Today I bought a box of storebrand frozen fudge bars for my snacking pleasure. I must say they are delicious. As I was slurping one down I read the box, which is what I frequently do with the food that I prepare or eat. Under the bold heading of “12 Fudge Bars” it said “A Quiescently Frozen Dairy Confection”.
What? Quiescently? Really?
Now, I may just teach preschool, and maybe I’m a little on the “blonde” side of things some days, but that statement made absolutely no sense at all. So, being a teacher I grabbed my trusty dictionary and thesaurus
Definition of Quiescently: adj. inert, inactive, dormant, quiet, sluggish
So in a sense I guess it could be correct, since fudge bars aren’t known for their activity. It is also true that fudge bars are frozen, so that may be why it’s a sluggish dairy confection. I’ve also never heard a fudge bar talk. Fudge bars are indeed motionless, unless being moved by something else, so I might agree with it being an inert dairy confection. However, I’ve never known that a fudge bar could sleep, or possibly be waiting to develop into something bigger and better like a fudge brick on a stick. Could the 12 fudge bars truly be a “A Quiescently Frozen Dairy Confection?” Is it possible?
Although I do wonder if they meant to say “A Quintessential Frozen Dairy Confection?”
Nah, it couldn’t be. I must have it all wrong. Fudge bars aren’t a classic, ideal, typical or standard frozen dairy confection at all, are they?
Something to chew on besides a fudge bar, perhaps.
Mrs. V
Filed under: Random, food, funny, observations | Tagged: dairy confection, definitions, frozen food, frozen fudge bars, fun with words, humor, quiescently, treats | 9 Comments »