They Need More Regulation
Half of Brits have been injured by biscuits. How far the mighty empire has fallen.
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Rand Simberg: just a recovering aerospace engineer.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Er… …this was ‘research’ sponsored by a leading, um, biscuit company, in association with a commercial organisation which offers to ’science up’ the profile of client companies.
It’s a bit like asking the departed head of NASA what he thinks of the DIRECT Jupiter rocket, and expecting a measured, rational and valuable reply…
September 11th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I don’t know bout British biscuits, but I’ve had some Italian biscotti that should have been subject to a background check and a 15-day waiting period in California.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I wouldn’t discount the famous British sense of humor coming into play when the interviewer asks if they were injured by biscuits. I bet a lot of people had fun with some wild answers.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
“The Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation”?
Is this the British equivalent of April Fools Day?
And if the Brits think their biscuits are hard, let ‘em try the German SPRINGERLEs, Christmas cookies. Hard as a rock, but great dunked in coffee.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
“The Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation”?
“BITE” for short.
Keep in mind, this is a country where they market cookies by calling them “digestive biscuits” — and remarkably, people are still willing to buy them!
September 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Spaghetti trees, anyone?
September 11th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Hmph, 4 double gin and tonics and I can still spell spaghetti? Vodkapundit you’re in my sights…