: MilkshakeA milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream or iced milk, and sweet flavorings such as fruit syrup, vanilla extract,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: HorchataHorchata or orxata is the name for several kinds of vegetable beverages, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley or tigernuts (chufas).…
In June 2008, an experimental Department of Transportation program called "Summer Streets" was announced. For three straight Saturdays in August 2008, a 6.9-mile stretch of Manhattan…
The Reunion Tower (built in 1978) in Dallas is part of the Hyatt Regency hotel. The tower looks like a ball on a stick and has been called a "ball," a "golf ball," a…
The city of Tyler has been called the "Rose Capital of America" since the 1920s and 1930s. A Tyler Rose Festival began in 1933, later renamed the Texas Rose Festival in 1936. About 20% of…
In 1992, American Airlines began flights from San Jose, CA ("Silicon Valley") to Austin, TX ("Silicon Hills"). The flights were filled with high tech industry employees (often…
The "drinking straw effect" in oil drilling can occur, for example, in the Gulf of Mexico, where American and Mexican companies both drill. If someone has an extra long "drinking…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cotton-Eyed Joe"Cotton-Eye Joe" is a popular American folk song known at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is…
Southern states where cotton was grown began to be called a "cotton belt" by the 1850s. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company ran track through Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, and by…
"Herf" was first used by "Prince of Skeeves" on the newsgroup alt.smokers.cigars on November 21, 1996. On November 23rd, "Prince of Skeeves" explained: "To…
New York Slimes is a nickname that some people who do not like the New York Times sometimes use. The Times is perceived as liberal, and some conservatives have called it The Slimes since at least…
The New York Times newspaper has many critics who give it many nicknames. Since 2005, Robert Spencer's blogs Jihad Watch and Dhimmi Watch have called the newspaper "The New Duranty…
People in Louisiana and eastern Texas love to eat crawfish. Eating crawfish, however, is a multi-step process. Some eaters "suck the head" of a crawfish to get all the juices. Then eaters…
"Westway" was the name of the proposed super-highway project to bury the West Side Highway below 40th Street. The highway was planned in 1969, was long fought-against on environmental…
The Second Avenue Subway (under Manhattan's Second Avenue) has been proposed since the 1920, but has had many false starts. One nickname of the Second Avenue Subway has been "the greatest…
The blog "Welcome to Murraytown" was started in late May 2008, with the slogan: 'Reporting from the front lines of Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy & the Flatiron." This blog…
The city of El Paso is on the border with Mexico, just across from Ciudad Juárez. In May 2008, the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau began a campaign to label El Paso as the "Capital of…
Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Que in Tyler serves a "Brother-in-Law" sandwich of chopped beef, hot links, and cheese. It is not known if the "Brother-in-Law" sandwich is…
The Texas Monthly June 2008 issue featured "The Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas." On page 135 was Texas musician Lyle Lovett's Ode to Sauce: "BARBECUE SAUCE is like a beautiful…