Our Micro-Face Gouda (from NPR's Planet Money) finally arrived (see this previous entry for more info on Micro-Face), and it was absolutely delightful. The packaging is hilarious, with Micro-Face's head perfectly placed on the wedge of gouda, with NPR and Planet Money's logo. I sliced it up to eat with some almond flour crackers, and it was delicious. Gouda is also delightful because it makes me laugh, for a couple of reasons:
First of all, in an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" ('The Sexless Innkeeper' from season 5), Lily and Marshall invite Robin and Barney over for a couple's night. All throughout the evening, Marshall hilariously tries to get everyone to try the gouda, which he specifically picked out, brought home, and arranged. Afterwards, Marshall thinks the night went really really well, and creates the website itwasthebestnightever.com with a photo montage of the evening (including a funny shot with the gouda), which of course scares off Robin and Barney as being too needy and clingy and desperate. But because of that episode, whenever I see or hear about gouda, I inevitably think of Marshall and his delightful fondness for making up songs and websites, and I smile.
Second of all, in Dragon Quest XI, you occasionally come across a slime enemy that is actually not a bad guy so you can talk to him instead of fight him. When he speaks, he has this verbal tic of replacing certain words and syllables with similar, 'slimier' ones, such as saying goo instead of good, gooman instead of human, and slime instead of time. So he says things like "Ooze that? He's so goo to me! And so oozy-gooing! I'm a goo little slime!" The quotes are goobiquitous! hahaha. Makes me laugh every time. So my husband and I have been making jokes about our very goo goo-da!
With delight,
♥Jamie
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