User:Caius/DonutWar

As reported in the Bucks County Courier Times, Patrick Murphy held a press conference in front of the BJ’s Wholesale outlet in Falls Township, PA yesterday with a lady named Charlotte McClellan who suffers from multiple sclerosis. Ms. McClellan was receiving her meds covered under Medicare Part D, but that is about to change since she has reached what is called the "doughnut hole" which means a gap in coverage for her medications as part of the Medicare Part D fiasco foisted on us by the 109th congress. Teresita 22:40, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Hojimachong, please stop edit warring on this controversial topic. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.-Ames G yo! 22:42, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Donuts don't need holes, open your eyes. You're clearly blinded by liberal, pro-hole bias. --Hojimachong talk 22:43, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Clearly the hole is a red herring. We are all aware of the filled doughnut.  What I cannot accept is the proposition that there as such a thing as an "elongated" doughnut.  --Horace 22:49, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Umm, MAPLE BARS??? --Hojimachong talk 22:50, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Maple bars get a pass. Teresita 22:52, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Hojimachong, I have been advised by competent authority to steer clear of controversial topics. As a result, I will not edit war with you on this [Donut]] page, hotbed of activism as it is. I regret that I have to "give up a little liberty" just to "gain a little security," as Ben Franklin would say, but there we are. Let me remind you, though, that my credentials are un-impugnable, though I won't tell you what they are.-Ames G yo! 22:55, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * sigh, you can't argue with the facts. Get your facts straight. --Hojimachong talk 22:57, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Facts straight? Hoj, that's a bunch of homophobic crap! Teresita 23:15, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * What a note to go out on, Teresita! -Ames G yo! 23:29, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Yummy donuts! Yummy Dunkin' Donuts dunking donuts!  Dunked in coffee while holding the yummy donut handle.  Yummy donuts! Human 18:28, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

I'm taking this one to THE PANEL
I see the page is now protected. I am sure that I probably have a lot of useful things to add to this page. Well, enough is enough. This is going to the Conservapedia Panel. --Horace 23:06, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * This is out of hand, the facts clearly support me. --Hojimachong talk 23:07, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Ok... now it's unlocked. Well I still want to take it to the panel.  Just not sure exactly what the question is now.  --Horace 23:08, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * What facts? Oh wait. There aren't any. I'll let you leave the donuts don't have to have holes if you remove the liberal agenda ridiculousness. Agreed? ColinR talk 23:08, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Merriam-Webster says that donuts don't need holes. --Hojimachong <font color="00FFAA">talk 23:09, 11 April 2007 (EDT)


 * The dictionary is not a source for academic information. As academic writings are based around operational definitions. --[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit] 20:32, 13 April 2007 (EDT)

Apple Fritters a Tim Hortons original??
No, sir. No. Dunkin Dounts had the fritter LONG before this Canadian upstart. Please stop putting such blatantly anti-American propaganda in your pieces, or I will have to bring this before the Panel.--[User:Dave3172|Dave3172] 23:29, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Too late Dave. It has apparently already been brought before the panel. --[User:CPAdmin1|CPAdmin1] 23:37, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Yes! Victory is mine!--[User:Dave3172|Dave3172] 00:02, 12 April 2007 (EDT)

Im free, Im free!!!! Look, a "dough naught" is a zero made of dough. It must have a hole!--PalMDtalk 17:44, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
 * LOL. See the ref I just added. Donuts began without holes. --<font color="#0000CC" face="Comic Sans MS">Hojimachong <font color="00FFAA">talk 17:46, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Hoji hates freedom. And yes, I'm aware it's an ad hominem attack, but it still is true. :-P <font color="FFD700">ColinR talk 17:47, 12 April 2007 (EDT)

Hoji, regardless of the evidence, you cannot possibly be right. Sometimes evidence can be deceptive. PalMDtalk 17:54, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Since there are always two ways to interpret the facts, right? :P --<font color="#0000CC" face="Comic Sans MS">Hojimachong <font color="00FFAA">talk 18:02, 12 April 2007 (EDT)

Facts are not constants. They depend on many different factors. For instance, some think that Radiocarbon dating is science, some dont. Just because facts bear out one view (ill let you guess which one), doesnt make it right. Insert user block here. [User:palmd001|PalMD]talk 18:04, 12 April 2007 (EDT)

Donut wars
Did I just participate in them? it took me four tries to get past edit conflicts to make a minor change or two! I also moved the rather long description someone added to the photo to text below. Human 18:26, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * I guess. I got myself blocked for ten seconds. I know not of these "donut wars" of which you speak. I will shake off the sting of the block, go have supper, and quit trying to edit this article since apparently it's more of a minefield than sex, politics, or religion.
 * Another edit conflict. I guess there's a Talk:Donut war going on, too. [User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith] 18:29, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * I, general Hojimachong of the anti-hole coalition, hereby give you permission to use a "donut war" userbox. --<font color="#0000CC" face="Comic Sans MS">Hojimachong <font color="00FFAA">talk 18:26, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * P. S. What's the children's book... might be by Robert McCloskey? Robert Lawson?... in which some tough old helmsmen&mdash;I vaguely recall him as being in a slicker like the Fisherman's Memorial statue in Gloucester, Massachusetts&mdash;invents the doughnut so that he can park them on the projecting handles of the ship's wheel. First he stuffs them on to the handles, punching a hole in them, then gets them baked with pre-made holes. Anyone want to add beignets to that list? I'm scared to, they're French freedom. [User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith] 18:35, 21 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Actually, American-French or origin. Perhaps Creole? -- Sysop- TK /MyTalk 18:38, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

Put the warm water into a large bowl, then sprinkle in the yeast and a couple teaspoons of the sugar and stir until thoroughly dissolved. Let proof for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the sugar, salt, eggs, and evaporated milk. Gradually stir in 4 cups of the flour and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and thoroughly blended. Beat in the shortening, then add the remaining flour, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating it in with a spoon until it becomes too stiff to stir, then working in the rest with your hands. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight in a greased bowl. Roll the dough out onto a floured board or marble pastry surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch, then cut it into rectangles 2-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches with a sharp knife. Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 360 degrees F. Fry the beignets about 3 or 4 at a time until they are puffed out and golden brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes per batch. Turn them over in the oil with tongs once or twice to get them evenly brown, since they rise to the surface of the oil as soon as they begin to puff out. Drain each batch, place on a platter lined with several layers of paper towels, and keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until they're all done.
 * 1 package active dry yeast
 * 1-1/2 cups warm water (100-115 degrees F)
 * 1/2 cup sugar
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 2 large eggs
 * 1 cup evaporated milk
 * 7 cups flour
 * 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
 * oil for deep frying
 * confectioner's sugar for dusting (or burying, depending on taste)

Serve 3 beignets per person, sprinkling heavily with powdered sugar, and serve hot with cafe au lait.


 * Had 'em once in New Orleans. Nowhere near as good as a Krispy Kreme.


 * If anyone cares, Fried Doughnut History has some good stuff... doughnuts are of Dutch origin, were called olykoeks, came to the U. S. with the Dutch settlers. The ship-captain-wheel story is connected with a Captain Hanson Gregory (see 1847 on that page). Doughnuts: a Definitive History has more, and asks that "Did Captain Gregory invent, as he stated to the Boston Post, "the first dough-nut hole ever seen by mortal eyes"? I doubt it, but it does at least give an origin to the story. [User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith] 18:44, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

category bakery products?
I'm not sure this is approrpiate, since donuts are usually deep fried? I added ""food" back in, left bakery prods for now, but I think it should be removed. Human 14:28, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
 * A donut may be deep fried, but it is made at a bakery. That makes it a baked good.--[User:Mcpannier|Mcpannier] 18:31, 22 May 2007 (EDT)

Liberal and conservative donuts
Just read an alarming article about this subject here. This made me realize that Starbucks donuts are allmost 6,8 times more liberal than Dunkin Donuts. I think its something that should be mentioned at the article. By buying your donuts from the wrong place, one could be supporting Abortion, gays and who knows what, and didnt even know it. [User:Timppeli|Timppeli] 14:51, 29 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Thanks for the information. I think "6,8 times" is a typo. Would you please correct it if it is? --[User:Mcpannier|Mcpannier] 18:48, 22 May 2007 (EDT)