I've seen ads for bras with holes in them which allows for nippleage to still happen. Don't remember what era, though.

They're still around. Usually described as "open tip," I think. There are also varying degrees of openness, all the way to shelf bras.

Tater tots always make me think of A Perfect World, when Clint Eastwood says, "I do like tater tots." I don't know why his delivery amuses me so much, but it does.

Shredded are the ones always cooked poorly.

I've had home fries that are undercooked too. At about the same rate as hashbrowns.

If done correctly, I love them both. My fave home fries are the ones I make myself.

all of a sudden, I'm craving something starchy.

Shredded hash browns. Scattered, smothered and covered.

They're on the menu at a couple of places I know as hash browns.

Why Everyone Must Love David Hewlett
An Essay by Dana

Because a group of his fans bought him an inflatable Dalek. He took pictures of himself with the Dalek, sent them to a fansite, thanked everyone who had contributed by name, and asked them in the future to contribute to Doctors Without Borders instead of getting him gifts.

Yeah, I thought those were HB. Around here they are. I like them lots...Lisa, do you think I'll ever read "Jessup" without thinking "cells"? Maybe if I visit myself.

Yeah, I didn't mean to imply hashbrowns=home fries in my head. Just mentioning one of my favorite potato forms.

Hash browns are shredded or somehow diced crispy-edged patties the size of a slice of bread.

But they are not potato pancakes.

Oh, and a potato product that kind of creeps me out: Smiles

Lisa, do you think I'll ever read "Jessup" without thinking "cells"?

I certainly know I won't.

Maybe if I visit myself.

haha...not really, no.

Why Everyone Must Love David Hewlett

I really need to get to Best Buy so I can watch the David Hewlett feature on the big TV.