How Do You Eat Corn on The Cob; Log-Runner or Typewriter Style?
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One row of typewriter from end-to-end to start, then log runner passes from the button up. Starting with typewriter helps your teeth get better purchase on the kernels when log running, whether you log run from the bottom up or top down.
And eating it the long way is called?…….
I eat it the long way
Dan, I think this guy eats it the long way.
If it's good, fresh, sweet corn in the summer I'm not concerned about trying to eat it fast.
So what do you call a combination of rolling and typing. I start with the typing method the go back and roll. 😂
I have always been a typewriter, but this has convinced me to move to a log roller.
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I just bite random spots
I cut 3-4 rows of kernels off with a knife while positioning the cob vertically on a plate/bowl
Inanity at its finest.
What if you eat it the other way, like a, well nevermind. Asking for a friend.
I log roll one rotation on the end and then typewriter the rest of it
There is a fascinating (tongue-in-cheek) observation about this phenomenon in the Maths world in an old blog post by Ben Tilly.
He suggests from personal observation that typewriter vs log runner is in general a surprisingly good predictor of whether your specialised field in Mathematics falls under the broad categories of either analysis or algebra. The more general hypothesis is that this indicator predicts the most comfortable mindset a person has when approaching problems in general.
The article always sticks in my mind, since I have always chosen seemingly at random how to eat my corn. Neither typewriter nor log runner, simply how the corn seems to orient itself in my hands next. Recently I have enjoyed much more stripping the kernels off with a knife, so I can season them with salt or citrus, before eating them.
I'm a stripper. Wait… I mean I use a corn stripper. You know the thingy to take the kernels off? This is awkward…
In Myanmar we eat it from the top down, popping off kernels with our fingers
British ediquett coach William Hanson, disagrees with both methods.
Just sayin'.
I am a log roller. It’s not really that important how you eat it as it is always be messy. Eat it however you like and enjoy it to the fullest as there is nothing like fresh, native corn on the cob!
Typewriter, or log roll?
Oh, dang. The kids don’t even know how typewriters work 😢
I thought the point of eating corn on the cob was to enjoy it, not get it over with as quickly as possible.