Tim Hortons!
Ainsley (conservator at NGC) once referred to Tim Horton's as 'Timmy Ho-Hos," which is just fantastic. The real Tim Horton was apparently a really good hockey player who opened a side business selling doughnuts and coffee. And the Canadians really love their doughnuts, so Tim Horton's business quickly became a chain and took over the entire nation.
Hye-Sung and I were standing in line along with a bunch of flannel-shirt and work-boot wearing Canadians. Out-loud I said, "I hope they have doughnut holes."
The Canadian in front of me turned around and said, "Timbits."
I said, "Excuse me?"
"You mean Timbits."
So, at Tim Horton's, doughnut holes are called Timbits. Just so you know. And you can purchase them in units of ten: observe below. I keep screwing the name up, calling them TimmyBites.
4 comments:
I understand the mix-up in names. Lea has a special pillow for feeding the babies called a "boppy". I can never remember that, though, and usually call it a "bippy". Throwbacks to 1970's television - Rowan and Martin's Laugh where a continuing line was "You bet your bippy!" I think Richard Nixon even appeared once saying that line.
Mmmmmmmmm... Donuts...
Great coffee! A friend of ours fishes in Canada and brings back Tim Horton Coffee. He has never brought back "Timbits." I will have to ask him about that.
hmmm, Timmybites is a rather easy mix up. Especially for us who have lived with the Timmy.
Younger awesome brother
Joe
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