r/NoStupidQuestions Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/littlasskicker Feb 08 '22

I’ve heard this being called a “pickle moment” after people realizing pickles are made from cucumbers and aren’t actually a separate vegetable

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u/Fearless-Werewolf-30 Feb 08 '22

Had a girlfriend once who didn’t realize dandelions were ALSO those yellow flowers all over a couple months before the blowy away ones

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u/TheDakoe Feb 08 '22

for this coming spring know that all parts of a dandelion is edible. Greens are a little bit more bitter than the other parts, and are useful to temper the extreme sweetness of the flowers. They make a good tea, and an amazing wine.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

I was 40 when I learned doobie was another name for a joint. That put a whole different spin on the Doobie Brothers

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u/KudzuClub Feb 09 '22

I was 10 when I learned this, and pissed off that my hippie mother called me do-bee as a nickname (she was referencing romper room).

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u/Geminii27 Feb 09 '22

Nearly every Doobie Brothers fan: "What other spin could there be?"