Intro - I feel old because I am

[stever]

Hello. I'm stever -Heather- and I mostly lurk. I'm 43, graduated from high school in '91, and backpacked to Prague by myself when it was still part of Czechoslovakia. I've also got two small kids and am procrastinating like a 22 year old at establishing myself professionally, so I'm not all old.

Anyway, hi.

[CrazyLucky]

Hey, what part of the country are you from? How old are your kids? Do you say long john or eclair?

I'm from NJ, living in NC. My kids are 4 and 6. I never heard of a long john before this board. I say eclair. Oh, and I'm 40. Which my kids remind me is ancient.

[dorothyinAus]

Feb 18, 2017 23:02:06 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

Do you say long john or eclair?

Both, but for very different things!

Long John is underwear.

Éclair is a pastry made of pâte à choux filled with crème pâtissière and usually iced with a chocolate ganache or a fondant-style icing.

[stever]

Feb 18, 2017 23:02:06 GMT -5 CrazyLucky said:

Hey, what part of the country are you from? How old are your kids? Do you say long john or eclair?

I'm from NJ, living in NC. My kids are 4 and 6. I never heard of a long john before this board. I say eclair. Oh, and I'm 40. Which my kids remind me is ancient.

Whaaaa? I've never heard of calling an eclair a long john.

I'm from So Cal and my boys are 4 and 7. I've been with my H for 18 years, married for 8.

[Pom]

Welcome.

You guys suck cause now I want a freakin' long, custard filled, ganache covered thinga ma jig. I do mean an actual donut, not a decorated penis.

[dorothyinAus]

Feb 20, 2017 19:14:39 GMT -5 Pom said:

Welcome.

You guys suck cause now I want a freakin' long, custard filled, ganache covered thinga ma jig. I do mean an actual donut, not a decorated penis.

Me too. But then I never need to much encouragement to indulge in pastry.

[mrsukyankee]

Hiya! 48 year old here. And I'm always happy with pastry but I haven't actually seen a custard filled one here in London, though I'm sure it exists. Not too many donut stores on offer.

[Linie]

Feb 21, 2017 12:16:15 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Hiya! 48 year old here. And I'm always happy with pastry but I haven't actually seen a custard filled one here in London, though I'm sure it exists. Not too many donut stores on offer.

They might have them at Pain Quotidien at St Pancras station. There very popular in Belgium/France.

[Linie]

Hello! I'm 46, recently divorced, no kids, from Belgium and living in Belgium. I'm a lawyer working in-house for a big US company.

[RamblingRose]

Do you say long john or eclair?

Both, but for very different things!

Long John is underwear.

Éclair is a pastry made of pâte à choux filled with crème pâtissière and usually iced with a chocolate ganache or a fondant-style icing.

52, single and living in the Gulf Coast area of TX. No kids, a pug, and a cat. And I agree. And I want an éclair now. Like immediately. 

[scout8]

Welcome! 45, married, no kids, one old dog. I remember you from somewhere. Were you on thebump?

[stever]

Feb 21, 2017 12:16:15 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Hiya! 48 year old here. And I'm always happy with pastry but I haven't actually seen a custard filled one here in London, though I'm sure it exists. Not too many donut stores on offer.

Would Krispy Kreme do? They're round but get the job done. There used to be Krispy Kreme in Harrods and Canary Wharf.

[stever]

Feb 25, 2017 23:04:09 GMT -5 scout8 said:

Welcome! 45, married, no kids, one old dog. I remember you from somewhere. Were you on thebump?

Maybe. I was on the bump for a long time but haven't been back in yeeeaaarrrs.