Tuesday, March 6, 2012

That's How the Cookie Crumbles

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Oreo cookie,the best selling cookie of the 20th century. Over 12 billion Oreos are consumed every year. This cookie has never been a favorite of mine,the cookie part is too dry and the filling is too sweet,not to mention when dunked in milk they decompose,but I was raised on homemade cookies and nothing sold in stores comes close to homemade. I am apparently a minority in my disregard, as Oreo cookies are sold in more than 100 countries,some in flavors way beyond original Oreos. The name Oreo is printed on the packages in all capital letters which would lead a person to think the letters stand for something. No one really knows where the name comes from. It was originally known as Oreo Biscuit,but changed to Oreo Sandwich in 1921,Oreo Creme Sandwich in 1948,Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie in 1974,and today they are known simply as Oreos.
A totally unrelated item: on Millionaire today the $100,000 question was what state has a town named Boring,and interesting enough I knew the answer since I grew up near Boring. Okay that sentence turned into a bad pun before I knew what was happening!

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