Yes, i think there are some cases where stuff just has the form of something, especially in the case of candy.

Jelly beans, choco banana thingies, etc...

I am better with weird german foods:

Also, in germany we have a lot of cases where stuff used to involve an ingredient, but the modern recipes no longer do. Leberkäse (Liver Cheese) involves neither liver nor cheese, but is in fact a block of meatstuff. It is sometimes called meat cheese now, but the old name still sticks around despite it not longer containing liver.

There is a local food called "Bregenwurst" (Brain Sausage) in Friesland (No idea if at other places, too), which is a sausage that used to contain cow brains at some point in the past. It no longer does, but it stopped containing brains long before mad cow disease was a thing. (Edit: This might actually be wrong and it could be that mad cow disease is in fact the reason for it to no longer contain brains. Hard to find good information on it. The english wikipedia pages says yes, while the german one just says that it no longer contains brains.)

However, "Zungenragout" (Tongue Ragout) does indeed contain cow tongues. It is very tasty.

Dunno of any of those things are allergens, though cow brains are probably not a thing you would want to eat.

Mr. Wiggles

Canada5894 Posts

October 20 2017 03:36 GMT

#13490

Swedish Fish contain neither fish nor Swedes.

Head cheese contains head, but not cheese.

Soylent Green isn't made with soy or lentils, but people.

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

October 20 2017 12:52 GMT

#13491

On October 20 2017 07:33 Plansix wrote:
Candy Corn has no candy or corn in it.

Huh? Surely it is candy, therefore it contains candy?

Yoav

United States1874 Posts

October 20 2017 18:32 GMT

#13492

On October 20 2017 04:59 JimmiC wrote:
In real life gender totally matters, because most people assume the women is the innocent and the man is the predator. It's why a movie like terrible bosses can have Jennifer Anistson as a sexual predator and be funny.

I get that it shouldn't matter and I get that the sterotype is based on history, but it is silly to pretend like it does not exist.

I mean, yeah, the movie got made, but they caught a ton of flak for that portrayal, at least in the circles that are concerned about sexual harassment (feminist, Christian intellectual, etc.).

Plansix

United States60190 Posts

October 20 2017 18:41 GMT

#13493

On October 21 2017 03:32 Yoav wrote:

Show nested quote +

I mean, yeah, the movie got made, but they caught a ton of flak for that portrayal, at least in the circles that are concerned about sexual harassment (feminist, Christian intellectual, etc.).

Yeah, that movie and those like it get panned by as a product of “Toxic masculinity.” The part about toxic masculinity that isn’t talked about enough is that type masculinity is harmful to men too. As much as it is to women. That movie is a shining example. Sexual harassment is funny because its an attractive woman doing it to a man.

Epishade

United States2267 Posts

October 23 2017 03:00 GMT

#13494

I'm thinking of starting a business that primarily sells sushi, but instead of raw fish, I use raw chicken and uncooked red meat. What's a catchy name I should use for my upcoming new delicatessen to attract customers?

Karis Vas Ryaar

United States4396 Posts

October 23 2017 04:26 GMT

#13495

Is there a reason some College professors with PHDs do by Doctor and some just go by Professor? Is it a matter of personal choice or are there actual guidelines.

Acrofales

Spain18468 Posts

October 23 2017 05:41 GMT

#13496

On October 23 2017 12:00 Epishade wrote:
I'm thinking of starting a business that primarily sells sushi, but instead of raw fish, I use raw chicken and uncooked red meat. What's a catchy name I should use for my upcoming new delicatessen to attract customers?

La Salmonellaria

AbouSV

Germany1278 Posts

October 23 2017 07:07 GMT

#13497

On October 23 2017 13:26 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:
Is there a reason some College professors with PHDs do by Doctor and some just go by Professor? Is it a matter of personal choice or are there actual guidelines.

When you have a PhD you are a doctor, then when you have achieved enough in you career, you can ask for a professor position.
In every country I know so far, both are ranks, and you cannot be 'demoted'. So basically professor > doctor, when speaking about research and university. However, the criteria and the recognition of the ranks differ from a country to another. In some country your name is 'officially' not Mr John, but Dr John or Pr John, and in other countries most people won't even know what it means.

Deleuze

United Kingdom2102 Posts

October 23 2017 07:12 GMT

#13498

Depending on insitution/region, Prof is a title used by senior members of faculty or chairs in a particular subject. Dr is used by anyone with a doctorate.

In US get the term Associate Professor (or variations) which is a title used by non-professorial staff instead of Senior Lecturer (as in UK). It's effectively to mske them sound more important. I think it's probably this one you're referring to.

Weirdly you sometimes get people who go by Prof. Dr. so and so.

Simberto

Germany12032 Posts

October 23 2017 08:09 GMT

#13499

It is a personal choice, but sometimes depending on circumstances.

My father, who has both titles, usually just goes by his name without any titles. Except when he thinks that someone else is an arrogant dick with his titles, or he wants to sound really official and trustworthy (Applying for an apartment for example)

Artisreal

Germany9235 Posts

October 23 2017 08:10 GMT

#13500

You can have several of each.
Like prof prof Dr. rer nat Dr. Ing habil

But only in Germany you will be expected to actually say Mr prof Dr in conversations. Not each and every one of course, both conversation as professor