Tim Tams.....

monster · 12-01-2009, 11:03 PM

look just like penguin biscuits to me, you down-under-wannabes....

ZenGum · 12-01-2009, 11:45 PM

But can you do the tim tam slam with them?

Which reminds me a couple I know recently won a marketing prize ... a year's supply of tim tams.

(It works out as one pack a week, which is blatant false advertising).

monster · 12-01-2009, 11:49 PM

I have no idea. I'm brtish. We just dunk delicately.

ZenGum · 12-01-2009, 11:55 PM

spudcon · 12-02-2009, 01:16 AM

First, that much milk in coffee disqualifies it as being coffee. Second, the toothbrush girl has been slamming too many Tim Tams.

DanaC · 12-02-2009, 05:20 AM

Wh...Why would you wish to slam a biscuit?

Sundae · 12-02-2009, 06:14 AM

Having consumed both, I can confirm that there is a remarkable similarity.
I preferred the Tim Tam.
But then I haven't had a Pengiun since I was a child, and never liked them. I may have warmed to them by now...

I always used to be really disappointed to find a Penguin in my lunch-box.
We took it in turns to choose the biscuit bars for packed lunch. I adored Tunnocks Caramel Wafers (uncoated with choc in those days) or Mint Clubs. Laura liked Penguins however, so they occurred regularly. If I was lucky, Suzanne or Mary would swap with me. If not I'd just give it away, on the usual schoolkid understanding that bought friends were still friends and would return the favour at some point.

You would have to pay me to do a Tim Tam Slam.
I would not sully my tea in that way.
Rich Tea biscuits are the only thing that get anywhere near my (Cellar) mug.

Perry Winkle · 12-02-2009, 07:52 AM

Pepperidge Farms are selling Tim Tams now. Two varieties. Been tempted to buy them at the grocery store a few times.

Cloud · 12-02-2009, 10:00 AM

I knew this was going to be about some strange furren food item.

dar512 · 12-02-2009, 10:01 AM

Is the video correct that an English/Aussie biscuit is not a cookie?

What's the difference, then?

DanaC · 12-02-2009, 10:14 AM

We have cookies....but they're a kind of biscuit. You seem use the word cookie at a different logical level to us.

bbro · 12-02-2009, 12:18 PM

I LOVE Tim Tams. I used to only be able to get them at specialty shops. Now, they are at walmart - not a good thing!

classicman · 12-02-2009, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Pepperidge Farms is selling Tim Tams now. Two varieties. Been tempted to buy them at the grocery store a few times.

/nazi

Not sure if I've ever had either of them.

dar512 · 12-02-2009, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

We have cookies....but they're a kind of biscuit. You seem use the word cookie at a different logical level to us.

Well, then, I need a complete classification tree of biscuit varieties.

casimendocina · 12-02-2009, 05:39 PM

This website will assist in clearing up any queries you may have in this area.

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/

May I recommend the biscuit review, particularly the one for 'alfajores' (a sort of classy Wagon Wheel when made correctly - i.e. like the Havanna Alfajor)

12-01-2009, 11:03 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Tim Tams..... look just like penguin biscuits to me, you down-under-wannabes.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-01-2009, 11:45 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	But can you do the tim tam slam with them? Which reminds me a couple I know recently won a marketing prize ... a year's supply of tim tams. (It works out as one pack a week, which is blatant false advertising). __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-01-2009, 11:49 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have no idea. I'm brtish. We just dunk delicately. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-01-2009, 11:55 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	__________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-02-2009, 01:16 AM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	First, that much milk in coffee disqualifies it as being coffee. Second, the toothbrush girl has been slamming too many Tim Tams. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

12-02-2009, 06:14 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Having consumed both, I can confirm that there is a remarkable similarity. I preferred the Tim Tam. But then I haven't had a Pengiun since I was a child, and never liked them. I may have warmed to them by now... I always used to be really disappointed to find a Penguin in my lunch-box. We took it in turns to choose the biscuit bars for packed lunch. I adored Tunnocks Caramel Wafers (uncoated with choc in those days) or Mint Clubs. Laura liked Penguins however, so they occurred regularly. If I was lucky, Suzanne or Mary would swap with me. If not I'd just give it away, on the usual schoolkid understanding that bought friends were still friends and would return the favour at some point. You would have to pay me to do a Tim Tam Slam. I would not sully my tea in that way. Rich Tea biscuits are the only thing that get anywhere near my (Cellar) mug. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-02-2009, 07:52 AM	#8
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Pepperidge Farms are selling Tim Tams now. Two varieties. Been tempted to buy them at the grocery store a few times.

12-02-2009, 10:00 AM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I knew this was going to be about some strange furren food item. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-02-2009, 10:01 AM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Is the video correct that an English/Aussie biscuit is not a cookie? What's the difference, then? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-02-2009, 12:18 PM	#12
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I LOVE Tim Tams. I used to only be able to get them at specialty shops. Now, they are at walmart - not a good thing!

12-02-2009, 05:39 PM	#15
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	This website will assist in clearing up any queries you may have in this area. http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/ May I recommend the biscuit review, particularly the one for 'alfajores' (a sort of classy Wagon Wheel when made correctly - i.e. like the Havanna Alfajor)

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