Monday, June 14, 2010
Yellow from Superlo
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 6:13 PM
While there are many devotees out there, I am a relatively recent convert to the gospel of the low-low prices of Superlo. (Another thing I appreciate — and I can only speak of the Spottswood location — is how absolutely pristine and calm the store is.)
On my last visit a few weeks ago, something bright yellow in the prepared-foods cooler caught my eye.
I thought it was a lemony dessert. It's turkey gravy ($2.19).
It was near ketchup-covered meatloaf ($4.99-$6.99), so I looked around for something blue to complete the primary-colors scheme and found these blue-icing-covered "Patriot" cookies (10 for $3.29).
As for the question you're asking yourself right now, the answer is: No, I don't have anything better to do.
(For a non-food-related time-kill, check out Cecil Adams' 1991 Straight Dope column on additive and subtractive primary colors.)
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While the prepared foods at Superlo are a little on the, well, traditional side, the store also has a good assortment of healthy selections, so you can get your gravy and your organic spinach! Next time, be sure to try the store's fresh salsa in the deli case. It's awesome, and it's red.
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Pam, are chipotle and mango curried chicken sandwiches a 'tradition' in your family?
Does Superlo vary their prices by location? Because the location on Winchester is not super low by any stretch.
Can't we please go back to the days when the word awesome was only used by valley girls and surfers? That would be, like, so rad, dude.
There is nothing wrong with the word awesome. I think it is awesome. That yellow gravy looks frightening!
Sorry, vall; you're wrong. The word has crept back into the lexicon from the oblivion it so richly deserved for so many years and is being WAY overused. There are very few things that inspire awe in life; the birth of a child, a beautiful sunset, an incredible orgasm and maybe hitting the lottery, but that's all. Every other use of the word is hyperbolic. And no, awe doesn't vary, depending on who's experiencing it.
While we're at it, could we please eliminate the following words/phrases as well:
at the end of the day;
on the ground;
it is what it is;
under the bus
going forward
outside the box
push the envelope
but anyway
my bad
accountability
transparency
tweet
friend (as a verb)
app
task (as a verb)
effort (as a verb--believe it or not)
teachable moment
just sayin'
for sure
no problem
like (as in "that's, like, so AWESOME")
y'know
That's all I could think of, at the moment. I'm sure there are others.
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