The Dare

[donutsweeper]

Title: The Dare
Pairing/Warning/Rating: None, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary:  Sometimes doing something you were dared to does not go well, as Jack finds out.
Author's Note: Written for unfeathered 

Owen stared at Jack. “I dare you to eat it.”

“You dare him? What are you, twelve? Gwen, come here and talk some sense into these two!”

“Leave her out of this,” Owen hissed, watching Jack poke at what was in front of him. “This is between me and Jack. He’s the one who swore he’d eat anything.”

“But Owen, it came through the rift!”

“I scanned it! It’s clean.”

“But...” Tosh’s protests were drowned out by a wrapper crinkling.

After a moment’s chewing Jack smiled. “Prawn cocktail flavored rift Quavers. Yummmm”

“If they’re so good you should swallow.”

“No.”

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I was going with how wiki described them, but no those look nothing like pringles

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

Both are nice, though! And I just Googled twinkies, and now I want to try them. They look GOOD.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

twinkies are awesome, in a 'ooh so good and so preservative filled" sort of way. I love them, but try to stay clear, they are too tempting.

Rumors are that they have an infinite shelf life. That's why I was going to use them in the story

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

They do look a bit evil in a delicious sort of way. A bit like doughnuts?

Ooh, if they have an infinite shelf life maybe I can order some over...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

doughnuts are better. But twinkies will do in a pinch.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

The Shelf Life of a Vintage Twinkie - science teacher kept a Twinkie for 30 years! Eww. (Snopes has a much more disappointing answer - but 25 days is still long enough to float around and come through the Rift!)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I've heard the 30 year thing before. Dang, Snopes, destroying all our illusions....

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I eat a package of Twinkies once a year. They're ohhh so delicious, but they make me feel yucky and chemical filled if I eat too much. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

there is an episode of "Buffy" where Xander is explaining to someone the wonders of twinkies and because there's nothing actual food-wise in them you aren't left with that full feeling after you eat them

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Hee, I love that.

XANDER: And this is called a snack food. (holds up a Twinkie)
Ampata: Snack food?
XANDER: Yeah. It's a delicious, spongy, golden cake stuffed with a delightful creamy, white substance of goodness. And here's how you eat it. (stuffs it whole into his mouth) Mm-hm.
Ampata: Oh, but now I cannot try it.
XANDER: (with a full mouth) That's why you bring two.
Ampata: Oh! Here goes!
XANDER: (mouth still full) Good, huh? And the exciting part is that they have no ingredients that a human can pronounce. So it doesn't leave you with that heavy... food feeling in your stomach.
Ampata: (mouth full) You are strange.
XANDER: Girls always tell me that. Right before they run away.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Yes! I love that scene! Especially the innocence in that last line of his

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

*g!* I just found a website I can order them from (here (http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/)), as well as something like creamola foam! I miss that stuff. I am so going to plunder the entire site when I get paid...