Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Flapjack.
In plain terms
A simple, informal term for a pancake.
What can you take from it?
Simple language can convey comfort.

Where it applies

  • breakfast menus
  • casual conversation

Putting it to work

  • use familiar terms for warmth
  • share recipes

Questions to consider

  • How does food language affect mood?
  • When to use casual terms?

Another view

May not be understood universally.

More from Jerky Boys

  1. (In regard to Howard Stern) 'And he invited me fishing and he whipped me with the rods'

    Permalink to quote #37
  2. (In regard to Howard Stern) 'He says terrible things on the airwaves'

    Permalink to quote #38
  3. 'Can't you see how evil and vicious you're being towards me?'

    Permalink to quote #39

Related quotes

  1. The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists put their heads together, and made complic…

    George MikesGeorge Mikes quote #4
  2. You make cupcakes, which are supposed to make people happy. And childlike. But instead, you and the foodie cognoscente have corrupted them into fussy, heavy, c…

    Alton BrownAlton Brown quote #57
  3. There is plenty of Huhnerfleisch in the Kuhlschrank. (There is plenty of chicken in the fridge) (08/27/91 at Bremen, Germany)

    Kurt Donald CobainKurt Donald Cobain quote #93