Gooblink Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 What's the origin of the "bean dip" reference and...what's the significance of bean dip? Just curious. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 http://goybparenting.com/?page_id=28 Here is the blog post that started it all. It is a euphemism for quickly changing the subject when you are getting hostility or unwanted questions about homeschooling. I mean, who doesn't love bean dip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 What's the origin of the "bean dip" reference and...what's the significance of bean dip? Just curious. :001_smile: Someone will know the origin, but it is short hand for this: picture yourself at a social gathering and someone with a strong opinion they are foisting on you (e.g. "your children will be freaks if you homeschool" or "the Dems are evil commies who want us to starve in the dark" (:)) or "if you loved your mother you'd call her and put up with her bad moods just like I do" or "when are you going to forgive Dad for deflowering you when you were 13"), and you want to drop the conversation, you try to distract them with "would you like some bean dip?" HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Ha! That's wonderful, thank you. I'd wondered about it before, but always forgot to ask. This morning I foolishly wandered into a political discussion that had abandoned reason and the first thing I thought was...who's got the bean dip! I might change my response to guacamole, though. I never cared for bean dip. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopterdoc Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I have always wondered about this. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Someone will know the origin, but it is short hand for this: picture yourself at a social gathering and someone with a strong opinion they are foisting on you (e.g. "your children will be freaks if you homeschool" or "the Dems are evil commies who want us to starve in the dark" (:)) or "if you loved your mother you'd call her and put up with her bad moods just like I do" or "when are you going to forgive Dad for deflowering you when you were 13"), and you want to drop the conversation, you try to distract them with "would you like some bean dip?" HTH It's a bit more involved than that. :D I know, because I am the origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 It's a bit more involved than that. :D I know, because I am the origin. Aha! Is that your blog linked in pp? ETA: I just visited again. That is a neat site - I've bookmarked it. :) Thanks for the laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzmama Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 This helps! Thanks:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 It's a bit more involved than that. :D I know, because I am the origin. I thought so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 It's a bit more involved than that. :D I know, because I am the origin. :D You are known, and referenced, far and wide on the net! (The bean dip reference. I heard it before I even joined here. :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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