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Oh, Linda · 10-23-2008, 04:37 PM

Quick summary / stats / alphabetical listing of submssions:

The beverages are edging out the solid foods 30 to 27 for a total of 57 UNIQUE submissions, that is the food/beverage may have been repeated but referenced in a different song, or one song produced more than one food/beverage. There have been a total of 39 songs referenced to date!

Here are the submissions, sorted alphabetically:

ale
alehouse
apples
barbecue
beans
beer
blackberry wine (wine and a fruit!)
brew
cake
candy
candy apples
oats
hay (ok, is that really a food???)
candy cane
champaigne
chicken
coffee
cornfields
daily doubles
dinner
drink
drinks
eat
flagon
food
gin
gravy
home cooked meal
lobster
maple syrup
martinis
meals
meat
pie
pumpkin
rock lobsters
run
stew
suppertime
tea
tuna fish
wheat
whiskey
wine
wild strawberries

There might be a couple left out that didn't qualify...so if you don't see yours that's why. There were only a couple.

Wine is leading the pack with 8 mentions. "Generic" food labels such as meal, dinner, eat, etc. represent 7 (not sure these really should be counted, thoughts??). Beer/ale follows with 6 and fruits 4. The rest are spread out a bit between veggies, desserts, tea, coffe, cocktails, shellfish, champaigne, syrup, meat, and a sauce. Whew!

Meanwhile, 13 members have contributed responses with the top three being Jesse Joe with 17, RM with 15 and Geo Steve with 8.

We have many more to go, don't be shy!

Oh, just an FYI I'm heading out of the country tomorrow on vacation through Nov 4th, so I won't be able to check in but will catch up quickly when I return!

10-23-2008, 04:37 PM	#83
Oh, Linda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 144	Re: GL songs which reference, of all things, food! A new quizzer... Quick summary / stats / alphabetical listing of submssions: The beverages are edging out the solid foods 30 to 27 for a total of 57 UNIQUE submissions, that is the food/beverage may have been repeated but referenced in a different song, or one song produced more than one food/beverage. There have been a total of 39 songs referenced to date! Here are the submissions, sorted alphabetically: ale alehouse apples barbecue beans beer blackberry wine (wine and a fruit!) brew cake candy candy apples oats hay (ok, is that really a food???) candy cane champaigne chicken coffee cornfields daily doubles dinner drink drinks eat flagon food gin gravy home cooked meal lobster maple syrup martinis meals meat pie pumpkin rock lobsters run stew suppertime tea tuna fish wheat whiskey wine wild strawberries There might be a couple left out that didn't qualify...so if you don't see yours that's why. There were only a couple. Wine is leading the pack with 8 mentions. "Generic" food labels such as meal, dinner, eat, etc. represent 7 (not sure these really should be counted, thoughts??). Beer/ale follows with 6 and fruits 4. The rest are spread out a bit between veggies, desserts, tea, coffe, cocktails, shellfish, champaigne, syrup, meat, and a sauce. Whew! Meanwhile, 13 members have contributed responses with the top three being Jesse Joe with 17, RM with 15 and Geo Steve with 8. We have many more to go, don't be shy! Oh, just an FYI I'm heading out of the country tomorrow on vacation through Nov 4th, so I won't be able to check in but will catch up quickly when I return! Last edited by Oh, Linda; 10-23-2008 at 05:06 PM.