I learned the history of "Tater Tots" today (after midnight, counts) with @juliewebgirl.
TL;DR - Invented in the Pacific Northwest by a company called Ore-Ida, a concatenation of "Oregon" and "Idaho", in Ontario, Or. The owners were figuring out what to do with potato slivers from other parts of their process. Adding flour and seasonings and frying them, the Tot was born. Tah-Dah!
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots
Ore-Ida Themselves: https://www.oreida.com/product/00013120085666
@spacehobo @juliewebgirl Yup.
Julie clued me in on Taco Time's history as well (they're actually a restaurant, not Taco Bell).
@spacehobo @juliewebgirl Ignoring the really good Taco Trucks around, I've banaged to find some really good places (White Center has much good Mexican), but I've only lived here a decade.
I'm surprised that it took that long for good Mex to move up the coast, especially with Seattle being a Foodie Town and ethnic foodie at that, as long as I've lived close to the Pacific Ocean.
@spacehobo @juliewebgirl Catching up here.
Snouthouses. Huge in the 50s, and across the Grand American Midwest (throws up a little in mouth).
They're called "Snout Houses" because the garage looks like a pig's snout. There are lots of designs, duplexes, multi story uinits, but I found one like Space Hobo is describing. Lack of front door, the architect should be shot.
This one is in Seattle, 1,900SqFt, $420,000 (because, Seattle), 8mi south of downtown, built in 2016.
Goddamned Travesty.
@elfin @spacehobo @juliewebgirl
double width front door
SUVs feel right at home
servants to the rear
@w0dz @elfin @spacehobo
jokers to the left of me
jokers to the right
Here I am
Stuck in suburbia hell
@juliewebgirl @w0dz @spacehobo Clowns to the left.
`Da Elf
Space Hobo
Julie Webgirl
w0dz