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Whoever heard of this?

posted 15 years ago by brand78
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The waiter tells the couple that muffins are not available because they are out of season; on the face of it this makes no sense - or is there a hidden meaning, something esoteric?

[–] PhilDizzy 14 years ago

I also found that really weird.

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[–] avenger-16 14 years ago

It is actually quite true - sounds weird, but in the UK and also in Australia there is a 'muffin season' and also, if my memory serves me correctly, a 'crumpet season' - can't remember when they are 'in season' but I think that it is indeed when months have an 'R' in them.

[–] brand78 14 years ago

I can only say that I have never heard of a muffin season in the UK which is where I live. Muffins, and also crumpets, can be obtained on any day of the year and as far as I am aware this has always been the case.

[–] livepsalms1914 13 years ago

Never heard of it either....I suggest we tell Poirot or Marples to head to Drury Lane and talk to the Muffin Man...

[–] andromache3 8 years ago

Same with Australia, you can get muffins and crumpets at any time of the year!

Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want.

[–] alangalpert 13 years ago

The whole thing is patently absurd. Only foods that grow at certain times and not others have seasons, like fruits and vegetables. Breads (e.g. muffins) are made from grains that are available year-round. "Months with an 'r' in them" actually refers to oysters, not muffins. I assumed it was an inside joke.

[–] coloursandcats 11 years ago

Nowadays items like crumpets & muffins are available all year but back in the sixties & seventies they were only commercially available during the colder months. That applied in Australia & so I'm guessing that the same applied to England as well.

[–] stemal-1 10 years ago

I think you guys must've misheard them.

They actually ordered puffins.

[–] questar 8 years ago

Yes, puffin... smoked puffin... though they are sometimes eaten raw. In the director's cut, they actually change their order to an ibis on rye.

[–] stemal-1 7 years ago

mmmm, ibis on rye. My favourite.